Pulling the door open, a well dressed woman walked in flanked by this butch looking assistant and another guy.
James : Hey… hey… hey …!….
The woman had to be Victor’s wife, Ruhui. She’s well dressed in a black dress and a grey blazer. Classy is the word to use. Her hair is neat, almost immaculate and a string of white pearls hung around her neck.
Her bearing alone spoke volumes. The way she looked around the office as if she could buy and own everything with a swipe of her card.
Power. Yes… power.
That was the vibe I got as she walked right in and took the seat opposite me.
Ruhui : Hi James…I don’t like to waste time….. so I’m going to go straight to the point.
She started off by saying that the legal guardian of her mother in law is not her 2 children, it falls on her father in law.
Ruhui : Your employer just broke the law….
Leaning forward, she continued. Her hands gestured strongly as she tried to put forward her reasons. The manner in which she spoke would not be out of place if she was debating a policy in parliament.
Ruhui : This is Singapore, can we allow people to just kidnap old folks from their beds in community hospitals ?? Don’t you think something is wrong here ??
I froze and I could not move.
Ruhui : It’s very very sad….. and embarrassing….for me to even discuss my family issues here with you but I’m doing it because I believe you can help me.
By then I was already panicking. I’m a very easy person to read. I was sure she could tell I knew something.
Ruhui : Please… before anything gets out of hand…..tell me you want to help end this embarrassing episode for everyone.
My mouth could not move. My brain was not moving either.
At that very moment, my phone started vibrating on the office table, the buzzing and vibration caught everyone’s attention.
Even a blind person could tell who was calling.
Stephanie’s name flashed on my screen and no one moved.
Not Ruhui, she was exceptionally calm, her arms were folded while she looked at me. She did not make an attempt to grab the phone, she did not make an attempt to make me answer the phone.
Like a eerie spectre, she remained motionless, waiting for me to make the next move.
The butch leaned against the pantry cupboard while the other guy rest his arms on the reception.
Cheryl was standing up, looking at me with her wide innocent eyes. I stole a quick glance at her breast, they looked really full and round, pushing themselves out from her chest.
Fuck, she would definitely be someone I want to approach at the club if I saw her there.
I blinked back to reality when Ruhui spoke, shattering all of my thoughts.
Ruhui : What ?? …..You like Cheryl ???…….. is it ?? …. You … you…. Want… want to sleep with her ??
Her fingers waved absentmindedly towards her as if she was nothing but a whore under her employment.
I was absolutely horrified with what I just heard. Such a degrading way of speaking about your employee.
The ringing on my phone stopped
James : WHAT !…. how could you say that ??
Ruhui : You were looking at her isn’t it…. At her breast ?? …Her legs ??? … is it you want ?? … in exchange for telling me where is my mother in law ??
James : How could you….
I could not begin to describe how angry I was at her attitude. What kind of fucker talks in this manner anyway?
What she did next blew me away.
Ruhui : Cheryl… take off your clothes…
James : What the fuck…..
I turned towards Cheryl,feeling a little apologetic and I watch her take a step back, unsure as to what to do. Her eyes kept darting to Ruhui and back to me. She looked scared and a little terrified.
Ruhui shot her a look before locking eyes at me again and instantly Cheryl started
unbuttoning her blouse slowly.
James : Fuck !…. fuck !…. what the fuck man… stop… !
Cheryl did not stop..
She continued taking off her top until it revealed a lacy peach coloured bra. Her cups were half, wrapping around her young curvy breast.
Ruhui : What ??
Ruhui had this arrogant look of impatience on her face. As if I was not worthy of raising any statement.
Ruhui :You want to look at her breast right ??? isn’t it ??
James : Put your clothes back on…!…
Ruhui pointed to Cheryl again in an impatient and bossy manner. The look on her face is priceless. I fucking guarantee you would love to punch the shit out of her.
Her frown was set deep into her expression, one of her eyes became smaller as she spoke in that condescending manner at Cheryl, commanding her as if she was her slave of some sort.
Ruhui : Take off your skirt….
James : No don’t !
I raised up my left palm at Cheryl while trying to look at Ruhui at the same time, pointing to her with my right index finger.
Then I jumped where I stood as I had a shock.
Ruhui raised her voice so loud in the office that I was sure the neighbouring offices could hear what was going on.
Ruhui : TAKE OFF YOUR SKIRT !! FOR FUCK SAKE !!..
Ruhui gestured for the guy to go get some condoms and the butch stood with her back to the entrance, blocking anyone who would want to peep in.
I watched Cheryl’s expression changed as she held back her tears. Her eyes were turning red. She was shaking.
James : No stop !…
Cheryl sniffed a little audibly as she pulled down the zip on her tight white skirt. As the zip came down, I could see the seamless boyshort panty she was wearing, it was also white.
The skirt came off and she stepped out of it in her white heels, standing a few metres away from me in only her bra and panty.
I swallowed a mouthful of saliva. I tried not to look at her.
The butch was looking at Cheryl, checking out her body.
Ruhui : SO how ?? You want to fuck her ??? you want her to suck your cock ?? What do you want ??? … just say it and stop wasting my time…
James : Stop… sTOP…!… STOP !
Ruhui reached into her bag and took out a packet of cigarette.
James : Don’t you dare…
She ignored me and lit up a cigarette in the office, blowing a puff of smoke my way. The fragrant aroma of the fag drifted towards me, bringing back to my army days when I was still a regular smoker.
Ruhui : What ? You going to hit me ?? or what ?? call the ENV officers??
I don’t know what to do. For the first time in my life I was at a lost. How could anyone behave in that manner.
Ruhui : Cheryl…. Go stand beside James….
James : No… stay where you are..
Ruhui : GO !
Cheryl by now was opening sobbing. She hugged her own arms as she sobbed, trying to hold back her cries.
