Chapter 72 A NARROW ESCAPE

Chapter 72 A NARROW ESCAPE
KATHERINA

The rush.

Adrenaline or what is that hormone called again?

I became sweaty just trying to make my way through the vent. It was much easier for Aria. First, she was small and secondly, she knew exactly where to turn.

It had become like a playground but slightly the uncomfortable one.

I and Aria crawled as fast as we could.

“Hold on….” I whispered the minute we got to the vent that led to the room. I tried putting my ears down to know if someone was already in the room with Joanne…

Byt there was absolutely nothing of such.

We finally got in and Joanne was standing by the door like she was about to open the door.

She signaled to me to have my seat.

The door came open as Joanne twisted the knob, “What took you so long to open the door??” Roberto lashed out as he barged in angrily.

“Uhn? Why did you refuse to open the door when my man was knocking and you were in here all the time???!!”

“My love, I'm sorry. The girls were playing hide and seek and no one refuse to come out. Sorry, my Lord,” I went down on my knees immediately.

I could see the look on Aria and Joanne's face. They were scared to death and I bet if I didn't say anything, they would have confessed.

My biggest gues, they had never been caught sneaking out.

“Hide and seek? You know I didn't put you here for all of that. You werr supposed to watch them for me not donsome silly games with them,” he lashed out.

‘But they are just kids, Roberto,” I responded.

A realy huge mistake but it was worth it. Perhaps, I have suddenly grown the skin of being outspoken but never to challenge Roberto. Whatever I just did was a mere show of my wits trying to come up in the stupidest of times.

A hot slap and I fell to the ground. I actually expected it. That was too much of me to do but nevertheless, this was the first time I would get such a vicious hit from Roberto.

“When I give you an instruction, you should make sure to follow through with it. Don't be an obstacle to my plans. Have I made myself clear, bitch?” He shouted at me.

I had never been felt this way before. The shame that covered my eyes as Roberto shouted on me.

I never felt he coukd treat me this way in front of the little girls.

“Dad…” Joanne interrupted.

“Shut it already….” Roberto responded harshly.

“You know what? I was actually thinking that party would be wild for you but I think that is exactly what you need..”

“Maybe I could feed Lorenzo eyes before ending his life,” he muttered.

Oops.

That party would be the last place I want to go! Not with what I saw with my eyes in just that little time I was able to view what was going on.

Shit. It was at this point I remembered those documents were with me, underneath my dress.

“Come here,” Roberto ordered. My heart shook with fear.

He turned to Aria and Joanne…..”If I see you get your butts up from that bed, you aren't going to like yourself. Lucia is gonna give you some medicine now.”

That was another thing I really was worried about. First, are the hidden documents underneath a bath tub and the second is the drugs given to the girls.

Were they sick? Or is any of them having a condition?

Why give them drugs all the time?

I pondered. That same moment, Roberto shut his eyes at me and dragged me out, not giving me the chance to say my goodbyes to the girls.

“Listen, Katherina. Don't make me send you home back to your Papa. The only reason you are close to my daughters is simply because they like you and they feel safe around you…”

“.....and very soon I think I would just have to take them out of here. I don't care if Marcus knows. It's my say and final!!” He blurted out.

I felt a nudge to ask questions but I had to caution myself. Maybe, I will get my answers another way.

I thought of asking Lucia the maid but lately, she had been distant and that alone had made me feel lone in this hell of a mansion.

“I needy out to get to our room and change to a nice dress. Something a bit exposing,” he commented.

That was all. Just the instructions I needed. Something has finally took me back to the room and now I can successfully return the document where it was kept.

I walked away hurriedly and I could tell he was staring at my butts. I got into the room and locked the door behind me. 

Racing heartbeat.

I can't afford to be caught doing this. Roberto must not see me. I rushed hurriedly to the bathroom and tried pushing the bathtub to the side but for some reason, it seemed to be much difficult earlier.

Before I knew what was happening, I heard a knock on the bathroom door.

“Hmm..is that you, Roberto?” I asked from inside.

“Open this door…don't play all lovey dover with me. I'm not into it right now,” he uttered.

Whilst the door was closed, I was busy making sure I hit it back very well.

An idea erupted in my mind, one of quick execution. 

I unlocked the door and he smirked….

“Are you fucking mad, Katherina? Why the heck are you locking my door just so you could have a shower?” He looked at me from head to toe in the most disgusting way one could think of.

“Dont try it anymore else……” he warned in an angered tone.

His eyes fill with so firceness and I just couldn't think of any way than that….

The very thing he likes and can't reject…

My body..

To avoid further suspicion if he ever had one, I loosed my towel right in front of me.

Unveiling my naked body.

“I have something for you, Katherina,” he said, licking his lips as he stared at my nakedness.