Evina was gleefully finishing the tasks that she left yesterday when the Chairman's assistant approached her. Her eyebrows crumpled up in surprise as she knew that the Chairman does not visit The Elysian Inc. building often. Still, she obliged and immediately came with her.
She knows why the whole building was in an uproar as she investigated on The Elysian’s Inc’s internal website. It was also the talk of the day in the chat rooms. She learned that the stocks of The Elysian Inc’s stocks drop drastically just as of today.
“No wonder the Chairman was here today,” Evina thought while she clamped her lips. “But why would he call me to the board meeting? Am I involved with this?” Evina contemplated. “Was this about her having a relationship with its CEO, Gabriel Yang?” She hoped not, as she crossed her fingers.
They were about to enter the building. But Gabriel, with his angry demeanor, stopped her from her tracks. “You will not get inside,” he ordered her and dr
Gabriel didn’t know how he would react to Evina’s outburst. He knew she was just protecting him. But she was way out of line.His cautious eyes peeked at the directors in the boardroom. And they were all looking at Evina in aghast horror. Gabriel closed his eyes and shook his head. He knew things would get worse.Though he perfectly understood her, being undermined and on the hot seat right now, he was also bothered that his father was being troubled as well. He believed that no matter what they have against him, he was still the Chairman and worthy of their respect and honor. No one could dare defy him and his standards. Not even him.“Enough of this!” The Chairman yelled as he stood up. His green emerald eyes were blazing fire as he glared at Evina. “I would not hear any more remarks from you. You have only proven to us that you are indeed the daughter of William Go, you rebellious woman. From now on, you are fired!”
Evina didn’t know how she got to the park from the Elysian Inc Building with her heart being torn to pieces. She knew how Gabriel could have been affected deeply, knowing about his past and all. She would have reappeared and helped him decide to choose his father.“Still, this is so painful,” Evina clutched on her chest as she inhaled a lungful of air. Her knees finally gave way, making her slump at the chair, which was at a picnic table. She wanted to cry, but she didn’t know why tears were not coming out of her tear ducts.“Come on,” She laughed pitifully as she poked on her eyelids, trying to make light of the situation. As she did so, raindrops started to fall, making the people in the park run for cover.However, Evina remained in her seat, mindless of the dark clouds forming above her. “Don’t you dare do this to me!” She yelled at the sky, pointing at the clouds like a crazed woman. “The last time
“Would I leave the country with Maria?” Evina pondered. She couldn’t say yes at once. Leaving the country means she would be giving up on Gabriel for good. It was not just her concern. But also, she was bothered about what happened to Maria.Evina decided to come with her father to his residence, which was a few miles away from the park. He told her that Maria was staying with her as of that moment. Evina was curious as she was just normally living in her former house, where she was currently staying, just a fortnight ago.Even with her situation, she was still concerned about her older sister. Between the two of them, she was more the long-suffering one. She was not the type of person who would run away, unlike her.“I know this was a bit shaggier than our previous house. Please bear the inconvenience. We would leave here eventually,” Her father apologized as they came down from the taxi.Indeed, it was a small house, situat
“Answer the phone, Evina,” Gabriel grunted as he paced back and forth. He was already in front of Evina’s house. After the director’s meeting, he quickly called her, so he could talk to her personally. However, Evina wasn’t answering her phone.Fretful and perturbed, he quickly went out of The Elysian Inc. building and searched for her. But he couldn’t find her. With the negative turn of events against her, he was apprehensive about what could have happened to her. He wanted to bang his head to the nearest wall for not following her at once.“There was no one inside that house,” An old lady interrupted her thoughts. She had a bag of groceries in her hands and was about to go into her residence, which was just adjacent to the house where Evina was staying.He knew about it since he has driven her there a lot of times. But the old lady’s question bothered him. “What do you mean there was no one inside her
“We’re here, boss,” Paul informed Gabriel as he stopped at a house in an exclusive village outside the metropolis. He also opened his window and tried to peek at the people inside. He drew in a deep breath as if something was also troubling him, that the answer lies inside that house.Meanwhile, Gabriel has his own formulation that he was trying to solve in his mind. He wanted to talk to Evina. But he didn’t want to meet her father at the same time. He didn’t know how he could be nice to him when he wanted to win Evina back.Will he just do this business-mindedly, like how he used to deal with his opponents by using a fake mask in front of them? Gabriel’s jaw clenched as he knew that he would have a hard time with this one. He was emotionally connected in this matter, unlike his business transactions, where he could set aside his personal feelings.Still, he decided to push through with his plan. He could not let Evina out of
Warning: This chapter has a steamy scene. Please don't read if you're underage or if you're uncomfortable. :)Evina wanted to talk to Gabriel. But Maria has a point. There is no way they could be together after everything that happened. They would just hurt each other by insisting on their ridiculous love affair.Evina already agreed to go with Maria outside the country. With that, she believed she would have a clearer head, and she could go back to her plans of establishing her own business and her future.However, she couldn’t help but long for Gabriel and feel sympathetic with him. She has been seeing his car every night in front of their house. It seemed like he would go there immediately after work and wait for a chance for them to talk things out.Still, she decided to be firm on standing up on her ground. She doesn’t want him to be torn between her and his father. Or between her and his company that he has built his entire life.
Gabriel was startled as he found out that Evina wasn't beside her. His hand reached out to her as his consciousness was awakened. But to his surprise, he could only feel the cold bed at his side.He checked out his clock and see that it was already early morning. He didn’t realize that it took them that long, since he just went home after lunch. He has some files that he forgot. But he completely loses track of his tasks seeing Evina in the flesh, at his bed.“Perhaps she has gone home. I should have driven for her,” He stretched his back as he reached out for his phone and dialed her. To his surprise, he wasn’t answering the phone.“At least I know she still loves me,” his lips curved up as his heart was finally relieved. He has been having sleepless nights, knowing that he has hurt Evina. Perhaps it was the reason why he slept longer than he expected. He felt like she was so angry at her that she didn’t want to show he
After five years…Evina drew in a deep breath. This was her first time to encounter The Elysian Inc. people again. As she stayed abroad, she tried to focus her mind on achieving her dream. She ventured into her own business. It was wiggling at first. But eventually, it stabilized and grew.It was her passion, and she was skillful as well. Her business developed until she can finally invest in other countries. Seeing there was an open opportunity back in her hometown that will increase her new company’s potential, she decided to come back and pursue it.The only downside was she had to meet with the people that disowned her again. Fortunately, it was a masquerade party, there is no way they could know it was her. She accepted the invitation and went to the place wearing a black mini dress with a black mask. She also dyed her long wavy hair black.Her heart was banging wildly against her chest as she walked inside the function room. Beads of sw