CHAPTER TWO: CAN'T HELP THE GIRL
James couldn't answer the question Anastasia asked him. He looked at his sister for a while.
"Because she is a poor girl ." James replied.
"Exactly, that is what poor people like her deserve " Anastasia replied and hopped into the white Ferrari, shut the door and gave the driver a signal to drive away.
James watched as Anastasia drove off feeling a bit uneasy.
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Ophelia couldn't help but cried to the men who forcefully pushed her into the van
"Please I beg you, I didn't mean to bump into her ." Ophelia cried out
"All this was unintentional." Ophelia kept saying as the men signaled her to keep quiet.
"Do you know who's daughter you got upset today ." One of the men said giggling.
Ophelia was silent .
"I know that she must come from a wealthy family " Ophelia replied.
"Not just a wealthy family, her father is the mayor of this country, he has assets worth billions and has the most powerful gangs world wide." Another man said as he gave Ophelia a lustful look.
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It was six o'clock pm , James was having dinner with his girlfriend at D&F restaurant, the most expensive restaurant in the estate.
"My birthday is few days ahead , so what ya planning for me ". Chloe asked while sipping a glass of wine.
James was not responding he seemed lost in thoughts.
"I wonder how that girl is fairing now? What would Anastasia be doing to her now?" James thought.
" James are you okay ?" Chloe asked as James mind suddenly drifted back to reality.
"You where saying.... " James asked with a steady voice.
"James are you ok ? Did you do a lot of activity today in class ?" Chloe asked with care.
James looked at Chloe for a while, then he angrily stood up and left . Chloe was dumbfounded. James has never behaved like this for the past three years of their relationship.
James walked towards his Maybach Exelero when he overheard some girls talking about what happened at college earlier.
"Anastasia could have slapped the hell out that girl if not for James ." A light brown skin, slightly chubby girl called Tiana said .
"Could you believe how poor the girl is, she can't afford five thousand dollars ." A girl called Fiona said .
"I wonder why James behaved differently today ." Fiona said .
"I think that he has feelings for that lowlife. " Fiona said
"I don't think so, maybe he felt sorry for her." Tiana said while crunching on some potato chips.
" James already has a girlfriend, who is from a well-to-do family, she is also beautiful, well educated and also rich ." Tiana said again.
The other girl gasp . "What!!! James has a girlfriend?" Fiona asked in utter disbelief.
"Of course, where you thinking he will fall in love with you?" Tiana asked .
"My dad and his dad have been business colleagues for over a decade. When we were still in highschool, I have been crushing on him ." Fiona replied.
"If you love him, then why?" Tiana asked .
"I don't know. Maybe it is because he is handsome or maybe something else ." Fiona said while playing with her fingers.
"Fiona, you have to be real, that guy has attitude, if he wanna date someone, trust me he would go for a first class lady or a celebrity, or maybe he would have multiple girlfriends." Tiana said
"I love him so much, Tiana you can never understand." Fiona said.
"Many girls in this campus loves him and can give up everything just to spend a night with him, besides his girlfriend is so pretty you can't tell the difference between her and a goddess she is also a lawyer and comes from a very wealthy family, but you are just average looking, year one lazy student, tho you are from a rich family, you are not qualified to be James'girlfriend." Tiana said.
Fiona was angry about what Tiana said .
"Listen to me bitch, I will make James my boyfriend through thick and torn and nobody can stop me not even his freaking girlfriend." Fiona swore.
"But she's right Fiona, I can never fall for a girl like you, not because you are not pretty but because you are senseless, sensitive, and stupid." James said to Fiona.
Fiona and Tiana were shocked because, James has been listening to them this whole time.
" 'Oh my god'!! James you are here." Fiona said as her heart beats faster.
"Just take a look at yourself Fiona, you just love me for my money nothing else." James thundered.
"No, James I can never do that I love you for who you are. Even if you are the poorest person on earth I will still love you." Fiona said .
"If I am the ugliest on earth will you still love me?" James asked.
"Oh, you can't be ugly". Fiona said giggling.
"I remember vividly, when we were still in highschool, how you poured Hydrochloric acid on you sister because she said that she loved me." James thundered at Fiona.
Tiana was surprised at what James said.
"Fiona did you do that." Tiana said in disbelief.
"I can do anything for the man I love." Fiona said in between sobs as she ran into James' arms .
"So Ella wasn't born like that, you've been lying to me this whole time." Tiana said .
"Look into my eyes and tell that you love me, please James." Fiona said as she tried to kiss James .
James looked at Fiona with anger boiling in his heart. He pushed her away and Fiona fell down on the floor.
"You devil." James ranted and walk away.
"James you must be mine no matter what." Fiona said with a sinister laugh.
James got into his car and saw a feminine figure looking at him in the dark side of the restaurant. He looked keenly to observe and it was Chloe. She stood there watching him drive away.
James drove away, thinking about the girl Anastasia held captive .
"What if she's in more trouble now ? I have to go to Anastasia's mansion to know" He said.
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Ophelia was dragged into the mansion by the thugs who took her away from the campus. She was amazed by the beauty of the mansion she had never seen a building so beautiful like those shown on television.
The compound was filled with varieties of ornamental plants, with fountains that were huge and tall. As they approached the building, Ophelia saw a huge statue of Anastasia made of gold and it shimmered all over the compound. Giving light to every corner of the compound. She was more than amazed when she looked on the floor and realized that she was stepping on a transparent glass. She saw dozens of sharks swimming underneath the glass. She became scared when she thought of Anastasia feeding her to the sharks.
The gigantic door of the mansion opened and Anastasia was led into the magnificent hallway where statues of Anastasia made of gold was lined up on both sides.
Ophelia realized that Anastasia was not just from a rich family but she was also living like a goddess.
The men leading Ophelia stopped at a door made of ivory and knocked on the door .
"Come in " a familiar voice said from within the door .
The guards pulled the door opened and walked into a bright room designed with expensive furnitures.
Ophelia looked up and saw Anastasia with an elderly woman.
"Is she the one." The middle aged woman asked.
"Of course, she is the annoying parasite who ruined my day and dress." Anastasia replied as she gave Ophelia a disdain look.
The woman looked at Ophelia curiously from her head to her toes, then she signaled the guards to leave which they did in a hurry.
"So you are the one who almost ruined my daughter's life. Did you know what damage you nearly caused to my daughter, you wench!!" The woman thundered.
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Ophelia's p.o.v.
I was frightened about what these people will do to me. As I kept on thinking about the sharks I saw earlier.
"What is if they feed me to the sharks." I thought ." Please I'm so sorry for what I did, it was an accident ." I said as I went down on my knees.
"You fool, do you think we will let you go that easily. You will pay dearly for what you did." The woman said .
I couldn't believe how wicked people can be my heart pounderd in panic.
"What do you plan to do with this girl." The lady asked her daughter.
"I think we should keep her as a domestic staff with daily payment of twenty dollars, until every penny she owes me is completed." Anastasia replied.