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Ok anymore for today? Thks bro. Cheers
Don’t think so…… tomorrow morning
I could not believe what I was seeing as i watched Matthew’s wedding ceremony with another woman in another country.
Initially I could not make out the language but after a while when the camera refocused on another group, they were speaking in Chinese.
It was then I realised that a lot of them were speaking in Shanghainese dialect.
It’s in Shanghai.
Matthew was in his suit and his bride by his side.
The contrast in age was obvious, Matthew had to be at least 40 by the looks but the girl looked like some fresh graduate from school. Her figure is awesome, the hourglass contours proudly displayed with all to see in her sexy white cheongsum wedding gown.
The camera is shaky, from the height it was taken, I reckon it was a child who took it.
Some scenes were just of people’s back view and backside, some of the floor but there was no mistake about it, it was Matthew and his wife in the video.
Ruhui came up in one shot and she waved to the camera.
She sat with her right leg exposed all the way to her mid thigh as her lush red cheongsum adorned with modern prints hugged her tight body. Her legs were crossed and I could see her heels dangling seductively off her feet as she fiddled with her phone before the camera panned away to some other people talking.
When the 5 minute clip was over, I looked at the album, there were hundreds of photos and tons of videos. All of Matthew.
The dates.
I wanted to know the dates.
It was barely a year ago.
Ruhui knows she had me. She sat down by my side, her thigh brushing against mine. I did not know if she did it on purpose.
What she did next really brought out the vileness and venom of the snake she truly is.
I could not believe I was hearing it from her mouth.
How can someone like this exist on earth ? It was like her very existence was to cause misery and trouble to people around her.
Ruhui : Don’t you think….. this would make a very good wedding montage video on the wedding day ? hahahah …
She jabbed me on my arm as if we were best friend sharing some gossipy news.
Ruhui : He’s now in the middle of a ….. how do I put it… discussion…. With his wife…
She looked at her nails and said
Ruhui : She wants money of course…. That was the whole reason she married him, I mean…. Come on…. Look at Matthew…. Which girl would want to sleep with him if not for money….
She folded her arms and continued.
Ruhui : I guess it’s going to cost Matthew a lot…. But he would still have to pay….Afterall, he stands to gain a lot more if he gets Stephanie….
Her feet rose up, paralleled to the floor as she examined her toenails.
Ruhui : I don’t think the wife is stupid though….she’ll milk him for a long time and drag this out….. The way I look at it….there’s no way Matthew can get his wedding annulled or his divorce anytime soon.
I looked at her with shock and disbelief in my eyes.
James : And he still wants to go ahead and marry Stephanie ?? … this is against the law….
Ruhui laughed as if I had just told her a joke.
Ruhui : who knows ??? do you have prove ? haha… well I do….
She could see I was considering what she just said and she went on to tell me that what she had, is time sensitive. Once the divorce is finalised, that video is not worth anything so I better make up my mind soon.
Ruhui : Oh… Oh… if you want to up the stakes…… this can come out, after Matthew married Stephanie….. imagine what you can do. Do you play poker James ?? Imagine knowing the cards beforehand…. Hahaha…
I could not believe what I was hearing.
That vile snake.
It was almost disgusting as I digested what she had just said.
James : How could you do this…. To your brother….
Ruhui got up and blew her nose with some tissues.
Ruhui : So what ?
I shook my head at her and put the ipad down.
Ruhui : Just because he has a dick, he gets so much more from my family…… just because he is the only son, he gets to fuck around while I tend to all the shit back home….. and even so, he is still the biggest shareholder.
She threw the ball of tissue onto her floor and said she did not think what she was doing was anything big deal.
James : I don’t believe you…. You would not do this…. Not to your own brother….
I got up and was about to leave when Ruhui ran to the door and blocked it.
Ruhui : If I conceive, Victor and I gets everything Marcus has. It’s more than enough for me to leave this place once and for all.
