《CEO鈥檚 Unloved Wife》


 Chapter 1

    Tears kept rolling down my cheeks, as I watched them wheel mom away into the emergency room, while the nurses kept us away from going with her.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    Standing in front of the emergency room, and watching the doctors through the ss door, working hard to keep her alive, I felt so helpless, I wished there was something I can do to save her, I wish I can do something about it, but it seems that¡¯s the dream that¡¯ll nevere through for me.


    We¡¯ve lived these whole years of our lives happily, with mom and dad, giving me all the love and attention in the world, they made sure that Ick nothing, they gave me all the happiness, which most parents are not capable of giving to their kids, and they¡¯ve been the most important people in my life. Everything started three years ago, as mom was diagnosed with lung cancer. She¡¯s been frequenting different hospitals since then, to see if any doctor will be able to cure her, but none was ever able to.


    She¡¯s been through a series of surgeries, but it only got worse at the end of it, and it hurts.


    I felt an arm around my neck and tilted my head to check who it was, I was weed by the sad-looking dad, trying so much to put on a smile, as he whispered those words in my ear ¡®she¡¯ll be fine. As much as I want to believe him, as much as I want to keep my hope alive, I couldn¡¯t deny the fact that¡¯s standing in front of me, staring at me. I pray she pulls through this, I pray she fights for her life, as she always does, she can¡¯t possibly leave us all alone in this cruel world, right?


    I stared at him for seconds, before I finally nodded my head, and turned my attention to look at the doctors through the door again. They kept doing what I don¡¯t know to mom, and I just wished I¡¯m allowed in there, to be beside her.


    After almost an hour, I heard the sound of a beeping machine, and I looked around, wondering where it wasing from, and that was when it dawned on me, that the sound wasing from the emergency room. My eyes almost popped out of their sockets, as they darted to the life-supporting machine, whose lines were almost parallel, meaning mom¡¯s life is at stake.


    ¡°Dad, do something! Mom is dying.¡±I cried bitterly, as I tried forcing my way into the room, but dad held me back, assuring me that everything will be fine, but damn! I can see it with my eyes, nothing seems to be fine right now, mom is dying in there, and she needs me.


    ¡°Shhhhhh! Don¡¯t cry Karen, mom will be fine.¡±Dad assured me, as he hugged me tightly. Even if he was trying to hide his pains, I could see through him, even if he was trying not to break down, I can see that he was bleeding inside.


    My heart kept racing fast, as I watched through the door, while still in my dad¡¯s embrace. Mom is not going to die, right? She¡¯s going to stay with me, right?


    ¡°Let me go, dad!¡±I yelled in tears, as I managed to pull away from him, before forcing my way into the room, but stopped in my track with my mouth opened, as I behold the doctors, struggling to keep her alive. Staring at her closed-eyed, and the oxygen tank fixed on her face, I couldn¡¯t help the tears that keep rolling down my cheeks, as my heart tore into pieces.


    ¡°One¡­ two!¡±The doctor kept repeating this, as he pressed two life stabilizers on her chest, and removed it, as she jerked up.


    ¡°Let¡¯s do that again.¡±The doctor said as he pressed the stabilizers on her chest again, but she only jerked up and fell on the bed like a log of wood. The beeping sound of the machine pulled my attention, and tilting my head slowly to the life-supporting machine, I clenched my fist, and gritted my teeth, as I found the lines now in straight lines.


    Seeing the indication on the machine, shouldn¡¯t make me believe that, right? Mom can¡¯t leave us, right? I gulped down the lump in my throat, as I slowly returned my gaze to look at the doctor, with a questioning look on my face, but he only shook his head sadly, before walking out of the room.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry miss, but we lost her.¡±The other doctor said, and I nced at mom, before bringing back my gaze to him, as his words echoed in my head. Wait! What did he just say? They lost who?


    I watched as the nurses removed the wires fixed on her body, and the oxygen tank too, before they finally pulled a cloth to cover her face, and I just couldn¡¯t help scoffing. Is this some joke or something? Mom can¡¯t be dead, right?


    ¡°Mom?¡±I called, as I finally managed to push my leg forward. My heart came thumping against my chest, beads of sweats formed on my forehead, my feet started wobbling on the floor, as my mouth trembled. This isn¡¯t happening.


    ¡°Noooo!¡±I screamed in tears, as I finally got to the bedside, and pulled the cloth from her face. I took my hand slowly to her cheek, and tapped her softly, she must be sleeping, she is not dead, she is sleeping. I tapped her cheeks softly, but she never moved.


    ¡°Mo¡­ mom¡­ open your eyes please¡­ you can¡¯t possibly leave us, right? Mom, you¡¯re the only family I and dad have, you promised to always stay by my side, mom I¡¯m going to be graduating from school in two months, you promised to be with me at the school, you promised to take pictures with me.¡±My mouth trembled, as I shook her face lightly, but she never moved.


    ¡°Open your eyes mom, it¡¯s me Karen¡­ yes, it¡¯s me your child, you told me to make you proud mom, I told you that I¡¯m going to¡­¡±My voice trailed off, as I trailed my hand down her body, and got hold of the bed shit, before squeezing it, while staring at her face¡­

 Chapter 2

    Karen POV


    The sound of my ring rm echoed through the room, jolting me out of my deep slumber, and I groaned tiredly, before sitting up on the bed. I ruffled my hair slowly, while groaning, before I finally swung my legs down the bed, and got on my feet.


    Standing up from the bed, my eyes darted to the framed picture of mom, hanging on the wall, and I just couldn¡¯t help the painful smile that settled on my lips. It¡¯s been five whole months without her here, these few months have been difficult for me, but dad has always been here. He made sure that he gives me all the love and attention I need, he made sure to make me happy, I know he¡¯s doing all of that, so I won¡¯t feel the absence of mom, but it¡¯s not possible not to miss her, right? I grew up being best friends with mom, we were best buddies, sharing secrets and all that, and after her demise for all these months, I¡¯ve been so lonely.


    ¡°Good morning mom, did you sleep well?¡±I asked her picture, as tears welled up in my eyes. This is what I¡¯ve been doing for the months that she¡¯s been away, even if I can¡¯t see her, talking to her picture makes me feel her presence, and somehow, whenever I talk to her picture, I feel like she¡¯sforting me.


    Walking over to the picture, I rested my head on it, while running my fingers through it.


    ¡°Mom¡­ I¡¯ve been here for months now, drowning in my pains, I wish you were here, but death was so cruel, that it took away the most precious one in my life.


    How¡¯re you coping there? I know you¡¯re missing me, I¡¯m missing you way more here mom. Dad has been doing his best to make me happy, but what is happiness without you here with us?¡±I smiled forcefully, as the tears I¡¯d been fighting back, finally found their way out of my eyes.


    ¡°Mom¡­¡±I sniffed, as I finally raised my gaze to look at her smiling in the picture, looking as cheerful as always, when she was still here.Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I passed my exams as promised, I¡¯m now a graduate¡­ I fulfilled my promise mom. Do you want to see my results?


    ¡°Wait here for me, I¡¯ll go get it.¡±I wiped my tears, before hurrying to my closet, and throwing it open. I picked the brown file,ying inside the closet, and opened it, before bringing out my result from it, after which I walked back to the wall, where her picture was hanging.


    ¡°Look here mom, I made it,¡±I said, as I held the paper to her face.


    ¡°Mom¡­ I¡¯m feeling bored here, I know I shouldn¡¯t be doing this, but I think I¡¯ll never be able to heal if I confine myself here. I¡¯m going to look for a job to keep me, busy mom, I hope you¡¯re happy about this? I promise I won¡¯t stop thinking of you while there.¡±I said while looking up at her beautiful face.


    Tears kept dropping from my eyes, as I stared at the picture, I missed her more than anyone can ever imagine it, I miss her with each seconds, minutes, hours, and days that passes by, I wish she was here with me.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry mom, I won¡¯t give dad troubles, I¡¯ll make sure to take care of him,¡±I said with my trembling mouth, as a pool of tears found their way out of my eyes. As much as I want to act like everything is fine, as much as I want to be happy, knowing she can nevere back to me, I can¡¯t help being sad, I miss her, I miss her smiles, which I will never behold again, I miss her food, which I will never taste again, I miss her warm embrace, which I will never get again, I miss everything about her, and it hurts that I¡¯m never gonna see her again.


    The sound of footsteps in my room pulled my attention and tilting my head slowly, I was weed with dad, looking at me with tears in his eyes. I know he¡¯s been going through a lot, he¡¯s just been pretending to be fine, I can see the scar in his heart, I can see through him, the pains he¡¯s fighting inside, I wish I can take them away, but we both are suffering this pain.


    ¡°Karen¡­¡±He called softly, and nced at the picture, before taking his gaze to me, with tears in his eyes.


    ¡°Yes, dad¡­ I was just showing mom my result, I¡¯ve told her already that I¡¯m going to get a job soon.¡±I smiled in tears, as I nced at the picture, and back to dad.


    Silence assumed the atmosphere, as dad turned and faced the picture, while staring at it, fighting back his tears.


    ¡°Do you need to do this Karen?¡±He asked, before finally turning his gaze to look at me.


    ¡°Yes dad, and I¡¯ll like it if you don¡¯t try to stop me,¡±I replied, and walked over to my closet, where I kept back my result.


    ¡°You can work in mypany if you deem it fit to work Karen¡­, I can¡¯t risk your happiness. What if someone yells at you there? What if your boss scolds you? What if¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s OK dad, I have been pampered all my whole life, and I need to grow this time around. Mom left me, she promised to always be here, but she betrayed and left me. How sure am I that you won¡¯t do the same one day? How sure am I that you won¡¯t leave me with a broken heart? How will I be able to cope then?¡±I burst into tears, as I slumped on my bed. I don¡¯t know what to think anymore, I¡¯m losing my mind already.


    ¡°Karen don¡¯t¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be fine dad,¡±I said softly, and without waiting for him to protest, I stood up and walked into the bathroom.


    My name is Karen Scott, the only child of my parents, but my mom iste now. My dad is the CEO of Hignd realtypany, an estate managementpany in Washington. You¡¯ll get to know me as time goes on¡­

 Chapter 3

    Karen POV


    Two yearster¡­


    It¡¯s been two years since the demise of mom, and somehow, I¡¯m already getting over it, but it¡¯s still difficult to forget about itpletely. I¡¯ve been working as a broker to Mr. Ryan, the young CEO of Ryan empire, a constructionpany.


    It¡¯s been almost two years since I started working for Ryan, and I must confess that it has been the best experience of my life so far. Ryan is a nice handsome dude but can be very crazy, and for that, I always do my best to avoid having any issues with him. I¡¯m a crazy type myself, and it wouldn¡¯t be a good turn, having issues with him.


    It¡¯s Friday today, being thest working day of the week. All I¡¯ll need to do in the office today is work on the activities of the past days, work on my boss¡¯s schedule, and contact his clients too.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    I¡¯ve been busy all through the week, going to one meeting or the other, since my boss has been busy with some thingstely, the responsibility of the meetings shifted to me, and I must confess that I¡¯ve been stressed out.


    ¡°Bye, dad.¡±I hugged dad partially, before leaving for work. Stepping out of the house, I walked over to the parking lot, and hopped in on my favorite pink sports car, before driving out of thepound, and in the next few minutes, I was already on my way, driving to thepany.


    As I drove on the road, I kept ncing at my wristwatch, to make sure I was notte for work. Thest thing I want now is to get on my boss¡¯s nerves, I don¡¯t want him acting all crazy today.


    After driving for what seemed like forever, I finally got to the gate of thepany and drove inside. I parked at the parking lot, and alighted from the car, before striding to the entrance door. As soon as I stepped into thepany, my colleagues kept waving at me, as I walked through the lobby. I finally got to the front of our office, and I sighed softly, before pushing it open, after which I walked inside, and I¡¯m happy I¡¯m not so terriblyte, as there were a few staff around.


    ¡°Hi, Karen.¡±They all greeted me excitedly, and I smiled at them, before walking over to my seat.


    ¡°Finally you¡¯re here, I¡¯ve been waiting for you. I¡¯ve missed you so much.¡±My crazy friend, Mavis whined, as she stood up from her seat, and came to hug me. Gosh! She¡¯s so crazy.


    ¡°Oh please, don¡¯t be so clingy. We saw each other yesterday, so stop making it look like we haven¡¯t seen for long.¡±I rolled my eyes, and she huffed.


    ¡°Can you be appreciative for once?¡±She scoffed, as she ruffled my hair, and started running away.


    ¡°You!¡±I grunt in between gritted teeth, as I pointed my finger at her sternly.


    The sound of my ringing phone distracted me, and I red at her, before reaching out to my phone, and sliding the answer button, not even bothering to check who the caller was.


    ¡°Meet me in my office.¡± A familiar voice came, and the call disconnected immediately. I gasped sharply, and nced at the screen of my phone, before grimacing, I know I¡¯m in for some shit now.


    I stood up sluggishly from my seat, and arranged my messy hair, before walking briskly towards the door.


    ¡°Where are you going, Karen?¡±Mavis yelled after me, and I stopped walking, before tilting my head to look at her with a smirk on my face.


    ¡°Going to report you to the CEO. You¡¯re ying on duty, be ready to get your sack letter in a jiffy.¡±I winked at her, and with that, I walked out of the office and closed the door behind me.


    I walked through the hallway, till I got to the front of his office, and I rolled my eyes at nothing, before twisting the doorknob, and peeked in to see his secretary, sitting behind his desk, typing away his life on the desktop. I wonder what kind of human being he is, he never gets tired, when everyone is resting, he¡¯s always working, I doubt if the annoying and crazy boss is even paying him double of other worker¡¯s sries. I think I need to ask him for confirmation.


    ¡°Hi, Jeffrey.¡±I smiled, as I greeted almost in a whisper.


    ¡°Karen.¡±He called surprisingly with a smile on his face, as he raised his gaze to look at me.


