Still sitting in the bed with my back on the headboard, Raymond returned to the room. I frowned my face so he wouldn't even have the opportunity to start another fight. “Blair, I've gotten the result of the face mask I took to the lab to be examined." I ignored him. “The result showed that some substance was spread there, which made you lose consciousness.”Now he believed?What nonsense. I don't even care anymore, he can decide to do whatever he wants or say what comes to his mind. "I'm so sorry, I misunderstood you. I should have known that…”Who cares?Pffff!“Let’s have your bruises checked by the doctor, okay? He's downstairs waiting for you.”" I ain't leaving this room, I don't even want to see a doctor.”I managed to get up from the bed and head to the bathroom. But before I could enter, Raymond grabbed my wrist. "Come on, Blair.” He sounded so hopeless. Raymond wrapped his arms around me, hugging me tight. " I'm sorry, okay?”" Go apologize to Jeff first.” " Jeff?
It has been a week since the incident already, and funny enough, Cassie hasn't shown up at the Reece's mansion. I thought she'd start pestering Raymond as soon as possible, but she surprised me. Maybe she has a plan, I don't know.Also, I don't care. I just want her to see me face to face because I want to see how she's going to react. “Ma'am?" Alicia interrupted my thought, holding the file I asked her to bring over.Something is missing in this file. Where is the document I put in it last week?“Mr. Raymond took it, he said you should come see him in his study room."Raymond?“Okay. Make me a cup of sushi, I'll be in his study room."I left the garden, to go answer Raymond and to know why he is so bent on his decision. I thought I'd made him understand the reason why I must work in that company. “Look, the baby is growing fast, Blair. You are almost four months gone. That means you are at the phase of your second trimester."So?Will that stop me from just sitting in an offi
This is the first time I'm stepping foot in my late grandpa's company. It is so huge, and there are lots of workers here. Where am I going to start?P. A. Said I'll have to introduce myself to the workers today, and then we'll have a brief meeting with the shareholders.I thought it wouldn't even take much time, but seeing the number of people present in the company, I'm sure it will take us more than an hour. “Can we make it brief today? We can continue from where we stop tomorrow." Tye P. A., hesitated for a while before speaking up. “Okay, ma'am. I think that is a good idea, looking at your condition. Please come with me.”I followed him while Alicia trailed behind us, holding my Bag and the document. " There are twenty departments in this company, and each department has at least one hundred employees.”What!That's two thousand people. No wonder the whole place is filled up with employees doing their activities.Where do I even start?There's no way I'll be able to hold th
" I have no idea, Alicia. But I'll think of something. They scared me, I don't think I can face the shareholders tomorrow.” I sighed deeply, resting my head on the desk." But you'll have to do it, ma'am. Show them you are the boss and not them. You see how the P. A., was talking to them; that's what you should do, too.”Yes, that's correct. But I don't know how to do that.And it will take me days to master it. Those people are older than me, and some of them can give birth to me too.They think because I am younger than them, I can not rule them. One even said I wasn't the one who came to the company with Grandpa before he died. Could it be Cassie?Maybe they thought she would be the one to become the president since she's older than me.Age aside, I have more flesh than Cassie, and I am a little bit taller than her too. Shouldn't they at least consider the structure?SighsThis is going to give me a headache. After we were done having lunch, I decided to go home. Staying in
CASSIE'S POV“What do you mean she isn't dead?" "I saw her at the shopping mall yesterday, ma'am. The one downtown.”Downtown?That's where Raymond's house is. And it was Blair he saw?I am so confused right now. As far as I know, Blair died in my place before she was dumped at the amusement park. How is that even possible?No, this can't be happening. If truly Blair is alive, then I am done for. She'll tell Raymond I was the kidnapper, and he'll make sure I am arrested. What to do now?"Should I go after her, Miss Cassie?”Go after her?" Are you nuts? You want to go after her and do what? If you are arrested, count me out of bailing you because I'll pretend I don't even know you.” What nonsense!It was his fault; he was the one who told me she was no longer breathing. And now he's telling me he saw her alive. Cassie, you are done for.I'll confirm first and see if she's alive. But who to confirm with?Should I go to Reece's mansion?What if she has already told him?No, I
BLAIR'S POVHow dare Cassie kiss Raymond in front of me.Coming to the house to confirm I am still alive isn't enough?She went ahead to do what would trigger my heart.I don't like this at all, and I am so angry that Raymond didn't do anything about it. Instead of stopping her from doing whatever she wanted to do, he stood there, rooted in a spot like a tree. He wanted that, I know.If not, he wouldn't have allowed her to do it. I think it's time to tell him who the kidnapper was. That way, he would stay away from Cassie. I don't want her to be arrested and put behind bars, I just want him to be far away from her.It hurts my feelings whenever Cassie is all intimate with him.“Ma'am?"“Not now, I'm not in a good mood." Alicia bowed her head and left the room. I won't go to that company today, I have to confront Raymond first.He has to know the kind of a person my sister is. Why do I even keep calling her my sister? A part of me hates her. “Blair, that wasn't proper."Not p
