"Mr. Williams?!" That's what i supposedly say if only he's not muffling my words.He looks indifferent from the last time i saw him, the bags under his eyes were visibly dark and puffy. It's like he's been awake all day and night long. He looks nasty with his messy hair, unfixed necktie and devilish smirk. I tried hard to remove his holds from me and i succeeded. Throwing death glares, i made a step back from him. He gasped in sarcasm and amusement."Seijan Williams, you're here..." I shuddered."In the flesh," he proudly said, smirking all the way."Don't go near me..." I warned but then, he still did. "Don't!" I roamed my eyes around. Shit! He pulled me to the uncrowded area!I can see Lorcan no more... I feel so stupid. I shouldn't have let my emotions conquer me! I shouldn't step away from him... now, i feel like a lost kid being caught by a random bad guy."What are you searching for? Lorcan Amadeus? Or should i say... your ex-husband." Mr. Williams was grinning when i turned t
Occupying the sofa, i took the remote and turned on the television. A news flashed on the screen and it completely got my attention."Breaking news! Multi-billionaire Lorcan Amadeus has reportedly backed out from his shares in Willms Enterprise owned by its CEO Seijan Williams and today, the aforementioned company's performance is going down, workers are quitting and the sales have turned lower than the previous years." The reporter said, while Lorcan and Seijan Williams' photo keeps on flashing on the screen.It dawned on me that they have no other clips and photos in the present which i suspect, the witnesses from yesterday really took Lorcan's threat seriously--- not that he wasn't serious though. It's just that, he can really make everything nor everyone under control without a sweat."We tried to invite its CEO for an interview but Mr. Seijan Williams strictly refused..." The lady reporter added, and a clip where my former boss is being pestered by the media flashed on the screen
Why did she have those marks?"Miss Rae? Your apple juice is here..." Edith's nearing voice startled me. Shit! She's coming here upstairs! I need to get out of this room before she can step up! Putting the frames recklessly in its previous place, i hurriedly held the door and left the room. It created a creaky sound, kinda creepy but i think it's normal for an old wooden material. "E-edith!" How dare i stammer?!"Miss! Your juice is served..." She attended the tray of juice to me and slowly, her expression changed into a curious one. "What are you doing here, miss?" "Oh. I was just... i thought i just saw something, turns out my eyes were fooling me around." I made an awkward chuckle. Hell, what kind of excuse is that? "Is that so? I suggest you leave this space untouched." She politely turned her back with controlled steps ahead.I frowned. "Huh? Why? I mean, what's so special about that space? Is it something forbidden?" I asked as i followed her with the juice on my hand.Seri
"Greetings, Mr. Lorcan Amadeus!" Mom welcomed him in a very exaggerated tone.She even stood up from her seat to acknowledge my ex-husband's presence. Dad on the other hand, cleared his throat and stood up with my mother, offered a handshake to Lorcan who was looking at them impassively. "A pleasant day to you, my son-in-law." Father said and i was like, 'what son-in-law?'It should be, former son-in-law! Heck. This is getting embarrassing as seconds passes by."Mr. and Mrs. Rae..." Lorcan timidly accepted their hands, he kissed mom's back hand emotionlessly. "What made you visit my place?" He then gazed at me. I bit my lip and looked down."It's my sister. We discovered from her friend here that she's been staying here in your place--" Kaden was quickly cut off by Sydney who was sitting next to me."It's because I was forced! You threatened me!" She exclaimed angrily so, i have to calm her down.Kaden rolled his eyes at her. Look at this man, such a bitch himself. "And what do you
I was overthinking about it until the sun was replaced by the moon. My growing curiosity about that abandoned room didn't give me a peaceful sleep and i woke up the next morning as if a smashed potato in a nutshell."I'm sincerely sorry for what mom did to you..." I said to Edith while applying some ointment on her left cheek where mom slapped her.It looks swollen due to the impact and I feel so guilty!"It's totally fine, miss." She kept on refusing my initiation to put a remedy on it but i never listened to her."Don't worry, they won't go back here anymore." I let out a sigh. Well, just a hunch and I'm not entirely sure about it.But the next few days came and they never pestered me anymore. I had my peaceful days again without stressing over my control freak parents and i never heard anything after their visit in Lorcan's place aside from the spreading rumors inside the E.R.A, our company which is now being handled by its new CEO, the first born, Kaden Rae, my brother.Obviously,
"Are you serious, Lorcan?"As I asked, i was searching for some jokes on his face but there were none. He looked all serious, and i remembered he's not fond of jokes. Not really."Yeah. It's a kind offer from me, isn't it?" His hands held both sides of my waist and squeezed it a bit.Ugh, it became his hobby!"Where's your current head architect here anyway? Why are you replacing him all of a sudden?" Because it doesn't make sense to me.He lazily rolled his eyes. "She's unprofessional, that's it." My eyes narrowed at that."She?" The head architect is a woman?"Yup. She always wants us to talk in private after meetings and it's fucking irritating." His brows furrowed, and he was observing my reaction.I remained unaffected though, even so deep inside i find it irritating as well. Like hell, what's the name of that woman so that i can talk to her in private like what she wants to and tell her to back off? Gosh."Maybe she likes you that much." I shrugged, hiding my irritation."Hmm, b
So, this is it. Her words still cut deeper than a knife. They still seep through my heart, stinging it. "You have never changed, have you? Still a low class whore, a self-centered bitch trying so hard to win my son's heart. Wake up, little missy. You can't do it successfully. You will never have him. I won't let it happen." She stepped twice near me, I was already out of Lorcan's table, facing her with all my dignity.But it was so hard... to pretend, not to be affected by her choices of words."I don't want to disrespect you, Mrs. Helena so, please. I beg to disagree with all your accusations, throwing names at me, they were never true." I stood for myself, meeting her eyes full of judgements and dislikes."Oh wow, look at the guts you've got," she exasperatedly put her palm on her chest. "Stop this saint facade of yours, will you? You can't fool everybody here, slut!""I'm not a slut!" My fists clenched with the way she downgraded me. This is too much. I don't deserve the names and
They all stood up to give acknowledgement to the chief executive officer who was holding my waist with an iconically blank expression. My eyes stayed in Regina's position when i saw her whispering something to her mom beside her and then, they both looked back at us. It looks like she's expecting something."Shall we start, everyone?"Lorcan, as the chairperson, occupied his seat and we needed to separate for a while because I had to occupy the space beside my brother who was frowning already."What was that?" He asked in between his teeth."Mind your own business, Kaden." I shrugged, eyes remained in front.I heard him scoff. "I swear, if you're planning to initiate trouble again I won't be tolerating it anymore, little sis."Oh come on! Can't he just shut up? What does he think of me, a troublemaker brat who has been impregnated accidentally? Sounds fun, but the first two words were not so me.I'm a full-grown woman now. At least, i was done playing with boys my age. It was a pure t