Kylie POV As we approached the entrance of the hall, as usual, cars were trolling in one after the other after a proper check-in at the gate. It wasn't just an ordinary party, so proper checking needed to be done. Few of the cars were still before us so we had parked and waited till it was our turn. I glanced at everyone who seemed pretty focused on their phones before my eyes met with Jackson's. “Are you- I was going to say something when he glanced away. Words got stuck in my mouth as I wondered what just happened.Not only did he avoid me through the whole drive, but he also acted like a kid because I see no reason why he should be mad at me. I might have done something, but at least he is grown enough to understand what communication means. “Are you two fighting?” Just when I thought nobody was watching, I heard Mia's voice, whispering in my ear.“Nothing. Maybe he is that time of the month” I responded, trying to be funny. That way I wouldn't act like I was angry. “Don't be
Kylie POV “Hello everyone, this is the ball party!” the voice echoed in the hall, saving me from the tension with Henry J. Immediately I used that as an excuse to relieve myself from any more conversation.“Henry,let's catch up after the party” I said to him as I was able to end our conversation. The atmosphere became calm. We were all seated, waiting to begin and the only person who could open the ground floor was Madam Wilson. As the greatest woman in the whole of New York, she was the only one who had the power bestowed on her by the late Jade Wilson, the one who created the ball club. Practically we could say the ball club began ages ago. Just when I was settled, trying to fix myself, Madam Wilson walked into the hall. Everybody got up on a standing ovation out of respect for the most powerful woman of the club.“I welcome you all to this month's ball party” madam Wilson's feisty voice filled the room, holding with authority and power.Everybody slightly bowed their heads and
Austin's POV I wondered how I ended up in such messy and weakling situations. Things were taking a different turn, the one I couldn't even comprehend. I was beginning to lose myself, I mean how could an ordinary woman give order and everyone followed like a Zombie.I got up from the ground, using my hand to properly arrange my shirt. I couldn't believe I was thrown out of the party. I have never been humiliated this way all my life. I could feel the surge of anger passing through my veins as I stood outside, staring at everyone acting like nothing just happened.“How dare you Kylie!” I groaned. I wasn't going to give up, never! I was trained to be a fighter and I have just been trying so hard to avoid going down dirty with Kylie but with what she had just done, I was going to go dirtier, lower than she thought. I would show her two can also play the game.I got into my car and in the highest speedometer of the car engine, I drove out of the premises not giving any chance to the offic
Jackson’s POV I have never seen something more sanctifying than what Kylie did at that ball party. She handled the whole thing better than I expected. She deserves the position handed to her, nobody could handle such a position better. In a way I felt worried about the pressure that would be on her, nevertheless I was certain she would pull through. I was scared she would flutter when Austin arrived. I knew how much she has been trying not to make things out of proportion. I never thought Austin could be so clueless showing himself at the ball party after everything he put Kylie through.Well, I was glad Kylie had finally put him where he deserves. He had better learn his lesson or else he would be fighting with me next. I figured I have been so quiet all this while and I wasn't ready to keep that way anymore. I thought interfering in Kylie’s personal issues might jeopardize things but I realized I might end up regretting it if I continued that way.As we approached the giant build
Kylie’s POV “What is this? How did this get out there?” I flipped my phone on the table asking the obvious. “I am sorry ma'am. We are fixing it!” Lady oh voice shaking as she responded. “For how long will it take to fix a common leaked news on the Internet!” I snapped out. At this point I was beginning to act out character. “It not that easy but- “Not easy?!” I interrupted and continued. “No.. lady Oh, this shouldn't be coming from you. You of all people should know how this is going to affect the company” I placed my hand on my forehead. Nothing actually made sense. Only a few people knew I was once married to Austin and I have always been grateful our marriage was never in the spotlight else the divorce would cause a lot of havoc but now, my fear was about to come haunting me.“I am sorry Mrs Kylie” Lady Oh pleaded and in a way it felt annoying and unpleasant in my ear, not even in the middle of such a storm.“Can you just stop apologizing?!” I sneered, anger boiling through m