    ¡°You¡¯re working this early morning again? Do you ever get tired?¡±I cupped my cheeks, while giving him a pitiful look. He must be going through a lot.


    ¡°Yeah, I have a deadline to meet up with.¡±He smiled and resumed working.


    ¡°Is this always happening? Anyways, how much is the CEO paying you?¡±I asked curiously. Honestly, I don¡¯t know when I turned into a talkative, but I¡¯m really curious right now.


    ¡°Huh?¡±He gave me a questioning look. I believe he wasn¡¯t deaf when I asked that question just now?


    I opened my mouth to talk when my phone came ringing, and I ended the call, without even checking who the caller was.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t the boss send for you?¡±He asked with a smirk on his face, and I gasped sharply. Gosh! I have forgotten that I¡¯m here for something.


    Walking over to the door to the CEO¡¯s office, I ced a soft knock on it many times but got no reply.


    ¡°Is he in?¡±I turned to Jeffrey and asked confusingly while pointing at the door. I don¡¯t think he¡¯s in, because if he is, he should¡¯ve answered, or maybe he has lost his sense of hearing.


    ¡°Yes.¡±Jeffrey nodded, and I gave him a confused look, before I finally pushed the door open, and peeked in to see him standing at the window side while looking out. Wow! So he¡¯s been here all these times that I¡¯ve been knocking?


    ¡°You sent for me¡­¡±


    ¡°Why the heck, did you decline my call?¡±He asked calmly, as he stayed in the same position, and I stared at his back confusingly. I didn¡¯t remember him calling me. I gasped sharply, as it dawned on me that I ended a call just now, gosh! How could I not have known that he was the one calling?


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry sir, my mistake,¡±I said almost in a whisper.


    ¡°Get ready, you¡¯re going to be meeting a client in thirty minutes.¡±He said, and I snapped my head up. What! I have a lot of work to do today¡­

 Chapter 4

    Karen POV


    After spending almost the whole day at work, I finally left the office. Gosh! I¡¯m so tired, I can¡¯t wait to get home, and get some sleep.


    Stepping out of thepany, I walked over to the parking lot, and hopped in on my car, before driving out of thepound. After driving for almost an hour, I finally got home, and parked my car neatly at the garage, before heading to the building.


    Walking into the living room, I threw myself on the couch tiredly, and threw my head back, while breathing heavily. I¡¯ve had a hectic day, and it¡¯s all my boss¡¯s fault.


    The sound of the footsteps descending the staircase, forced my attention there, to see dad,ing in with a smile on his face.


    ¡°You¡¯re back princess?¡±He smiled, as he finally got into the living room, and sat down on the couch across from me.


    ¡°Yes, dad.¡±I nodded.


    ¡°How was work today?¡±He asked.


    ¡°It was fine but hectic.¡±I yawned tiredly.


    ¡°Sorry, dear. Why not go to your room, and have a change of clothes? I already prepared dinner for you, so just go shower ande back to have your food.¡±He said, as he stood up and walked over to me, before pulling me up.


    ¡°Dad, I¡¯m so tired,¡±I whined tiredly, as I forced my legs sluggishly towards the staircase, before climbing it. I walked through the hallway, till I got to the front of my door, and pushed it open.


    Stepping into my room, my mouth drop open at the sight before me, my room was sparkling neat, with everything arranged neatly. Wow! Dad is the best.


    I dragged my feet to the bed, and slumped on it, before getting rid of my heeled shoes, and damn! My legs hurt like hell. Standing up from the bed, I dragged my feet sluggishly into the bathroom. Stripping out of my clothes, I threw them on the floor and got inside the jacuzzi, where warm soothing water was already prepared for me.


    After having a long rxing bath, I finally stepped out, and wore my pj¡¯s, before stepping out of the bathroom.


    Walking over to my closet, I threw it open and picked out a pink bum short and a white crop top, before wearing them, after which I wore my flip flops, and packed my hair in two messy buns. I nced at my reflection in the mirror, and smiled, before finally walking out of the room.


    Stepping out of my room, I walked through the hallway, till I got to the deck of the staircase, and climbed down it, as I was weed with the delicious aroma of food.


    ¡°I¡¯m salivating already, dad.¡±I chuckled softly, as I walked over to the kitchen, where I met him arranging food in a tray.


    ¡°I will take it from here dad,¡±I said, as I took the tray from him, before walking out with it. As soon as I got into the dining room, I arranged the food on the table and waited patiently for dad toe to join me, so we could eat.


    I waited eagerly for him toe outside, as I just couldn¡¯t help salivating over the aroma of the food. Dad is the best cook, he¡¯s the best dad anyone would ever wish to have in their life.


    Minutester, he finally came out with a smile on his face and sat down across from me.


    ¡°Do you like it?¡±Dad asked after he opened my te for me. I could do that myself, right?


    ¡°I love it, dad, it looks delicious, and I trust it¡¯ll taste more delicious.¡±I smiled, before I scoop some of the fried rice into the spoon, and shove it into my mouth. Wow! Dad is such a great cook, the aroma of his food alone can make you salivate.


    Silence assumed the atmosphere, as the one sound that could be heard, are the onesing from the cutleries.


    ¡°Dad¡­ don¡¯t you think hiring a maid will be of help?¡±I said, after a long silence, and he looked at me for seconds, before he resumed eating.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think about that princess, I want to take care of you myself¡­¡±


    ¡°I insist dad¡­ You¡¯re going through a lot, going to the office, cooking, taking care of the house almost all the time¡­¡±


    ¡°But I am notining dear.¡±He shrugged.


    ¡°I amining, and I¡¯m going to get a maid for us,¡±I said in conclusion.


    ¡°Alright princess, if that¡¯s what will make you happy.¡±He said, as he ruffled my hair while chuckling.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    After eating, we both cleared the table, and washed the dishes, before finally going to the living room to watch TV.


    Dad turned on the TV as soon as we got into the living room, and as expected, he started watching the news. Unlike dad, who loves watching the news more than anything, I hate anything that has to do with news shit. I always fall asleep whenever I try it, and because I¡¯m so tired today, I know I¡¯ll surely end up sleeping.


    ¡°Do you want me to change the channel?¡±He asked as he nced at me.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s fine dad,¡±I smirked at him, but deep inside me, I want him to change it to something cool, either to a Korean or Chinese movie.


    ¡°Alright.¡±He said, before taking his attention to the TV, and I felt like screaming my lungs out. I want to leave this ce, but I don¡¯t want him to feel lonely.


    ¡°Good evening everyone out there, we have here with us today, Mr. Dn Smith, the CEO of DwellSmith empire. Please can you introduce yourself?¡±I heard a male voice from the TV, and I rolled my eyes while having my gaze on my phone.


    ¡°Good evening. My name is Dn Smith, as you all know, I am the CEO of Dwellsmith empire, the biggest constructionpany in Texas. I am happy to be here tonight.¡±The sweetest voice came on, and I was forced to look at who owns that voice, as I was weed with the most handsome creature, with the perfect smile on the TV screen. What! Is that human?¡­

 Chapter 5

    Karen POV


    A yearter


    The sound of my ring rm jolted me out of my deep slumber, and I groaned tiredly while trying to force my eyes open. Wow! I can¡¯t believe it¡¯s morning already, and I would have to go to work again. This is how I live every day of my life.


    I groaned tiredly, as I sat up on the bed, with the duvet covering my face.


    Stretching my hands above my head, I yawned tiredly, as the duvet finally fell off my face, and I was weed with my charming prince, staring at me with the cutest smile on his face. From the day I saw him on the TV, I¡¯ve had a big crush on him, and I always found myself, looking forward to the day I would finally meet him. I smiled heartily, as I ran my eyes through the portraits of Dn, hanging almost everywhere in my room, I know this is crazy, but I think I¡¯m losing my mind.


    Tilting my head tiredly to look at the clock, which was still ring, I rolled my eyeszily, as I reached out to it, and threw it hard on the wall.


    ¡°Here we go.¡±I groaned tiredly, as I swung my legs down the bed, and got on my feet, after which I walked sluggishly into the bathroom, and had a quick bath. I¡¯m already runningte for work, I¡¯m sure you wouldn¡¯t advise me to take a whole hour, taking my bath, right?


    Stepping into my spacious room, with a towel wrapped around my chest, I walked sluggishly to the dresser, and made myselffortable on the chair, before taking my time to work on my skin, and in the next few minutes, I was all done with it.


    ¡°Perfect.¡±A small smile formed on my lips, as I took a nce at my beautiful face, staring back at me from the mirror, before I finally stood up and walked over to my closet, where I picked a short red gown, which stopped on my knees, before putting it on, after which I slipped my feet into my red t shoes.


    I walked over to the mirror, and took another look at myself, before finally leaving the room, not after picking my car keys from my bed.


    Stepping out of my room, I headed straight to the dining room, where I met dad, having breakfast.


    ¡°Good morning dad.¡±I smiled happily, as I walked over to him, and hugged him, before going to my seat.


    ¡°Good morning princess. Did you sleep well?¡±He asked while giving me that smile, which always melts my heart. He is the only family I have, the only one that loves me unconditionally, the only one that¡¯ll sacrifice anything, just to see that I¡¯m happy, and I¡¯m really happy I have him in my life.


    ¡°Yes, dad,¡±I replied, as I opened the closed te,ying in front of me, as I was weed with delicious looking pasta, and damn! I found myself salivating already. Lara has done it again, this is one reason I like her a lot, she knows best how to make delicious meals. If you must know, Lara is our maid, and not only a maid but a wonderful cook. She¡¯s the only one that matches my taste.


    ¡°You like it?¡±Dad¡¯s voice came on, and I couldn¡¯t resist the smile that formed on my lips. Lara always has her ways of getting to me, and one of them is her cooking skill.


    ¡°I love it, dad. Lara is always the best.¡±I chuckled softly.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    ¡°Enjoy your food.¡±Dad smiled, before focusing on his food.


    I said a few lines of prayers before I started eating.


    ¡°So tell me, princess, what do you think about the offer?¡±He suddenly asked out of the blue, and I couldn¡¯t help rolling my eyes. Not again, please.


    ¡°Dad, can we not talk about this, please? At least not now.¡±I said frustratingly. Gosh! I thought I already made myself clear to him? I wonder why he so much wants me to work in Hignd realty managementpany, but whatever his reasons are, it¡¯ll never work, not now, and not forever.


    ¡°I¡¯m doing this for your¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m off to work dad, see youter.¡±I suddenly dropped my spoon, and stood up, before heading to the door, not stopping to spare him a nce. He just ruined not only my appetite but my day too. Can this day ever get any better, huh?


    Walking over to the parking lot, I hopped in on my ck sports car, and turned on the ignition, before reversing the car, after which I drove out of thepound, before heading to the office.


    After driving for what seemed like forever, my eyes almost popped out of their sockets, as I took thest road that leads to my working ce. Damn! There¡¯s a traffic jam, how the heck am I gonna get to work early now?


    ¡°Damn it!¡±I cursed in between gritted teeth, as I stepped on the brake, bringing the car to an abrupt halt.


    A few minutester, the cars, assembling in front of my car, finally started moving slowly, and I sighed in relief, as I turned on the ignition, and started moving slowly too, trying not to be too far from the car in front of me, to avoid some stupid car, covering the space.


    After two minutes, the cars finally zoomed off, and I changed my gear, before matching on the elerator to set the car in motion, but stepped on the brake, bringing the car to screech, as a white sports car, came from nowhere, and double-crossed me, hitting the front of my car slightly in the process. What the heck! What just happened?


    ¡°The heck!¡±I shrieked, as I turned off the ignition, and alighted from the car angrily. I¡¯m sure not going to spare that idiot, how dare he!


    Walking over to the front of my car, I checked to see a scratch on it, and I cringed. What! He scratched my car! I snapped my head to see the car, not moving. Wait! Is the owner probably waiting for what I will do, huh?


    ¡°Hey, you! Are you mad?¡±I yelled angrily, as I sauntered to the car, and knocked on the window.


    Secondster, the ss wined down, and I almost cringed, as I was weed with the least expected person, sitting elegantly in the car, it¡¯s Dn! It¡¯s my crush, Dn! Is this a dream?¡­

 Chapter 6

    She¡¯ll pay for this!


    Dn POV


    I stormed out of my room with my briefcase in my hand, as I used my right hand to buttoned my suit. I¡¯m so damnte for work today, and I have an appointment to meet up with in thirty minutes.


    Descending down the stairs, I was weed with the sweet aroma, that filled my nose, and I didn¡¯t need anyone to tell me that my maid is at it again. I walked briskly to the kitchen, where I met her, busy with cooking.


    ¡°Good morning Sir. You¡¯re up already?¡±She greeted politely, as she bowed slightly, but my eyes were on the food she was making, but too bad I won¡¯t be able to stay back and eat from it, I¡¯m so damnte for work, and I have an important appointment to meet up with.


    ¡°Morning Jane. Don¡¯t bother packing food for me, I¡¯ll be very busy at workter, so I won¡¯t have time to eat, maybe when I get back from workter.¡±I said.


    ¡°Alright sir.¡±She bowed slightly.


    ¡°Go to my room, tidy it up, and make sure to take all of my used clothes to theundry.¡±I said, and turned around to leave, but stopped, and turned back to her, as something crossed my mind.


    ¡°I left some money on top of the desk beside the bed, use it to buy the foodstuffs needed in the house, and if the money is not enough, use my credit card.¡±I said, and with that, I turned around and walked out of the kitchen.


    Walking over to the door, I stormed out of the house, and in the next few minutes, I was already at the parking lot, standing beside one of my numerous cars, and without wasting time, I hopped in, before driving out of thepound.


    My name is Dn Smith, the only child of my aged dad, and the CEO of DwellSmith empire, one of the top ranking estate managementpany in Texas. At the age of thirty, I¡¯ve already had many achievements, and I managed to get mypany, to the top ten estate managementpany in the whole of America.