Ruhui : If Matthew marries Stephanie, he gets a cut if he fucks her and inseminate her.
James : Fuck off… you are both the same….you’re from the same family…
I grabbed onto her shoulder and pushed her aside.
Ruhui : My offer stands for 24 hours.
She got off the bed and brushed back her messed up hair.
Ruhui : get me what I want, I’ll give you a copy of this….. no one knows I have it…I’ll pay you as well….
James : I have no reason to trust you….
Ruhui added one last sentence before I left her room.
Ruhui : I don’t want to have to live in fear of knowing there is a possibility of having that video on the internet. ………
James : Well… I do know Victor’s door combination to his apartment, I could probably steal it… but…still….… that’s none of my business…
Ruhui : I’ll do anything James… tell me… I’ll stop Matthew if you want…. I’ll tell him not to go after their mother…. What is it you want ?
That was the final straw.
I had it with her assuming everyone wants something from her.
Can you imagine how irritating it is ?
Someone keeps asking you the same questions over and over again as if you have some hidden agenda.
Fuck if I knew this was going to happen, I would not have bothered carrying her up to her room.
The 3 of them can roll down the staircase for all I care.
James : FUCK…. Stop asking me what I want…. I don’t want anything from you…I had enough of your bullshit and lies….
In a fit of anger, I was brought back to the situation in office a couple of months ago, where Cheryl was humiliated and I was forced to fuck her.
James : You ask me what I want !!! …I’ll tell you what I want…..
I jabbed a finger at Ruhui and shouted for her to take off her clothes…
James : Take of your clothes….. go on… har ??? har ?? what are you waiting for ???
I spoke to her in the same manner she did to Cheryl.
James : What ?? didn’t you ask me what i want ??? har ?? Isn’t this what you said to me in the office sometime back… ??
My voice was pretty loud and I saw the door opened and the helper was there with 2 glasses of water on a tray, probably her attempt to try and see if Ruhui was ok.
Ruhui pointed a finger at the helper , asking her to get out and close the door.
Ruhui : Stay downstairs…. Don’t come up and disturb us again…. We’re talking…
Next she turned back to me.
I could see she was a little scared and shaken.
She probably did not expect me to shout at her in that manner.
Somehow in that room, she did not seem like the high and mighty Ruhui any more.
James : Yeah… I didn;’t think so…
Ruhui : Is this what it was about all along ? ??? You refuse to help me because I humiliated you ???
She swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked me.
Ruhui : Is it ??? Just because of that ??// Didn’t I pay you ??
I could not believe how low the EQ was.
Before I could go on giving her a piece of my mind, she actually asked.
Ruhui : If ….. if…… if….i did…. What Cheryl did….. would you help me ??
I froze…
James : You’re mad…
Ruhui : Isn’t that what you want ? To humiliate me… ??
I gave up.
I raised up my hands and just slapped down the air in front of me and walked to the door.
Like some magical spell, there seemed to be something stopping me whenever I wanted to leave Ruhui’s room.
It’s this invisible force.
This unexplained field of energy.
From the faint shadows cast by the lights in the room, I could see Ruhui was moving.
I turned and watch in horror as she removed her singlet and let it dropped onto the floor.
James : What are you doing …..
She walked slowly towards me as a streak of tear rolled down her cheek.
Ruhui : This….. and Matthew’s video…. In exchange of the one Victor have…..
I could not believe how far she was willing to go.
Another tear rolled down her cheek but somehow I did not feel sorry for her.
Not anymore
I was just angry.
What am I angry about you say ?
It’s the very fact that she thinks she can buy me with what she was about to do.
Yes it made me mad.
What the fuck does she think I am ?
As much as I wanted to walk away, I knew I would never get a chance like this again.
Do I want to fuck her ?
Yes… I do…. Any man would given her looks and figure.
But her character is a turned off.
A serious one at that.
I struggled with myself as my hand gripped tighter on the door.
