Chapter 5 5.

Stephany could not believe her friend.

"Are you serious right now?"

"Yeah." Sam voiced out as she made her way towards the window. She opened it and saw a bunch of busy staff tending to the place and ensuring it was clean.

The flowers were carefully arranged and tended to and some of them looked like beds. Samantha loved flowers and the red roses were her favorite.

"I'm serious." She continued while smiling at the beautiful view before her. "Think about it, if indeed Robert was a bad man and had kidnapped me, he won't let me have my phone."

Stephany thought about it for a while and agreed with her friend.

"Ok then, but don't hesitate to call me if things go south."

"Ofcourse, who else would I call if not my best friend." Samantha replied while still smiling and her friend laughed at her joke.

"I'll call you back later." Samantha ended the call and made her way to the bathroom to get herself freshened up. She intended to explore the environment before Robert came back.

She was not a prisoner at the place, or was she?

The next few minutes, Paige, the maid assigned to her, was showing her around the place. Any staff she passed by would greet her respectfully like she was already their bosses' wife.

"Paige, I'd like to go over to the garden over there." Samantha pointed at some white lilies.

"Sure ma'am." Paige said calmly and was about to lead the way but Samantha stopped her. "Call me Samantha or Sam. Stop being formal."

"Uh, ok Sam." Paige reluctantly replied and led Samantha to all the places she wanted to see.

Later that evening, Sam was in her room when someone knocked on the door. Before she could reply to the person, the door flew open and Robert walked in with his hands behind his back.

His intrusion startled Sam and she jumped on her feet. "Sir, you're... back." She stammered.

"Yeah, and I missed you so much." Robert replied as he started towards her.

"You missed me." Sam repeated the words and Robert nodded his head and brought forth his hands. In it, was a bunch of rose flowers and Samantha was sure that it was gotten from the garden outside.

With a smile on his face, he handed the flowers to Samantha who reluctantly collected it.

"Thank you, Sir."

"It's just Robert for you. You're not one of my staff."

Robert went ahead and sat down on the large bed. "Come on and sit with me. Tell me how your day went. I heard that you explored the environment. I hope you like the view?"

Sam swallowed hard and sat down a little distant from him. "How did you..." Pausing in her words, Sam forced out a smile and nodded her head.

"Yeah, that's true. It's a beautiful place you got here." There was no need asking him how he knew because he was the owner of the house and nothing goes on at the place without his notice.

"When I left, you called your friend, right?"

Samantha was taken aback by the question. How did he know about that? Has he been watching him like a hawk?

Samantha stylishly scanned the room with her eyes to see if there were cameras she didn't see earlier.

"Don't worry, I didn't put any tracker on your phone nor cameras in this room." Robert interrupted her thoughts.

"I just know that you'd call her because she's the only person on your side. However, I'm here now and will never leave your side."

Samantha's heart skipped at the revelation. She turned her face and it met with Robert's gray eyes staring back at her. She could feel her heartbeat increasing and could not understand the feeling suddenly growing within her.

"Thank you for having my back." She managed to mutter, breaking the awkward silence between them.

Robert suddenly stood up and smiled down at her. He reached out for her hands and held her up.

As the duo were standing face to face to each other, Samantha could not help but lower her gaze in submission. Robert's eyes on her made her uncomfortable.

When she remembered a question she wanted to ask, she let out a deep sigh and stared back at him before asking. "How did you become this rich? Tell me, what work do you do?"

"I'm a businessman."

Robert left her hands and started towards the window. Although Samantha was expecting a detailed explanation from him, he didn't say anything else.

Turning around to face Sam who was giving him a confused look, Robert went closer and held her hands again. He could feel how tense she was and smiled afterwards.

"Relax, ok. I don't bite. Even if I do bite, I'd definitely not bite someone I love."

"What?" Samantha retracted her hands and dashed backwards, leaving a distance between them.

"Yeah, I'm in love with you, Sam. That's the reason I stood up for you and brought you here."

Samantha opened her mouth but no words came out of it. She was stunned to hear those words from Robert.

How could he have fallen in love with her overnight? How's that even possible?

"It's very possible, Sam." Robert answered the question on her mind and got Samantha very uncomfortable.

"No." She shook her head vigorously.

"You can't be in love with him. I'm grateful that you stood up for me but that's it. I don't love you and nothing can happen between us."

"Hmph." Robert let out a chuckle and started towards Samantha who was drawing backwards. He had a smug smile on his face and in a few steps, he closed in on Samantha and held her hands.

"Are you sure that you feel nothing for me?"

Samantha looked away. She could not deny to herself that she has been mesmerized by Robert's handsomeness. Although he has a cold demeanor, she could not deny that he was cute and her heart skips each time he stares at her.

"Tell me." Robert had his hands on the wall and his body very close to her, blocking every exit for her.

Samantha swallowed hard and sighed inwardly. This was not what she signed up for.

"I uh... want to leave. I... I can't stay here anymore. Moreover, my life is not in danger so there's no need to hide here."

"Unless, you are the danger." Samantha carefully spoke the last words picking it one after the other.

Robert didn't budge. However, after a moment of silence, he reached for her lips and kissed her. Surprisingly, Samantha returned the kiss but pushed him away when she came to her senses.

"I'm sorry, I have to go now." She rushed to get her bags but stopped from Robert's interruption.

"I'm not letting you go anywhere, you're mine."