Chapter 52

Eros Robinson’s POV

I waited almost fifteen minutes for Freshia in the dining room. My gaze was straight ahead, seeing the path she would later take. I can't wait until my heart feels out of control. I won't lie, I miss the woman I haven't seen for a week. Not long after, the figure I had been waiting for appeared. With a light blue dress that fit perfectly on her body, she looked very charming that night.

As she walked closer, I could see that her face was decorated with light makeup that night, making her look even more beautiful. I fell in love with her for the umpteenth time. But I also noticed that her unsmiling face looked increasingly gaunt. That must be the effect of not eating for a week.

She was almost at the dining table when I woke up from my reverie and found her pulling the chair across from me. Was it really that hard for her to sit next to me like yesterday when we had dinner together with Simon and Evelyn? I thought.

“Should I drag you first to sit next to me?” My sarcasm is sarcastic. But a split second later I regretted what I had just said when I found Freshia immediately walking towards me and sitting on the bench next to me without saying a word.

After that, I just kept quiet and started our dinner. I wanted to see Freshia eat directly in front of me after she hadn't eaten the food that had been prepared for her in the last seven days. I kept watching her throughout dinner. She didn't look like she was eating her food. I know for sure she forced it all. But I think she should eat more to make her body fitter.

“You look thinner, Freshia. Eat more.” I said when the food on Freshia's plate was almost finished. But I was surprised when I heard her response.

“What I need is not food, but freedom.” She said in a sarcastic tone.

I immediately put my cutlery on the plate and tried to talk nicely to her by recommending she take a walk around the house. However, again the response from her was not what I expected. We argued until my emotions could no longer be controlled when I heard her say, "Just kill me, Eros!"

It felt like I could no longer hold back my anger which I had been trying to swallow myself. "What? Try repeating what you just said.” I started showing my emotions with every word that came out of my mouth.

"Kill me! Kill me, Eros! I would rather die than continue living like this!” She said half shouting. Of course, my emotions immediately overflowed into unbearable proportions. It was a waste of time to lock her up for a week. Is that all less for her?

I immediately got up from my seat and slapped her hard in the face. Freshia looked very surprised at the slap. She looked at me with her eyes wide and one hand touching her cheek which looked red. But my emotions haven't subsided yet. I immediately shouted for my men, ordering them to follow me. After that, I grabbed Freshia by force and took her to her room.

Along the way, she struggled trying to escape my grip on her arm. But instead, I tightened my grip even more. Freshia screamed hysterically until we reached her room, I immediately threw her body on the bed and confined her. I immediately restrained her arms and ordered my men to tie her hands and feet. And she could only scream for help and mercy.

“Eros, that's enough. What are you going to do to me? Please untie this, Eros.” Freshia exclaimed. But I ignored it and immediately called George. Then I asked George to come to my house immediately.

"Do not blame me! You're the one who forced me to go this far, Freshia!” I shouted at her and Freshia could only cry in place. After that, I left and left her alone in the room.

An hour later, George arrived at my house and immediately asked about Freshia's condition. "She's fine, but earlier, she once again aroused my emotions so now I locked her in the room with her hands and feet tied," I answered George's words and she just sighed.

“Execute my request, George. Give her a sedative then hypnotize her and erase her memory of today and the last seven days when she was locked up underground. I want her to calm down and no longer rebel." I said. “Ah yes, and also don't forget to erase her memory of you. she must not know that you were her doctor and that she once had mental health problems.” I continued before George responded to my words.

"Why don't you just erase the memory of your bad things all this time?" George teased me.

"As you said, I'm afraid all of this will have bad side effects on her health, George. It's useless if she doesn't remember everything, but she has to feel the pain afterward. Slowly but surely, I will conquer it someday."

"Okay then, I'll try to do what you want."

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The next day I watched Freshia go straight to her room. I saw her wake up but she struggled and said that her head hurt so much it felt like tons of rocks had hit her. I'm sure it's a side effect of last night's hypnosis. Then after that, George immediately injected a painkiller through an IV drip on the back of her left hand. Not long after, Freshia fell asleep again.

"As I said before, there is a possibility that she will experience a very severe headache like before. That's the immediate effect. But we'll see in the next few hours whether it's still like this or will get better. Besides, it's a good idea for you not to show up before I test that the hypnosis I did on her was successful because I'm afraid you could trigger the return of the memories I've tried to erase from her memory," George said, explaining and I just nodded my head, agreeing.

Nearly four hours passed and George decided to check Freshia back in her room. But I just waited for her at the door. George deliberately didn't close the door to Freshia's room tightly so that I could see for myself Freshia's current condition. I heard them start chatting and found that Freshia no longer recognized the figure of George in front of her. That means George's hypnosis last night on her was successful.

However, I was disappointed again when I heard that what Freshia asked for when she first woke up was for George to help her get out of the house. So I decided to enter the room and walk closer to them. After that, I immediately asked George to leave us alone.

After George left, I sat next to Freshia who was still lying down. Looking at her sadly while holding her left hand which had an IV hooked up there. "You shouldn't have to get sick like this if you always fulfill my wishes, Freshia," I said quietly.

“Actually, what happened to me yesterday? Why can't I remember last night's events after you tied me up? So, why do I have to be given an IV drip like this now?"

Hearing what she said just now made me even more convinced that Freshia really didn't remember anything about last night's hypnosis. “You passed out. Maybe because when you were in confinement for the past week, you didn't eat anything." I lied.

Freshia was silent for a moment then spoke again, "Eros, I just want to go home."

Again and again. Why do I have to hear the sentence I hate over and over again from her mouth? And without realizing it, my grip on her hand turned tighter. she winced a little at that and I immediately let go. But my anger rose again, making me threaten her again. “Apparently, I still haven't succeeded in subduing you, Freshia. We'll see what I'll do to succeed in subduing you." After that, I left her alone.