Ruhui : I know you don’t trust me…. Take this as ….. a deposit of sorts….
I got even angrier at Ruhui.
Yet somehow I could not control my body.
Blood rushed to my dick.
I could feel it rise as I looked at Ruhui’s body.
Ruhui : I’ll only do what I made Cheryl did…. Nothing more….
My heart started beating really fast again.
My body refused to move.
My mind could not think, and when it did work, I could only think of what Ruhui made Cheryl did that day in the office.
The humiliation
The insults.
I could see the slight shiver and fear in Ruhui’s eyes.
I could only guess what was going through her mind.
Was she thinking about what she made Cheryl do ?
Or perhaps she was thinking about what she had to do.
Ruhui : so…..Do we have a deal…. ? …
My dick was pressing so hard against my pants that It was starting to get painful.
This is wrong, but why was I tempted by it.
I could not understand.
The feeling is something primal.
I knew in my heart if I did it, Ruhui would have a hold over me, but to look at it from another perspective, I would also have a hold over her.
She had a lot more to lose than me but if this ever gets out, it’s over between me and Stephanie…
I found my breathing difficult got harder as Ruhui looked away from me and got down on her knees, her palms resting on her thighs.
James : get up….
Ruhui took a while longer to get up on her feet, I could not tell if she was relieved that I asked her to get up or she was disappointed I did not take her deal.
I did not give her a chance to be thankful for asking her to get up.
I looked at her with no emotions in my eye and nodded towards her wardrobe.
James : Cheryl was wearing her office clothes…. With high heels….
Immediately I saw the fire came back once more but it distinguishes itself again as Ruhui looked at me with her fist clenched.
Well, she wanted to play…. I just want to antagonise her.
Without a word, she turned and walked towards her wardrobe.
She pulled out a white blouse and threw it on, buttoning it up skilfully. She took a short black skirt from the hanger and I almost came as she pulled down her lounge pants, revealing a pair of black panty.
She slipped and pulled her skirt up.
Ruhui : I don’t have heels here…. They’re downstairs…
I could feel her almost biting onto her teeth.
I forced myself to say it. I had to.
James : Then what are you waiting for ??
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Summerhillt
Or that’s the video of the poor worker sucking James cock and James thrusthing her?! Than threaten to show Stephanie!??
Wa oppa ilock please lah! I go work tmr please rmbr update in the morning! If not I cannot concentrate….
Anyway any symbolisms about alighting at buona vista MRT? That is where the star vista shopping mall is lol
Haha. don’t have at the moment…
I could feel the tingle in my spine as Ruhui glared at me but still chose to walk right pass and descended down the steps.
My mind was filled with the thoughts of being able to do what Cheryl had endured to Ruhui.
That urge was so strong, like some enchantment cast onto me that I could not think rationally any longer.
Then like a trident piercing out of the calm sea, my phone rang, the sound piercing into my ears as I fumbled for the vibrating phone as Ruhui opened up her shoe cabinet.
It was Stephanie.
I don’t know why but I actually smiled.
I really did.
Looking at her name flashing on my phone broken the dark spell that Ruhui had cast over me.
I went down the stairs the moment Ruhui picked out this pair of black leather heels at least 3 inches high.
Ruhui :WHAT ?? ,, you want to choose ??
Hearing her in that tone snapped me back into reality once more.
Rational thoughts immediately began flooding into my head and I could breathe better.
I gritted my teeth, went straight to the main door and opened it.
I could hear Ruhui calling out to me.
Ruhui : JAMES!!! … YAH!!!!… JAMES!!!! You fuck!!!… TWAT!!…JAMES!!!
I had to run.
I knew I had to.
As fast as I could I dashed out of the house compiund, immediately feeling the blissful heat of the sun.
It had a cleansing effect on me as I returned Stephanie’s call.
Even the air felt so much fresher compared to the stuffiness of Ruhui’s house.