I could feel an erection stirring in my pants. I don’t know what is the matter with me. Who could be aroused by this in that situation?
James : No… that’s enough… stop…
I kept waving for Cheryl to stop but she kept walking towards me, sobbing and crying.
My phone rang again, it was Stephanie. The phone almost jumping as it vibrates on the table.
Ruhui : Just tell me where Stephanie is…. That will do…. You can have Cheryl…. You can fuck her for all I care…. It’s free you know…
Ruhui : You can do anything you want to her..
James : You shut up…just shut up !…
I pointed my finger at her, jabbing it at her line of sight as she took another puff of her cigarette.
I can’t believe I was so riled up by this woman. What happened to the usually calm James ?
Where did that man go ?
Ruhui : Cheryl…. Hug James….
James : No… no… you don’t need to …. Wait…
Ruhui : Oh…. You don’t want a hug ??? is it ??
I saw a steady stream of smoke exit Ruhui’s nose as she gestured for Cheryl to kneel down.
Ruhui : Kneel down Cheryl…
I shook my head and shouted at Ruhui.
James : That’s enough !!!!!
Cheryl took a deep breath and got down on her knees, Her entire cheeks streak with tears. As she kneeled down, 1 of her heel came off. Time seemed to pause as she kicked off the other.
Ruhui : Take off your bra…
My phone buzzed nosily on the table, Stephanie’s name flashing non stop before it finally died off.
Within seconds, Cheryl’s bra came off and she was no longer sobbing. She was crying out loud, her hands covering her face as she unclasped her bra. My blood was boiling.
Yet more blood rushed to my dick.
Ruhui : Are you having an erection James ?? or are you gay ??? har ??
Then she flicked her cigarette at Cheryl, causing her to squirm and scream as the butt hit her on her shoulder.
Ruhui : Take off James’s pants…
James : Don’t you fucking dare do it….
I shouted so loud at Ruhui that I could see a few figures outside the office door. No doubt busybodies from neighbouring offices trying to see what was going on.
Ruhui remained calm, her expression unchanging.
Ruhui ; Are you asking me or asking her ???
Cheryl reached for my pants and I pushed her away.
James : No stop…
But she kept reaching for me, crying harder and louder. I kept pushing her away, one last push was pretty hard and she fell back down, crying as she landed on her buttocks.
My phone buzzed again, it was the 3rd time Stephanie was calling.
Ruhui’s eyes went to the phone for a second before looking back at me.
Ruhui : Cheryl…. You will give James a blowjob…. Then you will fuck him… you understand ??…. Send me a picture or you’re fired…. Together with your mum, your dad and your brother…..your sister can forget about her scholarship with the company…
James : FUCK !… stop…
Ruhui did not even finish her sentence when Cheryl cried harder and became more aggressive in taking off my pants.
I could no longer point a finger at Ruhui, I had to use to hands to stop Cheryl.
Ruhui : James…. If you as much as scratch Cheryl, I will accuse you of rape…
James : Fuck you !!…
Ruhui : Oh ?? …. Why ??? now you want me ??? just say it… you want to fuck me instead ???
She got up and took off her blazer.
James : AHHHH FUCK.. STOP!!!..
I lost my grip for a moment and Cheryl managed to pull down my pants while I looked in helplessly at Ruhui.
What other options do I have ? I can’t possibly punch Cheryl.
My phone buzzed again, the vibration knocking on my table. Everything seems to be driving me nuts.
I was left in my boxers and Cheryl’s was sobbing harder.
Ruhui : SO how…. Is it me or her ???
Ruhui : I’m still going to fire her you know if you choose me…. Because she won’t get to fuck you then …..
My head was about to explode and before I knew it, my boxers were pulled down and Cheryl was stroking my dick. Despite my swelling anger, I could feel my dick swelling at the same time.
I was about to shout at Ruhui again when I felt the warm mouth of a sobbing Cheryl suck down hard onto my dick head.
James ; AHHHgghhh….
Have you ever been sucked by a crying girl before ??
A really crying girl.
The first suck was hard, the pressure clamping down as she took me into her mouth, but because she was still crying, the series of sob came after, resulting in 3 shorter lighter sucks.
1 long and hard suck before 3 short ones.
The rythem started and I was caught between this sick arousal in my dick and this rising anger in my head.
Ruhui : SO how ??? She’s already sucking your cock….. where is my mother in law ??? Where is Stephanie ???
James : Arhgghgh….
I could feel my foreskin being peeled back as Cheryl clamped down harder, I gritted my teeth, holding back a moan as I tried to push her head away.
My exposed dick head was assaulted by her tongue, my pee hole being tortured and pressed, all this while the rhythm of 1 long and 3 short sucks continued.
I managed to push Cheryl away as I grunted and got myself free, exposing my dick at Ruhui.
Ruhui : Don’t waste my time…you want to fuck her??? Blowjob is not good enough right ???
Cheryl cried harder as I watch her wipe her mouth with the back of her hands.
Ruhui : Cheryl get up…turn around and take off your panty…
James : No… that’s enough… stop… stop…
At this moment, the guy came back and threw a packet of condom onto the table before going back out again.
Ruhui : Nah… go ahead… fuck her…
James : Fuck you…
I tried to pull up my pants and boxers and Ruhui gestured to the butch.
That was it.
I was at my limit.
I’m going to throw my first punch if she fucking even comes close to touching me.
I was wrong.
The butch was not going for me. She went for Cheryl.
Cheryl screamed as she was grabbed by the arm and forced to bend over the desk.
Ruhui toppled all my stationary and took a marker. Those thick black marker about a inch thick and throw it to the butch.
Ruhui : Jacklyn ….. use this….
I was absolutely horrified as I look at the butch calmly take the marker and tried to fuck Cheryl with it.
