21. Receiving
Claire smiled when the man told her that the boss had agreed to come there.
“Good. It would be a waste to waste all the food I had prepared,” she said with a nervous smile.
She had gone through so much trouble looking for the drug she needed to just go to another place.
She also wanted to be in this house since there were no cameras and no one would know what she had done.
“Okay Ms. Please wait for a while. He’s on his way,” the man said and walked outside and Claire heaved a sigh of relief.
She ran to the bedroom to make sure that all was well, made sure that the food was hot and then waited.
It didn’t take long before the door was opened and in walked the man of her dreams.
“Claire,” he greeted.
“Elyes, I missed you and you don’t know how happy I am that you called,” she said with a seductive smile as she walked towards him and he just looked at her.
“Don’t touch me,” he hissed when she tried to put her hands on him.
“But… but… you said…”
“What?” He asked. “I said that I wanted to come and apologise. Where did I say that I would sleep with you?” He asked her.
“I thought…”
“That you would drug me and maybe this time you could become pregnant?” He asked and she froze.
“Wh-what do you mean?” She asked and her confidence had waned.
“Sit down,” he commanded and she found herself obeying.
“Since we were young, I knew that you liked me and but I made it clear to you that we can never be since I didn’t love you.
So, you took matters in your hands and you drugged me the first time we slept together but I pretended like I didn’t know.
Your parents killed mine and I let you and your brother live since I believed that you two didn’t deserve to die since you weren’t involved in their plans.
But that made you two think that you can walk all over me and that is why your brother had the guts to go and cause trouble in my casino and now, your uncle thinks he can take over what’s mine.
As if that wasn’t enough, you think that you can go to my house and cause trouble.
Tell me, Claire, what do you think I should do with you three?” Ely asked and by then, Claire knew that she had messed up.
“Elyes, I… I didn’t… I am sorry for everything. About my brother… I…”
“I know. You all thought that I am not as ruthless as they say and that I would do anything for you, isn’t it?
But now, I am here to apologise because I am not that man. I apologise for I don’t remember giving you the hope you are looking for.
And now, as if I am an idiot, you think that you can drug me a second time? Who do you think you are?” Ely sneered and it was at that moment that Claire discovered that she had messed up big.
“Elyes, I… I just prepared supper for us since it has been a long time since we ate together. I didn’t mean anything by it,” she tried and Ely smiled.
Somehow, that smile, instead of bringing warmth to her, she felt a chill run down her spine.
“Oh, what a coincidence? I haven’t eaten yet. Let’s go and eat,” he said and Claire looked at him as if she hadn’t heard him well and she looked confused.
“Let’s go eat,” he repeated.
She stood up from where she was seated and then led the way towards the dining area.
She took a seat and beckoned for him to take the other one and he did.
“Let’s eat,” he said as he started dishing her food on her plate.
Claire looked at him surprised because all the food he was putting on her plate was the food she had spiked. It was her who was supposed to be giving him food.
She wondered why the roles had been reversed.
“Eat. What are you dazing there for?” Ely said with a smile that said that he had seen through her.
Claire had to save herself before she found herself in a situation that she couldn’t get herself out of.
It was supposed to Ely who was out of it so that she could do whatever it was she wanted with him.
She didn’t believe that she couldn’t move him but now, she didn’t understand how it was she who was being done in.
“I… my stomach isn’t feeling well. I think I can’t eat anything,” she tried but Ely smiled.
“Claire, eat. Didn’t you prepare this food for us? Eat. And that’s not a request,” he said.
“Ely… I… this food…”
“Eat!” He said in a low voice and then placed a gun on the table.
Claire didn’t pee on herself but she almost did because this was the first time she was seeing this side of Ely.
Ely had always been cordial with her and she thought that he would do anything for her and that was why she never thought that a day would come when she would be on the receiving end of his fury.
She started nitpicking on her food but Ely wasn’t having it.
He clapped once and two men came in.
“It seems as if Ms Claire doesn’t want to eat. We all know that nutrition is very good in a person’s body. So, you two, be kind enough as it help me feed her,” he said and the two men got into action.
There was no way she was going to save herself from this.
She had not told anyone where she went and even her brother didn’t know.
“Give her this wine too. Make sure she finishes the bottle,” Ely said as he handed them a bottle.
“Ely, please,” she tried and by now, tears were streaming down her face.
“You had your chances but you shit on them. Time to pay,” he said as he stood up.
“When you are done, bring her to the bedroom,” Ely said and walked out.
“Oh, God. What have I done?” She cried but she was too late.
It was time for her to feel what those on the receiving end do.