Once, my paranoid love

Obin locked his gaze on her. He thought, ‘She is, therefore, Robert’s daughter. It turns out that the rumors are true. Her beauty is incomparable.’ Obin sighed and cleared his throat. “Mr. Robert, I’d like to ask you a question. When will you return our money?”

“Money? Dad, what is he saying?” I asked.

“It’s nothing, baby. Go to your room,” Dad said.

I stared at him, and he stared back. I thought, ‘What exactly is going on with Dad? Who is he, exactly? What about the money they’re discussing?’ I dashed up the stairwell to my second-floor room.

**

“Mr. Obin, please have a seat,” Robert said.

“I’m not here to talk with you, Mr. Robert. Return our money or come with me,” Obin said.

“What? What exactly do you mean by that?” Anne worriedly questioned Obin.

“Why are you so impatient, Mrs. D’Souza?” Obin inquired.

“My boss just likes to speak with him,” Obin said, looking at Robert, “so come with me, Mr. D’Souza.”

Anne started nervously biting her nails while thinking, ‘I’m not going to let him go there by himself.’

“Wait,” Anne responded, “I’ll come with you as well,” and Robert said, “Anne.”

“Babe, please,” Anne begged as she grabbed his hand in hers.

Anne smiled slyly at them. Obin put on a phony smile and thought, ‘This woman is far smarter than I had thought.’ After a while, Obin took them with him.

After Robert and Anne had left, Elena went down.

**

“Where is Dad, Pom?” I asked.

“Sir and ma’am went out with that person,” Pom said.

“Oh,” I said as I gazed out the door.

“Okay, I’ll head over to Eva’s. I’ll be back soon,” I replied back to her.

“Is that urgent, Ms.?” Pom asked.

“Pom, I don’t know. She had called several times. Maybe it’s a matter of urgency.”

“All right, Ms., be careful,” Pom replied. I gave her a friendly smile and walked away to Eva’s house.

[At Eva’s residence]

I called her name, “Eva.” I went upstairs and saw her getting ready.

“What are you doing?” I asked. Eva looked at me with a bright smile. She ran toward me and hugged me tightly, saying, “Elena, finally you have come.”

“What happened?” I asked, narrowing my eyes.

“I don’t know where I should start,” Eva said with excitement.

I nodded and said, “First, take a breath, and say.”

“You know, last night Ron proposed to me.” As I heard Eva, I became shocked. Did he propose to her? I could not solve the equation. Because if it was, then why was Ron about to kiss me? I pressed my lips together and asked, while arching my brows, “And what did you say?”

“I… I accepted it.” Eva said.

“Wait, what?” I became shocked.

Eva’s face suddenly became pale as she heard me. She asked me in a nervous tone, “What happened? Aren’t you happy?”

I closed my eyes while thinking about what I needed to tell her and where I needed to start. At any cost, I needed to stop her. Ron was not good for her. I was 100 percent sure that he was using her. But I could not break her heart by saying that; I was afraid it would turn out badly.

I parted my lips and said, while taking a deep breath, “You should not have answered him immediately.”

“Why? I like him; you know that,” Eva said.

“Yes, I know it. But Eva, you heard the rumors.” I put my hands on her shoulders.

“Oh, Elena, please not again. He likes me, and I like him as well.” Eva just ignored my words and pushed my hands off her shoulders. She stood in front of the mirror and said that while putting lip gloss on her lips.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“And you know if he doesn’t like me, he would not stop himself in our intimate moment.”

“Intimate moment?” I was surprised. Exactly how far did they go?

“Yes, so please stop it.” Eva said.

I tightened my jaw and said in irritation, “Eva, he is playing with you. Just believe me.”

Eva arched her brows and looked at me. “He invited me to a club. And he said, I can take you with me as well.”

“What?” I arched my brows.

“Yes, it’s us!” uttered Eva. I was perplexed and asked, “What are you saying?”

“If he had something in his mind, he should not tell me to take you with me. And you can’t believe that he wants me to be his model. He wants me to work with him,” Eva said.

I shook my head in disbelief and thought, ‘This girl has become blind. She won’t believe me, it seems. Whatever I say, she will take it negatively. Ron totally makes her blind; she just can’t think a single thing without him.’

“I was bored, Elena,” Eva remarked, looking at me, “so I thought we might have some fun at a club.”

“No, I’m afraid I won’t be able to. It’s already too late, Eva! And I can’t allow that,” I said.

“Please, Elena, just one day,” Eva said as she took my hand in hers.

She said, “You do not need to do anything. Ron and I will just roam around.”

“Roam?” I frowned at her and asked.

“Silly,” Eva said, “I mean, we will spend some time there as well.”

I pressed my lips tightly and thought, ‘I can’t allow her alone there. What if Ron takes advantage of her?’

I took a deep breath and said, “Eva, I’d want to say something to you about him.”

“Elena, I’ll listen to everything, but not right now,” Eva said, smiling puzzlingly. “Please put this outfit on. I’ll be waiting for you downstairs,” she said as she walked away.

I picked up the dress and held it tightly. I did not know what would be going on later.

After a while, I dressed myself, and went out of the room. I spotted Eva waiting for me. “Eva,” she was startled by my sound and glanced back.

“Elena,” she called out; she seemed so excited.

“Elena, let’s go! By the way, you look stunning in this outfit,” Eva said. I gave her a warm smile, as she often did. I shifted my gaze away from her and got into the car.

One hour later, we arrived at the club. It was so crowded, and we were standing on the corner when Eva was trying to call Ron. But in the middle of the crowd, Eva spotted Ron with his friends.