Cheryl : NO !!.. NO!!.. please…
She struggled helplessly, crying and pleading before rushing into my arms, hugging me as she cried against my chest.
Cheryl : No please….sob… sob…
Ruhui : It’s your choice James…. Are you going to fuck her ??? or you want Jacklyn to do it.. ??
My entire body was shaking, so was Cheryl. She was sobbing so hard she was drooling on me. Her body was shaking so badly as well and I took off my shirt and threw it around her.
James : Fuck you… I’m calling the police….
I immediately took up my phone but before I could do it, Ruhui asked Cheryl a question.
Ruhui : Cheryl…. Did James rape you ?
I could not believe what I was hearing as Cheryl sobbed harder and pulled away from me.
Ruhui : Don’t make me repeat myself Cheryl ….. did James rape you ??
She nodded, hugging her body as she squatted down, crying in the office.
Ruhui ; There are 3 women in this room….. James….. go ahead….. call…
I was at a total loss for words..
Never have I seen someone as vile and toxic as this woman sitting in front of me. I finally know why Stephanie hates her so much.
Ruhui : Cheryl , take the condom…. Go and fuck James… quick…. Don’t waste time..
James : Don’t you dare….
Jacklyn immediately grabbed Cheryl without the need for Ruhui to prompt her and Cheryl screamed, crying and hugging onto me for help.
Cheryl : Please…. James… please… please….sob… sob… sob…
She tore open the condom wrapper and pulled down my pants.
Everything happened so fast that I had no time to react.
My dick was throbbing hard and a few strokes from Cheryl was all it took to get me ready for the cap.
I glared on angrily as Cheryl rolled the condom onto my dick before bending over the table in front of me.
Ruhui ; What are you waiting for ? fuck her la….
Cheryl sobbed and turned around, her eyes red and swollen, she pleaded with me to do it.
James : ARGHHHH!! FUCK…!!…. FUCK!!!… FUCK!!! All of you…
I spread Cheryl’s butt cheeks aside and I pushed myself into her cunt. It was a bit dry but definitely tight. Her unwilling pussy squeezed onto my invasive dick as I pushed myself into her.
Cheryl : Auuhhhhhhhhhhhghh……arghh.. ughh……
I fuck myself all the way in as she sobbed on the table while Ruhui looked on without an expression.
I pulled myself out immediately after the 1st stroke.
James : THERE !… you happy now ??
Cheryl sobbed and cried, her body sliding off the table as she sank onto the floor hugging her knees.
Ruhui ; Ok… good… now where is my mother in law…
Jacklyn came with the marker again and Cheryl was clinging onto me, begging for me to save her.
James : ARHHHH.. FUCK…. They’re at Gleneagles… fuck you !!.
Ruhui smiled at me and asked Jacklyn a question.
Ruhui : Just now downstairs we passed by a bank….
Jacklyn immediately knew what her boss wanted and went to her bag and retrieved a chequebook.
Ruhui : Ah… bank of china….. now I remember…. Cheryl…. What are you still doing there… go get dressed….
I watched in horror as Ruhui calmly issued me a cash cheque for 10k while a sobbing Cheryl put on her clothes.
Ruhui : It’s a cash cheque…. Go downstairs… take the money… then…err… I don’t know what is it guys like to do…. Just go and enjoy yourself…ya….
As they got up and left, I stood motionless in the office. My dick was still rock hard, throbbing away as I tried to make sense of what happened within the past hour.
I pulled off the condom and got dressed but my hard throbbing erection refused to die down, resulting in a thick bulge in my pants
I wanted to call Stephanie but it’s more critical to inform Victor first.
I immediately called Victor and he picked it up right away.
James : it’s me…. I told her you all are at Gleneagles.
Victor : Ok… good… that should buy us a bit more time… go link up with TJ and Stephanie
James : Are they at Mount E now ???
Victor : Yes, my mum’s having her treatment, after that we’ll check in to the apartment.
Before I hung up Victor asked.
Victor : Did she give you a hard time ?
James : You have no idea….
I hung up and packed up.
As I unlocked the door, I had another shock and I felt my heart dropped right down the abyss.
Standing by the door was Cheryl. Her eyes was red, she was still sobbing a little. Her phone in her hands.
Cheryl : I…..I…. sob… sob…. I was told…. To stay with… you… …I’m….. I’m…. sorry….
I grabbed her phone and stared at the message screen in disbelief.
Her last message out to Ruhui.
“Mount E”
Thank you for all the comments.
Please accept my apologies for being unable to reply to each one.
Cheers
ilock
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Originally Posted by
Yardstick
Wow… the vileness that comes with the rich and power, fully displayed. Another notch up on board by Bro ILOCK. The worst villain I dare say so far in all of the ploys TS has written before.
I am sure many here can identify with the form of hatred towards those who flaunt and use their power and wealth, thinking they can “cover the sky with one hand”.
Indeed, the James in the story line is “weaker” than the usual we have seen. The usual James would have asked to speak in a public place with an excuse to avoid being cornered.
Nevertheless, the story was enhanced with lots of unpredictable twists and turns instead of the usual “James saves the day” thing.
Thumbs Up!!
Haha. Thank you for the analysis.
Yes, James cannot always save the day.
Thank you for the comments and discussions.
It’s a work of fiction inspired by events.
Everyone expresses themselves differently, different strokes for different folks.
. No such thing as which story is nicer than the other.
Some are aroused by fetishes, some are turned on by videos and pictures, end of the day it’s just our minds playing with us.
There is no benchmark or yardstick to measure what is good writing in my opinion.
I like to write, but i love reading the stories on the forum more.
My sincere appeal to all forum contributors, please don’t stop writing.
I had to blink twice to make sure I was reading the correct message on Cheryl’s phone. I stared at her in disbelief as she tried to apologise, holding onto my arm at the same time.