Emily's POV. I just couldn't express the joy my heart felt with the recent development. Things were going exactly the way I wanted. Austin does not have to worry about anything that way, we could have enough time to spend together. I knew he loved me. He did not have to tell me, I could tell how much he felt about me. “ You and your family treated him badly! Divorce him and then force him out of the ball party! Humiliating the man! What a drainage family! Austin Natalie needs to be protected at all costs!” The recent headline news slipped off my lips as I opened my phone. I leaned back the chair, a satisfactory smile occupied all over my face. My phone vibrated with the table. “This is great!” I said, still staring at the blogger gist headline. “I am glad you like this,” he responded. “Keep it coming, I am enjoying it” I smiled and ended the call. I have always known myself to be a problem solver. No matter how hard the situation might be, I would turn the table arou
Austin POV I used to think Emily was the better choice but Nah, she would constantly prove to me that I had made the wrong choice. If not anything, I hate being in the spotlight and if at all I found myself in one, it should be Something worthy. I should be achieving and signing deals which other competitive companies couldn't attain.Seeking the people pity words?! That bullshit. I'm not some weakling who needs validation from people or some sort of pity party in my life. “You better fix it!” I sneered at her. Anger passing through my veins.“That must be a joke, right?” She chulked dryly. I wonder how I suddenly became a joke to Emily. In a way, she stil think she could order me around like she used to do. I have her already and all of that have to stop. I am the man who should make the orders and not the other way round.I closed the gap between us. Raised her jaw up, staring deep into her eyes as I responded.“Don't dare me!” I could see my face in her eyes, burning red.“Oh
Austin's POV My eyes popped out as I stared at the Economy chat on the television screen. My company stock was dropping right in front of my eyes. Not just that, the red notification at the side corner of the screen kept beeping. It always meant one thing with the red notification, investors are withdrawing their shares. I folded my hands firmly together, I could feel myself burning from the inside. Anger was all that passed through my veins.“Emily! Emily! Emily!” I groaned under my teeth. Everything went wrong the moment she intervened. Maybe I should have handled things my way. At this point, I felt so regretful for relying on Emily trying to protect my company and now I caused my company to drown.“This isn't the time to blame things on Emily,” Francis suddenly said. I glanced at him wondering if he understood what he had just said. It was the company we were talking about. It was obvious everything happened because of Emily's stupid idea of protecting me.“What?!” I murmured o
Kylie POV I felt a sense of relief after the success of the live conference. It wasn't in any way easy but I was sure to pull through. I fell into the couch in my office, feeling unsure if things would actually be fine. My response to each question, the way I acted In Front of those angry reporters. Will that even convince the people that I'm not the weak Kylie they thought I was. “You should have this,” Fred interrupted my thoughts. I glanced at him, in his hand was a glass of cold water. “Thank you” a little smile appeared on my face as I collected the glass of water and gulped it down my throat.“You really did well today. I must say, I am proud of the way you handle all of the questions thrown at you” he said. “Ummm- I murmured, not sure if I should really be glad at his compliment.“Lady Oh want to have a word with me” He announced and got up from the chair he was seated in. “See you at home” I responded without glancing at him.I rested on the headrest, gently closed my
Austin POV I finished with Francis on the phone and finally settled to watch the live conference..What does she mean by addressing the scandalous news? she is not trying to Emulate my ways, is she?Would she try to tell the whole world about our marriage? My head was about to blow off with so many unanswered questions. I couldn't find myself concentrating.My eyes glued to the television screen. For some reason, I couldn't take my eyes off her one bit.I grabbed a glass of water, to subdued my dry throat. “I am sorry but you can't just barge into his office like that” “Young woman, it seems you don't know who I am. You must be tired of your job” I could hear voices coming from outside of my office. No doubt I knew it was my secretary but the other feminine voice was what I couldn't get properly. The door swing opened. “Emily,” I called out. Behind her was my secretary Regina, who seemed worked up. I can imagine what Emily might have put her through to finally get up to my
Kylie POV Talking to James was really comforting. From Emily and his crew down to Madam Wilson lashing on me. I get it, Madam Wilson's action was justified but It breaks my heart that I wasn't able to meet up to her expectations.Over all, James was down to make out a good day out of the bad day. After we spoke last night, I realized he was the Intelligent type, more reasons I would be taking his advice to consideration. He seemed to know more about the corporate world than I do. I woke up, feeling energetic. Yesterday has passed and all that happened in it is gone to me. What next is how to tackle things, how to prevent any more casualties. Now that it isn't just only me anymore, I don't want those angry birds behind the keypad taking it on Fred. I won't take it likely on any one of them if they try to come for my brother.“I want an Emergency board meeting with the press and media” I sent a message across to Lady Oh. It wasn't even up to minutes, until she called through.
