Chapter 46: chapter 46

I opened my eyes when I heard my phone vibrating on the lamp table. I cursed the person calling and took the phone in my hand, still my eyes closed."Hello?" I answered in a sleepy voice."Ms. Collins," I heard his voice, "I want to talk to you".Immediately, my sleep ran away and I became alert. I looked at Chris, he was sleeping with his arms wrapped around my waist and his bare chest hugging me from behind.I sneaked away from his grip and came outside to the balcony. I inhaled a breath asked him, "What do you want?""You know, what I want?" He asked me cunningly."Look, the more you hurt me, the more you are nearing death. Chris, he is ready to hunt you down...""Yeah...yeah..." He intervened, "I know that you are planning to say that you are my daughter and my secret love for you".Fuck! How the hell did he find out? I am shocked to the core. Just this evening Jamie told me this idea. How on earth did he get this news so fastly?"My sweetheart! Are you there?" He asked in a ridiculed tone.I couldn't mouth any words. He continued, "I know you are there. When I heard this news, I thought to give an interview before you and manipulate the world. But then, again I thought, what the hell I'm gonna get from this? This battle will be so long and it'll throw mud on my reputation. So, I'm here with a deal" he paused."What...what kind of deal?" I asked him with doubt."If you don't expose me, I'll help you"."Help me, with what?"I heard that evil laugh, "I mean anything"."What makes you think I'll get help from you? I'll never do that in my entire life. Now, I'm gonna hang up and be prepared for the shames and ugly speeches you going to get".He chuckled, "No, you won't do it"."Excuse me? How the fuck you are confident? I don't have any sympathy for you nor your wife. So, see what I'm going to do"."You think I don't know about that? But I have a thing which will help the person whom you love most in the world".I couldn't get what he was saying. He continued after a second "I know what happened to Ian's child".I got shocked, "No...No...you are blabbering"."Oh! Come on! Why should I blabber? I knew this information for so long. But due to that damn deal which I had with Rovan, I couldn't publish that news, or else I would have made fortune. But they paid me well not to expose this news. Anyways, it's in the past. Even now it's helping me. So, what do you say?""How...how...can I believe you are saying the truth?""Darling, I've collected all the news about Ian. He is hen laying golden eggs".I didn't reply still I had a doubt.He sighed, "Then, I have no choice. I'll hang up. Good luck with your plans" he hung up.I felt restless. What if he is saying the truth? You know how Chris complains about his work and hate for being here. He is doing this only for Ian. If he finds about them, he'll be free from the clutches of his parents and he'll choose whatever he wants in his life.But what about the things he did to me? How can I leave without teaching him a lesson? This is the reason why I chose this profession. He is my life goal and I promised grandpa that I'll show him the pain and bring his evil face to the world.I battled with myself for few minutes. Chris, showed his love for me every time and now this is my turn to show how much he means to me. He was always there for me.I called that number again making a decision. He answered it after a ring, "What's up, Dear?"I sighed, "Okay, I accept the deal"."I know, you would. Now, I need to meet you alone"."Al...alone?" I gulped hard."Yes, I want you to sign a contract about this"."Where...where...should I come?""You remember the lake house where we used to spend our vacation? Just you and me alone" his voice sounded devilish.Bile reached my mouth. I was about to throw up. He continued, "Stand before your apartment, my guy will pick up you".Omg! He never gonna stop bringing me back the old memories.A few minutes later,         I stood outside my apartment wearing a black hoodie and jeans. God! I pray that Chris should not wake up before I can come or else... He is already pissed about our previous encounter. Now if he finds out about this...I'm repeating this again breaking the promise I made to him. He should not know about this. I stood there moving my legs front and back restlessly.When the time reached 2, a black Audi came out of nowhere and stood in front of me. The person in the driver's seat lowered the glass, I dropped my jaws. Shit! Holy crap! It's Timothy aka Tim. Now I understood how he got to know about our plan. He came in between while me and Jamie talking."Get in," he said fixing his looks on the road.I glanced at the deserted road once again and stepped into the backseat, "Tim, is that you?' I asked