    My dad has been ill for months now, and he¡¯sying unconscious on the hospital bed, under life support. I¡¯m still praying and hoping that he wakes up soon. He¡¯s the only family I have, and losing him, is thest thing I want. Did I forgot to add this? I have a girlfriend, her name is Amy Jones, and trust me, I do love her with everything in me. Enough of the introduction for now, you¡¯ll get to know me as time goes on.


    After driving for what seemed like forever, I finally took thest turn to mypany, but matched on the brake, bringing the car to an halt, as I almost run into a car. Damn! Traffic jam? Not now please.


    I groaned angrily, as I hit my hand on the steering wheel. I have an appointment in less than thirty minutes, and here I am, stucked up in traffic jam, how the heck am I going to get this done with?


    Taking a nce at my wrist watch, I huffed angrily, before raising my gaze to look at the cars, assembling in front of me. For the love of heaven, when will this traffick rubbish be over, so I can get out of here, huh?


    Throwing my head on the head rest, I closed my eyes briefly, and sighed frustratingly, while trying to calm myself down, I¡¯m just trying to suppress the urge to scream my lungs out, but I don¡¯t really know how long I¡¯ll be able to hold it in.


    After almost forever of getting stucked in the traffic jam, the cars finally started moving slowly, and I almost screamed, can¡¯t they just move out of my way?


    The car in front of me, suddenly stopped moving, and I couldn¡¯t help the scoff that escaped my lips. Is the driver of the car losing his or her mind or something? If he or she got nothing doing, does that mean that every other persons are like him or her?


    Turning on the ignition, I set my car on motion, and overtake the car, and in the next seconds, I was already in front of it, but then, I was forced to stopped the car, as I heard a sound. Wait! Did that sound came from my car or something?


    Getting rid of my seatbelt, I made to open the door, when a knock came on my window ss, and I was forced to look at the person, as I was weed with an ugly looking youngdy, ring daggers at my car through the ss. If she¡¯s here to beg, she better find her way from here, because I¡¯m in no mood for that now, I have a fool to deal with.


    I sighed softly, and whined down the ss, while staring into space, not sparing her a nce. She should say whatever she wants to say, and get out of here, I¡¯ll be so mad at her, if that idiot escape me.


    ¡°You?¡±Came her voice amidst gasp, and I couldn¡¯t help tilting my head to look at her for the first time, as I behold the most horrible face ever. A pair of green eyes, the color I hate most, blonde hair, the hair color that disgusts me the most, a pointed nose, wless and spotless skin, but damn! Everything about her disgusts me, and wait! Where did she know me from?


    ¡°What do you want?¡±I asked coldly, while giving her the deadliest look ever. I¡¯m just seeing her for the first time, but still, I feel so irritated by her.


    ¡°Huh?¡±She kept staring at me, with a foolish smile on her face. Ok I guess she must be losing her mind already.


    ¡°This is crazy.¡±I muttered, as I finally opened the door, and stepped out, before walking over to the back of my car, not after giving her one more re.


    Taking a close look at my car, I couldn¡¯t help the gasp that escaped my lips, as I was weed with a scratch on it.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    What the heck! The idiot scratched my car, what guts!


    Anger surged through me, as I finally turned to look at the car. I walked over to the car, and just when I was about knocking on it, her voice came on, bringing me to a stop, with my hand hanging in the air.


    ¡°That¡¯s my car.¡±Came her voice.


    What! She¡¯s the idiot that dares to leave a scratch on my car, huh? Does she knows how much it costs, huh? How dare her! She¡¯s so going to pay for this¡­.

 Chapter 7

    Nervous


    Staring at the most handsome man, sitting in the car right in front of her, makes her heart flustered. As much as she wants to control her emotions, and not let it get the best of her, she just couldn¡¯t bring herself to doing it.


    She gulped down the lump in her throat, and slowly, she took her hands to her face, and cupped her cheeks, while staring at him.


    Seconds ticked into minute, before he finally tilted his head to look at her for the first time, and like an electric shock, she felt sparks all over her body, as she behold the most handsome creature, staring at her. She stared deeply into his grey eyes, getting lost in their beauty, his long eyshes, are more beautiful than that of most women, his thick eyebrows, are what anyone would refer to as perfection, his straight pointed nose, seem to be the most prettiest she ever seen, and for some crazy reasons, she suddenly felt the urge to poke it, but she did best topose herself.


    ¡°What do you want?¡±Came his cold and angry voice, as he red daggers at her from the car, bringing her out of her deep trance.


    She gulped down the lump in her throat, as she tried talking, but found her ever sharped tongue, tied down to her mouth.


    Meanwhile, he couldn¡¯t bring himself toprehending the whole thing, he just couldn¡¯t seem to know what she wants, he was just too angry, to even ask her anymore question, as he held the car door, and pushed it opened, before stepping out of it. He red at her one more time, before turning around, and in the next seconds, he walked over to the car, which he just ran into, looking all angry. Seeing the scratch on his car, is what he can¡¯t handle, he hates it when people get on his nerves, and now someone just did.


    Standing beside the car, he made to knock on the window, when her voice came on, bringing him to a stop.


    ¡°That¡¯s my car.¡±Came her voice, as she finally snapped out of her deep trance¡­.


    Karen POV


    Driving into thepound of the bigpany, I parked at the garage, and sighed, before stepping out of the car. Gosh! I¡¯m sote. I can¡¯t believe Dn made me fixed his car, but still, I¡¯m happy I saw him, today is the best day of my life.


    Dn have been my crush, from the first day I saw him on the TV, while doing an interview with some set of businessmen, and since then, I¡¯ve found myself, thinking of him, and with each day that passed, I always find myself, looking forward to the day I¡¯ll finally see him.


    Stepping out of my car, I sighed softly, before heading to the entrance door, and in the next seconds, I made my way in, as I was weed with all the staffs, assembled at the lobby. Ok, what the heck is going on here now?


    ¡°Wait! Don¡¯t tell me the Ceo wants to sack people? What happened now?¡±I wondered, and shrugged, before walking over to where they¡¯re all standing.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±I asked Mavis, one of my colleagues, and the closest to me in thepany.


    ¡°Finally you¡¯re here! What kept you so long, huh?¡±She rolled her eyes at me, before turning her face away.


    ¡°Something came up on my way here Mavis, so can you answer my question, and stop questioning me now, huh?¡±I whispered angrily.


    ¡°Sir Ryan has an announcement to make, he¡¯ll be here shortly.¡±She replied, and I mouthed an ¡®oh¡¯.


    Minutester, the sound of footsteps filled the entire lobby, as his scent filled every inch of the atmosphere. Slowly, the footsteps drew closer, and suddenly died down.


    I raised my head slowly, and was met with his blue eyes, staring at me, as I felt my heart skipped like a million times.


    ¡°Good morning everyone, I¡¯ll just go straight to the point. The system of business have changed here. There¡¯s a slight change in everything, which will be of great effect to thepany, so as a result of this, I want all the ongoing contracts, to be put on hold for now. I want you all to be rest assured, as this will only be for a short period of time, and everything will be fine. In the meantime, I¡¯ll be busy taking care of thepany, if you need to ask any question, meet the manager, he¡¯ll put you through it.¡±He said in his usual cold voice, while looking from one staff to the other. His eyes finallynded on me, and I quickly avert my gaze.


    ¡°Ok sir.¡±They chorused.


    ¡°Meet me in the office Karen.¡±He said, after a long silence, before he finally turned and walked away.


    Taking a nce at Mavis, I gulped down the lump in my throat, before finally dragging my feet with me, and in the next seconds, I made my way to his office, having a nervous feeling.


    Stopping in front of his office, I ced a knock on the door, and waited patiently for him to usher me in, and after a few minutes, his voice finally sounded from inside, giving me a go ahead.


    Taking a deep breath, I held the doorknob, and twisted it, before pushing the door opened, after which I walked inside.


    ¡°Why did youete to work Karen?¡±He asked calmly, his gaze strictly fixated on the screen of the desktop, ced on the desk in front of him, as his fingers moved speedily on the keyboards.


    I gulped down nothing, as I nced at him, and took my gaze away again, while fondling with my fingers.


    ¡°I just asked a question Karen, don¡¯t act dumb here!¡±He yelled angrily, as he mmed his hands on his desk, looking all angry. Gosh! I know I¡¯m in for some troubles now.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry sir.¡±I said in a low voice, while staring down at my shoes, with my heart thumping heavily against my chest, as I prayed silently that he stops yelling at me, I hate it when people does that, I¡¯m being cool with him, because he¡¯s my boss, but I don¡¯t know how long I¡¯ll be able to hold it in.


    ¡°You think we¡¯re ying here, huh? If you can¡¯t handle this job anymore, why not resign, huh?¡±He fired again, ring hard at me, looking so angry. Wait! Isn¡¯t he tired of yelling? Who the heck does he think he is, to yell at me like that, huh?


    ¡°I just said I¡¯m sorry.¡±I shrugged rudely, as I turned my gaze away, and rolled my eyes inwardly. I hate this whole nonsense, and if he dares to yell at me again, I won¡¯t take it lightly with him, I only camete to work, and didn¡¯t kill anyone, so what¡¯s the big deal there? And besides, he doesete to work himself.


    He red at me unbelievably, and shook his head angrily, before taking his attention to whatever he was doing in his desktop, leaving me standing.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m having an appointment with the Ceo of DwellSmith empire in an hour, and I want you to go there on my behalf, I have other things to attend to.¡±He said sarcastically, not sparing me a nce, and my eyes widened in shock. Wait! Isn¡¯t that Dn¡¯spany?¡­

 Chapter 8

    How dare her!


    Dn POV


    I nced at the table clock for the umpteenth time, and sighed again, before turning my attention to the desktop, where I continued from where I stopped in my unfinished work. I¡¯ve been here for almost an hour now, and since then, I¡¯ve been working nonstop.


    My mind drifted to the thought of the crazy girl, and I couldn¡¯t help scoffing. She totally ruined my day, she dared to leave a scratch on my car, and made mete for work. Though she has repaired my car, but if I ever get to see her ugly fat face again, then she¡¯ll regret the day she was born.


    I¡¯m having an appointment with Ryan Jared, the Ceo of Ryan empire in an hour, I know he¡¯ll be here anytime soon now.


    Seconds ticked into minute, and slowly, thirty five minutes passed, and I was still busy with work, when the office telephone came ringing, getting me distracted. I grabbed the telephone, and held it to my ear, waiting patiently for the caller to talk.


    ¡°Hello Sir, the Ceo of Ryan empire is here.¡±Came my secretary¡¯s voice, and I nced at the clock, before breathing out. Gosh! He should¡¯ve waited for a few more minutes, I really have to seal this soon.


    ¡°Let him in.¡±I said, and without waiting to hear what he has to say again, I dropped the call, and sighed, before taking my attention to the desktop again.


    Secondster, the door opened, followed by the clicking of heels on the floor, as a female scent filled my nostrils, not just a female scent, but a familiar one. Wait! Where did I¡­ what! I remember now, it belongs to the crazy girl I met on my way here, she can¡¯t possibly be the one, right?


    Snapping my head to confirm my curiosity, I was weed with the most horrible creature, standing behind my desk, while having an ugly smile on her face. The heck! What is she doing here? Who even let her in, huh?


    ¡°We met again.¡±She smiled widely, having an exciting smile on her face, and damn! She looks so horrible with that smile on.


    ¡°Oh I see. What are you doing here? Who let you in?¡±I snapped angrily, while giving her the most dangerous re ever. I just pray I don¡¯t end up murdering someone here, because with the way I¡¯m angry now, I don¡¯t know how long I¡¯ll be able to take this in. What kind of nonsense is this, huh?


    She titled her head, getting the strands of hairying on her face, off it, before sitting down on the chair across me, crossing her legs. Wow! What guts! I think she¡¯s here for trouble, and I¡¯m sure going to give it to her. How dare her sit on my chair huh?


    I bit my bottom lip, as I tilted my head sideways, trying to control the anger that keep trying to consume me. Heaven knows that I¡¯m going to kill this girl, if she dares me, she¡¯s just pushing me to the wall, and I don¡¯t know how long I can hold this in, I don¡¯t just know for how long I can tolerate this, because I¡¯m already losing it here, she¡¯s driving me to the edge of frustration and anger, and I won¡¯t spare her.


    ¡°You know what? I don¡¯t care how you got here, or what you¡¯re doing here, but I want you to stand up, and get the heck out of my office, and out of mypany, for good!¡±I said, as I mmed my hands on the desk, before pointing to the door angrily, while she just sat looking at me like a zombie, having that foolish and lustful smile on her face, as she never stopped staring at me.


    ¡°Henry is so going to pay for this, how could he let a lunatic into my office, huh?¡±I snapped angrily, as I picked the telephone, and dialed his line. After seconds of ringing, his voice finally came on.


    ¡°Hello si¡­.¡±


    ¡°I need you in my office, now!¡±I cut him off, and ended the call immediately, before dropping the phone angrily, as I red at her.


    The door burst opened, and Jeffrey, my secretary, came rushing in, having a nervous look on his face. Of course he should be nervous, knowing what I¡¯m capable of doing, he should indeed be nervous, because I¡¯m going to sack him, if anything goes wrong.


    ¡°Sir you¡­¡±


    ¡°Who let this thing into my office?¡±I snarled, as I banged my hands on the desk, before spranging up on my feet, and he flinched.


    ¡°Si¡­ sir¡­¡±


    ¡°Are you suddenly dumb, huh? Do you like your job at all? If you don¡¯t answer me now, then be sure to kiss your job goodbye, and say your goodbye to DwellSmith empire.¡±I said sincerely. I mean every word I say.


    ¡°Sir she¡¯s the one you¡¯re having an appointment with.¡±He said, with a trail of nervousness in his voice.