Cheryl : Sorry James… I’m sorry. …. Sobs.. sobzzz…
Her entire body was still shaking and I looked on as her legs sort of just gave way and Cheryl started slowly sliding onto the floor as she clung onto me.
I could not believe what was happening.
I wanted to push her away, maybe to even swing her body against the corridor walls and dash off to the hospital but she was just a sobbing mess at my feet.
I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down, i could not bring myself to trust her no matter how pitiful she looked. Afterall, she works for Ruhui. Maybe this was all an act.
Perhaps she was just a professional social escort with really good acting skills.
Her makeup had smudged pretty bad on her face but I have to admit, she still looks pretty.
Her phone buzzed and I could see another message had come in.
She unlocked her phone and I memorised the sequence, you never know when it would come in handy.
It was a reply from Ruhui.
“ So is it Gleneagles or Mount E ? Are you sure ?? “
Kneeling down, I grabbed onto her shoulder and shook Cheryl a little so she would look at me.
James : Cheryl …. Look…..
She stopped looking at her phone and stared at me instead, breathing unsteadily through her mouth.
James : Why are you working for someone like her…… look at what she made you do earlier….
I could not help but get an erection thinking of what happened a few minutes ago. What made it hard for me to believe was that I could have such a reaction when I brought up the incident.
Yes, I only went in 1 time, feeling the comfort and pleasure of Cheryl’s tight vagina for mere seconds. Perhaps it was the pressure I felt during that period. The pleasure was enhanced greatly by the pressure.
Someone deep inside my head, I knew the unwillingness of Cheryl contributed largely to a strange arousal.
Something primal.
Almost animal like.
The feeling of her wanting to resist yet she was helpless to do anything.
James : There’s…. no need to do this….
I gestured to her phone…
Cheryl : sob… sob… i….i…
I could tell there was uncertainty in her eyes. She was unsure as to what to do.
James : Cheryl…. You and i…. we are just employees….. pawns in the game these rich people play…..
I helped her to her feet but she lost her balance for a moment, her left heel gave way outwards as she staggered and fell onto my body, pressing her soft supple breast onto my tummy area.
I grabbed her up and steadied her as she put on her heel properly.
James : Cheryl …. Tell Ruhui…..we are at Mount E now…. But we will be making our way to Gleneagles…..
Cheryl : I don’t know…. If she knows I lied to her…..
James : She won’t…. say you overhead it ….. that you heard me on the phone with Victor….. that’s all…
She seemed like she was considering what I had just said and I tried to think of a way to nudge her along a little.
James : Cheryl…. i…er… I know saying sorry won’t help…. But….i’m really… sorry… for what happened earlier…. In the…
She looked away shyly and immediately replied.
Cheryl : No … don’t…. .don’t talk about it anymore…
James : sorry… I won’t.
I pointed to the phone again, pleading with my eyes for Cheryl to send the message and I could feel my heart heaving a huge sigh of relief when I saw her typed the words I said.
Even before she hit sent, she showed me the message.
I nodded, thanking her profusely.
Cheryl : Ruhui is smarter than this…. This will only buy you some time….
I smiled and said I needed all the time I could get.
The moment she hit sent, I thanked her again
I keyed in my number into her phone and added.
James: I’m really sorry…..and I mean it…. This is my number…. I’ll buy you a meal… or drinks when this is all over…… sorry…
I turned towards the lift lobby and was about to rush off but she stopped me.
Cheryl : Wait…!..
James : Yah ??
Cheryl : I….errrrrrrrrrrr……. I’m suppose to stay with you….
James ; What ?? !… no way ! I’m….
She just looked helplessly at me as she fought off another round of sobbing.
I struggled with my decision, this is a double edge sword, but at the moment I figure having a sword is better than none.
I can’t make this decision on my own, Victor has to know about this.
My signal was cut off inside the lift and I tried dialling a few more times. Victor was not answering and I gave up.
James: I need to grab a cab….
Cheryl : I….. I drive…. I can…send you there….
I had another foreboding sense of dread as I digested what I just heard. Every rational cells in my body is telling me not to do it.
Yes, you must probably be thinking James is thinking with his dick at that moment but I assure you I was not.
Fuck, if I have the resources on hand, I might as well use it first.
The lift chimed on the ground floor and I rushed out immediately, heading towards the office exit.
Cheryl grabbed onto my arm and said her car is parked at the carpark behind Maxwell market.
I turned and followed her, heading towards the exit where bank of china is.
Within minutes, we started the car and we were on our way to Mount E. Cheryl is a decent driver, her confidence on the road a stark contrast from the timid and scared girl I encountered earlier.
I asked if Ruhui replied her last message and she said no.
As we got nearer to the hospital, I started looking out the window and paid more attention to the side mirror.
I hate to do this but I needed to.
James : I’m sorry Cheryl …. I got to go.
After making sure the coast was clear, I opened the door and got out of the car as we neared the turn at paragon.
Cheryl : James wait !…
A motorbike speeding down the side honked angrily at me as I dashed pass and cut my way onto the pedestrian path ignoring the curious onlookers.
I left Cheryl in the car, stuck in the perpetual jam that never seem to end along that stretch of the road as the whole world seemed to want to turn left at that junction.
Running as fast as I could, I got to the hospital. I had no idea where everyone was and when I saw TJ walking towards the entrance with a few coffee in hand, I opened up my stride and caught up.
Stephanie too came out of the entrance and she was surprised to see me running up behind TJ.
Stephanie ; Oei… why you call me then never answer my call when I call back ?
I was panting pretty hard and I did not know how to answer Stephanie.
Stephanie : Let’s go… we just finished the check in for the apartment….
James : Where is the rest ?
Stephanie : Sarah and her mum is with my mother, I don’t know where is Victor.
Just then my phone rang and it was Cheryl.
