Chapter 130 - Why did she fall so hard?

''GET OUT!''

Nicklaus blared; his palms fisting to his sides as tried to remain sane, his eyes flashing with rage;

With a flash, Veronica turned towards the door and dashed out of the room, slamming the door close after her.

The whole place quieted like a graveyard; the silence deafening.

Nicklaus stood unmoving for a whole minute, before he slowly slumped to the ground, his breathing ragged;

He raised his hand to his neck and tossed his tie aside; undoing his first two buttons; it was difficult to breathe.

His face was red with panic, and his eyes bloodshot; and although the ac was on, the air in the room felt so hot that he was sweating all over.

She loved him;

She said she loved him…

There was no way she would leave him, right? There was no way she would leave someone she loved so dearly, right?

He asked himself a million questions with no-one to answer them;

Maybe he should call her; he would tell her he was home already. He would tell her he's been waiting for her;

She said he shouldn't take long, right? He was back now;

She would come home faster if she knew he was waiting, right?

Nicklaus hands shook as he took out his phone from his pocket and dialed her number; there was a second silence before it rang;

His heart slammed against his chest as he waited for her to pick the phone.

Pick up please…

He shut his eyes and prayed earnestly;

He couldn't believe his world was about to crumble. The bliss he had lived it was about to become a nightmare.

Nicklaus swallowed painfully when the call ended and there was no reply;

His body trembled as he redialed; yet there was no answer. Nicklaus kept calling till his thumbs ached and yet there was still no reply;

He stared at his phone mindlessly; refusing to think.

Why?

That was the only question on his mind.

Why did she leave him? Was it the money? He could give her anything she wanted under the heavens, all she needed to do was ask; so why would she leave him?

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Drop

For the first time in a decade, a tear dropped from his eyes.

His head fell, as he supported his arms with his knees;

Heartbreak…

he had not felt it before, he didn't know it hurt so much. God, his heart was almost ripping to pieces.

Nicklaus didn't know how long he sat there feeling dejected, by the time he finally stood up, the sky had already darkened;

He needed to look for her, but he had less than 24 hours to save the company;

If he didn't save his company, then everything would have been in vain;

Breathing out heavily; he called the branch manager of Lorries;

''Send a message across, tell all the staff members to come back to the office, any person who comes in after me, loses his job'

''Yes, Sir. ''

The man replied and Nicklaus ended the call abruptly;

Although grandpa had said so, and she was really not here, he still needed to hear her say it. He needed to hear her say she didn't love him. That she wanted nothing to do with him.

That everything they felt_ her smile, her laughter, every single passionate gaze, was a f.u.c.kin' lie.

He wouldn't believe anything until he heard her say it.

But for now, he had to save his company.

…

Nicklaus walked into the Lorries headquarters, his eyes dark as the pit of Hades. The company was as quiet as a graveyard, every single employee was in, but it felt like no-one was in, because of the deafening silence.

They watched him walk steadily, his hands in his pocket and his eyes glancing forward menacingly;

As he approached the board room, a hand pushed open the door shakily, and he stepped in;

The staff members were all seated around the huge meeting table, waiting patiently; no one dared to question why he had ordered them to the company at such an hour; they watched him sit down with a poised gait, and then his eyes glanced at them;

''Alright; let's begin. ''

…

Tiana woke up to a banging headache and a feverish body; as she had predicted, she was down with a fever. Her body was so weak that she could barely move a muscle.

Her eyes shut briefly, and she remembered him; and suddenly a painful wave washed through her;

No… she had to stop thinking about him; he would marry another woman now and would forget her like she never existed; it was miserable to be in that state for a man who cared little to nothing about her.

Tiana bit her lower lip as she forced herself to sit up on the bed; she took in a sharp breath when the banging on her skull increased; anger coursed through her and she couldn't help but ask her self;

Why did I fall for him so much?

She should have left some part of her heart to herself; maybe it wouldn't hurt this way if she did. If she had restrained just a little bit, just a tiny little bit, she wouldn't be as wrecked as she was now.

She pulled herself from the bed and held her head, dragging herself to the parlor,

First, she needed Gwen.

Although she didn't want her seeing her in this state, she couldn't stay alone in the house when she was so sick.

Tiana picked up her phone from the couch and tapped on the screen. Her brows creased when she saw some missed calls, and when she swiped, she froze from head to toe.

For a split second, Tiana wanted to think he called because he cared, or because he didn't want her to leave, but sadly reality hit her before she could dine in such fantasy.

The only reason he could bother was because she was his prey. He must have been mad to know that Grandpa let her go.

Ha, did he intend to keep her locked up after he gets married, only to release her when he intends to have fun?

Tiana chuckled painfully; a wicked glint flashed through her eyes;

Well that would be over her dead body, she would rather die than go back to that mansion to be his toy.