Chapter 4 OFFER

"You?" I still can't believe he was here in front of me.

I never thought I would see him again. After what he did to me he is here in front of me now as if nothing happened?

"Aren't you happy to see me?" He walked over to the sofa and sat down.

I bravely faced him. "Do you think someone will be happy seeing the person who ruined their life? That is the stupidest question I heard in my entire life."

I never saw any expression on his face.

"I'm not the one who ruined your life," he stated without any emotion on her face. "And that wasn't important anymore, let's talk about why I was here."

He pushed the envelope on the table closer to me that I just noticed now. He gestured to me to open it but I shook my head in response.

"No, I'm not interested." I pointed to the door. "You can go, don't wait for me to call the police to catch you here."

"Really?" He smiled and opened the contents of the envelope himself. "I was offering you a big opportunity. To be our brand ambassador, to be my model."

I stopped for a moment because of what he said. A model? Who is he to offer me like that?

"See, you stop." A glance of smirk appeared on his face.

"What do you mean?" Curiosity started to run in my head.

"Get it and you will understand." He responded and pointed it out.

I was forcing myself to stop from getting it but I failed. Out of curiosity, I got it and read what the paper said. I could only read the name of his company but I was already shocked. I can't believe this! How does this man make me feel unbelievable everytime?!

"You are the owner of this brand?" I looked at him shocked.

He nodded casually to me. "Yes, I am the owner of the second to the highest brand of cosmetics in the world. And you know who is first and their model ambassador?

"Gezel Diaves, the ambassador of Glowsy cosmetics." My eyes turned back to paper because an anger came in my whole body when I dictated the name of Gezel.

"The brand that you owned before, right?" He gave me a short smile that seemed to indicate something else.

"What are you trying to say?" I asked him directly.

"I was just saying if you will accept my offer I will help you for what you want. I will be at your back to get her down because being successful is the biggest comeback and revenge Maureen." The way he talked he was like he knew what I wanted. "How much you hate me right now, I know you hate her more."

He stood up and walked towards me.

"What do you think?" He added.

"Do you think I am that kind of stupid to trust you? You both manipulate me at my weakest, remember? You are just the same." I presented the paper to him and tore it in front of him. "Now, you can go. You can't fool me anymore."

He laughed and returned to his seat. "That is the problem to you Maureen, you're so soft, you don't know how to fight back. I wouldn't wonder why that girl fooled you so easily."

I can fight back if I want but I was afraid, not for myself. For my daughter. I don't want her to be attached to that kind of situation. I won't forgive myself.

For your daughter too mister!

"I just want to correct you, you both fool me, not just her! Don't talk like you're not like her." I uttered.

"No. It was only Gezel's plan." He denied so quickly. "Somehow I won't deny that she did fool me too."

I looked at him confused again. "What are you saying again? Just direct me to the point, can you?"

She makes me freaking confused!

"I don't know that you are a model, having a good outlook in life." He laid his back on the sofa and started to explain it to me. "I am a business billionaire and paying women is my hobby for quick happiness but that doesn't mean every woman is okay with me, I don't want to have a problem. I was just agreeing if the girl agreed on it , if that was her work. That was my rule."

That makes my brow up. "Then, why did you agree with me? Why did you let something happen to us that night?

"As I said earlier, Gezel fooled me too. She said that you are just one of the women I bed for a rent and so I agree. I even gave the payment to her before getting you in that night though."

"How can I trust your words?" I asked while tempering my anger.

"If you still can't believe me, you can think of being in my position," he answered when he noticed that I was looking at him like I did not believe what he said. "If I was you and you have everything, why would I put myself in the situation that I won't get anything. What do you think?"

"She just didn't give me to you and ruined everything I have and worked hard for , she even sold me?" I clenched my fists because of anger. "By the way you said that you won't take action if you won't get anything, then what can you get to offer me like that? Why do you want to help me all of a sudden?"

"Popularity." He didn't hesitate to answer me directly. "I need you in my company, I was trying to beat that brand for a year but I can't because they have you but now I think I can if you will just accept my offer. I will help you, you will help me. We both will benefit."

I laughed sarcastically for a second and after that a scream of madness came up after.

"F*ck you! What did I do to you?!" I shouted and hardly brushed my hair in irritation. "Why do you always make me feel like this? Did I do something? Confront me then but not make me feel like this! You make me crazy!"

My chest started to become heavy again. I thought I already okay, that I already accepted that betrayal, but why am I more hurt than before? The revelation that I just knew made me push to get revenge again. To make them feel the pain! What I've been struggling with!

"I hate her! I hate her so much, you both!" I grab things that I saw and throw them away in anger.

"That's all you got?" The more he insulted me, the more he made me angry and cry.

I looked at him evilly and quickly approached to slap him twice. I don't know but doing that to him makes me calm somehow. It's not like before when I feel like I'm going to explode and I can't control my mind and movements anymore.

He was just looking at the right side where I gave my second slap. I saw how his lips slowly up like he didn't hurt about it instead he smiled and gave his stare back at me. I backed away as he started to walk towards me slowly. I suddenly felt fear. He was still a man and so I won't deny that his stare at me makes me nervous.

"I will accept that slap but I will come back. I will give you time to think about my offer." He tapped my head with his hand and I immediately took it off.

"You don't need to wait and go back here, my answer is no and it won't change anymore." I declared before stepping aside so he could leave in front of me.

"Even if you didn't get my offer I will still go back...." he responded and slowly went down his head and closed it to me. "For our daughter."

My knees almost went weak when he passed me after he said that. If only the wall could talk, it would be totally in pain because of my weight. How can he know about Avriell? This can't happen! I don't want my daughter to be attached to him, even if he was her father.

"I already met her once to comfort her for a short time, on the day you left her to go here first." He said before opening the door.

He turned his back for the last time to look at me.

"I promise to her that I will meet her again," he got a picture in his wallet, it was him and Avriell, a proof that they really met.

How did that happen? Trina was there! And it was just a few hours when I talked to them on the phone but Trina didn't say anything to me.

"Daddy's duty is to fulfill his promise to her princess Avriell." His last word before going out at my apartment.