Ruthless Billionaire: Your Pain is My Pleasure

Tyler covered his head with the hat attached to his fur coat and dipped his hands in his pockets. With his head lowered, he marched to the hotel parking lot. Dark spectacles covered his eyes and he kept his gaze straight as he neared his car.

Steven was seated in the car, the windscreen rolled down. He was slightly hitting the speedometer when he saw Tyler approaching the parking lot. He sat up and wheeled the vehicle closer to Tyler, grinning.

Tyler was sure the guy had a medical condition, because how else could someone grin so much and have his face fall off?

He greeted Tyler with a nod and took a proper glance at his outfit. Black coat on black gean trousers over a black tee shirt and then he had to put on his black spectacles?

"Shouldn't we tone down the black boss? It's like 200 degrees out here." Steve chuckled as his boss took the front seat.

"Today, the cat will be chasing the mouse," Tyler announced.

Steven, well acquainted with Tyler's slang nodded in understanding and asked. "So who are we stalking?"

Tyler dipped his hand into his coat and pulled out a photograph. It was taken the previous day by his men from a distance.

Steven snatched the photograph and smiled. "I see...Kimberly Lockwood."

Tyler grinned and snatched back the photograph. "It appears you know her."

Steve gave Tyler the look that says 'oh come on. He chuckled. "Heard you had the hots for her. All the men know it. And who wouldn't know the CEO of Lockwood Empire in this city? She's renowned, boss"

Tyler arched a brow in surprise and gave Steven a level glare. "You seem to know so much about her." He gritted through his teeth and Steve, taking note of his boss' tone, wiped the jokester look away from his face.

"Sorry boss."

After about a thirty-minute drive, Steve pulled the car to a stand behind a restaurant opposite Lockwood Industries. Tyler took off his glasses and glanced at his wristwatch.

He stabilized his gaze on the straight path that lies opposite them. A few minutes later, a range rover pulled off in front of the building. A chauffeur, Andrews Tyler thought wrily, dressed in a black tuxedo ran out to open the back door. From their hidden spot, Tyler and Daniel saw Kim hit the ground. The driver took charge of her bag and she swayed her hips rhythmically after him.

Oh yes, my precious. He thought, eyes glued to her prominent backside as they walked into the building.

Tyler pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from the car cabinet.

"You have a pen?"

"A pen should be right there," Steven replied

Tyler pulled out the pen from the same cabinet and stretched the paper. "So our little mouse comes to work at 9 am." he scribbled and looked up at Daniel with the pen rubbing his lips. "You think maybe the time of her arrival could be subject to change?"

Steve gave him a blank look that showed Tyler he thought his boss was crazy.

"What next? We find out when goes for potty breaks?" He grunted.

Tyler pushed the car open and stepped out. He moved to Daniel's corner and rested his hands on the car, an impish but deadly glint in his eyes. "No. You'll figure when she goes for Lunch breaks."

"How am I going to do that? Boss, I'm to sit here and do nothing till lunch hour?"

Tyler threw the paper and pen on Steven's lap. "You got somewhere to go?" his vicious eyes glaring in distaste.

Steve held his tongue.

"I'll be back. I want results by the time I return so stay sharp and fix your eyes on the target. And I mean her, not her ass." Tyler dictated and walked away.

Steven sighed and took the paper and pen off his lap, tossing them. in the backseat. He might as well sleep in the meantime or something.

At two pm, a cab halted beside the car and Tyler stepped out. His coat was in his hand. And dammit Steve had been right. He felt like steak that had been grilled under extreme heat. He knocked on the front window and Daniel rolled down the screen with one hand. He was shoving pasta into his mouth with the other hand.

"Hey boss!" he managed to say with his mouth full of pasta. He opened the car door and Tyler hopped in. Daniel dumped the pack containing the pasta on the back seat.

"So what has our cat been up to?" Tyler demanded.

Daniel presented the little paper to Tyler. "She left the office and walked into the restaurant around 1:30 pm. That's all I witnessed."

Tyler flipped the paper around and stared at the restaurant in front of them. "1:30 huh?"

"Yes, boss."

"Take me back to the hotel. Tomorrow, we will continue." Daniel nodded and wiped his lips with the back of his palms.

