Ch. 201..205: Fatal Kiss Of The Vampire Chapter 201-205
Chapter 201: You Have Magic Hands
Kylie took her father’s chart off of the door and quickly scanned it. If Laurence was out of danger, she saw no reason to stay. What she saw, though, gave her a bit of a start. Laurence’s blood was Type AB, which was very rare. Thus it was also very expensive.
Khloe looked at Kylie and said, “You should know that, once daddy is a little better, I am going to go to the police and have you charged with attempted manslaughter. I still think you should kill yourself but, if that doesn’t suit you, you might want to drain your accounts and split.”
Kylie chuckled and said, “Dear sister, you are just too funny. You didn’t use your brain,”
“You… You will pay for this!” Khloe screamed, but Kylie had left her already.
***
As soon as Kylie entered the house, she smelled a pleasant odor. She called out to Lucy and asked what the smell was. Instead of yelling, Lucy met her in the living room and explained that Stephen and Cecil were cooking. Lucy looked Kylie over and asked her what was wrong with her leg.
“It is nothing,” she replied, “so please don’t mention anything about it to Ethan.”
Little did she know; Stephen was within earshot of where they were standing. He casually walked into the room and said, “What’s the big secret?”
“Nothing,” Kylie replied as she stepped behind the couch so that he couldn’t see her leg. “Apparently, in the future, I will have to be more conscientious about what I say and about who might be listening.”
“Don’t worry,” Stephen sighed. “Your secret is safe with me. Now show me where it hurts. Perhaps I might be able to help somehow.”
Kylie walked around the couch so that Stephen could see her ankle. He looked at her and asked her what had happened. Kylie explained how Khloe had smashed a potted plant on the ground and, like shrapnel, a large chunk had flown through the air and embedded itself into her leg. Stephen looked closer and said, “I can treat this if you let me, and I can make it impossible for Ethan to see.”
Lucy fetched the medicine bag from the bathroom and opened it for Stephen. Before he did anything, though, he said, “This will help a lot, but it will also hurt a lot as I treat the wound. Try not to scream, though. It will make me anxious.”
Stephen cleaned the wound first, with cotton balls, hydrogen peroxide, and then with an antiseptic cream.
Once Stephen was done treating her leg, Kylie couldn’t believe what a good job he’d done. Kylie said that it barely hurt, and he had actually succeeded in making it invisible. “You have magic hands,” she gasped. “You should be a famous surgeon!”
“Not really,” Stephen laughed. “This was nothing. Forget about it. Supper is done. “Cecil and I made steak, spaghetti, Pan-fried salmon, potatoes, and shrimp. Let’s eat before it gets cold.”
Ethan walked into the dining room. He bowed to kiss Kylie’s forehead and said, “Yes, let’s eat.”
Kylie looked at the food and then up at Ethan. With a shy smile, she said, “I am afraid that I will soon be fat if Stephen and Cecil continue to cook for us. Their cooking is so good that I have a very hard time stopping myself from eating.”
Ethan smiled and said, “We can work out more in the evening to keep you as slim as you want to be.”
Kylie’s cheeks turned red, and she rolled her eyes. In an attempt to turn the attention away from herself, she looked across the table and asked Stephen if Dinah knew that she was back.
“She is very busy,” Stephen replied. “I don’t want to bother her until the time is right.”
“You can’t hide forever,” Kylie laughed. “She is your girlfriend, isn’t she?”
Stephen scowled and lay his knife and fork down on his plate. “If you’ll excuse me,” he coughed as he stood up, “I’m full.”
Having said this, Stephen walked away. “What’s wrong with him?” Kylie muttered. “He is often weird like that, but I never know why…”
“Don’t worry about it,” Ethan said. “Put it out of your mind. Once we are done eating, we will go for a walk in the garden,”
“I would like that,” Kylie replied.
Once the dishes were cleared, Ethan took Kylie’s hand and led her out into the garden. Kylie loved the garden. It was beautiful, quiet, and private. In public, she always felt like she could never let her guard down. Even in her own home, it often felt like she was being watched. Out in the garden, though, she always felt safe.
