All Chapters of Fallen Apart: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

DAVE'S POV"Whose date?" I asked, feeling more confused about the entire situation."Lena's." He buckled his seatbelt and proceed to get out of the car. "Let's go." I held him back by his arm, staring at him like he has gone mad. "What is wrong with you? Why would you want to do that?""I wouldn't have to if you had canceled that 'No dating in the company' rule as I requested of you.""I'm not even the president yet and you are already trying to make me change the rules." I stared at him in disbelief. "It's not as if I'm the only one that would benefit from it." He scoffed as he leaned back into the driver's seat. "What do you mean?" I cocked an eyebrow at him."Do you believe I'm the only one that is being hindered by that damn rule? There are so many people seeing each other in secret in the company. Once that rule is out, they would be able to come out with their relationship. And besides, you think I don't know that you have something for that Aria girl." He smirked."What are

ARIA'S POV"Why on earth would they place anyone from our team on probation?" Michelle voiced out as soon as we walked into our office. "Not to brag, but Team 4 has been the best in this company and we are still maintaining that position. And the worst part is that Aria and Summer are amazing designers, they shouldn't be on the same level with those amateurs." "I agree with you," Caleb added."Let's not make it a big deal guys, I'm sure everything will be fine," Celestine said as she rested against her desk, facing us. "From everything the president said, I gathered that Team 1,2, and 3 projects were the cause of all this because their project was not good enough. He's trying to use this to fish out all the incompetent designers by putting the newest ones on probation. Just like Michelle said, you guys are talented." She pointed to Summer and me. "I don't know what the test will be but I know it involves you guys showing case your skills. As long as you put in your best, you have not

DAVE'S POV"You want to change the rules?" My dad asked after I told him what I was there for. "Can you give me a good reason why I should allow that?""Well, I don't see the need to have such a rule in the first place because it only makes things difficult for the employees. The rule doesn't stop them from having feelings for each other which will push them either trying to suppress their feeling, causing distraction in their work, or they get together in secret, trying to keep it from everyone else," I explained. "I'm sure 20 to 30 percent of the employees have fallen victim to the things I said which wouldn't have been the case if that rule does not exist in the first place. Employees being in a relationship shouldn't affect the performance of a company as long as the employees can keep professionalism and not let it come in the way of their duties," I concluded "I think he's right," Mom added. "The rule is doing nothing but inconveniencing the employees. They will be busy on how

DAVE'S POVThe large hall inside the Mendez mansion was filled with lots of people who are my parent's acquaintances, the company shareholders and investors, the press, family friends, and also employees of Styles Company.The party was just about to begin and Nixon was getting restless beside me because Lena was not around yet. The relationship between the both of them went back on track after the stunt Nixon pulled in front of their apartment. As Lena predicted, the videos that their neighbors took went viral and people started to tag them as couples. Some people who recognized them as Styles employees reacted to the clip saying that Styles Company has lost its discipline to the point that the superiors are the ones breaking the rules. It didn't even help that some people recognized who I was in the clip.At first, Nixon and I agreed to keep quiet about it until I announce it after I am appointed president but he decided against it because the gossip was affecting Lena at work. So h

DAVE'S POVAs Aria made her way out of the room, I spotted Richard dancing with some girl a few feet away from me and I approached to let him know that I would be outside by the swimming pool in case my dad was looking for me.I stepped outside to meet Aria standing a few feet away from the pool with her head raised toward the sky. The moonlight reflected on her, giving her skin a beautiful glow."It's a beautiful night, isn't it?" I said as I moved to stand beside her."Yeah." She turned to me with a bright smile on her face.Looking up at the sky, I sighed. "I can finally breathe after getting out of there." "I thought you rich people enjoy this kind of atmosphere, why do you seem to be different about it?" she asked.I turned to meet her eyes which were filled with curiosity. "I don't know why, but I had never been a fan of all these wealthy people bling. The main reason why I hid my identity from the public was because I didn't like the attention that came with my family name."