His Beautiful Addiction

She bit her lower lip as the pain she felt within turned to anger and resentment; at that moment, her whole body coursed with resentment and fury.

How could God let her meet such a wicked soul?

She grieved as she dialed her sister's number; her head was still banging, so she sat down on the couch and shut her eyes;

''Tiana, how are you? Sorry I wasn't able to check up since I've been busy…''

''Gwen… ''

Gwen's words cut off when she heard her sister call her weakly; her brows creased;

''Tiana, what's wrong? Are you okay? ''

''No, Gwen, I'm not okay, I want you to come over. ''Tiana spoke slowly. Her breath hitched.

Gwen was stunned;

Fine, she was not feeling well, but wasn't Nicklaus there, he should be able to take care of her. Why was she calling her, was there a problem?

Gwen thought, but even though she was having a bad feeling she decided not to ask, she was coming back from her workplace when Tiana called; so she just turned around;

''Okay, I'll just get a taxi; I'll be there in a bit… ''

''No… '' Tiana cut her off and breathed out;

''no, not there… I'll text you an address. ''

Gwen was too stunned to ask any question. The phone was still on her ear even when Tiana disconnected.

Okay, it was past 7pm and Tiana was calling to tell her she was sick and she wasn't at Nicklaus's?

Did something happen?

Did… did they break up?

Her eyes widened as the thought dawned on her. She blinked her eyes severally as she tried to understand what was going on.

But why would they break up so soon? According to Tiana, they were very close, and he doted on her, so why would he leave her?

She felt her phone beep on her palm and she lifted it up to her eyes and she saw there was a message from Tiana. Clicking on it, she saw it was an address.

She frowned.

A part of her wanted them to break up, but a part of her didn't. For the first, she was glad because if they did, then they would both be on the same level, no-one dating some multi-billionaire, and maybe she wouldn't hate her so much again. But the other part didn't, because if they did, then she wouldn't even get a chance with him.

But then, either way, she had nothing to lose, but she was eager to hear the reason for their separation.

Smiling, she turned towards the road and waved a taxi.

Gwen stood in front of the beautiful bungalow with a garden and a gate.

She turned to the sign post to be sure she was at the right place.

What was Tiana doing in this beautiful house?

Did Nicklaus bring her here? She wondered as she pressed the doorbell, but before she could press it, the gate pulled open on its own;

She did not lock the gate.

Gwen thought as she stepped in and walked towards the house.

Tiana slept off after she had called Gwen; her eyes fluttered when she heard a voice call her name.

''Gwen…'' She whimpered, pulling herself up from the couch; 

Gwen walked to her and sat beside her, her hand feeling her forehead;

''Oh my God, Tiana, you're running a fever! ''

Gwen exclaimed; her face looking alarmed;

''What happened to you? Why are you here all alone? Where is Nicklaus? Does he know you're so sick?''

Gwen asked many questions without end, but there was no reply to any of them.

Tiana shut her eyes, tears brewing under her lids;

No… she didn't want to cry anymore. He didn't deserve her tears.

Gwen stopped asking when she saw how pale Tiana became.

Her eyes glanced around the house and her brows creased;

Who owned this place in the first place?

She wondered, but she knew Tiana was in no mood to answer questions.

''Just stay here, I will go buy some drugs. ''

Gwen said and stood up from the couch, going out through the front door.

When she came back, Tiana was sleeping; she woke her up softly;

''Wake up and eat, I bought some food and medicine, ''

She said as she helped her sit up.

Tiana sat up and blinked her eyes; Gwen placed the takeaway food in front of her and a spoon, and a bottle of water. She forced herself to take a few bites, although she didn't even have any appetite because she wanted to get well. She wanted to be strong.

It was laughable to be in that state for a man who didn't care a dime about her. She needed to be strong.

With that thought, she swallowed a few more spoons before taking the medicine.

Gwen tucked her into the quilt and watched her for a moment before she walked out of the bedroom.

She was in total confusion.

Did they breakup? From Tiana's expression when she asked about him, it looked so. But if they did, why was she in such an exquisite house? Although she got paid, she couldn't still afford a place like this.

Or did he use this to pay her off?

Her brows creased as she thought. No, even if he did, she knew her sister; Tiana wasn't one to collect such.

So what the hell was happening?

She asked herself, her head spinning with confusion.

…

Nicklaus dark gaze stared at the men in front of him,

''You'll be paid handsomely and you'll be released as soon as the issue dies down. ''

''We understand, Boss. ''

They spoke in unison and he nodded.

''You may leave now. ''

He said, and they nodded, leaving through the door. Nicklaus slumped back in his chair, his eyes shut.

Throughout the night, his head had been filled with thoughts of her; it took his restraint and self-will not to run out and go search for her that night.

After this was over, he would go to her.

Even if she didn't want him, even if she left without hesitation, he didn't care anymore. He would beg her to come back to him. There was no need to leave, right? She would come back to him now… now that he had solved everything, right?