Chapter 249 - Two Hundred And Forty-nine: Those Cockroaches (1/2)

Reina's point of view

I released a deep breath I didn't know I was holding in as Niklaus kissed the ground. If I knew meeting him would be this mentally draining and exhausting, I wouldn't have bothered at all - probably dragged this hide and seek game a little bit further.

Picking the cuff from the ground, I walked over to Niklaus and cuffed his hands from behind. This should teach him a lesson not to cuff a woman on a first date... Urm, meeting.

”And you,” I grabbed the unconscious assassin by the collar and began to pull him out. Even if he wasn't here for Niklaus, who knows what he would do if he regains consciousness before him. Nobody was to touch Niklaus, he belongs to me - I'm the one to sentence him to death.

Once I made it outside the apartment, I was surprised to see more bodies littering the stairs, which could only mean that my people were here.

”You're late,” I said to Andrew who was the first to make his appearance known.

”Sorry, we were a bit preoccupied,” He dropped a body to the floor, ”Hope you're not injured anywhere?”

At that moment I flexed my wrist that I had knocked on the floor when Niklaus tripped me - he saw that.

”No, stay back,” I said to Andrew who had taken a step towards me, intending to check out the injury.

”I can take care of myself,” I had him know that and brushed past him when he grabbed my arm.

”Don't touch me, you liar! ” I hissed, pulling my arm from his grasp.

”What are you talking about?” he asked, confusion flickering across his gaze.

”The fact that you cheated on me and we've probably been apart for years?” I disclosed to his shock.

Yeah, being in this house today brought back some memories of how I met Niklaus and this asshole, Andrew. To think that he almost manipulated me into having feelings for him, what a bastard!

” You remembered? ”

”I bet you didn't want me to,” I spoke through gritted teeth.

”You need to stop being around Niklaus,” He declared.

”Why?” I cocked a brow, ”Because you don't want me to remember? In your dreams,”

”No, because it's for your own good. You might have loved Niklaus but you were never happy with him, he put you through many persecutions,” He said, ” And yes, I admit I was a fool to have cheated on you but at least, I treated you well,”

”Yeah, you obviously did,” I sassed, pushed him out of my way, and turned around to meet Emerald again. The way his eyes roved between the both of us told me he knew something was up.

”Who's responsible for this attack?” I quickly distracted him.

”Riccardo Gang,” he answered and though appeared nonchalant, I knew he still had something to say. This is the second time he was stumbling upon us in such an ambiguous position amid heated arguments.

”That son of a bastard,” Was all I said and left downstairs, whatever happened between them - Andrew and Emerald -was none of my business.

I got treated in the car while ignoring Andrew who never took his eyes off me. It was pretty annoying- to be truthful- accidentally making eye contact with him and remembering what he did to me in the past. It was almost like watching a movie.

That night, when I got home, Father had shouted out his worries and made sure to rain his anger on the Riccardo family. This was their second attempt to hurt me - which failed miserably.

With father cleaning up the whole mess, I slept very well or so I wished, I was interrupted by nightmares upon nightmares. This time, it wasn't the same nightmare I had encountered over the years but a new one.

Thanks to that, I spent the next day cooped up in my room, doing some thinking and personal review of my current life. Some things Niklaus said to me were too important to be swept away as mere lies.

He claimed he loved me? Well, he did love tons of women in the past - I shouldn't be deceived.

But what shocked me the most was the leaked kissing episode from that restaurant. There was no need to guess that one of the workers from the restaurant must have leaked that video to the internet - not that I was complaining.

I just never thought it would go viral.

If anything, I hoped that Jennifer he called his fiancée watched this. Note: I was not doing this because I was jealous, but as far as I never had a successful relationship with Niklaus, he would never have one with another - that was my revenge, break his heart.