She looked up and asked him a question that had been on her mind: “Is it true that neither Stephen nor Nate know Dora’s secret?”
Ethan’s brow furrowed, and he asked her why she was bringing up Dora all of a sudden.
“It is not so much Dora that I was thinking of,” Kylie admitted. “More than anything, I am curious to know how far you and your boys would go to cover for each other.”
Ethan scowled and said, “Don’t worry about my brothers, they are more honest than you’ve been lately. Am I not right? Did you think that I wouldn’t find out about your leg?”
Kylie turned away from him and asked him when he’d figured out that she was injured, and he said, “I could tell as soon as we started walking. If only slightly, you are limping. Now tell me the meaning of these questions, and then tell me what happened to your leg.”
Kylie sat down on a bench, and Ethan sat down beside her. “If Stephen and Nate don’t know Dora’s secret, the implications aren’t good. From my point of view, it seems that, if you were actually acting unethically, they would cover for you…”
“If you are that concerned,” Ethan laughed, “Please feel free to follow me around all day, every day.”
“My biggest concern,” Kylie admitted, “is that if you screwed around me, I could get a sexually transmitted disease.”
Chapter 202: I’ve Observed You For The Last Fifteen Years
Ethan leaned forward, kissed Kylie’s forehead, and then he took her hand and leaned back on the bench. For a while, neither of them said anything until Kylie finally broke the silence. She said, “My good friend, Stars, will be here soon. It would mean a lot to me if you would agree to meet him. He is like a brother to me. He is helping me several times since my younger days,”
“Is he the one who put you through school,” Ethan wondered with a mischievous tone to his voice.
Kylie sensed that there was something wrong the way he talked. She sat up quickly and asked Ethan if he’d been Stars all along. Ethan stared blankly at Kylie. He knew Kylie was desperate to know the truth. “What do you think?” Ethan asked her in a voice that gave nothing away.
“I would never have thought so,” Kylie replied, “but now I don’t know… If you weren’t Stars, how would you know that Stars supported me through school? If my guess is right then, I would be grateful to you for the rest of my life,”
Ethan quickly answered, “I’ve told you before how I’ve observed you for the last fifteen years. I know everything about you. Tell me, though, how did you and Stars meet?”
Kylie sighed and said, “It is crazy, but if it weren’t for you, I never would have met Stars. I don’t know; honestly, I wanted to know the truth,”
“Is this somehow connected to that time I rescued you?” Ethan asked her. “I know that you fell in love with me right there and then, and then you went to the radio station to profess your love for me – but what does any of this have to do with Stars?”
“First of all,” Kylie replied, “I did not go to the radio station to profess my love for you. In truth, I went there to complain. Sometimes, even after all this time that we’ve been together, your overinflated ego still catches me by surprise. Husband, your confidence makes you sound arrogant,”
Kylie was just about to go on and explain what any of this had to do with Stars when, from out of nowhere, Stephen appeared. He had a brown envelope in his hands.
“Lord Ethan,” he gasped as he handed the envelope over, “you need to look at this as soon as possible. I was led to believe that it is very important.”
Kylie looked at Ethan and then at Stephen. “I should give the two of you some privacy,” she said as she stood up.
As soon as Kylie was gone, Stephen said, “I’ve also received news that Michael Cole is being released from prison. Ethan scanned the document, and once he was done, he looked up to Stephen and asked him how long he’d known about its contents. When Stephen refused to answer, he put the documents in his hands and said, “Never mind – it doesn’t matter. What happened had already happened, and I am still your employer,”
“I need you to investigate Michael Cole,” Ethan continued. “I want to know who he has been talking to, in and out of prison. I want to see all of the documents pertaining to his stay in prison, and where he is most likely to go once he is released. While you are at it, see what you can find about Kylie’s friend, Stars. If there is any connection between Cole and Stars, it is imperative that you figure it out before Cole is released. Lastly, I want daily updates. Know this, the first day that you don’t have an update for me will be your last day of employment here.”
