Ethan POV
“I’m almost there, try to keep Grandpa down till I get there! ” I gritted into the phone, trying to rush down my food.
I knew that I’m in for it when I left the gathering yesterday, leaving my grandpa on seat.
To him, I was rude, for I’d walked away from him when he’s still having a conversation with us.
Rude my ass! I just wanna save my kitten, but I’m pretty sure that grandpa won’t hear any of it
Shoving the last pieces of the sandwich into my mouth, I gulped down the whole cup of milk, then wiped my mouth before I stood on my feet.
I should have gone there earlier to tender my apologies, but then, I’m afraid I’d be the last to be at the gathering today.
And talking about my kitten, she’s still fast asleep in the room, without her giving me my answer yesterday.
No like I’m letting her go. She owned me anyway.
I saved her ass and she’s gonna repay me.
I mentally chuckled, remembering the look on her face when I said she owned me.
She’d looked as though she could bite off my head and kill me many times.
Lucky her though. Isn’t she lucky being the first girl that got me completely hooked and trapped.
I adjusted my suit, wearing the black wig over my shoulder length blonde hair. Damn! I can’t let grandpa give me an earful just because of some freaking long hair.
“You don’t let anyone in or out of here till I’m back,” I glared at my Butler, Cliff, who nodded so quickly that I’m afraid his head is gonna come down soon.
I might not be harsh to my workers, but I’m not so nice if they don’t follow my simple rules and regulations.
“And… She might come downstairs, prepare something for her,”
He raised his brow, confusion clearly latched in his almost wrinkled face.
“Her?” He repeated. “Who?”
“Ah…” Scratching the skin on my neck, I chuckled lightly. “Don’t worry, but just don’t get too shocked when you see her, ” I replied.
Taking my eyes off his confused face, I walked to the door and twisted it open. Taking a step out, I turned to face Cliff again.
“Remember, no one must leave this house till I’m back” and with that, I sauntered out of the house, heading straight to the park where San is waiting for me.
Well… Let’s go meet grandpa!
****
“Is this not too early for you?” Grandpa snickered, her wrinkled eyes casting a long dreadful look at me.
Well, too early for me, you say?
“You might wanna go back and have some rest,” he added, his monotonous voice sounding usually cold and harsh.
Damm. Could he give it a rest already? I’m no longer a kid! Tell him to stop treating me like a fucking schoolboy.
Mentally, I rolled my eyes before I took my seat beside Rose.
“Say sorry,” Rose nudged me in the rib and I groaned softly
Heck! Does she still not know her grandfather? He’ll fucking go in ranting without stopping if I ever apologise.
Blame me, but I’m not saying any damn sorry.
Taking my eyes off her, I let them dance through the room, casting one short glance at everyone sitting in my grandfather’s prestigious living room before my eyes settled on Nicole.
Because of him, we’re here. Because of him, we’re going to be having this damn meeting!
“Sorry! I came late!”
A high baritone voice yelled breathlessly behind me, making me flinch on my seat.
Whirling around, my gaze settled on Andre who’s just coming in.
He’s dressed in a black tux, complimented by a white undershirt. Andre black hair was gelled behind him, making him look like a serious legal team that he’s partially not.
I chuckled slowly. Damn him, did he dress like this just to avoid my grandpa ranting?
Andre is a family friend, and also part of the legal team in the company, but him being behind here doesn’t mean everything that we’re going to discuss here is related to the company.
“Have your seat, Andre,” grandpa said, his voice was anything but calm
Yeah, I know, he’s never the one to hide his emotion.
Andre made to sit beside me, but the glare he got from Grandpa made him change his mind quickly.
He sat beside Nicole.
“Now that we’re here,” Grandpa began, his gaze flicking from me to Nicole then to my Dad who’s been surprisingly silent since. “Tell me what you plan on doing with your first son, Tyler,”
I heard my Dad sighed. He tilted his head forward to look at Nicole.
Right. This is all about him anyway.
Let’s get over this as quickly as possible, I need to go back to my kitten.
“I already arranged his marriage with one of my business partners,”
Nicole scoffed, a frown built on his handsome cold face.
Good for him, they’re taking him out of his wretched bachelorhood
Hey! God knows that I wanna laugh, but seeing my grandpa on the seat, I might want to laugh a bit later.
“Listen…”
“Have you picked the date?” Grandpa cut Nicole off, sparing him a short glance. “And the lady in question, how good is she for him?”
I heard Nicole huffed, his gaze darkened as he glared at me furiously. Hey! I’m not the cause of his misfortune.
I did not fucking tell him to tell on me.
“I set a date already,” my dad replied, “and the lady in question is as good as… ”
“Good! ” Grandpa said. “You can meet me later in my room for this information. And while we have nothing else to say, I’d like to call off this meeting”
Without waiting to hear anything that we’re gonna say, Grandpa stood on his feet and made his way upstairs.
A relief sigh escaped my lips and I swiftly stood up.
Now that everything is over, I’ll be able to go back to my kitten at home.
“This is all your damn fault, Ethan!” Nicole hissed.
I turned to look at him, a smirk on my lips.
How is this my fault? I didn’t tell him to break up with Mia, did I?
