Chapter 5

• I had already lost my parents, my grandma and my sister were my only family. Today I had lost them too. I cried, not believing what had just happened. How can someone be so evil? How can he take lifes of the innocents? How can he do this to me when I had done nothing wrong to him? Why does everything bad happen to me?
• Why do I have to lose my loved ones? Why didn't I just die instead. No one else deserved to die but me. Pain struck in my chest building up more and more.
• "Are you willing to change your decision now?" He stated as if nothing had just happened.
• I blinked twice, making sure what I heard was indeed correct. "After all you've done, you still have the courage to ask me that... What kind of a human being are you. Don't you have feelings. Don't you feel pathetic that you just killed someone and still act as if nothing happened. Mr Neil Rodgers do you recognize you just killed my fucking family. I mean how low can you stoop, just to make someone agree to your terms. You fucking psycho head... I swear I'll fucking make your life a freaking hell. You'll curse the day you fucking laid eyes on me. You are fucking going behind the bars for the rest of your life and I'll make sure all your wealth doesn't intervene between you and the cells." I said gritting my jaws, making sure he understood all I said as tears welled down.
• "How can you be so heartless, you just took away innocent life, whatever grudges you had were against me, you shouldn't have dragged my family in this...I promise you'll pay for it dearly." I sobbed
• He stood there before me for a long time, taking in whatever I was throwing at him, but still no emotion of shame in his eyes. Which made my blood boil more.
• After sometime when I had stopped cursing, " your family is safe." Is all he said with short wicked laugh. Leaving me in utter confusion
• Sensing the confusion he said, " they are safe. I didn't kill them, it was all staged. Just to let you know that my threats are not a mere talk but a real one. If I don't get what I want easily, I know how to snatch it. "
• My palm raised and without giving a second thought I charged it to the man before me. Hitting him hard on his face, then came the surging pain in my palms. I ignored the pain, my face straight and angry.
• He put his hand on the place I had hit him. "What the fu-"
• Without any warning I charged on to his other cheek. He caught my arm when I was ready to go in for the third round.
• He's eyes furrowing and narrowed. I tried to get out of his grip but he held tight on to them, Cutting the blood flow to the rest of the hand.
• " don't ever do that. " he spat out angrily.
• "And what you did was right?... Do you have any idea what I went through? The whole world does not rotate as per your order. Your fucking ego makes you think you can have it all but the reality is far more different than what you think. What you did was very inhuman. Aren't you ashamed"
• He pushed me to the wall angrily, blocking me and leaning closer.
• "No am not. You can call me all what you want, think of all what you want. But I would not sit quietly before I get what I want. Think of what happened as a warning if you don't give me what I want, be prepared to see the trailer you just saw turn in to reality."
• I opened my mouth but not a sound came out. The fear caught me when he said to be prepared for the trailer to turn into reality. I had lost my parents, the only family now was my grandma and my sister I can't loose them too.
• "Please leave my family alone." Pleading, I looked at him locking our eyes.
• I thought I saw regret in his eyes for a tad bit, but he quickly switched it to a smirking face.
• "Okay. But you know the rules. Sign the document and I promise no harm will be done to them."
• "Fine." I sighed still slightly sobbing, as fresh tears started forming.
• The one thing I had been running away from slapped me hard on the face. I had forbidden myself to any relationship but destiny plays evil games with my life....When everything is turning out to be just okay, it hits you in the balls saying bitch please.
• "Fine?" He enquired again not believing what I said
• "That's what you need, and all i need is assurance of safety for my family. But first we should discuss everything."
• "Discuss what?" He asked raising his eyebrows.
• I pushed him lightly, to create some space between us. He moved away and sat on the couch. I fidgeted my feet and fingers nervously, finally deciding to sit on the couch opposite him. He looked at me as I uneasily sat on the couch.
• "Isn't there any other way apart from this." I asked breathing out slowly trying to calm myself, even though I knew the answer to my question. I hoped for it to be otherwise. " I mean, there has to be a way. Or could you simply tell me why you doing such a great favor on me."
• "No there is no other way." He said adamantly, "and I don't think it is necessary to give you the reason as to why am doing it."
• "For gods sake, could we have an adult conversation here. Stop behaving like a spoilt eight years old. This is not just any random decision about your stupid company. It's a decision for lifetime , even though we'll be legally married for two years it would affect our future. And it's not a decision about your life only. So please behave like an adult and stop throwing tantrums. Hopefully then only can we get to an agreeing conclusion." I said angrily grating my teeth.
• "Whatever, I still don't find it necessary to tell you anything."
• So am i just going to marry someone without knowing the reason as to why he wants to marry me.
• "Uhgghhh. You are fucking asshole."
• He looked up at me and smirked.
• "At least we could keep this marriage thing a secret. I don't want everyone to know about this. I don't want to be the burning headlines. Not even to my family. It would be hard for them to accept it."
• "I'll think about it."
• Wow... All I get is I'll think about it.
• "Are you serious? I am trying to make things work but all you say is you'll think about it? There is no thinking mister. I can't have everything your way."
• "Have you forgotten that the lives of your family is in my hands? "
• "Okay... Have it your way... But once this gets to the public eyes it would not only create problems for me but you too. Who made you a businessman when you can't even think of the consequences?"
• That made him angry, but he still decided to stay quiet.
• "Well then if you got nothing to say, bring the contract. Let me just sign my own death certificate and get over it. But let me warn you, you will curse the moment you ever thought of marrying. I would make your life miserable; I'll make your life a living hell."
• "I will not let that happen, you have already tried to ruin my -..." he stopped as if he realized he should have not said that sentence.
• "What!!! I ruined a life. Are you kidding me? Is this some sort of revenge?"