Chapter 504 - Take it slow (1/2)
~ Seattle ~
Later that afternoon, in an abandoned warehouse just outside Seattle, Stella was waiting for Owen.
”You are late!”, her impatience was evident.
Owen showed his palms defensively while walking toward her with a smile, ”Traffic…”
Owen stopped few steps away from Stella when he noticed her icy glare. He understood that she is not upset only because he is late, but there is something else. He didn't dare come closer.
”Why did you call me, Milena?” Owen decided to skip pleasantries and to ask for the reason of this meeting.
”I want to know how did you find apartment in Fairfield?” She spoke slowly while observing his behavior carefully.
Owen's eyes darted few times aimlessly. ”Why are you asking that?”
His behavior betrayed that he is hiding something.
”Because I remember that I had a task for you to find an apartment in Fairfield for Sarah which is spacious, new or newly renovated, and NOT tied up with family.” She emphasized 'not'.
Owen took a step back reflexively. ”Why do you think it has ties with the family?”
In a split-second Stella crossed distance between them, and she was clutching his neck. Her eyes were burning with malice and she spoke through her teeth, ”Because her neighbor's name is King! How many people call themselves with that name?”
”Must be a coincidence…”, he weakly said.
She squeezed harder. ”I don't believe in coincidences… SPEAK!”
Owen could not talk at this point. He weakly nodded gesturing that he will speak.
Stella released him and he coughed while holding onto his neck.
After a long coughing fit, he took few steps back, glanced at her and then looked down. ”I didn't have a choice. I had to give him something…”
”You decided to give him my daughter?!!” Stella was doing her best not to break him in two right there on the spot.
Owen panicked. He waved his arms defensively. ”No, no, no… Not give her… He just wanted to watch. He promised that he will only watch… to see her progress… and how she is doing…”
”How could you?” She glared at him.
”You don't understand! He can do things which I don't want to experience again…”, Owen weakly said with a trembling voice.
Stella's eyes flashed with murderous intent. She closed the distance between them in less than a heartbeat and delivered few precise punches which were so fast that they were not visible by naked eye.
Owen was shocked. He fell to the ground in slow motion, his body limp.
Stella looked down at him, her eyes showing how much she hates him. ”Oleg… do you think that just because I treat you well that I can't harm you? It seems you forgot who I am.”
He was in full blown panic seeing that Stella is losing her temper. He was frantically thinking how to improve this situation. ”Do you think this is the only time family got close to your daughters?”
Stella sneered. ”Let's start with Sarah… how did King became her neighbor?”
Owen hesitated…
Stella reached for his hand, held the tip of his index finger and applied pressure.
Owen watched in horror as his nail snapped in half, and blood started oozing down his arm.
Stella showed a morbid smile. ”This will hurt later, when I release your pressure point. And I will keep doing it until you tell me everything you know… or you run out of nails…”
”Oh, God… Oh, God…”, he whimpered.
”God will not help you, Oleg… God helps the righteous ones. And you are a rat.” She reached for his other finger and broke that nail in half, ignoring his pleas.
”Stop! Stop! …”
”I told you what will make me stop…”, she didn't look at him while his third nail snapped.