THE BILLIONAIRE’S PERFECT MATE

“You are surprised I know about that? Well, some things are not meant to be hidden forever,” Clark laughed, watching Kevin squirm. Kevin wondered how he had gotten to know about his affair with Nicole and at that moment, he became engulfed with fear. He knew Clark didn’t like him and had been looking for a way to get rid of him. Now that he had finally gotten a chance, he wouldn’t stop at anything to make him vanish into thin air. He knew Clark wanted something from him, which was why he had confronted him with his secret, if not, he would have gone to Carlos directly to divulge his findings to him.

“What do you want?” Kevin asked, wanting to know what Clark needed from him, in exchange for keeping his secret from Carlos.

“Do you know why I have a bit of liking for you even though I detest you so much for having a way to my father’s heart? Because you are so smart, and you decode things easily. I will tell you want I want but I would rather do that over a glass of wine. Come over to my room” Clark said, as he walked with pride to his room, with Kevin trailing behind him. Upon getting to his room, Clark poured a glass of wine for himself and Kevin. He handed it over to Kevin and urged him to have a sip of it. Although he was reluctant about drinking it, Kevin had to force it down his throat, so as not to get in his bad book.

“What I want from you is very simple. I just want to be warming your wife’s bed,” Clark said, dropping a bombshell on Kevin. Kevin was shocked at what Clark had said. He thought he was joking and didn’t mean it, but the expression on Clark’s face said otherwise.

“Are you joking right now? How will I allow you to be intimate with my wife?” Kevin burst out, clenching his fist, as if he was getting ready to punch Clark on his face.

“What? You can’t? Since you are warming my stepmother’s bed, why can’t I warm your wife’s bed? Moreover, it isn’t the first time I will be doing so. So, what’s the fuss about?” Clark said, feeling unbothered by Kevin’s dismay. What Clark said caught Kevin’s attention, which prompted him to ask a question out of curiosity.

“It isn’t your first time doing that? What do you mean by that?” Kevin asked, getting more tense. The Wordsworth family and Kevin’s co-worker only knew he was married, but never knew his wife. When Ellie showed up at the hospital unannounced that day, Carlos and some of Kevin’s co-workers at the scene got to know her as his wife. Clark wasn’t present at the scene, so he wondered how he got to know who his wife was.

“Could he be aware that Ellie is the girl he molested 7 years ago?” Kevin thought. It was as if Clark was reading his mind, as he giggled while he made eye contact with Kevin, confirming Kevin’s suspicion.

“It won’t be my first time with her. It is what you know, or have you forgotten what transpired between your wife and I seven years ago?” Clark asked, smirking. With that statement of his, Kevin further confirmed his suspicion right.

“You met with her?” Kevin asked, wondering how and where they had met.

“Yes, I met with her earlier today, when she was having a conversation with her darling husband in the restroom” Clark announced, and it was then, Kevin realized how Clark found out about his affair with Nicole.

“You eavesdropped on our conversation?’ Kevin asked, raising his voice, disappointed at Clark’s childishness.

“Eavesdropped? No, I didn’t. I was only minding my business before you two walked into the restroom, making me witness your couple’s fight. Although, I didn’t see her face, her voice is still as sweet as it was 7 years ago. The sound of her voice brought back the long-forgotten memory, making me want to have more of her” Clark said, with lust evident in his eyes, while Kevin clenched his fist, restraining himself from taking any drastic action.

“So, are you willing to give me what I want to save you from getting killed by my father or you want to go against me?” Clark asked, with his words hanging in the air. Kevin didn’t know what to do. He didn’t want to give in to Clark’s request and at the same time, he didn’t want to be in his bad book, as he knew what Clark was capable of doing. While in the middle of his thoughts, Clark said something which made Kevin to finally decide on which of the options to go for.

“If you are thinking of turning down my request, be ready to bear the consequences attached to that. Leaving your affair out of this, I think it will get quite interesting if your wife gets to know you killed the woman who took you in and raised you. The woman you both called “Granny”. It will get quite interesting; don’t you think so?” Clark said, with a devilish smile on his face.

“What do you ….. mean by that?” Kevin asked stammering, while at the same time, trying to compose himself from making it obvious that he was scared. He knew he had already been cornered by Clark, but he didn’t want to give him the chance to threaten him further and see him as a weakling.

