I just had to wave my hair back for it to fall in it's initial position. I turned to him but as usual he led with his head back, his eyes close and hands crossed
"I would appreciate it if I'm being told where your literally kidnapping me to" I said making sure I was calm and convincing as possible
"… " But all I got was a sigh
"Zachary..."
"I can't have a minute nap with you around, right?" He cuts me off as he opens his eyes
"How can you!.." I yelled but he cuts me off again from making my sentence
"Lower your voice" he said as he closes his eyes back
"How can you even ask that? When you are the one who has taken everything away from me. My career, my friends, my freedom and now my rights to decide for myself. Wherever it is, I don't want to go with you, I don't want to go anywhere with you at all Zachary. How hard is it to understand that? "
"There's nothing to understand."
"And yet you've refused to tell me where your taking me"
"You will figure it out when you get there"
Why is he like this? Why does he derive joy from hurting me?
I will never cry in front of him or because of him ever again, he's not worth it.
He's not worth me.
"Zachary, why am I here? Why did you get married to me if you hated me so much?"
"I never said I did"
"Then why are you so…"
"So.. what? Arrogant?" He cuts me off with his voice louder than before with clinched teeth as he looked straight into my eyes with that grey eyes of his
He remembers…
He remembered what I called him on our first date.
"… So cruel towards me… towards everyone around you" I finally completed causing him to sigh as he relaxed back with his hands crossed again
"That's the only way people learn to fear me."
"For God's sake Zachary, I am your wife…"
"And I, your husband. So, until you learn to be obedient and fully devoted to me, you will keep getting what you get." He said without even bothering to look at me, at least to say that to my face. Well, he has said it all.
He's heartless. He has no feelings
He doesn't even care, all he wants is to be dominant over everyone and everything.
I just sat there quiet for the rest of the ride, what else can I say when he has already made his intentions clear to me. He never wanted a wife…He wants a slave.
And I am not going to be that slave, never!
The limousine stopped in front of one of the largest expensive event hall. The door was opened and Zachary came down, I followed suit and immediately he took my hand and tucked it in his. I didn't bother to struggle against it as there were reporters near by, so I just played along. On seeing Zachary, the reporters and camera men rushed towards us but Zachary's bodyguards didn't give them a chance to take any pictures of us. We walked on the red carpet to the entrance of the hall as the door was opened for us.
It seem to be a big event as prominent people filled the hall. The hall was a bit nosy as everyone had someone he/she stood with on every table, having conversations.
"What is this place?" I asked as I am beginning to feel like I don't fit in here. Everyone looks expensive and well coordinated not like I wasn't but..I just don't fit in.
"…"
"Mr. Logan" he was about to say something but was distracted by the expensive looking lady who called him.
"Sabrina" he called as the woman led towards him for a French kiss and hug
"You just arrived?" she asked with a big smile on her face. Seeing Zachary seem to be lightning up this lady's world
"Is it ready?" he asked ignoring her question
"Yes, we wouldn't want you having any distaste"
"Good, let's go then." He said to her before he turned to me
"Stay here." The fact that he didn't introduce me to her didn't bother me, neither did the 'Stay here' bother me because where else do I know I could go when his bodyguards are still standing in front of the hall's exist doors. I watched as he went with the woman and was stopped by group of prominent men and women as they exchanged pleasantries with him, well mostly women but what can I say.
The had already started when we came but it looked like they were waiting for him to call the final partnership so the event could come to an end.
"Thankfully our host is here to place the final signature on the documents, then we can finally call the event a success. Let's raise our glasses as the CEO of Black ocean tech company and many other tech industries walk to the stage, Mr. Logan…" The moderator of the event immediately announced him, and the audience raised their glasses up as the used the tea spoons placed on each tables, to hit on their glasses making it seem like they we're clapping for him just not with their hands.
Fancy.
Zachary claimed the stage and he took the mic, immediately silence fell in the hall as he started,
"I am finally making a partnership for the first time all through my business life, for charity. To help my fellow business men grow, that shows how much I care."
Yeah right..
'Care' my foot.
"We can…" The man that suddenly stood next to me, drew my attention. I turned to look at him and the smile he gave to me stole my heart, it felt so pure and real.
"Can I share your table?" he asked as he dropped his glass of wine on the table
"Of course" I said, flashing back the kind of pure smile he had on his face
"And what is a beautiful damsel like you doing here?" He said teasingly and I chuckled
"What's here to miss" I replied pretending to be excited
"Lucky me then. I get to meet an amazing being like you on the day of my big investment with our famous CEO, how gracious" he said as he raised his glass like he wanted to cheers with me but without saying cheers, then he took a sip before he placed the glass of wine back on the table.
So his the one Zachary claims he wants to help
"Can I get your name, if you don't mind"
"Genesis… Genesis Edwardo" Oh! I forget I'm married.
How can I tell him I made a mistake, how should I say it?
"Call me Timothy" he drew me out of my thought.
"Sure, how about Timmy" I teased him which made him chuckle as well
"I love your ability to converse. But I love your eyes more…" he said as he lain closer to remove the strand of hair on my face. I couldn't help but smile, I haven't received such sincere looking compliments before.
