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2021-08-28 04:35:43Seated in a large room with lots of natural light spilling in, I crossed my legs and moved my purse up my laps. Adam and Evelyn were seated quietly side by side, wearing matching bored looks. My father leaned against his white-painted wooden desk, his ankle crossed over the other watching each of us with a keen eye.
“I have a task for all three of you.” After a short dramatic pause, he said, “Start your own perfume line. You have a month’s deadline. Whichever has the most sales by the end of the month sits on that chair.”
“A month?” Adam muttered.
“Yes. Do you have any problem with that?”
If Adam found a problem with it, it meant the task is really hard.
“You’re dismissed.” He went his table and sank into his seat.
I eyed his chair with distaste. What’s the big deal? It’s just a tall black leathered chair with intricate hand drawn designs and a golden armrest
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The morning of the presentation came sooner than expected. Two weeks had passed working vigorously with an assigned team on Project Delmont Jasmine Rouge. I bit on my nails as my team gathered around me, prepared to present and at the same time unprepared. My lines were ready and sewn into my brain but anxiety of possible failure filled me. “In the end, you still ignored my advice.” Evelyn sashayed into my bustling office, giving my teammates a nod of acknowledgement. Halting in her steps in front of me, she sized me up. I tucked a hand into the pocket of my blue plaid pants and gripped the presentation papers on the other. “I have to pretend I’m in it to win,” I answered with a shrug. “You have gotten better at lying.” “You keep telling to drop out, what about you? Why are you presenting? Should you not report being sick and unable to present or something?” She pursed her lips and shook her head with a disappointed frown. “See you on stage.” When she turned and walked out of th
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“What did you just say?” Getting to my feet, I rounded the table unable to believe what my ears were hearing. “The first batch of our product caused itching and blisters on our first customers,” Hudson reported. “That is impossible. I am wearing the same perfume and nothing has happened to me! Stop the reproduction and the transportation of the other batches. Take back all our products from the stores and pay the store owners a compensation fee. Make sure those who complained about our products receive proper treatment.” “On it.” He took to dialing a contact on his phone. I broke into a sprint out of my office and into the perfumer’s busy room. Making straight for the perfumer in my team, I asked whispering harshly, “What happened?” Blinking fast, he rubbed the back of his head. “I have no idea. The procedure was just as we had done the original. I do not understand why there are reports of blisters and itching.” “Give me that.” I pointed to the perfume in a vial on the table. “I
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I stared at my bandaged arm which had received treatment an hour before. The itching had stopped but it swelled and had an ugly red color. “We need to find out who did this,” I told Hudson. “The doctor instructed you to rest, Miss Delmont.” “I cannot rest until we find who did this.” “Who do you think benefitted from this the most? The person might be the one who did this.” Adam was the only one who would benefit the most from this. But Adam would never do this. He would never stoop this low to gain that seat. Or would he? I rose from my seat and made for the door. “I would be back soon. Go and oversee the production of the perfume. Make sure there are no mistakes this time.” “Yes, Miss Delmont. But where are you going to?” “Somewhere. I will be back soon, Hudson.” I pulled open the door and stepped out heading to Adam’s office. On the floor of his department, his secretary rose to greet me. I waved the greeting away and opened the door of his office. Adam sat his desk, going
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“Congratulations!”The elegantly dressed guests raised their glasses in toast to me. I raised my wine glass with a forced smile on my face. My silver dress swished around my legs as I moved around, holding my father’s arm and greeting guests.“Good evening,” I said repeatedly hoping my mouth does not fall off. “Thank you.”I could feel my mother and Evelyn’s hateful glares on me that my skin prickled. Adam, however, had retired to the guestroom as soon as he stepped into the house earlier this evening. The faces of the guests blurred as my father dragged me left and right across the living room.“Ah yes,” he chuckled, “There will be an official press meeting in the morning.”“Fantastic!” The guest would say.Unable to stand it any longer, I whispered to my father’s ear, “I need to use the bathroom.” To the smiling guest, I nodded, “Exc
