Chapter Twenty four of Ruthless
Can they live like they never met?

Two weeks of freedom, and Tacha who was expected to be happy still had her mind occupied. It had been two weeks she saw Nathan. Two weeks she decided not to go to the Brown's family again. Two weeks her mum had left the house Nathan bought for her. Two weeks she started her life all over again, but Tacha's mind could not just let go of some of the things that became part of her life. The feelings. The urge. The crazy feelings that made her roll on her bed at night with thoughts of Nathan. His smile. His hard face. His arrogant pose. And the magic they had together. She wanted to be in his arms again.

Nathan didn't even bother to call her. He didn't bother to apologise for what his mother did to her, and for what he did to her. Offering her one million naira for what? Was he really trying to compensate her for the sex. No. Tacha didn't want to believe that. When he held her, he held her with care, his eyes unable to leave her for a second. She didn't just see his burning desire to take her, she saw the claim. The claim to hold her in place, have her in his arms over and over again. The way his eyes swept over her body in praises and worship, he wanted her body to be his altar. And the truth was, Tacha wanted him to be the pulpit she could climb on over and over again.

But....

He could have at least said he was sorry.

He could have at least said can we talk.

He could have at least said I know this is over but can you forgive me if I was being rude.

He could have at least said, I hate to see things go this way but I hope you are fine.

But nothing.

Tacha heard nothing.

Tacha saw no one.

It showed he didn't care about her at all.

She was nothing but a nobody.

He must have had his fill and go back to his girlfriend.

The girlfriend issue was a new discovery for Tacha. When Kenny mentioned it, it was then it occured to her that the Lady Nathan slept with that night was his girlfriend. She thought she was one of those ladies willing to be in his bed, but she was wrong. She could still remember the name. Lola. Then why would he sleep with her when he had a girlfriend?

Tacha knew the answer.

I told you I would have you and I did.

You lowlife, you think you can escape my power to turn you on when it works like a charm.

I'm irresistible and that's it. I'm Nathan Brown. I can have anything I wish to.

When I said I was going to take you to bed, you should know that you are just another girl that didn't matter. Another girl I just wanna fuck, play with, have fun with. Now you know better. In your next life, never approach Nathan Brown again. Again!

"Hey!"

"Tacha." Kenny called. Tacha who took thirty minutes taking care of the dishes and cleaning the kitchen was taking forever. Her five fingers were submerged into the foamy water like she was practicing baptism with them. She didn't even know Kenny was next to her until she tapped her. "Miss, stop thinking like a widow. You don't have an husband yet."

Tacha turned her head towards Kenny. She was back to the realm of the world. She took a deep sigh.

"What is it Tacha?"

Tacha searched into Kenny's eyes for her present mood before she could speak. Those eyes looked at her with all the care in the world. Tacha dropped the plate in her hand. "Kenny, I want to see him. Just once. My mind is really not at peace with him."

"What!" Kenny said disappointed. "Tacha, count it as a one night stand for God sake babe. He doesn't even care about being at peace or not. The guy is over you when he sent your phone through someone when he could have used that as an opportunity to see you. What do you want to tell him? That you like him. Do you think that would change his mind? He didn't even call, text or come down to see you to see how you were doing, or at least let things end in a good note. Thank God your face was hidden in the video that went viral." Kenny grabbed Tacha's face with her two hands. "Nathan is a dangerous man Tacha. He's wicked, he takes what belong to other people the moment he sees them as threat. He has no compassion! With you he might have little empathy and want to take care of you so he could get something in return. He's only a loving soul to people he cares about. His mum, his PA, his brothers, his sister, his father, his whole family. And you aren't included." Kenny paused for a while. 'Tacha, I've been to Lucas lounge several times, and I can tell you Nathan is a bad influence. He's not a man you want to be with. He wouldn't even want to. Which is why he chose to leave things the way they are and leave you all alone. You need to accept there is nothing between you two at all."

A tear rolled down on Tacha's cheek. Only her could tell how painful it was to allow the tear expose her fears, and how it burned her cheek so harshly. Kenny wiped it away. "Leave the dishes for me and relax. Once you start working now, you won't think of him again. Your work starts this evening right."

Tacha nodded. "The pay is good and it's a shift work. Which means I will have time for other things." She smiled. "Thank you so much for everything Kenny. I don't know what I would have done without you." She picked up the plate and sponge back. "I will finish what I started. Let's not break the rule of chores."

Kenny laughed, knowing her turn was next week and she would probably disturb the whole house on how she helped Tacha. She drew one of Tacha's cheeks. "You will always live your life without me, so don't always think I'm your savior. Anyone could."

A knock came on the door, getting the two ladies turned to the direction of the door. "Let me get that." Kenny said, walking out of the kitchen.

"Tacha I think this is for you." Kenny yelled from the living room. "Could it have been Nathan? Did you forget anything else at his place? This smells somehow."

Tacha was out of the Kitchen already, staring at the box package Kenny was holding. "No I didn't." She shook her head, reaching for the box. "What's that smell?" Tacha squeezed her nose staring at Kenny who told her to open the box she had in her hands.

Tacha untied the ribbon, and slowly returned her hands to open the box. "Oh my God!" She yelled, moving her nose quickly with Kenny away from the red roses that filled the whole house with an unpleasant smell. The two stared at each other a little bit frightened. If the roses could smell that way, what could be underneath it.

