Chapter 188: JUST A PHONE
As Erika was about to head towards the second floor, she bumped into a man. Stepping backward, she took a closer look at the man who stared at her with wide eyes.
Who is this? Erika thought to herself. She noticed the tattoos that were on his knuckles, his red suit that looked like it stood out, and his shoulder-length hair that was packed into a ponytail.
The serpent rings that coiled on his finger and the tattoos screamed danger, everything about him did.
Erika continued to observe him, oblivious to the fact that he was also doing the same.
Viper stood on the stairs and studied Erika’s facial expressions. He noticed her furrowed her eyebrows, creating wrinkles on her forehead.
"You must be Erika," he said, getting her to look at his face.
Erika’s frown deepened even more when she heard her name spill from his mouth.
How does he know my name? She wondered. Not sure of who he was or what he was doing in the mansion, Erika already presumed him to be working with Adrian so she simply walked away from there without answering his question which baffled Viper.
He was about to stop her and call her back but he decided to let her be.
Viper walked down the stairs and saw Adrian wearing a worried look on his face.
"What’s up with you?" he asked.
"I can’t find my phone," Adrian replied.
He had been in his room, wanting to rewatch the news that reported Ethan’s death but suddenly couldn’t find his phone.
He’d searched everywhere in his room but couldn’t find it. He wasn’t too worried since his phone was locked with a password but if by any chance, the person who took his phone was able to unlock it, he was doomed.
Leaving from there, Adrian walked towards Felicia’s room with rage. He suspected her to have taken his phone even though he didn’t have any substantial reason for it. He thought about Erika taking the phone but when will she call? She had already confessed her love for him and she didn’t want to leave him.
Grabbing Felicia’s arm tightly, he demanded in her face, "Give me back my phone!" His saliva flew and some of it landed on her face.
Confused and angry, Felicia forcefully yanked her arm free from Adrian’s grasp and questioned, "What do you mean? Did you give me your phone to keep?" There was a bit of sarcasm in her tone which only annoyed Adrian.
Erika entered the room as soon as she heard Adrian’s angry yell coming from Felicia’s room and was glad that she had put the phone there on time.
Adrian grabbed Felicia’s hand again and glared at her, his eyes told her he wasn’t in the mood to joke but she was confused as to why she was being questioned about some ordinary phone.
"Stop questioning me and give me my phone!" Adrian demanded with a loud voice that echoed in the room.
"What are you talking about?" Felicia asked him with furrowed eyebrows.
Without wasting any time listening to her, Adrian walks towards her wardrobe and rummages through her clothes, looking for the phone.
He could only hope that she had not ’unlocked’ it already.
Viper, on the other hand, brought out his phone and rang Adrian’s phone number. In the room, everyone heard the ringing tone of the phone in Felicia’s pocket and Felicia was the more surprised one when she heard it.
Felicia brought the phone out and wondered when and how it had appeared inside her pocket. When she recalled how weird Erika had been talking to her when they were in the garden, she tore her eyes from the phone to glare at Erika, who smirked at her in return.
In a rage, Felicia stormed her feet towards Erika, ready to grab her hair but again, Erika was faster and dodged her attack.
"Felicia!" Adrian called her name, making her stop in her steps.
When she realized she hadn’t explained how the phone had appeared in her pocket, she shook her head as she said, "Look Adrian, I don’t know how this phone ended up in my pocket but I have an idea who put it here." She pointed at Erika, "She’s the one who put it in my pocket."
Erika scoffed at her accusation. "Don’t blame me, Felicia, we all saw you bring the phone out of your pocket."
Felicia bit her tongue to suppress the curse that she was about to rain on Erika. She turned to look at Adrian who was already fuming with anger and could only apologize. If she dares to accuse Erika again, Adrian might slap her in front of everyone and that would be embarrassing for her.
"I think I might have picked it up earlier by mistake but will you chill? It’s just a phone and besides look," she opened the phone to show the password entry screen before she continued, "I will need a password to unlock it."
Adrian gritted his teeth before he snatched the phone from her hands. "If I find you close to my phone again, you are going to hear it from me," he threatened before he left the room.
Erika stared at the phone in Adrian’s hand before she looked at him. Even though it was only a phone, she still wondered why he was being so paranoid about it which was because he was hiding something in there.
I still need to get that phone, she thought to herself. In the middle of her thought, she didn’t notice Viper staring at her. He had a hint that she was the one who had taken Adrian’s phone but then again, he decided to not talk about it and just let things be the way they were and simply left the room.
Erika was also about to leave the room but Felicia held her back.
"You were the one who slipped the phone inside my pocket, right?" she questioned her.
"Do you have any proof?" Erika questioned her back.
"What nonsense proof are you talking about? You were the one who slipped the phone inside my pocket," Felicia retorted before her eyes narrowed at Erika. "Did you call someone with the phone?" she questioned her.
Erika scoffed at her before replying, "The phone was found in your pocket but here you are, accusing me of taking it."
If she admitted that she was the one who took the phone, Felicia could tell Adrian. Even though Adrian had already fallen into her traps, there was still a chance that he could believe Felicia so it was better to just deny it.
"You must have called someone with the phone," Felicia continued. She didn’t believe in Erika’s words when she denied it. Although she wasn’t sure how to Erika was able to successfully slip the phone into her pocket without her feeling or noticing it, she still believed it was her.
After releasing a tired sigh, Erika asked,
"Are you blind, dumb, or just deaf? Which is it?" Felicia frowned at the insult. "Did you see that the phone had a password on it? How could I have opened it and called someone on it? You need to start thinking before talking, Felicia. This act of yours is becoming too old," and she left.
As soon as Erika left the room, Mary walked in and said,
"I agree with what you are saying. Erika must have sneaked the phone into your pocket. I mean, she had never asked for the both of you to take a walk together."
"I should have known it. Erika is really trying to get on my nerves these days," Felicia answered through gritted teeth. "I think it’s time I pay her back fairly," she added.
Mary glanced at Felicia and smirked. Ever since the both of them had arrived inside the mansion, it was always Erika this and Erika that, that spilled from Adrian’s mouth and they were starting to get tired of it.
Amid the issue, Felicia’s eyes landed on Viper for a few seconds and at that moment, she wanted him. She didn’t know he was Adrian’s boss and that they were involved in criminal activities.
Her eyes had wanted Ethan when she saw him at that party but now that he was dead, she has found another fish to catch. Judging from his expensive red suit, she already assumed he was rich.
Unfortunately for her, her face was ruined and she didn’t look pretty anymore so if she tries to seduce him, it probably won’t work since she looks ugly now.
"What exactly do you want to do to her?" Mary brought Felicia out of her thoughts.
"I have plenty of ideas," Felicia responded.
Touching her face, she suddenly had the urge to get plastic surgery done. Now that Adrian was rich, he should be more than capable of affording plastic surgery for her.
"But first, I will need to get plastic surgery done," she added with a firm tone.
