Chapter 156: Ungrateful captive
My jaw dropped cause it was also my— but how? I held my brows up with a grim on my face and she could obviously see the confusion on my face.
Gladys laughed out loud as she looked at me. “I know I know,” she laughed. “Thing is this is the last place anyone would want to check. Nobody will think of it, not even Luciano’s ghost.”
I tried to respond to that but I had no fucking idea what I’d say to her. She knew what she was doing and she already had it planned out a long time ago.
I swallowed the lump forming in my throat cause I knew she was right and I hated to think of how correct she was. No one would ever think of it and that messed with my mind for a few minutes.
“My diet is so poor,” I blurted, telling Gladys. “You of all people know I should be eating healthy.”
She held her hands and laughed out loud. “Then fund yourself and get yourself a very healthy and rich diet.”
“I cannot do that trapped in this apartment floor,” I defended. She didn’t say anything in response and all she did was to laugh out loud.
She laughed in such a mocking way and walked out without saying any word. The moment she left, I sprawled to my feet and quickly turned to the window. I took hasty steps to the window and paused.
The awareness that I was right in my building just made me want to find a way out. I checked the window and frowned when I saw that it was sealed.
“Fuck it!!” I yelled and tossed the closest me on me to the wall. I scoffed when my slippers landed on the floor.
Some hours had passed and I was drying off the water on my body. I used the towel to clean the wet strands of my hair. Gladys was there watching me and a part of me just wish she’d stop. It was becoming too much cause she has been watching me bath, eat, get dressed and I couldn’t stand it anymore.
I brushed it off and went to bed. The last thing I wanted was to be unable to sleep and get all the rest I deserved.
I slept off shortly after but my dreams were almost same with my reality. I couldn’t sleep for long and I opened my eyes, Gladys was right there. Why couldn’t she just give me a second alone? It was not like I would escape the moment she left. She had a tight security guarding the house and I wasn’t mentally ready to try to escape.
“You’re fucking obsessed,” I told her as I opened my eyes.C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.
“Is that a thing?” she asked acting oblivious.
I swallowed hard. “You’re obsessed with me and you know it.”
She frowned. “What do you mean by I’m obsessed with you. Huh?”
“Don’t even try to deny it. You’ve been watching me closely and I won’t even be surprised if you’re storing my bath water.”
“That’s foolish to even think of,” she defended. “Besides, I’m just watching you to see why everyone loves you.”
I frowned cause I obviously had no idea what she was saying. It didn’t make any sense to me and I was so sure it wouldn’t make sense to anyone else too.
“Massimo, Luciano and even my men talk about you.”
I just looked at her cause I didn’t have an answer to that. No matter what, it still didn’t make any sense.
“Of course you’re such a lucky soul who never experienced shitty things.” She laughed and then her chuckles became light. She turned to the wall as if reflecting then swallowed hard. “I know what pain is cause I’ve gone through it firsthand. That’s the thing,” she dragged. “You cannot relate.”
Not sure what her problem was, I just kept quiet and let her talk.
“I was in rehab at age 14,” she disclosed. “Do you have any idea the kind of problems that could make a 14 years old child to be in rehab at that age?”
She was asking me but was I supposed to answer her question? Possibly tell her that I do and that such pains came as a result of bad family?
“I underwent two fucking major surgeries and I was depressed for a long time. I needed my family but they weren’t there. I went through all of these alone and my uncle? The person who was supposed to help me get over the fucking misery was only constantly reminding me and making sure I never forget my family.”
At this point, I could see she was already getting emotional and her eyes looked glassy already. I had no idea what she was expecting or looking forward to hear.
“You don’t get it. Do you?” she asked and turned to face me. I shook my head in disapproval. “No.. but-what I feel is that you’re sharing too much.”
A frown formed on her face and I knew it was because she didn’t get the reaction she wanted. She was probably expecting me to hug her and wipe her tears away but while her story felt touching to an extent, I couldn’t bring myself to feel what she wants me to feel.
“You know what?” I told her and exhaled audibly. “You should probably get some rest. You need to sleep and get over your feelings.”
“Don’t you even dare,” she responded as she faced me. I raised one brow wondering what I shouldn’t dare but she didn’t say anymore word after that.
She looked like she lost it but at the same time, a smile was forming on her lips.
“What’s the actual-”
Gladys fist moved right into my face and caused my face to look sideways. I growled in pains as she punched me cause I knew I was in for an injury.
“Well, Zino will agree to deals with that injury on your face.”