"Hey it's okay, don't be scared." Kenny tried her best to look fierce moving back to the box. Kenny picked her straightener next to the extension box, dipping it inside the rectangular box. "This definitely can't come from Nathan." She said. "There is a paper here Tacha."

"Wait, wait..." Tacha joined Kenny the moment she cleared some of the roses away. Instead of the paper, she saw something else. Her lace panties. "That's mine." Then she reached for it. She did forget it that night, but if not Nathan, who would send it back? Tacha picked up the paper.

How was it? I meant the sex.
My man would rather keep his pride or sleep with a prostitute rather than someone he's ashamed to be seen with. Or, are you a prostitute? Except that, he doesn't keep a prostitute panties in his pocket. Now I have every reason to be worried. But I don't bite easily. Don't say I didn't warn you. You are never see Nathan again. Lola.

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"Hey! Are you just going to watch me yell at you? Will you get me that damn thief!" Nathan was out of his seat, flooding the sparkling white tiles in his office with the documents he had in his hands. They were forged documents, and he couldn't believe he thought they were real for some minutes.

Tito slowly took a step back away from Nathan, her heart starting to rip out of her chest for breathing so heavily. That was it again! Yelling at her for something that shouldn't cause for yelling.For the past two weeks, Nathan had been different. Angry at unnecessary things, screaming and yelling to their faces. Tito couldn't tell what made him angry every day. "Sir. I...I couldn't get--"

"You couldn't get what! Tito are you joking with me right now or what?" He paused moving closer to her. "Don't make me do my worse because right now, I'm starting to think you don't fit for this job again. How can you tell me you lost him. Didn't you go to his house last night?"

Tito's eyes were instantly red. Her eye balls surrounded with tears that could fall any moment she opened her mouth.

"Tito! Tell me you want to be replaced and I will do that right now! Don't just stand with your mouth quiet!"

The tears came down, and Tito cried profusely. Her chest moving up and down as she tried to explain, but couldn't for some seconds until she was able to realise what she was doing and stopped herself from crying more. "Sir, I spent my whole night trying to watch him come back home but he didn't. I had to leave around past eleven at night and lodge into a hotel close to his place. By six in the morning, I was out to check him again but he didn't come home at all."

"What's with you girls and tears." Nathan said irritatedly, throwing the remaining documents on the tiles for Tito to pack them all and empty them. Nathan returned to his seat, searching his table for his phone. "Are you going to just kneel there or search for my phone." He cast a quick look at Tito who was packing the documents he threw across the room. Tito sighed, dropped the papers in her hands before casting the same look at Nathan angrily.

"What's with the look." He raised his voice gently at her this time. "Do I have to remind you your job or do you want me to throw you back on the street. I'm sure you don't want that so don't piss me off one more time." He paused, sitting on the sofa around the corner in his office, lost in his thoughts. "Do you think she intentionally took her mum away."

"I think you did something that propel that." Tito answered knowing she had no other option. She understood who Nathan was talking about so she didn't bother to ask who.

"I gave her a check of one million naira but she didn't even wait for me to tell her the reason I was giving her that."

"The next thing you should have done was tell her you were sorry."

"Sorry? I know my mum did wrong, but she knows my mum already. Besides," Nathan looked up at Tito. "I was doing her favour."

"She would have collected it if she wanted a favour from you, but she chose to sleep with you..."

"Because?"

"Because she likes you sir. She once said she wouldn't end up in your bed because she only sees the other side of you. But now, it's different, she's warming up to you and she seems to like the sweet side of you who cares for her mum, and also cares for her. At that moment, she didn't want your money. She wanted you to tell her everything was going to be fine. And you could have called her, text her, or something."

"It's just sex Tito. I wasn't going do anything else."

Tito turned her gaze to Nathan, shaking her head at him. "How come you haven't been able to stop talking about her. Do you think it's just sex? When last have you had sex with anyone aside your girlfriend? You seem to be more worried about her than your girlfriend."

Nathan's hands dropped on his laps. He looked up at Tito. With the thought of Tacha's body coming into his mind, he could feel blood rushing into his male part. The truth was, there were things he still wanted to do to Tacha's body. There were ways he still wanted to fuck her. He really didn't have his fill because he wanted to take her again but she ran out instead. There was just this way he was intoxicated by her. She was driving him insane. The way she held him to her body, meeting every thrust he gave her, riding him with increased pleasure. It had been long he experienced that. She was fire. It was magical. And when he saw her cry, his pride melted. He laughed because she easily made him laugh without doing much. She had the power that made him possessive. The fact that she rejected everything he offered her made him so angry.

Nathan was gradually coming up just by the image of Tacha in his head. The fierce need to see Tacha aroused inside of him. If he was deceiving himself, his secret was out in the open and he turned the proof around from Tito, putting up the I care less attitude. "If she doesn't want anything from me, it's not like I'm a philanthropist anyways. I will sell my property in no time." He got up. "Reserve a table at the King's palace restaurant. Tell them I will be paying for the whole place for three hours." Nathan collected his phone from Tito, his last statement rolling out very quietly. "Let Lola know we are going for dinner."

"Sure." Tito packed the forged documents, rolling her eyes. She knew better. Let Lola not know I'm going for dinner. He wanted to see her instead. She was expected to start work tonight. Pay up for her shift and save her time for himself. Tito understood her boss well, walking out of his office. "Hello, I would like to make..." She shut the door behind her.

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