When the elevator signaled that the doors will be closed, Beca stepped in and cleared her throat. Noticing that the women also pressed the ninth floor.
"Which floor?" The woman asked softly.
Beca cleared her throat once again. "The same floor." She replied not daring to look at the woman beside her. They both looked stole a glance of each other before looking at the elevator screen. Beca sighed internally when she saw the number on the screen change from 8 to 9. She lowered her head as the doors opened and allowed Chloe to walk past the doors first. The brunette's eyes went wide when she saw that the beautiful woman lived right opposite to her.
Chloe, on the other hand, took out her keys slowly in hopes of catching another glimpse of the woman she saw. She doesn't know why she cares, but the redhead had a very strong feeling of wanting to get to to know her. After taking out her keys, she turned to look at the brunette. Taking in how her arms were toned, how her arm flexed. She was fit and Chloe just couldn't keep her eyes off of her.
As soon as both women opened their house doors, Beca closed it quickly, removing her heat and glasses as she placed her eye on the peak hole trying to catch a glimpse of the redhead. Beca then came to a realization.
1- Chloe Beale was her neighbor.
2- Chloe Beale is a famous person.
3- Chloe Beale is a beautiful woman.
No Beca! No! Don't go there, I am Beca Mitchell. She can't know who I am. It'll only cause trouble. Beca thought to herself as she started pacing the apartment.
Back in the other apartment, Chloe also was looking through the peak hole trying to get a look at the brunette, but when she couldn't, she turned around and made her way to the kitchen to make herself a cup of coffee, trying to relax before Jonothan came.
It was about 12:00 when Jonothan came knocking on her door, she prepared her fake smile and opened the door, greeting him with a hug and a kiss on the lips. "The take out is here, I'll go grab them, and the table is already set." She said as she walked back through the Kitchen and Jonothan's phone rang. He walked to the large window and answered his call.
"Hey Jane," He answered his wife. "No, I won't make it to lunch. I have to finish a couple of stuff before I travel." He said then waited for a response. "Yeah, I'll see you at night. Bye." He hanged up and threw his phone on the couch as he placed his hand in his pocket, taking out a ring. He smiled to himself as he placed the ring in Chloe's plate.
A few moments later, Chloe came walking in, placing the food on the table before taking her seat. She was about to grab a slice of pizza when she noticed the ring. She froze, thinking it was an engagement ring, she was happy with the thought. But when she picked it up and examined the ring, she came to the conclusion that it was just a normal ring. She sighed as she placed the ring on her finger.
"Did you like it?" Jonothan asked with a smile, completely oblivious to the fakeness in Chloe's smile.
She nodded, what else she could do? "Yes I do, but I would prefer if it was an engagement ring."
Jonathan's smile fell. "Chloe, come on why do you insist on ruining what we have by marriage? I'm here with you, whenever you need me. And since am traveling today, go out have fun."
"You think I don't want to Jonothan?" She asked annoyed. "I want to do these stuff with you and only you. I want to show you off to the world. Not hide you!" Jonothan said nothing as he sighed and looked ahead. He has been trying to avoid this topic for a very long time because he never wanted to commit to Chloe, she was only his side woman, an escape from his hell house.
Back in Beca's apartment, she and Ali were drinking tea when Ali heard Beca sigh. "Boss, you have to take it easy."
"Take it easy?" Beca repeated. "Look at what happened to us."
Ali nodded, "Trust me, boss. It will get easy."
"When? Because I have been struggling for a while now. On one side was Andrews and on the other side was his father who is in jail and still doesn't know that his son is dead. I can't imagine how he would react if he knew. And I have my brother and sister and the village alongside the people who need my help." The short brunette sighed sadly. "I can't take it anymore." She said as she looked through the window pointing to Andrews's room.
She squinted her eyes trying to get a better look at what she's seeing but she couldn't, so she headed over to the telescope and saw something that made her heart drop. The thing with Beca is that she doesn't trust anyone outside her circle so when she saw a man standing beside her cousin's body trying to move him, she put her hat and glasses on, tucked her gun in her back and went out running to the hospital, Ali being right behind her.
