All Chapters of I Married A CEO Dad: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

[ Claire ]“Don’t stress yourself too much, Claire. Like I said, everything will go according to the original plan.” Tristan’s voice again drew my attention on him who has been playing my knight in shining armour since we met.I turned to look at him, he as a constant smile playing on his handsome face.“Why are you doing all this for me, Tristan? We agreed to help each other, I admit but your efforts for me is more than I am giving you in return.” I asked him.“I am doing nothing, Claire. I agreed to play my part and I am only doing it, please, don’t misjudge my intentions. It’s pure business.” He assured me but his last line pinched me, strange.“Still, bringing my grandparents, all the way here and help them to settle comfortably, I think you’re troubling yourself for my fucked up life. I should be the one to take care of my grandparents.” I said, feeling ashamed.“My grandparents died when I was very young but I loved them so much and I still miss them. So, whatever I did for your

[ Claire ]“Tristan, how do you know that Mia is pregnant?” I asked Tristan once we left the office building. my father wasn’t ready to believe that his ideal daughter did something like this so he left hurriedly to confront her.“I don’t boast unless I have concrete proofs, Claire. Ryan tricked her and as far as I know that bastard, he’ll use it against your family to blackmail them.” He said in a grim tone which pushed me into tension. My sister hates me as much as the others but she’s young and immature.“Mia’s name will be dragged into this mess and it’ll only bring her shame. Oh God! What she has done?” I ran my hands through my hairs.“You still care for those people who only hates you and wants you dead? How can you be this good to evil people, Claire?” He looked at me in disbelief.“I can’t think bad about someone but it doesn’t mean I have soft spot for them. They have hurt me beyond repair, Tristan. I want to move forward and save my company. That’s what my priority will be

[ Tristan ]“Tell me, why did you call me at this hour? I can’t leave my house anytime. I have a wife now who is a curious cat. I don’t want her to suspect me because then, I’ll have no answer.” I scoffed at the person who stood in front of me with a long face.“Forgive me but do you have any other option? My own family will hunt me down if I meet you in broad daylight, Tristan and you know my father and his anger issues.” He said.I sighed and pinched my nose. He was right.“I am sorry, Caleb. You have to go through all this and I am extremely sorry for hitting you today.” I apologized to my only friend in this whole world who had supported me all these years.“It should be me who have to apologize to my sister for being a total ass towards her. I have hurt her beyond repair but I had no other choice. Our father would have locked her somewhere if I showed my concern for her. I hate him.” Caleb said with remorse.“You have been protecting her for years, Caleb and it shows your love fo

[ Claire ]“Miss Jones, good morning and congratulations on your wedding with none other than Mr. Tristan Pierce.” The staff at my company greeted me, with wide smiles on their faces but I knew it was only for show off. They were giving me respect because I married the richest man of the city and now, I am their CEO.“Thank you, everyone, I hope you all work as passionately as your happiness is for my marriage. I want the quarter growth of our company 2% higher than this year’s first two quarters which isn’t very promising. I want the reports of our selling and profit of last five years and your ideas to increase sales in next six months by three. I am calling a meeting. Make sure you work hard or I won’t hesitate to open vacancies. Believe me, your desks will have new faces tomorrow morning.” I addressed them like a boss, with coldness on my face and confidence dripping from my words.Their smiles dropped and their faces lost colours. I learnt from Miss Kim, my secretory about the in

[ Claire ]“You seem very disturbed. If you don’t mind, may I ask what’s bothering you? Is it related to the business or something else?” Tristan questioned me and it forced me to look at his awaiting figure.How could I tell him about something that I am not sure whether it’s a fragment of my past or just my illusions. I shook my head negatively.“It’s nothing, don’t worry.” I assured him with a smile but he didn’t look convinced.“Anyways, I heard Miss Kim praising and your kickass attitude at the office. Keep it up and do not hesitate when you think something isn’t fair. Compassion is seen as weakness if you keep giving others chances. If you think firing less productive employees then go on.” He advised me and to some extent, his words lessened the burden on my chest.“I’ll send the notice to the marked employees tomorrow. I can’t believe my father pushed the company on the brink of downfall by his stupid decisions.” I shared my frustration with him.“You’re using your common sens