    His words rang in my head, and I stopped to process it. Wait! What does he mean by that, huh? Is he being serious right now? Thest time I checked, the person I¡¯m having an appointment with, is a man, not some ugly looking pig.


    ¡°You look confused. Hi! I¡¯m Karen Scott, mr Ryan¡¯s broker, it¡¯s nice to meet you again.¡±She said with a calmed smile on her face, as she stood up and held out her hand to me, for an handshake. Wow! Just wow! This is crazy, don¡¯t tell me she¡¯s expecting me to take that dirty hand of hers? That¡¯s never gonna happen.


    I sighed softly, as I threw my head back, trying to register in my head, the whole drama that¡¯s happening here. How could Ryan do this? He could¡¯ve informed me, right? And the sight of this ugly girl, irritates me a lot, how am I going to do this now?


    ¡°If you don¡¯t take that filthy hand away from here now, I¡¯m going to make sure I break the bones.¡±I snapped at her angrily, and she flinched. Ryan is so going to pay for this, and I¡¯m done with this deal, I don¡¯t care how much money he¡¯s spent on this, but I¡¯m so done with this whole nonsense.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care how this thing got here in the first ce, but I want her out of here, now, or be ready to lose your job.¡±I yelled at Henry, who looked so terrified.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, please you have to leave now.¡± Henry said to her, and she scoffed, not taking her eyes off me.


    ¡°Who do you think you are, huh? How dare you talk to me in that manner? If you¡¯re frustrated, you should deal with it alone, and not involve other people. If only I had known that you¡¯re this crazy, if I had known you to be a lunatic, thening here on behalf of my my boss, wouldn¡¯t have crossed my mind. You can go to hell for all I care.¡±She snapped at me, and stood up.


    ¡°You disgusts me!¡±She spat angrily, and with that, she turned around and stride out of my office, leaving me stunned. Wait! Did she just insulted me? Like she just called me a lunatic, and dares to walk out on me? God! I¡¯m so angry right now, I¡¯m going to teach her a lesson, which she¡¯ll never forget in her entire life.


    I leaned in on the desk, staring into space, as her words didn¡¯t stopped ringing in my head.


    ¡°Sir¡­¡±


    ¡°Say a word, and you¡¯re kissing your job goodbye.¡±I cut Jeffrey off, and he quickly bowed, before hurrying out of my office.


    Picking my phone, I scrolled through the contacts, and once I got to Ryan¡¯s own, I hit on the dial button, while waiting patiently for him to pick up.


    ¡°Hello Mr Dyl¡­¡±This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Cut the deal off, I¡¯m no more interested.¡±I said, and without waiting for him to talk, I disconnected the call, and threw my phone on the desk¡­

 Chapter 9

    Karen POV


    I stormed out of his office, and stride angrily to the elevator. How dare he talk to me in that manner, huh? I¡¯ve always heard that handsome guys are always arrogant and mannerless, but I never believed any of those rumors, he just made me believe all of it now, and to think that I¡¯m having a serious crush on him, makes me feel like I don¡¯t have a good taste. I shouldn¡¯t put the whole mes on myself though, I never knew he is like this, and even after knowing now, I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll still stop crushing on him, that¡¯s the crazy and annoying truth.


    The elevator door roll opened, and I huffed angrily at nothing, before walking out of it, and headed straight to the exit door. Stepping out of the building, I walked briskly to my car, and opened the door angrily, before hopping in, not after throwing my bag on the seat. I¡¯m so damn angry, never been humiliated this much, in my entire life.


    I turned on the ignition, and revised the car, before driving out of thepound, and in the next few minutes, I was on my way, driving back to thepany. I keep huffing and hitting my hands on the steering wheel angrily, as I drove down the road, I just couldn¡¯t bring myself to getting everything he said, off my head, he dared to call me a thing, a lunatic. If only he knows how crazy I can be, I¡¯m sure he wouldn¡¯t think of messing with me.


    After driving for what seemed like forever, I finally drove into thepound of Ryan empire, and parked at the garage, before alighting from the car. I know he¡¯s so going to be angry, considering the fact that this deal is very important to him, but that¡¯s his business, you aren¡¯t expecting me to fold my arms, and watch some arrogant jerk, insult me, because of some important contract, right?


    I counted my steps to the entrance door, before making my way in. I walked through the lobby, and once I got to the hallway that leads to his office, my heart skipped like a million times. The fact that I don¡¯t care what he¡¯s going to say, doesn¡¯t mean I can¡¯t be nervous, right? Once I got to the front of his office, I took a deep breath, before cing a soft knock on the door, while waiting patiently for him to usher me in. I rolled my eyes, and ced a knock on the door again, when I got no reply. Thinking he wasn¡¯t in, I turned around to leave, when his voice finally sounded from inside, and damn! I feel like insulting him. Is he deaf when I¡¯ve been knocking all these minutes? Seriously!


    I took a deep breath, while closing my eyes, and rubbing my chest, before I finally held the doorknob and twisted it. I opened the door slightly, and peeked in, to see him leaning on the window, with his gaze, outside of his office. I finally walked inside, and closed the door behind me, before going to stand in the middle of the office, waiting for him to give me attention, so I can exin to him, what happened back there.


    ¡°What are you here for? To tell me that the deal has been cut off, huh?¡±He asked calmly, but with anger, resounding in his voice, as he continued staring outside, not sparing me a nce.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    I pursed my lips, and gulped down nothing, while staring down at my shoes, and fondling with my fingers, he must really be angry, I¡¯ve never seen him like this. My boss is one of the nicest people I¡¯ve met so far, but he can really be a crazy type, when he¡¯s angry.


    ¡°Sir I¡­¡±


    ¡°You what?¡±He cut me off, as he finally turned around to face me, his face, holding so much anger on it, and I couldn¡¯t resist the urge to flinch, the look on his face, is terrifying enough, to scare anyone away.


    ¡°You are sorry, isn¡¯t that what you want to say, huh? Must you always be like this, huh? I¡¯ve tried so hard to tolerate you, I¡¯ve always tried not to get affected by anything you do, but the more I tried to, the more you keep pushing me to the wall, and this is the height of it all, you just made me lost a contract worth over fifteen billion dors, I think that¡¯s what you want, are you happy now?¡±He scoffed, but I could see the anger and sadness, behind that sarcastic scoff, and slowly, I found myself, drowning in my own guilt.


    ¡°He¡­ he¡­¡±


    ¡°He what? I don¡¯t want to hear anything from you! Do you know how much effort, it took me, to get him into doing this business with me? Do you know how long I had to wait, how I had to beg, how I suffered, how much money I¡¯ve invested in this, just to get here? And now that my dream is on the verge ofing true, you chose to shatter everything, for the reason best known to you!¡±He yelled, as he mmed his hands on the desk, while ring hard at me, breathing heavily.


    I gulped down the lump in my throat, as I turned my face away, a strong wave of guilt, washed through me. I should¡¯ve endured everything, if only I had known things would turn out this way, I wouldn¡¯t have made the mistake of getting affected by anything he said, and now, another person is suffering the consequence, I feel like I¡¯m a bad person.


    ¡°Now you listen to me Karen, I¡¯m giving you just one week, to get him to sign the contract with me, and if after that one week, you fail to do it, then be ready to kiss your job goodbye, and pay me back the money I invested. I don¡¯t care how you¡¯re going to do it, but I want it done, or you return all the money. Now get the heck out of my office.¡±He yelled, while pointing at the door, and I froze on my spot, as his words echoed in my head. Did he just said that¡­. oh no! I¡¯m doomed!¡­

 Chapter 10

    Sad news


    Author POV


    He kept scoffing angrily, as her words echoed in his head. No one ever dared to talk to him in that manner, and the thought of the crazy girl, kept driving him crazy. Even after he canceled the deal, he wasn¡¯t still satisfied, he felt he hasn¡¯t still done enough.


    As he stood staring at the closed door, he kept processing what just happened. He couldn¡¯t believe that the ugly thing, did that to him. As much as he want to go after her, and make her regret what she did, he tried to be calmed.


    He was still lost in thoughts, when his phone came ringing, and he sighed softly, before bringing it out of his pocket. His heart skipped like a million times, as he behold the caller, to be the doctor, taking care of his dad, and without wasting time, he slide the answer button, before taking the phone to his ear.


    ¡°Hello doc.¡± He said impatiently, as his heart kept thumping heavily against his ribcage.


    ¡°Hello Dn, can youe over to the hospital now? It¡¯s very urgent.¡± The doctor said, and the line disconnected immediately.


    He gulped down the lump in his throat, as ge stared into space, with so many thoughts, running through his mind. He couldn¡¯t help the sudden fear that gripped him, as he prayed nothing goes wrong. He can¡¯t lose his dad, at least not now, his dad is the only family he has, and losing him, is thest thing he wished for.


    He grabbed his car keys from the top of his desk, before sauntering to the door, before storming out of his office.


    ¡°Henry, I need to be somewhere, I¡¯ll be back, and if I don¡¯te back today, make sure to take care of things here, I¡¯ll give you a call.¡± He said to his secretary hurriedly, and without spending anymore seconds in there, he headed straight to the door, before storming out.


    He walked briskly through the hallway, till he got to the lobby, where some people were busy with work. His workers kept greeting him, but he only waved at them, as he walked over to the elevator, and stepped in.


    The thought of how urgent the doctor sounded, keeps driving him crazy, he couldn¡¯t help wishing that he can teleport to the ce, he really needs to know what exactly is wrong with his dad.


    After waiting for what seemed like forever to him, he finally stepped out of the elevator, after the door roll opened, before walking briskly to the exit door. He stormed out of thepany, and rushed over to his white sport car, and hopped in, before driving out of thepound roughly, and in the next few minutes, he was already on his way to the hospital.


    He keep cursing under his breath, as he drove along the road, having so many thoughts, parading his mind.


    Minutester, he stopped his car in front of a building, and turned off the ignition, before stepping out. Walking over briskly to the big iron bar gate, he pushed it opened, and stepped in. He rushed to the entrance door, and stotmed in, as he was weed with nurses, parading the lobby, doing one thing or the other.


    He counted his steps to the reception, trying be calmed, and not apppear as crazy as he¡¯s feeling at the moment.


    ¡°Hello mr Dn?¡± The receptionist smiled at him, and he almost yelled at her. If only she knows what he¡¯s going through now, smiling at him, would be thest thing on her mind, but still, he tried to keep his calm.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the doctor please?¡± He asked restlessly, while giving her an anxious look.


    ¡°Hes in his office, but you would have to wait for a few minutes before you can see him, hes busy with a patient at the moment, and will soon be back.¡± She replied politely, sounding professional.


    He bit his bottom lip restlessly, and closed his eyes briefly in frustration. As much as he really need to see the doctor, he knows he would have to wait.


    ¡°Ok, I¡¯ll be back.¡± He said briefly, before hurrying away to God knows where. Three minutester, he stopped in front of a room, and on the wall, is boldly written, ¡®Emergency Room¡¯. He sighed softly, and held the doorknob, before twisting it opened. He walked into the room, and stopped in his track, as his eyes fell on his dad, who wasying on the sick bed, with his eyes closed, too many wires attached to his body, and a big oxygen tank, over his nose.


    He gulped down the lump in his throat, tears welled up his eyes, before they finally found their ways out. His heart shattering into pieces, his world came crumbling down right in front of him, looking at him like that, makes him lost hi hope of ever seeing him alive again. As much as he wants to be strong and positive, as much as he wants to believe that everything will be fine, it is obvious that nothing will ever be fine, and that breaks his heart.


    Letting his hand dropped from the doorknob, which he¡¯s been holding on to, he hobbled over to his bed, and swallowed hard, before reaching out his trembling hand to touch his pale hand, as he took it and gave it a light squeeze, before slowly raising his gaze to look at his face.


    ¡°Dad¡­ how¡¯re you doing today?¡± He asked with a pained smile on his face, as he sat on the chair beside the bed, not letting go of his hand.


    ¡°I know you can hear me dad¡­, you won¡¯t leave me, right? You know you¡¯re the only family I have here, you have always been the only one right from onset, I know you won¡¯t leave me, right? You love me a lot to think of leaving me, right?¡± He broke down in tears, as he touched his cheek with his dad¡¯s hand. Tears keep rolling down his cheeks, as he stared down at him, he wished he could do something about it, he wish he could heal him, and bring him back to his sound health, but there¡¯s nothing which him, or anyone can do about this, he hired the best doctor to take care of him, but still, nothing seem to be changing.


    ¡°The doctor demands to see you in his office, Mr Dn.¡± A young female nurse walked in and said, before walking out almost immediately.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back dad.¡± He said, and kissed his hand, before standing up, after which he walked out of the room, and headed straight to the doctor¡¯s office.


    Walking into his office after knocking, he walked over to the chair across him, and took his seat, not after exchanging pleasantries with him.Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Mr Dn, I¡¯m sorry to say this, but your dad¡¯s sickness is getting critical, and at this point, if I should be honest with you, then I think you should stop trying to keep him alive, because there¡¯s no point in doing that. The cancer has taken over his lungspletely, and at this point, there¡¯s nothing we can do about it.¡± The doctor said calmly, and his eyes widened, as he felt a loud bang in his head¡­

 Chapter 11

    He can¡¯t die!


    Dn POV


    I gulped down the lump in my throat, as his words echoed in my head. Wait! Did he just said my dad can¡¯t survive the illness? This must be some sort of jokes, right? I can¡¯t lose him, at least not now. He¡¯s the only family I have, he¡¯s the only one I have, he won¡¯t leave me, right?


    ¡°Do¡­ doc¡­ what did you say?¡± I stuttered nervously, trying to make sure I wasn¡¯t hallucinating, as my heart kept pounding heavily against my chest, like it was trying to force its way out.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Mr Dn, but there¡¯s nothing we can do. The tumor has already spread almost all through his systems, and his lungs is almost totally damaged, so there¡¯s nothing we can do about it.¡± He repeated the annoying and shocking words again, and I felt a loud thud in my head, as my eyes came spinning.