I put a good 50 meters distance between me and Ruhui’s place before I spoke into the phone.
James : Hey…
Stephanie : You ok ??
We chatted for a while and Stephanie reminded me to take my lunch. She’ll wait for me in my room.
James : yup…. I’m…er… I need to talk to Victor…. See you in a while yah….
Stephanie said she’ll start surfing for tickets and I hung up.
I called Victor but TJ answered.
I told him I really needed to talk to Victor but he said he was not ready.
TJ : He’s still sobering up….. come over first.. should be anytime now…
I took a cab to Victor’s place and when I got there, he was massaging his head and drinking his coffee.
Victor : James……. Sorry…i have a headache….. but it’s getting better by the minute…. What is it ?
I decided I had enough of the cloak and dagger game.
All the information, everything that happened, what was told to me.
The headache was not mind to bear.
I just want to get this over with and go on my trip with Stephanie.
I told Victor everything.
Everything that happened from the time I sent Ruhui back till I left.
Except the part Ruhui offered to do what Cheryl did.
It took quite a while as coffees were refilled and we shared some bread TJ had brought.
30 minutes laters, both TJ and him fired off a series of questions before we all became quiet.
James : Yah… this is it….i’ve told you everything….
Victor’s eyes closed, and I could tell he was thinking, probably breaking down and analysing the situation and everything that he just found out.
TJ too seemed to be considering the latest development.
Seeing that they were both occupied with their thoughts, I drained my coffee.
I started to get up and I wanted to leave.
I told Victor I wanted to go for my holiday.
Enough is enough. This is off my hands.
James: I’m err… going for a short trip…… see you all when I get back yah…
As I was about to leave the room, Victor stopped me.
Victor : James….ermm… I’m not stopping you from your holiday but…. I need your help before you go….
I hesitated as I looked at him.
Victor : I know… I have no right to ask you of this…. But it’s one last favour…that’s it.
James : what is it…
He went inside his room and took out 2 things.
Stephanie’s passport and a memory card.
He held both up, looked at it for a moment before adding.
Victor : Ask Ruhui for money….we need it…. Paying Jacklyn and Cheryl off took out a big chunk…. I need the money..
James : What!…
As Victor drained another cup of coffee, I could see his mind working.
Yes, he’s becoming more sober as the effect of the alcohol wears off.
Victor : We don’t know how long this will drag out…. My hands are tied on several fronts….
He told me he’s access to some operational funds from his office has been cut off, those are his war chest in a way.
Victor : I hate to say this… but… I need the money… for all of us…
I thought about it for a while and as much as I did not want to get involve, it made sense.
Victor : I’ll give you 5% of whatever you can milk from Ruhui.
I put up my hands and waved.
James : It’s not that Victor… i…
He stood up and said he knew I was not in it for the money, but take it as a gesture of appreciation.
Victor : I don’t know how long this will drag, you can’t go without pay indefinitely as well…
I thought about my plans to stay on the run with Stephanie and some extra cash will surely come in handy.
Victor poured another cup of coffee and continued.
Victor : With Stephanie missing, I don’t know what else Ruhui and Matthew is going to do…. .. let’s just milk her for some cash for now…
James : What about Matthew, he said he found your mum.
Victor dismissed it with a wave.
Victor : There is nothing he can do even if he knows where she is. It’s an empty thread,….. I trust the people I work with…my mum is in good hands… I’ll still check on her though.
He thought about the situation a while longer before going on.
He took TJ aside and they talked for a good 5 minutes.
He called Shawn and walked away into his room after a minute or so.
Sarah was next as he sat down opposite me.
Handing me the passport, he said.
Victor : Give this to Ruhui…. Say ….. you found it in…. my room…while trying ….to find the tape….. but….
He was drawing some imaginary circles in the air as he tried to think of something.
He snapped his fingers a few moments later.
Victor : The room is lock…. Yeah. That’s it…. The room she was in is locked…. No tape for her….
