My Innocent Girl novel Chapter 25

"Thank you, Mr. Vincent"

"I am gonna ask you this..." I said and she looked scared. "Can you bring Lara here?"

"L-Lara Jones?"

"Yes"

"But..."

"No questions, don't you know the rules? No interruptions!"

"Y-Yes I do! I will bring her here"

"By?"

"By overmorrow"

"I need her tomorrow"

"Alright... I-I will"

"Good," I smirked at her scared figure.

I love when I see the fear in others' eyes. Life has played with me, so now, I will play with other's lives. God, I love this. And trust me, Ashley, you will too, because you love Lara and damn, you wouldn't let her die now, will you? 

Don't ever love anyone, Ashley, because they might and they most possibly will become your greatest weakness. If you wanna live in a world like this, you gotta be selfish.

Like I will be when I marry you and destroy Chris.

Ashley

I got up and decided to not tell Chris. Come on, it of course is a fake account, and also the threat is a scam, I would have known if I was "engaged" and also, I never had anything to do with the boss of the Mafia.

I took a deep breath and convinced myself to not think about it. I blocked the account and saw the time. It was 4 PM. The time has really made me completely confused. Now, I have to sleep at night to make the schedule right again.

Anyway, I washed my face and combed my hair. I went downstairs. 

I heard Chris talking to someone. 

"No means no," he said on the phone. He looked frustrated and he banged the table. Only God knows why it didn't shatter into pieces. I ran to him to calm him down.

"Chris!" 

He looked at me, but his frustration only increased. Or at least, it didn't decrease.

"Bye," he said to the phone and came to me. He held me by my forearm, rather harshly.

"Chris... what's wrong?"

He was angry, and my hand was now paining.

"Chris..."

He looked at me with a really disgusting expression before leaving my hand harshly. "Leave. Get out"

"What?" I asked, shocked.

"Get out Ashley before I humiliate you"

"Chris... what happened?" I asked, on the verge of crying.

"Whore, get out!"

I started breathing heavily on that word. I can't believe him...

"F-Fine," I cried and went out of the apartment.

I can't believe... he... why? What happened?

Jason

I was on my way to his workplace. I know, Ashley must be out of that place by now.

I found her crying in front of his apartment. I smirked.

I went to her.

"Ash...? What happened? Why are you crying?"

She looked shocked and then came near me, a little. "I don't even know! I am sorry, I am being informal..."

"Oh leave being formal. We are friends"

She didn't react and just cried. I slowly took my hand to push her face towards my shoulder.

She didn't push me away and just cried. Maybe this time I was the reason for your hurt, Ash, but trust me this is the last time you'll cry.

Or smile.

"Jason!!" I yelled while she ran inside the apartment. "You traitor! I should have shot you before!"

"I won't give her up to hell like that," he looked determined. "I don't fear death"

"Great" I took out my gun and pointed it at him. He laughed.

"Why are you laughing?"

"To disrespect you, dumbo"

I can't kill him, but I will shoot him.

I shot him on his arm and he cried in pain. But he started laughing again.

Ashley

I went inside and Chris was in the living room. 

"C-Chris"

He looked at me and laughed. "How shameless are--"

"Listen, Chris..." I went to him. "There is someone--"

He pushed me and I fell down. 

"Leave Ashley or I will do the worst with you. I know how to treat whores like you"

I was crying, but I... what should I do?

"Chris trust me..." I cried. "Please... please trust me" My voice trailed off.

He came to me and sat beside me. "What?"

"There is someone... who wants to take me with them. Stop them... please..."

"Let them" he kept his thumb on my lips. "Let them fuck you if they want to"

My eyes widened at his words and everything.

"W-What?"

"You deserve it" he got up and went upstairs. I had no courage to get up after hearing his words.