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TINADeciding to end it all, I rose to my feet, grabbing hold of the handle of the already opened window. With great difficulty, I lifted myself from the floor to the window. My hand still clutching the handle tightly, I stared down. Unable to see the ground, I realized that indeed Lucas wasn’t joking when he said he specially chose the 20th floor.“Men are scum,” I cried. My voice, my cries, my shaky hands and my messed up self seemed nothing like me. I felt pathetic and unworthy to be called a Mills. Newfound determination suddenly shoots through me.“Fine, I’d rather end it here to save my family the pain and embarrassment of having a daughter like me.”Eyes shut, right foot pushed forward, I let go of the handle and let myself fall. “I’m sorry for being such a disgraceful daughter,” I mumbled, tears slipping down my cheeks. Just when I thought it was over, a hand suddenly grabbed hold of my arm, dragging me back into the room with so much force that I feared that my arms would br
A WEEK LATER TINA This past week has been very horrible and unbearable for me. I never stepped out of my room. I feel very ashamed and guilty to face my parents. I'm aware of how my scandal has negatively affected them all. Ryan hardly goes to the company these days, Dad manages both companies himself, all because of me. Honestly, I'm not worthy of having any of them. Ryan has been working hard on taking down all the videos, but it seemed like something that wouldn’t happen soon. I’ve always lived an extravagant life, flaunting my wealth at every little chance I get and this earned me lots of enemies. Each time Ryan succeeds in wiping out the videos, it gets leaked again from an unknown website. Ryan has always warned me about my way of life. I can remember his words clearly. “If you keep living like a rich spoilt bitch, it will come back and bite you hard one day.” I never took his words seriously, but now, I finally understood what he was saying. Facing him and the others is some
TINA Ethan is my closest cousin. My relationship with Ethan is nothing compared to what I have with Ryan. Ethan understands and never judges me. His cheerful personality is what endeared him to me the most. He always understands and always offers me advice. I can recall the day I told him about my relationship with Lucas, he had asked to Facetime with him and his reply after speaking with Lucas wasn’t a pleasant one. I can clearly recall his words when he called me later that day after speaking to Lucas. “I don’t like him, Tina. Something feels off about him. I don’t think he is the man for you.” I hung up on him that day and never called him up until this moment. He called me multiple times back then, but I never answered his call. After the incident, his calls constantly came in, but I never answered. Seeing him standing and smiling before me pulled a certain string within me. I felt too ashamed to face him. He had warned me, but I never listened. Now, he also has to pay the pric
TINA Life doesn’t often go the way we plan it. My goal at the beginning of the year was to settle down and build a family with Lucas, I never imagined that he could do something this terrible to me. Leaving the country had never crossed my mind, but now, it seemed like the inevitable. Here I am, dragging my luggage down the stairs, after refusing to get help from anyone. It has been over five days since my discussion with Aunt Hailey. These past few days, I kept seeing things that made me realize that leaving is the best option for me. Watching my mum at war with herself. Her face which was always glittering with joy, has dulled out, she now looks like a shadow of her former self. Always crying and trying to speak to me. My dad, on the other hand, seemed to have a lot of things to say to me but didn’t know how to summon me. Yvonne has taken to ridiculing and trying to show me how I'm not suitable to be part of the Mills family. “Let me help you with that,” an unfamiliar voice said fr
MILLS COMPANY, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA LIAM “Tell the others to go ahead with the plan. You all should submit what you came up with within a week. That’s enough time, right?” Looking up, I realized that the lady I was speaking to was so invested in whatever she was staring at to even notice me. My eyes went in the direction of what she was staring at, I realized it was a photo of my mum and me, which was resting in a corner of my office. “Miss Lydia,” I snapped, making her jump in fright. “Sir…sir,” she stammered, instantly looking up at me. “What did I just say?” “You were talking about the new project, how it’s…it’s…” “How it’s what?” I boomed, anger laced in my voice. “Get out of my office this instant…And never come in here if you aren’t going to listen to a word I say.” She turned around and ran out of the office, not without giving me an apologetic look. “Women,” I mumbled under my breath. I had banned the women at the company from entering my office several times, but the
Tina It's been two days since Aunt Hailey announced that I'll be working at the company. Honestly, I keep wondering if I made the right choice. Aunt Hailey had convinced me that working would help me forget since I love dealing with paperwork. She quoted that doing something I love will help me forget unpleasant memories. But I still doubted it. She had told me to choose a position I liked in the company. I guess she never expected me to decide to take a lower position. “Aren't you done yet? I'm about to leave,” Ethan yelled from outside my room. Adjusting my black pencil skirt, I straightened the red shirt I wore over it and picked up my red handbag. My black heels clicked on the floor as I left my room. “Wow, you look hot, thin Tina,” Ethan exclaimed. “I'd burn you soon,” I mumbled. Ethan is never serious. He makes a joke out of everything. I wonder how he manages to run the company. “If you were another girl, I would let you melt me down with your fire…But you are thin Tina
LIAM Hours have passed since Tina left the office crying. Ethan had gone all out after hearing that she cried, he fired more than 10 employees and if not for me, he would have fired more. I had stepped in and drove him home, but then getting to his house, we found out that Tina had left. At this moment, Ethan is broken and wouldn't stop blaming himself. Apparently, he had heard all the comments about her in the morning but thought she didn't care about it. Though it angered him, he didn't want to show it and had only taken action in Tina’s absence. When he found out that Tina heard about him firing an employee because of her, he felt really bad, thinking that had been the reason why she left. I didn't have dinner with them tonight as the once cheerful home seemed like a funeral ground. Seated on my favourite couch inside my hotel room, I downed a bottle of whiskey lost in thought. Tina’s teary eyes wouldn't stop popping into my head. Her eyes held pain, anger and for some odd reason
LIAM “You also work here?” Tina asked, staring at me. “Yeah, my dad owns this company…He is late though.” Her mouth formed an O. Her gaze suddenly shifted from me to my uncle behind me. “Thank you for offering the position. But I think I'll have to decline,” she suddenly said and headed for the door almost immediately. I spared my uncle a sideways glance, only to see him glaring at Tina’s retreating figure. The moment he noticed my eyes on him, a sweet smile curved on his lips. “She doesn't seem interested in working here,” he said, shaking his head. I didn't bother saying a word to him. I've already figured that he was the reason Tina declined my offer. Pulling the door open, I went after her. “Liam!” I heard my uncle call out my name. Ignoring him, I quickened my pace and soon caught up with Tina. I grabbed her arm, turning her around to face me. “Come work for me,” The words left my lips before I could even think. “I said no, what's wrong with you,” she asked, trying to pu