I gave Victor a look of disbelief but he calmed me down and reassured me it’s ok.
Victor : It’s simple James… give her the passport…milk her for something…. Then…wait for her to take the bait. …
He fingered the memory card in his hand and he asked me.
Victor : Just curious… did Ruhui say how much she would pay to get this ??
Only an image of Ruhui’s body came up as I quickly shook it off.
I shook my head.
Victor : Well, anyway…… just one last favour…. Milk her for the money…. We need it… ask her how much would she pay for the tape…
He gave TJ a nod and TJ offered to drop me off at her place.
As I got to Ruhui’s place again, I could not believe I was back where I started within the span of less than 2 hours.
TJ dropped me a street away and I walked the rest of the way in.
Ruhui was right by the gate when I got there, sitting at the outdoor patio.
I could not fucking believe she was still in the same office outfit and in the same pair of heels that she picked out.
She was sipping wine and typing away on her laptop when our eyes met and I saw that she just hung up the phone.
She did not look surprised and just stared at me.
I pulled out the chair opposite her, the walk under the sun made me perspire a little, giving me the much needed sweaty and nervous look.
Before I could do or say anything, Ruhui asked me if I was there for the deposit.
I ignored her.
I was about to start on my speech about asking for money and all the crap but she beat me to it.
I didn’t even get to show her Stephanie’s passport.
Ruhui : Did Victor send you ? ….
I paused but I recovered fast enough.
James : What are you talking about… I just…
Ruhui swirled her wine and looked past my shoulder.
I could hear footsteps behind me.
The chair beside me was pulled out and before I knew it, Shawn sat down on the chair.
I had such a shock I stood up immediately and knocked the chair back.
What the fuck was going on ?
Before I could speak Shawn put the memory disk on Ruhui’s table and slid it over.
James : What the fuck…. Shawn…
Shawn looked at me with no emotions on his face.
Shawn : James… what Victor did was wrong…it should never have to come to this….
I could not believe what I was hearing.
I grabbed Shawn by his collar but he pushed me away…
Ruhui just looked at us without a word as she took the disk and plugged it into her laptop.
I could not believe what was happening.
Is this part of Victor’s plan ?
To do some spy shit or something.
Is Shawn playing Ruhui as well or did he really crossed over.
I suddenly heard some noises.
Noises that fitted perfectly with what I witnessed at the balcony of Victor’s place.
I could see Ruhui biting down her teeth as the sound of forced love making left the laptop and travelled into my ears.
I could hear Ruhui begging for Victor to stop.
I really don’t know what was I doing or thinking any longer.
I dashed forward but Shawn came for me. Instead of hitting him head on i feigned left and went clockwise round the table to get behind Ruhui.
She was transfixed on the screen. By then Shawn had started going anticlockwise to grab me but I was a little faster.
I pushed Ruhui roughly as she fell to her left and Shawn managed to hold onto her as she screamed and spilled her wine.
I grabbed the laptop from the table and dashed out of the gate.
I did not look back.
As fast as my legs could carry me, I ran all the way till I saw the main road.
Turning back, I could see Shawn coming after me about 30-40 meters away.
I hailed a cab, and hopped on.
With the heavy traffic behind, the cab drove off immediately much to my relieve.
James : Uncle. Hougang.
I panted and struggled to breathe as I looked behind me.
I immediately called Stephanie
James : Dear… it’s me…
Stephanie : Hey… I found some tickets…. Got promotion leh…. But I never take budget before…. compared to SQ business , how much difference ah ??
I panted and I had no time to tell her the difference.
James : We need to leave…. Immediately… I’ll explain later… pack your bags…
Perhaps it was how urgent I sounded, Stephanie just said ok.
25 minutes later, I got home and Stephanie looked worried.
Stephanie : What happened ?? Are you ok ?.
