Arrogant Mr West

I prepare for the meeting that would hold the next day, the event that would seal my new partnership with Damien and establish my dominance over him. I wanted him to know that the survival of his company would depend solely on me, and how wonderful it would be to see him crash and burn.

However, our earlier encounter ate at me, it made me anxious and uneasy. There had been something off about Damien, it was so blatantly obvious yet I couldn't place my finger on the change. He seemed more charismatic and easy going, the Damien I knew in the past was cold and calculating, he never failed to destroy anything he thought would be a hindrance to him, whether in the present or future.

Surely, Damien must know that it would only be a matter of time before the media came to know of my return, and then he would be put in the spotlight once more. Was he not afraid that I might expose his true nature? If I didn't know better I would think that he hadn't been pretending about not recognizing me earlier.

This was not how I had expected things to turn out. Our meeting went a lot more calmly than I had expected. But that doesn't matter....I was back for a purpose and I don't give a fuck whether or not Damien cared about me or not. Only I know that his Company was facing some issues, it might go bankrupt if it doesn't land a business deal soon, and I was going to be the one to give him the false hope of being safe, then I would personally see the end of Damien's Company and everything else he cared for.

As I was going through some paperwork, the door of my office was pushed open roughly and a familiar figure stepped through. The man who walked into my office had messy blond hair and captivating blue eyes. He was very good looking and was dressed in designer clothes, the glint of gold chain and diamond wristwatch was enough to tell that he was someone who had money.

" Emelia " The man called my name disdainfully . Emmett was Winter's younger brother, and just like the rest of my husband's family, he wasn't very fond of me. He thought of me as a gold digger who had only married his brother for the money. He worked in the Showbiz and was already an A-list actor despite his young age. He had accumulated a massive wealth of his own, but I suspected he still wanted to get his hands on his brother's money. " Still as selfish and Shameless as always I see "

" What do you want now Emmett "

" Would you like to tell me why My brother's wife was seen in the embrace of another man?"

" What are you talking about?" I asked in Confusion.

Emmett dug into his pocket and threw a couple of crumpled photos on my desk. I was shocked to see that they were images of me and Damien back at the hospital. Damien was holding onto my wrist with a seductive smile on his lips, my face was turned away so the disgusted expression I had wasn't seen. Whoever had taken the photos had done it with malicious intent, obviously to frame me.

I was speechless on seeing this. Who could have done such a thing? I wasn't even aware that the Media knew of my arrival already. This whole thing was not going according to my plans at all, it was frustrating

" These photos are everywhere, do you have any idea what people are saying?"

" I swear Emmett, this isn't what it seems like"

" It seems to me that you are hooking up with your Ex right outside the hospital where your husband is admitted. That's what everybody else thinks as well. Honestly, I don't know why my mother ever allowed you into our family, you're more trouble than you are worth Emelia!"

" Emmett...please you have to believe me.."

" I don't care what you plan to do. '' Emmett spat venomously , he took a menacing step forward and I shrank back in my seat. It was strange how intimidating the 22 year old could be. I knew he didn't like me from the start, but now it seems that I was the most hated person in his life. " Just keep my family's name out of it. I will not have you disgracing us "

Emmett storms out of the office. I was left reeling from what had happened, I had never seen him that angry before, not even on the day I had married his unconscious brother. This was obviously more serious than I thought, if the media already knew of my return then I didn't have the element of surprise anymore, they probably already knew of my marriage, I needed to be more careful.

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I couldn't sleep that night, no matter how hard I tried. It seemed every time I closed my eyes I got recollections of my past relationship with Damien. How had I been stupid to fall for a man like that. And it was even worse how hard my heart pounded in my chest when I saw him, a part of me was still swooning on how handsome he looked. There had been no disdain in his eyes when he saw me.

" Get over yourself Emelia " I whispered into my pillow " He still hates you as much as you hate him. He just got better at hiding it "

The Morning after was spent with me sorting out everything I would need for the meeting. By 9:30, I was seated with my board of directors in the Company's large conference room. The meeting was supposed to start by 8:30, despite the fact that I had chosen to come stylishly late, therefore making Damien wait for me, but it turned out that I would still be the one who kept waiting. It's been an hour already and Damien hadn't arrived, even though the rest of his crew were present.

" This is a slap to the face!" One of my Directors said, the disdain evident in his voice " Damien West still has to be arrogant even though we all know that his Company needs this deal more than we do "

" He is always like this. It is why the West Corp is going bankrupt " Another said

The members of Damien's crew were visibly embarrassed by this and most of them wished they hadn't even come to the board meeting at all. Just when I was about to call the whole thing off, the door of the office swung open and Damien West swaggart into the room in a manner that was very much unprofessional. He was dressed in worn jeans and a large T-shirt, his hair was messy, in fact his whole appearance was dishevelled, much like someone who had just gotten out of bed

" My apologies everyone " He says casually, not looking sorry at all. He made eye contact with me and smirked " I Overslept "