I wanted to ignore the call but something made me pick it up.
James: Yes ?
Cheryl : James… Ruhui is on her way to Gleneagles….. but….Dr Koh and the sibling’s father is on his way to Mount E….. he should be reaching anytime soon.
James : Dr Koh ??
Cheryl : He works for Ruhui..
A lump stuck in my throat as I struggled to thank her before Cheryl hung up.
Stephanie : Who is that… ??
TJ and Stephanie looked like they had seen a ghost at the mere mention of Dr Koh.
I turned to TJ and Stephanie and said I have no time to explain.
James : We need to move auntie now…. Your father and Dr Koh is on their way.
Immediately I was peppered with questions.
What is going on ?
How did their father know ?
I immediately conveyed what happened in a summarised version as TJ and Stephanie listened on. I could feel the angry glare of Stephanie as she stared at me.
James : It’s…. it’s complicated…
Stephanie : Why the fuck did you go to office today ??!!!!!!!!! I told you not to….!!
I wanted to bring Victor up but it did not matter at that moment.
Before Stephanie could unleash her fury on me, TJ threw away all the coffee in his hands and immediately pulled us into the hospital.
Stephanie turned, so did I and I saw 2 man in their mid to late 50s getting off a car opposite the road.
As we ran deeper into the hospital I asked Stephanie if we could move auntie while both of them were desperately trying to dial their phone.
James : Is she done with her treatment ?
Stephanie : I don’t know !…. she’s with Sarah after we finish lunch….. TJ and I have been trying to sort things out with the landlord ever since…
TJ managed to get connected first.
TJ : Sarah …. Which clinic ?? Where ??
He stopped, taking in the directions before hanging up. He led us through the maze of clinics and entered a glass door on the left.
It was a mid size private clinic with a few rooms.
There was no one in the waiting area and Annie, Sarah’s mum was talking to one of the staff at the reception. They were chatting and joking with each other, anyone could tell they were old friends.
Sarah came out of a room, her hands were wet and she was drying them with a paper towel.
TJ ; How long more ??
Sarah looked surprised and said it should be done anytime now. The doctor is giving her the final check ups. She looked at the clock on the clinic wall and asked what is happening ?
TJ : Victor ??
Sarah : He left long ago after dropping us here… … What’s wrong ??
With the grave expression on our faces, it was not difficult to guess what was happening.
TJ : They know…. We need to hurry up…
It was close to 4pm on a Friday, before a long weekend. We were the only people in the clinic.
TJ went to the door, the main entrance and he stood right there, peering out into the corridor.
TJ’s phone rang
It was Victor.
TJ : Victor…. We have a problem….
A quick summary followed but TJ left out the portion why I knew his father and Dr Koh is coming.
A few seconds later, TJ hung up.
He turned to us and for the first time, I saw uneasiness in his eyes.
TJ : Victor is on his way over…. No one gets in that door until he arrives.
The clinic staff looked concern but Annie immediately told her it’s ok, everything is under control.
3.55pm
It was close to 4pm on a Friday, before a long weekend. We were the only people in the clinic.
The clinic staff confirmed there were no other appointments.
Stephanie went right up to the entrance, pulled a sofa and sat right in the middle of the door after turning the clinic sign to ‘closed’
Stephanie : I’ll hold my dad….
Sarah : I’ll go pack up..
Annie and Sarah entered the room and I could see the curtains drawn as the door opened. Auntie’s wheelchair parked by the side of the bed.
In that few seconds the door opened, I saw several cartoon stickers on the side of her wheelchair. Details I have never noticed before. Probably the handiwork of Stephanie and her brother.
Besides the stickers, there were signatures of the siblings on a hand made wooden sign that dangled off like a small keychain of sort.
The door closed and TJ parked his imposing figure right at the entrance.
I was unsure where to stand so I took up the position in between TJ and Stephanie.
From the clinic’s glass entrance to the door into the treatment room, it was barely 6 meters.
It can’t be that hard holding off 2 old man with the 3 of us.
Victor was on his way, he should be able to sort things out. He had to. He always had a plan.
There were only a handful of Renal clinics in the hospital, even if they tried everyone, it should not take long for them to find us.
4.15 pm
No one moved since we took up position.
No one spoke a word either.
All of our phone buzzed at the same time on the same chat group.
It was Victor. He says he will be there in 30 minutes.
30 minutes is a long time.
4.20pm
As each second ticked by, I could not help but feel more nervous. Inside my mind I was praying there was a way out of this.
Maybe there is a back door out of the clinic ? Right… we would be flying right out the 3rd storey window if there was.
4.25pm
The first person to show up at the clinic entrance sent a jolt of shiver down my spine as she slowly walked into view, her hands in her pants pocket.
It was Jacklyn.
The next stride was the man I saw earlier that afternoon.
Then the rest of the family entered the party as they all stood outside the clinic entrance.
Stephanie stood up, her arms folded as she locked gaze with her sister in law.
Her father pushed his way forward and tried to open the glass door but Stephanie immediately pushed back, holding onto the stainless steel handle.
Stephanie : GO Away !!…
I immediately went forward and held onto the handle too. Jacklyn and the guy stepped forward without a word and tried to push their way in but we held fast.
Ruhui remained calm, her smirk look on her face speaking volumes, as if we were just wasting our time.
Barely a minute of pushing went by before voices were being raised.
Suddenly Jacklyn and the guy stopped holding up the door and it swung outwards, opening wide enough for the pushing and jostling to begin.
I managed to pull Stephanie free, using my body, I squeezed and got into the front of the cat fight.
4.30pm
Everyone was inside the clinic and threats were being thrown around freely.
From calling the police, to having lawyers and the media involved.
TJ remained in front of the door.
I could only imagine the anxiety of those behind as they listened to the commotion outside.
