Chapter 15

Eros Robinson’s POV

I smiled happily when I saw an incoming message notification on my cell phone which came from Freshia. She thanked me for the delicious dinner last night, accompanied by a beautiful view. Apart from that, she also reminded me to be careful on the road and asked me to let her know when I got home. She really knows how to make me fall in love with her every time.

Then I opened Freshia's cell phone tracking and tapping application which was connected to my cell phone. The dot shows that she is now in her apartment. Still the same as after I dropped her off earlier. I smiled too. However, a few seconds later my smile faded and my feelings changed suddenly when I found out from the eavesdropping application that he was communicating with Simon via telephone. "Insolent," I thought. That man really tested my patience.

Because of this incident, a crazy idea came to my mind when I was thinking about how to make Freshia submit to me and no longer have relations with any men. She must be mine alone. Of course, it would all be easier if she was always near me. Therefore, what if I lock her up in my house? I smiled imagining what it would be like if that really happened. How does it feel to be able to see her all the time and feel her presence continuously?

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Freshia Ava's POV

I had expected that Simon would ask me many things. Especially after he saw with his own eyes, my togetherness with Eros. But I understand that he was like that because he was really worried about me.

“What have I missed so far about you, Freshia? Until I have to see you and that man together? Actually, how far has the relationship between the two of you gone that he can accompany you and take you out?" Simon said without pause when we connected on the phone.

As I promised earlier, if my cell phone is correct again, I will contact him. tonight, I immediately fulfilled it. “Simon, I don't know how we got close like that. Everything just flows and happens suddenly. Fate always brings us together lately by accident. From there we became close." I said trying to provide an explanation.

“You ignored my words, Freshia.”

I was silent for a moment. “Simon, that's because I didn't find any truth in your words.”

"So you don't believe me?"

“No, that's not what I meant, Simon. Is it possible that everything you told me about the badness of the new Eros was just your assumption? You've never had any contact with him directly, have you?"

"Yes, maybe," Simon said after he was silent for a long time before answering. I felt a hint of compulsion in his voice.

"Yes, basically the Eros figure that I know is a kind, understanding, and caring figure, Simon. But that doesn't mean I don't believe your words. Maybe it's because I don't know him that well?"

“That's what I'm worried about, Freshia. We don't know him well yet. So, continue to be careful, and don't let your guard down. Now and then, it's okay to feel suspicious about something that we can't yet determine whether it's good or bad. The point is, don't be too quick to conclude something. Especially when it comes to our safety. Maybe that's all I can remind you of as a friend, Freshia,” Simon said. However, when he said the sentence at the end of his speech, there was a pause that was quite long and almost inaudible if I hadn't used earphones at that time.

My heart trembled when I heard his words. It turned out that all this time, Simon had been truly sincere with me. “Thank you, Simon. You are the best."

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The clock on the wall in my room showed two in the morning when I heard a noise coming from the door of my apartment unit. At that time I was fast asleep, but immediately woke up when I heard repeated banging as if someone was trying to tamper with my bedroom door. Instantly fear spread throughout my body. I immediately took my cell phone which was in the drawer right next to my bed. Then I gathered all the courage within me to check on the person at the door of my apartment unit.

I walked towards the door quietly and tried not to make any noise. Until finally I managed to get near the door and immediately peeked into a hole in the door. I was shocked and almost screamed when I found an eye right in front of the hole as if trying to peek at me. Even though I knew that the hole could only be seen in one direction from the inside to the outside, I was still afraid and felt like the person was looking at me. Finally, I decided to go into the bathroom and lock myself in it. Then I tried to dial the 911 emergency call so they could contact the nearest police from my apartment area. When the call was connected, I immediately panicked and told him what I was facing right now.

Twenty minutes later, I heard a knock from outside my room and heard the voice of someone who claimed to be a policeman shouting for me. “Hello, ma'am. Are you still in there? We are from the police who received a call from 911 reporting that you need our help. Can you open the door?”

I immediately unlocked the bathroom door and peeked back into the small hole in the apartment unit door. At that time I saw two people in police uniforms, one man and one woman, standing at the door. I immediately opened the door. It turned out that not only were they in front of my unit, but there were also apartment security guards and receptionists who were on guard that night, as well as several apartment residents who were on the same floor as me who might have also heard the banging on my unit door earlier.

"Miss, are you okay?" The female police officer asked when I appeared from behind the door. I only answered with a nod because I still felt very surprised at that time. "Can you tell me what happened to you that made you call us?"

I also told the two police officers what had happened to me in detail. Several of my neighbors also testified that they also heard the commotion, but were afraid to come out. Meanwhile, the receptionist admitted that he was not there because he had to go to the bathroom. The security guard on duty also testified that he did not see anyone suspicious entering the apartment building, so he thought that the situation was under control.

The police officer immediately took fingerprint samples from the front door of my apartment unit as well as CCTV footage in the apartment lobby and the floor where my unit was located for inspection. "We need a maximum of 1 x 24 hours to examine this evidence, Miss before we give you the results. "For now, maybe you can go back inside or if not, you can stay with family or relatives first until this case is completely resolved and your unit is declared safe again." Said the male police. After that, I asked the police officer to take me to my campus dormitory.

I arrived at the campus dormitory at half past five in the morning and saw Amara, whom I had previously managed to contact while on the way to the dormitory, waiting for me at the front gate of the dormitory. I told her what had just happened to me and I said I wanted to just go back to living in the hostel for a while.

When she saw me coming, she immediately came over to me and hugged me. Then the police officer who had accompanied me said goodbye, while Amara and I returned to our room.

“Calm down, Ok, Freshia. It's definitely safer here because there are lots of people and also dorm guards," Amara said trying to calm me down.

“I feel better than before, Amara. Thank You."

After that, he gave me a glass of warm chocolate and covered my body with a thick blanket. “The perpetrator will definitely be revealed after the evidence is examined by the police. So for now, don't think about anything that will make you anxious, Freshia. I make sure I will always be by your side."

Still on the same morning, the clock showed exactly ten o'clock, I, accompanied by Amara, was sitting in the campus library. Regarding my internship program, I had previously contacted Mrs. Abigail, and told me what happened. Then he expressed his concern for me and gave me permission for three days not to go to the office. Therefore, I chose to go to the library to look for books that could be used as references for my final assignment.

It's been almost two hours since Amara and I sat in the library with a book in our hands. Suddenly I was surprised by the arrival of a man who was our senior who had graduated from campus a year ago and had just returned from abroad because of his business matters. A senior who also works at the company where I did my internship. That is Martin Moore.

I stared at him in disbelief as the man sat across from me and smiled at me. “I'm back, Freshia. How are you?" he asked me.

“You're right, Martin, right? How could you suddenly be here?” I said, instead asking him back.

Martin laughed. Likewise with Amara who was sitting next to me. "Yesterday Martin just returned from abroad and came to visit the dormitory looking for you. But I said that you are now moving into an apartment and also interning at White Stone. Then today I told him that if he wanted to meet you, he could come to the campus library because you were here," Amara said explaining.

"So, let me introduce myself, I'm Martin." He said jokingly, stretching out his hand in front of me. I laughed and returned he outstretched hand. Then when I was about to take my hand back, he held it. “Freshia, did you get this cut on your hand last night?” he asked.

Suddenly I was surprised by what Martin's ambiguous question meant. Does he really know what happened to me last night? I turned to Amara who immediately knew what was in my head and she immediately shook her head, which meant that she had not told Martin anything about what happened to me last night.