Irresistible Boss Succumbing to Your Touch (Maria Anita) novel Chapter 562

Manuela’s POV

I did not get a wink of sleep all night. But even if I wanted to, Calvin snored like a broken exhaust pipe, I had never seen anything like it. When he woke up, I was sitting on the bed with my back to him.

"Already awake, Manuela? You're an early riser," he remarked, and all I could think was "oh sure, because I slept like a queen listening to your snoring." Oh, how this man infuriated me!

"Calvin, please let me go. I will never marry you, there's no way in the world my mother can convince me of that." I stood up and looked at him.

"Girl, girl, I'll tame you." He laughed like a fool. I wanted to throw something at his head to wake him up from this delusion. "Look, Manuela, I'm going to tell you something, I've known Rita for a long time..." he started to say.

"Oh sure, you were even her lover! Indeed, you've known her for a long time and know her very well." I was seething with anger, not even knowing where I found the courage to say all this to him.

"So you already know." He sighed. "That was a long time ago. But as I was saying, when Rita wants something, she gets it. That woman gets everything she wants."

"But she won't make me accept this marriage." I raised my chin in defiance.

"We'll see. But now, come, let's have breakfast, and then I'll let Rita know you've arrived." He pointed to the door, and I stood still where I was. "Want me to carry you?"

I ran out before he could even think about touching me. I was horrified by this man. As he said, right after breakfast, he called Rita.

"Rita! The bird is in the cage," he said, all satisfied. "Manuela has arrived. No, I couldn't take her to your house." I could even hear my mother screaming and complaining. "Because Cam was staking out your door. She's in that place you know well, where we used to meet." She screamed and complained again. "Look, this is how it's going to be because I decided so, and that's final! She's here and she's staying here. My men will keep an eye on her. You be very careful when you come. And remember, don't hurt her!"

I found it almost amusing how he worried about warning Rita not to hurt me. He hung up the phone and looked at me.

"Manuela, I need to go to work. Make yourself at home, but don't step outside. My men are watching. Your mother will be here soon."

"You know what she wants from me, don't you? Besides this marriage." I was sure he knew.

"I have no idea, but she won't touch you." I laughed.

"You don't know Rita." I no longer bothered calling her mother, because even though she was the one who brought me into this world, she didn't behave like a mother. "She'll beat me, she'll whip me, she'll torture me and leave me raw, then she'll beat me more and continue until she gets what she wants, but since I can't give her what she wants, she'll beat me until she kills me." I looked at him bitterly.

"And what does she want so badly?" he asked.

"My inheritance. But she can't touch it, no one can." I said as I stood up, turning my back to him and sitting down on the couch.

I heard the door slam, and he was gone. Shortly after, the door slammed again. I looked back and saw his henchman, the one who had driven the car the night before, standing by the door watching me. I had no chance of escape.

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