The billionaire's secret heartthrob - Season 1 - Episode 16

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The billionaire's secret heartthrob - Season 1 - Episode 16

‘So what makes you think Toke deserves to be blackmailed?’ Dean asked.

Vector’s eyes fell on the rocky earth, silence glorified herself in this arid land.
‘We both know she did not kill her stepfather deliberately.’ Dean broke into the fog that came along with silence.
‘What do you want from me Mr. Billionaire?’ Vector was getting sick of his threats.

‘Leave Toke and her sister alone and flee town. However, if you refuse, I could tell the authorities about your children and were they are being schooled. How does that sound? I think this trade is fair.’ Dean nodded his head, his eyes lacked fire, they were cold angry and focused on the man that had made his Toke restless all these years.

‘What do you say Vector?’
‘What choice do I have?’ Vector replied, owning to his defeat, the game was over.

Two days had passed since her encounter with Dean, she had not found the courage to go to work. She felt weak as she imagined a life without him, this was the first man she loved and the pain of accepting the loss of him was greater than she had envisaged.
She had not slept well for the past few days; either she screamed awake from having terrible nightmares or she found it difficult to sleep.

‘I don’t think we have a history of insomnia in our family.’ Emma walked into the dining room with a tray of hot coffee and some buns.

‘I don’t think we ever knew much of our family at all…’ Toke replied quietly.
Today was dull and uneventful, just like the other days she had suffered insomnia.
Though the morning rays were bright and full of promise; though birds sang a chorus close to her window, she found not the strength or the ability to enjoy this sort of beauty, the elegance of nature.

‘Toke…I don’t like what you’re doing to yourself. If I had Dean’s number, I’d call him and tell him what’s going on.’ Emma was unhappy about her sister’s behaviour.
Toke had refused to go to work, she had shelled herself in pain and regret and she blamed herself partly for it.

‘I know I said he was a bad person, I planted the seed of doubt in you, but he is not…his eyes reflected his beautiful personality, have rethink.’ Emma added.
‘No, you were right about Dean, he is a douche bag…’ Toke managed to gulp some coffee.

Yes, she had stayed back from work for two days without a tangible reason, but he had not made the mistake of calling her line or sending her a text to check on her.

‘No calls, no text, and he claimed he loved me…’ she scoffed, but there was no laughter in her eyes, only sadness.

Tears welled up in Emma’s eyes as she watched misery swallow her sister. Toke was in love with Dean, but she was hurting herself deliberately by pushing him away without hearing his side of the story.

‘You shouldn’t do this, you refused to confront him about Bellena. What more do you want?’ Emma felt slightly irritated.
‘I want him to love me! Just me…’ Toke snapped, her hands pushed the mug and the hot coffee spilled on her.

‘Ouch’ she gasped, pulling her hand away.
Tears rushed down Emma’s face, she had never seen her sister this out of control.

‘Vector is going to contact us for the money today, how do we even plan for his unwelcome visit when you’re like this?’ She cried.

There was complete serenity as Toke stared at the coffee that she hadspilled. She was a stranger to herself, pain and jealousy had clouded her senses as she realized she was on the verge of losing everything.

Her heart began to gallop as she remembered the man who always brought upon her sorrow whenever he visited, the man who threatened to leak her torrid past to the world. She had successfully hidden that part of her life from the world and she was not about to be exposed now.

‘I don’t have any money to give him, I have not been paid this month.’ Toke’s voice was broken, she was scared of what he would do.

‘No, he is going to ruin our lives and make us miserable, it’ even worse for you Toke, if Dean finds out…’ Emma’s lips shook.
‘Like I said, you were right, Dean can never be with someone like me.’ Toke broke down and began to sob.

She wished the world she lived in could understand her pain, she wished they could wear the shoes she was wearing now. But she knew them better, they would turn her past into a reference point and would always bring it up to hurt her without hesitation.
‘I am so sorry I put you through all these.’ Emma wept along.

‘No, don’t be. It was our mother’s job to protect us, but she failed and I had to grow up faster than was expected of me. It was my duty to protect you Emma, and I …I do not regret it.’ Toke replied.

She loved her sister genuinely, the love she had for her only sibling was immeasurable.
‘I am sorry, it’s because of me you cannot have Dean. If, you had not hit him that day, if he had not died, maybe you and Dean would’ve worked out knowing you had no skeletons in your cupboard.’ Emma’s eyes were red and swollen, she felt so hurt that her sister would go through this agony on her count.