My Billionaire Bully

Your boyfriend is calling

Chapter 5

"Your phone has been ringing since, your boyfriend is calling." He says and hands me my phone which happens to still be ringing.

Finally, a smart person, someone smarter that Axel.

Why is Rodney calling so many times at once?

He usually calls once and then waits till I call back, even during emergencies.

I guess this is a big emergency.

"Hello lady." I call him to tease him.

It's something I often do to offend him with his gender identity and we usually laugh over it, but he doesn't seem to be in the mood for that right now.

"I'm he/them!" He says and I go silent for a few seconds.

Why is he acting like this?

"I called to tell you one thing, and that is that I no longer want to work with you. I sent my resignation letter to your mail." He says

"Sure and you can kiss your trips to Milan goodbye." I tell him and expect him to continue in a jokeing manner because we joke about this a lot, but he doesn't.

Rather, he makes a confession that breaks my heart.

"Did you get the tape or is it your partner you got it?" He asks and I wonder how he knows about it already, does he had cams on me?

I want to laugh at my deduction, but I realise it's not right.

He started calling even before Axel played the voice note here.

"What…" he cuts in.

"I see you've gotten it. I just called to tell you I'm sorry and that I betrayed you." He says in the most unapologetic of ways.

Rodney was my best friend, but what is all this that he is saying?

Just why in the world will he have something to do with this.

"You.. you did what?!"

I am in shock.

The pain in between my legs suddenly levels up and my knees suddenly feels weak.

My menstrual cramp becomes too painful to bear and I can only slide my back down the wall till I'm in a squatting position.

I feel so dizzy that I might just pass out, but I need to hear all that Rodney has to say, so I rest my hand on my knees which are pointing upwards before bringing the phone back to my ear.

I did not realize my phone was on the loudspeaker until Aaron cleared his thoughts and at that moment, I realized I'm doomed.

I can feel the tears of betrayal threatening to spill, but I refuse to cry, at least not in front of this annoying brat.

"Rodney, you're kidding, right?" I try to get something out of him, something that'd tell me that he is joking and that he knows absolutely nothing about the blackmail and recorded s*x tape.

"Turns out I'm not, your rival pays better and by the way, I am in Milan living the life of my fantasies." He says and the tears that I thought I could hold back just a few minutes back spills.

"N..no" I choke on my word but Rodney who is usually nice and always wants to be there for me doesn't say anything.

Rather he apologizes and hangs up.

"But I already bought the tickets." I find myself saying as the tears run down my face.

I can feel someone squat beside me and for a second, I thought it was Aaron, but when I look to the side, I realize that it is Axel.

Uhn? That's weird.

Why does he have such soft facial features? I can tell he wants to comfort me with the way he locks gazes with me.

I guess guys get really soft when girls cry.

He raises his right hand and I can feel my heart beat rapidly because he looks like he is about to let my hair.

I wouldn't have expected this from him honestly, but then he does the exact same thing and he brings his hand up to his face.

He strokes his cleanly shaved jaw and opens his mouth to speak, totally shocking me to the core that I have no way to refute.

"So it was your fault all along, uhn? The betrayal came from your side and we might lose the Eden Myers publishing rights because of you, right?" He says and I want to say something to protect myself.

Something to make him know that I also feel hurt, but I choke on my saliva and enter a fit of coughing

The tears I thought had dried started streaming down my face again as I watched him speak with venom.

The way his brown eyes keep squinting while he scolds me, I notice everything through my vision already blurred from tears.

"You let someone in the room and then pretend to eavesdrop on me.

"I always knew there was something off about you. I guess this was it. I should have listened to my instinct." He says with a tone full of spite and venom, but I don't have the strength to refute.

It's all my fault. The person who was closest to me betrayed me and now I have to start as a partner with a broken image. His first impression about me wasn't even good.

He continues on and blames me for everything and I honestly don't blame him for it.

I guess I would react even worse if it was me.

But does he have to take it this far?

"But I already bought the ticket." I find myself saying.

To say the least, I'm shocked into trance.

I'm in a moment of daze, but his chuckle brings me back and without a care in the world whether I am crying or not, he continues his spiteful words.

"Pathetic." He spits and Aaron decides to intervene.

He has gotten the full gist by now and should be able to give a fair judgment, but that is not what I am looking forward to.

Just what will become of my life now that I have been betrayed by the only person I ever let close to me.