Chapter 6: Seducious Attempt

Carl slammed the door behind her as she left Bruno's room.

Bruno moved to and fro trying to control his temper when a call rushed in. It was from his personal assistant, Vera.

“Vera please sort it out, I will call you back.” He said, instantly ending the call.

From his voice, you could tell that he was greatly troubled.

He was speechless for a moment, staggered his way downstairs-straight to the bar to get a glass of wine. He sat there drinking and in a short while he was already wasted.

The next picture that followed was Vashti and Kim on a phone call.

Vashti,

“ You needed to see the way Bruno's mother, Carl, walked me out of the mansion today. I was overly humiliated.” She narrated.

Kim, who was just responding to treatment, shouted at her hospital bed. “ What! , are you serious?” She asked, sitting upright, completely engrossed in the conversation.

“And as for Bruno,” she smiled. “He was receptive and gentle - he ushered me into the mansion and ordered the maids to keep me comfortable, but before I could turn my eyes he was upstairs already.”

“Seriously, I suggest he was quite busy.” She defended.

“ No Vashti, don't even go there,” she fired back at her. “He was busy with work right-then is that enough reason for him not to call or even send a text at least.”

She yelled as she threw a brief sinister laugh.

“Hah!, Ahhh!! Ahhh!!!....” She exclaimed, shaking her head gently.

“Hope is not what I'm thinking” she insinuated.

Gives a ridiculous look.

“ Hope Bruno is not cheating on me,” she asked curiously, eager to get a response from Vashti.

Vashti,

“ How am I supposed to know I haven't seen him with any lady since your absence?” She replied.

“ He had better not even dare me,” she threatened, wearing a dangerous look.

In a short while, they both hung up.

Vashti stood up from her bed as she gently took out a picture of Bruno; looking at it, she made these utterances.

“ Friends can be there for each other, but not when a handsome rich dude is in the picture, he is wealthy, famous and industrious.” She confessed.

A strong inner voice whispers….

“Vashti, you mustn't miss this opportunity, you really have to act fast before this complete masterpiece of art is taken away from you by your so-called friend, Kim.”

She stood speechless for a moment, even if her mouth wasn't moving, but her heart was completely stolen away and flooded with thoughts; left with a double mind, she deliberated on some decisions that kept striking in her heart.

She drew closer to Kim's picture that was resting on the wall, saying…

“ I'm deeply sorry Kim, but I have to do this- I love Bruno, he stole my heart the very first day I came in contact with him.”

“I know this is so bad of me considering the fact that I'm your best friend, but I deeply apologize as I have to do this.” She concluded.

Vashti’s first move was to dig out some findings about Vera Bruno's personal assistant as she tries to form an alliance with her just to get closer to Bruno.

AT BRUNO'S EMPIRE…..

A soft knock is heard on the door, a warm voice gives a response from inside. It was Vashti, she was here to see Vera and Bruno. She introduced herself briefly as she sat down in her gorgeous outfit.

“If you wouldn't mind, can I get your contact information?” Vashti asked politely.

“ Sure, here's my card, you could call me later- I mean you're Kim's best friend, so that makes your family too, so you feel free. You're absolutely welcome to the empire.” Vera replied.

An intense chilly smile filled Vashti’s face as she went straight to the reason for her visit.

“Okay… Actually I'm here to see Bruno- if you wouldn't mind, can you show me his office?”

“Also, I've heard lots of good things about your boss,” she revealed.

“ Could you share some qualities of your boss, I mean his likes and dislikes.” She inquired, almost sounding so persuasive.

Vera paused for a moment as she gave a suspicious eye.

“Alright, his office is on the right, on the top floor,” she said, pointing towards the door in demonstration. “And if it's because of his qualities, I'm sorry that sounds weird and awkward, I can't disclose or give out such information.” She bluntly replied, stating the obvious fact.

Vashti jerked a little as she packaged herself, looking as though she had just collected premium salvage from Vera.

She made her way through the door and appeared in Bruno's office.

BRUNO'S OFFICE….

Vashti is greeted with a gigantic elevated stage right inside the inner chambers of the office. The place was tightly covered with expensive curtains as every single portion of one's breath seemed like snow.

She was startled for a moment as she prowled her way through to see Bruno.

“Wow! You came around today.”

He said, looking a bit shocked, as he least expected to see her.

She sat down as she quickly opened her blue purse and reached out for the beautiful present she had for Bruno.

Just as Bruno raises his face to ask her a couple of questions, she drops the present before him.

“What's that?” He asked curiously.

Vera was speechless for a moment as she smiled passionately.

“ Check it out,” she replied.

Bruno slowly unwraps the package, revealing an expensive golden wristwatch. He drew back a little with his mouth open softly.

Vera immediately went straight to her knees as she beckoned.

“ Please accept my gift. I know you're a highly influential young man, but please don't reject the present before you.”

Bruno frantically rushes towards her trying to make her stand up.

“ No you don't have to kneel, okay, it's fine …. I mean I love it, thank you so much….” He appreciated it.

“ Now tell me, why are you doing all this, ” he asked.

Vera smiled pretentiously…

“It is nothing - I'm just doing all this for my best friend Kim, I want the best for her.” She confessed.

“ Oh! That reminds me, I need to give her a call, it's been days and I haven't checked up on her.” She realized, almost remorseful.

He takes out his phone and tries to call Kim, but Vera stops him, giving a very valid reason.

“ Okay, it's fine, I will call her tomorrow then.”

“ If you wouldn't mind, what do you care to drink,” he asked …“ That's the bar over there inside my office bedroom. You could go make your choice while I complete my business proposal, okay,” he instructed.

Vashti stood up as she slowly strutted her way through the gigantic office…

A hand reaches out for a bottle of champagne holding two glasses in the other hand.

“Alright Bruno….

You have to relax while you come join me. I mean you've been working for so long, I think you need a break…let's have some drinks together." She persuaded me.

Bruno collected a glass as his eyes quickly glanced through the Mystic mirror hanging on the wall. The Mystic mirror was given to him by Bianca, his mermaid lover.

Light flashed out from the mirror mysteriously as Vashti was about to carry out her seductive act. Slowly loosening her zip from behind, she fixes her eyes on Bruno, gently biting her lips and engaging him to take more wine.

“You need it, Bruno … Cheers to one love,” she said as she stretched out her glass for a toast.

Bruno reciprocated even if he wasn't really comfortable as he was slowly falling into her trap.

Vashti stood up as she moved closer to Bruno, one hand on his shoulder and the other on his chest; she slowly tried feeding him some love tongue. She tried using body language but the Mystic mirror kept on sending an irresistible signal to him.

Vashti soon noticed that Bruno was being too cold towards her, so she decided to spice things up a bit.