Chapter 44 - At his mercy

Charlotte's POV

"Are you fine?" He asked worriedly and stroked my cheek tenderly.

"I just have a headache. But what happened? The last thing I remember was that I was having dinner with Mr. Qadir." I said, puzzled and ruffled my hair.

Nathan took a deep breath and started explaining everything to me. I gasped when he told me what that bastard tried to do to me.

"Where is Alex?" I asked in panic and stood up quickly. Suddenly, my head spun.

"Be careful, Lottie!" Nathan exclaimed and caught me without letting me fall down, pulling me into his chest by wrapping his arms around my waist.

When I pulled back, I saw Alexis at the door, staring at us, his jaw clenched.

"Are you okay?" I asked in panic as I noticed there was blood on his knuckles and rushed towards him.

"Yes, don't worry. Are you fine?" He asked, concerned, cupping my cheeks, ignoring my question.

"Yes. Thank you for arriving in time." I gave him a grateful look. Then I turned my gaze from him to Nathan. "Thank you too."

Nathan nodded, giving me a warm smile before turning his gaze from me to Alexis. "Where is that man?" He asked, clenching his fist.

"I handled it, but it will be better if someone cleans the room; it is slightly messy." Alex replied firmly.

"It will be arranged." Nathan said with a devilish expression on his face and walked out, leaving Alexis and me alone after giving me a hug.

"I hope you didn't get yourself in trouble. What did you do to him?" I asked, worried, grabbing Alex's hand.

"Don't worry. I didn't kill him even if it was tempting. I just made him understand he should not bother you again." He reassured me and placed a soft kiss on my forehead before pulling me into his chest.

"I am sorry I should have listened to you." I mumbled apologetically, hugging him.

"Yes, you have to, but since now I will not take my eyes off you for a second. When I am not around, your bodyguard will be responsible for your safety." He stated firmly, caressing my hair.

"No, I don't want to go everywhere with a bodyguard again. I convinced my father hard after my breakup with Nathan." I refused.

"No, Charlotte. You have to have a bodyguard. Don't forget who you are. It isn't safe to walk around without bodyguards." He insisted, determined.

"But..."

"It isn't up for discussion! If you want, I can talk to your father; I am sure he will help me with it." He cut me off and gave me a wolfish smirk.

"Are you blackmailing me?" I narrowed my eyes at him as I pulled back.

"No, I am just a good negotiator." He winked at me as he wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me towards him.

I rolled my eyes and sighed. I ruffled my hair, biting my lower lip, and asked, worried. "What will you do if he files charges against you?"

"He can't. Moreover, he will be busy with his problems in these upcoming days." He gave a devilish look.

I raised my eyebrow, giving him a questioning look. "How?"

"Omar will help me. He had already sent the information and proofs about that bastard's illegal businesses which he found out about him to the police. The bastard will be behind the bars soon." He replied, self-satisfied.

"Are you sure? He is an influential man in his country. I don't want to get your friend or you in trouble."

"No more than the future ruler of the country." Alexis commented arrogantly.

"Future ruler?" I asked, puzzled, furrowing my eyebrows as I pulled back slightly.

"Omar is the Crown Prince of Dubai." He replied, grinning, and winked at me playfully.

"Oh..." I mumbled in surprise.

"So don't worry about it. Omar will make Mahmud get arrested as soon as he puts foot in Dubai. The bastard doesn't know what waits for him in his country. He is ruined." Alex smirked wickedly. "Omar is interested in it himself. The police were following him for a long time. His illegal businesses ruined a lot of lives." He added. I nodded. "Come on! Let's go. And I want the doctor to check on you."

"I don't need a doctor. I am fine. I just want to go home and rest." I said, rubbing my temple.

He nodded, grinning, and grabbed my hand. "Then let's go home."

***

I gave Sienna a hug, greeting her cheerfully as I approached her. Finally, it was the weekend and we managed to hang out together. We were at Stardust, but Rose hadn't arrived yet.

