Bella's POV.
"Is this what you have got to say ?" Caspar asked in his annoyed voice and continued further, "Where are you and who are you with? Alex said you were invited to a birthday party by an online friend. What's his username? I'll look into his biography!"
Caspar's words irritated me. His caring attitude made me feel irritated. I couldn't help but pull Victor close by his shirt's collar and kiss him. I made it audible for Caspar. And just as I expected, Caspar shouted," Who the fuck you just kissed? Bella, don't you play with me like that. I'll make sure to kill whoever you just kissed. Stay there, I'm coming right now."
Saying that, Caspar ended the call and I laughed loudly. Don't know why I felt so satisfied after angering him.
"Should we continue, Boss," Victor asked.
"Nope. You guys have to leave before my psychopath husband arrives. You already know the level of his anger since you interacted with him as codename Xavier Hill in the underworld many times," I said as I took a sip from my wineglass.
"What? How can we leave you alone? That man is literally a psychopath!" Maria interrupted.
"I'll be fine because he's my husband. And I'm strong enough to protect myself. Am I not?" I asked, shrugging off my shoulders.
My members looked at each other and then at me. I smiled at them and, just like a flash of light, all of them disappeared from the room. They were quick to run away, living the title of assassins. I got up and walked downstairs and tried pretending to dance in the crowd. I don't want Caspar to get suspicious of me and find out about the members of my assassination guild.
"Hey baby, are you dancing alone?" A drunk man walked over to me while I was busy dancing.
I nodded and wrapped my arms around his broad shoulders. He smiled brightly at me, and we started dancing together. The song changed, and I heard the gun's firing in the air. I stopped and saw the man of my thoughts.
Caspar was standing at the entrance with his bodyguards behind him. His shirt's upper buttons were undone, and his tie was hanging around his shirt's collar. It was obvious to figure out how Caspar would have untied his tie to get rid of frustration. His sleeves were folded up to his elbows, revealing his veiny muscular tattooed hands. And god, seeing him carrying a gun made me excited.
Suddenly, his anxious eyes met mine and he started coming towards me. Tearing through the crowds, he found me and grabbed my wrist.
"Who are you?" The man who asked me for the dance earlier asked when Caspar tried to take me away.
Pointing the gun at him, Caspar dangerously replied, "Her husband. Now remove your dirty hands off my wife if you want to live."
That man immediately separated himself from me and ran away. Caspar dragged me out and the crowd once again only looked at the scene without doing anything. But today he pulled me inside the back seat of the car and asked his bodyguards to drive. I looked from the car's window and noticed five cars following ours. So Caspar was not at the company's business meeting but carrying out his mafia's business with his men. Otherwise, why would he and his bodyguards have guns with them?
And when I thought everything was fine, Caspar spoke," I remember warning you about not letting another man touch you. Did you ignore my warning?"
"There's no reason for me to follow your orders. I'm not a slave who will–"
"Are you doing this because of Alexia? I have already told you that she's only my secretary. There's nothing going on between us," he pleaded in his desperate cold voice.
But I was stubborn. If nothing was going on between them, then why would he not fire her from her position? Alexia keeps insulting me. I turned my face to the other side and replied, "I kissed a guy today. His lips touched mine and he then caressed my body and–"
"Who was he?" He questioned, getting close to me. His left hand ran around my neck and grasped my throat. Forcing me to face him, he repeated, "Who the fuck was he? Bella, don't test my patience."
I smirked at his suffering. I was aware of Caspar's obsession with me. And I fucking enjoyed seeing him troubled and tensed because of me. Seeing me smiling at him, he chuckled, "Are you having fun?"
"Yes, it's fun to see you so worked up over me when you have no fucking feelings."
"I'm fucking in love with–
He paused and changed his sentence. He replied, "I'm ordered to take care of you by my parents and I can't disobey their orders. It doesn't carry any personal feelings of mine."
Saying that, he loosened his grip on my throat and got back to his seat. I couldn't stop myself from feeling humiliated. He was continuously reminding me of my place when, in reality, he was completely obsessed with me.
After a long silence between us, we arrived at the Mcadam estate. Caspar opened the door for me, but I ignored him and went inside the mansion alone. It was already 12:30 am, so no one was awake. I headed upstairs. Caspar followed me.
