Chapter 20 The blackmail
Vincent arrived at Olivia's college after dropping Jonathan off at kindergarten. He opened the door for her, and she smiled as she got out of the car.
“Thank you. It seems that you learned to be polite with girls,” she mocked.
Vincent resisted the impulse to roll his eyes. He kept his serious expression as he closed the door.
“Olivia…” A male voice from behind drew their attention.
They turned around and saw Danish coming towards them. The gauze wrapped on his head reminded Olivia of the incident at the club. Her smile began to fade slowly.
“Hey, how are you?” Danish sounded low. He was still a bit remorseful.
Olivia swiftly responded, "I am alright."
Danish looked down momentarily before returning his gaze to her, "I apologize for what happened that night. I should have kept you safe.”
He cast a glance at Vincent and remembered his harsh comments, which made him uneasy.
“Never mind…” Olivia shrugged. "There is nothing to apologize for. You never knew something like this would happen. Besides, you can’t fight alone with those three guys. I mean, you are not Vincent.”
“Am I right?” she asked a moment later, looping her arm over Vincent's and smiling coquettishly.
Danish's heart just sank when he noticed Olivia standing so close to Vincent, their gazes locked. They looked so good together. Vincent was undeniably more powerful than him. On top of that, he had a killer look that could appeal to any woman. It was obvious that Olivia would attract to him.
Danish could see his love story coming to an end before it started. Jealousy grieved his mind. He pulled his eyes to the ground unable to look at them.
Vincent, on the other end, felt uncomfortable. He pulled his hand back and said seriously, “You should go to the class now.”
"I'll catch up with you later."
Olivia tip-toed and kissed his cheek all of a sudden before heading to her class. Her face flushed crimson red, and a tentative smile crept across her lips.
Vincent gaped at her retreating silhouette with his wide eyes, touching the place where she had kissed.
Danish also caught a glimpse of her kissing Vincent. This shattered his heart. He whirled and hurried away, hiding the agony.
Buzz-Buzz-Buzz…
Vincent’s phone started vibrating in his pocket, breaking his trance. He pulled out the phone and answered it, keeping his eyes at Olivia’s back, “Hello…”
"Uh, Vincent... I need your help.” Oscar’s voice came out of the phone.
It was only then that Vincent withdrew his gaze, “Yes.”
"Get a file from the office and head to the Lagoon. I have already talked to Natalia.”
“Okay.”
"Try to get here as quickly as you can."
“I will, Mr. Griffin.”
After hanging up the call, Vincent got into the car and drove straight to Carzen Corps.
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When Natalia came out of the conference hall after the meeting, her secretary Amy rushed towards her with a panic written all over her face.
“Ma’am… it’s… I mean, he…” Amy was so nervous that she began to stutter.
“Take a breath, Amy,” Natalia tried to comfort her.
Amy blew some air, placing her hand on her chest. She inhaled and exhaled deeply a few times.
“Are you okay now?”
Amy nodded curtly.
"Tell me what's going on," Natalia asked.
“Mr. Hill is waiting for you in your cabin," Amy finally made a full sentence without stammering.
“What is he doing here?” Natalia snarled, a frown crawling on her face. "How come security didn't keep him out?"
She hurried to her cabin, a cloud of hot air trailing behind her.
“The security tried to stop him, but…” Amy didn’t complete her sentence.
“But, what… Amy?” Natalia fumed.
“I mean, Mr. Hill is your ex-husband and our former client. The security personnel is a bit reluctant to treat him badly.” Amy hung her head down as soon as she finished speaking.
Natalia stopped on the track and turned to Amy. She stated vehemently, “He is no more the client of our company. Send an email to the security department to stop that man from getting into this office building if he tries to enter next time.”
“I understand, ma’am.”
Amy hurried away as Natalia made her way to her office.
She found Gerald sitting on the chair putting his legs on the work table smoking a cigar. The smell of the tobacco assaulted her nostrils.
"Why did you come here, Gerald?" She asked fiercely as she approached her seat.
“Oh, my darling. You are finally here.” Gerald put his leg down and stood up. He dropped the cigar on the floor and stepped on it to put it out.
Natalia cast a scornful look at him as she walked past him.
Gerald pulled her into his arms and said, “I missed you.”
He lowered his head to kiss her.
“Get off me.” She turned her head, pushing his face aside.
Her defiance angered him. He hugged her tighter and grunted, “You know I don’t like to hear ‘no’.”
"I am no longer your wife. We are divorced.” She squirmed harder.
“I don’t care. We can remarry. I still love you, sweetheart.”
“In your dreams. Let go of me. Otherwise, I will call the security,” she warned.
Gerald let go of her all of a sudden.
Natalia retreated a few steps frantically. She exclaimed, “Why are you messing around with me? Get out of here.”
Gerald chuckled, “Well, I will go away. But first, renew the contract.”
“Never…” She denied it straight away. “I am not going to do business with you again.”
“Is that so?” Gerald smiled slyly as he arched his brows. “Think about it again before making a decision.”
“There is nothing to think about. Just get out of here.” Natalia showed him the door.
“Well… Then I have to do the thing that I don’t want to do.” Gerald pulled his phone out of his pocket and said, “I have a lovely video of yours. I was thinking about watching this with you in private. But it seems like you want to be famous on social media.”
Natalia’s stomach tightened as she noticed his meaningful smirk. She couldn’t comprehend what video he was talking about. However, she had a hunch that Gerald had something nasty on his mind.
Gerald was about to upload the video to social media but paused to take a look at her. He smiled vilely as he asked, “Are you curious to know what sort of video it is?”
Natalia frowned even harder.
“Let me show you.”
Gerald approached her and showed her the footage. Natalia covered her mouth with her hands instantaneously, shivers passing through her body. All the colors of her face disappeared straight away.
“How sexy you are when you are naked. I even wanked, imaging you underneath me. Oh, baby… you have no idea how much I miss you.” He placed a wet kiss on her cheek.
“How could you do this?” She looked up at him, tears pricking her eyes.
“Uh…” His gaze softened as he reached out to caress her cheek, but she pushed his hand away.
“Delete it right now,” she yelled.
“I will, my love… I will. But…” His lips curled up slyly. "You must spend the night with me."