A car stopped in front of a multinational Company. It was written, 'The SMITHS Enterprise ' at the top of the building.
" Sir is here, go and open his car door! " A security guard ordered the other junior guard, being anxious.
The junior guard ran towards the car and opened the car door.
A guy of six feet height with broad shoulders came out of the car. His skin complexion is fairly light. He has a pair of almond shaped eyes, with the color naturally blue, and thick lashes, which makes his eyes look perfect! His face is a mixture of oval and heart shape. But his slicked back hairstyle gives him a heart shaped face. And his sharp jawline adds to his handsomeness more. He looks totally like a model. NEIL SMITHS, the CEO of this Company. His aura is extremely cold.
He never smiles. He always gives one expression and that's the cold one. An expression which can make anyone shiver to death. "Good morning, sir" The guard greeted Neil. But Neil didn't even bother to even look at him. He walked inside, keeping his hands on both sides of the pocket.
Neil's secretary ran to him, to keep pace with him. "What's my schedule for today's schedule?" Neil asked his secretary, while looking in front.
The secretary tried his best to keep the pace with Neil, but couldn't keep up despite trying so hard. Neil walks too fast. The secretary was now almost running and started telling today's schedule to Neil.
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Some were busy chatting with others. Some were doing the work seriously. Some were gossiping about the latest news in the office.
But all of them stood up immediately when they saw the CEO coming inside the room. Neil always checks on his employees if they are working hard or not. And he was right, some of them were talking, while almost leaning on the desk. A female employee saw Neil coming towards them, when she peeked out of the door. So she immediately started working, without warning others, she sure was selfish.
"What the hell is going on here?" Neil shouted, while looking at those who were passing time. Everyone shivered after hearing Neil shouting. His voice was filled with anger.
"Do you all get paid because of gossiping? Or you all have the wish to get fired?" Neil again shouted at them.
"This is my first and last warning to you all, I don't want to see all of you doing shit! Your ideas can bring new projects! Not your cheap gossip!!" Neil yelled at all of them, with a warning.
Then he walked out of the room and went straight to his cabin.
Neil's cabin is a luxurious cabin, with expensive interior design. It's the typical black and white combination with different paintings.
He opened his laptop and started using it with his perfect long slender fingers.
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Katherine
The sound of water coming from the sinks. A girl with slim figure, rose beige skin tone, long straight hair. Everything about her is so perfect. But here she is washing dishes in the kitchen, her clothes became all dirty and wet because of water coming out from the tap. The tap is not working well. But nobody in this house really cares.
"You witch! How much more time are you going to take, huh?" A woman in her early fifties asked furrowing her brows, with arms crossed. She had a disgusted expression on her face.
"I'm done, mom," the girl replied.
"Katherine you don't have all day to wash these dishes, you have to wash the clothes and clean the house also! You only have one job and you can't do that too? Look at your sister going to work and coming all exhausted but she doesn't complain at all!!! And what about you, huh? Eating all the free foods without working at all!" Her tone raised and now she was screaming.
Katherine clenched her fists. She wants to answer back. But she's holding herself, she doesn't want to create any scene. And if she does, then her stepmom will complain about it to her father, And all her father will do is shout at her! So there's nothing she can do but to endure all the pain.
"Why are you just standing straight, keep working, you lazy bitch!" She shouted again. Katherine kept her head down and started doing what she was doing without saying anything.
Katherine nodded and went to the kitchen to make something.
Katherine was raised in negligence and her step mom always brainwashed her father against her. And her father easily got brainwashed. Ashley even tried to stop her studies. And she succeeded when her studies were almost complete.
She does freelancing without her stepmom's knowledge. She earns somehow well for herself. So she doesn't worry about anything. She is planning to move out from this hell soon. But for that she needs some more time.
After some time...
'Knock, knock' After knocking the door, Katherine entered the room. A tall skinny figure was lying on the bed , busy scrolling on her phone. She's pretty but not that much like Katherine, unlike Katherine her hair is short, lob haircut. "Your food" Katherine said, and kept the food on the side table.
She was about to get out of the room but suddenly a pile of clothes fell on her head and she couldn't see anything else but the floor. "Wash this clothes, 'big sis'!" She highlighted the big sis in a taunting tone. Yes she's Katherine's younger step sister 'Shaisha'.
Katherine closed her eyes. She opened it again and turned around, giving a death glare to Shaisha, "What are you looking at, like that?" Saisha said with a wicked smile, her face expression changed in no time and went into a scared expression, "Sister, are you going to beat me again? Like last time? Oh no! Then I guess your hand will have a burned scar too like last time" She ended in a concerned tone. Smiled evilly and said, "Don't you remember what mom had done to you? You can't do anything as dad always agrees with her!
