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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
LIAM“Let's meet up then,” I mumbled, hanging up.I swerved the car around, stepped on the accelerator and sped back in the direction of the company. I had wanted to visit Ethan at his company to know how he was faring. But the information I was about to get was more important than whatever friendship I had with him. Growing up, I witnessed my mum struggle a lot without getting any help from anyone, all because my dad was late. My mum had told me that my dad never died a natural death. According to her, he was tormented and then killed. After my mum died, I was left alone. That was until one of my dad’s friends stood up for me to help claim my dad’s companies which were monopolized by my uncle.I sped like my life depended on it and soon, I arrived at the company. Getting to my office, I lowered myself on the couch, tapping my foot impatiently on the ground and waiting for the private investigator to show up. About twenty minutes later, he finally showed up, panting.“I'm sorry, the
TINA To say I was stunned to see Liam today would be an understatement. All I wanted was to go away from everyone who knew me to escape their tormenting gaze. I made up my mind to find work at any random company. No matter how small the company was, as long as they were willing to accept me as their employee, I wouldn't mind. After I left Aunt Hailey’s house, I moved in with a friend. Growing up, I spent most of my teenage days here in Australia, so I had a couple of friends. My best friend, Tiffany lives here too, so when I left I squatted with her in her small apartment. It wasn't really pleasant, as she stayed somewhere in the slums, she wasn't of a rich background. I met her at an ice cream stand at 17 and since then we've been in touch with each other. When I called her a few nights ago after I left Aunt Haileys with no destination in mind, she readily agreed to accommodate me and here I am now. Never did I imagine that I would be living off someone one day. But then, life is a
TINA To say I was confused would be an understatement of how I felt at the moment. Everything made no sense, especially how the employment contract suddenly changed to a marriage contract. “I never signed that,” I mumbled, shock written all over my face. Liam who was about to walk back to his seat paused and turned back to gaze at me, his eyes cold and withdrawn. The exact opposite of the guy who drove me home yesterday. “I wonder how you were able to handle your dad’s company with how dumb you are. No wonder your sex video got leaked online…next might be your mother’s if she isn't careful.” “Don’t you dare say a word about my mother. You two-faced bastard,“ I yelled. “Two-faced? No, baby. I'm far from that. This is the real me, you'd better get used to it.” “You've lost your mind,” I mumbled, rising to my feet. This was just madness. My family was in a huge mess and I need to get to them as soon as possible. “Don’t even move an inch.” He grabbed my arm, throwing me back on
RYAN Ever since Tina left home, my family was never the same again. Mum kept blaming herself for being a bad mother, dad on the other hand spends the whole day, next to her, trying to console her. Watching them each day made my heart bleed, they both lost a lot of weight and were nothing like the parents I grew up with. The once hardworking dad had become withdrawn and barely cared about the company. He spent his entire day next to Mum, consoling and trying to put her together. At a point, I considered getting them a therapist but decided against it after Dad told me he was the therapy Mum needed. To make matters worse, Grandmother kept coming now and then to throw tantrums about how the company was being neglected. Grandpa Brad was too old to move around now, and only he could hold back Grandmother. I took responsibility for both companies, directing and managing Mum and Dad’s companies. With the increasing success in each company each day, my workload increased too and at one point
LIAM Right from the moment I learnt about the involvement of the Mills family in my father’s death, I never felt elated with myself. I felt foolish for being friends with them and even trying to help out their spoiled princess. After leaving my uncle’s office that day I reminisced on my life since my father’s demise and realized that my uncle was being honest with me. While growing up, he made me suffer so much and each time he does that, I’m pushed to strive to show him that I could make it. I detested him and each time, I tried my best to be better than him. After getting that call from my private investigator, I realized I’d been very foolish. My so-called brother who doesn’t even have an entitlement in the company was busy exerting revenge in my father’s stead. While I on the other hand was getting friendly with the enemies and being stupid. It irked me so badly that I vowed to do something about it. I've always heard that situations and happenings change people into villains, n
TINA Never did I expect my life to suddenly go this way. First was Lucas almost breaking me, I somehow managed to escape the breakdown. I was genuinely happy that I got a job and would no longer have to live off my parents’ wealth, but then all that changed in a minute and now I've been tricked into a marriage that has no future. After speaking to Ryan at the court, I was hurt and was about to let it all out, when Liam walked into the car. Watching him utter hurtful words to me with no idea of what I ever did to him. I mean we literally just met and I could swear I've never offended him. Sitting next to him in the car and watching him say all sorts of things, made me realize how much I've changed. Lucas’ betrayal had unconsciously shaped me into a calm quiet girl, scared of speaking up. When that realization dawned on me, I felt like beating myself. The past me before meeting Lucas wouldn't tolerate any form of insult. I had a lot of enemies then due to how I always put them in their