    Slowly, I stood up on my feet, and hobbled to the door, while his words never stopped ringing in my head. I hobbled through the hallway, till I got to the emergency room, where he is. I stopped in front of the room, and stared at his face through the ss door, as tears came pouring out of my eyes.


    Memories of years ago, shed through my mind, how we were this cheerful family, how he have always been there for me, and never made meck anything, he has always been the best dad, who anyone would pray to have, even after mom¡¯s death, he made sure that he gave me all the love and attention I needed, he made sure that I don¡¯t go sad a day, he never gave me the chance, to feel the absence and emptiness of mom in my life, he lived all his life for me, and now, it hurts that I may never get to see that smile on his face again, it really hurts that I may never get to see him alive again, just the thought of it, leaves me with nothing, but a deep scar in my heart.


    I have everything, I have what it takes, to hire the best doctor in the whole world, but too bad that even my money, can¡¯t buy him good health at this point. I wish there¡¯s anything I can do about it, I wish I have the power to heal him, but too bad that I can¡¯t.


    I closed my eyes briefly, and threw my head back, while having my hands in my pockets, as more tears came pouring out of my eyes. I sighed softly, and wiped the tears off my eyes, before I finally opened the door, and walked inside.


    Stepping inside the room, I stared at his pale face, as tears welled up my eyes again, and slowly, they found their ways out.


    After staring at him for minutes, I finally moved my heavy and tired legs forcefully, till it got to his bed side, and I slowly sat down on the little space on the bed, not taking my gaze off his face.


    ¡°Dad¡­ you won¡¯t leave me, right?¡± I whispered in tears, as I took his hand slowly, and touched my cheek with it. As much as I want to stay strong, I just couldn¡¯t help being like this, if you ever got to be in my shoes, then you would know how it really feels, seeing the only person that cares about you, die before your very eyes.


    An idea popped up in my head, and I dropped his hand beside him carefully, before reaching out to my phone, which is inside my pocket. I think calling Ray, will help me in some ways.


    Well, Raymond has been my childhood friend, and the only close friend I ever had. He always got my back in every situation, and always makes sure that I find my way around difficult times. He knows and have connections with many people, and if I¡¯m not mistaken, there¡¯s one of his friends, that¡¯s a doctor, who knows, he may be of help.


    Scrolling through my phone contact, I finally spotted his number, and without wasting time, I clicked on the dial button, and waited impatiently for him to pick up, while praying silently that he¡¯ll turn out to be able to render me help in the end. After what seemed like forever, his voice finally came on.


    ¡°Hey man, what¡¯s up?¡± His ever calmed voice came on.


    ¡°Can we meet please Ray? I¡¯ll text you the address.¡± I said, and without waiting for him to say a word, I hung up, and texted him the address of the hospital.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    Slipping my phone back into my pocket, I sighed deeply, before taking my gaze to my dad. I pray nothing happens to him, I won¡¯t be able to take it, if anything happens to him.


    The sound of my ringing phone, jolted me out of my trance, and bringing it out of my pocket, I almost gasped at the caller, it¡¯s Amy. She must really be worried about me, I¡¯ve been so worried about dad¡¯s health, that I didn¡¯t bothered calling her that I¡¯m at the hospital.


    ¡°Hello where are you Dn? Are you ok? Why aren¡¯t you home yet?¡± Her worried voice came on, as soon as I picked the call.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine babe, I went to the hospital to check on dad, I¡¯ll be back soon.¡± I said, trying as much as not to sound sad. Getting her more worried, is thest thing on my mind. After talking with her for a few minutes, I finally ended the call.


    The knock on the door pulled my attention, and tilting my head, I was met with Raymond, looking in through the ss, and I ushered him in.


    ¡°Ray I need your help. The doctor just told me that his sickness is getting worst, he said that the tumor is now almost spreading through all his systems, and he may likely not to survive this. I don¡¯t know how you can be of help, but just do whatever you can, I can¡¯t let my dad die. He¡¯s the only family I have, you know?¡± I rushed my words, as I stood up and faced him.


    ¡°You have to calm down man, he¡¯ll be fine, ok? I know a doctor, I¡¯ll call him now.¡± He said, before bringing his phone out of his pocket, after which he excused himself and went outside.


    I waited impatiently for him, and after a few minutes, he finally walked in, and I watched him in anticipation, as I felt my heart, racing faster¡­

 Chapter 12

    Surprise!


    Author POV


    Dn watched his friend, while waiting for the result of it, as his heart couldn¡¯t stopped racing.


    ¡°I just called him, he is presently in south Korea now, but luckily, he¡¯sing back here by first flight tomorrow morning, so we should be expecting him in the country as early as 9am. I¡¯ve exined everything to him, and he said he won¡¯t be able toe treat him here in the hospital, so I suggest you take him home, so as when hees, he¡¯ll take it from there.¡± Raymond suggested, while watching his friend closely.


    ¡°That won¡¯t be a problem, I¡¯ll go meet the doctor to get the discharge documents ready, we¡¯re leaving here in a few minutes.¡± Dn said, before storming out of the room, and in the next few seconds, he was already on his way to the doctor¡¯s office.


    He walked inside the doc¡¯s office, after knocking.


    ¡°Mr Smith?¡± The doctor called surprisingly, as he raised his gaze from the document he was sorting, while giving him a questioning and confused look.


    ¡°Doc, I want my dad discharged in a few minutes, I¡¯m taking him away from here.¡± He said in a rush, looking all restless.


    ¡°Ok that wouldn¡¯t be a problem, but how about the remaining bill?¡± The doc asked questioningly.


    ¡°I¡¯ll transfer it to your ount. I need the documents ready, now!¡± He said with finality in his voice, before he finally stormed out of his office.


    He walked back into the hospital room, where he met Raymond, waiting for him.


    Seconds ticked into minute, and after what seemed like forever, the doctor finally came with some of his female nurses, as they carried the sick man away on a stretcher¡­.


    Karen POV


    I kept pacing in my room, as my boss¡¯s words kept ringing in my head. I can¡¯t believe I¡¯m going to lose my job because of that crazy young man, I know I can always get another job, even better than this current one, but I love this job, I¡¯ve given it my all for these past years, and leaving thepany now, is what I don¡¯t even want to imagine. I need to get him to sign the contract, I can¡¯t lose my job.


    The sound of my ringing phone pulled my attention back to reality, and I sighed softly, before walking over to the bedside table, where my phone wasying, and picked it up, before sliding the answer button, not after checking the caller to be my colleague, Mavis.


    ¡°Hey Mavis.¡± I smiled forcefully, even if she can¡¯t see me, as I tried as much as to sound fine, I don¡¯t want her to suspect that I¡¯m feeling bad.


    ¡°Karen¡­, how¡¯re you doing?¡± Her voicec came on, with a hint of sadness, sounding in it.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, how about you?¡± I asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m not fine Karen. When are youing back to thepany please? I¡¯m missing you, everyone are missing you over here.¡± She whined from the other end, and tears welled up my eyes. For these few years of working with them, they¡¯ve grown to love me, they¡¯ve been the family I never had, and leaving them like this, is what I can never imagine happening.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back soon, take care.¡± I said, and without waiting for her to say anything, I clicked on the ¡®end¡¯ button, and disconnected the call. Slumping on the bed, the tears I¡¯ve been fighting back, finally found their way out of my eyes.


    Raising my gaze, my eyes fell on mom¡¯s picture, and more pool of tears, rushed down my cheeks, I wish she was here, I wouldn¡¯t be going through this much pain, if she was here, I wouldn¡¯t have to start work in the first ce, if she was here. Death why?


    ¡°What should I do mom?¡± I whispered, as I stood up and dragged my feet towards the wall, where her picture was hanging, and ran my fingers through it, with more tears falling off my eyes.


    ¡°I need you here mom.¡± I broke down in tears, as I fell on my knees.


    The door suddenly burst opened, and I didn¡¯t need anyone to tell me that it was dad, that just walked inside. Seconds ticked into a minute, before two strong arms, wrapped around me, enveloping me in a warm embrace, while giving thefort I needed at the moment.


    ¡°Shhhhh! Don¡¯t cry princess, everything will be fine.¡± Dad consoled me, as he patted my back, while stroking my hair¡­Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Dn POV


    I stood inside the room, while watching dady on the bed, with his eyes closed. The Korean doctor will soon be here, maybe in an hour time, I can¡¯t wait for him toe here, and treat my dad.


    Letting out a deep sigh, I walked over to the bed, and sat beside him, before taking his hand, and kissed it.


    ¡°Dad¡­, you¡¯ll be fine, alright?¡± I said, even if he can¡¯t hear me. As much as something tells me things may not work out, I was determined to make things work, I¡¯ll do whatever it takes, to make him survive this.


    The sound of my ringing phone pulled my attention, and bringing out of my pocket, I quickly slid the answer button, seeing the caller to be Raymond.


    ¡°Hey Ray!¡± I said, as soon as I answered the call.


    ¡°Dn, the doctor just got to Texas, I¡¯m going pick him from the airport, we¡¯ll be in your house in an hour or two. He needs to go check at a hotel, and have a change of clothes, beforeing over.¡± He said.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be expecting you.¡± I replied, before the call finally got disconnected.


    I waited patiently for them to arrive, seconds ticked into a minute, and then into pass an hour, before my phone finally rang, it was Raymond, and this time, I didn¡¯t need anyone to tell me that they must¡¯ve arrived.


    ¡°Are you here now?¡± I asked impatiently, as soon as I picked the call.


    ¡°Yes we are.¡± He replied, followed by a knock on the door, and I quickly dropped my phone on the bedside table, before hurrying to go get the door. Opening the door, I was weed Raymond and the doctor.


    ¡°Hello doc. Pleasee in.¡± I said to him.


    ¡°Hello Mr Dn, it¡¯s nice meeting you.¡± He said, and finally walked inside.


    ¡°Me too. Thanks man.¡± I said to Ray, after closing the door, and he gave me a smile.


    A few minutester, the doctor finally started with checking his purse, and doing some other things, while I kept praying silently that things work out well.


    After what seemed like forever, the doctor finally removed the earpiece of the stethoscope he¡¯s been using on dad, and hung it around his neck, before turning around to face me, with an unreadable expression on his face.


    ¡°How¡¯s it doc?¡± I asked impatiently, and he sighed¡­

 Chapter 13

    His heart kept pounding against his chest, as he waited for the doctor to say something. He couldn¡¯t stopped being worried, considering what the previous doctor said.


    ¡°How¡¯s it doc?¡± He asked impatiently, and the doctor sighed.


    ¡°His condition is kind of critical, the cancer is almost at its final stage, it has spread through almost all his system, but good thing that it hasn¡¯t damaged a thing in his system. Not to worry Mr Dn, I¡¯ll try my best to do something about this.¡± The doctor exined carefully, and his face dropped in disappointment. Tears welled up his eyes, but he tried as much as to hold them back, knowing his tears won¡¯t solve anything. The thought of him, losing his dad, kept haunting him, and he couldn¡¯t help being sad.


    ¡°Doctor you have to do something please.¡± He pleaded sadly.


    ¡°I can¡¯t promise you a perfect health, but I¡¯ll do my best.¡± The doctor said, and with that, he excused himself, and walked out of the room, leaving the two friends alone in the room.


    ¡°You have to be strong Dn, I know this is difficult, but you just have to be fine, your dad won¡¯t be happy, when he wakes up and find out that you¡¯re not fine.¡± Raymond said, as he pat his shoulder, and with that, he walked over to the door, and pulled it open, before walking out of the room.


    Dn sighed softly, and slowly let his weight down beside his dad on the bed, as his eyes were fixated on his dad¡¯s face, whose eyes were closed, his face looking pale. He gulped down nothing, as he took his hand, and caress it tenderly, before smiling painfully.


    ¡°Can you hear me dad? You¡¯ll be fine, right?¡± He asked his unconscious dad, as tears finally found their way out of his eyes, as much as he want to be strong, as much as he want to be optimistic about the whole situation, seeing his ever loved dad in that condition, keeps breaking his heart into pieces, he wished he could do something, he wished he could take away the pains from him, but he couldn¡¯t.


    The sound of his ringing phone pulled his attention, and he sighed softly, before reaching out to his phone, which was inside his pocket, and as soon as he saw the caller ID, he carefully dropped his dad¡¯s hand, and pulled the duvet over him, before walking out of the room to the balcony.


    By the time he got to the balcony, the call already ended, so he unlocked his phone, and dialed the person¡¯s number again, before holding the phone to his ear. After a few seconds ring, someone finally spoke up from the other end.


    ¡°Hey baby.¡± Came the feminine voice, which sounded so cool and calmed.This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Hey Amy.¡± He said, trying to sound fine.


    ¡°Are you OK? You¡¯re sounding dull, is everything alright? Do you need me toe over?¡± The female voice inquired, with a hint of worries, resounding in her voice, from the sound of her voice, anyone would tell that he is someone dear to her.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine babe, I¡¯m just stressed. You don¡¯t need toe over, ok?¡± He replied, as he sighed, and scratch the back of his neck. After talking with her for a few more minutes, they finally ended the call, and he sighed, before going back to stay with his dad¡­


    Dn POV


    It¡¯s been almost two weeks since dad has been receiving treatment from the Korean doctor, and I must say that I¡¯m really impressed, judging from how he¡¯s been responding to treatment. I feel my hope high again. He¡¯s finally awake for the past three days, and I¡¯ve been by his side for these past days, I need to take care of him well.


    I took ast nce at him, as he sleeps on the bed, and I smiled, before walking out of the room. As soon as I got to the living room, I walked over to the kitchen, and wore an apron over my dress, before setting to cook. I have maids at home, but trusting them with dad¡¯s food, is thest thing on my mind, who knows, one of them may poison his food or even does something to harm him.