After getting my drink, I told her in detail about what happened with that old bastard. When I talked to her on the phone after that day, I couldn't tell her everything because Romeo was beside her.

"Oh my goodness! Fortunately, Alexis found where you were." She commented, squeezing my hand.

"Yes. Moreover, I was lucky that that bastard invited me to the restaurant in Nathan's hotel." I sighed, ruffling my hair. She nodded and sipped her drink.

"Hey girls!" Nathan greeted us warmly as he approached us and placed a kiss on our cheeks.

After chatting for a while, Nathan went towards the bar counter, leaving Sienna and me alone.

"Are you sure that you still love Nathan?" Sienna asked, giving me a sly look.

"Yes of course." I replied as I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. "Why did you ask?"

"I don't know. You don't look at Nathan with shining eyes like before. However, I know someone else who makes your eyes shine." She commented mischievously and winked at me.

I burst out laughing. "Did you get drunk without drinking much?" I asked sarcastically.

"You look so close with your Greek god, and the chemistry between you two is almost visible." She gave me a knowing grin and sipped her drink.

"No, we are just pretending. You know about my plan." I denied, shaking my head.

"If you say so." She said, unconvinced and smirked mischievously. I gave her a dirty look and took a few sips from my drink, lost in my thoughts.

***

When I wanted to grab my towel after finishing showering, I saw a spider inside the bathroom. I screamed in fear and leaned against the tiled wall. I was always scared of insects.

"What happened?" Alexis rushed into the bathroom worriedly.

I covered my breasts and femininity in panic while my cheeks flushed as I remembered I was naked. He gulped while roaming my body from head to toe with lustful eyes.

Alexis cleared his throat. "What happened? Why did you scream?" He asked huskily without taking his eyes off my body.

"Look, there is a spider." I replied, pointing to the insect at the corner.

Probably it was inside the fruit and vegetables baskets when the housekeeper brought them inside. She bought them from an organic farm located in the countryside.

He raised his eyebrow, amused and looked at the spider. "Really? You are scared of this."

I narrowed my eyes, still trying to cover my body as much as possible. "Don't you see?! It is big." I commented, irritated.

"Not big, it is enormous." He mocked me and smirked sarcastically.

I gave him a dirty look. "Will you keep mocking me or will you kill it?" I snapped angrily and screamed, scared as the spider was approaching me. "Please, Alex." I pleaded, leaning against the tiled wall, closing my eyes.

"Fine. Fine." He chuckled in amusement.

I opened my eyes slightly and looked at him while he approached the spider slowly.

"It is done." He informed me proudly after closing the lid of the dustbin.

I breathed deeply in relief and ran my hand through my wet hair. Then I remembered that I was naked. I instantly covered my body with my hands as much as possible again, my cheeks crimson red while Alexis was staring at me with salacious eyes.

"Umm... Can you give me a towel?" I asked shyly.

He raised his eyebrow. "Why? I have a quite breathtaking view in front of me." Alex commented seductively and bit his lower lip without taking his eyes off me, setting me on fire.

I gave him a death glare. He chuckled and walked towards the cabinet.

After grabbing one of the towels, Alex approached me slowly, smirking cockily, and extended the towel towards me.

When I wanted to take it, he pulled the towel away, giving me a mischievous smirk. I frowned and tried to catch the towel again, but he raised it up, smirking devilishly.

"Alex! Give me the towel." I stated angrily, narrowing my eyes.

He shook his head, smirking widely, holding my towel away from me.

Bastard!

I gritted my teeth in annoyance and tried to grab the towel with both hands. I didn't care if I was naked or not; I was just thinking of grabbing the towel at all cost and wiping his self-satisfied smirk off his face. This man managed to make me mad again.

When I was about to catch the towel, I lost my balance. He instantly caught me, wrapping his arms around my waist without letting me fall down. I grabbed his shoulders in panic while Alex was holding me in his arms tightly. There were a few inches between our lips.

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