THE BILLIONAIRE’S PERFECT MATE

“What did I do to him three days ago?”, Ellie nervously asked, trying to know the depth of the information Sophia had about her.

“I know you killed him”, Sophia said, whispering into Ellie’s ears which made Ellie shivered and mute. Sophia was able to see through her and found out that she was scared. She took it as an opportunity to taunt and threaten her.

“How do you think your dear husband would react if he finds out what happened three days ago and the fact that you actually slept with your ex-husband before killing him? Should I call him your ex-husband or your husband because you are still legally married to him? “, Sophia said, with a devilish smile on her face.

“I didn’t sleep with him, he raped me”, Ellie said, trying to defend herself and clear her name.

“He raped you? Did he force you to enter the hotel room? Do you think Edward would believe you when there are pictures of you guys kissing and a video of the nice time you had together?”, Sophia said, mockingly.

“Pictures? Video? How did you know about what happened that day and how did you find out that Kevin is dead because I didn’t hear the news?”, Ellie who had thought about everything even at the time her mind wasn’t settled asked.

“I … I just found out by chance as I was keeping a close watch on you”, Sophia said, almost stuttering.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“I do not seem to be convinced by what you are saying. If you have pictures and video like you claimed, then, show them to me. Show me the picture of Kevin’s dead body or the news that confirmed his death. It is until then that I will believe you. I know you have nothing on me and you are just bluffing”, Ellie said, trying to regain her composure and not get intimidated by Sophia.

“What? I am just bluffing? Should we play a game then?”, Sophia asked but before Ellie could respond, their discussion was interrupted by Daniel who was addressing the people present at the party. Ellie saw Edward waving at her to come meet him at where he was and which she did, leaving Sophia standing. As soon as Ellie left, Sophia called Jack to confirm if their plan had been set in motion and which he confirmed to had been.

“Just wait and see how your life gets ruined today”, Sophia said, smiling and looking towards Ellie’s direction.

“Thank you everyone for honoring my invitation. We are here tonight to celebrate to our recent collaboration with the Oswell Fashion Group which is the greatest collaboration our company has ever secured. This is all thanks to one of our staff, the person of Miss Ellie, who made my long time dream turn into a reality. Will you please come on stage, Miss Ellie?”, Daniel requested, with Ellie walking up on stage to meet him.

“The first day I met with her and gave her the task of making a collaboration with the Oswell Fashion Group come true, I had thought she wouldn’t be able to do it. When she informed me that she had successfully convinced Collins, I was wowed by her determination and I learnt through her that any set goal can be achieved if there are driving force. The Board of Directors, to show our gratitude towards Miss Ellie, hereby promote her to be the new Team Leader of the Fashion Team”, Daniel announced to everyone’s surprise.

“Congratulations, Miss Ellie”, Daniel said, facing astonished Ellie. He extended his hand to shake Ellie and which Ellie too reciprocated.

“Thank you, Mr. Lion”, Ellie said, beaming with joy and at the same time being applauded by the audience. Ellie got down from the stage smiling and heading to where Edward was standing.

“Congratulations, baby”, Edward said to Ellie upon her getting to his side.

“Thank you but were you aware of this?”, Ellie asked.

“No, I wasn’t. Never knew he planned this. He seems to have started having a liking for you. You do have a way of winning everyone’s heart”, Edward said, teasing Ellie.

“You can say that again”, Ellie responded, jokingly.

“But isn’t Sophia the current Team Leader? What would happen to her?”, Ellie asked, out of concern.

“I am not so sure about. For now, forget about everyone else and focus only on yourself”, Edward said, trying to divert Ellie’s gaze away from Sophia as he feeling she was feeling pity towards her.

“He made her the Team Leader without consulting me? Is he joking right now? So, what will happen to me?”, Sophia said in disbelief.

“I promise to make all of you pay for the embarrassment I have faced so far. I will make sure you all crawl on your knees and beg for my forgiveness. I promise”, Sophia said, clenching her fist to keep her anger under control.

“In the light of this, I would like to call the Vice-President to present to us the aims and goals we will be achieving as an organization through this collaboration. Will you please step forward, Mr. Edward?”, Daniel said, calling Edward onto the stage. As Edward stepped on the stage, Daniel stepped down, giving room for Edward to carry on with the presentation. The projector was turned on and Edward started with his presentation. Just few minutes after the presentation started, Sophia moved to where Ellie was standing.

“Congratulations on your new position. You must be so happy right now”, Sophia said to Ellie, startling Ellie who was not aware of her presence. As soon as Ellie saw her, she rolled her eyes and ignored her.

“The countdown is about to begin. Ten, Nine, Eight……”, Sophia said and kept on counting which made Ellie wondered what she was up to.

Edward on the other side, was still on the stage, presenting. When he was done with the first slide, he moved to the next one. He was backing the screen and didn’t know what had been displayed as he had already prepared himself for the presentation. The shocked expressions of the people people and their wide opened eyes which were fixed on the screen, made him to turn around and saw what he had never expected.

Ellie on the other hand was shaking where she was standing, praying for what she had just seen to be her own hallucination but when she saw all eyes on her, she realized it was her reality and not a dream. There in front of her, on the screen, the picture of her kissing Kevin was displayed for everyone to see.

“I was bluffing? No, I don’t darling. This is just the tip of the iceberg. The main show is about to begin”, Sophia said to Ellie, who was already overwhelmed with fear and despair.