Episode 22
Catherine.
I could hardly recognize the woman staring back at me in the mirrorā¦. She look soā¦. Hm, whatās the word againā¦.. Hot!
āWow! Mistressā¦.. You look differentā¦ glamorous!ā Valerie gushed.
āItās the results of your hard work!ā I compliment her.
Iām 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.
āMistress, are you sure you really wanna go to a nightclub dressed like this?ā
āIsnāt this how other girls dress when going to nightclubs?ā
āYes, butā¦ You are a married woman, it wonāt be good if you went there without your husbandās companyā
I laughed briefly and look around.
āHusband? Whereās he?ā I scoffed. āI donāt have a husbandā¦ If I have heād be by my side when I woke upā
āMistressā¦. It might be a misunderstanding, there must be a reason master went with Miss Anikaā
I snatched my purse from the dressing table. āNo matter what the reason isā¦. the fact remains Iām his wifeā¦ I should be his priority!ā
āBut mistressā¦.. ā
āThatās enough, Val. I should get goingā¦. And donāt tell anyone where I went!ā
āMistressā¦ā¦ ā
āDonāt 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.
āWeāre here!ā The driver said.
I got off and paid him his money.
āThank you and keep the change!ā I said to the driver and turned towards building in front of me.
Tonight Iām gonna let myself looseā¦. Iām 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 Iām here, thereās no turning back.
Catherine, letās 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.
āHey, 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.
āHello, Iām 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.
āWhat should I serve you?ā He asked me again.
āCocktail please!ā
āComing 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.
āEnjoy!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 Iāve had.
I suddenly feel myself getting freeā¦. Like I wasnāt mad at Khalid before coming here.
I can feel that Iām drunk but Iām still in my right senseā¦. Just that Iām feeling kinda dizzy.
āIs this seat taken?ā Someone asked meā¦. I turned and saw itās a manā¦ I quickly nod my head.
āYeā¦ā Hiccup āyesā¦ā Hiccup.
He chuckles. āI donāt think so!ā Then he sits down.
āWhat is a gorgeous lady like you, doing drinking here alone?ā He asked.
āNo.. noneā hiccup. āOf 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.
āStayā¦ Awayā¦ Fromā¦.ā I paused as if I forgot what to say. āā¦.. From me!ā
āI canāt 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.
āYouā¦. bad guy!ā
āHow about we take this to somewhere quietā
This statement made me sober up a little.
āGet 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 Iām resisting as best as I can.
āCome with me, Iāll make you feel betterā
āNo! 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 canāt say it.
But you should know what Iām talking about.
āShe 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 sheās a few years older than meā¦. Like two or three years older.
āB—h! I was talking to my woman!ā The man growled still laying on the floor.
āIt doesnāt seem like sheās 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 canāt believe how gorgeous these people areā¦. They are just like models.
āWhat are you trying to do?!ā He growled and twist the bad guyās hand and the bad guy screamed in pain.
āN-nothing!ā
He twist the bad guyās hand again and pushed him away.
āGet 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.
āHi, Iām Phoebe, are you ok?ā
I nod. āThank you for saving meā¦ Had it not be for you and your boyfriend I donāt know what would have happened to meā
She laughed briefly.
āItās fine but heā¦.ā She points at the man that saved her. āā¦. Heās not my boyfriendā
I frown. āThen who is he? Why did he beat up that guy for you? Or is he just a good samaritan?ā
āYouāre funnyā¦ Heās my brother-in-law!ā
āYour brother-in-law?ā Hmā¦ No wonder he intervened.
āYes, his name is Javier!ā
We both turned towards the Javier guy, heās drinking scotch.
āJavier! I said no more drinking! You are drunk already ad it is!ā She scolds him.
āIām not drunk, Rora, Iām fineā he grumbled.
Phoebe chuckled and shake her head. āPlease donāt mind himā¦ he had a little argument with his wife, so he came here to sulk!ā
I nod.
āSo, why did you come here? You donāt seems like you belong hereā
I sighed.
āI came here too because Iām mad at my husbandā
āYour husband? What did he do that got you this angry?ā She asked.
āHeā¦ Heā¦ ā Wait, sheās a stranger, I canāt tell her my problems.
āCome on, talk to meā¦. My best friend told me Iām good at giving other people adviseā¦ So, I might give you an advise thatāll helpā
She looks like a nice personā¦ Maybe I should tell her.
āBut if you are not ready to talkā she pause and rampage through her bag, she hands me a card. āCall me when you are ready to talkā¦ drinking wonāt solve your problemsā
I smiled at her appreciatively. āThanksā¦.. Are you a therapist?ā
āYes!ā
āOk, Iāll call youā¦ I should head back home now before I get into more troublesā
āOh, yeah! Javier and I can hail a cab for youā
āNo, noā¦ Iām fine, I can get one myselfā
āBut it seems like you are a little drunkā
āItās nothing muchā¦ Iām fine, thank you for helping me today!ā
āYouāre welcomeā¦ Iāll 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 couldnāt 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¦ sheās the most frightened among them.
āValerie! Where is your mistress?ā I asked her calmly.
She didnāt say anything.
āIām asking you Valerie, where is your mistress?!ā
āIā¦ Iā¦ donāt know, Masterā she stutter.
āYou donāt know? You are her personal maid, how come you donāt 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.
āBoss, please calm downā¦.,ā
āCalm down?!ā I cut him off. āHow 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 wouldnāt 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 isnāt back and itās 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¦. Itās not working.
Then I remembered she once had a heart diseaseā¦.. Maybe itās acting up.
āAnika! Anika can you hear me!ā I called but sheās 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.
āBoss, Iāve found her but ā¦.ā
āTake her home, I need to get Anika to the hospitalā without listening to him I dashed out.
At the hospital, her doctor told me itās nothing seriousā¦. she was just too stressed out.
# Endofflashback .
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Now Iām back home to find my wife missing.
āF—–g say something!! Where the hell is my wife?!ā I roared angrily.
No said anythingā¦ Valerie reluctantly steps forward.
āM-master, sheā¦. sheā¦ went to a ni.. ni..ā
āNi.. ni.. what?!ā
āNightclub!ā
I grabbed the person nearest to me and punched him on the face.
āHoly 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.
āFind out which club she went and report back to me in 10minutes!!ā I stormed to my room angrily.
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