Stephen swallowed his own saliva when he heard what Ethan and told him because he knew he always does what he said, “I understand. I bear that in my mind,”
From Kylie’s bedroom window, she could see Ethan and Stephen talking. Her face was red with anger and embarrassment. She felt like crying, but she refused to do it. Even if she had control of nothing else, she would retain control of her body. When she’d stood up and offered to leave, she’d assumed that Ethan would say something along the lines of, “Please, stay. Anything that he has to say to me can be said in front of you.”
She had fucked it up though and, in doing so, could only assume that in some way, they were talking about her. She thought that her husband would never hide anything because they’ve agreed on it before he returns to him. She was pissed off the way Ethan acted.
While Kylie was nursing her wounds, she received a text message from Stars. It said, “I have been watching Trailblazers. You should be very proud of yourself. The show is definitely better than anything else on the telly these days. I can’t wait to see where you go from here. Things are definitely looking up for you. Congratulations!”
She quickly typed a reply to him, “Thank you so much, you’ve been so good to me, and I am grateful on it,”
Stars didn’t reply back to her message until she decided to take a nap.
***
Kylie was doing some work at her desk when Ethan snuck up behind her and placed a large gift box in front of her. She looked at it and sarcastically said, “Thanks. This is exactly what I need; more clothes.”
Ethan touched her shoulder and said, “This dress is special and one of a kind. It is for your night at the Oscars.”
Kylie opened the box and immediately recognized the work of Rainer Alexander. It was in the traditional Chinese gown style, but it also had a touch of the modern to it. For example, it came with extra lift and support for her large breasts, and it had to plunge cleavage that no seventeenth-century Chinese girl would have ever dared to be seen in.
Kylie put the lid on and said, “Thanks. You can put the box on my bed. I will try it later. As you can see, I am swamped right now.”
Chapter 203: The Gown For Her
Once Ethan was gone, Kylie closed her door, locked it, and put on the dress that he’d had bought for her night at the Oscars. It was as she’d initially been thought, a design of Rainer, flawless in every way – There was even a scent to it, like lilacs and sweet peas. Seeing what effort Ethan had gone to in order to make her night perfect, she decided to let go of her animosity. She was annoyed by the fact that he ignored her, but he still exerts some effort by pampering her often by rewarding her with so many things.
Kylie opened the bedroom door and called Ethan’s name. “Ethan,” she shouted. “I’ve put the dress on. Come at it, look. It is splendid. Thank you so much!”
As soon as Ethan heard her voice, he dropped what he was doing and ran in the direction of her room.
Once Kylie was content that Ethan was as thrilled as she was, she looked at him and, with a sensual tone of voice, asked if he would help her undress. “It was easy to put on,” she said, “but it is much harder to take off…”
Ethan nodded as he undid the back of the dress and helped her step out it in such a way that would prevent it from wrinkling. Ethan hung up the dress in the closet, and by the time he turned around, she had stripped off her brassiere and panties. He was stunned.
Kylie laughed and asked him, “Do you see something wrong with this situation? Why does my husband chicken out?”
For the first time in his life, Ethan was speechless.
Kylie trembled slightly in such a way that made her breasts shake. She stood akimbo and said, “You are too silly. I am completely naked, and you are fully dressed. I hope that I’m not scaring you…”
Ethan did not need a second invitation; he stripped off his clothing faster than he’d ever done before.
“Wife, I never thought that you would take the initiative to tease me,” He leaned forward and pushed her into the bed.
“Don’t I have the right to seduce my husband?” She said and wrapped her arms around her neck.
“I love the way you seduce me,” He devours her lips with his. His hand makes way down to the middle of her legs. He was gently massaging her pearl.
Kylie quickly responded to his kissed with the same passion and wrapped her legs around his waist her he roughly entered her body. She heard him enchanting her name several times while they made love.
