Ruin The Billionaire

Lilly’s POV

Because of my loud scream, some doors opened. Kyle quickly entered and pushed us in before closing the door. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a gun. My scream froze in my throat.

“Hey, lady. What’s going on in there?” one of the neighbours asked from outside my door.

“You’re going to tell them that everything is alright,” Kyle told me. He went and leaned against the wall while pointing the gun at me. He chose to stand on the part that would be behind the door if someone opened it.

I was going to open the door and run for my dear life when he held up a photo. I gasped. It was a photo of Amy. That implied that I had to everything he wanted or he would harm her. I faked a smile and threw the door open.

“Hello,” I began. “I’m so sorry for disturbing you. It’s just that my boyfriend surprised me. I’m so sorry for inconveniencing you this morning.”

“That scream was not one of surprise,” a dark skinned woman said. “Are you sure you’re okay.”

“Yes, there’s nothing for you to worry about.”

“Exactly,” Kyle said, appearing behind me. He was holding a beautiful ring I had never seen before. “This is what made her scream. I proposed and she was so excited.”

“Are you sure that all is good, miss?” a man asked.

“Yes,” I said and put my hand around Kyle’s waist.

“Okay,” the lady said. “Please don’t scream again like that unless it’s a matter of life and death. Don’t be like the boy who cried wolf. People may come to your rescue in case something is really wrong because of things like this.”

“I’m really sorry, I wish you a great day.”

When they were gone, Kyle closed the door before turning the key to lock it.

“What are you doing here, Kyle?” I asked him.

“I’m here to get you back,” he said casually. “I still love you. I have tried but I can’t forget you.”

“Don’t you have a girlfriend? What do you need me for?”

“That’s the thing. I thought I could move, love another but in the end, I realised you are the only woman I want.”

“Kyle, you have a gun and my niece’s picture. What are you planning?”

He shook his head and came close to me. I took some steps backward, feeling disgusted and scared at the same time.

“I’ve just told you I love you. If I love, I can’t harm you. I know that you still love me but you were a bit scared because of some rumours. Darling, if you just forget about that nonsense, we can go back to how we are.”

“So you thought that bringing a gun was the best way to show me how much of a good guy you are?” I asked. “Things can never be the same between us, especially after today. You held a real gun to my face. That’s not something I can just forget. I don’t think anyone can forget that.”

Kyle dug into his pocket and pulled out the photo of Amy. “I knew you would be like this. That’s why I opted for plan B. I did research on your family, and found out that you have a beautiful little niece. Wouldn’t it be a shame if she died?”

Tears welled up in my eyes and I began to feel helpless. “Please Kyle, if you have issues with me, let them be with me alone. I will be with you if you want. Just leave my family out of this. You don’t have to involve them because they have played no part in this. Do whatever you want to me but leave them alone. Promise me that you will not touch them and I’ll be yours for as long as you want.”

Kyle smiled and took two steps forward. He grabbed my left hand, lifted it and kissed the back of it. I felt disgusted but I tried not to show it. “Now we’re getting somewhere. I knew that you were a sensible woman. You know what’s good for you. That makes you even sexier.”

“Do you promise to leave them alone?”

“Yes, Lilly. As long as you do what is right, there’s no problem. Now let’s go have breakfast before you go to work.”

“I’ll be late if I start making breakfast now.”

“Who said anything about making it?” he said. “There’s a coffee shop at the end of the corner. We can go there and I’ll drive you to work.”

Kyle followed me out of the room and waited as I closed the door. I thought of running but I remembered the photo and gun he had concealed. I did not want to put Amy in danger. This was very unfair to her. She was an innocent girl who had done no wrong but kept getting dragged into messes by her silly aunt who had no knowledge in discerning people’s true colours until it was too late.

I blinked when we exited the building. There were about five paparazzi. As soon as we exited the building, they started taking photos of us. Is there a sex tape of me online, I wondered? When did I become a celebrity?

“Hey Lilith,” a woman with a microphone said while holding it towards my face. “Do you think Jake Rylland loves Heather or Ashley?”

I continued to walk. Kyle took my hand in his annoying me more than the paparazzi.

“Hey Miss Hellman, are you dating this man?”

“Miss Hellman, why haven’t you reported on Jake Rylland.”

“Miss Hellman, you’re not a celebrity so stop acting like one. So freaking arrogant. Why are we even here going after this loser?”

I was a bit relieved when we got to Kyle’s car. He opened my door before going to his side and then driving off.

“That idiot has brought you so many problems,” Kyle said.

“Idiot? Since when did you start seeing him as one? Last I checked, you were worshipping the ground he walked on.”

“I did no such thing.”

“You said he was a great guy.”

“See, this is why I like you. You actually listen.”

I rolled my eyes. I wondered why the media people had come to my apartment building. Why would they start asking me about Jake now? I was pretty sure someone had sent them but couldn’t tell who it was. I could not fathom what the goal might be. Was it Mrs. Rylland? The media had reported that she had gone to Catalina to join Jake and his two women.

I still couldn’t believe how Jake had fooled me into believing he was a good man. A man who would take two men on vacation right after breaking up with another was the most despicable one. The fact that he was able to hide his nature so well spoke volumes about his wickedness. I was relieved to have got rid of him, although that brought back a monster that deserved to be behind prison bars.

“You lied to me,” Kyle suddenly said. “You said there was nothing going on between you and Jake Rylland, and yet you slept with the man right after chasing me away from your apartment.”

“How did you know that?”

“So, it’s true. I only knew that he came to your apartment. I was not sure of what went down. You disappoint me so much, Lilly. You are so intelligent yet you keep choosing the worst kind of men.”

“You mean like you.”

“If I were you, I’d watch my tone. Jake was the worst mistake you ever made. I’m a man, Lilly. I told you that a man like that wouldn’t settle with someone like you. I know how men’s brains work because I’m one. But, you chose to be stubborn. I guess you did what they mean by following your heart. You did not think about what you were doing and that was a very big mistake.

Jake Rylland is not the kind of man that you can settle with. All he wants to do is have fun, just like the way he is doing with those two women. He is playing them against themselves, using them to make himself interesting. That’s why the press will eat up anything about Jake. That’s why they came to you. You brought Jake to the limelight and put focus on him. Everyone is wondering why you’re not writing about him. They have no idea that you fell in love with him and that’s why you can’t say anything bad about him.”

I was relieved that was what he assumed. At least, he did not know the truth. We arrived at the coffee shop and I couldn’t have opened the door faster.

I thought breaking up with Jake would bring back stability to my life. Instead, my life was starting to get rocky again. When would I ever get peace?