Celeste was surprised to see him once again. In astonishment she jerked his hand to free herself from his grip. But instead of releasing her, he tightened it more making it impossible for her to get rid of it. "Let go of me". She shouted but due to the heavy pouring of sky it was not loud.

Edwin was surprised to see her reaction. She changed her attitude instead. In the room 30 minutes ago, she was at his mercy but now it looks like he is the one who is forcing himself on her. Edwin clenched his teeth very hard, and in anger his grip tightened more around her fragile wrist, "You must straighten out your facts. You cannot go tonight unless I want you to. I paid you". His voice was louder than her.


Celeste was afraid. She knows this devils from before and she is also aware that he will not go easy on her. It was better for her to stay quiet.

She was feeling embarrassed and guilty. What he said was totally right. She is his slave. He let her go before because he wanted to and now too, it is his choice. She has taken a huge sum of money. It was her choice to be here from the start. It was getting hard for her to swallow the lump forming in the throat. Her beautiful eyes were stinging due to salty tiny droplets. She can't dare to go against him. Edwin dragged her all the way to the same room from earlier. He teased her with a huge force that she stumbled. If Celeste did not hold the wall at time she must have fallen hard on the marbled floor. "Change now". Edwin ordered while his eyes were roaming at her wet body. How can a girl be so careless to walk in a heavy downpour without caring where this can lead her to?

Celeste obediently went to the washroom but there was no dress in which she could change, besides a bathrobe. She took a warm shower and after changing into a robe she was standing in front of a huge mirror in the bathroom. There were clear fingerprints on her wrists. "Stay strong, Celeste''. She said to herself looking in her own eyes through the mirror and took a deep breath.


Edwin was waiting for her outside. He was getting impatient because no sound was coming from the shower. He was going to check up on her but at the moment the door opened and she came outside.

Celeste has never worn a bathrobe before. Under his strong gaze it was becoming hard for her to walk normally. Her hands were constantly pulling the robe to cover her body completely. He was sitting on the sofa so she sat at the corner of the bed.


Edwin was curious to know the reason.... a reason why is she bending down for money? The girl whose ego is more important than her life, now why is she letting down her pride, her ego, her dignity aside?Edwin stood up and went near her. He was so close to her that his legs were trapping her slender legs. Edwin held the back of her neck and with the help of thumb he raised her chin to make her look in his eyes.

"What's going on?" His voice was gentle. He wanted to know at all cost. Why is she doing this?

Celeste looked deeply in his brown eyes. "I agreed to spend a night with you but I did not agree to tell you about my personal life". He wanted to know her reasons at all costs while there is no way that she will tell her weak points to this demon. It was better to hand over her life to him than taking the veil off her personal life. His grip on her neck tightened. It was hurting her but Celeste remained calm and there were no painful expressions on her. She is going to stand strong in front of him.

He started to hurt her more. He wanted her to cry and beg for mercy. Even though her eyes were getting red due to pain, she did not let out a small whimper too. Her porcelain like skin is going to be stained from another place now.

Edwin knew she would not give up, "You are still the same. It is right people don't change." He smirked, "I haven't changed too. So, I think we should even our scores from before." Celeste was trying to analyze his words. What is he saying? Before she could ask him a very loud slap landed on her beautiful face. Edwin physique was no less than a professional fighter, a single slap was enough to knock down a girl. It was so powerful that Celeste fell on bed and her mouth started to bleed. Even though she was shocked, there were no tears in her eyes. The part where he was slapped was burning. She covered it with her palm to cool it down. But it started to sting more. But her eyes now.....they were cold. She looked like a queen of an icy state. She was not breaking eye contact with him.

'You haven't learnt your lesson yet, Miss Celeste'. Edwin thought.

He bent down and held her collar to make her sit again. "A pay back". He said as a reminder at which she opened her eyes widely.

Celeste narrowed her eyes to take a clear look of his face. He was now more mature than before. His build was ideal. But his trashy personality hasn't changed.

Edwin knew she had recognized him. He wanted to savor this moment more. "Try to remember me, baby". He did not harm her before and it was the peak of his generosity. Now, he cannot be more generous. He was burning in the fire of revenge. And you know what revenge and anger is like a blindfold. It makes people unable to see what is in front of them. It numbs their senses.

Something flashed in her mind, Celeste smiled faintly, "Once a jerk, always a jerk". Her eyes were now not avoiding him.

"So finally you remember me… I am flattered".

She remembered him at the first glance today. He is the man she has thought about a lot in the past. He hasn't changed...... and he is the only person in the world that she wants to change for good.

"You will never know how to respect a woman. See I was right before and I am right now. But what should I do? I cannot even blame you now. It is not your fault like I said 6 years ago. It is the fault of the environment in which you have grown up. Finding the weaknesses of people and taking advantage of it, is what a coward does. In my eyes your value is no more than it". Her eyes were showing how much she was hurt. "If you are a real man you shouldn't be doing this.

Edwin listened to her blabbering patiently but his blood was boiling. He wanted to kill this disdained creature in front of him right now.

"You are giving me a lecture but what about you? If a girl is selling herself for money, tell me by yourself what her value in my eyes is? And I can show you what type of a real man I am". His eyes were shooting blood.

Celeste thought, 'It is my fault to be worthless, why did I choose this path? This demon will not let me go now'.

She pushed Edwin away. He was not ready for the sudden counter attack so he staggered and took a step back. Celeste is a 4th degree black belt in judo and 3rd degree in karate. Even though she looks fragile, her strength was no joke. She opened her bag and threw the cheque at his face, "To hell with you and your money."

She left him stunned. "I don't need what trash like you have given. I will prefer to die or beg on streets".

She placed a stone on her heart before taking this cheque but it was the limit. She cannot bear this treatment and humiliation anymore.

Edwin was looking at her leaving figure. He did not try to hold her back, "I am really a coward". He murmured to his own self.

Celeste was walking in the hotel but people were giving her wired glances. Then Celeste realized she is still wearing a bathrobe. Nothing can be more humiliating than what she has gone through..There was a faint smile on her face. She called a taxi and went home.

Meanwhile, Edwin threw everything in a room and now the floor was filled with broken pieces of different things. His hand and feet were bleeding but he ignored them.

Next day:

Celeste went to the police station and saw her brother being locked up. Her heart ached but her face was expressionless. "I am sorry Ian. This time it is hard for me to protect you".

Ian looked at her worried sister, "It's okay I know it is hard for you. You don't have to do anything things will work out on their own. Just let them be". He was comforting her.

Celeste smiled at her brother, "You have grown up. You can comfort your sister now. But still I am sorry for being incompetent and useless".

"Don't say like this. Because I lived a comfortable life. Now you don't have to sacrifice yourself for me. Just live your life happily".

Celeste looked at her brother with a tearful eyes. How she can live peacefully when her brother, her only family is suffering. "Ian I will find a way, Okay? Just hang in there a little bit longer".

Ian nodded. With a heavy heart Celeste came back and went for her job.