Freedom
" Yes, Xavier, I came to find Clara this time" he replied, before starting the car.
" What is that you are holding? "he asked, collecting the crystal gift. Clara was annoyed but she dared not say anything for fear that he would smash it .
" It's something I saw online and asked Dr Qin to help me buy it . " she lied but unfortunately she wasn't good at that aspect.
" You are now calling him Dr Qin, right ? This is clearly a gift. Why do you have to lie ? " Xavier asked, checking out the box with his expressionless face .
" No...., okay it's actually a gift " she quickly admitted she dare not lie again. It was only the both of them around now. She couldn't afford to offend him. Her precious gift was still with him.
" Very cheap, I don't like it ". Immediately he finished those words, the crystal box was carelessly dropped.
" Nooooo," Clara ran to catch it before it fell down, but she was late as the box fell on the floor and broke into pieces. She bent down and started picking them up with tears rolling down her cheeks.. The man was all smiles watching her.
" Clara I....." Alex came back to give her the gift pack and this was the very sight he witnessed...
On seeing this, Alex could not help recalling that night he found her at the cemetery...
" Xavier!, what did you just do ? " Only God knows how badly he wanted to punch his friend's face until he stopped breathing and stopped tormenting Clara, but he controlled his anger. It would only make things difficult for her.
" Ah, Alex. You came back. OMG it broke. I was careless just now. I only wanted to know how cheap it was ", Xavier said innocently..
Xavier, why are you treating her this way? She is your wife. " Alex said, swallowing the lump in his throat.
" Thank God you know that she is my wife, I don't like having other people's hands on my things", a simple statement with heavy warning.
"....." Alex was speechless.
"She is not a thing, she is a human with feelings, heart and emotions and your wife ", he tried to talk sense into him. He suddenly found this person annoying.
" Since you know she was my wife,why don't you just scram and don't let me see you anywhere close to her, and you are no longer her doctor. I'll find someone better. " he said, pulling Clara close to him.....
" Just listen to yourself ,she is your wife, but have you ever treated her as one ? You are no difference from her family. " Alex yelled furiously. One could see that he was clearly angry but he was trying to control his temper.
" Xavier Reynold, if you are man enough, take her home and treat her like your woman. If you can't do that much, then let her go. There are men out there who will worship her. Stop allowing your past to eat you up and make you lose what you have."
" Alex, I can see you are too worked up. If you are done with your sermon , just go get some rest at home. Seeing you, I realized that you are most likely to be coming back from a long journey ". After saying this, he wrapped his arms around Clara's waist and turned to leave, but Alex's next statement made him stop.
" If you think it is just a gift, then you are wrong. That is her birthday gift, you made her give up on her dream and now you took her right to a dream away ", Alex said, looking at the fragments of the crystal box on the floor...
" Birthday day ? Is today your birthday ?No, is it tomorrow? Or next tomorrow ?" Xavier asked the woman who was looking at him with burning hatred.
"...."
Clara was only glaring at him, but she also wanted to see if he was joking or not, but looking at the guy before her, he seriously didn't know her birthday.
" Whenever it is , it may be two days ago or the next two days. Don't worry, I will make it up to you, so you don't need another man's gifts" he said, smiling down at her.
Clara struggled to get his arms off her and she succeeded. Xavier was surprised, looking at her with the " what did I say wrong look? " Look.
On the other hand, Alex had already lost control of himself. Never had he thought that he would, in the past thirty years of his life, one day hit his best friend, but he deserved it. He dropped the package on the floor and dashed toward Xavier and grabbed his collar, dashed off the guide before he could retaliate , a heavy punch landed straight on his face.
Boom!
, another one followed " you just called yourself her husband but you don't even know anything about her," tightening his grab on his collar , glaring dangerously at him.
Surprised, Xavier also glared back at him. If their eyes could kill , both of them would have long killed each other .
Clara and Tony were shocked this was not what they expected. She had never seen Alex this fierce before.
"No,no, stop stop , Alex, please stop it.
I don't want him to know, I don't want him to know, don't tell him , he's not worth it ,one bit, let him go Alex ". She was already crying. There's no one to help her if they continued like that.
" Angle ,let go of me, I will teach him a lesson today ", Alex said, pushing her away..
" You really don't know her birthday, right? 28th of May was her day, but what did you do to her? Did you even know how she was when I saw her on that rainy night, did you ?!!!!"