Upon entering inside, I dialed some random guy's number and started talking to him. He was some online friend, and I was doing that to irritate Caspar.
"Who are you talking to?" He asked, getting close to me.
"My friend. Please don't mind me and sleep," I nonchalantly replied, but Caspar was angry.
He held my wrist and pulled me out of the room and closed the room's door.
"Stay outside. I don't want to even see your face," a loud growl came from inside.
I ended the call and sat down on the cold floor. I don't know why I was desperate to get on Caspar's nerves. I almost forgot that I was living in his mansion, not in mine. He could probably kick me out and ask me to live in a rented apartment. Feeling sad, I buried my face between my folded arms over my knees.
About an hour later, I heard the door opening and footsteps coming towards me. I raised my face up and saw him. He hadn't changed his clothes, he was still in a shirt and pants with messy hair lingering over his forehead.
"I'm sorry for whatever I said. Come inside," Caspar said, his voice gentle enough to melt me thoroughly.
But I lowered my face and tried to ignore him. He sighed and bent over to carry me in his arms. I couldn't hide my blush when my face touched his chest and I heard his racing heartbeats. He carried me inside and carefully made me sit on the bed. Then he closed the door and climbed on the bed to sleep beside me.
I turned to the other side, trying to fall asleep, but every time I closed my eyes I kept seeing Caspar in my thoughts. Finally, after great difficulties, I managed to get sleepy only to get distracted by Caspar's groanings. He was hugging me from behind again, his lips were kissing my back, and he kept murmuring my name in a very seductive voice.
"He's dreaming about fucking me again!" I cursed under my breath and closed my eyes.
Next day
Caspar was being strange. He took my breakfast to my room and asked me to get ready as he was going to escort me. I finished my breakfast and headed downstairs together with Caspar. I greeted my in-laws and headed outside. Erick was probably still sleeping because of his late-night shootings.
We arrived at the company and Alexia immediately hurried towards Caspar. Adjusting her hair, she greeted," Good morning Boss. I have your schedule prepared for–"
"You don't have to do that. Alex will take care of my schedule from now," Caspar replied, shocking everyone present there.
And I saw Alex coming towards us, he was holding an envelope in his hand which he then handed to Alexia. Alexia took out the letter from the envelope and started reading it with tears in her eyes. I glanced at Alex, and he smiled at me with a thumbs up.
"B-Boss, how could you fire me? What's my fault? I gave my hundred percent in my job!"
"You insulted my wife, which is the biggest mistake you made. Alex reported to me how you passed comments on my wife. My brother Erick sees Bella as his best friend, not as a lover," Caspar coldly replied and continued,"You have no right to criticize my wife without any evidence. This might slander the reputation of the Mcadam family and our company."
Alexia's eyes widened and, realizing her mistake, she fell down on her knees in front of Caspar. Begging for forgiveness, but Caspar asks Alex to call the security guards and kick her out.
He then looked at the employees and indifferently said, "If I hear another rumor regarding my wife, I will fire them without even hearing the reason. So be mindful of what you talk about in my company."
His words were solid and effective. Those who used to give me weird stares now lowered their eyes and greeted me politely. But my mind was fixed on one question.
'What has gotten into Caspar's mind out of the blue? Is he being considerate of me or his family's reputation, which is associated with mine?' I kept overthinking about it in my office.
Time passed by, and I still couldn't figure out the reason behind Caspar's actions. And like a lazy woman, I walked out of my office. I was thinking of heading to the club, since I was too bored with overthinking.
But I saw Caspar outside my office. He awkwardly asked, "I was wondering if you could come home with me. It's okay if you don't want to, but I thought you would–"
"Thank you," I said, stopping him in the middle. I don't know if he fired Alexia for me, or if he had his personal reasons, but I want to thank him for getting rid of booby wh*re.
"I should have fired her earlier," he replied, and I noticed his ears turning red.
Fuck! He was blushing, and I couldn't stop but ask, "Caspar, do you have anything else to say?"
And he looks at me with gentle eyes begging for love. With a soft yet hoarse voice, he replied, "Bella... I can't live without you. My mind stops working when you are not with me. I feel crazy when you are with another man... I think I'm addicted to you and this addiction is my love for you."
"I love you, Bella."
"I love you too, Caspar," I replied without thinking, and leaned forward to give him a light peck on his lips.