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Episode 22

Catherine.

I could hardly recognize the woman staring back at me in the mirrorā€¦. She look soā€¦. Hm, whatā€™s the word againā€¦.. Hot!

ā€œWow! Mistressā€¦.. You look differentā€¦ glamorous!ā€ Valerie gushed.

ā€œItā€™s the results of your hard work!ā€ I compliment her.

Iā€™m wearing a black short, off shoulder gown that is only a few inches away from my buttsā€¦. It hugs my body perfectlyā€¦ All my curves in display.

And for my makeupā€¦ She did a smoking eyeshadowā€¦ Black lipstickā€¦. Which makes me look like one of those female gangsters.

ā€œMistress, are you sure you really wanna go to a nightclub dressed like this?ā€

ā€œIsnā€™t this how other girls dress when going to nightclubs?ā€

ā€œYes, butā€¦ You are a married woman, it wonā€™t be good if you went there without your husbandā€™s companyā€

I laughed briefly and look around.

ā€œHusband? Whereā€™s he?ā€ I scoffed. ā€œI donā€™t have a husbandā€¦ If I have heā€™d be by my side when I woke upā€

ā€œMistressā€¦. It might be a misunderstanding, there must be a reason master went with Miss Anikaā€

I snatched my purse from the dressing table. ā€œNo matter what the reason isā€¦. the fact remains Iā€™m his wifeā€¦ I should be his priority!ā€

ā€œBut mistressā€¦.. ā€

ā€œThatā€™s enough, Val. I should get goingā€¦. And donā€™t tell anyone where I went!ā€

ā€œMistressā€¦ā€¦ ā€

ā€œDonā€™t tell anyone!ā€ I told her firmly and left.

I stopped a taxi outside the mansion and I told the driver to take me to the newest nightclub in town.

After some minutes drive, the car stopped.

ā€œWeā€™re here!ā€ The driver said.

I got off and paid him his money.

ā€œThank you and keep the change!ā€ I said to the driver and turned towards building in front of me.

Tonight Iā€™m gonna let myself looseā€¦. Iā€™m gonna be free!

I rushed in and loud music blast my ears, I winced slightlyā€¦ the smell of alcohol and cigarettes swift past my nostrils and I almost gagā€¦. I look around, some people are in the dance floor, others sitting and drinking.

Ok, I agree that this place is really not for meā€¦. but since Iā€™m here, thereā€™s no turning back.

Catherine, letā€™s do this! I told myself and head towards the bar.

People bumped into me and I bumped into them as I walk through the sea of peopleā€¦. Some guys sitting on their table did a wolf whistle.

ā€œHey, sexy! Come join our table!ā€ One of them invited me.

I shudder at his offer and decide to ignore themā€¦. Replying them will only land me in trouble.

I sat on a stool by the bar.

ā€œHello, Iā€™m Thomas! What should I serve the beautiful lady?ā€ A guy asked me.

Taking in his attire I realized he must be a bartenderā€¦..a very handsome bartender.

He snapped his fingers across my eyes and I blinked.

ā€œWhat should I serve you?ā€ He asked me again.

ā€œCocktail please!ā€

ā€œComing right up!ā€ He winks at me and turned to get it.

Few minutes later, he came with my drink and placed it in front of me.

ā€œEnjoy!ā€ He winks at me again and head to other customers.

I take a sip and liked its tasteā€¦ I quickly finish it in one gulp. I asked for another shotā€¦ another shotā€¦. another shotā€¦ Until I lost count of how many shots Iā€™ve had.

I suddenly feel myself getting freeā€¦. Like I wasnā€™t mad at Khalid before coming here.

I can feel that Iā€™m drunk but Iā€™m still in my right senseā€¦. Just that Iā€™m feeling kinda dizzy.

ā€œIs this seat taken?ā€ Someone asked meā€¦. I turned and saw itā€™s a manā€¦ I quickly nod my head.

ā€œYeā€¦ā€ Hiccup ā€œyesā€¦ā€ Hiccup.

