Chapter 33 - Thirty-three

"Revenge?" Her face cringed a bit. Alexis, no matter, how much tortured and bullied before had never thought of revenge because simply she was content with her life and she wanted to forget about it and move on with life. But that was putting it in kinder words. The truth was, she had never thought of having the power to strike back. They had a good following as everyone wanted to be noticed and not bullied.

"Yes, revenge," Gulping the rest of coffee in one go he continued, "tell me their names and batch year you were in. Trust me on this, not everyone would be as successful as they thought they'd be."

Revenge, a strange nasty voice in her head whispered. What would he do by taking revenge? Make their lives miserable? But didn't they make her life miserable too?

Angelo could see the gears turning in her head as she was thinking about what he said. Maybe, it was too soon for her to give a decision regarding this. She had simply chosen to move on and this decision would certainly bring back unwanted memories. 

"Alexis," he lazily drawled her name out, bringing her back to the world of the living and not dreaming, "how about you sleep on it? We'll talk about it sometime later?"

She nodded, "Yeah, sure." Getting up, she held his mug in her hand and walked beside him. Her freedom was long forgotten after the conversation they had. A kiss was placed on her forehead she felt his goodbye, placing the mugs on the dining table she walked to her room. Changing clothes, washing her hands, arms a little and her face, she applied night creams and went to bed.

Darkness surrounded her physically as it did mentally. 'Revenge? Why did I never think about it? Maybe because I never wanted it or that I. I what? What do I want? '

She was tormented and no one ever helped her stand up when she was tripped down or had a milkshake thrown at her head or when her locker had been destroyed and so much more. Would it be okay to take revenge on them after so long?

'Well, I could try on one maybe..?'

*****

Angelo had driven to his headquarters which was his construction company at night. No employee could enter the building at night and whosoever did, they weren't seen again and they knew about it. That was given the job description.

He was double-checking the shipments containing drugs and alcohol. Even though he had an accountant and another specific person for it, he never trusted anyone blindly so he randomly came in to check the shipments now and then. He checked everything and passed the papers ahead to the person responsible for them.

Walking ahead he watched everyone work, this was his way, to even keep an eye on his trusted employees because anyone could betray you anywhere.

"Boss," Vincenzo came to him, greeting him with the utmost respect.

"Is something troubling you Vincenzo?" Angelo could tell by his expressions that it was.

"Yes, I was thinking of letting the ladies spend more time together." He scratched his head and continued, "look it isn't my expertise but Bel says it would help your woman more as she would have someone to tell her what's right and wrong except the maid assigned to her." He frankly stated still looking uncomfortable. Knowing that it would be better to tell him than hold back.

"Alright. I'll allow it in my house till the time when I can trust her enough to make trips to yours." He agreed to what made sense to him and this did. Vincenzo left, nodding his head in respect.

A chuckle left his mouth as he thought of her thinking hard about his question. He was going to take revenge for her anyway. He had already found out about the common and popular bullies in her batch and so put it out subtly, none of them was doing well in life anyway and it would be better to take the burden off the Earth.

"Boss?" Looking up he found Ariel, a mistress, dominatrix and an assassin. The innocent look for her face could fool anyone and this mistake could end their lives.

"What is it, Ariel?" Straight to the point, that's how it should be with woman, said his Father once. You give hopes to no one, telling that no one here is special.

"I heard you were getting married, sire," great, "I thought you might want me to interrogate her." Her expressions were well hidden like she was taught but not enough when dealing with him. Her words were out in a way that clearly stated that she did not think she was right or 'suitable' for him. 

Then Angelo raised a brow at what she had chosen to say. Did she think that he was that incapable?

"Ariel" he spits out the name, "Do you think I am that incapable to not realise the threats coming my way? You come to point out my errors now?"

She gasped, fake, he thought. She was trying to be innocent which he knew she was not. No intention of hers was charity. Everything she did make a profit to her. 

"No no sir, I didn't mean it that way." She apologized coming forward to him but one sharp look from Angelo and she knew she was pushing her luck. No matter how hard people tried Angelo would never touch a woman who worked for him and was not a hooker. He did not sleep with those who could be looked at special. So he chose to go to the clubs. 

"There is something I would like you to do for me." Ariel recognised the look in her boss's eyes. Malice, revenge, spitefulness, vengeance, feelings she could die for.

"How about you tell me who told you about her?" Angelo asked, nudging his hand to have the door closed behind her. She was not going to escape, he knew that she was not that Stupid. But it instilled fear in the person and he could see her building. 

"No one did, I heard—overheard the maids,"

"Overheard the maids.." he repeated, looking thoughtful at what she said. "Two things, Ariel," he showed her his index and middle fingers as he gave her two options. "Either you are being heartless and blaming it on the maids or second, you talked to a maid about it. Both are the things I do not approve of." 

"I—" 

"You do not interfere with my house! You stay where you are in the family!" He roared at her, angry at her unwanted interference. "You even had the guts to come to me about something that was not public, what is it that you think about yourself? You are not in the top tier and because of this you never will be." 

"I like—love you," she confessed.

Angelo did not bother to reply. He took out his phone and texted a woman, calling her to his office immediately. 

"And I don't care," he answered. "Learn to take rejection to certain things in a better way. Do not think of going against me and harming my wife." He warned her. "You used the word 'like' first, so either you are nervous which does not suit a dominatrix and an assassin or you simply do not know what you feel. The latter is true." He even answered it for her. "People are attracted to opposite figures of power. It's natural. But like—love me for afar." 

A knock came in and Ariel jumped up a bit.

"Come in," Angelo allowed the figure to come in, "Ah, Sabrina, I was waiting." 

"I apologize. Is she troubling you?" Sabrina looked at Ariel's face once and knew that she had done something. 

"Yes, and I want you to carry out two things for me." He looked at Ariel who looked shaken up with this whole ordeal. "First find the maid and look into it if she was forced by Ariel or not and then Punish Ariel for the scale of her offence for going against me." 

"Gone against you? May I know how?" Sabrina, when asked to punish did not like to be merciful but also not a tyrant. 

"Well, she wanted to know what was going on in my household." He vaguely put it in front of her. 

Sabrina immediately pulled her hair behind to give her a piece of mind. "You unmarried girls do not go after the married men when they are not allowed to cheat, so are you!" She yelled into her face. "for god's sake, how many more lessons before you girls understand not to interfere in someone's household!" 

"Get rid of her if it's important, the lesson's a high demand now. They think nothing of the top tier." He had begun looking at a file now, completely disregarding whatever was happening in front. "And get me her sister."

Sabrina left with a shaken up Ariel. Ariel's sister, Maya came in immediately after receiving the message. She was in the mood to kill tonight. 

"What is it you'd like me to do?" She purred, butterflies enjoying the warm feeling inside her stomach, she was going on another mission.

"Manipulate, my Illusion, Manipulate."