Chapter Forty-six : Im Sorry (1/2)
Maya's POV
It has been three days since my shutdown and now, Nik is treating me like I'm fragile. He wouldn't let me stand, without help; Change, without help and even walk, without help.
At first it was thoughtful of him and you know, romantic, but now it was getting irritating and depressing - For christ sake, I am not a doll !
But Nik wouldn't listen , the guy was so sturbborn and... ugh ! Self-willed , not a word I say enters his ears unless he decides otherwise.
Sitting on the bed with a bored expression, I grabbed the newspaper he had left on my Nightstand desk and flipped through the pages.
I was carelessly scanning through the headlines when my eyes snapped open as I came across a report,
' K Group on the brink of bankruptcy '
According to the news, it says the company's stock price plunged drastically overnight and lost market value of approximately a billion dollar.
I shivered when I read the news, there was no need stressing my brain trying to figure out if this was a coincidence or not, considering this happened after my short encounter with them.
It was obvious who did it, there was no need guessing. As if on cue , the door to my room slowly opened.
Nik came into my room, a tray of food in his hand as he used his elbow to close the door. He swiftly dropped the tray on my nightstand and sat on the edge of my bed, very close to me.
”You shouldn't be reading that ” He said and snatched the newspaper from my grip , folded the paper in half up-to three times and dropped it on top of my nightstand.
”Why did you do it? ” I asked and he assumed his usual poker face that always makes me want to rip my own face off.
”What do you mean? ” he asked in a monotone, his eyes boring straight into mine.
Gosh, this intimating gaze of his!
I bit into the inside of my mouth ” I mean, don't you think pushing their company to the point of bankruptcy is a little bit too much? They value that company more than their own life ”
A cruel smile that sent more shivers than butterfly to my stomach curled his lips as he stated ” Which is exactly why I did it ” He leaned towards me and cupped my cheek with his hand, stroking it tenderly, saying
”They touched something that belongs to me, something I equally value, so it's an eye for an eye ”
” I don't belong to you ” I retorted and slapped his hand away ” Am not a property to be owned Niklaus ”
Nik's eyes hardened and I saw him clench his Jaw tightly, It's being ages since we had such an intense argument. The last time we had an argument akin to this moment, was the night I left his place after discovering he was intercepting Eden's calls.
”I won't let that viper of a family destroy you” he declared, his hand reappearing on my cheek again and I just let him be.