(Chapter 29 already on Inkitt. Chapter 30 is already written and will be update tomorrow. Enjoy!)

Leonardo Point Of View

Buy myself back

Buy myself back

Buy myself back

Buy myself back

No! That can never happen. She will never leave me. She will not. No it can't happen.

Never!

Here I am engulfed with guilt stabbing my heart for the atrocities I did with her and trying to amend things between us and she's thinking of going away from me?

Buy herself back!

Tsk, like I will ever let it happen.

It never crossed my mind to leave her ever after knowing that she's an escort and now when I know that I was the only one who she ever had in relationship with, my feeling for her intensified. No doubt I felt stabs of guilt for taking her rough and painful but this male pride of being the first one of a lady you love is rejoicing.

I feel... accomplished.

I feel satisfied

"Sure, but do you plan to do that?" I asked in a matter of fact tone. I know a very good way to weed away this useless thought from her system.

She will never leave me and that's final

She was mine and she will forever be.

She looked at me through her long lashed with a suspicious look and opened her mouth to frame an answer.

"I – I will pay you every month in small amounts and will be free once I pay you fully." She explained simply but she forgot one major point in this.

"Darling, You do know how much you need to pay right?" I asked inching towards her with confident strides, wanting to be close to her.

Few days of avoiding and not seeing her made me wanting and craving her more. It was like the invisible grey clouds between us are starting to get clear slowly.

"You still pay me my salary so I will pay my whole salary to you every month and will look for another part time job to make ends meet." I took her in arms and stroked her hair tenderly making no effort of understanding her statements.

"That's a great strategy you opted there, but sweetheart, remind me once again how much you need to pay me." I said casually with a sudden change in my demure, enjoying this proximity with her.

My arms tightened around her and my thumb making circle on her hip but she was totally concentrated on the financial matters.

After thinking for a minute "Two million. I can pay that."

I barked out a loud laugh and pecked her lips, "Not two million, Lilliput. It's two hundred million."

"Two hundred million. You get approximately thirty one thousand dollars per annum. Now calculate how long will it take for you to pay me? And do not forget the fifty five dollars extra." I explained her with a secretive smile playing along my lips.

Lilliput didn't reply and was busy calculating the amount. "Thirty one dollars. Means it takes... approximately... six hundred and..."

"Forty. Six hundred and forty years to be precise." I cut her off and made a clear calculation of her debt and time of payment.

"You know how much I encourage a person who has determination and zeal to achieve something. I'm not going to stop you from repaying the amount in few hundred years. I'll let you go once you have nothing more than me." I stated in a serious yet soft tone and trailed my nose along the long slender neck.

Damn the alluring smell of roses! So refreshing and so sexy.

She stood still, uncomfortably in my arms and didn't say anything. Probably thinking of a way to get rid of herself from my life or probably felling uncomfortable embraced in my arms.

The feeling of her getting uncomfortable in my arms didn't set well with me. It pricked my heart that this lady, the lady I loved so much was uneasy with me and that was completely my fault.

I did not give any reassurance or any understanding from my side. I was always judgmental and self-centered, only thinking about myself, my feeling and everything mine. Not hers. So it's not her fault for being this way.

"What is the fifty five thousand dollars for?" She asked softly.

"Huh?" I lifted my head from her hair and looked at her with confusion.

"You said I need to pay extra fifty five thousand dollars just now. Why is it for?"

"Ah! So you are still thinking of paying it. Wonderful! It is for living in this mansion from two months. Now that you are planning to go away, why should I let you live here for free? I'm a businessman in right sense. Until now, you were mine and you have right to live here for free but now that you are deciding to go away from me, you should pay for everything I provided for free." I explained her clearly and looked her to gauge her expression and to my amusement, it was filled with confusion and worry.

Hahahahaha! Oh Lilliput, you thought I would let you go?

Escort or not, you are mine!

"W-w-w-which makes it two hundred million and fifty five thousand dollars?" She gasped, worry and helplessness etched on her face as clear as day.

How adorable!

She looks so adorable with the comic looks she's making. Damn it! My anatomy is waggling its tail for an immediate attention.

Damn it!

"Yes. Plus one million for clothes and accessories bought you in these two months." I smiled secretly enjoying financials with her.

"But I didn't ask for them! You bought them on your own will so why would I pay for your madness too?" She yelled loudly suddenly, desperate to make a sane point to me and to herself.

"But you still used them, didn't you? You are my lady and I wouldn't want to show you to world in dirty rags, now, would I?" I asked softly lulling her with an explanation. She nodded a 'no' and got back to her thinking again punctually.

The courage of this girl! She's still trying and thinking of ways to pay me back?

I'll make sure she doesn't succeed in it but still, what if the heavens are with her and she actually buys a lottery ticket and wins and pays me?

"So, it's now two hundred and one million and fifty five thousand dollars!" She exclaimed to which I grinned and nodded before adding "Yes, plus forty five thousand dollars."

"Why forty five thousand now?" She gasped and got of my arms and looked at me as if I've gone mad. I kept on a neutral façade and just shrugged.

"Cary, Kaila, Roma. They are hired only to serve and equip you. They are paid a lot but since many of your chores are done by yourself only, I'll cut short the amount to just forty five thousand. Aren't I kind?" I said leaning on the door and pulled her to me again.

How much I missed her near me so much!

"Very. So now it's two hundred and one million and hundred thousand dollars?" She sighed in defeat.

What is she thinking about so deeply?

What is she planning?

Is she planning on paying me?

Then how?

At the look of it, she must be having a backup plan for this or else why would she suddenly provide me the option of buying herself back?

What exactly is she planning?

"Yes. Plus –"

"No, enough. Please. Please write down everything in a paper clearly and give it to me. I don't want to know about this extras in stages." Lilliput suddenly shrieked.

"Hahaha, alright. If you ask so. Damn I missed you so much!" I said placing light kisses on her jaw and slightly wetting it by my tongue.

Lilliput suddenly got out of my arms and adjusted her hair and folds of her dress and with a serious businesslike look she said, "That's it, Mr. Bianchi. Thank you for providing the information. I would look for possible sources to pay you back and get myself to me." Saying that she opened the door and got out from the room with quick steps.

Should I apologize for the punishment room thing?

I should, right?

Yes, I should apologize. She at least deserve an apology.

"Lilliput, wait!" I shouted back and followed her through the long stairs. She walked fast towards her room but I took long powerful steps to catch her. Just as I was to do so, I heard the voice of the person whom I've last seen an year ago.

"Leo, sweety. How are you?" She said circling her hands around my neck and kissing my cheek.

"Valentina? What are you doing here?" I asked with a nostalgic tone.