Chapter 34

Cornelia's POV

"What takes you so long, cupcake?"

"Richard.." I covered my mouth. Ho-how could this happen? Why was he here? He was supposedly in jail right?

"Suprise! I know you like surprises, so I decide to show up here." He walked toward me.

Each step he takes made me took one step back. "Don't cover that sweet mouth of yours, Cornelia. It makes me hard to kiss you."

"Wh-what are you doing here?" I stepped back again.

"To meet you, of course. I miss you so much." He walked faster but I couldn't take another step anymore because my back has already hit the wall.

"Don't walk anymore. Stop there!" My voice trembled.

"Why?" He asked like he knew nothing. "I love being near you. And I know you love it too." He trapped me with both of his hands.

"You can't run away again, cupcake. You have been naughty. Very naughty. And now you need to be punished." He smirked.

He leaned in to me. His eyes never left my lips, "Now, let me get my welcome kiss first before your punishment."

"You sick bastard!" I punched him. It was hard for me. If I punched a girl with that power, I was sure that girl would bleed or faint. But I punched a man, not only a man but a well built man. That punched meant nothing for him. It couldn't shake him.

"You punched me! You bitch. You punched your own boyfriend." He gripped my wrist and it made me flinched.

"Let me get this straight for you. You are not my boyfriend! You are only my ex boyfriend. Colton is my boyfriend!" I yelled at him. He slapped me hard on my cheek. Tears were already flowing and ran down to my cheeks.

"I have no time for your game anymore, cupcake. I have had enough." He threw me on his shoulder and then he threw me on my desk. I flinched in pain because my back hit the corner of my glass desk.

He walked toward me. I wanted to shove him but his hands gripped my wrist roughly and put my hands above my head.

"I have had enough, cupcake. You know what you have done to me. You broke up with me. You left me. And now you even put me inside of that damn jail! It's time for your punishment."

"Get off of me!" I tried to wriggle from his grip but he was too strong.

He grabbed my hair and pulled it. I yelled in pain. "That billionaire is just your ex! You are mine, cupcake. You are mine! No one can own you other than me. Say it, cupcake. Say it that you are mine."

"No. Never!" He slammed my head on my desk. I gritted my teeth in response. It hurted so damn much.

"He left you, cupcake. Look at me! I never left you. Even after you left me, I'm still core and here with you!" He slapped me then he grabbed my hair again. I could taste blood in my lips.

"That's where you are wrong, Richard. Colton doesn't leave me. In fact, you are the one who left me! Where are you when I became poor and homeless? Instead of helping me, you left me!" I gritted my teeth as he pulled my hair harder. I didn't mind to suffer like this. I needed to get this straight. His crazy mind had manipulated him.

"Just shut up, you bitch!"

He threw me back to the wall. This time I really meant it, he really did threw me. My back and head slamed against the wall. My body was aching, my head was spinning and it hurted as hell. I wanted to close my eyes so badly, but I had to keep awake.

"Don't you see how much I love you? Don't you see it!" He punched me on my right cheek. I couldn't stop my tears. I cried because I was in pain, I cried because I regret things, I cried because the man I once loved turned like a psycho.

Richard was never like this before. Even when Jacob kidnapped me, he didn't do something cruel. Now he was like a psycho. He threw me, he punched me. He punched me like he want to get rid of me.

"Stop this, Richard. Please. You are not yourself." I begged him. I had had enough. I couldn't face this kind of Richard.

"You don't know me!" He kicked me on my stomach. "I can't have you, Lia. What did I do wrong? Why did you leave me? Why can't you be mine? Why!" He cried. He clenched his fist and punched the wall. I curled my body and I protected my head with my hands. I was afraid. His hand was bleeding.

"I'm sorry, Richard. I'm sorry." I sobbed. My body was shaking. My throat was dry. My voice was trembling. Maybe he barely heard my voice.

"Too late to be sorry!" He yelled and grabbed my collar. He put me up and choked me.

