Raisa fell asleep, waiting for Damian to return.
Until she finally fell asleep on the sofa.
"Madam, why is she sleeping here?" Damian asked.
"Miss is waiting for you, sir. She said she wanted to wait for you," he replied.
"Has she had dinner yet?" Damian asked again.
The maid shook her head; Raisa was indeed refusing to eat.
"Okay, ma'am, I'll take her to her room," Damian said.
Damian carried Raisa into his private room, wanting her to sleep with him.
"Poor her, falling asleep waiting for me."
Damian smiled and covered Raisa's tiny body.
"I promise, when the time comes, I'll tell you everything."
Damian fell asleep holding Raisa's hand, without changing clothes first.
***
The sun's rays woke Raisa from her sleep. That meant it was already noon.
Raisa opened her eyes slowly, but she felt his hand was heavy.
"Hey, why is Mr. Damian sleeping next to me?"
"And why am I sleeping here? Wasn't I waiting for him out front last night?"
Raisa was confused, and she tried to slowly release Damian's strong hand.
But instead of letting go, Damian pulled her hand into his embrace.
"Where are you going?" Damian asked, his voice hoarse.
"Um, um, sir..." Raisa nervously answered Damian's question.
"I already reminded you, call me Damian. Not Sir, understand!" Damian firmly stated.
Raisa nodded and lowered her head.
Damian took a deep breath; he had scared Raisa.
Then Damian gently pulled Raisa's hand away.
"I just want the world to know that you are now completely mine."
"Sorry if it seemed like I was angry with you, okay?"
Heart pounding...
"What do you mean?" Damian asked.
"One day you'll find out, Raisa."
"But there's one thing I want to offer you: do you want revenge on your aunt and uncle or not?" Damian asked.
"I want to, but I don't know how. They're quite cunning," Raisa replied.
"I'll help you get revenge on your aunt and uncle," Damian said.
"Are you serious?" Raisa asked, her eyes sparkling.
"Now get ready, wear your best clothes," Damian ordered.
"Today I'm having a meeting with your uncle. This is your chance to prove that you can surpass them!" Damian said.
"Without further questions, Raisa immediately took a shower and got ready.
Raisa put on her best outfit.
"I swear, I'll take over the company and all the assets that are rightfully mine!"
Raisa just wanted to see her uncle and aunt suffer, just as she had suffered because of them.
"Damian, I'm ready," Raisa said.
"Let's go, Zack is waiting for us," Damian said.
"Zack, who is he?" Raisa asked.
"My personal assistant," Damian replied.
Raisa simply nodded.
"Good morning, sir, miss," Zack greeted.
"Morning, Zack," Raisa replied.
Then the two of them got into the car, Damian holding Raisa's hand without letting go.
Seeing Damian's behavior confused Raisa, as their relationship was only pretend. But Raisa dismissed the thought, wanting to focus solely on her revenge.
"Zack, make sure it goes according to plan," Damian said.
"Safe!" Zack replied.
Raisa remained silent, gazing at the view from inside the car. It had been a long time since she'd seen the outside world, having always been locked up by her uncle and aunt.
"Am I free now? Or even more trapped?"
"But whatever, the important thing is that I'm out of that hell."
"But... Is this really hell?"
Raisa's reverie was broken when Damian touched her hand.
"What's wrong with you? You seem preoccupied?" Damian asked.
"Oh no, I'm just enjoying the morning air," Raisa replied, smiling. She couldn't possibly say something that was bothering her.
"Who are you, Damian?" Raisa thought.
Raisa didn't have the courage to answer that, and didn't have the power to find out who Damian really was.
"Sa, let's go out, we're here," Damian invited.
Tak
Tak
Tak.
The sound of Raisa's heels could be heard loudly. Damian took Raisa's hand.
All the office employees stared at Raisa in awe, noting her beauty. However, quite a few assumed she was Damian's girlfriend, as Damian had never brought a woman to the office.
"She's beautiful, isn't she? She suits Mr. Damian."
"Just the way she walks proves that she's an honorable person."
"Attention everyone, please gather around. I have something to tell you!"
All the employees gathered, eagerly awaiting the good news from Damian.
"Let me introduce you to my future wife, Raisa Jasmine."
"I hope you respect Miss Raisa as much as you respect me. Because Raisa is my girlfriend!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Go back to your desks!" Damian ordered.
"Damian, are you crazy? Why are you introducing me as your future wife, huh?" Raisa angrily exclaimed.
"Let everyone in this office be calm!"