Chapter 12
Kash woke up with a slight headache and looked around. It was late already and he had missed the meeting with his business partners.
He raked my fingers on my hair and sat up on the bed feeling so weak and sick. What happened to him?
Finally, he got out of bed and walked out to the balcony still trying to figure out how he had slept from morning till evening. How did he manage to fall asleep anyway?
He turned and walked back into his room only to find a piece of paper on the bedside table. He got over and picked it up and a mere looking at it brought back the memories in full force. His head started pounding heavily but he could still remember everything.
Lorna.
She was gone. Again.
“Argh!” He yelled and punched the wall angrily. She left the first time and came back, only to leave again.
She said she wasn’t leaving so what was this note she left behind? He couldn’t bear it and sadly, he lowered himself to the bed.
The hurt he felt this time was more painful as it was accompanied by regrets. He should’ve listened to everything Kael said. He should’ve pushed her away when she came but he didn’t. Instead of that, he let her take control over him and use him. Now that she left, he felt so useless and helpless as ever.
*
Leigh-Ann didn’t have where to go or what to do. Maerie was the only person that talked to her but at the moment, she was busy.
She sighed despondently and sat beside the waterfall in the garden. She felt so lonely.
Her life felt so bittered and for the first time in years, she felt she needed her parents. If they were alive, she wouldn’t be going through all of these and things would’ve been better.
Remembering the fact that she got rejected by Kael made her want to cry. Were these guys even human huh? With everything they did to her in just one day, she really doubted they were.
There was no way she was gonna be Kenver’s maid because she knew what he wanted and his actual plans to accomplish them.
There was no way she was going to let him use and dump her so she was up with a plan. Her only plan was to escape tonight and of course, she didn’t care about the consequences.
Fuck the brothers and fuck the huge amount of money they had to offer, she didn’t care anymore. She was just going to quit the shitty job and find another one as she always does.
She stood up and made to walk off but then she heard footsteps behind her. She turned and checked around but there was no one so what the hell was that sound?
The sound drew nearer and in fright, I ran off. Who could that be? Was the person stalking her?
“Lorna… Lorna, wait! Please don’t do this to me, Lorna…”
Someone called out and she stopped abruptly and turned to have a look.Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.
Lorna? Who is Lorna? She wondered.
“Please don’t do this to me. I love you so much, please don’t go away”
Those words were touchy but she knew she wasn’t Lorna and she had to leave. Especially if she wanted to accomplish her plans of escaping.
“Lorna… you… you promised not to leave right, you fucking promised”
Leigh-Ann sighed and tried to walk off but then she heard a heavy thud on the ground as if someone had just fallen. Damn, who the fuck is it? She wasn’t Lorna for crying out loud.
“Lorna… I’m… I’m down for you. I swear I’ll do anything you’ll ask me to, I’ll kill for you Lorna”
She turned around and walked over, this time determined to find out who the hell it was and to her surprise, it was one of the brothers. What the fuck?
“Lorna…” Kash called out and held onto her leg. He also had a bottle of alcohol with him which proved he had been drinking.
“Don’t leave me, please” He begged helplessly and hugged Leigh-Ann’s leg.
Leigh-Ann was shocked and couldn’t believe what was happening. One of the mean, heartless and cold brothers was actually on the ground in a drunk state, begging someone not to leave him but who? No one seemed to be around.
He kept on saying things and Leigh-Ann managed to hold him up.
“Lorna… promise you’ll never leave me again…”
“I’m… I’m not Lorna” Leigh-Ann spluttered out and helped him sit.
“Yes, you’re Lorna. Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten your name too. We made out remember…”
Leigh-Ann scoffed and rolled her eyes then she looked around. He was drunk.
“Lorna…”
“I’m not Lorna. I’m Leigh-Ann” She fired and held her breath realizing what she had just done. She just yelled at him.
She felt so much hatred for them and didn’t care who he was because he was too vulnerable at the moment. She could hurt him and do whatever she wanted and sure the rest would come on their knees but she couldn’t do that.
“You’re Lorna” He repeated and staggered on his feet “Lorna…”
“Don’t call me Lorna. I’m Leigh-Ann”
He staggered towards her but she stepped back immediately and he fell off to the ground again.
“Lorna… please don’t do this…” He begged and dragged himself on the ground to where she stood. “It’s me, it’s Kash”
Huh? Kash?
Was he the one who was nice enough to explain the different zones to her? God, they were so identical that she couldn’t figure which of them was which. She crouched immediately and held him up.
“Please don’t leave me” He pleaded as she struggled to hold him up cause his weight was too much on her.
“Sir… you’re not looking okay? I’ll… I’ll call your brothers, guards, anybody” Leigh-Ann said and helped him sit. He didn’t say a word and as she turned to rush off, he grabbed her by her wrist.
“Don’t leave me.” He muttered drowsily and she sighed. What kinda distraction was this? She could have escaped a long time ago.
“I… I love you and you know it. I can’t seem to get you out of my mind Lorna” Leigh-Ann didn’t know what to do. Instead, she gulped hard and went to sit beside him. “My whole life is totally, absolutely, and completely nothing without you”
She froze when he placed his hand on hers then he dropped his head on her shoulder. What is she gonna do now?
*
Some minutes later, he was sound asleep on her shoulder and she couldn’t help admiring his handsome but sad face. What could have happened to him? Leigh-Ann wondered.
Who is Laura and why was she leaving him, why was she making him feel this way? For some time, Leigh-Ann prayed to find true love and whoever Laura was must be lucky to have someone like Kash.
“Who’s there?” Someone called out, making her frightened. Oh, mercies. She was gonna be in so much trouble if she got caught.
She tried to flee but recalled someone was sleeping on her shoulder.
“Hey, you… Ash head?” The person said and went to stand in front of them.
Being nervous, Leigh-Ann lifted her head expecting to see the very worst nightmare but she found the blue-haired guy, the driver.
“Wtf, what are you doing here?” He asked quietly “Don’t you have work to do, do you know you’ll be screwed for this huh?”
“I found him here, wasted. I couldn’t leave him to himself”
He didn’t respond and crouched in front of her as he examined Kash “I thought you were working for Sir Kael. You should be with him and no one else”
She couldn’t respond as she just looked away. How could he expect her to be with someone who didn’t want to see her, who said she could give him mares.
“You should leave” He finally broke in “Am tryna save your ass here”
Leigh-Ann sighed and watched him help Kash up then she stood up to leave. Finally, someone succeeded in ruining her escape plan.
“Hey, I’m…” He tried to say.
“I don’t care” Leigh-Ann answered curtly and walked off.