Chapter 12 - The Broken Promise
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James widened his eyes, seeing his mother already standing before him. He didn't expect his mother to visit him suddenly.
"Get out of the way." Felicia, James' mother, pushed James' body, preventing him from entering the apartment. She was surprised to see James, who only wore a boxer with his manhood protruding. Felicia stepped in a hurry and entered the apartment; Felicia immediately covered her mouth and saw Sarah lying on the sofa, naked without a single garment.
Still, in pain in her lower area, Sarah tiptoed in surprise at Felicia's voice. Before she could regain consciousness, she had already received a reprimand from Felicia.
"Get up, put on your clothes and go to the room, don't come out before I call." Felicia looked at Sarah disapprovingly, in contrast to her sweet attitude to her.
"Mom, it's not Sarah's fault; it's all my fault." James didn't want his mother to hate Sarah.
"Shut up!" Felicia looked at James with a hurt look.
"I'm sorry, auntie. " Sarah crawled, got off the sofa, and picked up her clothes scattered on the floor.
"Mom, this is…."
SLAP! Felicia slapped James' left cheek.
"Since when you started all this, since when, huh! Mom and Dad never taught you to go this far. Mother would prefer you to fight than act immorally like this. Remember James, you're still in school. You could possibly…." Felicia took a deep breath of air. Her chest felt tight, knowing the behavior of his only son. A thousand regrets flooded her heart. She was too trusting and never checked James' activities during puberty, like now, which ended in the wrong way.
"I'm sorry, mom." James knelt down, hugging Felicia's legs.
"I can't take care of you again. Let your Father who will solve this problem." Felicia pulled her leg from James' hand.
"Mom, don't. Don't tell Daddy about these problems, please, mom." James chased Felicia, who came out of the apartment with hasty steps. Unfortunately, the elevator that Felicia was traveling in had slid down. James could only stare at his mother as she got into the car and left the apartment yard.
"James," Sarah called out to James, who was stuck in the living room.
James didn't budge, thinking about his Father's reaction.
"James, I should just move to the boarding house. Your mother was very angry, especially your Father, if he knew about us." Malika squeezed her finger.
"Uh yeah, Sarah. What did you say earlier?" James didn't focus on listening to Sarah.
"I'll just move; afraid your parents will get angry."
James rubbed his face roughly. "Sarah, come here." James waved his hand.
Sarah approached and sat next to James.
"I told you, I will take responsibility. I will face both my parents. Don't worry; I will not leave you, Sarah. Believe me." James hugged Sarah from the side.
"Thank you, James." Sarah hugged James back.
"Well, take a break first, then do your homework. I won't let you return to the boarding house; I'll be restless if you stay by my side."
"Thank you, James; I'll just go with it."
Later that night, Mark Hill, James's Father, visited the apartment.
"Dad." James welcomed Mark.
Mark did not answer and continued walking around the apartment; he frowned, seeing a woman's clothesline in the form of underwear and a bra hanging on the balcony. Dimas checked the kitchen and bathroom. It was clear there were many things a woman had in the apartment.
"Sit down." Mark gave orders.
James sat opposite his Father on the sofa. There was a hint of fear when his Father was so calm and expressionless.
"Can you tell me from the beginning?" Mark's short words, sounding cold, were quite intimidating to his son.
"I'm sorry, dad." James looked down.
"I need an explanation, James." Mark looks straight into James's eyes.
"At first, I was curious about what my friends were talking about s*x, like when I was curious about liquor, I wanted to try it. I liked Sarah, then seduced Sarah, so…."
Mark sighed.
"What's your reason for inviting her to stay here."
"That's it." James swallowed his saliva and looked at Mark's face with fear. "James is addicted to having s*x with her."
Mark's face was bright red, and his heart inflamed hearing James' confession. How is it possible with a very young age, already addicted to free s*x? Mark's head was throbbing in pain, and he was at his wit's end to find the best solutions. From the beginning, he was taught not to use his hands to face a problem. Wants to expel James as punishment to wake him up, but apart from James being the only child, Mark is also worried about his Father's health, who will drop hearing James' bad behavior as the sole heir of the Hill Corporation.
"Well, James knows this is wrong, but James promises I'll go to school and start studying our family business as long as you don't separate me from Sarah."
"James, you're still in school, and you're not married, you know that, James." Mark began to raise his voice.
"Dad, I beg you. I asked for nothing but Daddy's permission an… Mommy to bless our relationship." James knelt at Mark's feet, holding his feet expectantly.
"That's free s*x, James. There are many bad consequences. You get it, don't you!" Mark gripped James' shoulder in anger.
"Marry us, Dad. If that's an excuse, Mom and Dad forbid us to be together."
"Oh my God." Mark stood holding his head. He was confused about the behavior of his only son.
"I have ruined Sarah, dad. As a gentleman, I have to take responsibility."
After arguing for quite a while and not finding common ground, an agreement. Mark came home in a bad mood. Sarah stayed in the apartment, and even now, James openly moved into the apartment, living with Sarah like a husband and wife. Although their relationship deteriorated, Mark did not stop James' school fees and life. James continued to study. As usual, he was even more active in studying and secretly studied the family business from one of his Father's employees.
Two years later.
James, who has mastered the family business, occasionally has to go out of town for meetings or to visit the locations of clients who use contractor services belonging to his Father's company.
Before leaving town, as usual, James took Sarah to campus. "I'll go first; you're staying home; wait for me. I'm only in Los Angeles for two days; after college, go straight home, understand."
"I know, don't talkative." Sarah pursed her lips."
"Don't seduce me, Sarah. In two hours, I have to fly to Los Angeles."
"Oh, you're just a p*****t," Sarah smirked as she took her bag and got out of James' car.
"Study well on campus; wait for me to come home," James shouted loudly.
After James left, Rico looked at Sarah from a distance with a sly smile. "We'll see if Sarah will be tempted by my seduction while James is away.
Two days after.
The meeting to win the project went smoothly, with the result being won by James. James couldn't wait to return to New York City because he missed Sarah. He decided to go home earlier than his scheduled.
Arriving in New York City, he returned to the apartment to shower and picked up Sarah to campus, giving her a surprise. But a big surprise he has received from the woman he loves so much. When he arrived at the apartment.
"Rico… slow down, babe."
James froze hearing Sarah's moan, who said Rico's name. James kicked the door to his apartment with a rough step.
"What the hell!" James shouted loudly when he saw Sarah's naked body being overlapped by a man. Rico is an Italian mulatto boy, his rival from the school next door, who often challenges him to fight or race a motorbike.
James immediately pulled Rico's body which was on top of Sarah's. He blindly hit and kicked Rico mercilessly and sadistically stepped on his stomach several times with his loafers.
Rico, who was not ready to receive an attack from James, was now curled up in the corner of the room, battered, his body still naked, so the fresh blood that flowed was very clearly visible on his body.
"Go out! Before I change my mind." James threw Rico's outfit in his face.
Rico crawled out with a limp; he walked while occasionally wiping the blood that was running down the corner of his lips.
"Now it's your turn, Sarah." James looked fiercely at Sarah, sitting on the corner of the bed, trembling as she covered her naked body with the blanket.
"James, I'm sorry."
James immediately threw the chair against the vanity mirror, causing a loud sound, the glass shards scattering on the floor. He clenched his jaw to hide his anger and not mess with Sarah.
"You've broken my promise, don't blame me if I'm not responsible for your life anymore."
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