4.35pm
Ruhui : Step away from the door TJ…
TJ : I don’t work for you…
Ruhui : You think this is some sort of a game ??? Har ? Get away from the door
Dr Koh and Stephanie’s father hung back, deep in discussion. They may be here physically but I could tell they were not really interested in the theatrics. Ruhui was still calling the shots.
4.40pm
The door opened and I saw Cheryl entering the clinic.
Ruhui : Where did you go !….you were supposed to stay with him.
Ruhui took the opportunity to target me, shouting to the whole room that I was the one who alerted her to their location.
Ruhui : Don’t waste anymore time. …. Your friend here already told me everything…. Although he wasted quite a bit of my time…..
She glared at Cheryl and when she was within striking distance, Ruhui reached out and struck her, slapping her hard on her cheek.
Smack !!!
Cheryl’s head turned like a marionette doll as she fell onto floor. The slap silenced the room immediately before Cheryl’s sobbing started to bite into my ears.
Ruhui ; That’s for wasting my time at Gleneagles….
Ruhui : I HAD ENOUGH OF THIS FUCKING GAME…. OPEN THE DOOR RIGHT NOW….!!!
No one spoke after that and the room was quiet once more. Dr Koh shook his head and went to help Cheryl back up on her feet and to examine her face.
4.45pm
Jacklyn was almost right in Stephanie’s face while I was positioned right in front of the other guy.
TJ was so close behind me I could feel his breath on my neck.
There was an immeasurable amount of tension in the air as our bodies were backed so close to each other.
Cheryl’s phone rang first , indicating a incoming message but she continued sobbing away.
Next, all our phones buzzed at the same time.
The notification from our wasapp chat group. I could even hear the whistling from Sarah’s notification from inside the room.
Then the main entrance glass door opened again.
It opened in a magnificent manner, Victor, dressed in berms and t-shirt, pushed open the door as if he was Aragon opening the door at Helms deep, only instead of holding a sword, he held onto a plastic bag with some bottle drinks.
All eyes turned and fell on Victor as he locked eyes with Ruhui.
Stephanie looked at her phone and I could immediately see the tension gone. Her shoulders slouched and relaxed significantly as she smiled and kept her phone.
TJ did the same and in a rare moment, he laughed and stepped away from the door.
I fumbled for my phone but before I could check it, I watched in sheer disbelief as Cheryl massaged her cheek and walked right over to Victor’s side before turning to face Ruhui.
Victor : Game over…
Victor turned to Cheryl and asked if she was ok and she nodded slightly, keeping her eyes down as she sobbed quietly.
He turned back to face Ruhui, shaking his head at her.
Victor : The manner in which you treat your people…. I’m surprise you have anyone left who wants to work for you….
I could see the sudden tightening of muscles around Ruhui’s face as she held herself back. You would need to really see the expression on her face to feel how hard it had to be for her to not curse and swear.
I could almost make out a slight shiver as she bit down really hard on her teeth as her eyes burnt a hole into Cheryl.
Ruhui : You will regret this…
Victor : Her name is Cheryl, and she works for me now…. .
Ruhui : I will make sure your family….
Victor did a dramatic yawn and orientated the chair Stephanie had turned towards the main entrance and sat down, opening a bottle of drink.
Victor : yawnzzz……. You and your threats…. .. they don’t mean shit to me… and to Cheryl for that matters…..They will be tendering their resignation soon…. Good luck finding people to take over them…. Given today’s labour market…
Ruhui : Fuck you Victor….I…
Victor : Employees should not be afraid of their employers…..it’s people like you….who should be afraid of your employees…. No one likes you….i doubt many trusts you..
He gestured confidently to the 2 person behind Ruhui.
Victor : Jacklyn…. And .. Rex…. ….
Victor smiled and looked back at Ruhui.
Victor : Which one do you think works for me too ?
I could see the butch taking a step forward but was held back by Rex. Barely a second later, they both just glared steadily at Victor.
Victor : There was never a need for Mount E…. nor the apartment…
He stood up and continued the moment the treatment door opened and Sarah walked out with her mother following behind.
Victor : Go ahead… check the room…
I was struggling to breathe as I digested all the new information and the different pieces of the puzzles falling together.
No one moved and Victor continued.
Victor : Thanks to Cheryl, she kept me updated on your every move. Right from the moment you decided to book a ticket back after learning about what we did.
He went on to say that he knew Ruhui too well, that she would never stop unless she had something to bite onto, he had to give a bone to the rabid dog.
That had to be the part where I came in.
I was to feed Ruhui the information about Mount E.
Victor : And of course… someone to lead you to James…
He smiled at Cheryl and it dawned on me that Cheryl must have been one of her pawns she sent out to look for clues or any signs that could give Victor’s game up.
With her discovering Stephanie’s only employee in the office, it would make a juicy target. Even if I did not know anything, she would have made it impossible for me to continue working for Stephanie. Causing a bit of damage along the way was better than doing nothing.
Victor : My mother is in Malaysia right now….i sent her off after lunch… while Sarah and Annie played along….carrying out what was required of them.
Ruhui : I don’t believe you…. You would not let her go off alone…
Victor : She’s not alone… she’s with Dr Neo…. The one you errrr…. Forced to retire… Sarah’s dad….. and hired your new….Dr Koh…
He turned to Dr Koh with a smiled as he said that. Enough was said as Dr Koh gave a slight smile and excused himself from the room. There was no longer a need for him to be there, besides, it was beneath him to be subjected to these family feuds.
Victor’s father Tim finally decided to step in but he barely spoke and he was interrupted by Victor
Tim : This is going overboard Victor…. You should know better than to joke around like…..
Victor : I don’t joke around with my family…. Not my family…
He said it in such a stern manner that it riled up his father. I could see the anger rise up in front of my eyes as Tim took a deep breath and raised his voice for the first time that afternoon.
