THE CEO BRIDE - CHAPTER 8&9
★★★★★
{ BE MY BRIDE }
Diego was set to leave, after making sure everything was intact with Romeo’s office, he closed the door and began walking out of the company. It was his duty to make sure nothing goes wrong with his Boss’s things.
As he made his way outside, he met a few staff in the company, set to leave since the official closing time is 7:30pm.
Getting outside, his phone beeped in his pocket and he stopped on his tracks. He brought out his phone from his shirt pocket and checked the content of the message.
His eyes widened after reading the content, his phone almost falling from his hand but he quickly controlled himself.
“che diavolo?! {What the hell?!}” He exclaimed, still staring at his phone with wide eyes. Almost immediately, he dialed Romeo’s number but he wasn’t picking up.
“merda! {$h|t!}” He mumbled, rushing to his car. He entered and started the ignition, driving out of the company roughly, still dialing Romeo’s number.
Hearing the word “Fire” from his mouth, Rosetta bursted into tears. Heavy tears rolled down her cheeks as she felt her whole world crumbling right in her presence.
Fired? Like, the end of her job? This was her only means of survival, the only thing which kept her moving. Mere thinking of that, the only thought that came to her mind was… SUICIDE.
Losing her job meant the end of her life, the end of her suffering as she’d prefer dying than to live a life where hunger was her best friend. The life where her parents detest her so much, the life of a cleaner whose life is always stepped on by the higher class. The life….
A sob wrenched out of her mouth mere thinking of that, she lowered her head to the ground, crying her hearts out. The pain in her heart was second to none.
“Please,” she managed to whisper.
“Please don’t do this, I… I’m sorry for destroying your wristwatch but please don’t fire me, this job is my only hope. Please,” her cries grew louder as she managed to pour her hearts out.
Romeo sat on the chair, staring at her with his face void of emotion. He continued staring at her as she cried, pleading with him desperately.
After a while, he took his gaze away and hit the table, making Rosetta stop crying abruptly.
“Ferma le tue lacrime {Stop your tears}” he said.
Rosetta shook her head and went on her knees, clasping her palms together.
“Please save me, I promise to do anything you want. Don’t fire me please,” she pleaded.
“Anything?” Romeo smirked and she quickly nodded her head.
“Cool. I’ll call for you later,” he pronounced.
“Huh?” Does that mean her job is still intact?
“Yes, you can continue your job,” he confirmed her fears.
Hearing that, a happy smile spread on her lips, her heart jumping in joy.
“And the wristwatch? You’ll have to repay me with something else I guess,” he said and she stopped smiling.
Something else? Like what?
“I’ll send someone to you,” he said.
“Thank you so much, Sir Romeo. I promise to serve you with my whole life, I’ll never ever leave you. I’ll always be by your side,” Rosetta screamed happily, hitting her cheeks with her palms.
The joy in her was overwhelming. She’d be receiving her pay in two days time, at least that’d be able to sustain her for sometime. She couldn’t afford to lose her job now.
Subconsciously, a smile found its way to Romeo’s lips as she continued blabbing out promises which sounded funny to his ears.
He cleared his throat and dismissed her which she gladly did. Rosetta danced her way out of the house, walking past Diego who was just arriving.
Diego stared at her dancing figure before shaking his head, laughing silently. He entered the study room and met Romeo already prepared to leave.
“Diego?” Romeo called surprisingly. He wasn’t expecting him at that moment.
“Good evening, President” Diego bowed his head.
“What’s wrong? I didn’t call for you,” Romeo said. His eyes suddenly widened as a thought crossed through his mind.
“Is something wrong with the company?” He asked.
“No, President. Everything is totally fine, but…” Diego trailed off and Romeo raised a brow, staring at him.
“Mr. Castillo is back,” Diego dropped the bombshell.
“Che cosa? {What?}” Romeo mumbled in shock.
“I just received the notification now, what are we to do, President?” Diego asked worriedly.
“Freud is still around the corner, he wouldn’t hesitate to take any action if any mistakes occur. We have to do something, sir” Diego said.
“Freud…” Romeo gritted, clenching his jaw hard. How much he h@??d to hear that name.
“You have to do something for me, Diego,” Romeo suddenly said.
“Find out everything about her, the lady who left just now. Her family, her weakness, every f-__-king thing and get them to me by 9pm” Romeo walked out of the room immediately while Diego also left, getting to business instantly.
STONE’S RESIDENCE***
As soon as Rosetta stepped her foot into the house, the smile on her face disappeared and it got replaced with a sour one. The house was empty but there were dirty plates on the table, signifying her parents already had dinner.
Walking to the table, she packed the plates and went to the kitchen, she started by washing the dishes. Her stomach grumbled loudly and she bit her lips hard. What hurts the most is that she doesn’t even have the money to buy her meal for tomorrow.
Heaving an exasperated sigh, she looked around the room, making sure no one was in sight, she took steady steps towards the pot.
Rosetta opened the pot and her mouth went watery seeing the food there. Wasting no time, she quickly took a plate and dished out a meal.
She quickly sat by a corner and dig into the meal, eating fast so her parents wouldn’t catch her.