They ran through the hospital halls as fast as they could. Not even bothered to take the elevator. As soon as they reached Andrews's room, Beca made sure no one was around and took her gun out. She slowly opened the door and got behind the man who was standing beside her cousin pointing the gun at his head. "One move and you'll be laying next to him." Beca threatened as she pushed the man to the nearest chair. "Who are you?" She asked
"I-I'm dr. Cole, a-a-and you don't need to worry. Dr. Maxwell had to leave so I am here on behalf of her. I don't understand why you are so paranoid, I am the only one here who knows what is happening, and I will make sure everything goes well as Dr. Maxwell would do."
"But dr. Maxwell never moved my cousin's body." Beca pointed out.
Dr. Cole shook his head. "That's impossible, we have to move the body so that the skin won't rot. We have to apply creams and massages as well."
Just then Jonothan came into the room with concern in his eyes. "Guys, what's going on?" He said looking around, then he heard Beca sigh and shake her head. "Ali, you stay here tonight and inform me with everything that happens," She then walked to Jonothan and said. "You need to tell me when these kinds of stuff happen, I could've killed the guy." She said and then looked at Dr. Cole. "Apologizes." And with that, she left the room and going back to her apartment.
"Baby, I am going out," Jonothan stated entering the kitchen. "Do you need anything?"
Chloe turned around and looked at him. "You're leaving? I thought we would drink coffee together." She said with a pout.
Jonothan smiled. "If that's coffee your making then I'll have a cup too."
The redhead smirked. "Did the Mrs. Call?" she asked raising her eyebrow at him.
The man shook his head. "Not at all, but I thought to myself that since I'm here, I'll go pass by the hospital and check up on our favorite politician."
"Oh, he is still alive?" Beale asked as she handed him a cup of coffee.
Jonothan laughed. "You tell me, you are in the media more than I am. You should know."
"Oh trust me, I do know," Chloe replied but when Jonothan gave her a confused look she continued. "In this coming episode, you'll know what I am talking about." She said as she walked to the living room.
Jonothan got a weird feeling. He didn't like the tone Chloe spoke in and that made him more confused. "Can I know what you mean?" He asked as he followed her to the living room. "What are you planning Chloe?"
Chloe shrugged. "I'll just talk about the health care situation that he is at, and of course I want to wish him that he'll get better soon." She said sarcastically.
The man shook his head. "Leave the man alone Chloe."
"Leave him alone? I want to talk about why he got that stroke. I want to talk about how he allowed expired food to enter this country!" Chloe snapped at him. "He bought it cheap and he is selling it for millions without thinking what would happen to the people who are eating from that food!"
Jonothan began to get angry, not because Chloe is going to cause a huge drama and affect his business but because he also has a hand in that expired food. But of course, he would never tell Chloe that. So instead of fighting with her, he tried to convince her not to talk about it. "Yes, you do have a point, Chloe. But it's not the right time."
"What do you mean it's not the right time?" Chloe asked in confusion.
"It means that exposing and talking about it isn't the right way to fix it. You'll open doors to hell that I can't even close for you Chloe." Jonothan replied annoyed.
Chloe looked at him weirdly. "But I didn't ask you to do that."
"What do you mean?" The man started to get angry, knowing that Chloe won't back down.
"I mean I reviewed everything, and I am ready from all sides." She said confidently.
"But I don't accept Chloe," He argued back.
"Jonothan, with all due respect, this is my work, you don't get a say in it."
He nodded calmly, placing the mug on the table before flipping it on the ground and raising his hand to hit Chloe. "You're telling me that I don't get a say in it?" He yelled as he hit her arm. "I made you Chloe! Everything I did for you! Listen to me Chloe, and listen very well, you can forget about this whole thing and talk about something else, and if you don't, you won't like what will happen." He said as he tugged on her hair. "Do you understand?"
Unbeknownst to Chloe and Jonothan, Beca walked out of the elevator only to find a man with a black suit standing by her door, alongside the screams and cries of Chloe And Jonothan.
The short brunette's first instinct was to stop it, but the man just showed her the gun he had on his waist. She sighed and turned, of course, she had a gun on her waist, she reached for it but then decided against it because she didn't want to get involved. It's too dangerous. Chloe is famous and Beca would be in danger. She took out her house key from her pocket, opened the door and closed it quickly, taking a look through the peak hole, only to find that the door was opened seconds later and a man left the house followed by the bodyguard.