Katherine clenched her fists, walked towards her and grabbed her by her hair, "And you think I'm scared because of your mommy?" She said, giving Shaisha an intense look, as if she would be dead, right now!
"K..k... Katherine... I mean ... sis.. sister... I was just... just kidding, ahaha... hahaha" Shaisha laughed awkwardly, trying to escape from Katherine's clutch.
"Don't test my patience!" She warned and let go of her.
"What a bitch!" Shaisha thought but didn't dare to say it out loud.
Katherine took the clothes and left.
"She's a mad bitch!" Shaisha said and huffed.
Katherine is the elder daughter, though she is only twenty four years old and her sister is only two years younger than her. Well Katherine's mother died when she was only ten months old. She doesn't know the reason. Her father never told her. Her father remarried soon after her mom's death. She heard that two months after her mom's death her dad married for the second time. And after some months Ashley got pregnant with Shaisha.
Katherine sure can't show her anger, stubbornness all the time, well she also has to live and she doesn't like creating scenes either. So she tries to control her emotions until someone really pushes her to be like that.
At Watson Hotel....
"Yes, yes, I'm trying my best to repay the loans, but I need some more time," Thomas Watson said.
Tension was written all over his face.
He touched his forehead after cutting the call, "Now from where can I get such a big sum of money! No one's even buying our share! How am I supposed to save this hotel! What will happen to us?! God! He sighed hard.
The manager of the hotel came running, "Sir, Mr Denver has called" He said. Thomas closed his eyes forcefully and bit his tongue. He then took the call and started stuttering, " Yes, sir, yes I'll repay the money yes, sir. Please have mercy on me and give me some more time" He begged.
The other person from the other line cut off the call without saying anything.
Katherine's father's hotel is under debts. It's not even running well. What can you even expect from a small hotel with mismanagement?
"What will I do now? Guess they will take my both kidneys or even worse kill me and sell all my body parts' ' He said and laughed like a madman.
"Guess I have to go to this Saturday's party and ask the businessmen if they will buy the shares. But who will buy the shares of this damp hotel which doesn't even get a customer? God help me!" He thought, sighed hard and again put his hand on his forehead.
"I can't tolerate this torture anymore!" He thought
The next day...
Katherine was walking down the streets, today she was really happy because today she will open her own bank account with her savings.
She saw an old lady trying to cross the road. But she was unable to because it had the red light. But the old lady seemed to be in a hurry. "Grandma, wait, it's the red light, where are you going? " Katherine asked, caressing that old grandma's shoulder.
"Oh, dear, I can't see that clearly with my eyes, all these life experiences have reduced my eye power. Also I'm in a hurry because my grandson is waiting for me. That poor soul doesn't have anyone in this world" She said and looked at the ground.
"Guess not everyone leaves a child on their own. Guess not everyone is heartless" Katherine thought and gave a big smile looking at the old granny. "Come grandma, I'll help you cross the road. And promise me you will go and see an eye doctor" Katherine requested.
"Dear, I don't have that much money," She said, smiling.
Katherine then thought for a sec and said, "But I have, so don't worry" She said and started taking out money, "No, dear, how can I take money from you, no, no, take it back" That old lady said.
"Aw, grandma, think of me as your own daughter okay, and I'm not pitying you, but I'm just helping my own grandma okay? And I won't take for a no! You have to take it. You are my grandma and I'm your daughter, okay?" Katherine said, smiling.
"Guess the world still has good people," The old woman said.
"Now let's go, let me help you with crossing the road." Katherine said. And helped that old grandma crossing that road.
From the other side of the road,
"Helping someone without any ulterior motive?" He laughed hard and again said, "Who does that in today's time! Haha! She's interesting" That man said, sitting inside his Bugatti Chiron.
He observed that girl's actions precisely. "Hm... Interesting." He said. He just didn't notice her actions but also from her head to toe. "Is she pretending to be nice or is she really nice?" He thought to himself. He laughed out what he thought for a second. "Nice? Haha! Nobody is nice in this world. But I really liked what I saw. I want her! " He said with lust lingering in his eyes, which held care only for a few seconds. Now only lust can be seen and nothing else.
"Charles!" Neil called for his secretary who was half asleep, sitting in front beside the driver seat. He almost jumped off and said, "Yes, sir?"
"Look at that girl, I need all the information about her and her family!" He said in a stern voice. He added, "And if you can't find out by tomorrow then you are finished!"
Charles gulped his own saliva and said, "Yes,sir!" In a determined voice.
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Katherine..
"Here you go grandma, take care, I'll go now..." Katherine said, while hugging that old woman.
