Male Charm Storage
Richard's Residence

Gloria

The two days that Richard had given me, just passed. I didn't think too much about his offer, although the threat still made my heart quite riled up.

I decided not to say this to Owen, because I did not want to disturb his mind that was far away in another country. Moreover, Owen is still a few days away from being in the UAE.

On the first day Owen left, he asked me to stay at his other apartment to avoid meeting Oxela. I know a little bit of it to be a mind burden for him. I understand if Owen does not want me to meet his sister, one of them must be because of my status is still the wife of people.

Ah, I should have stayed in that other Apartment and not returned to this Owen Apartment that Richard knew about. At least until Owen returns. Unfortunately, I decided to return after staying there for only one night. And now I regret it because Richard keeps coming to me.

Today Richard will come again as he has. In order to avoid meeting him and getting threatened again, I decided to leave the Apartment.

"I want to go shopping" I told Robin and Meyer.

They drove me to the shopping mall.

Shopping was enough to make my mind a little plump and forget about Richard's threat to me. To be honest, I'm afraid he's proved his point to destroy Owen. So, for now, avoiding it is the most appropriate thing.

I picked out some clothes for me to buy. Owen's always nagging me if I don't take advantage of all the facilities he's given me.

"Wear everything I give you. Be it goods or money. You are free to use it. While I'm by your side, come on, just use me!"

That's what Owen said that kept me from thinking. I think he's the only guy that women want to take advantage of. More precisely, as long as I know a man, only he is so. Am I the woman who was asked to use it? Strange, very strange. Why would a man like him stray into my life?

I smiled in light of Owen's absurd attitude.

I also went into the dressing room to try out some of the suits I had chosen. Robin and Meyer I certainly wouldn't let you follow me because this is the realm of women, right?

Unfortunately, my calculations missed. I haven't had time to change and try on the clothes of choice instead someone slipped into the dressing room.

"Richard?" I gasped, wanting to scream, but Richard gave me a deadly look. I was overwhelmed by feelings that were hard to express.

"Do you want me to take it by force or surrender to me?" ask her with a sly grin.

I had no time to answer, Richard had cornered me to the wall and one of his hands had smothered me. After that, all I remember the last time was my limpid body as if it was hovering. Then, everything is not felt anymore.

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I woke up from my sleep, I felt like I was asleep for so long. The last thing I remember when I came to my senses was my encounter with Richard in a locker room in a shopping mall.

Ah, am I dreaming? My eyes gnawed, trying to recognize the atmosphere where I was at the moment. And it turns out, I was in a place that was not foreign. Yes, it turns out that my meeting with Richard was not a dream, because I was in my old room - exactly the room I occupied after officially becoming Richard's wife - eight months ago.

"God..." I smothered my face along with a long breath.

I looked at myself, the last shirt I wore wasn't this. Is this Richard? Yeah, well, this must be part of the plan. He purposely changed my clothes to trick the two aides who took care of me.

I was a fool, I should have gone to a place Richard couldn't reach today.

But, how did he know I was in a shopping mall? He must have been spying and following me. I feel like crying right now. I'm not willing to go back to Richard's residence even though this is actually where I belong.

"You're sober?"

"In the near future your dinner will come, eat a lot. Fill your energy to face me tonight."

Glug.

I swallowed the saliva with great difficulty.

"What do you mean?" ask me though I know which way Richard's talking.

"You doubt me, don't you? It seems I once said that I want you to help me heal, so let me do it to you, so that we both know that I'm back to normal" he said with a faint smile.

"No-no" I replied.

"What is not? You used to beg me to touch, didn't you? Honestly, I'm interested in you, Gloria. But, stupidly I was. I used to put my other pleasures first rather than focus on you."

"True, that was then, not anymore. I'm no longer begging you to touch." I swallowed saliva many times, somehow my throat felt dry at this time, making it difficult for me to speak words.

"Yes, even so, I still want you to be the woman I finally touch."

"No! You're not normal, how can you do it!" myrt.

"It seems you forgot if I ever said that I was only affected by my friends. I'm not completely deviated. I've been on medication and now I want to prove that I'm cured. I used to date a girl, Gloria!"

I shook my head hard. "Please don't make me your experiment! I don't want to," my hiss was angry.

"Whatever you refuse, you can't deny if you're still my wife, baby!"

Richard chuckled as he passed from the room I occupied.

Moments later, the waiter who was dropping off my dinner menu actually came. It was Gabby. The youngest servant who used to be quite close to me as long as I occupied this residence.

"Eat, Madam." Gabby smiled kindly while serving food at the table in the corner of the room.

"I don't taste it" I answered honestly.

"I don't think we can see each other again, ma'am," Gabby said familiarly.

I smiled in response to the woman's words.

"Gabby, can you help me get out of this mansion?"

Gabby frowned for a moment, then shook her head quickly. "I don't dare, ma'am," he replied.

"My happiness is not here" I murmured slowly. I rubbed my own face with regret for what happened to me today to make me end up at Richard's Mansion, again.

"All right, I'll try to help you, ma'am. Let this be a secret between us" said Gabby, making me stare at her with a twinkle of great hope.

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