《Her Betrayal》Chapter - 02
Advertisement
I stirred in my sleep as I felt someone shake me. Groaning, I swatted the hand away from me before stuffing my face again in the pillow.
" Sis, get up. Now!" Brielle's voice reached my ears.
" No. Go away !" I mumbled into the pillow. I was never a morning person, in fact I hate mornings.
" You're going to be late for your office." As soon as the words registered in my mind, I sprang up to sit on my bed, my head immediately snapping towards the clock on the bedside table which showed 7 : 30.
" Shit ! Shit ! I am going to be late." I kicked off the cover before jumping out of the bed. I hurried into the bathroom to complete my daily routine. After taking a quick shower, I wrapped a towel around me and rummaged through my wardrobe for work clothes but as usual I was having a hard time find anything appropriate.
Don't get me wrong. I was not running out of clothes . I just don't find anything when I need it.
" Your breakfast is in the kitchen." I poked my head out of the closet to raise a brow at my sister .
" Don't give me that look. I can cook, okay? " She crossed her arms in front of her chest getting defensive.
" You sure can." I raised my hands in mock surrender , her previous cooking conquests swirling in my head. Most of them were disasters.
Brielle is my sister. After the death of our parents, she has become my responsibility and my only family. Although she is an adult and is in the final year of college , she is still my little sister. I wouldn't hesitate to give up everything if it is to protect her.
Finally I pulled out a lavender blouse with a black pencil skirt. Brushing my hair into a ponytail , I slipped into my black heels.
Advertisement
Shoving a piece of toast in my mouth and gulping it down with a cup of tea, I ran out of the house.
Getting into my car, I drove off to the office.
..............
" How come I didn't know that we are going to have a new boss ?" I asked before taking a bite of the sandwich. Just a few minutes earlier I had learnt that White Enterprises had been bought over and we were going to have another boss.
" That's because darling, you live under a rock." Cora grinned to which I playfully rolled my eyes.
" He is taking over from the coming week." Austin filled me in to which I nodded. Cora and Austin are the two of my closest friends. They have been with me through thick and thin. I sometimes feel guilty not telling them about my entire life but some things are better off that way, unspoken of.
" Well who's this new boss?" I asked, waiting for either of them to answer. This question seemingly excited Cora a bit too much. She sat up straighter and put her hands on the table, her eyes widening with the look one has when she is about to share an important gossip with you.
" Brae, you won't believe , he's so hot! I just googled him and bless my heart , he is the typical handsome billionaire boss tha-"
" Cora , name !" I looked at her amused at her rumbling and Austin mirrored my reaction. She gave me a sheepish smile.
" Evan Lewis. " I froze at Austin's words, all amusement draining out of me. Evan Lewis. He can't be the same Evan Lewis right ? There can be many more Evan Lewis' but then not many of them match the description Cora gave and not many of them will be able to buy a company as huge as White Enterprises.
I knew it was him. It had to be. But I was not able to accept it . I just wasn't ready for this. Not now, after three years. I wondered if I would ever be able to face him. I was broken out of my thoughts by Austin.
Advertisement
" You okay ?" I blinked multiple times before nodding my head at the concerned faces of my friends.
" Yeah , absolutely, why not ? Totally fine." I ended with a nervous chuckle. Both of them looked at me weirdly before hesitantly nodding.
For the rest of the lunch break I zoned them out , lost in my train of mixed up thoughts. I never thought I would have to face him again in my life although somewhere I hoped to, but now I was far from feeling fine at the news of his arrival.
There have hardly been days when his face didn't pop up in my head. But I never craved to meet him. I couldn't, literally couldn't. What would I tell him? Would he even spare a minute for me ? Obviously he wouldn't.
Why would he, after what I had done with him ?
Just when I thought I could move on and lead a happy life , he was to take over in just a week and be my boss. I sighed out of frustration.
..............
" Sis , don't you think it's pretty boring to stare off at the wall for fifteen complete minutes?" I turned my head to look at Bri who kept her gaze fixed on the wall with the same serious expression that of mine. I stared at her face before chuckling. She joined me as well. She could always make me smile , whatever the situation maybe.
" But seriously Brae , what happened? Why are you so upset? " She looked at me with concern-filled eyes. I walked past her into the kitchen.
" Nothing happened. What did you do all day? Weren't you supposed to go out with Ashley?" I tried diverting the topic as I looked for I don't know what in the fridge. When she didn't reply for some minutes, I looked up to see her looking at me with a serious face with her arms across her chest.
" Okay fine." I sighed knowing that she wouldn't let it pass until I tell her. She pulled me out to sit down at the table before staring at my face expectantly.
" He is coming back." I let out. Bri scrunched up her nose in confusion before her eyes widened like she was dreading her guess.
" He ? You mean Evan ?" She asked in shock to which I nodded.