Tim : How dare you talk to your father in that manner !!!!!!!!!
Victor : My father…… died the day he witness my wedding to a woman I did not love…
Tim reached out in an attempt to slap Victor but Victor just stepped back nimbly before TJ appeared out of nowhere to hold onto his father.
I finally knew what Stephanie means when she said Victor needed TJ.
Tim kicked and shouted, raining a few blows but TJ took them all, blocking most of them with his forearms as he tried to calm him down.
Victor took a deep breath and hung back.
If it was Victor, I had no doubts that father and son would trade blows. It should not come to that.
Ruhui had more than enough time to compose herself and she was back to the smug haughty behaviour once again.
Ruhui : Fine…. Whatever…. Go fuck yourselves if it makes you happy…
She made her way towards the exit but stopped a few feet away from Cheryl.
Ruhui : This bitch…… what makes you think she really works for you … who knows… one day… she might work for me again…. ?? haha….
Ruhui walked right pass Cheryl, staring her down as she left the clinic without another word.
Tim : You are a disgrace to the family. !!!
Tim shouted with a last outburst at Victor before breaking free from TJ and left after Ruhui. Everyone could hear him calling out to his daughter in law down the corridor.
As the glass door closed behind Tim, Victor looked at each one of us with a smile.
Stephanie went over and hit her brother.
Stephanie : How could you not let us know your plan ???
Victor : I needed you to be convincing… you are the drama mama type….
The siblings hugged before Victor went over to TJ to see if he was ok.
Next he had a word with Sarah and Annie, they were the only 2 that were privy to the plan.
Within the next 10 minutes, instructions were given and I could really feel as if a huge rock has been lifted off my chest. There was this refreshing feeling of this finally being over.
Victor, TJ and Stephanie will be heading to Malaysia the next day together with Annie and Sarah. They will be spending the long weekend over there to make sure their mother is properly settled down before returning.
Victor came over to me and shook my hand before laughing as he gave me a hug.
Victor : Thanks James…. I hope Ruhui did not go overboard when she was with you… and errr… I’m sorry I kept you in the dark too….. I hope you understand…
I turned and shared a look with Cheryl who was right beside him and she gave me a look before shaking her head slightly.
I caught the hint and looked away without reacting.
James : It’s …. Ok….i’m just glad everything is over…
Victor : Give me a bit more time… you should be coming over to my office soon… we have big things happening…
He placed both hands on Cheryl’s shoulder and pushed her to the centre of the group.
Victor : None of this would have been possible without Cheryl , she was the one feeding me all the information for the past few months…We really owe her big time for this….
Cheryl gave a slight bow and Victor shared how he overheard Ruhui scolding Cheryl one late evening at 11pm. It was not really a scolding, more of an insult session. He found her crying at the carpark that night and the rest was history.
Victor : Now..!…. I’ve made plans for a meal….and I insist…..everyone… everyone attends… ok ?? No one goes home sober…. Haha… we should have time to rest before tomorrow evening’s trip to Malaysia.
The mood was a stark contrast to the tension that was in the room earlier.
In fact, I felt a lot happier already as I could finally breathe easier.
Stephanie came over and hugged me, her palm touched my face playfully for the first time as she thanked me for the help.
James : you said you were going to sleep with me ….
Stephanie laughed and gave me a playful slap on my cheek before going off to talk to Sarah.
Cheryl though was left alone, I could understand why. Afterall she was someone from the enemy camp, no one knew her until that moment.
Hell I think I know her more than the rest, albeit in a different manner.
I went over to Cheryl and sat down beside her.
There is this sweetness about her that you could not help but lean close. Like bees naturally drawn to honey.
It was at that moment I start to notice a little more about her. How she had dimples on only her left cheek. The colour of her hair, dyed a stylish blonde, and the sparkle of a pendant around her neck.
James : Why didn’t you tell me you were working with Victor … ?
Cheryl : We’re all just pawns James…..haha…
We burst out laughing as she wiped off remnants of her tears.
I saw Stephanie glanced over as she looked at me talk to Cheryl but she looked away soon after.
5.30pm
Victor : Dinner reservation is at 8pm… sentosa… casual buffet dinner yah….. chin chye wear can already….i see you guys there…
Cheryl went over to Victor and said she was not very comfortable joining but he insisted she come. He even went to the extent of asking her to pack for the weekend.
Victor : Look, bring a overnight bag, I have rooms there. More than enough for all… stay for a mini vacation… just rest… ok ??
Cheryl reluctantly agreed
Everyone parted ways and I took a cab back home. I checked my phone en route back and I smiled as I saw a picture of the siblings’s mother with a older man at a café. Anyone could tell it was Sarah’s father.
She had his nose and eyes.
6.15pm
I was so tired that all I wanted was just to sleep.
The night before I hard caught a few winks and now with all the excitement in the day, I could hardly feel my limbs.
I had a long shower before collapsing onto my bed.
I literally had to drag myself out of bed at 7.20pm to take a cab to Sentosa. Before I hopped on the cab though, I dropped off Ruhui’s cheque into my bank account. It’s not likely to clear but well, no harm trying.
Victor had made reservations at Equarius Hotel and the lot of us gathered for food and drinks. It was a pretty new hotel and I had never been inside before.
Everyone was casually dressed, the men were all in berms and slippers.
Stephanie was in a flowery sun dress, a classy after beach wear even though I was sure she did not go to the beach. Still, it did not stop her from wearing her bikini, deliberately showing her colourful swimwear through her translucent dress.
Sarah too spotted the signature halter strings around her neck, it seemed they were all in the sentosa mood.
Annie was in simple pants and t-shirt.
Cheryl was the last to arrive.
When she did, the men turned to look at her. A simple sweet flowerly dress, that was it but it was more than enough to bring out the demure and shy girl next door look.
