I Hate That I Loved You!

17- Bewildered

At Bennetti Mansion:

Atmosphere was gloomy.

Zain Bennetti stood in the balcony of his room staring at the darkness outside.

He had a cigarette in one hand and the other hand holding a glass of scotch.

He took a deep puff and released the smoke in the air.

Everything was settled.

They got back access to their files and data.

PR team already took care of media and from tomorrow everything will be back to normal.

But this is not what he wanted.

No-one had ever made him compromise in the past. When had he ever gave in on someone's demand. He had always achieved what he wanted.

Paying ransom was not a big deal.
Indeed not.

But it has hurt his ego as a formidable CEO.
This was a face slap for him.

He must make sure a similar situation doesn't occur in the future and damn he will do everything in his power to achieve it.

He is Zain, the mighty Bennetti. Bennetti's don't loose or bend. That's how his grandfather raised him.

This incident was a reminder that there's always a bigger fish out there. 

Zain was occupied with his own thoughts and resolutions, he failed to recognize the sound of the door opening.

cluck!
A door knob turned.

Susanna Cruz entered his bedroom slowly. Dressed in a short black seductive dress, smokey eyes and red lipstick, she looked pretty darn sexy.

The dress was hugging her body tightly, highlighting her beautiful curves. She dressed up to grab the attention of Zain. This is her nth attempt to woe and to seduce him in the past 3 years.
She lost count of her attempts.

The room was dark. "Perfect!" she smirked inwardly.

She used splash light on her mobile phone and found Zain standing in the balcony. She tip toed  slowly and wrapped her arms around him from behind.

Zain stiffened.

He knew it was Susanna because of her strong perfume smell.

"Mio Amico..What are you doing here?" Zain asked pinching space between his brow, in a suppressed tone to not sound annoyed.

"To accompany you tonight. I know about that incident and ransom. I am sorry for that." Susanna spoke softly fluttering her eyes and acting pitiful.

"It's not your fault. You don't have to feel sorry about it." Zain took a deep puff of a cigarette.

Susanna tightened her grip around him.
Zain understood her intentions. But he was not able to reciprocate the same feeling.

"You should go home. I am good here. I want to be alone tonight."

"No. I want to accompany you here." Susanna stubbornly  denied. She turned him around to have a better view of his facial expressions.

Damn he is so handsome! A kiss wont hurt. right?

Zain saw a glint of lust in her eyes. In next instant, Sussana tiptoed and kissed him.

Zain widened his eyes. As soon as her lips touched his.
Rizi's smiling face popped out of nowhere!

Susanna sucked and nibbled on his lips demanding more access inside his mouth.

Rizi's smiling face turned red. Her lips quiver and tears formed in her eyes.

Zain felt his chest tighetend.

Suddenly He pushed Sussanna away breaking the kiss.

Susana fell on her knees as the push was bit too sudden and hard.
She dint get a chance to keep her balance.

She was bewildered.

Her blood boiled with rage and for a fraction of seconds, her eyes turned dark. But she closed it instantly. She clenched her fist and calmed herself down.  She cannot snap in front of him.

So she looked at him like a pitiful dog abandoned by his owner with pool of tears threatening to flow down from her eyes.

Zain felt guilty.

'It's all that Rizi D'Souza's goddamn face's fault.! She is ruining my life without doing anything!' He grunted inwardly.

With the same stoic expression on his face, he quickly turned around. "I am sorry Susanna but you should leave. I am really not in the mood for any company. I will call you back later. Si?"

Humiliated, Sussana stood up from the ground and turned around.

Her expression became dark and her eyes blazed with fire.
'Sooner or later I will make you mine!'

She walked out of the door with the hurried footsteps .
After getting into her car, she called the father to vent her frustration

"Dad, this fucking asshole pushed me." She shouted.

"Don't get so riled up. Who told you to make advances at the wrong time. You should have acted smartly."

Sussana gritted her teeth. Her father always find fault in her actions.

"There is no right time since 3 years Dad! I am running out of patience. This way he will never be mine."

"Be patient my dear child. You just have to ensure that you get married and become Mrs. Zain Bennetti, Lady of the Bennetti House. Everything will be under your control then." Dino Cruz spoke on the other side.

"It's frustrating. He treated that good for nothing Rizi much better than this when they were dating." Susanna muttered under her breath.

"It was for revenge.  You knew that. Try smarter and harder. Don't disappoint me." He hung up annoyed.

Susanna threw her phone in the backseat.  She clutched steering wheel tighly. Her knuckles turned white.

Since childhood, she has to prove everything to her father. He was never satisfied with her.
On the other hand Rizi was treated like a princess. Her parents fulfilled all her demands and requirements, no question asked.
Susanna envied her.

Zain also spoiled her like a princess even though he was doing it just for revenge. But she has to fight for everything. She has to cry and beg her father for every fucking thing.

Susanna took a deep breath and looked at the  balcony of the villa. "I will make you mine by hook or by crook!"

After Sussanna left, Zain sat on the lounge placed in the corner of the balcony.

What happened earlier was wrong.
Susanna never did anything to hurt him. So far she has always been patient towards him.

He sighed.

He was angry at himself for his uncontrolled behavior.

He rested his head on the lounge and closed his eyes.

Suddenly he heard a loud thud!