“No, bro,” I chuckled. “I’m only helping you”
“Help my dick!” Andre scoffed, earning a short hiss from my Dad.
God-damned him! Has he forgotten that there’s still some adult left in the large living room.
“Can we talk later, bro,” I winked. “There’s something I need to attend to, real quick!”
Andre stared at me with a raised brow, his lips permed together as he surveyed me under his glassy eyes.
I bet he’s many things going on in his mind, but not now, I also have many things going on in my head.
Dawn POV
I laughed for the tenth time today, my hand clapped on my stomach as a little tears trickled down from my eyes.
Hey! I’ve not met someone as funny as this dude here.
The guy, Cliff, has been making me laugh my intestines off since morning.
It’s such a great thing that Ethan left the house before I woke up. Lucky me, I didn’t get to meet his devilish handsome face this morning.
“And he just couldn’t put it down even after he was told to, ” Cliff said again, making me burst into another round of laughter.
How long has it been since I’ve laughed this much?
Ah! I rubbed my aching stomach.
“Gosh, you’re so funny, Cliff,” I said.
Cliff giggled, his face flushed as he turned away from me.
“I’m honored,” he laughed shortly.
Cliff suddenly stood up, he adjusted his aprons and his cap before he dusted an invisible dust off his clothes.
“Master is going to be here soon,” he said. “I should not be seen here being chatty with you,”
Just the look on his face, I can imagine Ethan an angry frown as he stepped in here and met his Butler sitting on his so expensive golden chair.
Did I not know? He’s not nice enough to be nice to his workers.
I huffed. What a classic scumbag he is.
“I should prepare his lunch too,”
“Do you want my help?” I asked with a friendly smile.
I suddenly didn’t want to sit here alone, and the thought of Ethan being back soon made my heart go mayhem.
I mean, he’s saved me yesterday, let me sleep in his house, and of course, I’ll still need his fucking help, but I have nothing to offer him.
That petty handsome devil doesn’t help for free. In his world, nothing is fucking free.
I sighed, my gaze fell and I could feel the temperature in the room rising
What if he demanded something I cannot give? Will he send me out of his house?
The thought of going out there, being exposed to my father’s guards made my heart palpitate in my chest.
God knows I don’t wanna go back to that hellhole, no! I’d rather chose to sleep on the street than accept that stupid offer my dad made.
“Kitten!”
My heart skipped a beat, head dazed, and my heart literally flew out of my chest on hearing that familiar deep voice.
No! No way! He can’t be here.
“You’re back, master,” cliff greeted with a bow
“Huh, hey, kitten, let’s talk,”
I felt the hair of my neck rise up, my legs shook beneath me, telling me to find somewhere to dump my flat ass.
Gosh! Why’s he back so soon? I thought he’s going to be late or something.
I gasped when I felt a large hand on my wrist, pulling me into what seemed like a rock.
“We need to talk,” he nuzzled into my neck, his warm breath fanning my neck, making goosebumps crawled onto my damn skin
“Right now,” he whispered.
I know what he’s gonna talk about, but am I ready?
What if I couldn’t pay back my debt as he’s said, will he send me out of his damn house.
A chill went down my spine when I felt his strong arm on my waist and I shuddered lightly.
Ethan carried me in a bridal style, earning a loud gasp from me.
What the hell is he doing? I can fucking walk on my own.
He kicked a door open, and dumped me on something fluffy and soft.
“What are you doing?” I demanded, my voice dripping with fear. What the hell is this god-damned man up to?
Ethan chuckled, and I looked up at him. Damm! I’ve only been seeing him since this morning and I couldn’t help but gaped at this man’s perfection.
“Isn’t it time to pay back your debt?” He licked his lips, tilting his head forward, his eyes flushed with lust.
I quickly sat bolt right, my breath quickened and my heart palpitated in my chest.
“What… What debt?” I muttered, looking anywhere but at this handsome devil before me.
What is going on in his mind? Why does he look as though he’s gonna eat me so soon.
He chuckled, “Think. What could I ever want from you?”
I chuckled nervously. Of course I have nothing to offer. What could he probably want from me?
“I’m not sure,”
“Nonsense,” he spat. Ethan rubbed the bridge of his nose, his hands fixed on his hips as he glared at me.
God! I’m completely at this man’s mercy, in his room, on his bed, and completely alone in a hideous place.
“You!” He mumbled
Not again. I’ll offer anything but not my body. Heck! He’s got a lot of bitch in his hand, if he wants a good fuck, then I’m out of the picture.
I’m nothing good in bed, and I’ll never let him gonna drive that huge thing between his legs into my precious pussy
I clamped my feet together, shifting back on the bed. “What?” A sickening smile at him, I feigned ignorance.
I didn’t know what’s talking about, and damn, I’m ready to pretend not to know forever.
Ethan chuckled, running his hand through his hair, he licked his lower lip before he moved towards me in the bed. His bulky body caged me against the bedstand.
“You’re acting so naive and it’s cute,” he whispered. “Now I’m getting a hard on just by seeing you like this,”
Subconsciously, my hand wrapped around my body, looking anywhere but at this manwhore before me.
“I won’t beat around the bush, well, that’s not so like me,” he sighed, straightened himself. Ethan stared at me for what seemed like forever before he spoke again. “I want you… To warm my bed,”