"Are you really going to be like this again, Liam? Why did you always question me whenever I did something good for the company? The other day, you questioned me after I got ten project collaborations for Campbell. And now, you want to question me again about my microchip project?" She retorted calmly."It's not your project, isn't it? You stole it from someone," Liam accused her directly."Excuse me?" She chuckled in disbelief, looking at him with her eyes flaring with annoyance."Of course, it's my project! Do you think it's easy for me to find a group of engineers working on some potentially profitable microchip project? It wasn't easy and I worked hard to find it for our company so we didn't have to beg Aeroxx for their microchip like you did before. Are you a dog? Begging for their food as if Campbell aren't capable enough to have our very own microchip project?" She insulted his past action critically and that made Liam slightly offended.He scoffed at her and shook his head in
His eyes became reddened and he tried hard to hinder his tears from falling. His breath was getting heavy as he tried to mention his apology to her."I'm... sorry, Kathy. I'm so... sorry that you... had to go through that," he looked down only towards the table, feeling truly ashamed to even meet her gaze. He felt so bad for her. He felt horrible inside knowing Nora did all those things to her. He was there right beside Nora all this time. They lived in the same house, they went to work at the same company, so how could he not notice any of it? How could he not know anything about the scheme?"Please... I know I might sound shameless right now... But could you let it slide this time...?" Liam begged.He had a sudden thought about their father. That old man won't be able to accept this situation. If what Nora did get exposed, not just their father but the whole Campbell Corporation could fall to the ground. This was a high-profile crime and Nora was not messing with just anybody. It wa
The next morning, Liam Campbell came to the office and saw a list of invitations on his desk. It was for the microchip launching event that would be held by the end of the week at Emerald Hotel. He scanned all the companies that were invited there and didn't see Castell Corporation or Aeroxx Corporation. His brows knitted, wondering why Castell was not invited. Amidst his thought, Nora suddenly entered his office without knocking."I won't invite Castell. They're only going to ruin the mood with their moody attitudes. That family don't like getting beaten," she said with no apparent reason as if she could read Liam's mind."How about Aeroxx Corporation?" Liam asked, seeming uninterested in the matter, but still asking just in case Kathleen was asked to attend the event later by their father."Aeroxx?" Nora burst out laughing."Yeah, Aeroxx. What about them?" Liam kept his serious gaze."Aeroxx had closed down, in case you forgot. There is no more company named Aeroxx in our country,"
On the night of the launching event day, Aaron told Kathleen that he had an unexpected meeting at Castell Corporation. While Kathleen said she had promised to hang out with Tiara at the mall. Aaron left the house first, wearing his normal suit to work. Kathleen left half an hour after, wearing a navy blue evening dress. She tried to dress simple so she wouldn't attract any attention during the launching event later. The last thing she wanted was for her picture to be taken by some photographers while she was not aware and got posted online. If that happened, her true identity would be exposed and Aaron would know instantly. She also brought some spare clothes with her, casual ones for her to change after the event ended. That would be her clothes when she came home so Aaron won't suspect anything.Aaron was on his way to Emerald Hotel for the microchip launching event. He arrived there early, but he waited inside the car, still thinking whether he should go in or not. Somehow, after A
Kathleen looked at Nora without saying a word. She was truly baffled to see how much Nora could pull up an act right now as if she never hurt her before. To be able to remain reserved and behaved like she was sinless, Nora was really such a terrifying person.Kathleen's mind slowly rolled back to the past when they were just young teenage girls. When Nora entered college to take a fashion design course, Kathleen had always looked up to her, having admired her sister and hoping that someday she could take the same course too. But her father had a different plan for her and she was forced to study business. Strangely, learning business was actually where her talent was. But the point was, back then Nora wasn't like this. She was not someone who would scheme on people. She loved helping her friends, especially those who studied fashion design together with her. 'What happened to you?' Kathleen wondered what was the reason that triggered Nora to change her attitude drastically. She was re
Now that he looked at her face again, she really resembled Kathleen a lot. 'What's going on?' Aaron's heart started to beat fast."Yes, Jones. I'm not using Campbell as my surname to avoid conflict with Kenneth's relatives. We had a daughter together. You should really meet her. Kathy rarely socializes with people. She really needs to be more outgoing like Nora. Right, honey?" Victoria said."Yes. You should meet our daughter," Kenneth agreed and the couple turned around to beckon their daughter to come forward and meet Aaron.Kathleen gazed up when her father called her and she instantly looked his way only to notice that Aaron was right there, standing in front of her parents. His expression looked calm, yet his eyes showed it all. The ultimate surprise, the shocking truth. It was finally here, happening to both of them in such an unexpected situation."Kathy, what are you doing just standing there? Come here," Victoria pulled her daughter's hand and now Kathleen stood in between th
Kathleen leaned her body against the wall, feeling weak out of a sudden. Her mind went blank. Liam held both her shoulders, facing her, saying something she couldn't care to hear. Everything around her slowly became inaudible and her body melted down like jelly. She fell from her footing and lay like she was about to crawl on the floor. "Kathy... Kathy..." She knew Liam was calling her but she felt like she was inside another dimension right now, couldn't engage with anything or anyone. It felt like in that dimension, it was only her there, lonely. "Get back to your sense! Stop crying! Aaron isn't worth it!" Liam yelled at her. It was fortunate enough that the music inside the banquet hall was loud and no one came out to the hallway at all. Yet, it didn't make Liam feel at ease. He still feared someone might see Kathleen breaking down like a person losing her mind. After a few seconds, she snapped back to reality and she glared at Liam instantly. She stood up and slapped his face ha
"Give me a chance to explain," Kathleen begged again."I don't want to hear your explanation! You're a fucking liar! You ruined my life! You knew how important that microchip project was to me... You knew it was my way out from the Castell, my mother's way out from my despicable father! But you ruined our chances to have a new life! You ruined everything that I'd worked hard for! You're a fucking liar! A fucking snake! You heinous Campbell! I fucking hated you so much!""I... wanted... a way... out too..." she tried hard to speak with his hand on her neck. He began strangling her again. She almost went out of breath and she stopped struggling as she could feel oxygen wasn't able to enter her lungs anymore. She was about to faint but Aaron didn't want to give her a chance to rest. So when she was almost out, he pushed her body hard to the side until she fell roughly to the floor.Kathleen didn't have any energy to even stand on her feet. She managed to grab hold of her body using her e