Chapter 9

There was tension between the both of them; it was like a never-ending silence. 

Alex kept his eyes on Aaron, he could not believe what Aaron was doing. 

His fingers kept tapping beside him, he thought of what his mother was going to say to this and how his sister would react to it as well. 

Aaron did not bother at all; he felt his father gave him the company, and he could employ whoever pleased him; it was never something to debate about. 

And Cat? She felt caught in all of these like the family was trying to make a mockery of her. 

" I know the two of you planned this right? You planned to throw me out of the house so I could fall right into your brother's arms," she yelled. 

" I do not know what you are talking about. You are the one who owes me an explanation of how you got him wrapped around your fingers. I know you did something to him" he said. 

Cat laughed. She looked at Alex like he had gone out of his senses. 

“I did nothing to him; you should ask him why he is so interested in me this much," She said. 

Alex walked around the office, he was so confused. He did not expect to see Cat there. He went closer to Aaron. 

" How dare you? How dare you bring her into this organization? She is meant to be out there on the streets suffering and here you are, giving her the best life? How dare you?" He hit his hands on the table that was there. 

Aaron acted like no one spoke a word, his eyes were still fixed on the laptop that was in front of him. 

This made Alex more upset but he could not fight him in his office. 

" I am talking to you, Aaron," He said, tapping the laptop. 

Aaron finally gave him his attention. He raised his head and looked at him.

" What are you still doing here?" he asked like he was shocked to see him standing there. 

" You are acting like you are not getting what I have been saying; Mum has to know about this," he said and then left the office. 

Catherine stood there like a lost soul. She wondered if they did not plan this together for real. 

She pulled out one of the chairs and sat on it; her eyes were all over Aaron. 

" Is there something you want to say to me?" He asked her, his eyes and his hands still on the laptop. 

" I need to understand something. You did all of the things you did on your own?” she asked. 

" What do you mean by that?" 

" I'm trying to find out if you got married to me on your own and not some family arrangements," she said. 

He closed his laptop and turned his focus on her. He looked angry. 

" What do you take me for? A kid or something? I know what I am doing, and I can not ask my family for permission on who to employ and who not to employ," he said. 

There was silence between them. 

Aaron was on his way to the big Dawson family house. He was driving so fast because he wanted to get there almost immediately. 

He drove into the garage and came out of his car hurriedly. 

His steps were fast as he walked into the house. 

He got to the sitting room and met Sophia, his sister there. 

" Why is Mum" he said. 

" What do you want? Look at the way you are panting, did something happen?" She asked him. She removed her headset from her ears as she assumed that something terrible must have happened. 

" Where is Mom?" He said as he went upstairs to her bedroom. 

" What is the noise all about?" She asked him as he stepped into her room. 

She pushed him out of her room because of the way he was looking and the way he was breathing as well. 

" I need to talk to you and Sophia," he said; he walked back downstairs where Sophia was. 

" Did I do something wrong?" Sophia arched her eyebrows at him. 

" Everything is not about you; give me a break." he rolled his eyes. 

His mother got into another outfit and came downstairs. 

Sophia placed the headset back on her ears. 

Alex was about to talk when he saw that she had returned the headset back to her ears. 

He went to her and took it off. 

" Do not dare me, I will match this." he threw it on one of the chairs that was close by. 

" Be fast with whatever you want to say." She went to get her headset. 

" You will not believe what I saw at that office today. I got into Aaron's office and saw Catherine there. Aaron is saying some shit about her being his assistant" he said. 

Sophia had to keep the headset away from her as she sat up. 

" What the hell did you just say?" 

" You heard me right" 

" It must be some joke. Who the hell does she think she is?" Mrs. Dawson said. 

Sophia got up on her feet, her hands were on her waist. Her feet were vibrating like they would tear the ground into pieces. 

" She has to leave that place. She is not part of the family and can not be" she said. 

Alex was panting all over. He looked at the time, it was still morning. 

“I think it is time to call for a meeting. Catherine got into our family because of you, and I am not going to let her remain in my family," she pointed at Alex with anger written all over her face. 

" But I did what was best for the family; I let her go, and this is what I get? At least I did something right, just look at what Aaron is doing right now" he was so upset that his mother was looking at him with those accusing eyes that he hated so much. 

Mrs. Dawson picked up her bag and headed to the door. 

" Where are you going, Mum?" he asked her. 

" I do not have to tell you where I am going, make sure she does nothing stupid to our company, and wait for a call from me; we will be having a meeting soon," she said and walked away. 

The sound of her car leaving the gate was heard. 

" What do we do?" Sophia drew closer to Alex. 

" We have to wait for the meeting," he said. 

He left the house and went back to his house. He got home and found the house dirty. The smell that hit his nose right from the door. His eyes went to the floor of the room. 

" Why is this place like this?" he walked further into the house. 

Rebecca came out of the room. 

" I did not know you were going to be home so early, why are you back to the house by this time?" She stretched her body. 

She was just waking up from the bed. 

" I left the house this way and it is still this way?" 

" What is it supposed to be like? Don't tell me you are expecting us to clean up the place" she laughed as she strolled to the kitchen. 

He followed her there. 

" You were meant to clean the house, what happened to doing that?" 

" I am not your maid, Alex. If you want your house neat, you have to employ one" she said. 

Alex hit his hands on the door, wondering what this was all about.