Keith has been cheating from the very moment that she got married to him and she is not surprised that he is doing it now because she has always known.
What's so surprising to her is the fact that he wants to do it with her secretary right in their house.
He has been a community prick but comes on, the girl who has come to nurse her back to good health? He is going to force himself on her too?
Edna runs her hand through her hair, she is so drained and Keith's trouble is not making it any better for her right now.
Kim is standing before her with a kind of expectant look. She is waiting for Edna to say something, but Edna is lost for words right now.
"Ma'am, I'm not lying to you, I promise. " Kim insists. " This isn't the first time and that's what I just thought I should let you know. "
"Come in, Kim, you have worked with me for years, I know that you could say anything but not lie to me." She smiles through her pain. " I believe you. "
Kim looks confused and she looks at the floor, pushing her hair away from her face.
Edna sighs as she is deep in her thoughts. She has to do something fast or else this is going to get out of hand.
By that, she means that if Keith keeps approaching Kim and he keeps refusing, one day he is going to full-on force himself on her and Edna doesn't want that for Kim.
" What do we do now?" Kim shifts her hand to her elbows as if comforting herself. " Do we tell Mister Jackson?"
" That's not going to work, Kim. " Edna tells her. Yeah, she knows this because she has tried it before.
"What do you suggest I do?"
"I have an idea, but you might not like it. " Edna looks up to her.
" I don't have to like it, I just want him to stop. " Kim looks away.
"Yeah, he will. " Edna assures her. " Just let me handle it okay?"
"How are you going to do that?" Kim asks.
Edna's hand is under her chin.
"Don't worry, I will handle it. " She promises her. " Just stay away from him now. "
Kim nods. Edna is glad that she trusts her. For Kim's sake, she is hoping that her plan works.
*****
Edna is by the window and she has gathered the curtain in her hand. Her face is pressed against the frame but her entire body is in hiding.
She is stealing a glance at Keith as he drives into the compound. This is the right time to kick her plan into motion. She offers a silent prayer as she turns away from the window.
With her hand against the side of her belly which still hurts a little from her surgery, she begins to slowly make her way out of the room and down the stairs.
This is the fastest that she can go, but it's not faster than the crawl of a snail. She has to get downstairs before Keith gets into the house and she is putting all her effort into it.
By the time she gets to the bottom of the stairs, she is already dizzy with fatigue and sweat is glistening on her face, thank God that Keith is yet to enter.
She makes her way to the kitchen where Kim is making lunch for her. Kim is surprised to see her and she tries to help her boss but Edna motions for her not to and to keep quiet.
Edna walks into the pantry and shuts the door only slightly so that she can see what's going on in the kitchen.
Edna takes out her phone from her and sets it up, ready to record a video. Kim understands and she nods.
A short silence follows and then Keith walks in. He walks into the living room, and Edna hears the clicking of his shoes against the floor.
"Good afternoon, sir. " Kim greets, Edna holds her breath.
The clicking of his shoes stops and then starts again, they seem to be drawing closer.
He appears in the kitchen with his hands in his pocket. Edna presses record and bites her shaky lips down.
Keith takes a good look at Kim from her head to her toes and then he licks his lips like he is hungry.
"Hello, gorgeous. " He smiles flirtatiously at her. " What are you cooking?"
"I am making my boss lunch. " Kim answers. Her body language and facial expression are screaming go away, but Keith is pretending to be blind.
" I don't know what's in that pot but it sure smells heavenly. " He sniffs the air. " I am going to have some of that. "
"I'm sorry sir. " Kim stirs the content of the pot. " But what's in here is just enough for my boss. "
"Oh, is that so?" Keith laughs as he takes a few steps till he is standing in front of her.
Kim shifts away uncomfortably but there is no way to go.
Keith presses himself behind her and kisses her neck before squeezing her ass and biting her ear.
" That's totally fine by me, gorgeous. " He whispers. " You are a full course meal and I don't mind eating you instead. "
Edna has never been more disgusted by Keith's womanizing behavior this time around.
She walks out of the pantry without even thinking about the consequences of what she is doing, she is so mad that she is not even thinking right now.
" Get away from her you monster!" She yells at him with all her strength.
Keith turns around, surprised to see her and Kim uses that opportunity to get away from him
Edna is raining curses at him and his generation as she grabs anything her hand comes in contact with and throws it at him. Plates, cups, even pots.
