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It's been a whole fùcking month!, a whole goddamn fucking month of putting up with Mika's shîts, a whole fùcking month of being bullied, harassed and controlled by Mika!
When does it end!?, She's using Delilah's little weakness to make her life mesrable, making her do unspeakable things and Delilah has no choice but to do whatever she says or else!
"It's more than a pleasure to see that you are satisfied" Delilah said with her brightest smile as she collects the cash from the customer, Mika was standing close to her behind the counter, why?, Because Mika asked to help her with the financial affairs while also dealing with her's
"Thanks, I would have completed it but I'm low on cash, do you accept transactions?" The lady asked and Delilah beamed as she extends her hands to return the money but Mika caught it swiftly before she does, Delilah paused as she slowly stared at their hands and back at the customer who is obviously clueless on what's going on
"You are low on cash?" Mika asked with a smirk and Delilah gulped as Mika still held her hand tighly
"Yeah, by 50, I don't know if accept transactions" the lady said and Mika smiles
"Don't worry about it, you can go, she'll take care of it" Mika said as she nudged Delilah and they both stared at her simontenously
"Really?" They both said and Mika shoved Delilah's hand backwards, clearing her throat dryly
"Absolutely, she will take care of the remaining bill, right Delilah?" Mika narrows her gaze towards her and Delilah felt like punching her eyes off, making sure she tears her skull open and throws her into the nearest ditch
"Sure, I will take care of it" Delilah said as she felt her stomach tightening up, her eyes were heavy due to the severe anger boiling deep within her
"Thanks alot, I'm really grateful" the lady said as she walked away and Mika smiles mischievously as Delilah covered the rest of the bills
"That was very generous of you, you should do that more often, don't you think?" Mika said and Delilah shut her eyes tightly, trying not to lose control that she might later regret
"I'm not generous, can you just stop pestering my life, haven't you done enough?" Delilah's hold tightens on the cash register and Mika scoffed loudly
"Compared to what you would have done if I hadn't escaped?, you must think this is some sort of joke until you find your sorry àss in jail rotting for the rest of your mesrable life" Mika scoffed as she pats Delilah's shoulder, Delilah shoved her hands away and a huge glare followed
"Ummm, Delilah?, can you help me in the kitchen?, I might need some extra hands" Roland said as he pokes his head through the kitchen door and Mika face went sore instantly as a bright smile plastered on Delilah's face, immediately erasing her scrowl frown for three seconds ago
"I would love to....."
"Not help him because you are here with me and aren't permitted to leave until I say so?, Right Delilah?" Mika finished Delilah's sentence as a huge silence lingers, Delilah's mouth was still open as Roland walked towards them
"You are not Delilah and certainly I wasn't talking to you" Roland said with a frown as Mika held Delilah's hand and shoved her àss on the stool, making her seat as she quivers, unable to speak
"And nobody asked your face either, I guess we don't always get what we want, now do we?" Mika said with a smirk and Roland couldn't contain his irritation and most especially.... curiousity
He's been observing the duo for a while now and something doesn't feel right
"What's going on between the two of you, Delilah now takes orders from you and...."
"And you should probably mind your business Roland, besides, Delilah isn't complaining now, is she?" Mika asked and Delilah could barely maintain eye contact with Roland as she avoided his gaze
"Mika, can I talk to you?" Roland asked and she raised an eyebrow
"I don't want to talk to you, buzz off" Mika said defiantly with the wave of her hand
"Then let me talk to Delilah instead" he asked as they both looked at her
"Delilah doesn't want to talk to you either, right?" Mika narrowed her eyes at Delilah who finally raised her head and their faces met
"I don't want to talk to you Roland, and I'm certainly not interested in helping you" Delilah said with difficulty and Mika grinned as Roland clicked his tongue
"I'm definitely going to find out what's going on between the both of you, you can't fool me" Roland said with a side smile as he left and Delilah covered her face with both hands
"It hurts, doesn't it?, don't worry, you will forget about him very soon by the time I'm done with you, he would be the least of your problems" Mika mocked as she caress Delilah's hair but Delilah was quick enough to slap her hand away
"I'm definitely going to make sure you regret this" Delilah threatened and that only made Mika laughed
"I would love to see you try, I have you trapped, right where I want you and I will decide when this whole thing would be over, so keep your head low and mind the way you talk to me or else.... it's going to be jail time for you baby girl" Mika said as she dragged each wording out of her mouth with ease, causing Delilah to shiver slightly
Mika is absolutely right, she has her trapped and there's no escaping, but not for long though
"Don't get too comfortable... you never know when you are going to let your gaurds down and I will be watching" Delilah said in-between smriks as Mika faked gasped, holding her chest dramatically
"Your IQ, is as small as that of a broken microchip.....if I give two fûcks about your empty threats?, Then your àss would have been in jail" Mika said as she walked away and Delilah tightens her fists as she glared at her retreating figure
Immediately, one hundred and one million ideas in making sure she killed her and empty her corpse in a faraway ditch crossed her mind but only a mischievous grin plastered on her face as she twitches her lips
"I'm watching you" Delilah mumbles silently to herself as a sly smile kissed her lips
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"I'm flattered..... don't get me started on a wanton madness on what I'm planning because I'm not stupid, and hurting my son on purpose is far from it!" Mrs Mantinda's voice erupts nothing but plain irritation as she twrills on her chair, swinging from side to side as she stared at her friend and business associate
