A Stolen Kiss From THE CEO!

283 Ella’s Fury

“She’s pregnant?” Denise tried her best to hide her resentment and the urge to give Xia a face-blinding slap.

“Yes, she is. I even downloaded and saved some of her babies bump pictures on my phone.” Xia picked up her phone and brought out Ella’s picture from her gallery.

“You did!” Denise gawked at Xia in disbelief and rage.

“Oh Lord, give me the grace not to strangle this girl before I leave here,” Denise silently prayed.

“Here, take a look at the lady I’m competing with.” Xia handed Denise her phone. “Do you think I stand a chance at winning her husbands heart?”

“Hahahaha!” Denise chuckled bitterly as she ran out of words to say and how to react. Blood slowly rose to her face and her breath gradually became strained by the second.

“Sabrina, this is not a laughing matter,” Xia pouted. She mistook Denise’s evil laughter for someone trying to conceal her amusement.

“I know you think I’m no match for his wife, but just give me some hope. Is that too much to ask?”

“Wow!”

.....

Denise finally coughed out the first word that came to her mind. She stared at her best friend’s picture as a vortex of anger swirled within her stomach. She tried to control her breathing but found it relatively impossible.

She slowly dropped Xia’s phone and stared at the cutlery on the table. The only thought that ran through her mind was to pick up the knife on the table and stab Xia right through her eye.

It was at this point that Xia observed the awkward behavior of her new friend.

“Sabrina, are you alright?” Xia asked calmly. “Your behavior is weird and scaring the shit out of me.”

Denise was about to respond when her phone buzzed. She slowly picked up her phone, ignoring Xia’s provoking statement, and read through a message sent by Ella.

[Ella: Mama bear, you’ve done a wonderful job so far. I think we have enough proof to nail Leon and his mistress. Please, do not do anything stupid and leave that girl to me. I intend to deal with her in my own way. Please, call me when you’ve left that restaurant.]

“Hmm...” Denise took in a deep breath to calm have spiraling emotions. “You’re such a lucky...”

“I know!” Xia interrupted Denise before she had enough time to finish her statement. “But I wouldn’t classify myself as a lucky girl. No! instead, I see myself as a visionary leader and a goal-getter. If I find something worth pursuing, I go for it. And who knows, if you stick around me, I could make positive changes in your life.”

“I think you got my statement all mixed up,” Denise slowly rose to her feet. “I never meant to say that you are a lucky girl.”

Denise’s narrowed and darkened glares sent a chill down Xia’s spine. “What I was trying to say b**ch before you rudely interrupted me was...” She rested both hands on the table and leaned towards Xia, “...you are one Lucky devil’s dirty concubine and you should watch your back going forward.

“Sabrina!” Xia’s eyes widened in horror. “What has come over you?”

“Let’s just say I strongly detest the likes of you!” Denise intentionally moved her left hand and slapped Xia’s expensive mobile phone off the table.

“No!” Xia mumbled in fright as she watched her phone fall in slow motion on the tiled floor with a loud crash sound.

“Oops! My bad!” Denise cupped her mouth mockingly. She stood up straight and picked up her handbag.

“May you burn in hell, Xia Chu.” Denise spat out between tightened jaw and stormed out of the restaurant, leaving behind a terribly shaken Xia.

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When Leon arrived at Amzone city a few minutes before 7:00 PM, the first call that entered his phone was from Xia.

“What does this girl want right now?” He massaged his forehead in anger as he received the call.”

“Leon, someone just threatened me. She destroyed my phone and then threatened me. I don’t think I’m not safe right now.” Xia’s tone sounded breathless as though whoever was threatening her still had a gun pointed at her head and gave her only a few seconds to speak.

“Calm down, Xia.” Leon tried to speak subtly. “No one is going to hurt you. Where are you currently?”

“I’m in my hotel room but I’m scared out of my wit. I don’t know if I should call the police and inform them of what happened. Can you please come around and keep me company.”

“Xia, are you trying to get me provoked again?” The subtlety vanished from Leon’s tone as his face scrunched into a frown.

“Oh no, I have no plans of getting you angry again. I’m just scared, that’s all.”

“Then stop making a stupid request,” Leon snapped angrily.

“I’m so sorry.”

“You better be!” Leon raked his left hand through his hair. “I’ll send someone to check up on you in a few minutes. But in the meantime, give me the name of the person threatening you and any other information you have about the person.”

“The person is a realtor by the name of Sabrina Dove. She claimed to be a staff of Brooks International Realty. When she called me, she told me that an anonymous gentleman has paid her handsomely to give me a tour of some property. Thinking you were the anonymous gentleman, I agree to go out with her.”

“Really, you were so dumb to believe such crap?” Leon chuckled in disgust. “I thought you were smarter than you look. But considering how you fell cheaply for such unbelievable trash, I think you must be the dullest lady I have ever come across. Why in the world would you think I would pay anyone to give you a tour of houses without informing you?”

“That’s not a fair thing to say to me, Leon.” Xia lamented. “I agree I made a mistake but it’s not enough for you to talk to me as though I’m a hopeless person.”

“What were you expecting?” Leon growled. “Were you thinking I would congratulate you for your stupidity?” What if that person was sent to hurt or kidnap you? How could you have made yourself so gullible? You know what, I do not have the time or energy to indulge in this crap. I will see you tomorrow.”

Leon sighed and ended the call.

Although Leon knew that whoever contacted Xia would use a fake identity, he still put some men to work to track who Sabrina Dove was. He wanted to be sure that whoever contacted Xia wasn’t using her as a soft target to get to him. Then he sent two security men to watch over Xia.

Afterward, he tried reaching out to Ella but she didn’t take her call. He tried her number a second and third time, but she still didn’t take her call.

Feeling a bit anxious, he called Paul and asked about Ella where about.

“Madam Ella went to bed, quite early sir,” Paul replied politely. “She returned home very exhausted and requested that I do not disturb her because she needs to rest.”

“Alright, I want you to ensure that she is okay and call me when she comes down for breakfast tomorrow morning.”

“Yes, sir.”

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Ella sat back on her bed staring beyond the wall of her bedroom as different vengeful thoughts crossed her mind.

She couldn’t get rid of the heart-stifling thought that Leon really cheated on her.

Seeing Xia talk so boldly about how much she loved Leon and also having a complicated relationship with him almost made her pass out.

Although she felt like crying her eyes out when she listened and watched Xia talk at length, her eyes refused to cooperate with her brain. It felt as though her tears glands had been scorched by the sun and had turned into a desert. She just glared at her phone, wishing she was close to Xia so that she could choke the life out of her.

“How dare Leon cheat on me with such an arrogant lady? What kind of complicated relationship did he enter with Xia? How long have they been together? Is he aware that Xia has been researching about me? Is he aware that Xia has a picture of me on her phone? Is this the reward I get for loving him and choosing to carry his baby? Is this supposed to be my punishment for refusing to terminate my pregnancy?”

Ella held onto her chest as she could feel her heart bleeding. She tried to lie down and sleep but ended up tossing and wrestling on the bed.

Just when she felt her head about to explode from pent-up emotions, her phone started ringing.

The sight of Leon’s caller ID infuriated her so much that she wanted to scream her lungs out.

She stared at the phone ringing for a while with a narrowed darkened expression thinking of the many ways she could hurt him.