"My child, my house is down this street, please visit my grandson also, he would love to meet a sweet soul like you..." The grandma said. "I would love to, grandma but I have important work to do, some other time, okay? Down the street right?" She asked to be sure. "Yess! Tell anyone that you want to meet Alayna, and they will show you my house" She said smiling. "Sure grandma. And don't forget to see a doctor, alright?" She asked, making a strict face.
The grandma laughed and then said good and left. And Katherine went towards the bank.
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After some time Katherine came back.
Ashley saw Katherine entering the house. "Come, come, come, my highness. Tell me what can I do for you?!" Ashley said with a taunt filled in her voice and bowed down before Katherine.
For a moment she was dumbfounded at what her stepmother was doing. But then she realized that it's time to get scolded and she was already ready for that because she didn't tell her stepmom that she's going outside. And now she knows the consequences.
"Tell me my highness, where have you been, leaving all your work behind? Do we have a maid, who will do your work or have you taken me as your maid!!!!!" Ashley said the last sentence shouting.
Katherine flinched, she clenched her fists tight that her nails dug into her skin.
"Answer me!!!" Ashley shouted again.
Katherine flinched again, and answered, I had gone to buy some Vegetables. There are no Vegetables in the house, ``she said, showing a bag full of vegetables.
Ashley looked at the bag and then said, "Alright, but who will cook it, huh? Obviously not me! Go and get to work! " She shouted again, not feeling any guilt for Katherine for shouting at her without any reason. Actually she doesn't have any soul, that's why she never feels guilty.
Katherine clenched her fists and started taking deep breaths, "Don't be angry, control yourself Katherine, control yourself she said to herself, while going into the kitchen and started cooking. "It's nothing, she's crazy, but you're smart, don't let stubbornness control you!" She said to herself in mind.
Later at night...
Katherine came to her room after finishing all the work of the house. Katherine's room is a small room, with damp walls. Though their house is not big at all, it's a small house but in this small house her room is smaller. She only has a pair of clothes with her and some things of necessity. She doesn't buy anything because all these years she has been saving up to get out of this hell.
Tears started forming on Katherine's eyes, this time, she didn't try to hold back her tears. She let them flow.
"Why? Why is my luck like this? Mom, I miss you so much! I miss you each and every day! Please come back."
She said, looking at the star in the sky, outside the window. After some time she lied on the floor.
Whenever Katherine is sad, she lies or sits on the floor, the coldness of the floor, sometimes gives her peace.
Soon she drifted to sleep.
"Katherine, mom's always there for you! Sorry I had to leave you, but mom's proud of you, you have turned into a great girl. I love you, my dear." A woman in her early thirties said to Katherine with a big smile. She almost looked like Katherine. The two of them have similar features.
Katherine smiled warmly in her sleep and said ``I love you too mom!"
she was walking with her mom in the forest, birds were chirping, there were flowers and trees, both were very happy, but soon her mom disappeared in the fog. "Mom... mom! Mom, where are you?! She screamed. She started breathing heavily. She got up panting heavily, she looked around and saw she was right there, in that damp room, not in the forest, not with her mom.
She sighed. "I wish you were with me" She thought and looked at the time in her phone, it was six in the morning. She got out of the room, freshened up and started making breakfast.
Neil entered his office and the first thing he asked about was that girl's information whom he saw yesterday.
"Did you find anything?" He asked in a cold voice.
"Yes, sir" Charles said and handed over a file to Neil.
Neil took the file and started to look over it.
The first thing he saw was Katherine's picture. A small smile appeared on his face. Which faded away soon as he realized he was smiling.
"Anything else you want to say? Or additional information?" Neil asked.
"Yes, sir, well Katherine's mother is not her biological mother but step mother. Also she doesn't treat her right. From the neighbors I got to know that she always scolds her and sometimes beats her too." Charles said
Soon Neil's eyes became stoned. If he had Ashley in front of him then she definitely would be dead by now.
"Why would anyone beat that innocent soul?" He asked himself in his mind. "But" Charles said and stopped. "But what?" Neil asked.
"But sometimes Katherine protests too and I have heard people saying that sometimes it gets so scary when she gets angry that people think she's in possession of an evil spirit. Her eyes goes all red." Charles said and gulped his own saliva.
Neil chuckled. "What?" He asked. Charles was shocked to see Neil chuckle and didn't focus on what Neil said.
"Do you wanna get fired?!" Neil asked, giving a dead look to his secretary. "No, sir, sorry," Charles replied.
"Tell me more," Neil ordered.
