The Secret Obsession of the CEO
Chapter 173: Terrified And Confused

Chapter 173: Terrified And Confused

Rory couldn’t move her left hand. It must have broken as she could see the swelling in her forearm. She struggled to keep her clothes on with her right hand which was scratched and bleeding.

Lennon’s eyes were so blank as he stared at her. He didn’t even blink once as she tried to scoot away from him trying to cover herself to the best she can. As she scooted back, Lennon stepped forward.

His smirk intensified at a point. "Interesting..." he said.

Rory gasped as she felt the wall behind her. That means she has no way to back off. The only way for her to get out of this place is to get around Lennon. She didn’t know if she could do that in this situation.

She was stinging from head to toe, her arms and back hurt and she was overwhelmed with stress.

"Back off!" she shouted as Lennon stepped closer. "What do you want from me?" she asked.

Lennon’s eyes... She was scared. She regretted her stupid decision to flirt with Lennon earlier. She must have been careful not to provoke him. She probably gave him ideas.

Liam is his son. And she is Liam’s wife. That was the only protection she had, and she now regretted ever thinking that Lennon would be anywhere thinking the same way as any normal human being.

And it is her fault!

"What I want..." Lennon’s leather-soled shoe stepped on the tip of her toes. Rory pulled her leg closer to her. She could hear her teeth clattering out of fear. She never thought that she would be this scared.

"Is you, my little rose..." Lennon leaned at her.

Rory leaned back and her head hit the wall. Lennon reached to the neckline of her dress. Rory gripped his hand hard to stop him from doing anything.

But her meek hands couldn’t do anything to stop Lennon.

Rory couldn’t believe what was happening to her. She expected pain and maybe death, but for Lennon to tear her clothes off...

That’s humiliating.

Rory clutched to her clothes for dear life. She was in the mentality of taking death rather than this humiliation from the father of her husband. Her breathing got labored and she started to sob uncontrollably.

"Fitzwilliam’s wife, are you?" Lennon chuckled as he tried to loosen her hold on her clothes. "Will he even take a glance at you once he knows that I touched you?" he asked.

"Stop it!" Rory tried to shout but only a whimper came out. "Why? Why do you hate him that much?"

She was affected by his words. Liam has never proved to her that he loves her unconditionally. He always shows all his feelings as anger and tries to push her away from knowing what he truly feels.

He was the one who doubted her with Derick. And if he learns that Lennon is his father, that enough will shock him to oblivion and if he is also informed of what happened to her here, will he even bother to look at her in the face?

Rory shook her head. She cannot let Lennon’s words get to her head. This is not the time to be weak.

But maybe that is his tactic. To make her doubt Liam and to humiliate her. She is Liam’s wife and what better way is there for him to hurt him and her at the same time?

How could he think this way? And how could he be Liam’s father? Liam and Ellie are sharing genetic codes with this monster?

Lennon turned to look at Sidney. She was staring at the floor.

"Aren’t you going to watch, pig?" he made a snorting noise with his nose imitating a pig. "Aren’t you going to snivel and beg me to stop? Or are you interested? Do you want to watch it? You silly goose! Here I thought..."

Rory could see that by humiliating her in front of Sidney he is trying to hurt her too. But she didn’t think that Sidney has enough love left for Lennon so she would feel jealous of her husband.

Rory tried to stand up, but Lennon was standing so close to her and sensed her movements. He turned at Rory.

"You can’t run, you can’t hide, little rose. You are inside my fortress. Who will rescue you? You have no idea how much I have to go through to have you here, like this..."

Rory could sense movement from Sidney’s side, and she took a quick glance. Sidney had a whole bottle of wine in her hand, and she was aiming to throw it at Lennon. Rory had no hopes that Sidney would succeed. She couldn’t even throw a glass shard at her earlier.

A bottle? No way!

But it would be better if she hit Lennon’s head and he fainted. They could kill him together before making a run for it.

Rory closed her eyes and her ears to stop hearing what Lennon was saying. He was saying weird stuff. She knew he is not lying. But what he says could mean that...

No... No...

*Clang*

Rory opened her eyes hearing the glass bottle crushing. She looked up to see Lennon turning. He was not hit in the head but on his shoulders.

"You, pig!" Lennon lunged at Sidney.

"Run, Rory! Run!" Sidney shouted. "Skyla... Please take care of her!"

Rory stood up. She didn’t know where she got the strength. Maybe it was her fight-or-flight response. She dashed to the stairs.

Hearing Rory’s movement Lennon shifted to her. He tried to grab her by her clothes she tried hard to protect.

Her clothes tore more. But she didn’t stop. She ran away leaving a piece of her dress in Lennon’s hand. She no longer tried to protect her "dignity". She had far more valuable things to protect. Her torn clothes slipped down leaving her in her underwear. Not minding that, she ran to save her life.

She got on the stairs and got out of the basement. She opened the basement door. She was a little releived as she took a breath thinking that she now had a chance of escaping.

*Click*

She heard the sound from the main door, and she froze in fear seeing Jake entering the house. His eyes ended up on her. He looked at her from top to bottom with no change in his expression.

"Where are you off to, Princess?" he asked.

Rory could hear the thumping behind her. She locked the basement door quickly. And now she has to handle Jake. She is not physically strong as Jake is. If she brings a knife from the kitchen to fight him, it might backfire on him.

Emotional pleas won’t work on him as he is a psychopath. The only thing she could do is reason with him. But what card does she have?

"I won’t mention your name to anyone. I’ll keep it a secret. You know I can keep a secret. Let me leave," she tried to bargain with him.

Jake scoffed in amusement as she feared. He does not have to rely on her if she gets killed here. He would be free; truly free because the one who knows his secret would be dead.

Wearing a long brown coat that was unnecessary for the weather in this city, he looked at her amused. "Secret?" he walked at her.

Rory observed the coat. She found a bulge in that coat that was rather interesting.

Lennon started banging the basement door really hard. Although he was banging the door, only a muffled sound came out. She could see that the basement was sound-proofed.

Rory was like a deer caught on a headlight. She had no moves left. Jake is going to catch her and Lennon is going to...

"He’s Liam’s father... Don’t let him humiliate me... Kill me first," she said.

Her lips trembled. She hated that she is begging this guy. But she needed time. She did not want to get handed over to Lennon. And she wanted to know more about the bulge in that coat he was wearing.

Because, it looked like...

"Lady, you should know that I don’t care about all that," Jake shrugged and put his hands in his pockets.

It was then Rory noticed the gun in the inside pocket of the coat he was wearing.

It is a gun!

Rory stood firm bowing her head. As she found a little hope, the pain that she felt all over her body minimized a bit. Hope is good. It helps one cope.

She had to wait for Jake to get closer to her and till then she has to keep up with her frail appearance. If she manages to snatch that gun, then she would be able to escape.

Rory waited for the right time as Jake approached her. The banging on the door stopped for a moment. Rory’s heart was beating on her mouth as she was anxious.

But the banging continued and she winced looking back. But she looked to her front as a shadow covered her. Jake’s chest came to her view. Rory frantically searched for a way to get the gun quickly.

"What are you looking for?" Jake whispered in her ear and Rory almost squealed in fright.