RAYMOND'S POVBlair is lying to me right now which is weird.She has never lied to me before, why now?Something is really fishy. Where did she go without telling me?There's no way someone could spend more than four hours in the shopping mall, let alone the hospital. Even if she went to those places yesterday, she wouldn't have spent more than four hours in both. She must have gone somewhere and she doesn't want to tell me. What is Blair planning?I'm stopping her from leaving the house alone because of her own good.Someone is after her life even though I haven't been able to find out who it is. She can't be careless while carrying my baby. She needs to be careful wherever she wants to go. “Why didn't you care to tell me? You know how much I want to see you and the baby healthy." Blair sighed, lowering her head. “I know. I just didn't want to pressure you."Pressure me?If it was really the hospital, she would have told me right before going. To burst the bubble, the docto
BLAIR'S POVOh, Jeff, come on, there's no way I can leave this house right now without Raymond seeing me. What should I do?I can't make Jeff feel like I betrayed him. He saved my life, and the least I could do was go see him to make him happy. Raymond is controlling my life, and I don't like it.When he hasn't found out I was pregnant, I leave the house whenever I want and he doesn't stop me. “Alicia?"I went to Alicia's room to plan with her because she's the only one I trust, and the only maid closer to me in the apartment. “Ma'am?"She stood up from her bed, adjusting her gown. “I need your help, Alicia. Jeff wants to see me."“Jeff? The guy Mr. Raymond warned you never to go see?" Her eyes widened in shock. “Ma'am please don't go. Mr. Raymond won't be happy with you. You know how much he cares about your security."Ahh, I know. But he can't keep controlling my life because I am carrying his baby. “I didn't come here for you to remind me of that, so do not talk me out of
“Mr. Raymond, you can't leave now, the next batch of the shareholders are in the hall waiting for you to start the meeting."Crap!I didn't even remember I divided them into two sections so we could have a friendly meeting. I wanted to give the flower to Blair by myself and then express my feelings for her. The meeting would last for more than an hour; I can't keep the flower till I go home; it will weaken. “Here, take this."I handed it to the P.A., “Take this to my house and ask for Blair. Make sure you don't give it to anyone except Blair. Understand?"“Yes, Mr. Raymond."As soon as he left, I returned to my office, getting ready to go to the hall. An hour later, I returned to the office after the meeting was over.Surprisingly, the basket is sitting on my desk and the roses are all weakened. What is the meaning of this?Didn't he take it to Blair as I instructed?How dare he!This is so expensive and custom-made too. “Mr. Raymond?"“Why is this still here?"“Oh, I did as yo
RAYMOND'S POVIt has been thirty minutes since I left home, but it feels like I've left for more than ten hours. I missed Blair, and I missed being around her. Should I just go home?This meeting is so important, I can't leave now. “Mr. Raymond, you didn't say anything."I was so lost in thought, thinking about Blair that I forgot I was in the middle of a meeting. “Can we reschedule the meeting, Mr. Raymond? You look exhausted."Exhausted? Me?That's not true.I love my work so much, and there is no way I will reschedule this meeting. It is so important. However, if I decide to cancel it now, I'll have to leave Blair at home again to attend this same meeting. “Mr. Raymond? It's here."Just what I have been waiting for. “Take it to my office, I'll be right there."This time, I tried to concentrate on the meeting fully so I won't miss any details being discussed. And yes, it worked. As soon as the meeting was over, I didn't wait to exchange pleasantries with any of them, I qui
Oh great!This meeting won't end well, either.Look at their faces, none of them are even happy to see me. And look, they are all above thirty." And who is this?” One of them asked as soon as we entered the hall. I glanced at the P.A., Panicking more than Alicia."She is the new president…"“Come again?" They all burst into laughter at the same time. I feel so embarrassed right now, and I wish the ground could swallow me. What sort of a thing is this?“She's too young?"This nonsense again!I hate it when they say I am too young. How could they?I may be young, but I can do what some of them can't even do. “Also, she made us all come here yesterday without showing up. Who does that? I hate working with amateurs."I've had enough of this, it's time to step up and show them I am the president and not them. Maybe a little threat could work. “Am I too young? Funny."They all went silent. The hall became so quiet as if no one was present there. Seeing how they were all staring
Today, Ray left the house so early, saying he had an important meeting to attend to in the company. He wasn't so happy that he was going to leave the house today; he wanted to stay with me the whole day, just like yesterday. If only he knew what was in my mind, maybe he would have canceled the meeting. My prayers have been answered, I can now leave the house to my own company in peace. I just wish Raymond could understand for once, and allow me to go to the company just as he goes to his without any worries. But no, his reason is still the same. “Ma'am? He has arrived."That's my P. A., I told him to come pick me up because I won't leave the house with any of the cars. Maybe Raymond would decide to come home when I'm gone, and if he finds any of the cars missing, he'll know I left the house. But if none of the cars are missing, then he would think I am in Grandpa George's apartment, or just taking a stroll around the house. “Where is he? Hope he didn't drive inside the house?
