A COLD HEARTED CEO IS OBSESSED WITH ME - CHAPTER 47&48
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(Charms lurk evil too)
He left the knife in her belly and moved away.
Tricia fell to the floor and gasped in pain.
David smirked and brought out a handkerchief from his pocket and cleaned his hands of the blood then pocketed the handkerchief back.
He glanced at Tricia before walking away and avoiding the cameras like he did earlier.
“Argh” Tricia cried and faced the forward. “H…Help”
Her phone began ringing in her pocket and she tried reaching for it despite the fact that she was losing consciousness due to blood loss.
Tricia coughed out more blood and struggled to bring out her phone, she pressed any button.
‘Patricia, I guess you’re in class right now?’ Stefan asked.
The phone dropped on Tricia’s chest and her hand slowly fell to the floor.
“Help, Ste…fan”Tricia struggled to speak before her eyes closed.
****
“Kayden, I’ve forgiven you a long time ago and there’s no need to keep pleading. You will always be a friend to me” Brittany added and smiled at him
Kayden was broken-hearted hearing that from her. He thought there could still be a chance for them to reconcile but he was wrong.
Last time, he heard Mõ@?ings from their room and he dared not to step out because he was afraid that his fear had manifested.
Brittany no longer saw him the same way. He even tried badmouthing Ares but she wouldn’t listen to him. It felt like she was jinxed.
Brittany removed her hands from his face and leaned back on her wheelchair. She shifted her gaze to another direction and she saw Ares.
Ares noticed that she had seen him and he sauntered to her.
Kayden saw him and stood up to his feet. They exchanged h@??ful glares before Kayden left from there.
“Where did you go?” Brittany questioned and reached to touch his elbow. “What are you hiding?”
Brittany smiled but Ares smiled awkwardly at her. She quickly understood that he must have felt out of place with her being with Kayden.
“Bend down,” Brittany said softly.
Ares sighed and squatted beside her. He smiled when she cupped his face but then remembered when she did the exact same thing for Kayden.
“You saw me with Kayden and probably think that there is something between us but I’m going to disappoint you because I’m never going back to Kayden,” Brittany said, seriously.
Ares wasn’t a h@??r but her words sounded like music and it sweetened his heart.
Brittany brought her face closer to his and whispered; “I don’t know what I feel, I can’t define it properly but wh@??ver I felt for Kayden is dead, like it never existed and I never thought I would be saying this but…but I feel different around you.”
“It’s like an emotion which I’ve never felt before, it couldn’t be compared to anything I’ve felt in the past. So, be rest assured that we might…actually work…” Brittany said she struggled with her words out of nervousness.
Ares grinned, he looked so handsome to her.
” I brought this for you” Ares said and brought out the white rose.
Brittany’s cheeks flushed, butterflies fluttered in her stomach at the sight of it.
She took it from him and moved back to sniff it.
“It smells good and it’s really beautiful. Husband, you’ve got good taste when it comes to my preferences” Brittany chuckled and moved closer to him.
“Well, I more than like you, wife” Ares smiled, alluringly and kissed her lips tenderly.
Rosalie scoffed inwardly at the sight and looked away meanwhile, the bodyguards were smiling especially Elliot.
***
Hospital>>
An hour had passed and Tricia had been in the emergency ward.
Heather was called multiple times but the latter refused to answer the call. They had to call back the numbers that called Tricia during the time, she was rushed to the hospital.
Stefan and Lailah were the people that had coincidentally called except that Stefan was worried about hearing her distressed voice while Lailah simply wanted to check up on her.
They were presently together in the waiting room. Lailah was crying while Stefan was waiting worriedly.
He didn’t understand why he felt so worried that he rushed to the school like a madman. He couldn’t deny the concern he felt.
Stefan stood up and began pacing around, he didn’t know how to comfort Lailah, so he left her to sob.
The doctor later came out of the ward and they quickly went to him.
“How is my best friend?” Lailah cried.
The doctor sighed, he was a little hesitant about how to break the terrible news to them.
“We tried all we could but I’m sorry, she lost too much blood. We couldn’t save her” the doctor dropped the bombshell.
“No!!!” Lailah screamed in tears and dropped to the floor. “Not my Tricia!!!.”
Stefan’s heart sank to its deepest darkness.
“She can’t be dead,” Lailah cried, sorrowfully.
***
Taylor’s mansion>>
Ryan was dressed as a maintenance guy. He met with the security who questioned him but he gave them the number of one of his spies, a bodyguard.
He was allowed inside and even directed to Brittany’s room, Brittany had already arrived at the house by that time but neither Rosalie and Ares were inside with her.
Ares had left with Elliot for some urgent business while Rosalie went to the kitchen to eat something before she would faint out of jealousy.
Ryan knocked on the door.
“Come in”
Ryan walked in, he was wearing a nose mask and a face cap along with the fake costume.
“Who are you?” Brittany questioned and squinted suspiciously at him.
Ryan replied; “I was asked by Mr Taylor to come here and…and repair the air conditioner.
” Oh! “Brittany gasped and looked upwards at the air conditioner which was at her side.”We never use it often, so I never knew it was malfunctioning but go ahead and do your job” Brittany smiled at him.
Ryan nodded anxiously and walked to a corner and backed her. He opened his tool box but among the tools he was bringing, there was a syringe.
In the syringe was a venom and it would ki|| Brittany within a seconds. Ryan sneakily brought it out and stared at it with a sudden rush of a murderous urge.
TBC…