"You made the poor girl sign a fùcking contact to fall in love with your son and then she will just suddenly disappear from his life?, Isn't that you holding up a sharp knife and piercing your son in the heart?" Flora said and Mrs Mantinda rubbed her forehead
"You see, that's where you are wrong, she's not just some poor girl, but rather a very important figure in my son's life" Mrs Mantinda slowly stood up as she strokes her chin
"Important figure?, You just want your son to die with a broken heart, imagine the hurt Jayson would go through if he descovers that you planned the whole shît and the wedding was actually fake, he'd hang himself or possibly waltz into a moving truck" Flora said nochantlanly and Mrs Mantinda throws her a glare
"That girl, she is also the reason I almost lost my son, that girl is a very important part of my son and somehow fate decided to bring her to me and I figured I have to make the best out of it" Mrs Mantinda said with a smirk and Flora furrows her eyebrows, making both of them stand in a questioning manner
"Jasmine Corey?" Flora asked as her eyes almost popped out, she gasped inwardly covering her mouth with both hands....."you knew all along but pretended not to?, You are so cunning! and damn she's changed so much" Flora continues as an evident shock surged through her
"It's a contract marriage alright, I did it to bring them closer and it's working effortlessly" Mrs Mantinda said and Flora claps her hands together but a frown immediately replaced her excitement
"Don't you think you should call off the contract?," Flora asked and Mrs Mantinda smriks
"Jasmine would do it"
"But I don't she would" Flora challenges
"She's going to if she truly loves my son" Mrs Mantinda said and Flora lips parted slightly as realization hits her
"Does she know her past relationship with Jayson?" Flora asked mindlessly
"If she does then she wouldn't have signed the contract in the first place" Mrs Mantinda said and Flora frowns
"You are just using the girl to fill up your son's emptiness!.... that's not fair!" Flora busted out in sudden anger
"Life isn't fair Flora, first of all her family accused my husband of attempted murder then she made my son mindlessly fall in love with her, then she suddenly disappeared from his life and crushed him beyond repair, it's only fair if she also have a taste of her own medicine" Mrs Mantinda said and Flora couldn't wrap her head around the whole complicated issues
"It's not her fault that her parents accused you and your husband and it's certainly not her fault that she almost died in an accident, call of this stupid plan and allow these souls come together naturally, please" Flora pleaded and Mrs Mantinda shook her head
"She has to be broken.....then they will heal together, I just want her to feel the exact same loneliness my son felt" Mrs Mantinda said as she faced Flora
"But Jayson would get hurt in the process" Flora mutters
"He also deserves to learn a lesson" Mrs Mantinda said with a chuckle
"You've gone mad, gurl" Flora said with a smile and Mrs Mantinda smriks slightly, lowering herself down
"I'm just getting started"
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🌹Jasmine's Pov🌹
I stepped out of the shower and dried myself up, looking at the mirror as I slipped into a flimsy strap top and a miniskirt that ended a little bit after my bûtt, don't blame me....I like showing myself in the most beautiful way I can possibly think of due to the horrible fact of my childhood size
My hair was still damp and I flopped on the bed, taking my phone and scrolling through my contacts, Mika hasn't said a single word to me for a whole month now
She's avoiding me like a plauge, and each time I go to the resort, she's never there, probably because she doesn't want to see me, I frowned as I logged into her IG and she updated a story fifteen minutes ago
"I called you about an hour ago but you clearly ignored me" I mumbled to myself as I clicked on the story and I almost choked on my anoyance
It's a picture from two years ago, it was actually the first time we met when I newly started working at the resort, we actually got employed the same day along with Roland and we decided to seal the moment with a group pic
I was hugging her dearly while she made a peace sign with her hands around my shoulders and Roland was up front, holding the phone, we smiled together as if our lives depended on it and after that she started teasing Roland that he looked pale and needs to eat more
That's when their bickering started and I know deep down that they have feelings for each other but wouldn't admit it...I roomed into the picture and read the caption
🧿can't love the folks less, my ride or die, and one is mine, back off🧿
I smiled brightly as I tried calling her but she wouldn't pick up, I huffed to tossing my phone aside as my ears suddenly twitched
"Where's Jayson?" I asked out loud as I picked my phone again and started walking towards the door, honestly speaking, I've come to grow so fond of him and he can't do without seeing me, I know that because it's so obvious and he'd super protective, I can't leave the house without escorts and each time I ask he would say "I can't let anyone hurt my Star"
Sometimes I giggle, while other times I feel like punching his face, in the good way though
He's becoming less rigid and he actually listens to me talk, we play and sometimes we end up in bed doing the most erotic things while I grasp for air and I end up breathless beneath his sweet touch, a touch I'm slowly getting addicted to, a touch I can't resist, he's slowly becoming a part of my sanity and my peace of mind and in turn he can't go a minute without telling me how blessed he is to have me in his life
Telling Jayson the truth hasn't crossed my mind ever since he was able to make me come over my greatest fear, my dark night and most of all he's always besides me, making sure I'm safe and no harm comes my way, it's not like I'm being selfish but I just don't want it end, I don't want our moments to end, I don't think I will be able to survive it if it ends
Am I falling in love?