***
Another shareholder’s meeting was called a week later, which seemed very strange to everyone, particularly because no one knew who’d called it. They had agreed to meet in a month’s time, so everyone thought that this would be a huge waste of time. A few things were brought up, though, which seemed important enough to discuss early.
Lily took the opportunity to apologize to Kylie and promised to recognize her authority from then on. Kylie, of course, forgave her but made it clear that further rudeness would not be tolerated. Lucas gave everyone an update. He had contacted a number of studios in an attempt to get roles for their less experienced actors and had been able to find bit parts for almost everyone in their stable. As for the ones he hadn’t been able to find work for, he suggested that they should be let go.
Lucas admitted that he was having difficulty managing as many people as he was, so he would be placing some of the actors with other managers. He assured them that everyone would receive support from their new managers that would be as good, if not better, than the support they’d received from him. As an example, he explained how, moving forward, Kylie Finch would be working with Faith Cruz. As it turned out, Lily would also be working with Faith.
Of course, Lily objected. She explained that she didn’t get along with Faith. Instead of taking Lily’s words into consideration, Lucas scolded her. He said, “I don’t care if you like her or not. All I care about is whether or not you can act professionally and do your job. If you can’t, you may as well walk now. I could care less what you choose, just tell me right now if you can toe the line, or not. This place would never pamper anybody who is not willing to do their tasks,”
Lily looked at the floor meekly and said, “Don’t worry. I can. I will cooperate with her as per your instruction,”
As soon as the meeting was over, Kylie found a quiet place where she could call Faith. They exchanged pleasantries and set a time for them to get together and talk.
When Lucas saw that Kylie was done with her phone call, he casually wandered over to where she was standing. Kylie looked at him and said, “My guess is that you’re still worried about what happened between Khloe and her assistant. I wouldn’t worry too much about it. There aren’t many people in the know and, among us, there are no loose lips.
“I still can’t believe it, though,” Kylie continued. “What kind of a person would force their assistant to take the blame for something they’d done? We all know that Jane wasn’t driving the car when the accident occurred. Sometimes Khloe makes me want to puke… right in her face!”
Lucas scowled and said, “I couldn’t believe it at first either, and then Khloe forced Jane to pay for the damage, lest she sues the poor girl!” “Jane has a lot of other things going on as well,” Kylie added. “Her mom is having heart surgery. She is running herself ragged, just to make ends meet. Do you know her address?”
Suddenly Lily cleared her throat from behind them, and they suddenly realized that she’d been listening to them for quite some time. “What do you want?” she demanded. “I can take you to Jane’s house,” Lilly replied, “if you would only be willing to accept my help.”
Chapter 204: I Think I Need To Be Punished
Lily led Kylie and Ethan to an impoverished part of town. Kylie knew that the people living here had mostly been deemed useless and had been thrown away. There were many old and severely handicapped people. Their faces gave the impression that they’d lived very long lives. When they begged for money, she felt compelled to give, and she felt guilty for the manner in which she lived. None of these people seemed particularly happy to be alive and still survive amidst the poverty life they had.
Lily pointed to an old brick building, and as they parked, she explained that this was where Jane and her mother lived. The place looked so broken and dismantled that Kylie wondered how it stood up still, and how people managed to live in this kind of building. Her heart sank when she realized how hard it was for Jane every day, living this kind of life.
Lily led them into the building and up to the top floor. The elevator was out of service, so they had to take the stairs. Jane’s apartment was on the top floor, first door on the left. Kylie knocked, and when Jane opened the door, she was disgusted to see that they’d brought Lily. Kylie saw the look on her face, so she explained how they’d needed Lily to show them where she lived.
Jane sighed and invited them inside. She offered them seats in the living room, and once everyone was seated, she said,” Why did you guys came here?”
