Trapped With The Devil
Section 29
Eros stared at the dozens of messages and calls that went into Selena's phone. Before long, he put it back into a small drawer beside his bed.
Selena doesn't need a cell phone because she doesn't need anyone else. Eros will give everything in this house. Clothes, money, jewelry, delicious food, all just a snap of a finger.
For what reason did Selena leave her house while she had no one else? Eros can do anything and give everything. There was no reason for him to be abandoned and betrayed.
It was enough that everyone looked at him as a useless shadow of Alex. Eros can shine by itself. Eros can have a woman loyal to him. He can build his own ‘keraja’ without the help of his family. The blood relationship between them is only limited to sharing family. The emotions of love and affection are just alibis to cover up many lies in the family. One of them, Eros, has been his victim.
Her mother left her former husband to pursue the love of a wealthy widower with one child named Anthony William. The birth of Eros seemed not too welcome because Alex had been born first. Although Alex was not born from his mother's womb, but the woman loved Alex very much, maybe even more than her love for Eros. So even Alex who was born never felt the love of a mother.
Eros once admired Alex more than he admired his own father. There was never any envy even though he often spent time with the servants rather than his own mother—who instead always accompanied Alex in all situations.
Then the longer, the more Eros understood, perhaps from the beginning his presence was never desired. Still remembered when his father and mother praised Alex and hugged the man because Alex managed to become a general champion during junior high school.
The three of them looked happy. He seemed fine without his presence. If Eros was never wanted, why should he be nice like Alex? Both of his parents did not care.
Since that day Eros began to skip school, rarely go home, go to games all day, hang out at clubs and smoke. Such juvenile delinquencies do look ordinary, but for a conglomerate family it is a very shameful thing. His father was angry when he got a report from the school when Eros fought with one of the students for trivial things. The man drove his own car and ended up crashing into one of the pedestrians before arriving at school.
The pedestrian was killed, while his father had to be treated, until a few weeks later his father died. All those events were closed with meetings—thanks to the money his family had. For the company's reputation and the family's good name. People only know that his father died of heart failure.
After his father died, his mother took them to a modern-style house in the middle of the city, but Eros stayed in his old house. He hates being in the crowd, especially after learning that Alex and her mother have lied about Emilia.
And now Eros trusts Selena to stay in her house, even sleeping where her parents often spend time together.
What did Eros expect?
Bringing along a stranger is not her type, but every time she sees Selena, she seems to have known the woman for a long time and understood her so much. Seeing how the woman still saved him though perhaps praying for his death as well.
Eros doesn't care.
The goal is only one, build ‘kajaannya’ and give birth to a successor.
The successor whom he will truly be happy with all his soul and body. Who will honor him, love him, be loyal to him to death.
**
Dreams are just dreams. Even if it's bad, it'll all be over when Selena wakes up. But, it was precisely when he woke up that everything before him was worse than the dream itself. There was no way out, no shelter, in this palace-like house he felt unsafe.
Eros' treatment is obviously inexcusable, but if Selena continues to slump like an almost insane person, the man will definitely have an easier time controlling her.
Trying to think clearly, Selena started touching the food the servants brought, cleaning her body and wearing the best clothes that had been prepared.
Later that afternoon, he stood in front of a mirror holding a pair of scissors. A servant standing guard by the door looked at her with concern, afraid that Selena would go rash and provoke her Master's anger.
But in fact the waiter only found Selena who cut her long hair up to the shoulder, then formed a bangs that seemed to cover her forehead and eyes.
“Enough already. If this is what he wants, I won't hesitate anymore.”
**
Eros was reading his favorite book when the sound of footsteps rang out behind his body. It was definitely not a servant, so he knew without having to turn around though.
Only one other person besides himself was not a servant. The woman—
“If I slumped for longer, I would just die in vain.” Selena stood before him with a fierce gaze. The woman placed a piece of paper on the table in front of Eros. “It was a deal you had to sign.”
"Deal?" Eros glanced at the paper then raised his head. It was slightly piqued by Selena's short hair she had just seen.
“I don't need to repeat it twice, right?” selena Syndir. “Because you've done something indecent, I'm asking to do the wedding as soon as possible. After marriage I don't want my modeling activities to be restricted and if I get pregnant, it's only two years—I mean to avenge you on Emilia. After that I will leave this house with the child I gave birth to. Ah, also with 50% of the shares you own.”
Eros jaw hardens. The man put down his book violently and stood up. “Omong blank what did you say that was?!”
Selena smiled wryly. “Why? No accept?” Then his smile disappeared—switched with a cold expression that made Eros stunned. “All your threats are no longer working for me, because I am no longer afraid of death. You think I'm gonna make all this easier?” Selena approached, extending her hand out to touch the chest of Eros' field, right where her heart was beating. “I told you, I'm not the Selena I used to be.”
In the past, he begged Eros for love and ended up with one-sided love. One day, there will be a time when Eros will kneel under his feet.
Isn't there a saying that everything is fair in love and war?
