At Yum's private kitchen. The two couples ate in silence.
Erica felt awkward, the air smelled of tension. She looked at Mikel who was eating his food without any disturbance.
She couldn't hold it anymore and let out a cough. Mikel didn't look at her. She coughed again but he still didn't move.
She got annoyed and stood up to leave but she heard his commanding voice.
"Sit down"
"Why should I? You brought me here only to treat me like a nobody" Erica told him enraged
"I said sit" he commanded
"What if I refuse" she responded.
Mikel stood up pushing her against the wall and forcefully kissing her. Since it was a private renovation, no one could see them.
Erica closed her eyes in pain. He would intentionally bite her tongue.
She pushed him with all her force and slapped him.
Mikel didn't look shocked, he didn't even blink. When Erica realized what she did. She was flabbergasted. She hurriedly carried her bag and ran out.
**
Luckily, she arrived at the villa quickly. She ran to her room.
The maids were shocked when they saw her running.
What would Mikel do to her?
He won't pardon her?
She closed her eyes imagining the scenario of being beaten by Mikel with his belt. She got scared.
She knew what she had to do. Once Mikel comes home, she would beg him.
She heard footsteps coming towards her room. She knew it would be Mikel.
She laid on her bed covering herself with her duvet.
Mikel looked at the small woman on the bed. He would have punished her instantly but he didn't when he saw her shocked face.He started to lose the buckle of his belts.
Erica closed her eyes tightly.
Would he flog her?
When she continued hearing the sound of his belt.
She got out of the bed.
"Don't flog me please, I'll do whatever you want"
Mikel was shocked at her words but when he heard "I'll do whatever you want"
Erica expected to ask for sex.
"I want you to drink"
"What?" She questioned.
"If you are able to drink this whole bottle of whiskey, I'll let you go but if you don't, you know"
Erica looked at the bottle of whiskey that hasn't been touched on the body.
"Better to do if than been flogged " She thought.
She sat on the couch grabbing the whiskey. She opened it and immediately started drinking it.
Mikel was surprised, he expected to kneel and beg. He wasn't even serious. He wanted to stop her but stopped. Let her be punished a little.
Erica was already getting tipsy but she didn't stopped. She continued drinking and drinking until she lost control and the bottle fell from her hand.
She looked at the shattered bottle of whiskey. She didn't finish it.
She looked at Mikel who was holding a belt.
She started crying. She was even startled at her own reaction. Why was she crying?
Was it because of being flogged or because Mikel attempted to flog her?
Mikel looked at her for a while until he walked up to her, pulling her up and hugging her.
"I won't touch you, I promise"
Erica cries increased. Mikel didn't stop her neither did he say a word.
When Erica cry stopped. He carried to the bed.
He sat beside her looking at her reddened eyes.
"Don't ever cry because of me"
Erica looked at him. She couldn't stop herself from kissing him. Mikel returned the kiss.
Erica moaned. Mikel laid her her. He started undressing her, so did Erica.
"What will she call this?"
"Love?"
"She can't possibly love this man right?"