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Chapter 39
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2024-01-28 07:00:27«ETHAN»
“I think we're done here!” I slammed my fist on the table with a dark look on my face.
Every one in the room flinched back knowing fully well my mood went real fast from choleric to dead men all over the room.
I loosened my tie walking out.
Things were spiraling out of control. I've never had so much as a meeting with the board once in three months. While on 5he other hand, this was the second time we were meeting this month. I was annoyed!
“Well Mr CEO,” A voice drawled behind me. “Rumours say your sister is taking over.”
I turned back sharply and stared at thean coldly. “I seem to recall you are just a nameless representative young man.”
He stepped back feeling the oppressive energy coming from me.
“I advice you value the day's o
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«NICOLE»Friday night.... My heart was beating fast.I sat in my room applying finishing touches to my make up, more surprised that I didn't smudge it all over my fave instead considering my shaking hands.The month was over. What made me all the more frightened was that Sader hadn't called me all day. As a matter of fact, he had gone silent right after I bargained more time by sacrificing my only loyal friend Lovett.His last words were, “Interesting...”That left me scared. What was going through the mind of a man as dangerous as him? But could I really do this? Lovett did nothing wrong. She deserved a life and I was going to hurt her right after she revealed a crucial secret of Layla to me.That was an inexcusable evil. I couldn't!“It's you or her,” My mind reminded me.I had to choose.I stood up picking the blue hand bag.“I hope you forgive me for this Lovett,” I muttered stepping into the hills and taking a glance at my pale blue off shoulder crop top partly covered on one sho
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«NICOLE»“Go on, sit. ” Sedar watched me in amusement. I hated the smug look on his face but I knew he could whip out his gun at any moment and nothing was exactly stopping him from shooting out brains. It might have mooked like I was the one in charge but now, the situation became clear to me. I was the one under him. As long as our transaction remained incomplete, he controlled me. How had it gotten to this? I thought. If I recalled correctly, the pact we had was pellucid and simple, heck so stupid looking at it from his side that I literally had nothing to lose. That was then when I had been confident of winning this battle. But now, I saw his plan. His eyes revealed that much. Right now, he was going to show me how real he was. And if I tried to run, he would catch me alive and show me a hell worse than death itself. With all of this going through my mind, I sat docile awaiting his next command. This was nothing like the night with Ethan. Sedar was the complete opposite,
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«Nicole»I woke up at the crack of dawn, the events of last night flooding back and threatening to drive me insane. I'd gotten home very late and still couldn't get a wink of sleep till much later. Who would after all that had happened?Still somehow I managed to wake up early. It was my routine after all.I pushed my distressing thoughts to the back of my mind, I had work to do today. One more week was all I'd bought with my best friend. I should check up on her, I was sure she would be alright. It's just a little trauma. Okay not a little, it was terrible but I'd had no choice, it happened to the best of us. I slipped into khaki pants and a red sweater. No need for makeup right, I asked myself perring into my reflection in the mirror. I settled on slight foundation, lip combo and eyeliner. Leave the extra stuff for work days. I was going undercover today anyway. “Nicole” my mother walked up to the couch I was sitting on eating a slice of pizza. I looked up at her. Oh great, she wa
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«Loveth»Get a grip girl, I told myself walking through the revolving doors of the company. I must have stood outside for like ten minutes prepping myself up to get in and get on with life. Everything seemed normal, but why wouldn't it? I'd probably been the only one with a traumatizing experience last night. Left to me, I would have stayed in my bed soaking my pillow with tears but I had to come to work. I'd already called in sick once this week to enable me watch and follow Layla. I did not have a high rank to use to my advantage like Nicole did, so no pity party for me.Nicole. Thinking of her brought up a rage I hadn't known I could feel within me. I marched into the elevator, fueled by anger. How could she do something like that to me? Didn't being best friends count anymore? She was extreme on most days and I was used to that, maybe even a bit fond, but last night was way over the top. The things they made me do, the things they did to me. I shivered at the thought of what had
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«Layla»So now I couldn't have a peaceful day at work either. I'd been happily facing my duties when something unexpected and really unbelievable had happened. What the hell?My life was such a drag. I groaned and sank into my seat. I didn't even have the strength to shoot a death stare at my coworkers. Some of them were openly staring now. I just let them, what else could I do?What was wrong with Ethan? Storming up to me with some stupid assumptions, could he even hear himself? I thought not. He was too self centered to sit down and properly evaluate things before speaking.And at work too, quite the efficient CEO to bring home matters to work. How could he be that stupid? Did everyone need to know things were not completely perfect for us? Heck they weren't even near perfect, and he'd just given them the best news to gossip about.
