Chapter 40
The drive back to Apollo’s house was quiet, he didn’t say anything and kept his complete attention on the road. I was left with many questions and confusion and I couldn’t wait to ask all those burning questions to Romulus.
We walked to his bedroom, and as soon as we stepped in, he claimed my lips hungrily kicking the door shut and unzipping my dress and ripping it off my body.
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I woke up feeling his hot breath against my neck, without waking him up I got up from the bed and tiptoed to the bathroom. I opened the cabinet in the bathroom and took a morning-after pill. I quickly took a shower and got dressed. When I walked out of the walk-in closet, I saw Apollo getting up from the bed and wearing his pants.
“Good morning!” I said, looking at him. He glanced at me and smiled while pushing his hair back with his fingers, he looked cute while doing that with his morning face and sleepy eyes.
“Good Morning,” he replied, walking to me, he kissed me on my cheek and walked inside the bathroom making butterflies in my stomach. I blushed while his morning voice made my body shudder and made me aroused.
We had our breakfast in silence, I stood up from my chair and turned around, Apollo took my handbag and placed his hand in the small of my back, leading me towards the parking lot. He unlocked his car and opened the car door for me, I turned to him, “Apollo, I don’t want anyone to gossip about us and if we go to the office at once, it may raise many questions and we may get unwanted attention, I hope you understand!” I said and waited nervously for his answer.
He nodded his head and turned around abruptly, he led me to my car, I opened the car door and stepped inside it. I glanced at him and saw him clenching his jaw and turning around, I made him angry.
Jesus!
I drove out of the mansion and to the office, I don’t’ how I will deal with him and the truth that he’s a dominant and he wants me to be his submissive. I may ignore this now but I’m sure he will bring this up again, what will I answer then! Oh my god, this too much to handle.
I placed my hands over my head while chewing my lower lip in frustration.
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Lydia’s POV:-
I opened my eyes feeling hot rays falling on my face, I sighed when last night’s event rushed to my mind. Suddenly my mind flashed the moment where I hugged Romulus, I don’t know why but there was something in him which made me feel safe. I blushed at the memory and sat up while pushing my hair back.
Stop now! Yeah, I know I hugged him stop flashing it! I yelled at my mind and walked towards the washroom and did my morning routines. Last night, after he left me, Oscar brought me dinner and after having it, I laid down on the bed, I don’t remember when I slipped into a deep slumber.
Oscar brought some clothes for me saying that Romulus asked him to do that, I nodded my head at him and asked him to place the bags inside. He obeyed and left the room after placing all the bags inside.
I dressed up in a two-tone A-line dress with a bow accent and wore a grey blazer on it while pairing it with court high heels and a boxy bag. My hair was down and I applied light make up to my face.
I must thank Romulus for the clothes and makeup, he even brought innerwear for me, he’s too kind and helpful to me.
I walked downstairs and saw Romulus reading a new paper while sitting on the dining table. He wore a white button-down shirt and a black coat over it. His hard chest was visible through the shirt and that silver chain with a cross pendant made him look hotter. That chain made his neck bones look high and something in me wanted to touch his neck bones.
I shook my head and tried to focus on something else other than him. Hearing my footsteps, he looked up at me and flashed that sexy smile.
Wait what! Sexy smile? Where are all these coming from? Get a grip idiot!
“Good morning,” he greeted, I noticed the way his eyes moved to my dress and a blush crept up my cheeks.
Stop blushing! Behave, Lydia! What is wrong with you! My subconscious yelled at me.
I pulled the chair out and sat down, “Good morning,” I greeted, “I want to thank you for helping me Romulus, you are very generous…” he cut me off, “Please Don’t thank me, Lydia, I don’t know how you ended up in the middle nowhere but I would really like to know about it when you are ready,” he said leaning forward and placing his hands on the desk.
“You work for my dad, you are our employee and it’s our responsibility to help you and look after you,” he continued,
See you’re just an employee to him! Shame on you! Lydia. My subconscious scolded me and his words developed a strange type of pain inside my chest and It hurts but still, I forced a smile and tried to mask it.
“I want to go back to my home; I can’t stay here!” I said, looking straight at his face.
“Lydia, it’s not safe to go back to your house, that person knows where you live and where you work, he will come back looking for you… you are not safe,” he said with a genuine worry in his eyes.
Don’t fool yourself Lydia, never trust men they change colour chameleon and you will end up hurt like before. My subconscious yelled at me,
“Listen to me, here you are safe and you can do whatever you want to and after some days, when you think it’s time, you may leave, I won’t stop you,” he said, and I found myself nodding to him.
We had our breakfast quietly, “Stan, my driver has brought your car, it’s in the parking lot and he will drop you and will pick you up,” he said standing up from his chair, I opened my mouth to protest, “It’s for your safety,” he said and walked away.
I sighed and walked to my car; Stan dropped at the office.
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Clarissa’s POV:-
As I was working in my office, suddenly that woman, Juliette’s face flashed in my mind and her strange behaviour and Jacob’s looks, everything was messing my mind and I couldn’t concentrate on my work because of it. I had to know who she is or else I can’t do my work at all.
I took my phone and dialled Romulus’s Number and put it to my ear, I waited patiently for him to pick up the call. After a few rings, he answered.
“Hello,” he spoke through the phone,
“Hello Romulus,” I replied,
“I know you called me to know about that Juliette! But I can’t tell you that Clarissa, Apollo will kill me,” he said and that statement made me more confused.
That means this is something related to Apollo! I must know it! I have to know what happened between these two.
“Please tell me, I can’t concentrate on my work if I don’t get answers, Romulus,” I pleaded him,
“I’m sorry. But I can’t tell you,” he said,
“Please Romulus, Please!” I pleaded again,
I heard him sigh, which made me smile and wait for him spill out the truth, “She is my step sister, my father adopted her when her mother, Ms. Susan died, apparently her father left Susan when Juletee was just 2 years old…. And Susan had to raise her alone, someday she met my father and they had an affair… when she died, Juliette was just ten years old… out of love, dad brought her home and raised her with us…” he continued but I wanted to know the Apollo part, I was dying to know that.
“Wait, what had happened between her and Apollo? Tell me that!” I said, curiously.
He chuckled, “They both had a thing… you know! I think it’s best for you to ask Apollo for details…” He said and that piece of information made me widen my eyes and my heart skipped a beat.
“What!”
Author’s Note:-
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