He’s My Ruthless Billionaire
Chapter 22

Hailey's POV

"W-What do you mean?" I asked Robert.

"Hailey, don't play dumb on me, you seriously wouldn't like the consequences. Tell me what does Max have that I don't? Power? Money? What?"

"I-I... F-firstly I don't like Max t-that way and secondly, I wouldn't c-cheat on my husband no matter how many times he does" I spoke as I remembered the scene of him being with that girl. "What are you coming at?" he asked.

"N-nothing," I said.

"Hailey... I will have to take strict action on Max now" he said.

I got up abruptly.

"Why?" I asked him.

"Or you have a choice..." he said. I looked at him to replace any trace that he's just playing with me, but none could be seen.

Like he can ever play with anyone.

"What?" I asked him.

"Lay down," he said. I looked at him with fear.

He wouldn't do anything bad, r-right?

I laid down slowly and his hand reached my back. Suddenly the pain hit me.

"Ahh" I yelled slowly. He removed his hand.

"I-I forgot," he said.

I don't know if he was lying, but it's fine.

"hmmm," I hummed.

Then his hand again came and he kept it over my head. His touch felt unexpectedly warm. He caressed my hair.

"You have to kiss me right now," he said.

Kiss?

Again?

N-no... I-

"Or I will punish Max" he added.

I sighed. Max has just nothing to do with this. I turned around a little and met his gaze.

Then I turned more around and now I was completely facing him. I took a deep breath and joined our lips.

He took the kiss to another level with the passion he was carrying.

It wasn't brutal.

It wasn't a punishment.

It wasn't a rough kiss.

I don't know why, but it felt good.

Safe.

I got away and looked at him again.

"You kissed me because of him?" he asked.

"Because he is like my brother" I replied.

He sighed.

"Then explain me that message," he said. I remembered that Max messaged me.

"L-Listen, I am like a sister to him. So, that's just as a brother, you know-"

"What he was asking your time for?" he asked.

"I don't know, I haven't ever spent any time with him"

"You didn't?"

"No... Except for a few times, he came when you saw him" I said.

He nodded his head. "Sleep," he said.

I again turned around and slept.

This time, I slept.

I woke up at 4 the next day. I had already set the alarm.

Now that I woke up, let's try to make everything alright.

I got up.

SHIT.

It pains like hell.

But still, I got myself to stand up and reached the door, went down, and now I'm in the kitchen.

I started making something from whatever was already here.

I don't know where everything I made yesterday went.

I went to see if I could replace it anywhere. I went to the living room and I saw a box kept there.

There was a slip too.

"I ate the dinner you made. I don't wanna say this but it was delicious. Here's yours, you didn't eat anything last night"

My eyes were bulging out as I couldn't believe that he ate something I made and he kept something for me to eat in this.

I opened the box.

What if he added chilies to burn my mouth?

Or maybe some poison to end me all at once?

No, you have to trust him, Hailey.

I saw three of the dishes I made yesterday kept in there.

And maybe it's a coincidence, these all are my favorite.

I sat down, but before eating, I thought I should make him something.

Let's eat breakfast together.

I hurried to the kitchen and made one of the few recipes I am good at.

I checked the time. I can't commit the same mistake again. It was still five minutes before he has breakfast.

I took the food and set it on the table and also set the food that was in my box.

I told Ron to call Robert for breakfast.

He came down. He was looking damn handsome.

"You had yours?" he asked looking at his watch.

"Nope... I- can we eat together?" I asked.

He looked at me with shock and then smirked.

"It's gonna hurt you. Still?" he asked.

How's it gonna hurt me?

"I-Yes," I said.

"You're insane, you know that?" he asked. I gulped down my saliva.

"Come on" he smirked and I nodded and sat down on the chair across him.

"Sit here," he said and I went and sat beside him on another chair.

Then he looked at me. "You won't talk to Max from now" he ordered.

I nodded absentmindedly. "B-but why?" I wanted to ask.

Then he kissed me suddenly and I was completely shocked. Because his kiss was again brutal. It was rough, it was painful. He bit on my lips making blood ooze out from them.

His tongue demanded entrance but I kept my mouth sealed. His hands went up to my hair and he pulled them harshly, making me gasp in pain.

He took that as an advantage and started devouring my mouth.

I wasn't kissing him back. I was extremely disgusted.

He stopped the kiss for a moment and his mouth went near my ears.

"Kiss me back or you'll regret it," he said and again started kissing me.

I had no choice and I started kissing him back.

He got away and for a second he seemed guilty seeing my swollen lips and my red eyes due to the tears I was holding back.

But soon that guilt was replaced by a satisfied smirk and then he pointed towards the food.

"You must be hungry," he said.

I was disgusted.

I ran away to the kitchen to rinse my mouth and to wash my face.

I can't believe I'm letting this happen.

I wiped my tears and after looking at me one last time, I went back to the living room.

"I'm waiting," he said scrolling through his phone.

Why hasn't he eaten?

I sat across him again and then he again pointed towards the food.

"You hungry?" he asked.

How can he act as nothing happened? Like he didn't just assault me? Like he didn't just t*****e my lips?

"No," I said.

He looked at me and then threw his phone on the floor and it broke. I flinched.

"Bitch stop this nonsense and eat!" he yelled.

I nodded as tears pooled in my eyes.

I was hungry... to be honest.

I have to work the whole day after this and I don't wanna create a scene.

"R-Robert, I-I wanna complete my internship..." I said to him.

He stopped eating and looked at me. He then started laughing.

"What makes you think I'm ever gonna let you do that? You have to be my PA and that's all" he said.

"You know why I opted for this job. I-I don't wanna do business. I'm a medical student... I-I took this because I was out of money and internships don't pay well here..." I explained to him.

"You keep on explaining me yourself but I'm never gonna let you fulfill your dreams," he said and continued eating.

Even if I completed my studies, I can't become a legal doctor.

Woah.

What a fate, right?

Will my dream never come true?

"Come on. I'll take you to the office myself" he said and I nodded and got up.

It's fine, I will fight for it later.

Right now, I don't want to mess up today.