in disbelief."Yes, you have any doubt?" He asked driving."But, why? Why are you doing this?"He snickered, "Ana Thomas or should I call Collins?"I looked at him startled. He continued, "I know everything. In fact, I came to you only because Collins, my boss asked me to. I'm the one who informs every movement about you to him. I'm a pretty good spy, right?" He chuckled.I want to punch him in the throat and crush his bones. But I clenched my jaws, controlling myself. How the hell I became this dumb?A few minutes later, we reached that lake house which was a torture house to me. I exhaled and told myself to be brave. You can do this! You can do this! Get the information and you can leave immediately.Tim knocked at the door after a second Collins opened the door. He was wearing a night robe and smiled looking at us, "Aah! Welcome honey!"I rolled my eyes and followed him. He sat on the leather couch with his left leg over his right leg, "Sit down" he showed the empty space near him.I stared at him and took a seat opposite to him, "Listen, I don't have time for a chit-chat. Just give me the information and I'll leave".He chuckled, "Still, you can't stop being scared about me?" He leaned near, "Come on sweetheart! I'm not going to do anything to you" he tried to touch my palm.He loves to see me squirm. No! I won't give that to him. I removed my hands and gave him an angry look, "I want the information"."Ok! Ok!" He raised his hands and looked at Tim. He nodded and went inside leaving us alone. When he left, he immediately sat near me. I tried to stand up, he pulled me back catching my wrist. He inhaled the scent of my hair, "Relax! I'm just bonding with you like our old days" he hissed.I turned my face away, "Listen! If you try to take any advantage of me, I won't care to kill me and you" I replied as sternly as possible.After a second, he went back to his place, I felt relieved."My actual plan is to have you one more time and kill you. But, you told about me to your friends. So, it's too risky to do that. Besides, why should I destroy the beauty before me?" He licked his lips, "I can see you and intimidate you, whenever I want. I love when you are scared of me" he winked showing his teeth.I didn't reply, because that's what truth. No matter how hard I try to put on a brave face, he'll get under my skin and enjoys the pain he is giving me.Timothy came back with an orange file and few papers. He handed it to him. He glanced at it once and gave it to me, "Here, the details you want".I opened the file and studied. I couldn't ignore him running eyes on me. When I finished, I got shocked and looked at him with a question in my eyes. He nodded, as saying yes.I sighed, it was perfect. Nothing seemed to be fake. This is it! This will make Chris free. I let out a breath and asked him with a doubt, "Okay, I believe it. But one question, how do you know that Chris is searching for this?"He shrugged his shoulders, "Simple! While Mr. Rovan is paying me, he asked me to keep it as a secret from his younger son and the world"."Okay, where are the documents?" I asked him with a heavy heart.He tossed it on the table, "I've signed it".I studied the document and signed it. It's a contract that I should not disturb him anymore his professional or personal life. If I breach it, I would face some losses.I handed him back half-heartedly. He verified it and smiled contently, "Okay, that's it. You and I have no business anymore. You should go in your path and I'm in mine. You should never disturb me and if you breach this contract, I won't do anything to you or Chris. I'll pluck your friends one by one in your life and you'll end up alone" he warned me with a serious face.That's it! My whole passion and dream of ruining his life or showing him hell are over. I can't do anything to him. He'll roam freely under his good mask and I can never show his true colors to the public. When I realized it, a drop of tear ran out of my eyes. But, it was worth it. It's for Chris and I can live with it.Tim dropped me back in front of the apartment, time showed 4. I stepped out of the car with that file. I sensed Tim eyeing me from behind. I turned back to look at him. He stood with a ridiculed smile plastered on his face."Tim, I'm sorry" I went near him and punched his nose. He moaned in pain with a bleeding nose, "You deserve this".I came back to our bedroom locking the file inside the cabinet. I looked at Chris, he is still sleeping peacefully lying on his left. Changing my clothes, I went near him and nestled inside his arms. He hugged me back and kissed my head with his eyes closed. I felt safe after that horrible meeting, "I love you, Chris" I inhaled his scent."Love you, too" he mumbled in half-sleep.