I started throwing clothes and stuff into my bag
James : I don’t have time to explain… We need to go now…
I checked my phone several times, it this was some of Victor’s double crossing and backstabbing shit, he would have told me by now since I messed it up but I did not get anything.
Nothing.
I tried calling Victor and TJ but neither of them answered.
5pm
We were ready to go.
Right before I got to open the front door, I saw Ruhui’s SUV pulled into the open carpark in front of me.
Shawn and her got out of the car together.
Stephanie saw them too and her hands went to her mouth.
Stephanie : Fuck… what is going on James…
James : I don’t have time to explain…
Pulling her towards the back, we left via the back door.
I barely put 10 meters away from my back door when my phone rang.
It was Victor.
I quickly answered and told Victor Shawn betrayed us.
Victor : Calm down James… calm down… it’s part of my plan….
James : What… What the fuck!!
I continued walking fast with Stephanie as we crossed the small road and headed into the private estate with our hands held together.
Victor : It’s part of my plan…. I didn’t expect you to run off with the laptop though….
I was so angry and upset that I wanted to slam the phone down and scream at Victor.
Before I could do it, Victor spoke and I felt my balls shrink to the size of a peanut.
Victor : By the way…. What the fuck…. Are you doing…. Holding my sister’s hand…. ??
I paused and stopped so abruptly that Stephanie staggered a few steps ahead before being pulled back to where I was.
Stephanie : What’s wrong….
With the phone still plastered to my left ear, I slowly turned and looked at the horizon a short distance away.
Standing at the Junction of Jalan pelikat and Jalan Tenon, I turned and saw Victor and TJ standing at the void deck of Blk 122.
Stephanie froze as well.
For 3 seconds, time stopped for all of us.
I was snapped out of my trance by Stephanie.
She squeezed me hand and we shared a look.
A gentle breeze caught her beautiful mane of hair, lifting them into the air behind her shoulders.
She gave me a smile and I returned one as well.
Tightening both the straps of our bags on our shoulders, we saw TJ on the phone as he started coming out of the void deck.
Stephanie and I turned away.
Our fingers interlocked with each other.
And we ran…..
Stephanie and I broke into an all-out sprint down the road.
Our hands broke free within seconds once we picked up the pace as we blazed down the quiet windy road.
We somehow knew we would not stand a chance to lose TJ if were to compete on a straight road. He’s fit, works out regularly and when he was younger, he ran with an oxygen tank on his back along the sandy beach.
I could only pray his recent illness would give us an edge.
The moment a right turn came up, we went for it, cutting into Jalan Mastuli.
I don’t remember breathing as almost immediately we made that right turn, we made a left as well. I could feel the muscles in my legs cursing at me as we leaped up kerbs, avoided stray pots of plants, ducked from the green bins that were pushed out onto the roads to prevent illegal parking.
Cutting across a small park, we did not even bother to look behind us as we forced our aching legs to carry us up Jalan Songket.
I could see the red HDB blocks in the horizon but there was just a problem. It was a upslope run.
Somehow Stephanie and I still managed to drag ourselves up to the top.
I forgot how many times I screamed out the hokkien pronunciation for a vagina in my head as we ascended the slope.
For the first time, I turned back and I could see TJ starting at the bottom of the slope, he looked like he was slowing down.
Secretly I was thankful he was sick couple of days ago, probably still on his way to a full recovery. Perhaps the medication he was taking helped too.
By the time Stephanie and I got to the void deck of the HDB block, we were already drenched in sweat.
We chose a staircase and flew up a few floors.
The HDB block was a maisonette, there were only units on alternate floors so we picked a quiet staircase landing before collapsing into a heap on each other.
We did not say anything, just trying to catch out breathes.
We panted quite loudly, like a pair of lovers in the heat of passionate love making, only in this case, we were desperately trying to feel our abused body with much needed oxygen.
Stephanie’s phone was buzzing non-stop, so was mine.
Messages, calls, everything.
