********7:30pm******
"Wow! I never imagined the boss would punish a celebrity model. Guess your charm doesn't work on him". Rose said, she and the others packed up to leave.
"Do you perhaps need help? It's late but I could help" Chris offered.
"Yeah, we could both help". David supported.
"It's okay, I'll handle it myself. Thanks for offering to help".
"Guys, come on! She doesn't need our help". Rose walked out through the door.
Emily followed along.
"Alright then, take care...and don't stay out too late, it's pretty dangerous. Call if you need anything, okay?". David said.
"Sure". She smiled, before they left.
Soon enough, Roland showed up. She looked at her, looked at the papers, and then looked back at her.
"You won't be going anywhere until you're done, no matter how long it takes. Drop it over at my place, someone will come get you. You can call home to inform you'll be back late". He said just before he left.
Now Angel was alone in the building. She worked, rested, worked again, sang a few songs pretending she was at a concert, and then worked again. It was entirely boring.
She suddenly heard the sound of the doorbell around nine o'clock. Who could be at the door at this hour?.
She was shaken but she still picked a very little chair beside her and walked towards the door to hide behind it. The doorbell rang continuous for minutes but with no response.
Though it was a glass door but it had another compartment made of fine wood, so seeing the man in the dark was quite difficult.
She took a deep breath then opened the door, with the chair high up.
"Oh! Who are you?". She asked in confusion.
"I'm a delivery guy, I'm just here to deliver your goods. It's already been paid for, I just need you to sign here". He said, holding a board and a pen.
"I didn't order anything, ... who's this from?".
"A man called 'Your Husband' sent it". He said .
"Whatt---".
"Please just sign it and I'll take my leave". He said hurriedly.
She sighed. She took the pen and signed on the board.
"Thank you! Enjoy your night ". He said before he drove off.
She took the box in and placed it on her desk, opened it up and saw packaged foods which made her stomach grumble. It had a magnificent scent, one she had never smelled before.
Beside it was a note which said: As my wife, I'm responsible for you. Enjoy your meal, hurry up and go home.
She scoffed at it. "What kind of a man is he? I can't understand him at all. Is he being nice to me after he said he would make my life a living nightmare? ....Or is this how he plans to punish me? Is the food poisoned? ....No, I won't eat it----".
'I have better ways to kill you than poisoning you if I wanted. Just shut up and eat it'. The note read this as she flipped it over. She let out a giggle. "This man is rather funny".
9: 47pm, Angel had finished up. She packed up, locked up and set out.
She tried to call a taxi but to no avail. "How do I get to his place? I don't know where he lives....I don't even have -is number, dammit!".
"Young madam, it's this way --".
She jumped in a shriek. "W-who are y- you?".
"Don't worry, Young Master sent me here to get you. Please, get into this car". Williams, Roland's Butler, approached her.
"Oh! He said something about that". Angel hurriedly walked into the car. "Come on, let's go! What's the hold up?".
Williams sighed. He got in and drove off.
******
The scenery was glamorous as everywhere was full of night lights.
"Are we there yet?". Angel asked for the seventh time.
"No, Young Madam, we're not ". He replied.
She sprung up in excitement when they drove past a tuck shop.
" Could we stop by--".
"No Madam, we can't ". He cut her short.
"Are we there yet?". She asked again in disappointment.
Soon they arrived at an estate.
"Yes madam, we're here ". He sighed deeply.
She was so shocked. The mansion was so huge anyone could get lost in, so huge that it had a digital map for guidance.
He owned the estate, he owned the houses in it which are on rent, just how rich is this man?.
She got in, touring the house. First thing she saw was an ice sculpture of a rather angry man in a very disturbing position. He had a spiky stick on his hands.
Then she arrived at Roland's door where she heard arguments coming from the room.
Roland held his chest so tight, his heart screaming in agony. The cold had become immense overtime. His breath shortened, part of his hair turned white as the room was so chilly it had already formed ice on the wall.
"Tell me exactly why you want my woman! I kept quiet earlier but now you have to explain!!". Authniel shouted at him.
"Do you dare.... question me?! I have no time for this,....get Toby, tell him to bring along the medicine ... It's acting up again". Roland said In a weak state.
Authniel staggered backwards, "What if I leave you here to die? You've done enough damage already, I'll just take over your property and all will be in its rightful place".
"The property you seek shall all go to Sam, you'll get nothing out of it. But you still have time....to prove yourself to me, and it's definitely not by killing me. That's why you're going to leave now and bring Toby here". Roland forced on a smirk.
Filled with rage, Authniel walked out of the room where he bumped into Angel, looking at her with a pitiful look in his eyes. He looked at Williams, indicating him to leave and he understood the message.
"Sorry, I'll be on my way. Where's Sir?". She asked him.
"You're mine, Angel. Why did you agree to marry him? He'll just make you suffer, he can't protect you, he doesn't love you and he never will,.... he's not what he seems like..... he's the devil himself. And being with him will only cost you your life. Leave now while you still have the chance". He warned, holding her shoulders really tight.
She broke free. "You had your chance with me, but we're done. I'm only married to him for two months, that's all there is".
"You were always so stubborn ". He sighed. "He's in there". He left.
She got in. Not planning to stay any longer, she walked over and dropped it on his table then turned to leave when she noticed him on the floor looking pale.
She was really frightened. She walked up to him and pulled him up asking what had happened. She picked up her phone to call ambulance when he suddenly hugged her really tight. She paused, her phone fell.
After a while of staying in her arms, the room warmed up,...HE warmed up, which surprised him.
He pushed her away so far to check something, just then, the cold kicked in again.
He ran back to her and then it disappeared. His eyes were wide opened in shock. He did the same thing three more times again, leaving Angel baffled.
He hugged her again in confusion. "Angel, you have just become my biggest weapon and weakness". He whispered to himself. "Noone must find out about this, it would give them the opportunity they've always looked for to bring me down".
Meanwhile, Authniel and Toby paused at the door which was opened halfway. The sight of Roland hugging her was odd.
"Am I seeing things?". Toby rubbed his eyes.
"No, I see it too. Roland is hugging..... someone.....Angel! .....and it looks like he's cured too." Authniel said in confusion, stroking his chin. "There's something more to it, and I'm going to find out what it is. I think having Angel here is my ticket to getting rid of Roland". He smiled.