    I took my time to make a nice delicacy for him, and as soon as I was done, I packed it up in a te, and arranged it on a tray, before making my way to his room. I climbed the staircase, and once I got to the hallway, I walked for a few more minutes, before I finally stopped in front of the room, and pushed the door open. I peeked in to see him engrossed in reading a newspaper, as a smile slowly crept its way to my face, only God knows how much I¡¯ve missed seeing him this way all these moments he¡¯s been ina.


    ¡°Good morning dad.¡± I greeted with a smile on my face, as I walked in fully, and went to drop the food tray on the center table, before dragging it to his front.


    ¡°Good morning son, how was your night?¡± He replied with a smile on his face. Just how much I¡¯ve missed that smile, how much I¡¯ve wanted to see that all these time, but never got to see it.


    ¡°It was fine dad. I made your favorite. Come on it¡¯s time to eat.¡± I said, as I took the newspaper from him, and dropped it on the bedside table, before picking the tray and dropped it carefully on his body.


    ¡°Smells nice.¡± He smiled, as I opened the te.


    ¡°Let me feed you.¡± I said, as I took the spoon, and started feeding him. I made sure I fed him carefully, giving it all my attention, to make sure I don¡¯t choke him. I spent a few minutes, feeding him, and soon as I was done, I called one of my maids toe pack the tes, which she did.


    It¡¯s been almost three weeks since Ist went to work, and for these past few weeks, even if Jeffrey has been doing his best to see that thepany is in the best position, I know he can¡¯t possibly handle everything, so I¡¯ll just go check there for a few hours, ande back home.


    After getting dressed for work, I left my room with my briefcase, and went to tell dad of my going to the office, before heading to the living room.


    ¡°Cleo!¡± I called one of my maids, and she came rushing in.


    ¡°Yes Sir.¡± She answered politely, as she appeared from nowhere.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to the office, and I am entrusting my dad with you, take care of him, and make sure he¡¯s fine. If you need anything, or if anything happens, just give me a call.¡± I instructed, and she nodded. I finally left the house, and drove straight to thepany.


    After almost forever of driving, I finally got to thepany, and drove inside, before stepping out of the car. I made to go to the building, when I heard a voice behind me, which sounded familiar, and tilting my head to confirm my curiosity, I was weed with the most despicable and disgusting person. What the heck!¡­

 Chapter 14

    Karen POV


    Staying at home, doing nothing has been the most horrible thing that ever happened to me. For these past weeks, I¡¯ve been to Dn¡¯s office for like ten times, but was always told that he¡¯s not around. I¡¯m starting to get worried about him, I don¡¯t know if he¡¯s fine or not. I¡¯m just going to give up trying anyways, not that he¡¯s going to sign the contract. The time I was given has psed, so there¡¯s no point.


    Letting out a frustrating sigh, I fell on my back on the bed, while staring at the ceiling, thinking of my whole life, I don¡¯t know of it¡¯ll ever get any better, I lost the most precious person in my life, which is mom, now I lost my job and my colleagues, who have been my onlypanies after the demise of my mom, am I not a bunch of bad luck?


    The sound of the knock on my door pulled my attention back to reality, and I rolled my eyes, knowing Lara is the one. Dad is not around, he has already gone to work, just I and Lara at home, God! She¡¯s so going to frustrate me today.


    ¡°Go away Lara, I don¡¯t want to be disturbed.¡± I breathed out with an eye roll.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am you have toe downstairs for your breakfast, I¡¯ve served it. You need to eat before it gets cold.¡± She said from outside, while still knocking on my door. Someone better tell this girl to leave me alone, I¡¯m not in the mood to eat anything now.


    ¡°Go away Lara, I¡¯m not hungry.¡± I said, getting pissed by her actions already. I just made it clear that I want to be alone, can she just please respect that fact, and leave me alone?


    ¡°You have to¡­¡± Before she could finish her statement, I sprang up from the bed, and walked angrily over to the door, before throwing it opened to see her standing there. She smiled as soon as she sight me, ok who is smiling with her right now? This girl is one of the craziest I¡¯ve ever seen, she keep frustrating me, urgh!


    ¡°Finally!¡± She breathed out with an eye roll.


    ¡°What do you want Lara? I just told you I¡¯m not hungry, ok?¡± I rolled my eyes, and turned around to walk back in, but she held my hand, and pulled me back gently.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be like that ma¡¯am, I wouldn¡¯t be disturbing you, if master didn¡¯t say that he¡¯s going to make me lose my job, if you don¡¯t eat. Look at you, you¡¯ve lost weight, and you need to eat something, save me ma¡¯am, I¡¯m going to lose my job if you keep losing weight.¡± She faked a cry, while pleading, and I sighed frustratingly. This girl is just going to kill me before my time, well, all thanks to myself, because I brought her here, I should¡¯ve known this from onset.


    ¡°Alright fine. After you.¡± I beckoned on her to go first, while I followed her from behind, but she shook her head negatively, with a smirk on her face. Wait don¡¯t tell me she¡¯s thinking that I¡¯m trying to y smart on her? This girl is sure crazy.


    ¡°Whatever!¡± I huffef angrily, before walking ahead of her, while she followed me from behind. We walked through the hallway, till we got to the deck of the staircase, and descended down it. Stepping into the dining room, I sat down on one of the chairs, as she excused herself to go get my food. For the love of heaven, thest time I checked, I thought she said she already served the food? Oh she¡¯s such a bunch of frustration.


    She came back almost immediately with a tray, which had a closed te on it, a bottled water, and a ss cup. She dropped it on the chair as soon as she got to me, before serving me, and damn! The aroma alone made me salivate, awakening my lost appetite. What the heck was I thinking when I said I didn¡¯t have appetite?


    ¡°You like what you see?¡± She smirked, and I couldn¡¯t help scoffing. I¡¯m not going topliment her, knowing that¡¯s what she wants. She¡¯s such a crazy girl.This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    I started eating carefully, while taking my time to explore the delicacy, and after what seemed like forever, I finally finished eating, and gulped down the ss of water, before standing up.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be in my room.¡± I said, and with that, I headed to the staircase, and climbed it. Walking through the hallway, I stopped in front of my room, and pushed the door open, before dragging my feet in.


    My phone beeped just when I walked into the room, and I sighed softly, as I reached out to it, and unlocked it, as I was weed with three missed calls from Henry, Dn¡¯s secretary, and a message too. I couldn¡¯t help wondering why he called me, as I clicked on the message, and it reads ¡®my boss is around now, you cane over¡¯. I threw my phone on the bed immediately after the reading the text, and dashed into the bathroom. I had a quick bath, after which I dressed up, and applied a light makeup on my face, before leaving the house, not after picking my car keys from the dresser.


    Storming out of my room, I hurried through the staircase, before descending it.


    ¡°Where are you going ma¡¯am?¡± Lara asked, as soon as I got to the living room.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back.¡± I said, and with that, I stride to the door, and stormed out of the house. I hopped in on my car as soon as I got to the parking lot, before driving out of thepound. Goshni think I¡¯m losing my mind already.


    After driving for what seemed like forever, I finally got to thepany¡¯s gate, which was left wide opened, and I took a deep breath, before driving in, and parked at the garage. Stepping out of the car, my heart almost popped out of my chest, at who I saw, it¡¯s Dn.


    I gulped down the lump in my throat, and took a deep breath, before calling out his name.


    ¡°Hi Mr Dn.¡± I said, trying to be confident, as I walked over to him, and he turned to look at me with a shocked expression on his face¡­

 Chapter 15

    Hearing a familiar voice behind him he was forced to look back, but pulled a puzzled and shocked expression as he beheld the most despicable person he ever hated with passion, Karen. He scoffed angrily before he finally turned to face her, his hands were tucked in his pockets, as he waited for her to get to him.


    ¡°Good morning Mr Dn.¡± Karen smiled, trying look confident, but her heart didn¡¯t stop racing as she prayed silently that what happened before doesn¡¯t repeat itself again.


    ¡°Keep it for who needs it. Thest time I checked, I told you to never show your face in mypany, ever again or don¡¯t you understand what is meant by that?¡± He asked calmly, but with anger resounding in his voice, and she could only bit her bottom lip, trying to control the sudden anger that surged through him. She couldn¡¯t believe that someone as handsome as Dn can be so arrogant, but what hurts her the most, is the fact that she still nurses feelings for this young man, even after knowing that he¡¯s a jerk.


    ¡°Uhm¡­, I¡¯m sorry about what happened earlier, it wasn¡¯t intentional, and I promise that it¡¯ll never happen again, can we please talk about this?¡± She spoke politely.


    ¡°Save your sorry for who needs it, I don¡¯t need it. Now get the heck out of here this instant, if you don¡¯t me to call the security.¡± He fired, while pointing toward the gate, waiting for her to leave, but she didn¡¯t make a move neither did she look like she was going to leave any time soon. She had already made up her mind that she was going to get him to sign the contract no matter what it was going to take her. Though it got nothing to do with her losing her job this time around, but she just want to make it up to her boss, at least she was wrong and she should do something about it, right?


    ¡°I know you¡¯re¡­¡± She stopped talking, as she watched Dn brought his phone from his pocket and started scrolling through it. As much as she wanted to stay focused on what brought her to thepany, she couldn¡¯t help admiring the definition of perfection standing before her, everything about him is perfect, his body shape, his eyes, name it all, she wished she could be this good inside, but he was the opposite of how he looks.


    The two arms that gripped her hands brought her back to reality, and that was when she realized that he called the security toe throw her out.


    ¡°Listen to me Karen, or whatever you say your name was, I don¡¯t want to ever see you around here, and the next time you try this, you¡¯ll regret it. Security, take her away.¡± He said and with that, he turned around and started walking to the entrance door, while she stared at him unbelievably with her mouth hung open in shock.


    ¡°Hey let me go!¡± She yelled, as one of them carried her on his shoulders, while she kept swinging her legs in the air, hitting the security man on his back, but the young man didn¡¯t seem affected. The security man dropped her on the ground as soon as he got outside the gate, while she huffed angrily, ring daggers at him.


    ¡°I won¡¯t be this nice next time.¡± The security man warned, and she scoffed with an eye roll.


    ¡°You should go find something doing with your time, and not doing some security shits here, you¡¯re old enough to be his brother.¡± She rolled her eyes and walked angrily over to the car before hopping in and drove out of the ce, while the security man stared at her unbelievably¡­


    Karen POV


    Getting into my car, I sighed briefly and rested my head on the head rest frustratingly. Gosh! I still can¡¯t believe he threw me out without remorse, that guy is an annoying dude, I wish I can stop crushing on him, but heck! I can¡¯t do it and it¡¯s annoying me. I would¡¯ve stopped bothering him about this, but I have to do this for the sake of my boss, his anger worths it, he had spent a lot of funds and time on this, and the asshole is not even thinking about that, what kind of a human being is he? His own didn¡¯t even get to me that much, but that security man that dared to touch me, what the heck! Anyways, I gave him a piece of my mind.


    I finally turned on the ignition and started driving away when my phone rang, and ncing at it I found the caller to be Mavis. I sighed then slide the answer button and put it on speaker before focusing my attention on the road, while still driving.


    ¡°Hey Karen¡­¡± Her tiny voice came on, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Hey what¡¯s up?¡± I asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m missing you Karen, here¡¯s so boring without you. When are youing back? And that reminds me, were you able to get in touch with that arrogant bastard? What did he say? Has he ept to¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m driving Mavis, can you please stop rushing me with so many questions? How am I supposed to answer them all?¡± I scoffed, and even if I¡¯m not with her, I bet she rolled her eyes. Of course she¡¯s my friend, and I know what she¡¯s capable of doing.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    ¡°Just answer me already, I¡¯m dying of curiosity.¡± She whined, and I shook my head unbelievably as a smile formed on my lips.


    ¡°If you want to know everything, meet me at the usual spotter, let¡¯s hang out.¡± I said, and without waiting for her whining I clicked on the end button and disconnected the call, before I finally stepped on the elerator and sped off.


    After driving for what seemed like forever, I took thest the direction that leads to our street, but halt the car abruptly as a car from nowhere drove and collided on my car. What the heck! I¡¯m so going to kill whoever it is that dares to do this shit with me.


    Getting rid of my seatbelt, I jumped out of the car and walked over to the car, leaving my door opened, but before I got to the car, the door opened and a familiar guy stepped out of the car¡­

 Chapter 16

    With anger rushing in her veins, she sauntered to the car that just bashed her car, but before she could get there, a guy dressed in a ck trouser and a red button down Polo fitted his body perfectly, with the two up buttons opened, revealing his hairless masculine chest, his thick ck soft hair curled on his forehead, covering one of his brown eyes, his pink lips was wet from whatever he did with it. She stopped to recall where she had met the guy before, but it seems that luck wasn¡¯t on her side, as she found her brain dumb and couldn¡¯t recollect his face, but anyway, not that she gave a damn about where he came from, she was sure going teach him a lesson for messing with her.


    ¡°What was that nonsense all about, huh?¡± Karen snapped as soon as he got to him, venting all hid anger on him. She wasn¡¯t in a good mood, and to think that the guy got her more pissed, keeps getting to her, as she felt like transferring her aggression over to him.


    ¡°Miss I¡¯m¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you even dare say sorry, you can say that to who wants to listen, as for me, I¡¯m not in for that nonsense. Are you blind or is it that my car was so small that you didn¡¯t noticed it? Now look what you¡¯ve done to my precious car you jerk!¡± She yelled, while pointing to her car, whose bo was scratched.


    Meanwhile, the guy stood watching her rants, as he couldn¡¯t help wondering which she came from. She had been talking nonstop and didn¡¯t even give him a space to talk, is she a parrot?


    ¡°Miss I¡¯m trying to apologize for what I did, can you let me speak up, please?¡± The guy spoke politely in his calmest voice, but she just scoffed angrily.


