CHAPTER 11: YOU LIVE NEXTDOOR?
“You are living next door,” I asked him and he just shrugged his shoulders.
“Don’t you get how dangerous the situation is?” I asked panicking because the situation is not looking good I thought with my perverted mind.
“Why are you so anxious,” he asked me, noticing my disturbing look.
“I am not anxious,” I retorted.
“Ok then I will send a maid to come and help you with your bath and Miss Peller will help you with your hand treatment before a doctor comes,” he said and I nodded at him.
“Thank you so much Mr. Hale, I appreciate it, “I say.
I was about to enter my room when I heard Bradley’s voice from behind.
“If you don’t mind I can help with your bath,” he says looking at his door embarrassed by the dry joke he makes.
“I will be going to my room now, “I say slowly slamming the door behind me not acknowledging what he just says because I am embarrassed just as he is, and it all thanks to Olivia for her foul mouth.
I entered the living room and my earlier countenance changed when I saw the paradise I am in, is this my room? or did I enter the wrong room? because this is so true to be real.
The room is painted white color, with different paintings on the wall, a queen-sized bed, the bedside table looks glamorous, the room tiled is so beautiful that you will keep staring at the floor. It’s just so magnificent, the Chandelier, the bed lamp they also scream of class. I always think that my room is amazing but this is great, I thought about looking around the room.
“Wow this is so great” I screamed happily bouncing on the queen-sized bed but that resulted in a lot of pain because I fell on my injured hand.
“Ouch” I yelled in pain and I don’t know if it was because I fell on my hand or because I just felt like crying but I just started weeping loudly. I didn’t know how long I cried but I noticed someone patting my back and when I raised my head I saw Bradley.
“Mr. Hale, what are you doing here, “I asked, cleaning my eyes quickly but his hand stopped.
“It’s alright to cry if you are hurt”.
“Hun” I looked at him confused.
“You can cry in front of me, no camera is here and I won’t tell anyone”. Maybe what he said sounded so emotional because I couldn’t help but cry after I heard him say that.
“Why does it hurt so much, I mean I just fell on my hand why does it hurt so much,” I asked, wailing but all Bradley does is pat my back and keep whispering sweet nothings that I can’t even make out.
“Thanks so much for this I don’t mean to embarrass myself, it’s just that my hand hurts so much, “I say after a few minutes of crying.
“Are you sure that it’s just my hand that it’s hurting?” he asked, staring into my eyes and I quickly avoided it.
“Of course, why else would I be hurting,” I say.
“I think you are the first person I met that is this strong after all that has happened to you but if you ever need support I will be there for you”.
“Thanks for the offer Mr. Hale but I don’t think I will be needing your help after this”.
“You might not need my help but I am sure you will need a shower, your hair is kind of sticky,” he says mockingly leaving me but the smirk on his face looks suspicious so, I quickly rushed into the bathroom to check my face and what I saw scared me.
“Ahhhhhhhhhh” I screamed.
“Why is my face like this, why am I looking like an abandoned woman”I asked no one in particular.
“So let me get this straight, Georgina Grey of showbiz is looking like an abandoned woman and I faced the mighty Bradley Hale with this type of face,” I asked myself, checking my face in the mirror.
BRADLEY POV
After I exit her room I heard her scream and I know she just saw the state her face is in I can’t help but laugh at how she is still a drama queen after 14 years and this cruel world didn’t taint her personality that’s why whoever tries to mess with her is going to answer to me.NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.
I entered my study room after ordering Miss Peller to send someone to cater to Gina’s needs.
I dialed a number on my phone and I waited for it to ring.
“Hey boss,” the other person on the other side of the phone says.
“I want you to find me any dirt on the Tukes group, “I say with a dangerous glint in my eyes.
“Why boss, I don’t think the Tukes group has done anything against the Hale group”.
“They haven’t done anything to Hale group but they have offended the future madam of Hale group so, they should be punished”.
“Ok boss but what about my bonus boss”.
“I will send it to you and I want your assignment completed tomorrow”.
“Tomorrow is Sunday!” the person on the other side of the phone exclaimed.
“I know it’s not like I asked you to look for someone that I lost 14 years ago”I taunt him and he keeps quiet knowing what I am driving at.
“Tomorrow is it then boss,” he says and I ended the call before he can complain about anything again.
I started working on my computer because I have a lot of work to cover and I can’t leave everything to Lucas but I can’t help but get swayed away by the look on Gina’s face when I asked her about the scandal and my blood started boiling in anger just thinking the kind of injustices she had to suffer the past few years that she grew a thick skin to it…
I kept typing away on my computer. I don’t want to keep thinking about it again because I might lose it if I keep thinking about it but I got distracted by a commotion going on and I got curious about who is so bold to cause commotion in my house…
GEORGINA POV
After Bradley left and I was in the bathroom, that’s when the realization hit me that I needed help but then I heard a knock on my door. A maid came in and told me she is going to attend to my needs for the time being.
We bonded quickly because she says she is my fan and one of my fans that don’t believe the absurd rumors about me and get to know her name to be Tara after she helps me with different skin treatments that I found to be too much but I love it anyways because as an actress I love my skin nice always.
“Are you ok though Miss I heard from ma’am Peller that you had surgery yesterday but now you are looking so agile?” Tara asked with a worried voice.
“I am fine Tara it’s just a minor surgery and Bradley says a doctor is going to come and attend to me later so, I think I should be able to hold on till then”.
“But why don’t you stay in the hospital in the first place”.
“Many reporters are lurking around there. I don’t think I can stay there long anyways, so it’s better to leave there earlier”.
“Since you have just been out of the hospital I think you should replenish your energy by eating, it’s dinner time already,” Tara says and I was surprised.
“It’s night already,” I asked and she nodded her head I told her to lead the way to the dining room after she is done helping get dressed and she told me to call Bradley but I ignore telling her that I am hungry, I think I am the only shameless person that’s have nothing but still has pride.
On our way to the dining room I can’t help but keep getting amazed by the house structure. He must have spent millions of dollars building this. The dining room is also so stunning when I get there, if they didn’t tell you that it’s a dining hall you will have to think it’s a boardroom with how spacious it is.
I get myself seated on one of the chairs and Tara excused herself to the kitchen I also seized that opportunity to look around but not so long some workers started bringing in food and placing it on the dining table but I noticed some of the workers were giving disgusting stares and concluded it must be from my scandal because is not everybody that will still have faith in me after that kind of rumors but stares like that don’t scare me anymore so I just shrugged my shoulder I sit with my head high.
“Ahhhhhhh” I screamed when cold water came in contact with my body and I looked for the source where the water came from my eyes with a girl holding a jug with a mocking smile on her face.
“Don’t you think you should apologize you just dropped water on me”
“I am sorry I didn’t know anyone was sitting there because my eyesight is bad so, I don’t see druggies,” she says as some of the workers stiffly laugh.
“Jani what the hell have you done to ma’am Gina,” Tara says rushing to me to help me clean up my body but I told her I am fine.
“Tara, I don’t think you should waste your effort looking for her favor because she won’t last, she is just Mr. Hale’s plaything,” she says and the other workers laugh but amidst those words, I sense jealousy.
“At least I was able to be his plaything but I don’t think you can ever receive a look from him in this life”I smile mockingly rubbing my injured hand that is now wet.
“You this whore I will…”
“What the hell is happening here” we heard someone yell from behind us.