"She also has a step sister, and she works here too!"! Charles completed, bit Neil's eyes were glued to the file and said,
"So his father's business is not going well?" He asked. "Yes sir, also he has too many debts, which he is not able to pay, if he cannot repay by the end of the month, then his house and business will be taken by those lenders." Charles answered.
"And he's also going to this party also, it'll be fun" Neil said with a vile smirk on his face. "Tell Mr Hudson that I'm going to his party tomorrow'' he said to Charles.
"Yes, sir!" Charles said and left the room.
Soon a smirk appeared on his face, "Tomorrow will be interesting" Neil said. His eyes then landed on Katherine's picture. He touched it slightly and said, "And soon I'm going to have fun with you!" He said with an evil smirk.
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"Today is gonna be so fun! Finally I'll execute my plan!" Shaisha said, while holding a file, she looked at it and said, "You are going to be my ticket to the CEO's heart!" She said and hugged it.
Soon she was standing outside the CEO's office. But before that.....
"Sir... sir!" Shaisha ran towards the secretary out of Neil's room. Charles went confused. "The two la... ladies are fighting in our department. We have tried to stop the fight, but they are not listening to us! They have gone so bloody! Please help before a murder happens here!" Shaisha said, in a worried expression. She was nervous if Charles understands her scam?
But...
"Alright, I'll go and check,"Charles said and ran. Shaisha pretended to run too but soon she stopped and knocked on the door....
"Come in," Nwil replied.
"Good morning, sir," She said in a flirty tone.
But Neil didn't even bother to look at her, nor didn't reply to her greeting. He was engrossed in the laptop.
"How could he ignore a hottie like me like that?!!!" Shaisha thought, with twitched eyebrows.
But Shaisha didn't stop there. Her main motive for working here is to lure the CEO, Shaisha has always been successful in luring her bosses. And now her target is Bryan.
"This man is too hot! I'll lure him through my sexiness and then I'll make him mine!" Shaish thought and didn't back out. She forgot about how Daisy had warned her not to do anything which would piss off the CEO.
She went in front of Neil's desk, while unbuttoning the first four buttons from the top. Her cleavage could be seen now. "Let's see how he ignores that!" Shaisha thought.
"Sir, the file" Shaisha said in a seductive tone. Neil then looked at her. He had an expressionless face.
But Shaisha kept doing her nasty moves. She deliberately dropped the file on the floor. "Oops, '' she said, giving a flirtatious smile and bent down seductively. As she was facing Neil, her cleavage could be seen properly and clearly now.
Neil was looking at her, he still had no expression on his face. Shaisha then picked up the file and looked at Neil while biting her lips.
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"What the fuck!" Charles thought, looking at the peaceful environment. No one was fighting, everyone was working so diligently.
Soon his eyes went wide,"Sir?!" He thought and ran again, towards his room. What if that girl has many ulterior motives? What if she's come from the rival company and does something to Neil, Charles starts running faster.
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"I think you are too much tired because of this stupid works, but don't worry, now I'll bring colours to your life, and we both will have some fun!" Shaisha said seductively, she had confidence on her face. And with that confidence, she went towards Neil and sat on his lap.
"Move your ass!" Neil said, while hissing at Shaisha. "Oh, sir! Don't worry, this thing will remain between you and me," Shaisha again said seductively, not knowing that Neil was pissed off because of this.
"Do you have a death wish?!" Neil said in a cold tone, anger was visible all over his face. And then he threw Shaisha on the floor.
"Ouch!" Shaisha said, getting hurt on her ass, as she fell facing her ass on the floor.
"CHARLES!!!!" Neil called out for his secretary with an angry tone on his face. Shaisha shivered listening to Neil's yell. Charles went straight to Neil's room and found Shaisha on the floor, "Thank God, he's safe!" Charles thought.
"TAKE THIS TRASH AWAY! I DON'T WANT TO SEE HER HERE EVER AGAIN!" Neil yelled.
"Yes, sir!" He said, and took Shaisha away from there. "You bloody idiot! How dare you do this to me? You will pay for it!!! Ughhh, you arrogant billionaire!!! What do you think of yourself huh???" Shaisha was screaming her lungs out, the security guards arrived too.
Charles passed her to the security guards and left. "I won't go anywhere!!!!" She screamed again. "Ma'am cooperate with us or we have to drag you out of this building!" One of the guards said.
"I won't, you sucker!" She growled but that didn't help at all. Soon she was lying on the road outside the office building. "Arghhhh!!!!!" Shaisha shouted. Tears were falling down from her eyes. Her eyes turned red.
Even though she was the one to cause such havoc. But in her eyes, Neils is the one to be blamed.
"You will pay for it!" She said looking at the ground, anger in her eyes. She somehow got up and started walking with a broken sandal heel.