Mr. Know-it-all

C H A P T E R 12

REGINA'S P.O.V

My anxiety had me frozen in my spot. I watched as everyone followed him into the house till the driveway was back to silent and I could only see Asher's guards patrolling. I shivered in the cold air but it wasn't as intense as the fear which had resurfaced at the sight of the man who had ruined my life. 

Terrible flashbacks clouded my mind and I wanted the time stop so I could start thinking but time stops for no one. Somewhere deep inside my subconscious, I knew this time would come. I had tried my best to lay low but I knew if I was able to move on in my life without any problem, then it was because Roman wanted it to happen. If he wanted to find me, he would have done that a long time ago. 

I had spent initial days in the extreme fear of being found out but Roman, for some reason, had decided not to. He must have thought that I wasn't worth the effort or he must already have taken a compensation from my parents that night. The thought had put me at ease. Roman scared me because he was a person with no morals and probably found amusement in ruining people's lives. I didn't want to be his victim and there was no way that I'd let Ana to become one. 

I might be mentally strong but I wasn't strong enough to fight a bullet. I was frustrated because I tried to live a normal life but in reality, it was all a façade. There was always an impending doom and today, standing in the cold air, I could feel it coming. I ran back to the quarters and as soon as I reached my room, I made a call to Ana.

"Hey!"

I was relieved to hear her voice, "Hi, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I am. What is it? You sound worried."

"Ana...Its... Its Roman Steele. He is here, at my workplace."  

"What?" I could her the disbelief in her voice.

"Yeah." I sighed and plopped down on the bed.

"Its okay, don't worry. Just lay low. He won't know you are here. He is probably there to meet your boss. Don't get out, stay in your room. Tell your friends you don't feel good."

"I don't think he saw me and I'm hiding in my room right now but...I'm scared. For both of us." I regretted saying it because I was supposed to be the one comforting her and not the other way around.

"Listen to me, G. You'll be fine and we'll figure out what to do next. Right now, just think about keeping yourself from coming into his view."

She was right. It won't make a difference if he didn't know that I was here unless he came here for me, which I hoped wasn't the case. I scurried towards the door and locked it. 

"You are right. I won't go back. Please do the same, lay low and don't let him get to you. Ever."

"I won't. Take care and call me when he is gone."

"Okay." 

It was almost eight and the cars were still in the driveway. I had thought about almost every possible scenario and most of them involved getting help from someone, which meant telling them everything about my past. I could ask Luke for help but people like Roman have things in their hands. He probably had police under him and as far as Asher was concerned, he had that man in his drawing room. He could be more dangerous for all I know, I couldn't risk it. 

Elite world worked like this. Hierarchy: One of them falls, and the rest follow. They help each other to stand firm and if Asher was somehow connected to Roman, then I wasn't safe here. Asking for his help was no less than a suicide. He won't give it a second thought and get rid of me because I am no one in this society but a possible hurdle in his path. No one knows me. No one would know if Regina and Ana suddenly vanish from the face of earth.