" Are you seriously recording this?" He dodges what he can, but he is not lucky every time.
"Get out! Leave her alone, you devil!"Edna screams with tears streaming down her face.
She grabs a glass cup and throws it at him with all her might. Keith is at a tight corner in the kitchen and there is absolutely nowhere else to move to and he shields his face with his hands.
Crack! The glass shatters after hitting his arm. He takes his hand away from his face and notices a red slash on his arm.
He looks up at her as if her cutting him has provoked all his demons at once.
In what seems to be the twinkle of an eye, Keith grabs Edna by her shoulders and flings her roughly.
Kim lets out an ear-piercing scream as Edna falls over the table, bringing everything to a loud crash before falling on pieces of broken utensils.
The phone falls from her hand in the process and that's Keith's first target. He walks out to the phone and picks it off the floor.
He flings it against the wall and walks over to it, matching it repeatedly with the sole of his shoes. The remnant of the aftermath is in such bad shape that it's hard to tell that it was a phone seconds ago.
Kim is at a safe distance with her hands over her mouth as she quietly cries. Edna is lying on the floor, too weak to even move a finger.
"You stupid bitch!"
Keith walks to her and rams his foot into Edna's side. She groans and rolls over, trying to get away. Kim's screams are almost tearing the house down.
She runs towards Edna and tries to tear Keith away from her, but Keith pushes her so roughly that she drives her face into a nearby cupboard and falls on the floor, spraining her arm.
Keith kicks Edna in her abdomen repeatedly - where he knows it's going to hurt the most.
"You are stupid, aren't you? I am going to show you just what you get for being so thick-skulled. " He says through clenched teeth and keeps punching her like she is a sack of hay.
"Stop! Stop! Please!" Kim cries out, she is going to be traumatized by what she has seen for the rest of her life.
Does Keith listen to her? No, he keeps kicking, even harder and he is really being intentional about ending Edna's life here and now.
Suddenly, indomitable Keith flies off into the corner of the kitchen as if he has been hit by a supernatural force.
Well, isn't just Dimore who has shoved him off Edna.
Keith is not happy about this and he stands to his feet and wipes his clothes and points dangerously at Dimore.
" It's you, huh? " He snaps at him. " The security boy, yeah? How dare you Kay your filthy fingers on me?"
Dimore is not listening to him. He knelt on the ground beside Edna and checking to see if she is okay. She is not, she is bleeding from her unhealed stitches.
"Hey, I'm talking to you. " Keith walks at him and grabs his arm, but Dimore shrugs him off aggressively.
He gathers Keith's collar in his hand and pulls it closer to his face, making sure that Keith is choking under his grip.
"Listen to me, rich boy. " Dimore calmly says. " The next time you touch anyone else in this room, especially my boss, I am going to fucking kill you. "
He lets go of Keith and he cowards away. Keith curses under his breath and disappears through the main door.
Dimore touches Edna's face, she is out cold. He turns to Kim who is sobbing in a corner, holding her injured arm.
" Are you okay?" He asks, and she nods.
"Let's get you both to the hospital. " He hoists Edna into his arms and waits for Kim to get up to her feet.
****
Edna's eyes blink as she slowly comes back to consciousness. She flinches and lets out a painful groan as she holds her side, she feels like she has been operated upon again.
Kim rushes to her side, her eyes are red and terrible to look at, she must have been crying for so long.
Edna heaves and looks at the ceiling as everything that has happened slowly returns to her. Kim being molested in the kitchen, and she confronted Keith, Keith beat the hell out of her.
She lets around a long and sad sigh, why has life got to suck for her so much?
Kim is sobbing almost quietly and Edna turns to her. Her left wrist has a cast around it and the skin around her eye seems to be darker.
"I'm sorry about what happened with Kieth. " Edna says. " I knew I said I was going to handle it, but I failed. "
"It's okay, boss. You did your best, I saw. " Kim wipes her tears.
She nods and looks away. She doesn't know if she is ever going to mention this to Malik, he has traveled.
She turns around and Kim is still crying, she frowns as she watches her cry, something isn't right.
"Kim, what's the matter?" She asks.
Kim wipes her tears, but they keep pouring down even more. When she finally gains hold of herself, she answers.
"Mister Jackson found out what happened at the house and he had Dimore arrested. "