He chuckles. ā€œI donā€™t think so!ā€ Then he sits down.

ā€œWhat is a gorgeous lady like you, doing drinking here alone?ā€ He asked.

ā€œNo.. noneā€ hiccup. ā€œOf your bu.. bu.. sinessā€¦ ā€

I feel him throw his arm around my shoulder, I shake it off and glared at him through my drunken eyes.

ā€œStayā€¦ Awayā€¦ Fromā€¦.ā€ I paused as if I forgot what to say. ā€œā€¦.. From me!ā€

ā€œI canā€™t stay away from you. If I do some bad guy might come and trouble youā€

I giggled at his commentā€¦. Bad guy! I point my finger at him.

ā€œYouā€¦. bad guy!ā€

ā€œHow about we take this to somewhere quietā€

This statement made me sober up a little.

ā€œGet lost!ā€ I growled at him.

He got up and throws his arm around my waist and tried to make me get up too, but Iā€™m resisting as best as I can.

ā€œCome with me, Iā€™ll make you feel betterā€

ā€œNo! Leave me alone!ā€

He look aroundā€¦ then he bends down and tries to throw me over his shoulderā€¦ But he suddenly let me go and falls on the ground groaning in pain as he holds hisā€¦ā€¦ No, I canā€™t say it.

But you should know what Iā€™m talking about.

ā€œShe said no, are you deaf?!ā€ A female voice growled.

I raised my head and saw a very gorgeous lady standing in front of me in a protective stanceā€¦. She looks like sheā€™s a few years older than meā€¦. Like two or three years older.

ā€œB—h! I was talking to my woman!ā€ The man growled still laying on the floor.

ā€œIt doesnā€™t seem like sheā€™s your womanā€¦ Now get lost!ā€

The man got up and tries to throw a punch at the woman but a hand caught his fist.

Tracing the handā€¦ My mouth hang open in admirationā€¦. A very handsome man.

I look between the lady that saved me and this man that saved the lady and gaspā€¦. I canā€™t believe how gorgeous these people areā€¦. They are just like models.

ā€œWhat are you trying to do?!ā€ He growled and twist the bad guyā€™s hand and the bad guy screamed in pain.

ā€œN-nothing!ā€

He twist the bad guyā€™s hand again and pushed him away.

ā€œGet lost!ā€ The bad guy nod frantically and runs away.

The lady turned to me with a warm smile, while the man sat on the stool that bad guy was sitting.

ā€œHi, Iā€™m Phoebe, are you ok?ā€

I nod. ā€œThank you for saving meā€¦ Had it not be for you and your boyfriend I donā€™t know what would have happened to meā€

She laughed briefly.

ā€œItā€™s fine but heā€¦.ā€ She points at the man that saved her. ā€œā€¦. Heā€™s not my boyfriendā€

I frown. ā€œThen who is he? Why did he beat up that guy for you? Or is he just a good samaritan?ā€

ā€œYouā€™re funnyā€¦ Heā€™s my brother-in-law!ā€

ā€œYour brother-in-law?ā€ Hmā€¦ No wonder he intervened.

ā€œYes, his name is Javier!ā€

We both turned towards the Javier guy, heā€™s drinking scotch.

ā€œJavier! I said no more drinking! You are drunk already ad it is!ā€ She scolds him.

ā€œIā€™m not drunk, Rora, Iā€™m fineā€ he grumbled.

Phoebe chuckled and shake her head. ā€œPlease donā€™t mind himā€¦ he had a little argument with his wife, so he came here to sulk!ā€

I nod.

ā€œSo, why did you come here? You donā€™t seems like you belong hereā€

I sighed.

ā€œI came here too because Iā€™m mad at my husbandā€

ā€œYour husband? What did he do that got you this angry?ā€ She asked.

ā€œHeā€¦ Heā€¦ ā€ Wait, sheā€™s a stranger, I canā€™t tell her my problems.

ā€œCome on, talk to meā€¦. My best friend told me Iā€™m good at giving other people adviseā€¦ So, I might give you an advise thatā€™ll helpā€

She looks like a nice personā€¦ Maybe I should tell her.

