Reprisal

Chapter 22 : Touch Her And Die

Isabel thoroughly looked after every matter of the company throughout the day. It didn't feel like Foxen and Christopher were absent or she was new at work. Her talent and skills showed.

After the office time, Isabel joined Cindy, Georgia and Luciana for the dinner she herself had planned as going home so early with Christopher not being there was not appealing.

“So you think Aiden is upto something again ?” - Cindy asked while digging fork into a chicken piece of shashlik and eating.

Isabel finished chewing the morsel in her mouth before replying. “I believe he's upto something. Not only me but Dad and Chris believe as well.”

“So why don't you guys confront him ?” - Luciana asked.

“Because Christopher asked Dad to be patient and find a proof first. Otherwise Aiden would be hurt.” - Isabel answered.

“Didn't I tell you Christopher is a smart guy ? He really has got brains.” - Georgia said, making Isabel smile.

Cindy smirked. “Check that smile girlsss... Mrs. Watson is blushinggg...”

Isabel grinned. Feeling her cheeks heating up. “Oh shut it!” - she said, chuckling.

The girls laughed. Time passed by in delicious food and hearty conversations. It was quarter to ten when Isabel bade bye to her friends and drove home. Parking her car, when she stepped down, she heard some voices coming from the garden's side that made her frown.

“Leave me! I said, stopppp!”

It was a girl. Sounding panicked and helpless. Isabel rushed to see Aiden had a blonde girl pinned to the wall, his hands busy in trying to undress her while the girl tried to stop him.

“What the f*ck is happening here ?!” - Isabel's thunderous voice rang in the garden.

Aiden, who seemed way too drunk, sneered but didn't stop. Isabel's blood boiled. She marched towards them and pulled him roughly back by his shoulder.

“Stop this RIGHT. NOW!”

The crying girl didn't waste a second and ran from there. Aiden wobbled on his feet, his eyes bloodshot and deadly on Isabel.

“You should be ashamed of yourself, Aiden! How could you force yourself on a girl ?! I'm absolutely disgusted!” - she admonished harshly, looking actually repulsed by him.

“Save your lecture for your dear husbanddd..” - Aiden slurred. “I am not interested.”

Saying that, he pushed Isabel aside so roughly that she was caught off guard and hit her forehead with the wall. An automatic wince escaped her. She was not hurt to the point of bleeding but the bone was definitely paining due to strike against a hard surface.

“Your Christopher has become the bane of my existenccceee... I will see him noww...”

She heard Aiden slur, his voice slowly fading as he moved towards the house. She rubbed her frontal bone to soothe some pain while pondering over Aiden's drunken words.

‘What did he mean by he will see Chris now ?’ - she thought, worriedly looking into the thin air after Aiden.

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Christopher and Foxen returned the very next morning at 8, keen to not miss another office day. Foxen quickly headed to his room to freshen up but Christopher halted in steps as his eyes fall on Isabel.

“Chris!” - she exclaimed ecstatic, running towards him from the staircase and crushing with him in full force.

“Godddd... I missed youuu...” - he breathed into her neck, wrapping her up in his embrace and inhaling deeply to fill his lungs with her aphrodisiac scent.