BILLIONAIRE HEART THROB - CHAPTER 21&22

✿ FAILED BRAKE✿

^ D.N BODYGUARD AGENCY ^

“Are you leaving?” Darren asked on seeing Amber leave the agency.

“Sarah just called, she won’t be able to pick Liam and so am going to him” Amber replied.

“Then let me take…”

“No! I prefer to go alone. Thanks ” she said as she continued her journey but Darren caught up with her.

“Since you don’t want me to come with you. Take my car ” he said and when she tried to decline, he put the key in her hand.

“Liam gets tired easily. Just take the car and I will come pick it in the evening” he added lightly before walking off.

Amber felt grateful and also burdened by his generosity while Darren felt happy since he will have an excuse to see her tonight.

Amber was driving down the streets when she saw Estrella running off with two men chasing her.

What’s going on? She thought as she went to quickly park the car and in a rush, she went after them.

As soon as she got to a street, she saw one of the man hold onto Estrella while the other hit her on the face.

“You thief! Think you can run off with our money and we won’t do a thing? Where’s my money you ?îtçh” he said punching her on the face again.

“Go to hell” Estrella let out before spitting on his face.

That angered him and he was about to hit her again when Amber took hold of his hand.

“Weren’t you taught never to hit a girl?” Amber asked.

“And who the f-__-k are you? Why are you meddling in this?” The man asked as he tried to pull out his hand from her grip.

“What do you think?” Amber replied and immediately he tried hitting Amber with his free hand but she caught it, giving him a kick which got him on the floor.

On seeing this the second guy let Estrella go and went towards Amber prepared to hit her but she fought him which got him groaning in pain on the floor.

The first guy stood up heading towards Amber only for Estrella to hit him on the back of his head with a rod.

“Let’s go” Estrella said as she ran off with Amber.

As soon as they got back to Darren’s car, Amber waited for an explanation.

“Just like I stole your money, I stole theirs to use for the enrollment but I only did it because it’s also a stolen money. I heard them talking about it” Estrella said quickly

“Money that has been stolen is a stolen money no matter what. If I hadn’t seen you then you would have been ki||ed” Amber admonish.

“Where do you live?”

“At a little hostel down the street” Estrella replied.

“Don’t you have any family to stay with?”

” I do have but he’s a chauvinist who believes that working as a body guard is only a man job. He believes that my only job in life is to get married and give birth” she answered.

“He’s indeed a chauvinist. Lead me to the hostel you live” Amber ordered and a while later they both stood in the crampy little house.

“Pack your things, you are leaving this place” Amber ordered.

*****
^ EVENING ^

As soon as the Taxi stopped, Sarah got out of it limping towards the house.

She was about to go in when she got a text from Jerome.

★ARE YOU HOME★

★SEND A REPLY IF YOU ARE★

★WHY AREN’T YOU REPLYING★

Sarah let out a smile when she read the message, she was about to reply when he called.

“What” she let out slowly.

“Are you ignoring my message?” He asked.

“Am not”

“Then why didn’t you send a reply?”

“I would have if you had given me the chance” she answered mildly.

“Oh! I thought you were ignoring my message after what we’ve been through”

“And what exactly have we been through?” Sarah asked, a smile appearing on her lips.

“Today. I saved you from danger, don’t tell me you’ve forgot about it”

“I haven’t and besides this limping of mine will make me remember for a long time” she answered.

“Thanks for your help” she added and on the other end of the line, Jerome couldn’t help but to let out a smile.

“I don’t want you thanking me” he said seeing this as his chance.

“What do you want then?”

“Lunch. Eat lunch with me tomorrow, I will send you the details later, all you have to do is to show up. Good night” with that said, he ended the call.

Sarah shook her head and with the smile still evident on her face, she went into the house.

“Amber sweetie, am home” she called as she limp into the room only to see Estrella seated in their sitting room.

“Am I in the wrong house?” Sarah asked

“You aren’t. Meet our new room mate, she’s Estrella” Amber said as she did the intro before explaining Estrella problem to Sarah.

“This guardian of yours is a big time chauvinist. He deserves to be punched in the face” Sarah let out in anger.

“While you two get to know each other, I will be in the kitchen ” Amber said as she left Sarah and Estrella talking.

*****
On the other hand Roland stood in his room contemplating on whether to call Amber or not.

After hours of thinking, he finally decided to call.

The phone rang once before she finally pick the call.

“Amber I…”

“Sorry, this isn’t Amber but Sarah ” Sarah answered.

“Oh! Where’s Amber then?” He asked only to hear some one scream.

“What happened?” Roland asked having recognized the voice.

“Some thing has happened to Amber, I will call you later” Sarah said as she ended the call.

Roland kept calling and when he got no answer, he took his car keys and set out.

As soon as he got to Amber’s home, he ran to the front door where he knocked for some time before Sarah opened up.

“What’s wrong with Amber?” He asked.

“She errr….” Sarah was cut short when he walk past her going in search of Amber.

His search of Amber got him going into the kitchen.

“Why are you here, Roland?” The surprised Amber asked but he didn’t bother to give a reply rather he walk the distance that separate them and pulled her into a tight hug.

“Do you know how worried I was?” He said as he held onto her.

He pulled back to stare at her face, cradling it and without warning he gave her a kiss.

Amber wanted to push him away but she found herself standing still while she let him kiss her.

“I thought some thing bad had happened to you” he muttered as he rest his head on hers.

“I just got a little bit electrocuted” she said in return which got him moving back to stare at her face.