    ¡°When I was talking just now, is like you didn¡¯t get the part where I said that I don¡¯t need your apology, and hence, you should save it for whoever needs it. Don¡¯t get me pissed young man, I don¡¯t know and I don¡¯t care how you¡¯re going to do it, but I want my car fixed this minute.¡± She said with finality in her voice, while the guy just stood watching her unbelievably.


    ¡°Alright I¡¯ll fix the car, but¡­¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no but, you¡¯ll take the car to wherever you can fix it, and don¡¯t keep me waiting.¡± She red up, and the guy pursed his lips in frustration.


    ¡°One minute, please.¡± He said then went back to his car and brought out a car scratch remover, before walking over to her car and started fixing it, while cursing under his breath. He was hurrying to go see someone, and here he was, stuck with this crazydy, wondering which she came from.


    ¡°It¡¯s done.¡± He said after a few minutes, and she went to examine the car properly, before turning to re daggers at him.


    ¡°Anyways, my name is Kingsley, but my friends calls me Kings. It¡¯s nice meeting you.¡± He said with a smile on his face, as he held out his hand to her for an handshake, while she just scoffed unbelievably.


    ¡°Which did youe from? Is this how you go around bashing people¡¯s cars, all in the name of introducing yourself to them? Thest time I checked, I didn¡¯t ask for your name, so I don¡¯t care what your name is. I don¡¯t want to ever see your ugly face again, and don¡¯t ever show your face to me. Get lost.¡± She said with an eye roll, then catwalked to her car and hopped in, before zooming off angrily.


    Meanwhile, Kingsley stood watching her in awe, as her car zoomed off. He tried recalling if they¡¯ve met before that made her acted like that towards her, but it seems that it was their first time of meeting each other, and it was funny, how she acted to him. He shook his head unbelievably, before going to hop in on his car, and zoomed off¡­


    Karen POV


    After spending the whole day sleeping at home, I finally woke up around 7pm and had a quick bath before getting ready to go hang out with Mavis. After applying the needful to my skin, I walked over to the closet and selected a pair of ck jean trousers and a white Polo shirt, with a pair of white sneakers to match my dress, and after I was done, I wore my fez cap over my hair which was already packed in a ponytail, before I finally left my room, not after picking my phone from the bed.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    I met dad in the living room, reading a newspaper.


    ¡°Hey dad,¡± I greeted while smiling, and he raised his gaze to look at me.


    ¡°Hey princess, where are you going by this time of the night?¡± He asked inquisitively.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to hang out with Mavis for some time, I¡¯ll be back before you know it,¡± I replied.


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    ¡°No but dad, I¡¯m off,¡± I cut her off, and with that I exit the building, and drove straight to the usual spot where I and Mavis do go to hang out. After driving for what seemed like forever, I finally got to the restaurant and parked in front of it, before getting off and walked over to the entrance door, which opened on its own as soon as I got close.


    Stepping into the restaurant, I found Mavis sitting at the other end of the restaurant, devouring a te of pasta. Wow! She¡¯s here before me as usual, and she didn¡¯t forgot to order for food like she always does. Some times I do wonder why she never adds to weight, upon all the food she eats, Mavis is one hell of a foodie.


    ¡°You¡¯re here before me as usual,¡± I scoffed and sat down across her.


    ¡°Finally you¡¯re here Karen. You need to order a te of this, it¡¯s delicious. It¡¯s the best food I¡¯ve ever tasted here, seems like they changed their chef, or added some special recipe. I¡¯m sure going to order another one after this,¡± She said, not sparing me a nce, as she kept eating like she¡¯s been starving for days.


    ¡°Do you even care about your self esteem, Mavis?¡± I asked with a smirk on my face, as I leaned in on her, and that was when she raised her gaze to look at me, with some stew stains on her lips. Gosh! So disgusting, can¡¯t believe she is this careless.


    ¡°I sold that to get a job at Ryan¡¯spany, so I have no one, let alone caring about it.¡± She smirked and started eating again, while I shook my head unbelievably.


    ¡°Waiter!¡± I snapped my finger, and a waiter came rushing toward us.


    ¡°Hello ma¡¯am, you¡¯re wee to our restaurant, please do ce your orders,¡± He said, while I waited patiently for him to get done with talking his craps, before I order for something.


    ¡°Chicken stew and breast, with a ss of virgin cocktail, and get me some ice too,¡± I ordered, and he nodded before going to get it. The sudden urge to visit the toilet rushed through me, and I stood up.


    ¡°I need to use the restroom,¡± I said to Mavis, before walking away. I¡¯ve been here many times, so I know my ways around here. I made my way straight to the restroom, and after I was done I came back to join Mavis, but stopped on my track, as I was weed by the shock of my life¡­

 Chapter 17

    He stared at the security guard as he bundled her out of the gate, and he couldn¡¯t help cracking up. He had been at home taking care of his dad for days now, and now that he came to work today, this youngdy thinks she can just pop out from nowhere and ruin his day? No way! He wasn¡¯t going to allow that.


    He shook his head unbelievably before he turned around and headed to the entrance door. The door rolled open as he got close and he made his way in. His workers stood up to greet him as soon as he walked in, but as always, he ignored them and headed straight to his office. They can save their greetings for who needs them, he wasn¡¯t in the mood of replying to any of their greetings.


    He walked elegantly and gracefully to the elevator, which took him to the floor of his office, and as soon as it opened, he stepped out and walked into his office. Henry, his secretary stood up to greet him as soon as he sights him, but he just waved him off and walked straight into his office. Stepping into his office, he got rid of his coat and hung it on his seat before he finally sat down.


    He turned on the desktop and put on the data connection as tons of messages came popping on the screen. Staring at the messages unbelievably, he couldn¡¯t help narrowing his eyes. How the heck was he going to reply to all the messages.


    He sighed softly then took the office telephone and put a call through to his secretary, and in the next few seconds, a knock came on the door.


    ¡°Come in.¡± He said, his gaze not leaving the screen of theputer as his fingers moved speedily on the keyboards like a pro he is.


    ¡°Sir¡­¡± Henry bowed slightly, as he waited patiently for him to say why he had called him.


    ¡°What¡¯s my schedule today?¡± He asked, not sparing Henry a single nce.


    ¡°You¡¯re having an appointment with Mr. Houston by 11am which will take at least one and a half hours, which means the meeting will end at exactly 12:30pm. Regarding the site that I told you aboutst week, you were supposed to be there to check how everything is going over there today, the site manager alsoined that some of the equipments are no more in stock. The conference meeting in Monalisa¡¯s empire is starting at 4pm, and about that, madam Lisa called to remind you that you must be there.¡± Henry said, and he sighed frustratingly. For these few days that he has been absent from thepany have added to his problems, now he had to deal with all these.


    ¡°Alright. Put a call through to Mr. Houston and tell him to be here at the exact time for the appointment, I don¡¯t condone the dy. Tell the site manager that I won¡¯t be there today, I¡¯ll make out time to go check it out, but definitely not today, and about the equipments, I¡¯ll look into that and have them provided. About the conference meeting, put a call through to madam Lisa and tell her that I won¡¯t be able to make it. I have a lot on my desk to take care of, I¡¯ll be busy for the rest of the week, until the end of the month. Also, I don¡¯t want to ept any business deals for the rest of the month, I¡¯ll be busy.¡± He said, while Henry just nodded.


    ¡°Tell the ountant to get me the journal, I need to check something in it. You may go now.¡± He instructed and Henry bowed before he finally left his office¡­


    Dn POV


    I stared at the tons of messages disyed on theputer screen, and damn! I think I¡¯m going to lose my mind, replying to all of these. I sighed deeply as I started going through the messages one after the other, replying to the important ones, and ignoring the unimportant ones, I gat no time to waste.


    I was still working on the messages when the door suddenly burst open and snapping my head angrily to check who dared to barge into my office, my mouth dropped open at the sight I beheld, it was my cousin, Kingsley. Oh no! I¡¯m screwed this time around.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± I asked even before he could say a word, and he just rolled his eyes as he came to sit across me.


    ¡°To start with, that¡¯s not how to wee someone you¡¯ve not seen for months,e on dude, where are your manners, huh?¡± He scoffed, and I shook my head unbelievably.


    ¡°Who said you¡¯re weed here? And thest time I remember, I didn¡¯t mention that I was missing you, so howe you¡¯re here?¡± I asked frustratingly. Kingsley is one hell of a frustration, that¡¯s why I do my best to stay far away from him. If you must know, Kingsley is my uncle¡¯s son, I mean my paternal uncle. We grew up together, but he left to take care of his dad¡¯s business in Paris three years ago, and since then we only talk on the phone, though he doese home to see me once in a couple of months, not that I ever wish to see his face though. Don¡¯t misunderstand me, I don¡¯t hate him, he¡¯s my brother and I love him so much, but trust me, he can send anyone to their early grave with his frustration.


    ¡°You should be happy to see me after a whole damn five months of being away, dude.¡± He scoffed, and I smirked.


    ¡°Well, sorry to disappoint you but I don¡¯t miss you a bit. Why did youe back, huh?¡± I rubbed my forehead frustratingly.


    ¡°That¡¯s your problem, so deal with it. I came back to see how uncle is doing, and I¡¯m happy he¡¯s doing great.¡± He said, and I pulled a puzzled look. Don¡¯t tell me he already went to the house beforeing over here?


    ¡°Did you¡­¡±


    ¡°Of course, I went home beforeing here, you weren¡¯t expecting me toe here with luggage, were you?¡± He shrugged, and I cringed. What! Luggages? Don¡¯t tell me he¡¯sing to stay for some time? Oh no! God please save me from premature death.


    ¡°Luggage? Are you¡­¡±


    ¡°Dad is presently in Paris, taking care of his business, so he sent me down here toe spend some time with you and uncle, and I must confess that I¡¯m so damn happy about this decision, I mean it¡¯s been a while. I miss the fun we used to have together, going to the beach, visiting the amusement park, and strolling on the road, we can finally do that again. Whoa! I¡¯m so happy.¡± He squeaked excitedly, while I just rested my back on the chair with my eyes closed. Now, do you understand why I wasn¡¯t fine with him being here?


    ¡°Kings can you please? I was working before you came in.¡± I pleaded frustratingly.


    ¡°Come on let¡¯s go get something to eat.¡± He said, and without saying a word I stood up and beckoned on him to take the lead while I followed him. You may be wondering why I didn¡¯t bother objecting, but that¡¯ll be pointless, knowing he¡¯ll still find his way to get me to go with him.


    We drove to the restaurant downtown, and all through the drive he never stopped talking. Can someone just tell this dude that he¡¯s hurting my ears?This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    After driving for what seemed like forever, he finally stopped the car in front of the restaurant, and we alighted before we walked over to the entrance door and walked inside the restaurant.


    Stepping into the restaurant, I made to go have my seat, when ady snapped her head to look at me, and her eyes slowly narrowed. I wasn¡¯t surprised anyway, I get that look everywhere I go.


    Ignoring her, I made to go but her voice cut through my ears, bringing me to an abrupt halt.


    ¡°Hey Dn, you bastard.¡± I heard a voice, and turning around to check who had just talked, someone emptied a cup of coffee on my face. What!¡­

 Chapter 18

    He shut his eyes tightly as the water dripped from his face. What the heck just happened? Meanwhile, Mavis stood ring at him with the ss cup she had emptied the content on his face, in her hand. Well, she had been looking for a way to meet the arrogant young man, and now that she had finally met him, there was no way she was going to let this slide.


    After Karen had told her about what happened, though she had never met the man before, she had been looking forward to the day she would finally meet him and teach him a lesson.


    ¡°What the heck was that, miss?¡± He snapped at her angrily, as he finally opened her eyes and she smirked at him. Kingsley just stood watching the whole drama in shock, wondering what his beloved cousin must¡¯ve done to the crazy girl, to deserve the crazy treatment from her.


    ¡°You¡­¡±Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Mavis!¡± Karen called surprisingly, rushing over to her where she was standing, but stopped abruptly as she beheld Dn. What the heck! Her friend had just messed things up for her, and she was so screwed right now.


    ¡°What have you done?¡± Shemented frustratingly and she scoffed.


    ¡°Teaching this arrogant bastard a lesson. Who the heck does he think he is, getting my dear friend angry and subjecting her to pain?¡± She snapped angrily, ring hard at Dn who scoffed unbelievably. Now everything was clear to him, it was obvious that Karen had sent her friend to do this to him, and he wasn¡¯t going to let this slide.


    ¡°Wow! Now I get this. Did you ask your friend to do this to me? That¡¯s great,¡± He shook his head and Karen sighed deeply. She knew that there was no way she was going to exin to him, which he would understand, so it was better he just shut her mouth and let things be. The person beside him all this time finally caught her attention, and that was when she had noticed Kingsley. Of course, she recognized him immediately and couldn¡¯t help the scoff that tore through her throat.


    ¡°You?¡± The both of them said at the same time and huffed unbelievably, both wondering how the heck they ended up seeing each other again.


    ¡°You know what? You¡¯ll regret this,¡± Dn said to Karen, and with that, he stormed out of the restaurant and she sighed softly.


    ¡°It¡¯s nice to meet you again,¡± Kings said, holding out his hand to her for a handshake, but she red at him and he quickly took his hand away.


    ¡°You just messed everything up for me,¡± Karen huffed, leaving the restaurant while Mavis trailed behind her. It was a bad idea hanging out with her crazy friend in the first ce, who knows, this would¡¯ve been avoided if she had stayed at home ore to the restaurant alone.


    After driving angrily for what seemed like forever, she finally stopped in front of Mavis¡¯ house and the youngdy needed no one to tell her toe down from the car. Seeing the angry look on Karen¡¯s face, she could only regret her action. If only she had known that something like that was going to happen, she wouldn¡¯t have done what she did back at the restaurant, but it seems like it was already toote to regret her action now.