She took my phone and switched it off the same time she did to hers.
It took us almost 15 minutes for us to calm down and I had 2 cramps within that short period on my left calves.
Stephanie helped me massaged my cramp and she laughed at my pathetic state.
James : You have no idea how tiring today was for me…
Stephanie : What is going on James ?? What happened.
I decided that I could no longer hide it from Stephanie and I came clean.
I told her everything.
Everything from what happened since we parted ways and what I witnessed at Victor’s house. Yes, when Ruhui got raped and forcibly inseminated against her will.
I told her no one else was aware that I was there and she said she would not tell a soul.
Stephanie kept shaking her head in disbelief as I updated her.
I lost count of the times she gasped and covered her mouth, exclaiming as she held onto my hand asking if I was sure.
She found it hard to believe Matthew was already back and capable of organising stuff in such a manner.
Stephanie : Ruhui always said he was a good for nothing…. The last time I saw him, he was hugging some PRC woman in one arm while trying to ogle at another cousin of mine at the same time.
It took me almost an hour and I could see Stephanie had a lot of questions but she controlled herself, letting me finish before she started asking me all the questions.
By the time I was done answering, the skies were already dark.
Yes,I even told her about Ruhui’s offer, of her tape and Matthew’s dirt.
James : It’s all here.
I pointed to the bag where the laptop I snatched was stuffed in as well.
Stephanie looked a little lost as well, unsure of what to say or do.
James : We could trade this with Ruhui….get Matthew’s dirt… or…..
James : Let’s go to Hong kong and look for your grandmother….she’s our only chance out of this mess.
Stephanie thought about it for a moment before saying now that it has come to this, Victor would surely know our next move.
Stephanie : Victor would surely know what we are up to. There is no place else for us to go except to Hong Kong.
I told Stephanie that we could go to the airport, grab the first flight out and be in Hongkong by the next morning.
Stephanie : Even so, we still need to find my grandmother…. I don’t even know if she would be at home or…. If she is travelling ? I don’t even have her number…
James : Do you know where she stays ?
Stephanie says she remembers the estate she visited near the foot of the peak.
Stephanie : It’s beside a hospital… I would remember once I see the apartment… I use to visit her when I was young twice a year…
She added that even though she does not have the exact address, once she gets there, she would know which block it is and which floor and unit to go to.
I checked the time and decided we need to turn on our phone and use it to get our tickets.
I started surfing immediately for the 1st flight out of Singapore, ignoring the pop ups of messages that was appearing on my screen border.
Stephanie too was trying to find accommodation on hers when her phone rang again.
It was TJ.
She hesitated for a while before taking the call.
Stephanie : Yes…
A few seconds pass before Stephanie put him on speaker.
TJ : Stephanie… we all need to talk… there’s no need for this…
She helped me asked the question that was burning in my head before I could stopped her.
Stephanie : What did Victor meant when he said sending Shawn over with the tape was part of the plan all along. ??? Then why the fuck did you send James there with my passport….
TJ : Calm down Stephanie…look…. Ruhui has been talking to Shawn far longer than she had to James…..and Victor was aware about this…..if by discrediting James a little could get Shawn in…. it was a good trade off.
He coughed vigorously for a few seconds before going on.
TJ : Victor only found out about Ruhui’s offer to James this afternoon….. he knows from the beginning if Shawn had agreed too easily, Ruhui would not have trusted him in the end…. … now that Ruhui had approached James too, he thought it would be a good time to dangle the bait….. give her a choice….
I listened with baited breathe as I listened to their conversation, feeling my blood boil and bubble in my veins.
TJ : By sending Shawn with the tape at this time, he would have been able to win over Ruhui’s trust….. James’s turning up with your passport was merely an attempt to anchor the significance and scale of Shawn’s contribution…… a passport she cannot use ….compared to a tape she wanted…. … and with what James did unexpectedly this afternoon, although it was not part of the plan…. It worked perfectly…
Stephanie : You all are out of your mind…. How could you do this to James…?