“Are you okay? Don’t you need to go to the hospital? I brought my car and I can take you…..”

“You don’t need to. Am okay” she said as she move out of his hold.

“How did you know some thing happened to me?” Amber asked.

“I think that’s my fault” Sarah spoke up by the door way where she stood with Estrella.

“I was answering his call when you screamed, he heard and thought some thing bad happened which is why he came running here. What do you think we should call that act?” Sarah asked Estrella.

“Love. Have read enough books to know this sort of scene though I wonder if all the heroes I read about always leave their home only in their pyjamas” Estrella said which got everyone eyes on Roland silk pyjamas.

“Our dear Roland must have been so worried that he didn’t notice his pyjamas and came running to Amber. Isn’t that romantic?” Sarah asked teasing him.

“Stop teasing him. Come along Roland” Amber said and unknowingly she took hold of his hand and led him into a room which was private for the both of them.

“You should know that no matter what happen, I can take care of myself. I didn’t undergo training for nothing. So you shouldn’t worry about….”

“How can I not worry about you? You are the mother of my son and the woman am in love with. You telling me that you can take care of yourself makes me feel more worried, so I intend to worry about you all the time” He declared.

“You are making things hard for me ” Amber said gently.

“That’s why you should let me be a part of your life. If am….”

“If I do let you be a part of my life again. What assurance do I have that your mother wouldn’t try to do the same thing she did years ago?” She asked instead.

“I agreed that she succeeded in pulling us apart and I h@?? myself for choosing to believe those lies about you but I can assure you that this time there will not…”

“I don’t want your assurance Roland” She said cutting him off again.

“Then what do you want? Am willing to do anything, just tell me” Roland demanded as he walk towards her.

“I want you to leave me alone” she said in return.

“Anything but that” he countered.

“Stay out of my life” she said again.

“Never. Am here to stay this time and I won’t leave, so ask for some thing else cause those two things is some thing I will never do” He answered as he walk towards her.

“Roland you….”

“Am sorry to intrude but Darren is here” Sarah said from outside.

“Why is that guy here?”

“To take his car” Amber answered wondering why she’s telling him this.

” Why is his car with you? If you are in need of a car, am willing to give you hundreds of it ”

“Thanks for the offer but I don’t need anything from you. I think it’s time you leave” she said as she went to open the door telling him to leave.

****
Whitney sat in her office drinking her wine when her secretary came into the room.

“Madam Juliet is here” the secretary inform.

A while Later Juliet sauntered into the room dressed in one of her expensive outfit in town.

“Seem like your husband has been taking care of you” Winter said as she stared at her friend’s outfit.

“He has and it’s all thanks to you for introducing me to him. Seven years ago, I was just a maid working under you and now, am a madam to a vast empire like you” Juliet boasted.

“Should we say that we finally achieved our goal?” Winter asked as she poured them both a glass of wine.

“We did” Juliet replied as they both clink their glass.

“So, why did you ask me come?” Juliet asked.

“Am just wondering if you still communicate with your step daughter. I heard she went to London to further her studies?”

“Yes and that has been for three years. Why the sudden interest in Dahlia?” Juliet asked.

“What do you think about becoming inlaws with me, I doubt that your husband would want to lose the chance” Winter said.

“In laws? Hasn’t Roland been flirting around with girls? Is he ready to take the plunge?”

“I wish that he kept on with his flirting than meeting her again”

“Who are you…” Juliet stop when she saw the knowing look on her friend face. ” Don’t tell me that that girl is back in his life?” she asked referring to Amber.

“She is and she is slowly bewitching him. I must stop my son from falling for her again, I need to do some thing now” Winter replied vehemently.

“Which is why you need Dahlia. Don’t worry, am sure that once I tell her about Roland, she will be interested. She has always liked pretty things and am sure that she’s going to love Roland” Juliet said assuring her friend which got Whitney nodding.

She would rather let Roland be with some one else than to be with Amber cause she isn’t the right girl for him.

*****
^ THE NEXT DAY ~ AMBER’S APARTMENT ^

“Hurry up Liam or you will be late for school ” Amber called as she opened the door to check out their mail.

She was sorting out the important ones when she came across a letter.

“What is this?” She mumbled as she open the envelope to read it’s content.

★ PRETENDING TO BE A HERO, RIGHT? JUST WHEN I HAD IT ALL PLANNED YOU HAD TO INTERFERE AND SAVE ROLAND FROM THAT ACCIDENT. YOU WON’T GET THE CHANCE TO SAVE HIM ANOTHER TIME CAUSE HE’S DESTINED TO DIE. THERE ARE MANY WAYS I KNOW TO ki|| A PERSON BUT THE ONE I LOVE MOST IS CAR ACCIDENT DON’T BE SHOCK WHEN YOU GET A MESSAGE ABOUT HIS CAR EXPLODING OR IT GOING DOWN THE HILL★

Frightened by the message, Amber quickly made a call to Roland.

It took him some time to answer and when he did, she felt relieved.

“Where are you ?”

“Why do you ask, do you miss me?” Roland joked in return.

“This isn’t the time to joke just tell me where you are” Amber demanded.

“Am currently in my car driving to your agency to begin my training and….” He paused which got her panicking.

“What’s wrong, Roland. Can you hear me?” She asked.

“Why won’t it stop? Amber, I…I think the brakes have been tampered with…the car…the car won’t stop, what should I do?” Roland let out in fear….

To be continued ✌️✌️✌️