Austin POV My head was filled with the thought of Kylie, the look on her face, she looked disappointed. I'm not the one to steal from others, especially in that corporate world. I hate playing dirty, but Emily left me with no choice with her dirty tricks and now I felt bad, shitty for taking away from her. Maybe I should have interfered, maybe I should have stopped Emily from jealousy. I just couldn't help but feel bad within myself. I rested my head on the headrest with my eyes closed.“Are you okay?” Emily asked.I glanced at her, Ignored and gently glimpsed at the other side of the car, staring at the view of each building. “Zoom” she suddenly pulled the car over. I didn't bother to glance at her as I know her to be the crazy person she was. “Austin” she called out, still didn't give her a glance. “Why are you so uptight? I just help you- “Emily, I never asked you to! Why are you so bent on destroying Ky?” I finally glimpsed at her.“What!” Her face hardened, harbouring d
Kylie POV.My heart sank as I listened to Lady Oh talk from the other side of the phone. I could sense panic in her voice. “Madam Wilson, seek your attention right now! I think you should brace yourself, it doesn't look good at all” The message was properly relayed. More troubles have happened. I gently glanced at my phone, my heart beating faster than I could ever imagine. “Is everything alright?” James questioned, his face harbouring concern. “I.. think I have to go” I dragged my word, not staring at him. I could have imagined myself walking out of the door already. “Okay, can I at least drop you off?” James' voice came again in my head. I quickly snapped myself into reality. I tried as much as possible to put on a smile, a weak one. “No,you don't have to worry” I grabbed my bag on the table. Without taking a glimpse at him, I walked out of the party. I tossed my bag in the back seat. I was going to open the front door when I suddenly saw a strange hand doing the honour.I g
Kylie POVMy body suddenly went numb at the sight that befell me. Maybe it was a wrong choice, I shouldn't be here, watching Austin take away what I have been working hard to lay my hand on.I felt broken and disappointed in myself. I'm the exact word people saw me as. A failure. Someone who couldn't keep her marriage. I always lose at the end. My mind was clouded with so many thoughts, my eyes burning red, I was like a ticking bomb that would explode in no time. “Ms Kylie Wilson?!” Senator Thompson glanced at me, his eyes holding with surprise but his voice said the opposite. It felt like a mockery tone. “Who would have thought I would see you here?” He added. Sh**t.I promised never to give room for humiliation but right now, I was faced with it, heavily slapped on my face that I wished the ground could open up and have me drown inside. “Oh- yeah-” I smiled awkwardly. The tension increases every second in the air. Not today, not in front of Austin and Emily. I'm not letting m
Kylie's POV “Are you Nervous?” Lady Oh asked as she opened the car door. My legs were shaking.I glanced at her, and couldn't say a word. Her face was worn with a worrisome look. “Come here” she cupped me Into her arm, giving me a very comforting hug.I came down from the car, basking in my confidence. Determination was all I felt as I walked into the company conference hall meeting. It would have been a worse situation if any of those shareholders had arrived before me. The conference call we did last night was a mess. More reason why I had organized this emergency meeting. Maybe a physical approach would change the whole thing.Usually, the shareholders arrive before me, but it was the other way around this time. Thirty minutes and none of them had shown up.Panic set into my heart after a whooping two hours, and still, it didn't seem like any one of them would come.I got up from the chair and paced around the room.“Ms Kylie, I don't think any one of them is coming. You should
Emily's POV “What are you doing here?!” He asked, staring at me. “And who is this?” He looked at Peter who was seated in front of me.“You should sit,” I said, smiling stylishly. He never expected to see me. Well, I already had it in my sleeve before reaching out to him. “What is going on here?” He asked again as he settled next to me. “Mr. Natalie, I am glad you honor my calling.” Peter leaned backward. “Emily here reached out to me concerning your company and how the Wilson family has been behind the loss surrounding it,” he explained. Austin glanced at me. “Really?” He scoffed.“Well, I had to do something. I mean, I can't watch you suffer” I responded.“ I don't need you helping me!” He was still being stubborn.“ I have a juicy offer, Mr Natalie,” Peter interrupted the tense atmosphere.“And who are you? You should introduce yourself” Austin glanced at him.Peter smiled. “There is no need for all of that. It's not important,” he responded and continued. “Myself and Emily
Emily's POV The house has been empty since Austin left. I have tried countless times to reach out to him, but he wouldn't pick up my calls, and recently, it seems like he has blocked me. To make matters worse, he banned his secretary from letting me in his company.Well, all of what he has done doesn't bother me one bit. No matter how long it takes him to run, he will come back home to me. I am going nowhere. He belongs to me; the faster he realizes, the better.I decided to have a drink in a quiet bar. Things have been so noisy lately. “As much as I could recall, I'm not in any relationship,” said Austin's voice in my head. I smirked as I recalled the ridiculous mass interview from Austin. He was smart enough to organize such a mass address; that way, Kylie's image could be at the center of it. It became ridiculous the moment he spewed that word out of his gutter mouth. What does he even take me for? “Your drink, ma’am,” the bartender's voice interrupted my thinking. I took a