Chapter 244 - His obsession

Callum regretted his greediness.

He regretted choosing money over Clara, so he felt embarrassed and thought himself unworthy of her.

After the whole threat by Leo and how he actually thought of letting her go and asked his assistant to try purchasing some of the stock Leo put on the market, that was when his dignity to openly chase her was crushed.

He acted like the share mattered more, when his feelings should.

The guilt ate him whole, but he sealed it in.

But the more he kept seeing her the more his feelings for her got stronger, since Clara is now a shareholder and important figure in his corporation.

He would occasionally hold a shareholders meeting, just to make her look at him, but during the meeting, Clara will sit with her leg crossed and chatting with Leo on her phone, not interfering in their conversation.

It's not like she understood what they were saying anyway. She just came because she holds a large share and also works there, which means there's no way to lie that she's busy.

To top it all, she's the type that likes fancy things and showing off.

Her boyfriend bought the share for her, so she had the right to show up and flaunt it. It's Leo's money.

Callum will stare at her all the way through the meeting as well and will ask his assistant to talk on his behalf, because he couldn't concentrate.

Everyone in the company already knew about Callum's obsession over Clara, because he had CCTV installed almost all over the place just to look at her, whereby Clara who was the victim of all this had no idea she's being stalked in her work place.

She just noticed that, her shoot section usually got delayed, and she ended up staying longer than she should at work, which she didn't mind, since it's not like she has other things to do anyway.

She had quit the other job after Leo bought the shares for her, so she's just doing this one to pass time and not just sitting at home, because she has enough money.

Without realising it, Callum got deeper into his feelings than he should, because he couldn't help not seeing her in a day.

He now came to work every day, even though he had nothing important to do at work.

He was someone who attracted girls and they made a lot of effort to be with him, and seeing someone totally not into him further piqued his interest.

He never approached her due to guilt, but he was starting to feel content with seeing her everyday. 

She has become his sunshine. A very cute girl that her walking alone brought a smile to his face.

Hopefully, if an opportunity presents himself, he could try his luck again.

Hopefully her feelings for Leo will soon fade. 

He hoped.

After Sharon's scheme which leads to Clara and Leonard being drugged and ending up dealing with Gregory stuff and all, Clara has not been to work.

Even after that ended, she had to be there for Sonya and work didn't even cross her mind.

They have lots of models and immediately she told them she's not interested in anything for now, they let her be.

They can't force her since she's a shareholder. She can choose to not be modelled anytime she likes and there is nothing they can do about it.

So, she's being respected. Especially by the manager who asked Callum to persuade her.

She's a free bird.

Coming to work for a few days and not being able to see Clara felt like something was missing in Callum's life.

He felt empty. He barely smiled and was always checking the CCTV to the entrance of the company so that he wouldn't miss her when she was coming in, but weeks rolled by and it's more than a month, yet she did not show up.

The frustrating part of it was how he couldn't even make an effort to search for her because of Leo.

He only held her from tripping and hurt herself then, and Leo made his shareholders leave him within one night, and who knows what he would do next time.

This frustrated him alot. Leo should be around the same age as him, yet he felt so pressured and couldn't pursue someone he fell for. 

It's not like they are married, yet Leo drew such a boundary between Clara and him.

He scared him, because even when he told himself to just do it, he knew it's suicidal. 

After lots of sleepless nights, he finally came with the idea of having her to himself, whether she likes it or not.

He believed that once Clara realized that Leo can't help her, she would give in and accept him.

He would break her till he was the only one that would occupy her mind and soon, she will embrace her fate.

When he finally let her out, even Leo wouldn't have a chance because if putting her in a family way would be the answer to making Leo give up, he would do it.

So he hired someone to start stalking her. He instructed that she must be captured without arousing people's attention.

Which is why the man who kidnapped her made it seems like he was helping.

On that day, Clara was bumped by the man and when she nearly lost her balance, he held her and kept asking questions like a normal citizen would do when an accident like that occurred.

He held her and stopped a car that was coming their way, which was his colleague and helped her Inside the car before speeding off.

It would be assumed that he helped someone that nearly lost her consciousness on the street, but it was done very quickly before people interfere.

That was all his plans and he had her. She's finally with him and even if he had to marry her in this place they are, he would.