Punishment

She walked to him, and slowly removed the hand he was using to rub his eyes. She bent over and widened her affected eyes, then she blew some air into his eyes..

They remained like that for some time before she knew it. She was looking deep into his dark eyes with their faces just an inch apart. For a moment, breathe to breathe .

Suddenly___

She pushed him away. "Look, someone is taking pictures " she said, pointing behind him.

He didn't bother to look in the direction she was pointing in, instead he took her small hand into his, kissed it and said " don't worry. No one will ever dare take pictures of you again" .

Clara was confused but she didn't show it. What did he mean by that statement?

She was still thinking when she felt something wet touch her cheek. Surprisingly, she jolted back, surprised by his sudden kiss. She looked up at him with hundreds of questions in her eyes. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her hair. They stayed like that for a few seconds before he pulled away. " Dinner must be ready, let's go eat", gently dragging her behind him. Clara tried pulling her hand away from his but it refused to obey her, so she reluctantly followed him with her heart pounding against her chest.

'No Clara, don't fall for his charade, you want a divorce, remember? He is just messing with your head, please don't give in.'. A voice inside her head kept screaming this warning to her. She knows already he doesn't have a heart. Even if he had it, he would never love her.

" Yah, I remembered, it's you!! You are the one who left me on the mountain that night, I remember" she suddenly screamed, pointing, an accusing finger at him.

Xavier stopped on his track but he didn't turn to face her. Instead, he asked calmly " so you want to settle scores with me now ? "

Strange, he is not angry. Is this the way he wants to settle things with her? Why is he talking as if he is talking to a normal person ?

' No, here it comes again Clara, don't fall for it, it's all fake. He can never be gentle with your guard. Don't let your guards down around him again.' the voice in her head said again.

" I don't want to be your wife again, I want a divorce, you are wicked, yes, I can remember now" she was saying this while taking a step away from him, pretending to be scared of him , but she couldn't see his reaction since he was backing her..

" I know you are sick because of me,so I have to take responsibility for what I did. Since you are my wife, I'll take care of you, so don't talk about divorce again" he gently replied to her, taking her small hand in his big one.

"I am not sick, you are the sick one, that is why you must let me go, you are a very bad man," she said, hitting him with her free hand.

" Let go and eat first before we discuss this, and you look very tempting in your outfit. I've never seen you in something like this before. I will get you more clothes like this one, " he whispered.

Clara widened her eyes in disbelief. Her face was already light pink , she glared at him fiercely. What type of man is this? She brought shame to him and frustrated him, but he still wouldn't let her go. Is he also a psychopath?

Xavier found her angry face very adorable. He bent over and carried her princess style as he ran towards the building.

*****

In the dining hall Clara threw all the food away. To be precise, everything in the room was turned into a mess, yet the man sitting beside her didn't say a word or make any attempt to stop her. He allowed her to vent out her anger as much as she wanted while he sat back on the chair quietly watching her.

When she was exhausted, he ordered the maids to prepare a new set of food and take it up stairs.

He walked to and picked her up and carried her up stairs to their room. "Let's see if you will still have the strength to throw things again ", he said, while walking up the stairs..

*****

When he was satisfied, he got out of bed with a smile on his handsome face, he then got dressed and went out of the room. Clara watched him leave while lying like a drenched rat in bed .

"Stupid man, "she cursed loudly at him. She never expected him to make a move on her after she tried strangling him the last time, but he happened to be shameless enough to touch a crazy woman with a stupid excuse for punishing her.

Meanwhile, Tony followed his boss as they walked down the hall but a maid suddenly walked past them, heading towards the opposite direction.

Thanks to his sharp sight, he caught a glimpse of a familiar necklace on her neck. Before Tony knew what was wrong , Xavier was already chasing after her. Seeing his boss's sudden action, Tony followed after him thinking that it was something that had to do with the security.

" Lilac! " Xavier called desperately when he got to the maid, but the necklace he had seen earlier was gone.

"Where is the necklace you were putting on just now, " he demanded.

" Necklace!!I don't use ornaments, sir,"the maid fearfully answered.

'Thank goodness I didn't, but on my bracelet today, when I get in I will tell the other sisters to stop using ornaments. I would have lost my job today', the maid thought, praying that he wouldn't inquire further.

Seeing the reason for his boss's action, Tony was dumbfounded, so the boss was yet to move on.

" Get lost! " Xavier ordered, frustrated.

"Thank you sir." The already trembling maid couldn't wait to disappear.

Xavier left furious and disappointed. He clearly saw that necklace, didn't he? He never believed his Lilac was dead, but then he witnessed her being laid to rest that day.

****

Meanwhile, at a corner, Glory hurriedly pulled off her necklace. She was never aware that the boss forbade his workers from using jewelry during working hours. If she hadn't been quick to hide, he would have fired her today..

She really couldn't afford to offend this man if she did. She wasn't sure that person would come to her rescue.

She placed the necklace in her back pocket, before coming out of her hiding.