" Yes , I mean Evan Lewis." I massaged the temple of my forehead.She kept looking at me for a whole minute before speaking.
" Wow !" She still looked in shock, blinking.
" Wow ? Seriously? I am so confused about the situation. I am even considering resigning and you are saying 'wow'?" My voice came out harsher than necessary. Realising she didn't even deserve it , I opened my mouth to apologise but she cut me off.
" You don't have to. I understand that you are stressed with the situation but , I don't think you should resign. Can you not have a talk with him ?" I looked at her like she had two heads.
" Have you gone nuts? You think he would listen to me after everything? I can't imagine facing him, let alone talk." I breathed out trying to calm myself down.
" Okay , okay relax. Don't overstress yourself. We will talk about this later.Let's sleep now. " Running a hand through my hair, I nodded at her . Let's see what awaits me.
A week till I see him again.
Advertisement
- In Serial10 Chapters
ISEKAI: I was reincarnated as the poorest King in the world.
"If I had the power to change the world? Would I really do the right thing?" I thought my life was over when those bastards shot me, all my effort was in vain, my studies, my ideals.... Reduced to dust under the smell of lead. And yet here I was again, in the body of a child and with a crown on my head. Ah, I see... I was reincarnated as a king in a different world, but even here things are no different. Corruption destroys the system and innocent people suffer the abuses of power. Nothing has changed and if I don't do something about it, nothing will change.... (English version of my novel, ISEKAI: Reencarné como el Rey más pobre del mundo), the original novel was posted in wattpad in spanish. I'm the author and the owner of the rights. Original version in spanish: https://www.wattpad.com/story/268890988-isekai-reencarn%C3%A9-como-el-rey-m%C3%A1s-pobre-del-mundo
8 157 - In Serial64 Chapters
Sinful |Klaus Mikaelson||
One thing Audrey Gilbert was told when vampires started showing up in Mystic Falls was to stay away from them. Elena has made it perfectly clear that she doesn't want her younger sister to be involved with vampires in any way. Sometimes temptations over rule morality, and you find yourself giving into the sin.
8 248 - In Serial25 Chapters
saturn & venus
[anagapesis](n.) loss of feelings for someone who was formerly loved ; falling out of love. small excerpts of could've beens and should've beens. a compilation of intrusive thoughts. all situations and persons are fictional.
8 191 - In Serial44 Chapters
Love Child
Eleanor never really stood a chance.Her mother was in love with a married man and a little bit crazy. And even though Eleanor's tired mother hated children, she was convinced that he would love her too if they just had a child together. That's how Eleanor was born. And when Eleanor didn't work, when he didn't leave his wife, she decided that one baby wasn't enough and so she had another. And that's how Casey was born. When she realized that having his children wasn't going to make him fall in love with her, she remembered just how badly she hated children. Eleanor and Casey were suddenly thrown aside by their broken-hearted mother; and then their father, being the married man that he was, completely denied their existence. Which left 8-year-old Eleanor and newborn baby Casey in foster care, hidden from the world like a blemish. As Eleanor gets older, she is forced to protect her brother from the cruel world that they live in. She doesn't want him to grow up like she did, feeling like a thrown away misfit. Eleanor learns that she needs to do whatever it takes to get her brother a better life. And that's when the trouble starts for her.By the time that Eleanor turns 22, she has been consumed by a world of lies, money, and sex. Convinced that doing the wrong thing is okay for the right reasons, Eleanor is used to living with two separate identities. When it all starts to catch up with her, Eleanor has to figure out how she is going to make it out of the mess that she's created. Poor girl. She never really stood a chance.
8 214 - In Serial27 Chapters
The Gang Leader
"What are you doing on my territory?!" He snarled in my face in anger."I don't see your name anywhere" I say looking around.------------------------------------------- Cecilia Adams Was walking down the dark streets of London, after that long, hard shift at Sainsbury's, meeting Reece Dennings was the last thing on her mind. All she wanted was to go home, and sleep. But nooooooo she had to run into the gang leader of one of London's biggest gang. One encounter leads to another.9th in teen fiction (highest rank)BE WARNED THIS BOOK IS REALLY CHEESY!!!!Cover By : LUCIJA1409
8 194 - In Serial5 Chapters
Story Of Bad Boy Mack [#18 Plus]
For mature audience only - 18+I looked into her eyes, for any hesitation, but they were begging me to continue. I slid my hands further and opened her thighs. She immediately covered herself with her hands. "Do you want me to stop?", I asked her, looping my fingers through her panties, at her waist. "I am married!" She replied looking into my eyes."I know!" I slowly pulled her panties up, raising her legs and carefully slid them of her feet. They were drenched. She covered herself with her hands...I looked at myself in the opposite mirror. The image screamed at me."You broke another rule - banging your best friend's wife."-This is the story of Mack - how he went from good to bad and if he ever would return back to good.
8 152