But, it was as though fate was totally against her because right at that moment, her mother entered the kitchen.
Rosetta’s heart flew out of her chest when she saw her mother, the plate in her hand falling to the floor in the process.
“Mom…” She stuttered, swallowing the remaining particles in her mouth.
Mrs. Stone looked at the broken plates on the floor before staring at Rosetta with only anger visible in her eyes.
“What did you just do?” She yelled angrily.
“I’m sorry, Mom. I was hungry and…” Rosetta couldn’t finish her sentence a she felt a sting on her cheek. Her mother just hit her.
“You bastard! How could you steal my food?! Are you a thief now? Are you?!!” Mrs. Stone yelled. She went to the pot and threw the lid away, walking back to Rosetta, she raised the pot and poured all the contents on her body.
“I’d rather waste this than to give it to a piece of trash like you!!!” She screamed madly.
“Mom…” Rosetta whispered in tears, feeling the hotness of the food on her skin. Her hair was damaged badly and so as her skin too.
“Get out! Your sight disgust me! Get out!” Mrs. Stone yelled, pushing Rosetta away roughly.
Rosetta ran out of the kitchen, going to her room with tears blinding her eyes. This was it, she couldn’t take it anymore. It was more obvious that her mother h@??d her than anything in the world
“I h@?? my life! I h@?? my life!!” She screamed, burying her face on the bed, her body shaking violently as she cried
“I want to die!”
“Here’s what you asked for, Boss” Diego handed some files to Romeo. Romeo was in his room, sitting on the bed while Diego stood on his feet.
“Rosetta Stone??” He chuckled, going through the files.
“She’s a dropout, that’s how she ended up as a cleaner,” Diego said.
Romeo nodded as he scanned through the information in his hands.
“And her weakness?” He asked.
“Her parents,” Diego blurted out. Romeo’s gaze went to him immediately.
“Her parents?” He asked to be sure and Diego replied by nodding his head.
“She’s known to be an only child but her parents detest her a lot. I don’t think they’re her biological parents because no parent would treat their child like they did.
“Interessante {Interesting}” Romeo grinned before handing the files to Diego.
“I have a job for you,” he said while Diego listened attentively.
Rosetta was wide awake, staring at the ceiling with visible tears in her eyes. She cried throughout the night, not sleeping a wink.
“I’d rather waste this than to give it to a piece of trash like you!!!” she remembered her Mother’s words and she started crying again, this time louder. Her face was all red, with her cheeks so thin. One could have guessed how much she was suffering.
She sat up slowly and cleaned her face for the umpteenth time, she got to her feet and went to the bathroom to have her bath. She couldn’t afford to lose her job, not yet.
After a while, Rosetta was all dressed up with her bag around her shoulder. She wore her flat shoes and walked out of her room. Her parents were already in the living room but she ignored them, walking past them without a word.
Getting outside, her eyes met a surprised sight as she saw different cars, parking outside their house.
On seeing she was out, Diego came out of the car and walked towards her with two guards behind him.
“Good morning, miss” he flashed a smile at her.
“Yes, good morning. How can I help you please?” Rosetta asked.
“Mr. Knight would like to see you,” Diego said.
“Sir Romeo?” Rosetta’s eyes widened. Did he change his mind already? Was he going to fire her again?
“Please follow us, Miss,” Diego said.
After contemplating for a short while, Rosetta entered the car with them and soon, the neighborhood became silent.
Getting to the house, Rosetta marveled at the huge building. She couldn’t admire it the previous day since she was in a sour mood, but now?? This was heaven!
Her mouth went agape as they entered the house, staring at the waterfall in amazement.
“Like what you see?” She suddenly heard a voice. She looked ahead to find him sitting on the couch, his arms across her chest. That was when she discovered they were in the sitting room.
“Have your seat,” he pointed to a chair after dismissing the guards.
Rosetta sat down gently, still looking around the house
“You said you’d do anything I ask you to do,” Romeo said, not beating around the bush.
“Huh?” Rosetta’s eyes went to him and she quickly nodded her head.
“As long as my job will still be intact,” she quickly said.
“Not as a cleaner, but as a Boss on her own,” he smirked which threw Rosetta to a state of confusion.
“What do you mean?” She asked confusingly.
“Be my bride,” he suddenly stated, staring at her with the corner of his lips curled up in an amused smile.
“What?” Her jaw dropped. What the hell was he saying? His bride??
“I know how desperate you are, you won’t be able to refuse this offer,” Romeo said.
“Now I can see you’ve gone insane, I was wrong to come here in the first place!” She shot, getting to her feet. She could feel herself slowly getting mad. Just because she was desperate for her job, does that mean he should be telling her trash??
“Stop!” He yelled and she did immediately which amazed her. She turned to him and the look on his face made her shiver.
“Don’t you dare walk out on me, Rosetta” he stood up and walked towards her.
“Or, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life” his deep voice made her tremble in fear. And somehow, she knew she had landed herself in trouble.
Who the hell is this man? How did he get to know her name?? Those were the thoughts running in her mind.
TBC