Antonio's POV
My emotions are all over the place as Brandon drives me back home.
In silence, my jaw tightens, and I grit my teeth in anger, remembering how that crazy lady rejected my offer. I can't believe she is so proud despite being poor.
I am employing her to be my personal nurse so I can take my revenge on her and show her the stuff I am made of, even though I have no plans to deprive her of her payment.
Who the hell does she think she is? She did not only pierce me hard on the buttocks, but she also insulted and humiliated me. How could she?
The more I think of what happened between us, especially how she rejected me without giving it any thought like I thought she would is the most annoying. It is making me restless because I can't take my revenge on her anymore. I don't even know where she lives but I have gotten her full name from the doctor.
Harley Davidson. A first-level Nurse.
I hear a chuckle and I snap my head towards Brandon who is driving with a soft smile forming on his lips. When our gaze locks, I can see the amusement on his expression and I know what he is laughing about instantly.
He finds the crazy girl amusing while I find her weird and stupid. How can a poor lady like her be so full of herself?
She was even willing to pay me $50 as a compensation fee? Hilarious. She is so ugly and stupid. She isn't even beautiful. I wonder why she was employed as a nurse in the first place. I doubt if she is intelligent and knows what it means to be a nurse.
The smile on Brandon's face broadens and turns into a boyish grin and I look away immediately, feeling embarrassed once again. The ride has been silent for more than 10 minutes.
"That girl is an amusing piece", he finally says and I scoff, looking out of the car window.
I am not saying anything and he asks.
"Don't you think so?"
"No", I reply sharply in a loud voice. She is not amusing but stupid and dumb.
"Well, I think she is amusing", he laughs shortly. How can she offer to pay a compensation fee of..."
"Brandon", I interrupt him sharply, squeezing my eyes shut and wishing to let the memories of the bad times with the stupid girl in the hospital go. I have many problems at hand that I need to sort out.
I need to find out if Xavier is truly behind the shooting in the club. I have to worry about my health too and how to heal faster with this bandage on me since I have left the hospital in anger and how to finish up my targeted work in the office this week with my ill-health.
I plan to launch a new wafers factory in Switzerland by the weekend and I still have a lot to do concerning that. I have two new deals and I haven't reviewed the contract content yet. I have a partnership request coming from a multi-million dollar company in Jamaica and I am still contemplating what best to do. I have a lot to do and handle, including Alexis' recent health condition.
I let out a sigh.
This crazy girl is the least of my problems. As much as I would love to make her suffer for what she has done to me and make her know the kind of person I am, I feel like letting go. I have enough problems already.
What is the essence of getting my revenge on her when Brandon has succeeded in letting me forgive the doctor and promise not to sue them again?
There is no joy in sueing them when the person directly involved in this isn't affected. I wanted to sue them because of her. But now that she has left the hospital, I really see no reason to sue them anymore.
Even if I want to take my revenge on her, how will I do that when I don't even know much about her, except her name? I don't know where she lives, who she really is but I guess I can find out if I can give the job to my private investigator. This is something he can do in just two days.
Harley or whatever her name is is too little to deal with. But I can't deal with her now that she is no longer working in the hospital. I doubt if the doctor can call her back no matter how good she is at her job.
Letting go of punishing her is really hard and I am tempted to get home, call Stanley, my private investigator to search for her tomorrow, and bring her to me so I can deal with her.
But I have more pressing issues. I need to invite Stanley to my office tomorrow, not for the nurse but for him to find out who is behind the shooting in the club.
I was the target. No one got shot except me. Brandon said it is Xavier's gang but I am having doubts about it. Xavier is out of New York.
How the hell did he come back so silently? What the hell is he doing in New York again after two years of being away? Why is he coming back for me? I thought we had gone the past this rift?
I clench my jaw as anger fills me up. This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't stopped the bodyguards from following me to places. I hate the attention it creates but now I guess I have to get them back to work.
Xavier is playing with fire and I am going to deal with him too. I have had enough of his troubles. I have had enough patience already and it is high time I retaliated.
"Are you thinking about her?" Brandon chuckles again, making anger course through me once again. I stare at him in disbelief.
What the hell is he talking about? How can I miss that crazy woman? Is she even someone that can be attractive to a man?
I shake my head lightly. "She is the least of my problems."
"You should let go", he laughs again. His daughter is increasing my irritation.
"Will you just stop talking about her already?" I growl, slamming my fist on my thigh. The smile on his face vanishes as he spare me a glance before looking back on the road. "She isn't even worth it."
Silence creeps me and I find myself thinking about her. Now that Brandon has brought her issue up again, I feel the sudden need to deal with her.
"Stupid girl", I curse under my breath, leaning back on the car seat. Brandon chuckles lightly again. I throw a cold glare in his direction and he feigns a serious look.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea strikes my mind. I have all it takes to deal with that girl. I don't need to ask Stanley to search for her since I know her name. Stanley has more important investigations to do for me and making him search for that stupid girl will just be a waste of time.
All I need to do is make calls and everything is settled. With finality and a grin of satisfaction on my face, I conclude the idea in my mind.
Harley is going to regret crossing paths with me. I promise.
