A DEAL FOR A LIFETIME

chapter 10 & 11

Rico stared at the maid from the CCTV camera. He recognized her instantly-Amanda, the obsessed maid. How many times did he have to tell her that their one night together was a mistake, the result of too much alcohol? Anger boiled within him as he left his room, instructing someone to call her over. Amanda-did she have no conscience?

"Do you have a conscience?" Rico muttered under his breath.

Of course, I do, he thought, laying back on his bed. Did she even read it before putting it into the water? His frustration grew, and he felt an urge to deal with her harshly. He fantasized about ending her idiocy once and for all. Shit.

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"Oh my God, he sent for me!" Amanda's heart raced with excitement. Maybe he wanted her now. She hurried to her room, shedding her maid uniform and slipping into a dress that flaunted her cleavage. She straightened her curly hair and applied nude lipstick.

Without knocking, Amanda opened his door and saw Rico sitting on his bed. She smiled seductively, her heels clicking on the floor as she walked towards him. Rico's glare turned into a frown, confusing her.

"Amanda, right?" he asked.

He doesn't even know my name, Amanda thought, smiling nervously and touching a strand of her hair. "Yeah."

"Well, congratulations," he said, throwing a paper at her face. She didn't hesitate to open it, her heart sinking when she saw it was a termination letter.

"Si-sir-"

"Shut the hell up. Security!" Rico called out, and several Men in black entered the room.

"Beat her up and make sure she's bleeding all over her body before letting her go," he commanded.

Amanda gasped. "What did I do?" she cried as the Security grabbed her.

"Oh, you don't know? I have CCTV cameras everywhere. There's no way you can deny it," Rico said coldly.

"I'm sorry, please, I will never do that again, I promise," Amanda pleaded.

"Shut the fuck up and take her out of here," Rico yelled.

"Please, please," she begged as the security dragged her away from his room.

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"What a bitch," Rico muttered to himself as he angrily stood up from the bed. He stormed into the bathroom, determined to take a quick bath. Before stepping in, he instructed the maid to clean the bathtub thoroughly. "I'm going to change it," he added, disgusted. After his bath, he dressed in black jeans and a designer t-shirt and quietly ate some pasta, feeling like the day couldn't get any worse.

Entering the hospital room, Rico saw Bethel surrounded by her siblings, all smiling at him. His attention was drawn to another man who was touching Bethel's hand.

"Hey, excuse me," Rico said, but the man ignored him.

"She is my wife, and I want to sit beside her," Rico insisted. Instead of moving, the man kissed Bethel on the head.

"What the fuck?" Rico exclaimed.

"Why are you so worked up? She is just your fake wife. Stop acting as if she wasn't forced to marry you," the man said, causing her siblings to look shocked. Oh shit!!

"Tell me you are lying. How can Bethel be in a forced marriage?" one of her sisters, Bianca, said. She couldn't believe her ears right now....

"Bianca!" their mom yelled.

"Don't call my name, Mum. You fucking forced Bethel into this marriage. She hated him! I even thought she started liking him, that they both fell in love. But I guess I was all wrong," Bianca said, storming out of the room.