"Don't flatter me" I replied as I tucked the strand of hair he removed from my face in between my ear
"I wouldn't dare" he said in midst of a brief laugh
"I'm serious Genesis. You are very gorgeous." He said looking straight into my eyes
I'm mesmerized by the seriousness on his face that I didn't want to look away. But, out of nowhere a hand on my chin turned my face. And just as fast as he turned my face he buried my lips in his, my eyes were wide open because I was so surprised. I tried pushing him with my hand on his chest but his grip on my chin became more painful in every trial I make to push him away
Why is he doing this to me? Why is he embarrassing me in front of this people when all I've been trying to do is to make myself invisible.
He finally released his hand on my chin as he slide it down from my shoulder, down to my palm and held me
"Can I borrow my wife for a minute?" Zachary asked.
"Your wife?" Timothy repeated as he look at me and then back to Zachary. The look of
embarrassment in Timothy's face made me feel extremely bad that I lowered my head. And to add up to that, almost everyone was starring,
"Of course..of course. I'm sorry, I didn't know she's with you" he stuttered but Zachary ignored him as he was about to drag me out,
"Umm just wanted to say, it is nice being in partnership with you" he said with his hand stretched out for a hand shake
"Nothing to thank me for, just helping the poor grow" Zachary said before he dragged me out of the hall
"What was that for? That was very rude of you. Why embarrass him…why embarrass me? What is even wrong with you?" I kept asking as he dragged me along with him but he didn't say anything. He dragged me into the men's restroom and locked it behind him
"So.. now tell me, why did you kiss me? And what is wrong with…" I froze as he grabbed my neck violently and raised my head to his face, his face wasn't looking funny at all,
He's pissed. But I should be the one angry here not him, right?
"Zachary let go your hurting me" making sure not to look into that grey eyes of his, I said as his grip on my neck became way too tight for me to endure
"Look here little girl.." he said and I couldn't help but obey
Little girl? How old does he think I am? And how old is he?
"I brought you here to stand by my side"
Stand by your side? Wasn't he the same person that asked me to stay where I was, what is wrong with this man!
"And watch me as it should be."
"Let me go Zachary!!" I yelled
"The one you should be looking at is I and I alone! Do you understand?" he raised his voice to be higher than before
"F**k it! Let me go!" I kept yelling and trying to release myself as it felt like he deliberately wants to strangle me to death.
"Do you understand?" he said as he made the grip on my neck even more tighter
"Yes Zachary, yes I understand!" I was forced to say as I burst into tears before he threw my face, finally releasing my neck. I wiped the tears off my cheeks just as fast.. I promised myself not to cry in front of him ever again and I tend to keep that promise, for my own good. I coughed and tried catching my breath before I cleared my throat,
"Can we go now? I feel uncomfortable staying in the men's restroom" I said, acting as though I'm not affected by what just happened. Walking passed him, I walked towards the restroom's exist door then turned to him
"Can we?" I asked again causing him to raise his right brow but he didn't say anything as he also walked to the door, unlocked it and walked out, of course I didn't fail to follow suit.
We entered the hall again, pretending like everything is perfectly fine as my hand was locked in his. The event has already been dismissed and everyone were beginning to leave the place, so he just lead me towards the second exist door where barely anyone used. We walked out of the hall and down to the limousine which was driven out here by the chauffeur who packed it here as soon as we stepped out of the hall.
"Drive" he ordered and the chauffeur immediately turned on the engine and drove off
Brian is going to work on Monday and this is Friday's night. Just two days left to tell him about my predicament before he finds it out himself. How do I convince this inconsiderate son of a… that I need to meet them.
How do I tell him to ask his chauffeur to branch at Helena's cafeteria? How do I start? What do I say?
"It's been edges since I saw my best friend, Helena…" I started. Not a perfect way to start but let's see how it goes,
"I will truly be overwhelmed if you'd tell your chauffeur to stop at her cafeteria" I finished, he sat with his eyes closed as usual saying nothing or even moving an inch but I clearly know he isn't asleep
"Zachary… Please I beg of you" I'm vulnerable right now, I know but I just need to see my friends even if it means it's the last…which I pray it's not.
"You've got your mouth, don't you?" He said, of course with his eyes f**king closed!
"Meaning?" I am confused
"If that's what you really want then do it yourself."
"I fear he wouldn't listen to me as all your employees only obeys you and never listens to me"
"Only if it's against my will"
Does this mean his okay with me meeting my friends?
"Okay.." I said not entirely convinced. I adjusted, leaning forward to reach the soundproof glass demarcating us from the chauffeur's seat, then I lowered it down
"Could you please stop at Helena's cafeteria?" I asked and the chauffeur hesitated "Do as she has ordered" he cuts in
Ordered?
"Yes boss" the chauffeur replied immediately, I rowed back the glass and sat down properly.
I'm surprised, is he really letting me go meet my friends? Or is this some kind of new tactics to his game? Let's see…
The Limo finally stopped and I turned to look out the window and indeed we are in front of Helena's cafeteria
What is this?
I slowly turned to him, still not understanding this his new tactics
"I can go?" I asked looking at the man relaxing his head on the headrest with his eyes still closed
"You've got five minutes" he didn't bother looking at me as always so I couldn't tell if he was messing with me or not. I just sat there, confused and unconvinced to go. He finally opened his eyes after the long seconds of silence.
"Your time has already begun" he said looking straight into my eyes
He isn't joking. This is real…