All Chapters of Billions and Tears: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

As Rose walked up slowly but calculatedly to Sebastian's office, she wondered why he wasn't at the house yesterday, he was probably caught up with work. But she hadn't seen him at the company since the day he came in with her. Hilda was still by her side, giving her directions to his office which was at the top of the building. From her side eye she could see that Hilda was observing her movements, she struggled to keep calm, and tried to keep her emotions in check and not show any signs of nervousness."I think I'll be able to find my way from here" Rose said as they got to the elevator. "Okay ma'am", "when you get to the last floor, it's the last office at the end of the hallway". "Thank you" Rose said, now already inside the elevator, she avoided Hilda's gaze as the elevator doors slowly joined together. The hallways were beautifully adorned with flowers and exotic portraits, it was slightly long and from where she stood she could see his door, it was big and plated with gol

Samuel hesitated briefly, unsure of how much information to share. Jim was dismissed today, ma'am," he said after a little pause. You didn't cause it in any way. Mr. Wayne thought it was time for a change because of certain problems with his performance".Rose's surprised eyes widened. Such an unexpected turn of events had surprised her. In an effort to make sense of the circumstance, her thoughts raced. She couldn't help but wonder whether Sebastian was in any way involved. Maybe the small interaction she had with Jim had made him feel envious, or uncomfortable, or maybe he didn't want me speaking casually with workers. Her mind raced through what Sebastian really wanted,at that moment she felt vulnerable to his choices, there wasn't anything she could do to change any of them. The mood inside the car was a bit tight as Samuel drove Rose home. Rose couldn't get rid of the suspicion that Samuel knew more about Jim's abrupt termination than he was letting on. Only the gentle hum of t

"There she is" Sebastian's voice echoed through the crowd of people in the room. All eyes were still on Rose, staring intensely In an identical manner. She struggled to force a smile from the corners of her lips as she now took steady and precautions steps towards him who was already holding out his hands, smiling strangely, she hadn't seen him smile before.As she glided slowly through the room, she could notice the familiar stare from the people inside. It was like the one she got at the office, but this was more intense. Some looked at her with full contempt, frowning and almost biting their own lips. Some chuckled and giggled, covering their mouths and saying things to themselves. As Rose got to where Sebastian was, the silence which seemed to be obvious before, disappeared and soft melodious sounds started playing, shifting their gaze and attention somewhere else.He brought her close to his side, holding her waist. His hands could now touch her skin, through the part where t

Rose was closely seated with Sebastian in one of the VIP tables. Sounds from the mic and from the band playing the soft music filled the air, the festivities of the night continued but the thoughts from Rose's mind were louder than the sounds that came from the room and the sounds particularly in front of her.She had been shouted at and dragged by her father, severally. But only when he was under the influence of vodka, which was almost Every Time.She remembered the week that he died, how he had a fight with her mother, about money, the loan he had taken from a finance company, which he squandered. His honesty and sincerity had been tainted by the hardships that life brought and the intoxicating and temporal peace that alcohol caused. Her eyes were now almost blinded by the silvery glow of tears that threatened to flow from it as she pondered on her thoughts. Sebastian turned to her and saw her mien, she was struggling to pull herself together. She didn't understand him and the mor

   Emily was now being moved to tears as she listened intently to Rose's honest confession, she tried to put herself together and didn't want Rose to see her tearing up also. She didn't expect Rose's reaction, a clear one that she was confused and didn't know what to do. She expected for them to have a brief time to wind back the years, but even though it was reaching out to her for help and companionship, she would be there to help no matter what. She decided to be strong, at least in that moment for Rose, she experienced a surge of sympathy. She was aware that her friend was at a turning point, thus the importance of her comments was enormous. Emily took a long breath and summoned the strength to reply, knowing that what she said might influence Rose's reaction to things afterwards. Emily looked at Rose, with caring and compassionate eyes and softly said, "Rose, her voice was full of sympathy. I want you to know that, des