I arrived at Hardy’s villa, exhausted.
And of course, I was given that same pill that made me drowsy and then made me sleep during the entire jet ride.
And despite the drugs and getting enough sleep on my way back, I was still extremely sleepy when I got back to the villa, and immediately after dinner I fell asleep again..
I woke up during nighttime, my room almost dark, and only lit up dimly thanks to the small amber colored light above my mirror table.
My heart skipped a beat when I noticed someone’s silhouette seated at the edge of my bed.
A male’s silhouette to be precise.
I got on my feet, ready to go turn on the lights, but Hardy’s voice stopped me right on my tracks.
“Don’t bother.” He had said and I found myself moving back towards my bed and sitting down again, pulling the thick blanket over my body.
What did he want? Why was he here?
I remained silent and gazed at the only light in the room, whatever he had to say, I don’t think I would like it, because he actually never said anything nice to me, and I don’t think he’s planning to.
Waiting for him to speak and hating the awkward air.
Hardy finally spoke.
“You’ll be leaving here soon.” He began.
I nodded in the dark , even though he didn’t bother to look my way, or would even see me if he did look my way.
“And?” I dared to ask.
He sighed,
“You’ll be permanently moving to a new place, get ready, you’ll get more maids and a better doctor and… all these don’t matter…
He stopped talking.
And got into the conversation he really came for.
“You were invited to the white Ale-o house by Aneesa, and you do not know what the white Ale-o house is, correct?” Hardy turned to me.
I swallowed, “Theodore told me it’s like a gazebo where rich ladies hang out to talk about things and stuff and getting invited there is like a big deal.”
I tried to explain logically.
I saw Hardy shrugged.
“Well it’s more than just a gazebo, it was reconstructed and the women don’t hang out at the gazebo anymore, men are not allowed there so we hardly know what’s going on, it’s a confidential place for rich women to go and talk about things that no one knows about, and also secrets.” Hardy paused.
“And now that you’ve been invited by one of their important members, you’ll not be missing a day” He continued.
Wow.
Sounds like this is more important to him.
“Okay…” I breathed out.
“And now that you’ve been invited, I want you to act like the proper fiancé, do not say too much and I want you to get close to a lady, called Anna.”
Wait what?
“Wh.. y?” I had no idea why I asked.
“What do you mean why?” Hardy deadpanned.
It was just a question.
“I told you, you do not get to ask questions you just do as I say” He said, scary but calm.
“And you’re doing this because I want you to. You’ll get close to Anna, and if you don’t… I don’t want to even think that, you will not ruin what I have planned so far, so do make sure not to get close to Anna, I don’t care how you click with anybody else, but do make sure to do well with Anna.”
Hardy pinned.
What he has planned so far.
What is he planning?
” Okay ” I nodded like I had no choice, I literally had no choice.
He got on his feet.
“You’ll leave the day after tomorrow, but before that, a little information will be shared with you tomorrow, do well to obtain more than you can carry. I don’t need anyone ruining this for me,”
I don’t know what he has planned so far, but I nodded.
“Sure…”
“And whatever you and Theodore…
Hardy stopped talking the moment he started.
Me and,
Theodore?
What was he about to say? Did he know what we did?
Did Theodore tell him, or did his instincts do a better job.
Either way, I don’t want him to find out.
I don’t think he would care, but still…
Hardy left the room, never finishing his sentence and leaving me stranded, and curious.
I really wanted to know what he would have said, about Theodore and I.
That night passed like a breeze with me falling asleep after trying to get my curiosity under control, and the next morning, I was woken up by the extremely bright lights in my room, and as usual, six maids, standing in a single line, waiting for me to fully wake up so they can dress me up in one of those expensive but lame silky dress again.
I ate breakfast that morning, and my next visitor was Trinity.
Damn.
It’s been ages since I saw her. The last time we talked I had said some pretty hurtful things to her which I regretted.
She greeted me with a smile as she walked in.
“HI…” I had said.
“It’s been ages, ” she smiled.
“Right, it’s been ages,” I agreed. “How have you been?”
I had to ask.
“I’ve been good, how have you been? How was your trip to you know where,” She beamed.
I nodded “It was promising.”
“That’s good, well I know you don’t like me that much, but sadly Hardy sent me here to tell you some things you would need to know”
I shook my head, “I don’t hate you.”
“I know.” Trinity nodded with a smile.
“Good, take a seat then,” She shrugged, beckoning her hand towards the bed.
I took a seat, and she took hers on the edge of the bed, we both didn’t say anything.
And it was weird. Trinity was that one person that I would say is the closest to me here. Well apart from Theo.
If she wouldn’t have brought up the ‘Make Hardy fall in love with you’ scheme then we would have been fine.
Because I did not make Hardy fall in love with me, I made a silly move that made him take advantage of me, and then got myself trapped in this arousal and with his bodyguard satisfying me.
Damn, when did my life get this way.
After Trinity explained so little but yet so much to me, my only response was to sigh. Hardy was definitely trying to get something and he wanted my help, no not my help, he was aiming to use me.
Use Me to get close to this Anna woman and then get close to her husband.
Wow.
What the hell did he take me for?
I had been given information about all the women that went to the white Ale-o house and was trying my best to keep them in my head.
But wait. Whatever Hardy was trying to plan, he wouldn’t be able to get it, not without my help right?
He definitely wouldn’t do this without me.
So maybe…
Just maybe.
I turned to Trinity, as the head maid, she’s so calm, not like the young and hateful ones.
“Thank you” I said to her.
“You’re welcome, I’ll move with you anyways, the rest of the maids here would be going home for a while,”Trinity smiles.
I nodded in return, not knowing what to say.
“How are you anyways” Trinity asked, not trying to let the silence linger. “How is the baby, how are you coping?”
I shrugged nonchalantly, “I’ve been good, I guess, with the child, aside from attending that weird meeting with Hardy and getting down with Theodore nothing else has happened”
I gasped in shock when I realized I just exposed myself to Trinity.
It was supposed to be a secret. Damn it.
Trinity turned to me as she repeated the words.
“Get down with Theodore?” She tilted her head, clueless.
“Oh you know,” I shrugged, trying to feign ignorance, like it wasn’t a big deal and I just said it.
“I don’t understand what you mean by get down.” Trinity made herself clear.
Her clueless face made me believe she didn’t know what I meant by ‘get down’. She had the exact same reaction my mom would get when I called vulva kitty kat.
I sighed.
“Get down, as in, we kind of had sex?” I questioned my own words recalling the night and watched Trinity gasp in horror.
“You what?” She almost yelled.
“Okay please don’t yell, we were both alone, it was quiet, I was pretty horny and well… it just kind of happened,” I paused my lips together.
Trinity arched her brows.
“But, we didn’t have sex” I corrected. “He just gave me The satisfaction I wanted,”
I didn’t find myself awkward telling Trinity this, somehow she felt like a mother- no like a really older best friend who would understand.
“And how do you think Hardy would feel about this if he finds out?” Trinity asked.
I rolled my eyes, “Hardy doesn’t care what I do with my life, and I think he knows, he almost mentioned it last night but didn’t. Proving it’s not his place to care.”
Trinity sighed. “Fine… so do you like Theodore?”
I scoffed, “What sort of childlike question is that?”
“Do you?” She pinned.
I sighed.
“I don’t know, I have no idea, having sexual tension is definitely different from liking them. I don’t know.”
To be honest, I don’t really know.
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