Kylie quickly answered, “We’re here to help you. In order to do that, the first thing we need to know pertains to your mother’s health. I hope this way we could ease your burden,”
Jane nodded and went into the other room to gather up her mother’s medical records. When she returned, she said, “Things have always been hard for us. It has been a long time since my mother was able to work. That meant that it was up to me to not just take care of the two of us but also to take care of her medical expenses,”
“Slowly, though,” Jane continued, “I was able to set aside some savings. Within a few months, I’d hoped to get us out of this dump finally, but then Khloe forced me to pay for the damages to her car – which had nothing to do with me – and I was suddenly forced back to square one. You couldn’t imagine how long it took to save that money, so it is so disheartening to have it taken from me. She doesn’t know how hard my life is, every day, I force myself to accept this kind of living, but I strive hard to make for a living,”
Jane began to cry, so Kylie sat beside her and hugged her while encouraging her to “let it all out.” Once Jane regained her composure, Kylie dialed the number for Stephen. Once he picked up the phone, Kylie explained the situation and asked him if he could arrange for a surgeon that would be willing to take over as Jane’s mother’s doctor/surgeon, pro bono,”
“Give me a few moments to see what I can do,” he said. “I will get back to you as soon as possible.”
While they waited, Jane offered them tea and scones, which they graciously accepted. They all knew that Jane could not afford to give food away, but they also knew that Jane would be very embarrassed if they declined. The tea was raspberry flavored, and it was divine.
Kylie was just taking her first sip when her phone rang. She picked it up as quickly as she could and was ecstatic when she heard what Stephen had to say: “I’ve contacted an expert on cardiac surgery. He is in Seattle, but don’t worry, and we will take care of all of the expenses. Furthermore, the surgeon has put Jane’s mother at the top of the list. As soon as she arrives in Seattle, he will begin treating her.
Kylie answered joyfully, “Oh, thank you so much!”
“Don’t mention it,” He said and ended the call. When everything settled, they left quickly at Jane’s house.
***
When Kylie arrived back at Garbo Palace, Stephen and Ethan were in the middle of a chess match.
“Who’s winning?” she wondered as she looked at the board. She didn’t really know much about chess, so she couldn’t tell for herself who was winning.
Stephen looked at her and said, “You are the winner; now more than ever – because you are my boss now.”
Kylie ruffled his hair and asked him if he was jealous.
“Not in the least bit,” Stephen laughed.
Suddenly, Ethan grabbed her by the waist and pulled her onto his lap. He pointed to the board and asked her what his next move should be. Not knowing how the game worked, she took a piece at random – which happened to be the king – and pushed it ahead by four spaces.
Stephen looked at her and growled: “You can’t do that?”
Kylie pouted, and as she turned to Ethan, he asked her if she’d made an illegal move.
“I’m afraid that you did,” Ethan sighed.
“If it is illegal,” Kylie giggled, “then you must put me under arrest; my room will be my prison cell. Would you be my guard and torture me?”
“This is fucking dumb,” Stephen snapped at Ethan. “If you won’t take the game seriously, then I will walk away.”
Laughing Ethan touched his king, tipped it over, and said. “I am so sorry. You are completely right. I surrender.”
Stephen scowled and went off to sit on the balcony.
Once he was gone, Kylie leaned against Ethan’s chest and softly kissed him on the mouth. She kissed him again and then, between kisses, she said, “I have been a very naughty girl. I think I need to be punished.”
“Are you sure?” Ethan replied. “Tomorrow is the Oscars. Maybe you want to get some rest so that you are at your very best when the spotlight hits you?”
Kylie ran her fingers down his chest and said, “Don’t worry. The night is young still.”
Chapter 205: I Will Always Be Your Strength
Lately, because things had been so busy, Kylie and Ethan had, to some degree, lost sight of each other. Now though, as they lied together, naked and exhausted, he took the opportunity to ask Kylie how things had been going ever since she’d attained ten percent of the shares.
As he listened carefully, Kylie explained her agreement with Laurence and how she needed to bring in an average of one million dollars monthly as profit over the course of the next year. When Ethan heard this, he laughed and said that, with his help, it would be very easy.
