Chapter 27
LYDIA’S P. O. V:-
I was walking towards my car with
the file of a new project of Mr. Mathew, the previous night’s party of him wasExclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.
to cover the media and get their attention towards the new project but
unfortunately, it was a disaster for us although it was successful for him and
the company.
I feel helpless and guilty as I
couldn’t help the one person close to my heart, I don’t know why Apollo wants
her but one scratch on her and I will kill that bastard myself, and it’s a
promise that I made myself for Clair.
After that man took her with him, I came back to my apartment and dressed up for the office. I got inside my car and drove from here. As I reached my office, I noticed that Clarissa hasn’t come yet.
It made me tense and worried about her, “Lillian!” I called as I noticed her walking towards Mathew’s office, I got up from my chair and walked to her. She watched me walk to her with a smile on her face, “Do you know why Clarissa didn’t come yet,” I asked her, she shook her head as confusion was evident in her eyes.
“Didn’t you both come together?” She asked confused, I opened my mouth to answer her but the sound of multiple footsteps has stopped me from doing so, I turned around saw Mathew walking ahead of two men who were walking behind him. I couldn’t see their faces but I did notice the serious expression on Mathew’s face,
Fuck! Whenever he has that expression on his face that only meant something is wrong.
I and Lillian were watching him quietly, “Both of you, in my office,” he said while passing and walking straight to his office. We looked at each other before following him to his office.
We were standing in front of Mathew who was glaring at all of us, I was standing next to Lillian and beside her was cool and calm Apollo and Romulus was beside him. No one was saying anything, we were just staring at him, I don’t know about others but I was confused as why he’s glaring at us and why are we here in his office. I was genuinely confused; I side glanced at Romulus to see him casually leaning over the sofa and typing something on his phone.
Huh, this man!
“Where is Clarissa?” he asked, gritting his teeth, clearly showing his anger and disappointment.
I looked at Apollo who was staring at his father without any trace of emotion on his face, he was having a blank expression, my eyes moved to Romulus who was looking at Apollo and Lillian was confused as she glanced at me.
“Don’t look at each other like kids, tell me, where is she?” he yelled at us, I flinched at his sudden loud and harsh tone.
“She’s with me,” I heard Apollo say, I turned my head to him so speed that I’m afraid I broke my neck.
He was calm, like a saint, how can he be so calm in a situation like this, if Mathew knows what he did to her last night I’m sure he will punish Apollo but Apollo didn’t seem to bother the consequences he had to face for his actions.
“In my house,” He continued, hearing his words Mathew seemed confused, “Huh! In your house?” he said and glanced at Romulus who was just staring at his brother.
“What is she doing in your house?” Mathew asked looking straight at apollo,
“She moved in,” Apollo replied in a monotone,
Mathew raised his eyebrow clearly unconvinced by Apollo’s answers but he didn’t ask anything further.
“Leave,” he said and walked back to his chair and sat down. Apollo was the first one to leave the office followed by Romulus, I followed Lillian as she walked out and strode to the office.
Day went on as Lillian and I fixed Mathew’s interviews and business-related photoshoots, I miss Clarissa terribly since we both do this thing together. Working with her was always very exciting for me, every day there was something new for me to learn from her and she was very patient with me and always helped me in almost everything.
Meeting someone like her was a blessing to me, and even though we are not blood-related I share a special bond with her.
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I was placing my phone in my purse and switching the lights off before walking out of my office. I stepped inside the elevator and pressed the button, as I moved back the doors of the elevator closed. I reached the down floor and walked to the parking lot, I climbed in my car and drove to my apartment.
It was late night; I hadn’t realised it as I was so busy with work, a yawn escaped my mouth as I drove my car to the parking lot.
As I parked my car in the parking lot and stepped out of the car cool breeze hit me making my body shiver. I rushed to the elevator and clicked the button; I rubbed my arms to make decrease the coolness but I was still shivering.
As the doors opened, I rushed out of the elevator while pulling my keys out and unlocking the door, I stepped inside and locked the door behind. I removed my coat and placed it on the hanger and walked to my living room, as my eyes moved to the person standing in the middle of my living room, a gasp escaped from my mouth.
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CLARISSA’S POV:-
I stared at him in pure horror,
does that mean… Cyrus? That mere thought made my body shiver in fear and disgust, tears rushed to my eyes as that morning flashed in front of my eyes where I woke up naked, alone, with a mattress on me.
“No…” I heard Apollo say, I looked up at him, he took my face in his hands and stared into my eyes, “You…are still a virgin,” he said caressing my cheek with his thumb, I could my cheek redding as his warm touch made some unknown pleasure through my body.
I never felt this before, but I made sure not to give in to his temptations, I know how to control myself.
“I just took your clothes off and laid beside you,” He said making my throat dry, he took my clothes off? I was angry and shy at the same time, I didn’t understand how should I react for what he said, why did he remove my clothes? I wanted to ask him why? But I couldn’t because I just released how shy I can be. In my entire life, I was never shy and this side of me has appeared only with apollo. I don’t is it fear of something else, But I couldn’t control myself around him.
“That Blood?” I asked not looking at him, he grabbed my jaw gently and moved my face to him and made me look at him, “Look at me and talk,” he said in a gentle tone but the warning can’t be ignored.
“That.. that.. blood?” I shuttered,
“That wasn’t your blood,” he said making my heart drop,
“Wha… What?”