Raymond was pacing in front of the apartment when I stepped inside the gate. I quietly tiptoed and hid behind some flowers since he wasn't looking at the gate. What on earth is he doing here now?Has Alicia burst the bubble and he's pacing around, waiting for me to return?Oh, come on!That wasn't what I told Alicia to do.She might have made a mistake because of her nervousness, and then Raymond found out it wasn't me who was lying on the bed. How could she do this to me?Now, I won't be the one in trouble, Jeff is. Raymond will haunt Jeff down and throw him in jail. What can I do to stop him?Absolutely nothing. He won't even listen to me because he had warned me before.Still trying to figure out what to do, a maid from Grandpa George's apartment came to Raymond and they hurried away together. I watched him enter Grandpa's apartment and sighed in relief. Now I can go inside the apartment without him seeing me. As fast as I could, I went inside the apartment, hurried up the
Kill who?Isn't that Cassie's voice I am hearing?What is she doing in Jeff's place?Was she the one that made Jeff call me to come see him so they'll do whatever they want to do with me?No, Jeff can't do that, can he?Should I even be surprised if Jeff is a bad person too?My own sister wants me dead, so I won't be surprised if Jeff wants that, too. I wanted to turn away and run from there, but I heard Jeff's voice.“I can't do that, Blair hasn't done anything to me." Great, Jeff isn't like her. “She is a good person, Cassie. Do not let the hatred you have for Blair to blind you. You will regret this later if you don't stop doing this stuff."“Who cares?" She let out a loud laugh. “You know what? I think you should leave now!"“Are you sending me out of your house?" “Yes, Cassie, you aren't welcome here; you are evil." When I heard footsteps approaching the door, I hid behind the flowers, waiting for Cassie to leave. “If you don't do as I told you, you are going to lose Blai
BLAIR'S POVOh, Jeff, come on, there's no way I can leave this house right now without Raymond seeing me. What should I do?I can't make Jeff feel like I betrayed him. He saved my life, and the least I could do was go see him to make him happy. Raymond is controlling my life, and I don't like it.When he hasn't found out I was pregnant, I leave the house whenever I want and he doesn't stop me. “Alicia?"I went to Alicia's room to plan with her because she's the only one I trust, and the only maid closer to me in the apartment. “Ma'am?"She stood up from her bed, adjusting her gown. “I need your help, Alicia. Jeff wants to see me."“Jeff? The guy Mr. Raymond warned you never to go see?" Her eyes widened in shock. “Ma'am please don't go. Mr. Raymond won't be happy with you. You know how much he cares about your security."Ahh, I know. But he can't keep controlling my life because I am carrying his baby. “I didn't come here for you to remind me of that, so do not talk me out of
RAYMOND'S POVBlair is lying to me right now which is weird.She has never lied to me before, why now?Something is really fishy. Where did she go without telling me?There's no way someone could spend more than four hours in the shopping mall, let alone the hospital. Even if she went to those places yesterday, she wouldn't have spent more than four hours in both. She must have gone somewhere and she doesn't want to tell me. What is Blair planning?I'm stopping her from leaving the house alone because of her own good.Someone is after her life even though I haven't been able to find out who it is. She can't be careless while carrying my baby. She needs to be careful wherever she wants to go. “Why didn't you care to tell me? You know how much I want to see you and the baby healthy." Blair sighed, lowering her head. “I know. I just didn't want to pressure you."Pressure me?If it was really the hospital, she would have told me right before going. To burst the bubble, the docto
BLAIR'S POVHow dare Cassie kiss Raymond in front of me.Coming to the house to confirm I am still alive isn't enough?She went ahead to do what would trigger my heart.I don't like this at all, and I am so angry that Raymond didn't do anything about it. Instead of stopping her from doing whatever she wanted to do, he stood there, rooted in a spot like a tree. He wanted that, I know.If not, he wouldn't have allowed her to do it. I think it's time to tell him who the kidnapper was. That way, he would stay away from Cassie. I don't want her to be arrested and put behind bars, I just want him to be far away from her.It hurts my feelings whenever Cassie is all intimate with him.“Ma'am?"“Not now, I'm not in a good mood." Alicia bowed her head and left the room. I won't go to that company today, I have to confront Raymond first.He has to know the kind of a person my sister is. Why do I even keep calling her my sister? A part of me hates her. “Blair, that wasn't proper."Not p