"Don't do this, Richard. Please." Tears were rolling even faster. I grabbed his hand to remove it from my neck. But his gripped on my neck was too strong.

"I'm sorry, Lia. I'm sorry. I promise I will accompany you when you die. I promise I will be there for you even after you die." He didn't loosen his grip. This man was crazy! I couldn't breath. Even I tried to breath with my mouth, but it was useless.

Then an angel from heaven came to me. My savior opened the door. He called me with his harmonic voice. I could see from the corner of my eye, my savior's face went pale when he was me. Funny to found an angel's face went panic.

I felt my savior pulled Richard away from me, making Richard let go of my neck. I fell to the floor immediately. I could see my angel punched Richard and made him fall. Angel didn't like harmful things right? Maybe my angel was different. I smiled a little.

Unfortunately, when my angel came to save me and making Richard suffer, I couldn't stay to watch them. I couldn't open my eyes anymore.

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"Lia, please open your eyes. Wake up for me please." I could feel someone pleaded that with a hoarse voice. By his voice, I knew he was tired. His hand held my right hand securely.

I wanted to tell him that I was awake. But this body was too tired. Even I couldn't try to open my eyelids. My body couldn't function like I want. Before I could say anything, I drifted back to sleep.

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"Hey, you are awake." Colton said when I finally opened my eyes. He caressed my cheek and I leaned in to his hand. I missed the warm of his hand.

"Let me get the doctor for you." He let go of me.

"Don't go. Stay here for awhile." I said. It needed few seconds to find my voice. I wanted to put his hand back on my cheek, but I couldn't find my strengh.

"Water?" I nodded my head. He took a cup of water for me. He helped me bring the glass to my mouth.

"The doctor should check up on you, Lia. Let me get him for you. I promise I will be back soon." He kissed my forehead as I closed my eyes, enjoying his kiss and the warm of his lips on my forehead.

He left to call the doctor, and true his word, he did comeback after he called the doctor. The doctor just checked me for while. He said that I was completely fine now but I should have lot of rest. He also said that I couldn't move around too much because after what happened, I got two broken ribs, broken right arm, and my head was injured.

"What happened with your cheek?" I asked him after the doctor left. I caressed his swollen cheek. He got a pretty bad swollen cheek. I only realised it now.

"It's not a big deal. It will heal in few days." He looked at me intensely. His eyes were glowing, even though he looked very tired. He got panda eyes. He seemed to grow old within a day. I could see his love, hope and care for me from his glowing eyes.

"Why?" I asked him. It was just weird seeing him like this.

He shook his head, "I'm just grateful that you are awake now. You don't know how much I worried about you. You have been in coma for three days. I'm afraid you couldn't wake up. I'm afraid you would left me alone. I failed to protect you. I have failed twice.. twice! I saw him choked you and if I was little late, I would have lost you forever." He cried. It was my first time seeing he cried. I shed tears, I was so emotional today. I was thankful that he saved me. He was my angel, my savior.

"Thank you for saving my life. You don't have to worry now. You didn't fail, I'm alive, am I not? You saved me." I hugged him. "Thank you.. Thank you." I should give him my shoulder so he could cry. But I also cried harder when my face met his chest. Both Colton and I had hard times together. But he was always there for me. He always strenghten me up.

"I trust you, Colton. I trust you completely now. Will you be my real boyfriend?" He looked at me with wide eyes. His jaw dropped on the floor. I could see his disbelief. I just smiled sheepishly.

"Are you asking me that? That's my part!" He laughed immediately.

"I just don't care anymore. So? Will you take that or leave it?" I dared him.

"Of course I will take that. It's my pleasure to be the princess's real boyfriend." He hugged me once again. He hugged me tightly which hurted me a little bit.

"I promise you, I will protect you with my life. I will never let you out of my sight." He sealed his promise with a sweet kiss on my lips. God knew how much I missed his lips on mine.

=== THE END ===

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