TJ : We did not know he was with you Stephanie….. which…… brings us to another question…. What is going on between you two ??
Stephanie ignored his question and told him that she would be leaving the country for a while.
Stephanie : Don’t bother to find me…
TJ : Victor knows you would do that now that you have the passport.
I was secretly thankful that so far, no one knew about Stephanie’s new passport at the moment. Perhaps we would somehow use that to our advantage.
TJ : He also knows you would go to Hong kong..
My phone started buzzing and a number I could not recognised showed up on the screen. I had seen several miss calls from that number before when I turned my phone on but I did not pay much attention to it.
Stephanie saw the number and she mouthed the words’Ruhui’ to me.
I asked her to go on with TJ while I excused myself to another floor before answering the phone. Stephanie switched out of the speaker mode and went down a flight of stairs while I went up, separating ourselves so we would not hear each other in the background.
The moment it connected, I was bombarded with vulgarities and curses.
Ruhui : FUCK YOU!! JAMES…. WHAT the HELL was that !!…
I kept quiet as Ruhui went on, cursing and scolding my parents right up to my great grandfather with a myriad of vulgarities in different languages.
James: Shut up…. Or I will upload it onto the net…
Ruhui immediately kept quiet.
I could feel the anger radiating from the receiver as she breathed heavily into her phone.
Ruhui ; What do you want ?? Name your price…
I considered her statement for a moment and thought about it.
First I calmed her down, I did not want her to overreact and do something stupid. I reassured Ruhui that all I wanted was money, Matthew’s dirt and to get out of all this. Once I get it, I’ll return her everything.
Before she could protest, I told her that I could not be bothered with her sex tape, it was something that I had no interest in.
Ruhui immediately barked at me.
Ruhui : What use is Matthew’s dirt to you…..Stephanie will never like someone like you…. Stop lusting after her you piece of shit…. You have nothing…..look at you…. Having to resort to snatching and stealing from a woman….
James : That’s none of your business…
Ruhui laughed and said it’s ok to have a crush by not to be carried away by it.
James : Money & Matthew’s dirt for the tape…do we have a deal…
Ruhui laughed again.
Ruhui ; And then what ? You think this is the movie…. You think can find Stephanie somewhere, take her away and live happily ever after ??? Don’t be stupid….you’re worst than dumb….
Ruhui’s voice got louder.
Ruhui ; seeing how you had to snatch the tape made me realise how desperate and useless you were…. Taking someone’s credit as your own…. You are worst that a piece of shit….
Ruhui went on, pushing my anger to it’s tipping point.
I don’t know what has gotten into me.
Somehow the cumulated events and things that happened so far had been bottled up deep inside my head. I had no avenue to vent my anger and frustration.
And seeing that it was Ruhui on the other line, I just let lose and pour everything out.
Yes, first was all the vulgarities.
Then followed by the curses.
As if that was not enough, I scolded everyone, from Ruhui to her brother, from Victor to Stephanie, right down to how clumsy her helper was.
Everyone and everything that had stepped on my toes, I let it all out…
I have never felt anger like that before. It was not something I wanted. It felt as if the anger and negative emotions were forcibly stuffed into my head by them.
These rich people and their whims and fancy.
James : You know what ? I’ll tell you why I want Matthew’s dirt….
My voice grew in volume and intensity, reflecting the emotions I was feeling.
James : I know there would be no fairy tale ending…..
This was punctuated with curses of Ruhui and Matthew.
James : I know I don’t belong to the same table as you people and Marcus.
More vulgarities came out
James : End of the day….What I do with Matthew’s dirt is my problem…. Don’t forget I have your dirt too !! ….. and I know just how to use them…..to GET WHAT I WANT!! …. Right now I want Matthew’s dirt in exchange for yours !!!!
I no longer spoke with a loud voice.