Chapter 6 Hot slap

Everyone left for the office except Laila who was a housewife and Zick who was forced to take a day off by his grandmother. " What spell did you cast on my grandmother, did you use any black magic on her? " Zick asked angrily. " I know a girl of your type, you are nothing but a gold digger and you pretend to be a helpless innocent girl. If my grandma falls into your trap don't expect me to do that as well. "

Mellisa flashed a sad smile and continued eating her breakfast without uttering a word, she was used to these insults so there was nothing new to cry for.

" Hey!! Silly girl, can't you hear that my son is talking to you? "Lila slammed the table with her hands.

" I heard him, Aunt, sometimes silence is the best response that you can give to avoid unnecessary arguments," Mellisa said softly and quietly

Zick watched her closely, his anger still simmering beneath the surface. "What do you mean by that?" He said, his voice low and menacing.

Mellisa took a deep breath, afraid of what Zick might do. "I...I mean that your words were unnecessary and it wasn't worth arguing," she said softly, her voice barely above a whisper.

Zick's eyes narrowed and he got up from his chair, walking towards Mellisa. He grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her violently, his grip like iron. "What did you say?" He growled, his face inches away from hers.

Mellisa whimpered, tears streaming down "I said... that your words were unnecessary and it wasn't worth arguing," she repeated, her voice trembling.

Zick released her and stepped away, a cruel smirk on his face. "From now on, you are nothing but a maid in this house. You will only be my wife in front of my grandmother, got it? This is your punishment for being rude to me "

Mellisa nodded silently, unable to speak. She quickly gathered the dishes from the table before Zick could change his mind, her hands trembling as she collected The dishes.

" Wow great my son!!! "Lila smiled happily." That's exactly how to deal with these people, don't ever fall into her trap, or else she will take away all your wealth and leave you with nothing. " She whispered.

" You are no better than her mom, you too trapped my dad and pretended to be innocent. " Zick smirked, offering a bemused smile. " You all are the same, the difference is that you came here earlier than her. " He said, his voice low and calm, and left the house.

"I can't believe you would be so ungrateful after all I've done for you! You should be ashamed of yourself."Lisa gritted her teeth in anger watching her son walk away without looking back after insulting her.

The day went by quickly and the Nadia family was already gathered for dinner except for Melissa, who did not show her face after Zick threatened her.

" Where is Melissa?" Riya raised her eyebrows when she did see Mellisa anyway.

" She is not feeling well, grandma, that's why I told her to rest a bit, she had already eaten her dinner so don't worry." Zick lied quickly.

Riya narrowed her eyes, squinting ." Ok, I will go and check on her." She nodded her head slightly. ' Who does he think he is fooling me!!! No way I know that he did something to that poor girl. I will go and check on Melissa. ' She thought.

Everyone had their dinner in silence. After dinner, Riya went to Melissa's room and knocked on the door. " Melissa, it's me, grandma. Can I come in?"

Melissa opened the door and Riya saw her red eyes. She sighed and hugged Melissa tightly. " Melissa, what happened? Did Zick do something to you?" She asked.

Melissa nodded her head and started to cry. She told Riya everything that had happened and how Zick had threatened her. Riya was so angry she wanted to confront Zick immediately, but Melissa begged her not to.

Riya agreed, but she knew that she had to do something to protect Melissa from Zick. She decided to talk to Zick and make him understand that he should never threaten or harm Melissa.

The next day, Riya called Zick to her room and asked him to explain why he had threatened Melissa. Zick said he was just trying to keep her in line, but Riya knew that he did it intentionally because he did not love Mellisa at all. She was going to do everything in her power to make their relationship work.

Zick slammed the door behind him, not caring if it made a sound or not. His fists were clenched and his heart was pounding. He was furious at Mellisa for telling him to his grandmother, and he was determined to not let her get away with it. He was determined to make her understand how grave her mistakes were.

Riya felt helpless as she watched her grandsons storm away in anger. She wanted to reach out to them and make him understand her point of view, but she knew it was too late. All she could do was hope that they would eventually come around and find a way to resolve their differences.

Zick reached his room, he entered inside, and slammed the door angrily. " Mellisa, come over here right now." He yelled

Mellisa rushed out of the bathroom with a frown on her face when she heard Zick yelling her name. " What happened, Sir? Why are you yelling my name? Did I do anything wrong?"

"Did you do anything wrong?" Zick glared at her angrily."What did you say to Granny??? You told her that I had threatened you, why did you do it huh?? Do you have a death wish?" He walked to her until they were a few inches apart, his eyes cold and deadly that Mellisa felt Shiver running down her spine. "I'm sorry sir, I didn't mean to tel….." She could not finish her sentence, because the sudden shock of the hot slap that landed on her cheek made her feel dazed and confused. She felt a sharp pain on her cheeks and tears started to well up in her eyes. She tried to control her emotions, but she couldn't help it and started to cry. She felt angry and useless and a wave of emotions flooded her mind. She was hurt and humiliated, and she felt powerless and small..

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