Hell no!, I'm just being carried away by his sweet scent and perfect physique, Jayson is a work of art when he's being the sweetest thing ever to my life
I got to the living room and there's no sign of him anywhere, he usually tells me if he's going to work or something but he just left after I stepped into the bathroom
As if he's been aware of my uneasiness, my phone beeped and it's a text from Jayson, I smiled subconsciously before realizing it and maybe it's me or my inner mind but I didn't want to wipe that smile off as I opened the text
Ugly Jay: Climb up the stairs and follow the hallway, there's a room after my study room, open the door I'm waiting
I furrowed my eyebrows as I dropped my phone on the couch and went up the stairs, I never knew there's another room apart from the study room and where I sleep, well Jayson and I now sleep there because I won't stop having brain drains and my nightmare became constant, so he's always besides me, always!
I passed the study room and went down a little, coming to an aprupt halt as I stood in front of the third room, I slowly opened it and God help me, I never knew this part of the room existed and it's more than beautiful
It's a large room, with purple and red pillers holding onto the wall in there places, the whole walls are painted blue and a swimming pool was saturated in the middle
It's a pool room, I knew Mrs Mantinda would never leave anything out that woman is crazy and sweet, just like her son
I was still staring in awe when Jayson dived out of the pool, his whole body radiating awesomeness as my lips parted slightly, this isn't the first time I'm seeing his body, infact I've seen it more than ten times but I still can't get enough of his fine structure, his toned muscled arms, his abs, his face literally everything about this man makes me stunned
His hands found it's way into his hair, the hair I've come to adore so much as he brushed it backwards, water droplets splattered everywhere, it's dark and glistening brown, he dyed it and I kinda loved how toned it is now... it's as if everything is been done in slow motion as he swin towards me, I'm still standing five feet away from the pool, he smiled at me and I could swear that my heart did a little flip, making me slightly weak in the knees
"How did you find this place?" I muttered and he gestured for me to come closer which I did, I stood at the edge while he was resting his weight on the base of the pool, half of his gorgeous body staring at me
"Let's just say I got bored since you bluntly refused to let me in the shower with you" he said as he snearled at me as he said the last part and I chuckled " and I started snooping around and boom!, I found this place, it's not even locked we just didn't bother to open it"
"I had no idea there's a pool here, it's really big....how many foot?" I asked
"Seven or eight, it's pretty deep though but at the center so you are free to swin with me" he said with a smirk and I shook my head, stepping backwards
I'm a terrible swimmer, I don't know how to swim and I've never tried it before, I don't know why and the thought of it only scares the shît outta me
"I don't know how to swim" I blurted out in embarrassment and Jayson smiles, he doesn't seem to be shocked by the fact that I just embrassed myself
"Nonsense!, I will teach you" he said as I couldn't help but chuckle but still I'm not risking it
"That's a generous offer but I really don't want to, I will be in the living room" I said visibly shaking as I turned around and started leaving
"Fine, I will come with you since you don't want to have fun with me" he said with a pout and I spuned around
"Seriously?, You don't have to" I said and he rolled his eyes, first time I'm seeing him do this and it's super sassy
"Just come pull me out" he said stretching his hand and I raised an eyebrow
"But why?, You entered yourself, you should be able to get out too"
"Will you stop being a fun killer and help me, it's bad enough you already ruined two fun today, don't add to it or else I might just teach you a lesson" he blurted and I exhaled
"I'm only doing this because I want to, not because I care if you are happy or not" I said as I walked up to him and bend a little as he stretched his hand
"You do care, stop pretending and help me out" he mumbles as I got hold of his hand which completely covered my tiny hand, it's as if my hand disappeared into his as he held it firmly, I tried pulling it out but I couldn't because his grip tightened on mine and I looked at him, he's smriking!!!
