She's My Sleeping Pill

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“He has not resolved this problem yet?” Ferdinand asked Magnus over dinner when he learned from his trusted aide that the issue was still brewing and the media heard about it already. “How long will he take? My dear daughter-in-law will surely hear about this from the people. A lot of citizens care for her and they will send her a message related to this. How will he explain it when things blow up? Cayenne will be furious.”

“Dad, don’t be so pessimistic. Cayenne isn’t like any other woman we know. She always tries her best to understand Stefan. I can assure you that she won’t be throwing her distrust on him.”

“Tsk!” Ferdinand clicked his tongue and snorted. He was disappointed but wasn’t shock. At the end of the day, they were also part of why this thing happened now. If they didn’t disregard Stefan in the past, if they gave him their attention and care, he wouldn’t become rebellious and play with women everywhere. “I won’t say anything on this matter as of the moment. I will let him handle this by himself. But if I hear that Cayenne cries because of this issue, I will break his leg and deprive him of food.”

“As if you can do that.” Magnus retorted with throaty chuckle. “Anyway, I talked to the media already and they gave their words that they won’t pursue this matter as of the moment.”

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“Whatever. They’ll receive letter from the lawyers if they do something that would offend Cayenne.”

“And Stefan.”

“Yeah.”

On the other hand, the topic of their discussion was currently having a silent war. Cayenne was sorting her emotions and refused to say a word because she didn’t want to speak something that would hurt Stefan. She wanted to remain calm and think of this matter properly.

Beside her, Stefan was holding her hand. In fact, he was blaming himself for what he did but there was no turning back in the past and change it. He could only hope that Cayenne won’t leave him. It was all that matters to him – her trust and her choice to stay.

“Sir, we have arrived already.” Their driver said as he pulled the car to a stop in front of Clover Hotel. Of all the hotels that Stefan owned, Tristan chose this place where Cayenne used to work. For the first time, he wanted to yell at Tristan and deduct his salary for aggravating him even more.

“Can you drive to the basement instead? I don’t want anyone to know that we are here.” Cayenne mumbled when Stefan was about to open the door and step out. “I’d like to keep our stay here as private as we could. Not even the employees can know about this.”

“O-okay. Whatever you say.” Stefan responded and stayed put on his seat. He was sweating a lot despite having an air conditioner inside the car. He felt like he was sitting on a hot seat even though Cayenne wasn’t interrogating him.

“Stefan.”

“Y-yes?” His voice trembled as he spoke – a reflection of his anxious heart at the moment. His mind was going haywire and many scenes were playing in his head already, most of them leads to Cayenne leaving him. “Wifey.”

“When we get inside, I’d like to speak to that woman first before you get to talk to her. You are not allowed to say anything.”

“Okay.”

“No matter what she says, you should not respond to it.”

“Okay.”

“Leave the interrogation to me. I need facts. Once I’m done and you need something else from her, you have to talk to her in my presence.”

“Okay.”

He was like a good student who was listening to his teacher without the slightest disobedience. If this was the only way to keep Cayenne by his side, he would do everything that she’d say. Fortunately, Cayenne was able to keep her composure and remained logical at this point.

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Manager Kim knew that Tristan occupying one of the VIP rooms of the hotel along with Elena, the bodyguards and a woman that she didn’t know. If she was able to read the news before it got deleted, she would have been able to identify the woman inside the room. Since she was the manager, it was her responsibility to make sure that the guests were comfortable during their stay. Though, she could tell that they didn’t come for some relaxation based on their expression and the tensed atmosphere around them.

“I’ll be downstairs, at the lobby. Just call me if you need anything else.” Manager Kim expressed before bowing her head a little and excused herself. As soon as she got inside the elevator, Cayenne and Stefan also came out from the other lift.

“Remember what I just said.” Cayenne reminded Stefan before pressing the doorbell to the room where the woman was being held.

Not long after, the door was opened and Elena smiled faintly at her. As much as she wants to chat with her boss, a pressing matter needs to be dealt with before they could sit around the table and have some fun chitchat.

“Where is she?” Cayenne inquired the moment she stepped inside. The room was spacious and the guards were stationed everywhere to make sure that the woman won’t be able to escape. “Are we holding up a criminal?”

“I’m not a criminal!” a loud voice came out from the direction of the mini kitchen and when Cayenne turned around, she saw a beautiful woman.

“I was just asking because a lot of them are guarding you.”

“Well, whatever. So, are you here to witness how they will silence me? I’m innocent. I got caught up into this mess when I am not should be blamed for anything.”

“I’m not saying anything yet and no one is blaming you as of the moment.” Cayenne retorted. No matter how she looks at her, she couldn’t find any flaw. The woman was few inches taller than her, which in her opinion was a perfect height to stand next to Stefan. Her insecurities flared up when she realized that the woman has better curves. She has a perfect white skin and her face looked like those models she saw in the magazines – perfect for runways.

[I have no doubt. Stefan must have liked this kind of figure and pretty face.]

“Hypocrite.”

Cayenne instantly raised her eyebrow and glared at the woman. “I’m not a mirror. Don’t say something against yourself using me.”

Elena snickered at the side upon hearing her lady boss. In fact, she thought that Cayenne would break down and have a fight with Stefan, but she was proven wrong. Yet, she was also happy the way Cayenne is acting now. It was better compared to seeing her in tears and in pain.

“Now, let’s get started, shall we?”

The woman looked towards Stefan who was standing behind Cayenne, but to her dismay, Stefan just watched her coldly without saying anything. Before Cayenne could even say a word, he already asked for a chair where she could sit. His attention was only meant for his wife and nothing else. He didn’t have any spare time for other people right now.

“A little heads up, you better be honest with me because I know someone who is really good when it comes to digging secrets and digging dead bodies. You know what I mean?”

“How dare you?!”