Chapter 2 Surprise And Anger

Phoebe's words hung in her throat and she looked at him with her eyes wide open. She shook her head as if to check if the voice came from her mind. She looked at his clear silver eyes that were staring at her.

"What did you just say?" she asked, still shocked by those words..

Phoebe didn't want to believe that he said that. Not in her wildest imagination could she think it would happen.

"You heard me girl," Dante said with pride looming in his eyes.

Although the doctor was looking like a big bad boy but she didn't expect him to say that, he didn't even know her from Adam. To make matters worse, he continued.

"I pay all the bills if you open those little legs of yours for me."

Dante's eyes were rolling on her body lustfully and it got Phoebe furious. If not that he was a doctor and xthat a life needed to be saved urgently, she would have taught him a lesson. Phoebe detested arrogant men and this devilishly handsome doctor has been added to the list. He might be her damn dream man but she hates those who don't treat others well.

She was silent for a while not knowing what to say to the despicable guy in front of her. Dante also didn't rush her. They were both staring at each other. After a while, Phoebe knew that she had to say something.

"With all due respect sir doctor, isn't that unethical of you?" she asked between gritted teeth.

Dante rolled his eyes and Phoebe's heart skipped which she tried to ignore. "I know my work etiquette girl. This is a matter of give and take. I'm sacrificing myself. The surgery would last ten hours if no compilation. You can choose to leave," he said.

Phoebe was shocked at how heartless a doctor is. Then she was determined not to accept his offer. She felt she would rather kneel in front of the man she hated most (her stepbrother), than to sleep with this shameless evil doctor.

"I will go home and get the money," she said. She didn't want to say too much so that he wouldn't refuse to treat the girl.

Phoebe hated the man and scolded herself that when she walked in, she thought of him thinking of her as a woman. He was already disgusting to her. She turned to leave in disappointment.

Dante looked at his wristwatch and then to Phoebe who was almost at the door. Phoebe's hand was already on the door knob when Dante spoke.

"Not against your choice but in the next thirty minutes, your sister would start bleeding and after which her brain will stop functioning. You know what that means? Just visit a funeral home on your return," he said with an indifferent look.

Phoebe's body vibrated as she heard that. Her eyes watered with hot tears. It wasn't because she was sad but because she was angry and there was nothing she could do about it.

"Are you threatening me?" she asked without turning.

"You sure know I'm not."

She turned and gave Dante a hot glare and Dante almost laughed but he controlled himself. The girl was amusing to him. Phoebe wasn't pleased at all. She just lost her stepfather, got robbed and she was about to spread her legs for a stranger because of a total stranger. The one whom she didn't know if she would survive the surgery or not.

"Why do I deserve all the bad luck?" she screamed in her head.

She was still making up her mind when she heard him talk. "I don't have all day, girl."

Phoebe gritted her teeth and folded her palm into a fist beside her. She wished she had another choice but with the look of things, she had none. She looked around the room as if someone was there looking at them.

"Fine, you can have your way," she said grudgingly. "But," she paused and looked at him with resentment. She wasn't even hiding that she hated him. "No kissing, no smooching...,"

Dante didn't let her finish her conditions before he interrupted her. "I make the rules, girl."

He was definitely going to kiss her because those lips had been beckoning on him to come.

Phoebe knew that her beggar didn't have a choice. She slowly pulled her jacket hoping that she wasn't going to regret it. Dante took his time before he stood up. He was giving her a nice scrutiny. Even though she was a petite woman, he still liked what he saw. She had the perfect shape and he knew that she would indeed have many admirers.

Phoebe didn't expect the kiss she got. She had expected to be disgusted and struggle during the whole thing but from the kiss, she already succumbed to his touch. Having a quickie with a strange and arrogant man didn't irk her as she thought. In fact she almost pulled him back for another round.

Dante wasn't lying when he said that the girl only had thirty minutes. Immediately he pulled out of her, he headed for the theatre without a single word to Phoebe. He didn't even look at her.

Phoebe was so mad at herself and the doctor. She felt like crying but tears were not coming and that was because she wasn't sad. She was angry that she enjoyed it. Well, she won't be faulty because even though Dante had threatened her to sleep with him, he was as gentle as a lover. Not even her boyfriend was that gentle with her.

Phoebe scolded herself for letting the thought of the man who made her do what she didn't want to do fill her heart. She was a good girl and shouldn't be treated like that. She decided to leave his office before he returned and needed another round.

When she stood up, her eyes fell on the name block that was on Dante's table and her eyes grew bigger.

"oh no!" she exclaimed.