“You think I didn’t know you killed that old woman? I do but I can’t use it against you because my father is somehow entangled with the crime, and he wouldn’t take it lightly with me if he finds out I try to do so. But what do you think he will do if he finds out you are sharing his woman with you? And what do you think your wife who is hellbent on bringing about your downfall will do, if she finds out you killed her grandmother? Choose wisely” Clark said, sipping his wine, while he giggled. He was happy to see Kevin in the troubled and restless state he was in. Kevin loosened his tie, as if it was disturbing him from thinking straight. He began to sweat profusely, while blinking repeatedly, thinking about the pros and cons of the two choices he had.

“Can you give me some time to think about it?” Kevin asked.

“No, I am not that patient. I need your response now, right at this moment. You have just 30 seconds to decide and your time starts now” Clark said, looking at his watch. As the clock ticked, so was Kevin’s heart raced. And then at the last second, he made his choice known.

“Okay, I agree with you but it will be a one-off thing” Kevin stated his condition.

“I am fine with that. Just wanna have a taste of her once more. Since we have reached a conclusion, get her ready tomorrow” Clark responded, not being to hide his eagerness.

“Tomorrow? Isn’t that too soon? Have you been planning this for a while? Were you waiting for this opportunity to come?” Kevin asked, wondering what the rush was for.

“That’s what I want and it is final. Since we are done with our discussion, you may take you leave now. Be expecting my call tomorrow evening” Clark said in a firm and determined voice, urging Kevin to take his leave. Kevin left his room defeated, and he headed straight home. On his way home, he kept on thinking about how his plan had gone downhill, which was all thanks to Ellie. He blamed her for the insult he had gotten that day and promised himself to make her pay for it. Since her child whom he had planned to use as a bargain in exchange for money was dead, Kevin thought Ellie should be able to take her daughter’s place and make him climb the ladder of success with her body.

On getting home, he had met Ellie lying down on the couch in the sitting room. He walked up to her, ready to vent his anger on her, for disrupting his plan.

“What the hell did you do today?” Kevin yelled at Ellie, who ignored his presence and just kept on staring into the space, lost in her own world of thoughts.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

“Didn’t you hear me just now or are you pretending not to?” Kevin said authoritatively at Ellie, but she never responded. She stood up from where she laid, got up and headed for her room but before she could take some steps, Kevin pulled her back. This got Ellie angry, which made her cursed at Kevin.

“Get your filthy hands off me. You disgust me!!!”, Ellie yelled, spatting on his face. This caught Kevin off-guard, as he never thought she would go to that extent to retaliate.

“What did you just do?” Kevin asked, wiping away her spit from his face, while getting irate.

“I spat on your face and I am going to do that over and over again. I regret the day I met you and the day I said ‘Yes, I do’ to you. You are such an evil being. I cannot continue living with a murderer. I want a divorce. I want to stop seeing a murderer’s face everyday that I wake up. You are a murderer” Ellie yelled, but as soon as she finished the statement, Kevin landed a slap on her face. Ellie was shocked, as she held her cheek which hurt. But Kevin didn’t stop at that, he pushed her to the wall, making her fall to the ground. Groaning in pain, Ellie managed to sit up on the floor and then, Kevin lowered his body to the level of hers. Ellie looked at him in shock, as she never believed he could have laid his hands on her. She noticed that his eyes had blackened and the look on his face was terrifying, scaring the hell out of her.

“What? I can’t hit you? You seem to have underestimated me. Do you know why I have been so easy on you lately? Because you just lost your child and you are finding it hard move on but I do not think I can continue doing that anymore. I need to put you in your place. You wanna fight me? No, you can’t darling. I am a man and there is no contest for that. You have to understand that you are no match for me, Ellie. I thought you did, but I am just realizing you don’t. Now listen to me. I make the money here, so I set the rules. You live off my earnings, so you have to obey my every order. Is that understood?” Kevin asked, looking at Ellie who didn’t respond but just defiantly stared at him.

“Is that understood?” Kevin yelled, punching her in her belly, making her yell in pain. Ellie curled up on the floor, coughing out blood.

“Enough of the child’s play, let’s get into the real business. Now that your daughter is dead, you should be able to take up the role I had designated for her. From now henceforth, you will make money for me using your body. That’s the only way you can repay me for looking after you and your dead child for years. Get your self prepared. You first client gets here tomorrow. Also, from now on, you will be locked up in your room and you are grounded from stepping out. Be a good girl and obey my instructions, so you do not end up like your daughter. As for the divorce, you will definitely get that, but not until I am ready to let you go. Till then, you are stuck with me and you will remain as my money making machine” Kevin said, laughing hysterically, as he dragged Ellie to her room with her hair and her body making contact with the floor. He locked her up, after which he headed to his room, humming joyfully.

“Welcome to a new dispensation, Kev. No one can stop you from getting what you want anymore” he said, laughing hysterically, with a sinister smile on his face.