" Alex, no don't say it please Mr Qin " Clara yelled. The memories of that night are still valid. She doesn't want to recall any of it , just mentioning it alone brings goosebumps all over her body.
" Clara, leave me alone, "
When Xavier heard that date he had weakened, his grib on Xavier's collar loosened, he looked at the crying woman and guilt filled up his being.
He remembered the night before that day when she brought food for him. She asked him if he would be home earlier than expected but he never replied. It never occurred to him that it happened to be her birthday.
" That night I saw her lying on the wet floor in the middle of nowhere in the. You know, if I were to be a little late in getting to her, she would have long been a ghost and you wouldn't be here calling your damm self her husband. What do you think I went out in the rain to save your wife? "
He let go of him and walked away, but he turned back and picked up the package. "Even though it is already broken, you should keep this okay ". He drove off without looking back.
his heart broke to pieces, that feeling of having someone special to you being maltreated by someone else who happened to be your friend.
" Here take it, I don't care what you do with it", she handed the empty box over to Xavier before walking away.
Xavier followed behind her. It was his first time walking on this road and looking at the lonely back of the woman in his front made his heart bleed. He had really hurt her.
Sometimes he found himself beside her but he would deliberately slow down. They continued like metal until they completed the hundred metal road and are now inside the mansion.
*****
Inside his study room, right in front of the laptop screen was the complete recording of Clara's concept in the video. Instead of bringing the piano to life, it was the piano that gave the girl life. The whole scene was so beautiful.
He dropped the cigarette on the ash plate and picked up his phone and dialed a number.
" Hello, have you eaten ?" He asked immediately. The other party picked up the call.
"What?!," that person fell into the pool." Xavier?" Kiel was surprised after he confirmed that the caller was indeed Xavier, but why would he suddenly call him to ask him out for dinner? He can't wait to get a boost in front of Alex. In fact, he can't wait to see his facial expressions, but that will be after dinner.
" Yes, but I can always go out with you " he offered.
" Who is asking you out? Find me the full recording of the concept in England, my wife's concept. Everything must be in the video, even what happened behind the scenes. I mean everything. You have six hours ", the cold voice extinguished all Ezekiel's joy.
" What! Six hours ,do I look like Tony, your twenty-four-hour working machine? Kiel said, coming out of the pool, pointing at his chest , he continued "no..no look me in the eyes, tell me who am I, Rey, since you know you want to say something like this, why ask if I've eaten , why are you not saying anything. He better talk, talk to me you asshole " he screamed, jumping around in his wet swimsuit. All the maids beside him took steps back. What a joy killer.
But the other party had long disconnected the call. Immediately, he placed the order.
******
Clara came out of the bathroom the next morning and saw the package on her dressing table. When she saw this, she opened a drawer and threw it inside without even giving it a second look. After that, she walked out to the dining room.
After she left, Xavier came out of his hideout and congratulated himself on seeing the package gone, congratulated himself before turning to head down stairs, but he stopped when he saw the half-closed drawer. He walked to it and saw the still wrapped package , his face darkened.
After eating, she walked into the sitting area but on getting there she saw him playing the piano. She paused for a while, but her expression didn't change as she continued on her way, seeing that she didn't come over. Xavier proceeded to another beautiful tune, purposely missing some notes, but the woman still remained indifferent to what he did.
" Come here ? He called and Clara walked down to him like a puppet and slowly walked to him.
" Play!! " He ordered
" I don't want to play " she refused.
" Is this another way to protest ?" He was already running out of patience, but she didn't give a fuck, if she played, he would take it away and if she did not, he would not have anything to take away from her.
Xavier made her sit on his lap.
" Why don't you want to play, he said, moving close to her ear. Clara could feel his hot breath on her neck. When his lips were an inch away from hers she moved her head away, a cold glint frashed in his eyes.
" I will do anything for you but I can't play,I don't want to " she replied gently, earning a bone-chilling laugh.
"You will do anything I say, but I want to kiss you just now. Why don't you want me to?"
he asked with a hoarse voice. Clara was surprised, he wanted to kiss her there in the presence of everyone.
" If you think that because of this child-like protest of yours, I won't be able to take anything from you, then you had better wake up because you will always have something to be taken away from."
He whispered every word into her ear so very cold that she held her breath. She could not even look into his eyes as goosebumps poured down on her like rain.
All he could see in her eyes was what he longed to see. He smiled in satisfaction before pushing her away and walking out of the house.." Yes, Xavier, I came to find Clara this time" he replied, before starting the car.
