“Michael!”“Michael!”“Michael, wake up… please wake up.., I beg you, please.. MICHAEL!”“Michael, open your eyes”Michael gasped, his eyes opened but his head hurt like hell. He groaned and shut his eyes again to reboot himself.“Michael? Michael'' he heard his name in the background. The voice sounded familiar but his head kept ringing. Whatever Charles had dropped into the wine was working, having a crazy after-effect“What the fuck did you drug him with!”He heard a background nagging and conversation. He took a deep breath and pulled himself together. He opened his eyes and he looked around.His eyes parted as they landed on Karina, she looked messy and tired, her eye bag was heavy, and the dark circles around her eyes were crazy. She was tied to a chair with tears rolling down her eyes as she gazed at him.“Karina” he called her name softly and he gazed at her, his heart breaking from watching her look so stressed and tied up like a criminal.“Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did he
Salvadore stood there in disbelief, he had no idea Michael was cutting himself loose while speaking to him.When he pulled the trigger at Karina, Michael broke loose and pushed Karina’s chair out of the way, Salvadore's bullet hitting the wall, Michael surged towards him and kicked the gun out of his hands.He turned to Michael “You son of a gun!” he grunted, he was boiling with anger.Michael cared less, he surged towards Karina, lifting her chair off the floor, he wiped the dirt and blood off her body and face “Are you okay?” he asked and she nodded. “I’m fine, are you?” she asked and he nodded “I am great” he answered while untying her.“Untie Charles, I’ll deal with Salvadore” He let out.Salvadore took a step back and Michael rose from the floor, slowly walking towards Salvadore.“I’ll give it to you, you’re smart” Salvadore gave him a thumbs-up with a grin. Michael arched his brows as he watched Salvadore.“But do you really think I didn't come prepared?” Salvadore smirked, as h
“Breaking news, Zain Claw, a renowned businessman, was revealed to be a corrupt businessman, creating power companies to squander money and keeping his shareholders in the dark. It has also been revealed that he is dangerous and only wears a mask whenever he is in public. Last night his body was found alongside the leader of the Cauldron group, Don Salvadore. They seem to have fought to the death, the reason behind their fight is yet to be known”Michael turned off the TV and sat next to Karina, who lay next to him, with bandage and plaster around her body and fluids inserted in her hands.Michael, with his fingers crossed, sat next to her, watching her every second of the day. Although she was safe and in his care, Michael could not bring himself to stay away from her, fear of losing her, fear of her being carried away engulfed him.“You should get some sleep, she is safe right here with you” Charles muttered, standing by the door, with his hands bandaged while holding a walking stic
Karina paced around the house, with her phone placed on her cheeks.“Argh! It's been two weeks! Two fucking weeks, why can’t I get in touch with him!” she yelled, banging her hands on the table.“What is the matter? Still no news from your lover boy? Tell me did he swindle your money away? Oh my goodness, don't tell me you got pregnant for him and he ran away, oh my poor sister, are you going to be a single mother?” Ciara teased, with a big smile on her face.Karina frowned and turned to her “You will shut your mouth this instant or I am going to break every last bone you have in your mouth, including your teeth” She threatenedCiara moved away from her with fright plastered all over her face “Easy there, black widow, I haven’t said much, who is the guy anyway? I haven’t seen you this worked you worked up about someone aside from a business partner or a project you’re working on” she paused and placed a bowl of popcorn and coke on her table “feed this jobless sister of yours the whole
Michael knew the words but could not bring himself to say them, admitting his feelings for Karina meant he was making himself vulnerable and putting Karina in harm's way.There were too many risks and even if it ended badly for him, he didn't want Karina to face any problems, he didn't want to hurt her or let anyone hurt her.“I can’t.. I can’t” He stuttered“You can’t ,what?” Karina spat.“I can’t say what I don't feel! Karina, so please leave and never return” he thundered“Do you mean that?” She asked, tears finally flowing down her cheeks.Michael’s heart broke watching her cry, and being the reason for her tears made it harder for him.He clenched his fist and tried hard to look away but he could not be himself too.“Please stop crying and leave Karina, if you keep doing this to me, I will not be able to fight it again, please just leave Karina,” he said to himself while trying hard to keep himself under control.Karina gulped down “Is this because of what happened?” She asked“W
“Are you sure moving in with you is the best move right now?” Michael asked, on the phone while he arranged the table and his files.“Of course, I have waited so long to be your woman and I finally crossed that bridge, I can’t afford to miss you even for the slightest, yes, move in with me.. Or would you prefer I move in with you?” she asked, with her cheeks aching from smiling to hard.Her staff are in awe, although she is a cheerful and playful boss, they haven’t seen her so excited and cheerful on a Monday morning when they have thousands of meetings to attend and business proposals to review.“Do you think Miss Karina got herself a boyfriend?”“She must be in a relationship already, it's about time”“I wonder who the lucky guy is”“Do you think it would be a rich conglomerate? A billionaire? A god of war?”“Whoever she chooses, I am sure she won’t settle for less”The staff, filled with excitement and curiosity, chuckled and gossiped, coming up with random ideas and speculations t
“I can't go this week, I’m busy” Michael blurted, walking away into his room to avoid eye contact with Karina.Karina dropped her bag “You said that last week and the week before.. Do you not want to meet my parents?” She asked, slightly offended and sad.Michael halted and turned to her “That’s not true, of course I want to meet your parents but I am currently busy, Karina.” he paused and walked closer to her “You know how Salvadore destroyed everything that I worked on for years, if I want to find the cure to that illness I have to exert myself” he muffled.“Are you sure? Or you’re just making up excuses” she blurted, glaring at him.Michael gulped down, not sure what to say.Karina pulled away from him “I don't need to force you to see my parents if you don't want to, '' she muttered and walked away, returning to her room.“Karina?”“Karina” he called her name softly but she walked without sparing a glance.Michael buried his face to the ground and he returned to his lab. He began
Michael stood by the door and the maids and guards assisted and carried the items they brought to the house.“Welcome home, Miss Karina” some of the maids greeted, Karina smiled and waved at them.Michael was not sure how to act around them, for a man who is always ready for whatever situation he finds himself, Michael was rather stunned and speechless in this situation. Karina had increased his chances by telling him her father’s occupation before he became rich but right now the man is already rich, he might not look at Michael the same way or worse, he forgets that he was once a poor man and ends up throwing him out of the house.Karina had never seen Michael so nervous and scared, she had always seen him, ready to take action, ready to put things in place but right now he is almost trembling before her and it was cute, cite because she knew the only reason he was acting that was because he loved her and didn’t want to lose her.She grabbed his hands and led him through the living