    ¡°Karen, I¡¯m¡­¡±


    ¡°Just go, please,¡± She cuts her off and with that, she started her car and drove out of the ce. She drove home straight¡­


    Dn POV


    I couldn¡¯t help the continuous scoff that keeps escaping my lips, as I drove home. Gosh! This is the height of it all, that girl got some nerve, she dared to pour a drink on my face, how dare she!


    ¡°What the heck is funny about these whole shit, Kings?¡± I red at my crazy cousin that wasughing asionally. There¡¯s nothing funny about this whole shit. After driving for what seemed like forever, I finally got home and jumped out of the car, banging the door behind me.


    ¡°You have to calm down, man. You¡¯re taking this too far, it was just a drink and not an acid,¡± He said sarcastically, trailing behind me as I walked briskly toward the entrance door. This guy is crazy, so I shouldn¡¯t think of whatever shit he¡¯s trying to tell me.


    ¡°This would¡¯ve been avoided if you had not forced me out of the office, man,¡± I scoffed, stepping into the living room and straight to my room. The incident from earlier came reying in my head, and I could only scoff unbelievably. That girl is so going to pay for the embarrassment.


    I stormed into the bathroom to clean myself up and once I was done, I came out, wearing my robe. I met Kingsley sitting on the edge of my bed and I groaned frustratingly. Just what the heck does this dude want now? My uncle must¡¯ve been looking for a way to send me to my early grave, maybe that¡¯s why he decided to send his son down here to frustrate me. You wouldn¡¯t me me for saying that, will you? Kingsley is a whole bunch of frustration that you won¡¯t want to spend a second of your life with.


    ¡°What¡¯s it now?¡± I asked angrily, sitting down on the dressing chair.


    ¡°Nothing, am I not allowed toe inside your room anymore? Anyway, that girl is kind of crazy. Now I understand the saying ¡®birds of same feathers flocks together¡¯,¡± He said and I was forced to nce at him, puzzled. Of course, I didn¡¯t understand what he meant by that.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± I asked confusingly.


    ¡°Well, I ran into thedy on my way to your office earlier today, and trust me, it wasn¡¯t fun at all. You needed to see how she was yelling at me for a little mistake I made like we¡¯ve known each other before. But, how did you get to meet someone as crazy as her?¡± He asked and I couldn¡¯t help the sigh that tore through my throat. Can this dude just leave me the hell alone? What¡¯s my business with everything he just said?


    ¡°Kingsley, you¡¯re here for your uncle and not me, so can you please leave me alone?¡± I groaned frustratingly and he rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Whatever! So tell me, what do you think about thatdy? Don¡¯t you think she¡¯s pretty with the perfect body shape and it¡¯ll feel so good to have her in bed?¡± He said inly with that usual dirty smirk ying at the corner of his lips. Did I forget to tell you this? Well, I and Kingsley are bad boys, we sleep withdies a lot and no hard feelings are always attached. The only reason why I haven¡¯t been into it for some time now is because of my dad¡¯s illness and not because I¡¯ve changed. I won¡¯t change, I¡¯m never nning to, never! But that bitch, I¡¯ll never have anything to do with her, and I think Kingsley will be nning his own death by thinking of this shit.


    ¡°That¡¯s your problem, deal with it,¡± I rolled my eyes, and just then, my phone rang, and reaching out to it, a smileced up my lips¡­

 Chapter 19

    Wondering who called me earlier? Well, it was my girlfriend, Amy. Yeah, you heard that right. Though I¡¯m a bad boy, but I can still fall in love, right? I know you may be thinking that how can I say I love her and still have an affair with otherdies, well, screw that! You can think whatever you wanna think, not that I care though. I love her and the most important thing is that I respect her, by not letting her know the shitty stuffs I do behind her back, that would¡¯ve been the height of it all.This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    I and the beautiful youngdy have been together for a couple of years now. Yes, you heard that right. We started dating right from high school, our love bloom until we graduated from high school, we managed to gain admission into the same college and yes, it was really fun. Those memories are what I will never let go of. The feeling of getting to school with your partner and get to spend time together, that¡¯s fun, right?


    Amy is the daughter of multi billionaire, the CEO of Travis empire. After our college, she traveled abroad to take care of one of her dad¡¯spanies over there, and since five or seven years now, we haven¡¯t seen in person, but only talk on phone. At first she didn¡¯t want to leave, not because of anything else, but me. Knowing that I was the reason why she had refused to travel, her dad had to plead with me to talk her into it, and yes, it worked out, not after promising her that I was going to wait for her until she returns. Yes, you heard that right. Her dad is aware of us dating. Guess what! She just called me earlier that she¡¯ll be back in two months time and even if it¡¯s still a bit long, I¡¯m extremely happy. At least, I¡¯m going to see her soon after so many years.


    ¡°Be fast about this, Dn. I¡¯m famished,¡± Kingsley groaned hungrily, yawning as he came inside the kitchen. Did I forget to tell you this? Well, I¡¯m in the kitchen, making dinner and here my shameless cousin is, telling me to be fast about it. The heck! Am I his chef or what? He¡¯s so damn annoying and I can¡¯t stand him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t pressure me, man. If you¡¯re so hungry, you can as welle here and get this done. I can¡¯t kill myself because of you, please,¡± I rolled my eyes and he scoffed. Heaven knows that I wouldn¡¯t have go through the stress of cooking, if not for dad. I would¡¯ve leave him to starve to death.


    ¡°Whatever!¡± He rolled his eyes and dragged his feet out of the kitchen, leaving me to take care of the cooking.


    After I was done cooking, I proceeded to dad¡¯s room, and there I met him leaning against the wall while sitting on the bed, looking sick. Even if he has recovered a bit, he still looked very sick and pale. I can¡¯t wait for him to be fine again, I miss my strong and healthy dad.


    ¡°Dad,¡± I called softly, dropping the tray that contains some fruit and his meal, on the bedside table before sitting beside him on the bed.


    ¡°Son¡­, how¡¯re you doing?¡± He groaned softly and I nodded with a slight smile disying on my face. It hurts to see him pale and sick like this, I wish I can do something about his health, but this is beyond me. I have hired the best doctor in the world, and yet I don¡¯t have an assurance that he¡¯ll be perfectly fine with time.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, dad. How¡¯re you feeling today?¡± I asked, adjusting the duvet that was covering his body.


    ¡°I¡¯m feeling better, son,¡± He replied me and I nodded.


    ¡°I brought you dinner,¡± I said and he nodded. After chatting with him for a couple of minutes, I finally fed him gently and carefully, making sure to take my time in order not to choke him. After what seemed like forever, I finally finished feeding him.


    ¡°So tell me, how are you coping with thepany?¡± He asked after I was done feeding him. Not that I¡¯m surprised, I know he was going to ask that. Dad is always concerned about my business, and he had always been doing his best to see to the progress of it, even before he fell ill.


    ¡°Thepany is doing quite fine,¡± I replied him.


    ¡°I must¡¯ve caused you a lot of trouble, I¡¯m sorry about that, son,¡± He said sadly and I shook my head. I have done nothing for him, he have always been by my side, after the death of mom, and he was always been there to take care of me like a woman does to her child. There¡¯s absolutely nothing I can ever do to make up for it.


    ¡°You¡¯re not causing me trouble, dad. It¡¯s my responsibility to take care of you,¡± I said and he smiled at me.


    ¡°How are you coping with Kingsley? I know he can be annoying, but his presence here is going to help you,¡± He said and I forced a smile. I wish I can tell him to send the annoying jerk back to where he came from, but there¡¯s no way I can ask that. Kingsley is my biggest challenge now, and I think he¡¯s going to send me to my early grave sooner than I have predicted it.


    After chatting with him for a couple of minutes, I finally decided to go to my room and sleep so I can wake up early for work. Well, all thanks to Kingsley, I had to leave some of my works unfinished in the office, and all thanks to that bitch that ruined my day and dress at the restaurant. I had to call my secretary on the phone and told her that I was not going toe back to the office.


    I went to return the tes to the kitchen, and I guess Kingsley must¡¯ve gone to sleep in his room, since he wasn¡¯t in the living room. I¡¯m so happy, at least I¡¯ll have some time to rest before morning and not someone keeping me awake all through the night. As bad as it, I don¡¯t usually get a good sleep whenever Kingsley is around, more reason I don¡¯t like him around. He always makes sure that he disturb my sleep and keep me awake for no reason, I guess he¡¯s destined to be one of my problems.


    I went to my room and pushed the door open but was shocked to meet the light turned off. I remember that I left it on before I went to the kitchen, so howe it was switched off, is what I have no idea of. Just then, realization dawn on me, I had forgotten that I have a bag of frustration at home now, so it must be him. I switched on the light, but cringed at the sight I beheld¡­

 Chapter 20

    Karen POV


    Mavis have messed everything up for me, so I may never get the chance to get this done again. The thought of the jerk I saw with Dn yesterday, shed through my mind and I couldn¡¯t help wondering where they both knew each other from. I keep racking my brain toe with a possible solution, but who said that I¡¯ll ever find one? Well, my brain is numb and I can¡¯t seem to think of anything.


    The sound of my ringing phone pulled my attention and I groaned tiredly, reaching out to it. Turned out that it was my annoying friend, Mavis. Why the heck is she calling me?


    ¡°What¡¯s it, Mavis?¡± I asked angrily as soon as I picked the call.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to be so hard on me, Karen. I told you I¡¯m sorry already. Besides, I was just trying to take revenge for you,¡± she whined from the other end and I couldn¡¯t help the scoff that tore though my throat. I didn¡¯t remember asking her for help and even if she must help me, it wouldn¡¯t have been that way, she literally made everything worse for me, and now I would have to clear everything by myself, that¡¯s if I¡¯m ever given the chance to. It¡¯s kind of cool though, I feel happy that I have a friend that¡¯s fighting for me, but still, she shouldn¡¯t have done that.


    ¡°Am I supposed to say thank you for that?¡± I scoffed, feigning annoyance. Of course, I wasn¡¯t mad at her, at least not anymore.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I just found something that can help you. I know this is crazy, but I think it may help you out. I managed to get Dn¡¯s house address and I think it¡¯ll be great, if you can give him a surprise visit in his house. Who knows, he may decide to change his mind. You¡¯re not going to do this alone, will help you out, I¡¯ll go with you and apologize for what happened, so this mess can be cleared once and for all,¡± she said, and my eyes slowly narrowed as a smile crept its way up my lips. This is great and good news. The thought of going to Dn¡¯s house makes me extremely happy. It has always been one of my wish list to know Dn¡¯s house though.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    ¡°I¡¯ll think about it,¡± I said, and ended the call immediately. I only said that so Mavis won¡¯t think that I¡¯m crazy, but heck! I¡¯m not thinking about anything, because I¡¯m so damn going to his house and I mean, right now!


    ¡°What should I wear?¡± I asked no one excitedly; as I sauntered to my closet and threw it opened. I¡¯m so excited and guess what? I wasn¡¯t mad at Mavis because of my job, but because she poured drinks on Dn, why would she do that to my crush. But it would be crazy to tell her that, right? Of course, she would say that I¡¯m crazy.


    I quickly had my bath, got dressed and left for Dn¡¯s house afterward. Driving out of the house, I drove straight to the address that Mavis had sent to me. I asked her not to bother toe with me., I will take care of it myself.


    After a few minute drives, I finally got to the front of the gate and drove in. Stepping out of the car after I had parked at the garage, I was wowed at the sight I behold. His house turned out to be bigger and more beautiful than my dad¡¯s. It feels so good to be here, being at my crush¡¯s house for the first time, isn¡¯t that great?


    Taking a deep breath, I prepared myself mentally, knowing I would possibly go through, stepping his house. From what I gathered for these past few weeks I¡¯d known him I don¡¯t need anyone to tell me that he¡¯s really crazy.


    Walking over to the entrance door which was closed, I couldn¡¯t stop getting nervous. It¡¯s ok to be nervous meeting your crush in his house for the stupid question? Why in the world will be following him?


    ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous, dude, why the heck would I follow you, huh? And wait, what are you doing here?¡± I scoffed unbelievably. Like, is he mad? first time, right? Yes, I know that this is not why I¡¯m here though. I took a deep breath before cing knock on the door and waited patiently for the door to be opened for me. After a while, the door finally opened and I almost froze at the sight I behold, it was the same jerk I had seen the other day, Kingsley! What the heck is he doing here?


    ¡°You again!!¡± we both eximed at the same time. Not again, please.


    ¡°Are you following me?¡± he asked and I couldn¡¯t help the scoff that tore through my throat. Is he being serious right now? How could he even ask me that?


    ¡°I should be asking you that, what the heck a rude beauty is doing here?¡± a smirkced up his lips and I shook my head. Wait! Don¡¯t tell me he¡¯s trying o flirt with me? He must be losing his mind.


    ¡°Ooops! My bad,e in and have a seat,¡± he said, leaving the door wide for me toe in and I red at him before walking inside. I must confess that the interior design is worth it.


    ¡°What should I get for you?¡± he asked and I shook my head with a smile on my face, which was fake. Since I do not know the rtionship between him and Dn, I would just be in my best behavior, but he better respect himself if he doesn¡¯t want to see the other side of me. I hate it when people try to mess with me.


    ¡°About the other day¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not here for that, so please I¡¯d like it if you can leave me alone and not stress me. I would like to see Dn, please,¡± I said, and he pulled a puzzled look. He must be surprised why I¡¯m here to see Dn, but he can as well get it straight that it isn¡¯t any of his business, right?


    ¡°You¡¯re too rude for my liking,¡± he scoffed and I rolled my eyes at him.


    ¡°get me some water from the kitchen, Kinsley,¡± a voice said amid the footsteps descending the staircase. Snapping my head in the direction thinking that it was Dn, my eyes slowly narrowed at the sight I behold. Even if it has been so long that I met him, I¡¯ll never forget his face. But wait, what is he doing here? Now, I¡¯m getting confused about this whole thing¡­


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