Chapter 3 I hate you Richie Hills

THE NEXT DAY I came out of the hotel I lodge the previous night. Yes! I didn't go home. I wasn't ready to face any of my family members. I stared at the new Diamond ring in my finger. I had got it yesterday as Zachary instructed. I sighed, ready to go home now. I have gotten rid of my wedding gown and was putting on a casual dress already. I took a taxi directly to the Houston family Mansion. When I got home, my dad Mr. Luke Houston had already gone to work. I sighed again as I climbed the stairs.

Just as i was walked to the living room, i saw Elena coming out of the study with a large pile of documents. She looked pure with a bob and a pristine face. "You're finally back, Sis. I was still worried about what happened yesterday. I'm sorry"She said, with a guilty look spread across her face. I frowned. "It's just that Richie is really not into you. You can't force someone to love you." She added. I only rolled my eyes. What was she up to? "Delilah I... I told you I'm sorry." She said, suddenly close to tears. "Right..." i laughed humorlessly at her drama. "I bet you are... I'm sorry too, for ever being born with a sister like you and getting to know him. You took my husband to be. What more do you want?" I yelled at her pretentious character. She can quit the drama since no one is here. "Don't say that....Sister! please... we are still sisters, we're going to always be sisters." She cried and I scoffed. "Enough is enough. You can stop acting since there's no one else here. I underestimated you before this." "Don't treat me this way. It's not my fault Richie loves me" She bit her lip, her tears streaming down her face. "So even after all that you did, you want to make yourself the victim? Are you happy now?" I balled my fist. I was angry. She walked straight to me and whispered in her ears. "Yes... The fact that I made you miserable will forever make me happy..." She said and I gasped. "You......" She moved away from me and held the document to my face. "I'll just yield to your demands in the future, okay? I won't get involved in matters related to the company. I'll pass you these documents." I frowned. Company? Documents? What's she saying. She shoved the documents into my hands. I found it strange and subconsciously extended my hands to push the documents away. As a result, all the documents dropped to the floor. "What are you guys doing?" Suddenly, my stepmother Callahan Houston walked down the stairs. "What have you done to my daughter, you witch!" She said when she caught the sight of her precious daughter teary face as well as the scattered documents. "Aren't these the company's documents that your dad asked you to go through?" She asked when she got to us. "Don't be mad at her, Mom. It's my fault." With a pale face, Elena hurriedly explained, "Delilah asked me to stop getting involved in the company's matters and hand these documents to me. I was planning on giving her the documents, but she's probably unhappy about the issue with Richie, so....." "You're lying..." I said immediately. How dare her? "Stop!" My stepmom, Callahan glared at me. "Who gave you the right to have a hand in the company's matters? It's your dad and me who asked Elena to go through the documents. My daughter Elena will officially become the manager of the company next week. You'd better behave yourself." I was dumbfounded. "Speaking of education and experience, I'm more qualified than her. Despite joining the company one year earlier than her, I'm not even a manager yet. What gives her the right to jump to a managerial position just like that?" I question. I'm the eldest daughter. How could they do this to me? "Mom, I'd better not become a manager. I don't want to ruin my relationship with Delilah," Elena immediately said while sobbing. My heart ached very badly. Her acting skills are so great. "Look how much Elena cares about your sisterhood. What about you? You're narrow-minded and calculating. You're not even qualified to be a manager. No wonder Your dad Houston would choose Elena instead." My stepmother's cruel words felt as if i was getting hit by a cane. As anger rushed through my body in a way that had never happened before, i took two steps backward. "Fine. Since I'm so terrible, I'll leave, okay?" I said. I've to get away from them all. They have never liked me anyway. "Yes! Leave!" I heard my stepmother voice as I went into my room. I got my suitcase and subsequently stuffed my clothes into it. "Mom, Delilah is mad. We should talk her out of leaving." I heard Elena's voice from the door and I scoffed loudly. "Don't bother with her. That's just how she behaves. She has been pampered too much and she's frustrated cause her wedding with Richie got ruined and he choose you over her. She'll come back two days later. Let's go and buy you some clothes since you're going to get married soon." I felt my heart ache more. Soon, the voices became faint. I guessed they left already. "Oh God!" I broke down in tears. But at that moment, the bedroom door opened. What the hell! I raised my head to see Richie sliding into my room. "What do you want?."i said, wiping the tears from my face. I won't give him the satisfaction in seeing me in pains. He didn't say a word, instead he stared keenly at me who had bloodshot eyes and slightly messy hair. The room was silent. Covering the space between us, Richie stretched out his hand to touch my hair. With a scornful look, i dodged away from his hand. "Does Elena know that you're here?" His handsome face froze, then he clenched his fist. "Delilah, you're probably unaware that the Houston family has decided to give Elena 80 percent of the company's shares." I was so shocked that my lips turned pale. Yes! I'm aware that dad made her the manager but 80% of the companies share?? What about me? "This is impossible. I'm the eldest daughter. I know dad doesn't like me but he can't change the fact that I'm his first daughter!" I said. He shook his head. "It's true. Your dad said it himself." He confirmed. I seemed to have grasped everything within minutes. Richie was gonna marry me because of my dad's company. But since it wasn't possible, he moved to Elena? Tears began to gush from my eyes. "So that's why you abandoned me and chose Elena, right?" He gripped my hands. "This is just temporary. I've just gotten engaged to Elena, but I'll leave our wedding on the back-burner. As you know, my dad has an illegitimate son. If I don't do this, I wouldn't even be able to compete. Delilah , I just want to provide you with a good life." "Liar." I shot him a deadly glance. I snatched my hand out of his grasp and threw insults at him. "You're only 25. Even if you don't get any inheritance from your family, can't you just start your own business?" "You're too naive. It's not easy as you thought." He was so close to me so as our bodies touched each other. "It's not in our power to choose certain things due to our background." I looked cold without uttering a word as i found it unreasonable. Amid the silence, Richie sighed softly. "Give me three years, Delilah. You're still young. You can afford to wait." He said. I nearly went mad. How dare he say such things in a self-righteous manner? "Please get out of my face. I don't want to see you anymore!" I yelled, picking a pillow and throwing it on his face. "Don't say that honey. I love only you. Just you baby!"He said, grabbing my hand. "Let go!" I yelled as i violently shook his hands off. "I hate you Richie Hills" With large teardrops falling on the back of my hand, i carried my suitcase and left without glancing at him. . . . .