" What is that you are holding? "he asked, collecting the crystal gift. Clara was annoyed but she dared not say anything for fear that he would smash it .
" It's something I saw online and asked Dr Qin to help me buy it . " she lied but unfortunately she wasn't good at that aspect.
" You are now calling him Dr Qin, right ? This is clearly a gift. Why do you have to lie ? " Xavier asked, checking out the box with his expressionless face .
" No...., okay it's actually a gift " she quickly admitted she dare not lie again. It was only the both of them around now. She couldn't afford to offend him. Her precious gift was still with him.
" Very cheap, I don't like it ". Immediately he finished those words, the crystal box was carelessly dropped.
" Nooooo," Clara ran to catch it before it fell down, but she was late as the box fell on the floor and broke into pieces. She bent down and started picking them up with tears rolling down her cheeks.. The man was all smiles watching her.
" Clara I....." Alex came back to give her the gift pack and this was the very sight he witnessed...
On seeing this, Alex could not help recalling that night he found her at the cemetery...
" Xavier!, what did you just do ? " Only God knows how badly he wanted to punch his friend's face until he stopped breathing and stopped tormenting Clara, but he controlled his anger. It would only make things difficult for her.
" Ah, Alex. You came back. OMG it broke. I was careless just now. I only wanted to know how cheap it was ", Xavier said innocently..
Xavier, why are you treating her this way? She is your wife. " Alex said, swallowing the lump in his throat.
" Thank God you know that she is my wife, I don't like having other people's hands on my things", a simple statement with heavy warning.
"....." Alex was speechless.
"She is not a thing, she is a human with feelings, heart and emotions and your wife ", he tried to talk sense into him. He suddenly found this person annoying.
" Since you know she was my wife,why don't you just scram and don't let me see you anywhere close to her, and you are no longer her doctor. I'll find someone better. " he said, pulling Clara close to him.....
" Just listen to yourself ,she is your wife, but have you ever treated her as one ? You are no difference from her family. " Alex yelled furiously. One could see that he was clearly angry but he was trying to control his temper.
" Xavier Reynold, if you are man enough, take her home and treat her like your woman. If you can't do that much, then let her go. There are men out there who will worship her. Stop allowing your past to eat you up and make you lose what you have."
" Alex, I can see you are too worked up. If you are done with your sermon , just go get some rest at home. Seeing you, I realized that you are most likely to be coming back from a long journey ". After saying this, he wrapped his arms around Clara's waist and turned to leave, but Alex's next statement made him stop.
" If you think it is just a gift, then you are wrong. That is her birthday gift, you made her give up on her dream and now you took her right to a dream away ", Alex said, looking at the fragments of the crystal box on the floor...
" Birthday day ? Is today your birthday ?No, is it tomorrow? Or next tomorrow ?" Xavier asked the woman who was looking at him with burning hatred.
"...."
Clara was only glaring at him, but she also wanted to see if he was joking or not, but looking at the guy before her, he seriously didn't know her birthday.
" Whenever it is , it may be two days ago or the next two days. Don't worry, I will make it up to you, so you don't need another man's gifts" he said, smiling down at her.
Clara struggled to get his arms off her and she succeeded. Xavier was surprised, looking at her with the " what did I say wrong look? " Look.
On the other hand, Alex had already lost control of himself. Never had he thought that he would, in the past thirty years of his life, one day hit his best friend, but he deserved it. He dropped the package on the floor and dashed toward Xavier and grabbed his collar, dashed off the guide before he could retaliate , a heavy punch landed straight on his face.
Boom!
, another one followed " you just called yourself her husband but you don't even know anything about her," tightening his grab on his collar , glaring dangerously at him.
Surprised, Xavier also glared back at him. If their eyes could kill , both of them would have long killed each other .
Clara and Tony were shocked this was not what they expected. She had never seen Alex this fierce before.
"No,no, stop stop , Alex, please stop it.
I don't want him to know, I don't want him to know, don't tell him , he's not worth it ,one bit, let him go Alex ". She was already crying. There's no one to help her if they continued like that.
" Angle ,let go of me, I will teach him a lesson today ", Alex said, pushing her away..
" You really don't know her birthday, right? 28th of May was her day, but what did you do to her? Did you even know how she was when I saw her on that rainy night, did you ?!!!!"
