The beginning

The sun beats down relentlessly, casting a golden glow over the landscape. Isabella Wilson adjusted the umbrella that was covering President Julia as they entered the company. Seeing her coming, the company entered a state of disarray as no one wanted to be caught off-guard.

Julia knight, CEO of Knights technology enterprise stepped into the company’s lobby, her icy gaze sweeps across the room with a hint of disdain. Her slender figure clad in a tailored white suit, walks through the crowd with ease until she got into the elevator.

 “What’s the schedule for today?” Julia asked her secretary, Isabella. 

“You cleared your schedule.” Isabella reminded her once again.

“I cleared my schedule for today. Why?” She turned around and asked Bella who was already used to her forgetfulness.

“You have a dinner appointment with Mr. Austin, and you told me to clear all of your schedules for today.”

“I did that. When is the time for the dinner?” She asked Bella

“By 9pm today.” Isabella was ready to reply to her question anytime anywhere, “But I am unsure if you will be able to go through all the documents in your office before then. Because of the shareholders meeting, you stalled for a long time without looking your documents.” Bella reminded her once again.

Just as the elevator door opened, she made her way to her office when her assistant walked up to her in a hurry,” What is the matter?” Isabella asked the new assistant that was just hired.

“There is a guest in the CEO’s office” The Assistant replied. Bella glared at her coldly as she could already see the end of this.

The assistant took a step back frightened, “I’m very sure that I do not have any guest appointment today” Julia glanced lightly at the assistant, “And I hope you will be able to save your job today” Julia and Isabella walked past her and made their way into the office with the assistant following behind them.

Seeing the unwanted guest in her office, Julia’s eyebrows furrowed, her gaze became direct and piercing, she walked up to her seat without a word of greeting to those in her office, “Bella, prepare the severance pay and let her clear her office by the next one hour” She ordered Bella who nodded and shook her pitifully at the new assistant who has messed up once again, “let’s go” She turned to the assistant and left the office, closing the door behind her.

The assistant who is yet to register the reason why she was fired looked at Isabella confused and felt the need to ask, “What exactly did I do wrong?”

“Did not you read the manual that was given to you. Page 8, ‘No one is allowed into the CEO’s office without her permission, especially that man and his daughter.’ Go to the finance team and get your severance pay. The fact that you worked here will be able to get you a new job easily” Isabella patted her shoulder and walked into her own office.

“So, to what do I owe this unwanted visit? Seems like you enjoy having my assistants fired one by one. And people will think we are close if you keep visiting me like this” She sits with a relaxed yet contemplative air, her body language conveying a sense of thoughtful amusement. Her hands were clasped together, with palms crossed, and her fingers intertwined, forming a wedge that supports her jaw.

“You are my niece, why should I need a reason to come and see you?” Mr. Benjamin asked her.

“If you are here to ask me to give your daughter a place in this company, then once again you are going to receive a straight rejection from me” Julia rejected him again before he could state his reasons for coming.

“She is your cousin. You accept strangers into your company but why can’t you accept her?!”

“Because the strangers worked her for it and your daughter clearly did not. I have given you an option, let her go through the normal process and I am sure she would mess it up too. And most importantly, I am not planning to give her a place in my company even if she follows the due process, so she should not bother trying at all.” Julia clapped her hands lightly and opened her computer.

Mr. Benjamin, fumed at her words “this is a family company, are you trying to take It all for yourself and your brother. How could you even think of doing that?!”

“And that is where you are mistaken. This company is the hard work of my mom and Dad, and you all do not have anything to do with it. So, it is just my family’s company and not ours. I hope you heard me loud and clear.” She made her position clear to him and hit a button on the telephone in the office, “Mr. Benjamin would like to leave, come and escort him out.”

The next moment, Isabella walked in, “Mr. Benjamin this way” she said to Mr. Benjamin who stood up and glared coldly at Julia who did not give a damn about him.

After he left, Julia concentrates and finish up the files that were left on her table. With that she did not know how much time have gone. When she raised her head again it was because, Isabella walked into the office, “What’s the matter?” She raised her head and asked.

“It is 9pm. Your appointment with Mr. Austin is by 9 pm.” Bella reminded her.

“Oh, that’s true.” She placed her slowly shut down the computer and rubbed her eyes slowly. Standing up she picked up her windbreaker and put it on.

They left the office and slowly walked out of the company, walked over to the car the driver was already waiting and drove off as soon as they got in.

The drive to her destination took about 30 minutes, “Should I wait?” Bella asked.

“Austin will drive me back, so Mr. Marrow will take you home” Julia said and got out of the car, walking into the villa in front of her.

The guard who was familiar with her and always opened the door whenever she comes, looked at her with hesitantly before opening the door. Julia noticed his strangeness but did not think much about it and just went in.

But the more she made her way, she noticed some strangeness in the villa that she has always visited. She could hear laughter that sounded like a female’s laughter. Shew quickly inputted the code to the door and entered. And there at the living were her fiance and her cousin, kissing and laughing.

She stood at the door and watched them without a change in her facial expression. After standing there for a while and seeing that they have not noticed her presence, she decided to make herself known, “You should at least go to the bedroom, anyone can walk into you guys”

They two of them turned and looked at her. Their eyes filled with horror as they hurriedly tried to adjust their clothing