She then took off her hat and stood there beside the door, trying to decide if she should help the woman or not. I don't even know her. She thought to herself. I can't get involved in her life. She sighed and made her way to the bedroom, taking out her gun and the cleaning kit and went back to the living room, turning on the TV.
By the time it was night, Chloe's phone rang. She spent the whole day crying and in bed. She blamed herself for loving a guy like Jonothan, although he helped her with so many things, she hated how he acted as if he had control over her and owned her.
Sighing, she answered her phone. "Hey Stacie," She said softly. "No there's nothing wrong. I was sleeping, listen I called to tell you to tell the team not to put the advertisement for this weeks episode." Chloe listened for a bit then continued. "Put one of the episodes that were never aired. I'll tell you everything later."
After a few minutes, she hung up with Stacie with a promise to call the office and tell them to cancel the advertisement. Suddenly she heard a knock on the door. Slightly panicking, she looked through the hole only to find one of Jonothan's men. Slowly she opened the door, coming to her view was Turner. "Good evening," He said nodding, "Can we talk Chloe?" He asked politely.
While cleaning her gun, an advertisement caught her eye. "In this week's episode," Came Chloe's voice "We will be discussing all the products that are being imported which are expired. Who let them in? Why are they being sold? And what are the laws regarding this situation? Find out on Friday night." The advertisement ended but there was a photo of Chloe, Beca stared at it while it lasted. Taking in the beauty of Chloe Beale.
"Honestly, I don't know how to begin. I heard from the bodyguard what happened today and of course, I don't have any right to interfere between you and Mr. Jonothan but... but I worry about you." He stated nervously.
Chloe sighed. "Look, Turner if Jonothan sent you to apologize on his behalf please don't continue."
Turner shook his head. "Believe me, Chloe, Mr. Jonothan doesn't know I'm here. In fact, I took his absence as an advantage to come and talk to you. Chloe, there is some stuff that is hard to understand, and in your line of work, opening these doors will only cause you trouble. Keep in mind that I am Mr. Jonothan's right-hand man and I know what I am saying."
"Does Jonothan have a hand with the topic I wanted to talk about?" Chloe asked carefully.
Turner cleared his throat."You know how Mr. Jonothan has connections, and he is very powerful. And well -" He was cut off when his phone rang. Frowning, he answered. "Hello? What? What happened?" He said worriedly as he stood up from his place. "Where are you now?" he asked as he looked at Chloe with concern in his eyes. "Okay, go now we will talk later." Turner hung up and noticed that Chloe got worried also.
"What happened?" She asked with nervousness in her voice.
"The ad for your new episode came out Chloe! Mr. Jonothan saw it just before he boarded. He is on his way now!" He said hurriedly.
Chloe looked at him in confusion. "What ad? What episode?" Then the realization hit her. Stacie never called the station. Jonothan will kill her. "Who told you?"
"One of the guys who were with him. Mr. J canceled his flight and he is on his way here." Turner replied. "I have to go before he sees me here." He said running throughout the door.
Chloe's breathing labored. She is scared. Taking her phone, she called Stacie, hoping to God that she would answer. After a couple of rings, the tall brunette answered. "Stacie!" The redhead yelled. "Did you tell the station to cancel the ad?" She asked as she walked to the balcony looking for any sign of Jonothan. "What? You forget to tell them? What did we agree on a few hours ago? I'll call you later." She hung up quickly as she noticed a black car going to the garage. She ran back inside and made her way to the elevator. Noticing it was in the basement, she knew there was no way to run.
She then looked at the house opposite hers. It's the only way. She thought as she knocked and rang the bell all at the same time.
Beca was preparing tea when the door knocked. She looked with eyes wide as took out her gun and made her way to the door and looking through the hole. What is she doing here? She thought to herself as she noticed that it was her neighbor. She waited a few seconds hoping that she would go away. She put the gun away and opened the door, only for Chloe Beale to run inside and close the door. The redhead peaked through the hall but then realized that someone was behind her. Turning around, she locked eyes with Beca. Both in confusion, taking in each other's beauty.
Woah. They both thought.
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