Billionaire’s Abandoned Sex Slave

Ophelia’s POV

I slowly fluttered my eyes open as I felt blinding rays of sunlight seeping through my closed eyelids.

I groaned and zipped my eyes shut when an agonizing ache struck my head, causing my temple to throb with immense pain.

I heard a gasp beside me as I tried to prop myself on my elbows and sit up. I was too unaware of myself to spin my neck around to see who it was.

“Ophelia! Finally, you’ve woken up!” The all-too-familiar chirpy voice of my best friend filled my ears, and I gently tilted my head to stare at her.

I frowned as I took in the surrounding of the room that I was currently in.

This wasn’t my room at home nor was it my room in Ryan’s mansion.

Now that I thought of it, the ambiance seemed eerie, and everywhere reeked of antiseptic.

I steered my gaze back to Ava who was staring at me with tear-laden eyes.

“Ava, what happened? Why am I in a hospital?” I croaked, wincing as the throbbing pain in my head got worse.

“Do you need me to call a doctor?” Ava took my face in her hands, pitifully eying me.

“No, I’m fine. It’s just a headache,” I waved her worries off as I tried to remember how I had gotten to the hospital.

Then, the memory struck me. Like a merciless bout of thunder after heavy rainfall, I froze in my movement as my eyes doubled in horror.

Everything replayed in my mind like a broken record, causing tears to start trickling down my face.

My dad was gone.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Ava didn’t utter a word, and she just enveloped me in a warm hug while gently stroking my back.

“Ava, he’s gone. What am I going to do with my life now? Why did he have to go? Where do I go from here?” I wept into the crook of my best friend’s shoulder.

“I’m so sorry for your loss, Ophelia. I can’t even imagine what you must be going through right now, but I want you to always remember that you have me. In every situation, you will always have me. I’ll be right here by your side anytime you need me, okay?” Ava muttered, to which I nodded tearfully as I grasped her back, and tightened the hug.

I didn’t respond any more as I just settled in crying my heart out in Ava’s arms.

Moments later, after we had disengaged from the hug. Ava interlaced our hands together, and tenderly caressed the back of my palm as I stared into the void with various unhinged thoughts assaulting my vulnerable mind.

I wiped my tears off, and stared at Ava who darted a kind smile at me, “By the way Ava, when did you get here?”

“I came after I finished my classes, and that was yesterday evening,” Ava answered, and I gasped in shock.

Yesterday? I had spent a night out of Ryan’s mansion without informing him.

Fuck it, Ryan was going to murder me. I shuddered with fright.

“I was petrified when I couldn’t find you anywhere and your line was also unreachable. I thought something evil had happened to you. Not until I saw a nurse and asked her about you. She was nice enough to tell me everything that happened,” Ava explained, to which I wordlessly nodded.

“How are you feeling now, babe? Are you sure you don’t need a doctor? You look very pale, are you okay?” Ava fussed, like a mother hen, and despite my misery, I rolled my eyes and scoffed.

“I’m fine, Ava. I’m not pale. It’s probably because I fainted, and I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday and honestly, I don’t feel like having anything to eat,” I confessed.

“Oh,”

“Yeah,”

And then, an awkward silence ensued between us.

“By the way, Lia,” Ava broke the silence.

I hummed in response as I stared at her.

“Are you going to continue working for your boss?”

I lowered my gaze to my laps and shrugged in answer.

Honestly, I had no idea what my next line of action was going to be. I was confused by the new development but in the back of my mind, I knew I’d have to think about it.

My new life after dad’s sudden death.

Though I had no money to pay as a settlement to Ryan if I breached the contract, I still hoped that I’d be able to convince him to let me go.

I knew I was already in deep soup for not informing him of my whereabouts before I left the mansion earlier today, but I shrugged the chilly thoughts off as pain filled my head.

I would worry about it later.

“I don’t know. I’ll try to settle on an agreement with him, then I’ll know what to do next. For now, my mind is blank and my entire body feels numb. It seems as if I’m in the middle of a terrifying dream,” I mumbled.

“I understand, babe. But I want you to be reassured that everything will be fine, okay? You have me to lean on,” Ava smiled at me, to which I managed to grin back with tears pouring out of my eyes.

“Thanks, Ava. You are my best friend and the best human on earth. I love you,” I muttered.

“I love you too, Ophelia,” Ava said before she hugged me.

I sighed inwardly as I hugged her back while thinking of how I was going to raise enough money for dad’s cremation.

+++

Ryan

“What the hell do you mean you couldn’t find her anywhere?” I barked at Damon, angrily slamming my hands on the study desk.

“I’m sorry, sir. I had my men look everywhere for her, and even I went to her old house, and the club that she used to work at but I didn’t find her. Be rest assured sir, I’ll do my best to find her and bring her to you immediately,”

“Shut up! Your best is nowhere near enough! Just get out, this instant!” I hollered at him, to which he bowed robotically before he exited the study.

I panted and quivered with fury as I stared into nothingness.

Ophelia had dared to spend a day away from me, after my warnings to her.

It was obvious that she was a stubborn whore, and I was an expert in taming the likes of her.

She would crave death by the time I laid my hands on her.

“Fucking bitch!” I mumbled as I slammed my hands on the desk once more.