ā€œBut if you are not ready to talkā€ she pause and rampage through her bag, she hands me a card. ā€œCall me when you are ready to talkā€¦ drinking wonā€™t solve your problemsā€

I smiled at her appreciatively. ā€œThanksā€¦.. Are you a therapist?ā€

ā€œYes!ā€

ā€œOk, Iā€™ll call youā€¦ I should head back home now before I get into more troublesā€

ā€œOh, yeah! Javier and I can hail a cab for youā€

ā€œNo, noā€¦ Iā€™m fine, I can get one myselfā€

ā€œBut it seems like you are a little drunkā€

ā€œItā€™s nothing muchā€¦ Iā€™m fine, thank you for helping me today!ā€

ā€œYouā€™re welcomeā€¦ Iā€™ll be expecting your callā€

I nod and head towards the exitā€¦ staggering as I walked.

Just as I arrived outside, the dizziness increased and I couldnā€™t see anythingā€¦ everything suddenly becomes too blurry.

I staggered a few poles and finally falls down. I saw a pair of female shoes approach me beforeā€¦.. darkness took me.

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Lucifer.

My men and all the maids in my mansion stood in a straight line in front of me, their heads bowed down and I can see them shaking.

My eyes zeroed on Valerieā€¦ sheā€™s the most frightened among them.

ā€œValerie! Where is your mistress?ā€ I asked her calmly.

She didnā€™t say anything.

ā€œIā€™m asking you Valerie, where is your mistress?!ā€

ā€œIā€¦ Iā€¦ donā€™t know, Masterā€ she stutter.

ā€œYou donā€™t know? You are her personal maid, how come you donā€™t know where she is?!ā€ I growled in her face and she flinched backā€¦ She missed her step and fell down.

Chris rushed to help her up.

ā€œBoss, please calm downā€¦.,ā€

ā€œCalm down?!ā€ I cut him off. ā€œHow can I calm down when my wife is f—–g missing?! All of you are personally trained by meā€¦ How come she left without none of you knowing?!ā€

F–k!!! Had I not gone with Anika to the hospital, my wife wouldnā€™t have gone missing!

But what would I have doneā€¦ Her heart disease acted up again and she was already dying when I rushed her to the hospital.

Flashback .

I look around, Catherine still isnā€™t back and itā€™s almost an hour since she left.

I looked gaze with Chris and signal him to find herā€¦ I too got up and went to look for her.

Just then I heard a scream and the music suddenly stoppedā€¦. It was silence. Everyone is looking at one direction, I too looked at the directionā€¦. Anika?

I frownā€¦ what happened to her? I rushed over and felt her heartbeatā€¦. Itā€™s not working.

Then I remembered she once had a heart diseaseā€¦.. Maybe itā€™s acting up.

ā€œAnika! Anika can you hear me!ā€ I called but sheā€™s not answering.

Quickly, I swoop her in my arms and headā€¦ few steps to the door, I heard Chris called my name.

I stopped and turned to him.

ā€œBoss, Iā€™ve found her but ā€¦.ā€

ā€œTake her home, I need to get Anika to the hospitalā€ without listening to him I dashed out.

At the hospital, her doctor told me itā€™s nothing seriousā€¦. she was just too stressed out.

# Endofflashback .

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Now Iā€™m back home to find my wife missing.

ā€œF—–g say something!! Where the hell is my wife?!ā€ I roared angrily.

No said anythingā€¦ Valerie reluctantly steps forward.

ā€œM-master, sheā€¦. sheā€¦ went to a ni.. ni..ā€

ā€œNi.. ni.. what?!ā€

ā€œNightclub!ā€

I grabbed the person nearest to me and punched him on the face.

ā€œHoly shit!!ā€ I ran my fingers through my hairā€¦. Why did she go to a nightclub all by herself?

What if something bad happens to her?! I turned to Chris.

ā€œFind out which club she went and report back to me in 10minutes!!ā€ I stormed to my room angrily.


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