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Layal's POV"Okay." Annabeth's weak response came from the other side of the phone. Thank heavens maybe my little speech had knocked some sense into her."Okay? so you'll come stay here right?" "Not yet, I'll stay with a friend for a while. I want to stay with you guys but I can't risk messing up your lives even more." she sounded tired and I decided to let this matter rest for now. "Which friend?, where's Derek?", he had taken her home but he never called back so I guessed he was still with her."He left a while ago."He left?! Could he be any more of an asshole. He comes, drops a bomb like that leaves the two of us in a mess and then just drops her at home to be by herself. What was all the love talk about if this was all he could do. "He left you like this?" I was really starting to direct the anger i fel towards Derek, which obviously wouldn't end well. "It's not like that, i asked him to leave me alone. He kept apologizing when he wasn't at fault and I knew letting him see me
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Layla's POV Watching Annabeth leave felt like my world came crashing down on me. I couldn't believe my eyes when Derek showed me that picture, immediately my mind clicked and made the connection it was like my brain just went into autopilot. It felt like the cinema all over again, realizing that Sedar had been so close to me again, I had been so close to death. I was thankful for Ethan who caught me before I fell, God knows him being there was what helped me calm myself down. Then Annabeth had started her meltdown, I had expected a shocked reaction but not something of that intensity, she looked like we just told her, her entire life was a lie. "Annabeth wait." When I had tried to grab her when she dashed upstairs she basically pushed me away and snatched Cho. My reaction to that was slow, what had I done wrong? I was in as much shock and disorientation she was feeling so why was I the one getting this reaction from her. To be honest I was disappointed that Ethan just stood ther
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Ethan's POVI watched silent as Annabeth took a pause from her episode took a breathe and look at us, she seemed more composed but still rattled up. "I've got to leave." She said I shot off up the stairs"Why? Where are you going?" Layla called after her and follow her up.I turned to Derek, in less than a minute he'd wreak absolutely havoc on us all. This is why I didn't involve Layla in my conversation with Lucas, I didn't see her as weak, no but I also knew that certain matters are delicate so they should be handled delicately. "When did you figure it out?" "Last night. I was going to tell you guys first but..." I raised a hand to cut him off, it didn't matter if he wanted to tell us earlier or not what did matter was that we had found Sedar and he was awfully closer than we thought, this entire time."Wait, just wait." The sound of a door shutting and hurried steps called out attention. Annabeth was basically running down the steps with Cho is her arms, she was leaving with h
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Layla's POV "What do you want me to say. Oh hey don't date whoever that creep is. I love you. Is that it?" I just stared at him, what the heck was that? So what he loved her now?. He stared back at me like a moron and then his expression softened and I took as a sign he realized he'd just lashed out at the wrong person."I am sorry." He did his puppy dog eyes look."I'd love to say it's fine but it's nothing, you two really need to take a minute and sit down to talk." The rest of the ride was absolutely silence, he walked me to the door and kept apologizing for the way he acted but all I did was nod. "What happened between you two?" Ethan saw the look on my face when I stepped in."More like what the heck is happening between two of them" I threw my bag on the couch and fell into his arms "Who are we talking about right now?" "Derek and Annabeth." "Oh, those two. Wait, they're still at it? I thought it would be over by now. Aren't they taken it a bit too far?" Even Ethan notice
