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Chapter 5 Violet's POV
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2024-11-23 04:39:52The morning air was cool as I entered the towering glass building that housed the West family company. My heart raced as I crossed the threshold, my heels clicking against the polished marble floors. This was my first day at the company, and despite Clyde's reassurances, I felt like a fraud.
The receptionist, a friendly middling woman in her forties, motioned me toward the elevator. "Good luck, Ms. West," she said with a bright smile. Her words caught me off guard. I wasn't used to being called "Ms. West."
I took a deep breath as the elevator doors closed, propelling me upward to the executive floor. When the doors opened, the first face I saw was one I never wanted to see again: Tony.
He stood in the hall, his arm wrapped around a woman dressed in designer clothing; her purse, full of diamonds, hung off her wrist. She looked like she had just stepped off a runway, nose turned up like she owned the place.
Tony's eyes widened when he saw me, his expression flickering between shock and confusion. Then, as always, the arrogance kicked in. "Violet?" he said, a mocking smile curling on his lips. "What are you doing here?"
I tried to ignore him and walked past, refusing to let him take away my happiness. But Tony was never one to let anything go.
"Hey!" he called after me, his voice dripping with condescension. "I'm talking to you. What are you doing here? Don't tell me you've taken up begging in office buildings now."
I stopped and turned to face him, my chin held high. "I'm here for work."
He laughed, loud and cruel, drawing the attention of several nearby employees. "Work? You? What, are you the janitor now?"
His fiancée tittered, screeningly shielding her mouth with her faultlessly manicured fingers. "Tony, don't be nasty," she said, though her tone was inspiring evidence that she too found the situation quite funny.
I bit my fists, willing myself to remain calm. "I don't have time for this," I said, turning to leave.
But Tony wasn't finished. "A low-life girl like you doesn't belong here," he sneered. "Security!
Before I could even react, two burly security guards appeared. "Escort her out," Tony ordered, smirking as if he were doing the world a favor.
The guards hesitated, unsure.
"She doesn't belong here," Tony insisted. "Get her out!"
Reluctantly, the guards took hold of my arms and began leading me toward the elevator. Humiliation burned in my chest, but I refused to cry.
Just as we reached the elevator, a familiar voice cut through the tension.
"Stop."
The guards stopped, and I turned to see Clyde stepping out of his office, commanding and authoritative in his presence. The sharp suit and steely gaze froze everybody who stood around him.
"What's going on here?" Clyde asked, his voice calmly measured but with an undercurrent of menace.
Tony, clearly oblivious to who Clyde was, stepped forward. "This girl was loitering. I was just having her removed."
Clyde's eyes flicked to me, then back to Tony. He said nothing for a moment, letting the silence draw out. Then his personal assistant, a tall, no-nonsense woman named Grace, stepped forward and slapped Tony across the face.
It echoed through the hallway, sending everybody into shock.
"How dare you insult my sister, the CEO?" Grace said icily.
Tony paled, his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water. "S-sister?"
Clyde took another step in, his eyes boring into him. "That is correct, Violet being my sister. And I don't appreciate anybody disrespecting her.
The tension in the air was palpable as Clyde turned to the gathered employees. "Let me make this clear to everyone: Violet West is my long-lost sister. She's been found, and she's here to stay. I expect each and every one of you to treat her with the respect she deserves."
The employees clapped-even some of them smiled and nodded. I just stood in shock, my mind just then registering the weight of what Clyde had announced.
Tony's fiancée pulled on his arm. "Tony, we should leave," she whispered, obviously ready to release herself from the scene of embarrassment.
Tony glared at me one last time before storming off, his fiancée trailing behind him.
Clyde turned to me then, his face softening. "You okay?"
I nodded, still in a daze over it all.
As the applause died away and the workers went back to their tasks, Clyde took me to his office. I couldn't help but have mixed feelings-relief, gratefulness, and a little disbelief that lingered.
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