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"Is this... true? You're not just looking for an excuse to pick on me?" I asked, feeling hopeless."Why does the daughter of this company's founder find it so hard to accept that this will also work in her favor?" he inquired curiously.That was the problem. My father had never favored me before, except for letting me be an intern or approving my attempt to sell a run-down building that nobody wanted to sell."You must have been raised with high expectations and ambitions..." he surmised nonchalantly. "You know what you're facing. You may leave."Speechless, I opened the door to leave, though he spoke to me before I exited."It's an ambitious project, and I like ambitious people. Don't disappoint me; I can forgive and accept rejection, but not the loss of my money," he assured, focused on his documents.I didn't even know what to say to him. I was speechless from the shock of so much new information all at once.-I typed furiously on my poor computer, looking up various topics
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She didn't believe me at first, but my face, which was the picture of guilt, shame, and pain, convinced her. I wasn't used to lying, not about things like this."No way. You're lying.""I wish I was, but I'm not," I lamented."Did he recognize you? What did he say about it? Did you get to talk about it?" she asked, agitated."I didn't have a chance to hide. Since he recognized me on the spot. He asked to speak to me alone, to give me the project and to... insinuate that he knew who I was.""What did you tell him?""I pretended not to know him. He didn't shout or insult me, but he implied that he thought I was denying it to take advantage of him later. He said I knew he would buy the company and used it to my advantage. He called me an opportunist." I explained the reason for my bitterness."How rude!" Jenna exclaimed, offended on my behalf, as if it had been said to her."Exactly. He could have been more gentlemanly with me, right? How about waking me up before leaving the hote
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I was not putting on airs; it simply had been necessary for us to stay this late. I had worked my way up from the bottom in this company, and I didn't deserve to be betrayed by my ex-fiance with my own half-sister. What hurt me the most was being accused of being the mistress of a married man who had only been kind to me. How could they be so cruel?The doors suddenly opened, giving me a second to wipe my eyes, though it wasn’t enough. Lucius was on the other side of the elevator and must’ve realized that I had been crying. He was slightly surprised by this, just for an instant. Then he entered and stood beside me, pressing the button to close the doors.This was, at the very least, uncomfortable. I blinked rapidly to dry my eyes. I couldn't touch them again."Do you usually leave at this hour, Marianne?" he asked to break the silence."It was a special circumstance this time, because of the assigned project, Mr. Brown," I replied."Oh. Were you thinking up a worse name to call me
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My life over the past two weeks had been a series of tragedies. Another example of this was the constant banging I heard coming from the room next to mine. I didn't need to get creative with guesses; it was the sound of Jenna's bed frame hitting the wall, a sound that I'd learned about since last week.Yes, she was having sex with her date from last Friday in her room.This was a studio apartment, with a half-wall dividing "the only room" from the area with the couch and kitchen. There were no real walls, and sound traveled freely. Let's just say I had been a privileged listener to things I didn't want to hear. I tried to get comfortable in about five different positions on her living room sofa and covered my ears with a pillow. It didn't work; I could still hear everything clearly, so clearly that I felt like a pervert."Derek, go slower, the bed's making a lot of noise," Jenna thought she whispered."It shouldn't be audible. If it was, your friend would have told us," replied the
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"Who was it?" asked Jenna, emerging from her room with a silk robe tied around her waist."They finally sent my clothes over," I said, exhausted, as I looked for a box cutter in the kitchen to open the boxes."It's about time, isn't it? Why did Andrew take a week to send your belongings? Didn't you talk to the cleaning lady to help you pack them?" my friend crossed her arms."I did. But he's a petty child, so he just had to delay the shipment. I bet if they don't have that pre-engagement party tonight, he won't send anything over. It's good I had the ring as a hostage during that time," I explained, sitting on the floor."Pre-engagement party?" she raised an eyebrow."'Pre-engagement.' They want to save face by using me, and I want to find a way to give them what they deserve. There has to be a way," I said as I carefully opened my first box."Mmmm. To me, the best way to 'get revenge' is by excelling at your talent and healing for yourself. Don't waste energy on those kinds of p
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"Marianne Fairmount. Sister of the bride," I said with a sinister smile. "The sister... of the bride," he mentioned slowly. He seemed like he wanted to tell me something, but held back. "Would you like some champagne? The guests are gathered in the living room, and dinner will be ready in a few minutes."I took one of the glasses because I knew I would need it. As I walked to the area he indicated, my path was suddenly halted by the sight of the other guests scattered around the various pieces of furniture in the room.One of my aunts wore a long, deep blue dress, which was accompanied by the pearls she wore for special events. Another friend of Serge’s was in a tuxedo. Amanda's friends were in a corner, each dressed more spectacularly than the next, all with very elaborate makeup. This wasn't a casual gathering; everyone was dressed in formal attire. Including the bride, who was approaching me triumphantly and victoriously. Was it surprising that the bride, alias my sister, wa
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They started serving the appetizers, but my half-sister just couldn't let me eat the salmon carpaccio in peace. She took one of her water glasses and tapped it with a fork. The general conversation died down as everyone turned to listen to her."You have no idea how fortunate we are to have you, our closest friends and family, gathered here tonight," Amanda said emotionally. "But I feel particularly honored to have my sister Marianne with me."She couldn't leave me alone for even a minute, could she? All eyes were on me."Marianne and I haven't had a conventional sisterly relationship. But if there's one thing I can say, it's that the blood bond that unites us will NEVER weaken.” She emphasized the blood bond like the psychopath she was. "Not even in this particular 'situation' that we are all aware of."Her shrug made most of the guests laugh. She was humiliating me again, in public, referencing that she was marrying the man who was my fiance until recently. She was a traitor, not
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"We had agreed to save the news for another celebration, dear," my father commented.Seeing him like this was like seeing the very image of hypocrisy. He knew the truth, that this was all a farce, that less than two weeks ago, I was in love with Andrew and wanted to give him a thousand children. But would Serge Fairmount admit that he didn't have control over his perfect family? Never."I'm sorry, Dad. I just got excited. Can you imagine? Me being her maid of honor and her being mine?" I pretended to sigh dreamily and then turned to Amanda with an idea. "We should even have a double wedding. Wouldn't that be wonderful—""We’re not having a double wedding, Marianne!" my innocent sister snapped in a very deep voice.Such a change in her tone surprised the guests, including Andrew, who looked at her strangely. Even better was the disapproving look Serge gave his princess. She noticed and retracted her words."I'm sorry that we couldn't come to an agreement that easily, sis. We both h
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