The Woman With An Ice Heart

Chapter Eleven: Part two

Valerie's POV

The date, wasn't that bad. He just asked me some generic questions like, my favourite colour and all that. He paid for the food, and I was told that I could keep the kimono, which I was totally happy about. It was really silky and smooth. Loved it.

He took me back home and we were now at my front door, looking at each other, about to say our goodbyes. I was just looking at him and wondering

Why is he really here?

Does he actually like me?

What about me, do I like him?

That last question had me thinking. The man is very attractive and he's successful. These are like some of those traits I somewhat like in an individual. He's chivalrous, those were extra brownie points for him. I just know the minor details of him. Yes, I also asked questions.

"I had fun tonight. I wanna do this again."

I just looked up at his face, and raised an eyebrow?

"Next time? There won't be a contract for you to blackmail me with."

He just smirked

"Oh, trust me. The next date we have will not be because of a contract."

He then suddenly kissed my forehead, and I froze. He took my hand again, and kissed it too.

Why am I freezing? It's not like it was an actual kiss

"Goodnight, Ms Williams."

He just left me at the doorstep. I quickly got into the house and closed the door. I was trying to make the heart beat go normal again when I heard a voice, a voice that I was trying to forget.

"Well, seems like someone was having fun with their loverboy while Dad was waiting impatiently at home."

I jerked my head to the couches to see him, sitting in there, looking at me. He seemed to have gotten older. The wrinkles were more visible on his face, the hair was beginning to have grey strands and his build wasn't as big as it was back then. He looked leaner, though he had a little more muscle.

He stood up, and began to walk towards me. I just stayed put where I was, still in shock.

He's here, in person.

"Not going to say hi to your Daddy who's been in prison?"

I was petrified, but I have to be strong. I have grown, I've become who I am because of my strong spirit. I can't let him keep doing this to me. Not again. I held my head high.

"What do you want here?"

I looked at him straight on, with a newly found confidence that I wanted to portray while I was super scared on the inside.

Suddenly, he was in my face, his hand choking my neck while the other was pinning my hands to the wall next to the door. My eyes became like bulbs, while I shook my body frantically, trying to remove him,since I couldn't breathe properly anymore.

"Oh. Now that you're grown up you want to defy me? You'll never have that power that you want. I'll always be in your life and I will rule it. I will-"

Then there was a knock.

"Valerie? You left your kimono in the car."

Max.

Oh, how I'm so relieved that he's here. He can help me.

I tried to fight my father off but he was too strong. I tried to scream, but he held my neck tighter, making it even more impossible for me to breathe. As I was thrashing about, I hit a vase and it fell.