Kylie closed her eyes when she heard the sound of water stopped. Sebastian came out of the bathroom with nothing but a single towel hanging around his waist.
“I don’t like dirty girls in my bed,” he said while drying his hair. Kylie silently got up from the bed, gathered her clothes, and left the room. Sebastian frowned watching her back. Didn’t he ask her to get a shower? Then why did she leave? Was she going to call Alan after reaching her room?
“No matter who it was but as long as I want, you won’t be able to leave me Kylie Smith,” he sneered in anger.
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Kylie slumped her tired body on the bathroom floor. Cold water was slicing her skin like blades. No matter how hard she tried her tears didn’t listen to her and flowed on their own.
“Why was he so disgusted by her? He couldn’t bear her in his bed but in her life, there wasn’t any place left where any man could fit in except him. Why her mind and body was so loyal to him? Whereas he was fooling around with Samantha even after being married to her?’ These questions were all she could think of.
After crying for over an hour she dragged her weak body onto the bed and closed her eyes. It was nearly when she slept. When she woke up the next day it was nearly noon. She hurriedly got up and went to find Sebastian but he wasn’t there. Did he already leave for the company or did he leave to meet Samantha? Shoving all thoughts aside, she decided to call Cindy.
“Good morning Sunshine,” Cindy chimed from the other end of the call.
“It’s already noon,” Kylie huffed in frustration.
“I know it is. But why are you sounding down? Had a fight with Mr. Husband?” Cindy asked.
“Not really. Cindy, can you please call in sick leave for me?” Kylie asked.
“No can’t,” Cindy said abruptly making Kylie scowl.
“Why can’t you? What happened?” she asked.
“Because Mr. Smith already called in sick leave for you. Also, he changed our office location. So the full Media company is going to shift on the seventieth floor of the Smith Corp Building, ta-da,” Cindy said excitedly. It was a bit shocking for Kylie. He didn’t mention anything about this to her before.
“So we will be joining Smith Corp Building from tomorrow?” she asked Cindy. Her voice was void of any excitement.
“NO, the shifting will take time. So all the staff members are on paid leave till next week. Isn’t it a great news? I know he is doing everything for you but I am super happy for this. Now I can flaunt to my relatives that I work for Smith Group, not any small media company,” Cindy continued blabbering about her plans for the next few days but Kylie didn’t have any mood to hear her out.
“Cindy, I am not feeling good. I will call you back tomorrow and then we will go shopping, okay?” she asked apologetically.
“Okay, honey no problem. Take care of yourself and if you feel sick, remember that I am just a call away,” she reminded Kylie before ending the call.
Kylie put the mobile on the bedside table and threw her body onto the bed. Why didn’t he tell her about the shifting? But why would he? You are just a plaything to him. He didn’t care about you, Kylie. don’t fool yourself. She scolded her broken heart falling for that man again.
Kylie didn’t realize when she dozed off but she jumped up from bed after hearing the continuous ringing of her phone. She picked up her mobile to see Sebastian’s name on it.
“Hello?” she said after receiving the call with a confused mind.
“where were you? I have been calling you for the last thirty minutes,” he shouted angrily.
“Sorry, I dozed off. What’s up?” she said rubbing her face with her free hand.
“Cook something delicious for me and bring it to the Smith group. You have one hour,” saying that he ended the call as always. Kylie was still in a daze. Did he actually ask her to bring lunch or it was just her wishful thinking? When she was engrossed in thought she received a text from Sebastian.
‘HURRY UP IF YOU WANT A REWARD FROM ME.’
Kylie ran the kitchen fast and prepared a few dishes for him. She packed them in a container and then went to change. Only after getting outside did she recall that she left her car in the parking yesterday. She sighed and walked to the main road to find a cab. Finding a cab in this neighborhood was tough. Since all the residents here owned their own cars. She was walking on the walkway carrying the containers when a car stopped beside her.
“Do you need a lift?” asked a young man from the driving seat. He was of the same age as Sebastian and good-looking too.
“No, thanks. I will find a cab,” she refused him politely.
“You won’t find any cab here, you know that. And we live in the same building, I have seen you several times. So I think you can trust me,” he said with a smile. He was wearing a brown T-shirt with a leather jacket. Though he looked like a playboy but his behaviour was decent. And it was true that they lived in the same building. She had seen him a few times too. After giving it some thought Kylie decided to take a lift from him.
She was getting late and there was no way she could find a cab. Moreover, it’s just a lift. As soon as she would see a cab she would get off from his car. Kylie got inside the passenger side seat with a smile. The man soon started the car.
“I am Brandon, by the way,” he said concentrating on the road ahead.
“I am Kylie. I am thankful for your kind gesture,” she thanked him.
“So where are you heading to?” he asked without looking at her.
“I am going to the commercial area of the city. You can drop me at the nearest bus stop,” she said as she had no plan to go to the Smith Group with him. But what he told next made her shocked.
“What a coincidence, I am going to that area too. I can drop you there,” he said with a wide grin.
“No, no I don’t want to bother you. I can get a cab from the bus stop,” she declined.
“You can think of me as an Uber driver and give me the rent if you want. And I am not going to bite you. So I insist on dropping you there,” he insisted and didn’t listen to any of her pleas. Kylie started to wonder if Sebastian saw her coming down from another man’s car what would he do?