"Jayson, please don't push me into the..." The remaining words got stucked in the back of my throat as I shriked loudly, my scared voice echoing endlessly as I found myself inside the pool, a loud splashing sound followed as I gasped for air, pushing myself out and Jayson was quick enough to hold me
"You should have quietly joined me instead of making me force you" he said with a smirk as I cleaned the water off my face, I'm still wrapped in his arms as we floated in the water, I'm scared alright!
"I. Told. You. That. I. Can't. Swim!!" I said as I hit his chest with each word but it's as if I'm hitting a wall, he doesn't seem affected as he laughed at me instead
"You are so cute when you're mad" he said with a cocky smrik and I tried to free myself but his grip on me was slightly tight so I gave up and he made me face him, his eyes glistening brown as he looked down at me
"I don't want to be cute" I said with a frown and he laughed at my face, I looked red and flushed from the fear
"You need to see your face right now, hilarious!" He teased and I gaped at his taunting and I huffed, my hair was glued to my body and his as he hugged me, I didn't hug back due to the fact that I'm literally swqashed in his arms
"Can I go now?" I asked and he frowned looking at me for the hundredth time as he broke the hug and that's when I realized that I feet was actually touching the end of the pool, it's shallow and I screamed my lungs out thinking I'm about to drown
"Come on let's play here, we are at the shallow end" he said splashing water over me as I giggled
"I don't want to play with you, you tricked me and I almost died" I said with a frown as another round of water splashed on me and I covered my eyes, trying not to let the water get into my mouth
"You see, almost, you didn't die!" He teased further as he grabbed my hands and twilled me inside the water, making me spin in circles as I held onto for my dear life
"Stop!, I'm going to throw up on you keep doing that!" I half yelled in-between laughter as he dropped me and I stumbled as I felt like passing out, my eyes were rolling in circles
"Lightweight" he pokes my side and I finally regained myself a little
"Hey!, Take it back you pûnk!" I lynched towards him but he ducks out of the way, making me fall but caught me before my whole body enters the water and pulled me up swiftly with ease, like I'm some sort of paper
"You see, you are light weight, I bet you can't catch me!" He tuanted and that's all he needed to say as I started chasing him, though I dared not go towards the deep end as we ended up laughing as I caught him, well he allowed me to, things got heated and in one swopping motion he lowered his head and nips my bottom lip with a ferocious passion, he doesn't just kiss me, he feasts on me, his tongue curls around mine, sweeping, tasting and biting well we ended up making out, I knew that was his plan all along but I also enjoyed it, who wouldn't?
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I snorted after putting on a sweatshirt and sweatpants, Jayson made us stayed hours inside the pool and I feel feverish, I haven't been in water for so long before but after the intense face licking, I decided to go and he did too, he's in the bathroom and I picked my phone up, Mika hasn't replied none of my messages
I know she's mad, I would be too but I just can't bear having my bestie stay away from me, I miss her craziness and her loud talks and how she constantly keeps nagging about Roland pissing her off
I was tempted to call Roland but I killed that thought, he's also my closet friend and if he should find out then that means I'm going to lose him too and I can't risk that
My stomach rubbles and I patted it slowly, I'm starving, and Jayson isn't out yet
"I'm in the kitchen incase you are looking for me!!" I half yelled to his hearing and I heard the shower stopped immediately
"Don't go out without me, I will be done soon!" He didn't need to yell due to his baraton voice that's seems to be stucked in my head for a while now
"Stop being a baby and meet me downstairs!" I yelled back as I held the door nob
"If you leave then I'm going to teach you a lesson and I mean it this time" he sounded serious but I chuckled it off as I opened the door and walked out
Jayson can be super clingy sometimes and I kinda like it, no...no...put yourself together Jasmine, you don't like it
I made for the kitchen but the door bell interupted my movement and I paused, I groan inwardly as I dragged myself towards the door
I'm super hungry and I don't want anyone to disturb my free time with Jayson, I hate to admit it but it gets really lonely and boring if he's not around, if it's Noah, I'm simply going to get rid of him
A frown plastered on my face as I opened the door and jolted back a little, my facial expression changed instantly as I looked at the person in front of me, the last person I thought I would ever see
"Missed me?" Her cheeky voice filled my ear drums as I still couldn't find the right words out of my mouth
She came?, She's really here?, What other surprises is in store for me?