The Trillionaire They Taunted

Unhinged

“I just came to take my belongings…” Brian explained, calm as the wind.

Pearl scoffed, and then she looked down at the belongings Brian talked about.

“I think you should hurry and leave us. We don’t want you infecting us with your wretchedness.”

The other ladies laughed, sneering as they watched Brian bend to gather his belongings.

He held onto the bag and the picture tightly, and then he took a deep breath.

Pearl stepped forward, and then she slid her hand into her purse.

“Here…” She handed a cheque to Brian, disdain still glittering in her eyes.

“That’s a cheque of one million dollars, Brian. That’s more than you will ever make in five years. Romeo was generous enough to give it to you. That should be enough for your troubles and keep you away from me forever.”

“I don’t want your money,” Brian stated causing the ladies to gasp.

Then they laughed, mockery laced in their amusement.

“What an idiot!” Nelly grunted, disgust written all over her face.

“How can you be broke and proud at the same time? You must think so highly of yourself. You’d better take the money and see if you can make something tangible out of your life.”

Brian smiled, and then he exhaled sharply.

“Keep it. You are the ones who will be needing it.” He looked at the ladies one after the other, but they clearly didn’t understand what he meant.

“Take this…” Pearl broke the silence, and then she threw the second paper at him, causing it to land on his chest before dropping to the ground.

“That’s the divorce paper, Brian. Sign it and leave my life. Never to return.”

Brian sniggered, and then he picked up the paper, opening it to read the content.

“Sign over there…” Pearl pointed, handing him that blue pen she had already taken out of her purse.

Slowly, Brian lifted his face and looked her in the eyes.

“No…” He whispered, causing Pearl to arch her brows.

He went further to shred the paper into pieces, and loud awes erupted from the ladies, their eyes wide with shock.

“How dare you do that, Brian?!” Lady Bianca sparked with rage, her eyes looking down at the pieces papers.

Brian cleared his throat, still looking into Pearl’s eyes.

“I will not grant you that freedom you so much wish for, Pearl. You would have to beg for it.”

“What?!” Pearl grunted, anger sparking in her eyes.

The pen she was holding fell out of her fingers as soon as she angrily pointed at Brian.

“Don’t mess with me, Brian! You will regret it!”

Brian laughed, causing her expression to drop, and so did those of the other ladies.

“I am so scared!” Brian exclaimed, sarcasm laced in his tone.

Then he grunted, replacing his smirk with a scowl.

“You are the one who has messed up big time, Pearl. And you will live to regret it. All of you…”

He took one last look at the ladies, and then he walked away, prompting them to look at him while he disappeared.

They were all rendered speechless, but Pearl was desperate enough to drift back to consciousness.

She took out her phone and made a call.

“Hello, Romeo! He has refused to sign the goddamn papers!” She lamented, grunting in frustration.

Meanwhile, Brian was already back on the road, speeding along the empty lane.

The streetlights illumined his path, his fists holding tightly to the steering wheel.

But barely ten kilometers from the Berry Villa vicinity, he saw some figures down the road.

At first, he thought it was nothing, until he got closer and realized that the road had been blocked by some hoodlums.

He recognized the three of them- Romeo’s thugs.

They were certainly sent by him, each heavily built and standing with violence.

Brian couldn’t drive through, they had blocked the road with their van.

He was forced to stop, and then he alighted.

He was enraged, his chest rising and falling at the same time.

“Hello, Brian…” Their leader stepped forward, slowly shifting his leather jacket to reveal the dagger tucked inside his pants.

“Boss said you have been a bad boy. He wants us to teach you a lesson.”

“I see…” Brian scoffed, and then he took a deep breath.

“Just the three of you?” He pointed, ridicule laced in his tone.

The thugs looked at each other, and then they returned their gazes to Brian.

“I see you’ve got a big mouth.” One of them broke the silence, turning to face their leader.

“I think we should break all his bones, Jack. We will cut his tongue and feed it to him…”

“Certainly…” Jack nodded, and then he stepped forward with annoyance on his face.

“He talks too much.”

Brian took a deep breath, and then he cleared his throat.

“I suggest you leave before I change my mind. Tell Romeo that he needs more than three men to be able to beat me.”

Jack gnashed his teeth, completely losing his patience.

He advanced, lunging an attack at once.

Brian caught his hand in the air, and then he buried his fist in his belly, causing him to sprawl to the ground.

Jack’s subordinates were taken aback, drifting backward with wide eyes.

They had become wary of Brian, staring at Jack who could barely move while he held onto his stomach, grunting and whimpering.

“What the hell are you guys looking at?!” Jack fired, turning to his subordinates.

“Get this motherfucker!” He ordered even in pain, but before they could make any move, the flashes of a car headlamp stopped them from a distance.

“We need to leave! That could be the cops!”

They panicked, grabbed Jack, and scrambled into their van.

Brian watched them drive away, and then he turned around to look at the white stainless car approaching.

It pulled to a stop right in front of him, the blinding lights causing him to shield his eyes with his hand.

The next second, someone alighted, heels first before the rest of the body followed.

“Is that a goddess?” Brian thought, his eyes almost gawking at the lady.