She had a Longchamp bag with her, probably some overnight clothes and swimwear. I felt this tickling sensation in my groin as images of me pushing my dick inside her flashed into my mind once more.
I had to pause and stop peeling prawns for a moment and allow the erection to pass.
Victor moved around, pouring drinks and insisting everyone drinks.
Stephanie and him were the loudest and the most rowdy.
Stephanie : Drink la… I dare you… you drink…
Victor : Lai lar…. Lai…
It was a comical sight as Stephanie put one leg up on the chair, exposing her leg as she rest the bottle of wine on her thigh while Victor was waving half a bottle of whiskey around.
TJ was the only one nursing a glass of water, smiling at the silly antics of the siblings while the rest of us had wine glasses in hand.
10pm
Victor insist we go to the bar for 2nd round since we were all sober. Most of us wanted to say no but we were busy laughing at him and his sister.
Like 2 crazy drunkards, they keep throwing dares at each other, mixing copious amount of wine and whiskey together.
I laughed the hardest when I say Stephanie forced down a concoction of whiskey and white wine as her face scrunched up and her eyes closed, her body shook as she flailed her hands like a small butterfly trying not to retch.
By 11pm , TJ has started to pour water into Victor’s whiskey glass whenever he asked for his cup to be top up. The best part was that he did not even realise he was drinking water.
Victor : Now…..adays….. very hard to find good… whiskey…..all taste like water….
Cheryl had quite a bit to drink too, at least 4-5 glasses of wine.
When I saw Stephanie approaching me and Cheryl, I had a bad feeling especially seeing how she wobbled with the bottle of wine in hand.
James : No thank you…. I….i had enough…
She gave me a sharp look before turning to Stephanie, pouring a huge glass for her.
Stephanie : Nah…. Thank… thank you for helping us….
Cheryl : Enough.. enough… too much….
Stephanie insisted on a bottoms up and Cheryl did as she was told.
Victor announced that he had rooms booked, if anyone wants to head up to rest, go ahead, come down and drink again after we’re done resting.
11.20pm
The pushing died off and soon we were just stoning and staring into blank space at the table.
No one was seriously drunk but all was tipsy. Sarah and her mother had left. Stephanie had her head resting on her left palm as she looked at her feet playing with her own flip flops.
Cheryl was blinking pretty hard to keep her eyes open, chewing on peanuts and downing glasses of water.
Victor staggered over to us and started talking rubbish.
Victor : Eh… James…. You … single right….hur hur hur ….Cheryl is also single…
I laughed and I knew where he was going. I took a sip of water, trying to sober up a little before leaving.
Victor : I’m…. I’m quite sure she’s virgin….
Puuuuslllooorrshhhhhhpppppp…..
I coughed and sprayed water onto the floor as Victor laughed and tapped me on my shoulder.
Victor ; Kidding la…. Hahah… just talking rubbish…. But Cheryl never had a boyfriend before…
Cheryl immediately retorted
Cheryl : Victor ! I …..
Victor : oops… haha… sorry… sorry…
That was all he managed before he started mumbling something about stock market and stuff we did not understand.
TJ decided it was time to go and he pulled Victor up.
TJ : James… your suitcase is in your office… I dropped it off earlier before we came…
James : Ok thanks…
TJ and the siblings loaded up the car and I watch them go off.
Cheryl drove and I said I’ll walk her to the carpark before grabbing a cab.
James : You sure you can drive…. In this state ??
Cheryl : yah… yah… I never really drink a lot…you need a lift ??
I shook my head immediately.
She got into her car and I waved to her as she started the engine. I have half a mind to stop her when she just held onto the steering wheel and stared into blank space for a good 5 seconds but then the reverse lights came up.
Cheryl had parked head in.
I was standing on the driver side, about a metre a way.
Don’t ever stand behind a reversing car but as they say, when shit happens, it happens.
Somehow Cheryl slammed the accelerator and the car jerked backwards, she panicked and turned the steering wheel, before I knew it, the bonnet of the car was swerving right into me as tried to jump backwards.
It was a futile effort.
The side of the car slammed into my waist and I landed face down onto the bonnet.
It was not a hard hit, I could feel the impact. The sensation was a little like you falling face down into water at the pool.
Cheryl immediately stopped and rushed out.
Cheryl : Oh my god… oh my god…
As I slid off the bonnet I was clutching my waist and checking my groin.
There was a sharp pain on my right and when I reached down, I felt this warm trickle of blood.
It turns out the impact had smashed my phone cover, the hard plastic splintered. cutting through my thin shorts and a small piece lodged itself into my skin.
I pulled down my pants a little, it was just a small cut with a egg shell like bit sticking out. Nothing serious but I could feel a bruise coming.
There’s quite a bit of blood though.
Cheryl : I’m so sorry James… I’m sorry…
She immediately reached for her phone.
James ; What are you doing ???
Cheryl ; call the ambulance …
James : Are you mad…. I’m fine… you’ll get charged for drink driving… forget it… you have tissues??? Just press to stop the bleeding would do…
She rummaged through her bag and she came out with a sanitary pad.
Cheryl : I used it all at the dinner earlier….use this… it’s good for bleeding…
James : No shit…
For the 2nd time within a short span of time, I had a sanitary pad plastered onto my body again.
Cheryl : Wait here… I go get tissue from the hotel….
I watched at Cheryl ran off towards the hotel lobby leaving me with the car in the big empty basement carpark.
The car was in the middle of nowhere, I decided to park it properly for her.
After I was done, I noticed Cheryl’s phone on the passenger seat plugged into the charger.
The carpark was empty.
It was just me inside her car.
I recalled the unlock sequence and I tried it. A wall paper of Cheryl came up.
I checked to make sure I was alone before I called up the messaging program.