Kareem starred at her mother in horror. Did she hear me? No offcourse not! She wasn"t even anywhere near me at that time. How does she read my mind? This woman is really scary!!!
"Hah!! Mother, what makes you think I want to harm that man"? Kareem shrugged his shoulders, pretending to ridicule the idea.
"I know you Kareem. All of Rose"s suitors have ended up leaving the nation and some of them even got involved in various accidents, narrowly escaping from death. They all were not even her boyfriends, still they all had to run away in fear. You think that"s a coincidence?"
"But...but...mother...I...I...."Kareem did not know how to explain himself. He felt like a child caught red handed, stealing money from his mother"s purse.
"I am serious Kareem. You will mean no harm to CEO Rhehan". Her firm voice was getting more stern as if she is warning him.
"Why mother....but...why"? Kareem could not handle her mother"s stern reaction. This was the first time she was speaking to him in such a tone.
"He is a strong man. He has sources to get you killed. What if he gets to know that you are trying to harm him?" Elizabeth bursted her words in desperation and anger.
"Hahhh! I will kill him first!!! That"s final!!!" Kareem declared in an angry tone and stormed out of the room hurridly.
"Kareem!!! Come back here...." Elizabeth shouted many times, but Kareem did not listen to her pleas.
He paced angrily in the corrider and turned left to enter the lift. He pressed the last dialed number on his call logs.
"h.e.l.lo........"
Rose slowly opened her eyes, and gazed at the dimly lit room. She was asleep for two hours now, making her head foggy. She turned her head to her left and saw a gla.s.s of fresh juice on the bed-side table, with a "Drink me" sticker on it. She sat upright on the bed, and took the gla.s.s and gulped it down in an instant. She was indeed feeling refreshed after drinking it!
As soon as she placed the empty gla.s.s back, she noticed a red box with "Eat me" sticker on it. She opened the box and saw a red velvet cake, cut neatly into small pieces. She giggled looking at the beautiful cake, garnished with red colored cherries and chunks of dark chocolate. She grabbed the plate and spoon, placed beside the empty gla.s.s and digged hungrily on the cake.
"Ummmm...This is sooo good." She took several mouthful bites, before she had stuffed her stomach completely. She patted on her stomach happily, fully satisfied.
Soon, she heard a knock on the door and it opened, with Rhehan entering the room. He was dressed formally in a grey coat and pant, just the way he usually did everyday, for the meetings.
Rose whistled at the sight of his handsome boyfriend. "Someone"s looking dapper!"
Rhehan chuckled at her reaction and sat on the bed in front of her. He glanced mischeviously at the plate full of cake, which Rose was holding. He picked up her spoon and scooped a small piece of cake in his mouth.
Instead of chewing it, he brought his lips closer to her mouth and kissed her.