" Alex, no don't say it please Mr Qin " Clara yelled. The memories of that night are still valid. She doesn't want to recall any of it , just mentioning it alone brings goosebumps all over her body.
" Clara, leave me alone, "
When Xavier heard that date he had weakened, his grib on Xavier's collar loosened, he looked at the crying woman and guilt filled up his being.
He remembered the night before that day when she brought food for him. She asked him if he would be home earlier than expected but he never replied. It never occurred to him that it happened to be her birthday.
" That night I saw her lying on the wet floor in the middle of nowhere in the. You know, if I were to be a little late in getting to her, she would have long been a ghost and you wouldn't be here calling your damm self her husband. What do you think I went out in the rain to save your wife? "
He let go of him and walked away, but he turned back and picked up the package. "Even though it is already broken, you should keep this okay ". He drove off without looking back.
his heart broke to pieces, that feeling of having someone special to you being maltreated by someone else who happened to be your friend.
" Here take it, I don't care what you do with it", she handed the empty box over to Xavier before walking away.
Xavier followed behind her. It was his first time walking on this road and looking at the lonely back of the woman in his front made his heart bleed. He had really hurt her.
Sometimes he found himself beside her but he would deliberately slow down. They continued like metal until they completed the hundred metal road and are now inside the mansion.
*****
Inside his study room, right in front of the laptop screen was the complete recording of Clara's concept in the video. Instead of bringing the piano to life, it was the piano that gave the girl life. The whole scene was so beautiful.
He dropped the cigarette on the ash plate and picked up his phone and dialed a number.
" Hello, have you eaten ?" He asked immediately. The other party picked up the call.
"What?!," that person fell into the pool." Xavier?" Kiel was surprised after he confirmed that the caller was indeed Xavier, but why would he suddenly call him to ask him out for dinner? He can't wait to get a boost in front of Alex. In fact, he can't wait to see his facial expressions, but that will be after dinner.
" Yes, but I can always go out with you " he offered.
" Who is asking you out? Find me the full recording of the concept in England, my wife's concept. Everything must be in the video, even what happened behind the scenes. I mean everything. You have six hours ", the cold voice extinguished all Ezekiel's joy.
" What! Six hours ,do I look like Tony, your twenty-four-hour working machine? Kiel said, coming out of the pool, pointing at his chest , he continued "no..no look me in the eyes, tell me who am I, Rey, since you know you want to say something like this, why ask if I've eaten , why are you not saying anything. He better talk, talk to me you asshole " he screamed, jumping around in his wet swimsuit. All the maids beside him took steps back. What a joy killer.
But the other party had long disconnected the call. Immediately, he placed the order.
******
Clara came out of the bathroom the next morning and saw the package on her dressing table. When she saw this, she opened a drawer and threw it inside without even giving it a second look. After that, she walked out to the dining room.
After she left, Xavier came out of his hideout and congratulated himself on seeing the package gone, congratulated himself before turning to head down stairs, but he stopped when he saw the half-closed drawer. He walked to it and saw the still wrapped package , his face darkened.
After eating, she walked into the sitting area but on getting there she saw him playing the piano. She paused for a while, but her expression didn't change as she continued on her way, seeing that she didn't come over. Xavier proceeded to another beautiful tune, purposely missing some notes, but the woman still remained indifferent to what he did.
" Come here ? He called and Clara walked down to him like a puppet and slowly walked to him.
" Play!! " He ordered
" I don't want to play " she refused.
" Is this another way to protest ?" He was already running out of patience, but she didn't give a fuck, if she played, he would take it away and if she did not, he would not have anything to take away from her.
Xavier made her sit on his lap.
" Why don't you want to play, he said, moving close to her ear. Clara could feel his hot breath on her neck. When his lips were an inch away from hers she moved her head away, a cold glint frashed in his eyes.
" I will do anything for you but I can't play,I don't want to " she replied gently, earning a bone-chilling laugh.
"You will do anything I say, but I want to kiss you just now. Why don't you want me to?"
he asked with a hoarse voice. Clara was surprised, he wanted to kiss her there in the presence of everyone.
" If you think that because of this child-like protest of yours, I won't be able to take anything from you, then you had better wake up because you will always have something to be taken away from."
He whispered every word into her ear so very cold that she held her breath. She could not even look into his eyes as goosebumps poured down on her like rain.
All he could see in her eyes was what he longed to see. He smiled in satisfaction before pushing her away and walking out of the house..