Harley's POVAfter I ended the call with the arrogant man, I dropped the phone and stared into space, thinking of what just happened. Why the hell is he asking me to become his personal nurse? So he can deal with me, use me the way he wants, humiliate me and make me beg for money? I don't even understand what he wants.Is he this foolish not to know that I am not a girl who will stoop so low to grab the opportunity of being a personal nurse for an arrogant fool like him? I don't even care if he is a billionaire or not. His behavior and lack of approach are totally out of it. I just feel bad that he has a good look. He ought to be as ugly as a duckling. That appearance would have fitted his dark and stupid mind.I blow a sigh and lean back on the headboard.Grandma must have heard me crying before Jim called me. I heard the sound of her wheelchair fading away. I feel she doesn't need to know what is happening. I don't want to tell her that I lost my job and I can't afford to pay her
Harley's POVI increase my pace, ignoring the discomfort and sound my heels are producing on the marble floor of the entrance of the company. It's been two whole weeks of job hunting and two weeks of pure torture that I have been through just to get rid of Jim's thoughts from my mind. He hasn't been picking up my calls and he hasn't called either. I find it very hard to believe that we are truly done. Everything we have shared means nothing to him.Reality dawns on me when I tried calling three days back and I found out he has changed his number. Sadness engulfs me, sinking in the realization that Jim is done with me and gone forever. It is still hard to let go because I still think of him once in a while, despite my resolution to completely forget about him and move on with my life. I guess my failure to secure another job after two weeks of losing my job is also a factor. If only I am still working, I will have no time to think about my problems. I will bury myself in my work by b
Antonio's POVI never thought this crazy fellow and I will ever meet again. I am glad we are meeting right here in my office of all places. I realize my little plan to make her life miserable is working after all and my smile broadens. I feel a genuine satisfaction in my heart. I noticed her shocked expression after she recognized me and the color drained from her face. It took me a while to recognize her too because she looks different from the miserable fellow I met that night. Today, she looks more responsible and a little pretty in her cheap dress. I want to laugh in her face. Where has her pride led her? How can she be poor and proud at the same time? What exactly is she proud of?Pinning her with a gaze full of satisfaction, her shoulder drops in disappointment and I see a flash of pain and fear. This is what I want. This is what I have been dreaming of seeing on her face. This is what I thought I would see that day when I threatened to sue the hospital but I didn't see it a
Harley's POVI look out of the coffee shop with a distant look on my face, until Chelsea's hand touches mine, pulling me out of my reverie. I turn to gaze at her and she flashes me a smile.I sigh.I was tempted to hit the billionaire's head with something but I refrained from doing so. He is the most annoying and obnoxious man I have ever met.What was the big deal with not apologizing after two weeks? I just wanted to help out but it turned out to be a misfortune for me. Anita is still in the hospital as the staff there while I am out here, stranded, broke and jobless."Harley", Chelsea calls me. I look down at the cup of milkshake in the middle of the desk between Chelsea and me. She is sitting opposite me and our chair is close to the window. I drag the cup closer and take a sip of the milkshake from the straw, hoping it will calm my nerves and allow me to talk to Chelsea about what is happening.I had called her immediately after leaving the office of the arrogant man and she pr
Antonio's POVThe car comes to a halt and I climb down from the Mercedes Benz without waiting for the driver to come out and open the car door for me. I fling my suit to my shoulder and rush into the house, calling Alexis's name.There is a heavy silence in the house and I wonder where they are. I thought my mother would have taken her to the hospital so I went straight to the hospital instead of coming home. When I got there, I was told that Alexis was not brought there and that the doctor left the hospital in a hurry. I figured out that the doctor was coming to the mansion to check up on Alexis."Alexis", I yell at the top of my voice as I hurry towards her room. I wonder where the cook had gone to and why she didn't keep an eye on Alexis. Ever since the old nanny taking care of Alexis left for another town, I haven't bothered to get another nanny because of my busy schedule. I keep Alexis in care of the cook with my mother whose house is just a stone's throw away from my mansion.
Harley's POVRemembering that I left my phone in the room, I run back inside to grab it. Grandma is sitting in the living room as usual knitting a cardigan for Chelsea. Her birthday is in a few weeks and grandma wants to present it to her as a birthday gift.When she got to know that Jim was going at first, she tried to convince me to be patient with him but when he broke up with me, she became pissed with him too. She dumped the cardigan she was knitting for him and even cried. I couldn't console her."You forgot something?" She shouts so I can hear from my room. I see the phone laying comfortably in the bed and I grab it in a haste."Yes," I answer and walk out.I am in a hurry to go to Chelsea father's company. Her attempt to help me secure a job elsewhere has been futile and I have finally given working in her father's company a chance. He asked me to come for an interview this morning and I am a few minutes late already. For the first time in almost three weeks, I slept soundly
Antonio's POVI storm into the office with a tissue in my hand glued to my nostril. My body is shaking with anger and shame. Even though I doubt if anyone saw us, I feel embarrassed that a lady like that ugly lady punched me in the face.How dare she? Who the hell does she think she is? Isn't she living a miserable life yet? Where the hell did she even get that sort of power from? The memory of how she pushed me on my stomach so she could pierce me in the buttocks come rushing and I hiss continuously till I enter the office. God, I am so embarrassed. How could I have allowed her to punch me and go scot-free? She isn't yet free from the shackles of what she did to me when I was in the hospital receiving treatment and now she has done something else and this time, I am not going to let her go. I am going to make her suffer for what she has done to me.The look of victory on her face annoyed me more, making me feel defeated. I was too shocked to let the reality dawn on me that I have b
Harley's POVFuming all the way home, I climb down from the cab and take long strides towards the front door. In one swoop, I push the door forcefully open making it produce a creaking sound. I sigh, the door is almost falling off and it needs repairs. I was planning to have it fixed from last month's salary but I didn't get it because I got fired from my job. We are halfway through with this month already and I am still unemployed.I reduce my pace and enter the house, feeling sudden exhaustion engulf me with a mixture of anger.I am mad at everyone. Mad at myself for no reason. Mad at the arrogant man who is making my life miserable and mad at Chelsea's father for not being patient enough for me to come for the interview. By the time I got to his office, he was gone. I was told that he left in just a few minutes, making me wonder how the hell he got out of the company without my knowledge. I wondered where he took me since I used the elevator. The PA noticed my confusion and told