Chapter 59 Chapter Fifty Nine
MARK’S POV
“Sir, Miss Bella is here to see you. She’s waiting downstairs as I speak.” I raised my head from the stack of files on the desk as the voice sounded through the telecom.
I reclined in my seat and wondered why she was here this time. Has she cooked up some lie she was very convinced that I would believe? I won’t be surprised if she says she now has leukemia.
I leaned forward and pressed the call button. “Let her in!”
Let’s hear what she has up her sleeves this time.
“Right away, sir,” the voice on the other end came immediately.
Few seconds later, I watched as the door creaked back as it was gently pushed open. Bella walked in.
My eyes scanned her from head to toe; she was dressed in a black turtlen*eck dress that tightly. hugged her graceful figure, her plum l*ps were coated in a rich red color and a large fancy, black rimmed sunglass sat on her delicate nose and obscured her expression from any onlooker. “Hello, Mark, she said in a detached voice as she stood before me, her obviously newly manicured fingers held onto the top of the seat.
I took in a deep breath and exhaled. “Take a seat,” I said indifferently and gestured toward one of the two empty chairs on the other side if the table. Then I sat straight and clasped my palms. together on the table. “Why have you come? What do you want to talk about?”
Her hand slid down the top of the seat as she took a seat on one of the chairs. Her sunglasses were still on as she tipped up her chin and faced me. “I’m her for my break up fee,” she blurted. out bluntly, no pleasantries, nothing. Then her shoulders raised in a slight shrug that i would have missed it if I was not staring at her so intently, struggling to decipher who the woman befure me was. I mean I’ve been with you for so long; I can’t leave with nothing. Her voice was so cold and devoid of its usually faked warmth that it sounded foreign to my ears.
I reclined back in my seat, my fingers twirled a ballpen as I regarded her, my gaze scrutinizing her. I was extremely glad that she was now being true. She was finally throwing all caution to the air and showing me her true self.
“I demand a response, Mark.” Her brows lifted above the rims of the glasses she had on, “I believe I’m not talking to myself.”
Her audacity almost made me laugh out loud. But I couldn’t. The whole situation was almost unbelievable. It sent chills through me. So this is Bella’s real personality. This is who she really was. A true unabashed gold digger! All this while, I had allowed a gold digger be by my side. Does her parents know about their daughter’s schemes? Or they were the one that even put her to it. Perhaps she took after her parents. I hadn’t even had time to go to them and give them a piece of my mind. But one thing was sure, I will be pulling out all of my investments from their crooked company.
Perhaps it was her outer beauty that blinded me to all of these? I got swept by the front she put up that I overlooked everything and everyone else. If only I had been kinder to Sydney.
I blinked and shook my head. No thoughts of Sydney.
“Bella,” I started calmly, “I thought there was love between us. After I ended things with you at the hospital, I didn’t expect your first words when we happen to meet again to be a demand for a breakup fee.”
“Yes, Mark. There was love between us and I did love you,” she shrugged, more prominently this time, “But what can I say, I love myself more. We all do. Then she removed her sunglasses and fixed me with a cold glare I had never seen on her in all the years I had known her, “Since every chance of getting married to you and being your wife has been wrecked, I must look out for myself. I see nothing wrong with that.”
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For a moment, I thought of asking her to get out and calling in the security to drag her out if she refused but that will only cause unnecessary drama and I suspect it will only push her into coming back and what I wanted now was to have her off my back and out of my life.
I opened the down drawer by my right and brought out one of my bank cards. Then I placed it on the table and pushed it to the other side of the table where she would be able to reach it.
I pulled my hand back and nodded at the card. “There is a million dollars in that card. Maybe even more. Take it all. It is enough to start a new lavish life.”
I didn’t miss the speed with which she snatched the bank card from the table. She avoided my gaze as she tucked it into her bag. Then she looked up. This isn’t enough. You promised to acquire the Luxe vogue for me, and you haven’t done that yet.”
I scoffed as I remembered the promise I had made to her when I was on top of her. How dumb was the girl? “You believe what a man says in bed?” I scoffed again. “Don’t be ridiculous, Bella.” She responded instantly. “I will be ridiculous if that will make you fulfill your promise. You promised me the Luxe vogue and now I want it.”
I regarded her, my eyes searching hers. Was she for real?
“I cannot get you the Luxe vogue,” I said firmly. “Besides, me telling you that I would get it for you is hardly a promise.”
She shrugged nonchallantly, “It might be a promise, it might not be a promise, it’s not my business, she bit out. You made me a promise and you have to fulfill it. But don’t worry if you don’t feel the need to. It’s fine.”
I squinted at her, where was she going with this?
She continued, “Just don’t be surprised if I decide to sell our intimate moments to the gossip magazines. I am sure the public would be happy to see the n*ked ass of their favorite CEO and your fangirls will relish seeing your hard cock all over the net just with a tap on their screen.” She smirked when she saw me clench my fists on the table, I have lots of such videos and photos.” I cast her an equally cold look. Now I was very sure that any bit or crumb of love, care, pity or affection that I ever had for her was gone. It had been extinguished to the very last crumb. All 1 felt towards her right now was a rapidly growing disdain.
“Fine. I will secure the Luxe vogue for you.”
She smirked but when I raised my finger, the smirk vanished. “You should know that I am not scared of you baseless and spineless threats. It’s because the love I once had for you has now morphed into simmering hatred and all I want is to just have you out of my sight and life.” Then I held her gaze. “If there is a next time, I assure you, I enunciated each word, “You won’t be able to bear the consequences.”
Regardless of my warning, she rolled her eyes as she smiled satisfactorily. “Whatever.” Then she stood up, walked around the table and swiftly placed a quick k*ss on my checks. I gritted my teeth, sure that there would be a stain of her red l*pstick, outlining her l*ps on my cheeks right
now.
I held myself, clenching my hands into fists until my fingers started to dig into my palm. If I should act on my brimming anger, I won’t be surprised if I flung her across the room.
She straightened up and chirped, “Thank you, Mr. CEO, I look forward to it.” She added, “Make it quick then I will be out of your life like I was never there in the first place.”
Then she turned and I watched her walk out of my office, the sound of her high heels echoed in the empty office, even after she was out the door, I could still hear the low echoes as her footsteps recede.
I wiped the l*pstick mark she left on my cheek and dialed my executive office. I ordered coldly, “Email the founders of Luxe vogue again. Request for an acquisition of the website and company. Give them any amount they request for. By any means necessary, make sure you acquire it.”
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