Kylie smiled and told Ethan not to worry. She would keep his offer in the back of her mind, but she had a plan already, and she thought that it was flawless. “I hate that I am always bickering with my father and sister,” Kylie complained. “Rather than having my back,” she continued, “they are always looking for ways to stab me in the back,”
“I don’t know what I did that displeased him so much,” she sighed. “As a child, between Khloe and me, I was the good one. I can only imagine what it would have been like to grow up with a father who loved me … He has never been a father to me and often felt annoyed with my presence. I never wanted to pissed him off; however, he betrayed my mother and grandfather,”
He hugged her tightly, “You are an adult now,” Ethan reminded her. “You no longer need him, and as a bonus, you have me. Whatever life throws at us, we will send it back and twice as hard. We are fated to each other, and I will always be your strength,”
Kylie traced Ethan’s nose line and said, “Indeed, I feel grateful because I have you. You’re exceptional talents, and handsome appearance makes me feel like I won the lottery,”
“Oh, you learn to put some good words to please your husband, huh?” He said in a seductive tone.
“Hell yeah. Of course, your the best in my eyes. Maybe in the future, we will have a bunce of children that will inherit your virtue,” She smiled at him.
He kissed her lips and said, “Let’s sleep. You need some rest!”
***
Everyone was excited on the night of the Oscars. It didn’t matter if you were up for an award, or if you were a part of the industry in any way. In homes across the planet, people sat on the edge of their seats waiting to see if their favorite actors would be taking any awards – but it was especially exciting for those stars who had been invited for their first time.
Khloe felt like a queen as she stepped out in her sunflower dress. She smiled as the cameras clicked and flashed, and, as she stepped out onto the red carpet, it was as if she was floating on clouds. She had never been more proud of herself than she was now.
The hostess, who was standing beside the signature board, felt awkward when she saw Khloe step out onto the red carpet. She turned to William, who was hosting the ceremony with her, and asked him, “Who’s that? Her dress is beautiful, but she’s not on the list!”
“That’s Khloe Finch,” William replied. “She’s from Garcia Entertainment. I don’t know why she is here, though. If she is trying to garner some extra publicity, this is not the way to do it. The media will tear her to shreds.”
Khloe’s eyes lit up when she saw William. Rather than approach the desk though, as everyone else had done, she stayed where she was and continued to pose – and, as each second passed, the hostess found herself becoming more and more impatient.
One of the reporters called out: “Khloe, who do you think will win the Best Actress award this year?”
Khloe smiled and said, “I would think that it’s obvious, don’t you?”
Another reporter called out: “Khloe, can you tell us something about the gown you’re wearing today?”
Khloe turned around and struck a pose, “In honor of the greatest artists, I chose this dress in tribute to Vincent Van Gough.”
Another reporter called out: “Khloe, you just finished your last project. Can you tell us what’s next?”
“I have been talking with Director Miller,” Khloe replied, “but I can’t say anything other than that right now; it will be huge though. You will not be disappointed.”
Laurence watched the Oscars from the hospital and, as he watched Khloe’s performance, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He had told her to fly low, but apparently, she had ignored his direction. Now that she had everyone’s attention, it became much more likely that she would be discovered to be a fraud.
Another reporter called out: “Khloe, is there anything else you can tell us?”
Khloe smiled and said, “I am getting married this month, on the 17th!”
Laurence called Jane and said, “I don’t care what you have to do, but you need to get Khloe out of the limelight as quickly as possible. If this continues, things will go south very quickly!”
“My fiancé,” Khloe continued, “is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Parker.”
Another reporter called out: “There is a rumor that you are pregnant. Is that the reason that you are getting married?”
Not knowing what else to say, as she didn’t want to answer that question, she said, “I know that you have many more questions to ask, but please wait until the film festival is over. I’ll explain everything at that time.”
As Khloe began to follow the red carpet, cheers erupted behind her, and they were much louder than they had been for her. She turned around, expecting to see Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston and was completely surprised to see that they were cheering for Kylie.
She clenched her teeth as she watched William rush forward to greet her, and she felt embarrassed when she compared Kylie’s entrance to her own. Kylie was the star, and she was nobody.
At that moment, it took all of her wills not to cry.