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There is one thing I believed ever since I was little. I believed that I was a curse and should have never been born. A perfect square had only four sides and not five. No thanks to my deceased grandparents had I been born; as my mother had always said. When there was a threat to the family and its reputation, all fingers pointed to me even when I stayed put. Now, the one person who never lifted a finger against me was dead. The paramedics wheeled the bloodied body of my brother past me. Blood soaked the white sheet and dripped on the floor. My mother had fainted when she saw his dead body and Evelyn continued to weep. I, on the other hand, became a pillar of salt. The celebration had come to an end. Apprehension filled the room as the police questioned guests. The sirens of several vehicles continued to wail outside bathing the walls with red and blue. “Miss Delmont.” I flinched, suddenly realizing Samuel had been holding me. Pulling away from him, I said in a hoarse voice, “You s
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The news of my brother’s death spread far and wide. His funeral procession started and ended without me. My mother and sister still believed I had killed Adam, taking any chance to hit or insult me, and forbid me from going to my brother’s funeral. I curled up in bed, letting the tears fall one after the other as a wet patch formed on the sheets. Did Adam suffer that much? I guess I really did kill him by becoming CEO. After we found the e-mail, a thorough investigation took place in the past two days. Adam had suffered from depression and visited a privately hired psychiatrist on a daily basis. The detail of what they talked about was not released to us even after my mother made a scene about it. The fingerprints on the gun that killed Adam belonged to Adam and my father and since father was down at the party, the case was ruled as suicide. As promised, Adam sent the proposal and his death note. Little Brie, it read, did I tell you you looked exceptional tonight? I am sorry I could
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“Set up a meeting with Edward Paxton.” “I’m sorry, what?” “Report to my father that he set up the meeting,” I said with a grin. “What is on our agenda for today?” Recovering from his shock, Hudson took a look at the dossier in his hand and began to list everything I had to. “All that? Today?” “Yes.” The day sped past by in a blink of an eye and the urge to pull off my heels in the presence of the employees increased. I swallowed a gulp, feeling how dry the insides of my mouth were. I hope my breath does not stink anytime I open my mouth to talk. “Water,” I whispered to Hudson. Like the magician he is, he brought forward a bottle of water and said, “Here.” “Thank you.” I took a swig of water from the bottle. “Were you able to do what I asked?” “What are you talking about, President Delmont?” Halting in my steps, I gave him an exasperated look. “The meeting with Edward Paxton I asked you to arrange?” “Mr Paxton declined your request.” “Why?” “There was no reason given.” Th
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My numb fingers gripped the fork as I poked at the salmon. Samuel had been the perfect gentleman the entire time, making jokes, encouraging me to eat more and asking of my well-being after my brother died. “Samuel-” I began to say but he cut me off. “I do not want to do this either. Us marrying, I am not interested.” Sighing in relief, I said, “I am sorry for dragging you into this mess.” “It’s cool. Neither of us would have imagined me being curious about you would result in an arranged marriage. My father is adamant about it.” “Mine too. I just want to shake him and let him know I just want to live my life the way I want.” With a wide smile on his face, he chuckled and raised his glass of water to his lips. “I know what you mean,” he said once he set down his glass. “Do you think they will ever hear us?” Thinking of my father, his drastic measures and his uncaring reaction to Adam’s death, I replied, “Probably not.” “Neither of us wants this. What do we do? Continue to play
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Words overlapped with screams as several guests hurried in the room. “Congratulations!” “You look so beautiful.” “Lovely dress.” “Gorgeous bride.” “Congratulations, Brie!” My friends drew into their warm embrace as the dress swished around my legs. The day of the wedding arrived. Everything went according as planned. Woken before the sun rose, I was taken to the hall where the wedding ceremony would take place, then pampered in a private room and dressed for. In the bustle of visiting guests, I spotted Evelyn watching me with a sour look. As the number of women in the room died down, I walked up to her. “Evelyn." ”I suppose this is where I say congratulations.“ ”Why, thank you.“ She rolled her eyes and turned to leave, her hair flying over her shoulders. ”Wait,“ I called out. Surprised when she stopped, I turned to the others in the room and said, ”Could you all give my sister and I a moment?“ ”Sure,“ they said and shuffled their feet out of the room. ”Whatever you