. ...........

It's been a week since Tyler and his driver began stalking Kimberly. Two days back, they trailed her back to her mansion after discovering that she leaves the office at 5 pm or sometimes 6 pm. They now know where she resides.

So far, Tyler had learnt that she comes to the office around 8 to 9 am, has her lunch in the SWIZZ restaurant beside her office around 1 to 2 pm and leaves for home by latest 6 pm.

It's Saturday, 6 am sharp. Tyler and Daniel were ready to kick off their little stalking game. They were seated in the car which was parked a few meters away from Kim's mansion.

"There she comes!" Daniel pointed out with a finger.

Tyler sat up and saw Kim jogging down the path toward them. Her hair was tied into a bun and sweats were lined up on her forehead. She was getting closer. Tyler darted his gaze to the fitting workout crop top she wore and his eyes fell on her flat tummy, the crevices on them. He looked up and imagined her nipples calling out to him.

The unsuspecting Kimberly run past them. Tyler turned around and saw her ass jiggling in the blue leggings. He imagined her undressing before him, slowly sliding the flimsy leggings down her thighs and-

"Fuck!" He hissed when it dawned on him that she was disappearing from his sight. He was meant to follow her.

He turned to Steven whose eyes were lingering on Kimberly's backside. His mouth was wide open and he was about to drool.

Tyler gave him a hard wack on the chest. "You dummy, follow her."

Daniel swallowed some air and started the car. They drove slowly behind her and stopped when she walked into the gym across her street.

"Get into the gym, Steve." Tyler spat.

Steve's jaw dropped. "Boss!"

"You heard me right. You will get into that gym. Spy on her. Maybe act like you are lost or want to sign up...I don't care. I just want you in that gym." Tyler almost yelled.

Steve arched his brow. Was his boss infatuated or something? "Boss, I'm wearing casual outfits. Who gets into the gym dressed like this?" he pointed to his blue jeans and white cotton shirt.

"Well, it's your first day and you are not going there to work out. Tell the damn instructor you are here to sign up and don't you dare come out without knowing more about her.

Steve was stunned. He wished he could tell Tyler that he was asking for much.

"Scram!" Tyler screamed and the unprepared Steven jumped out of the car muttering gibberish. When he turned around, he caught Tyler glaring at him.

Tyler restless in the car kept glancing at his watch. After about ten minutes of suspense, Steven finally walked out of the gym. He joined Tyler in the car.

"What took you so long?"

Steve sighed and took deep breaths. "I took so long because you had to send a driver to spy on a princess."

Tyler chuckled. "So what did you find?"

"They call her Kim. That's all I know." Kim began.

"Kim!" Tyler said with a smile. Maybe he'll call her Kim too. "You spent ten minutes in that fucking gym and only came out with a name?"

Steve scratched the crown of his head. "Well, I walked into the gym and told the instructor I wanted to sign up. When he went to grab a form for me, I moved closer to our chic and dropped my phone beside her. She didn't even pick it for me as I hoped."

Tyler laughed. "Dumbass. She's a fucking CEO. you expect her to pick up your phone?"

"But I made it look like we bumped into each other and the phone slipped out because she hit me." Steve defended.

"And how did you know she was called Kim?

"The instructor returned with the form. He witnessed the little accident I staged. Then he said Kim wouldn't you mind picking up the gentleman's phone? She gave the both of us a glare and stepped on the sprinting machine." He explained.

"Damn, she seemed like a tough one," Tyler commented, his fierce eyes lighting up.

"A tough one indeed." Steve retorted.

"Let's head back to the hotel room."

Tyler returned to his hotel room and saw one of his goons waiting by his door. He slotted in the card key and the man followed him inside.

"What do you have for me?"

"There is a vacancy in the security department." the man reported.

Tyler smiled brightly to the man's astonishment. He never thought such little information could gladden his boss's heart. A week ago, Tyler had asked his men to spy on Kimberly's company. They are to report back to him any dealings going there.

"You can leave Scorpion. Tell the guys to stay sharp." Tyler dismissed the guy.

He grabbed the bottle of roaming dog on his table and looked at the drink with a smirk.

"It's time for the cat to finally meet the mouse."