He’s My Ruthless Billionaire
Chapter 21

Hailey's POV

I went to the kitchen and started preparing the food again. Ron brought all the raw items once again and Robert already left, I guess.

To meet his girlfriend, I suppose.

"Thank you," I said to Ron as he brought me the items of the list, I gave him, and trust me here, it was a long list. I started cooking and made sure I don't burn anything this time.

It is night and I am still cooking. Like for three hours straight and still there are 12- no 13 dishes left.

I was cooking when two arms wrapped around my waist. I was about to scream but the person shushed me.

"It's me, Robert," he said.

Suddenly Max messaged me. It's the first time he has talked to me after that night.

Which was yesterday.

Max: "Hey, are you free?"

I was not, so I didn't reply.

"W-What are you doing?" I asked Robert as I continued to stir the delicacy I was preparing.

"Nothing much," he said. "Turn around"

I slowly turned around. He smirked at me.

I hate that smirk.

He started coming close and I took a step back, only to make my back touch the stove. My back started burning. The burning sensations started reaching my brain. "Ah... Robert, step aside... please..." I said.

"No Corazon. Let it burn" he said and took one more step and I took a little step more back, making my skin come completely in contact with the stove. As it happened, I started feeling completely burned, as if I was being burned alive. All I wanted was to get away. "Ahh, p-please R-Robert" I begged.

"Just a minute more," he said. I stilled as my body became numb from the t*****e and my back was completely burned. I had no strength to stand now.

"Done," he said and got away. I got away with difficulty, and my top was completely torn from my back. And my burned skin was exposed.

I fell due to back pain and a tear escaped my eyes.

"R-Robert, w-why did you...?" I asked him almost crying, not able to bear the pain.

"You don't need to know that," he said and started going.

"R-Robert, can you p-please give me a j-jacket," I said. He turned and smirked.

"Why?" he asked.

"M-my top is t-torn," I said.

"Well, that would help you in whoring around," he said and chuckled. "Bye," he said and started going.

No, I can't stay like this, I am not going to my room like this.

"R-Robert please" I begged.

He turned around. "I should shut your mouth," he said and took out a bottle.

It was some liquid.

"This will make you remember that I did this to you," he said and opened the bottle. It was... olive oil.

Shit.

"N-No, P-please R-Robert, I-I beg you, s-stop," I said. He smirked.

He then held my shoulders with his hand, made me stand, and then spilled the whole bottle of olive oil on my burn.

The skin started burning more and now I know it is not gonna be good any soon.

I fell again as the tremendous pain hit me. "Take this!" he yelled and threw his jacket on me. I quickly covered myself and my lord's mercy, I made it to my room.

I was completely numb. What should I do? I can't even move. Suddenly Ron came.

"Mam, the doctor is here," he said.

Woah, mam!?

He never called me mam.

"Okay," I said.

The lady doctor came inside. She made me sit and then saw my back.

"You applied Olive oil? I can't believe this!" she exclaimed.

Huh, if only she knew.

"Y-yea I did not know it would make it worse..." I said.

"Huh, well I'm gonna have to clean it up so that I could apply for my medicine," she said and then took out some cotton.

She started cleaning it and trust me, it hurt.

"It's- it's okay, just-" she was continuously comforting me.

"Done!" she exclaimed as she got up and threw the cotton away. Then she brought some medicines.

"Stay still" she instructed.

She started applying it.

"How did you do this! It's deep. You should've got away when it burnt" she said whilst applying.

Oh yeah, like I was in control.

"A-h I-I don't know," I said.

"Huh well, it will take some time to get healed. Do not work, okay?" she said and got up.

"Yeah" I replied and she left the room.

I laid down on the bed with my back facing the ceiling and I just wanted to sleep.

And think it was a bad dream.

But what tomorrow?

How will I ever heal him if he doesn't let me?

How is this going to be possible?

Am I going to succeed in what I am trying to do?

Or will it all go in vain and at last he will destroy me?

Robert's POV

I came back home. My whole day went in frustration because of this Max and Hailey thing and then the way she proclaimed that that slut is my girlfriend.

I was in a total rage when I came back home.

"Where's Hailey?" I asked Cane.

"She is in the kitchen, boss" he replied.

Kitchen.

She is still making food.

God, I have to stop her from caring about me.

I have to.

I went straight to the kitchen and wrapped my hands around her. She was terrified but I stopped her from screaming.

I wanted to tell her quietly not to care.

But Everything made me hate her the second I saw it.

A message from Max on Hailey's phone.

So, it's still going on.

'Hey are you free'

Yeah sure.

That's what he is asking her.

For what? For making out behind my back?

I asked her to turn around and as soon as she stepped back, all colors from her face faded.

I knew it was burning.

Let it burn.

Let it hurt.

You deserve it, you cheap whore.

She begged me to stop but I didn't.

When I was satisfied with the look on her face, I got away.

I would have not hurt her more without letting her give any explanation, but she asked for it herself.

I hurt her wound even more by applying the Olive oil to it. She started crying in the pain.

She would know now.

She shouldn't care.

I will never fall into a trap again.

Never, and that's a promise.

Hailey's POV

The burning sensations never left my back and I couldn't do anything. I couldn't sleep. I was wide awake when Robert entered the room. Fear built up in me itself seeing him. On the thought of him sleeping beside me.

He slipped beside me in the bed and for the first time turned towards me. Otherwise, he always looked at the other side of the ceiling.

I could feel his gaze on me for the longest time. My face was on another side as I lay on my stomach.

"Hailey" his voice came but I didn't reply.

I won't... I will act like I am sleeping.

I'm not in a mood to talk.

"What do you like about Max this much?" his words made me confused.

Not. Again.