I’m suppose to be the watch-woman, the backbone and strength of those 2 kids just like I promised I’ll be. But if I don’t understand them even after watching them grow, then what am I really doing?
“Oh… when last did you check your email? It’s a sea of new mails here.” Jeffery stated on a lighter mood, referring to the unread mails on the laptop.
“Since I got kicked out of the company. Most of them were misdirected mails from the company and looking at them would just upset me so I stopped checking my emails.” I replied honestly with a little bit of sarcasm which he caught on.
“You have a mail from Livy dated a week ago, have you seen it?” He asked concerned.
I don’t remember seeing any mail sent by Livy.
Wait!
Livy left me a mail? A week ago, that was before she poisoned Markian.
I quickly grabbed the laptop from Jeffery’s laps and clicked on Livy’s unread mail. There was a video attached to it with a note saying: If you get this, then it means whatever I do next was out of my control. But I need you to trust me.
Without hesitation, I clicked on the video and I was shocked to see a video recording of Livy.
My heart sank the longer I sat there staring at the screen and listening to her confession.
I was wrong, Livy is truly an angel.
And she trusted me of all people to believe her but I failed her. I sent her away and said all those hurtful things to her.
Oh no! Markian!
I have to make things right, he needs to see these before it’s too late. I quickly forwarded the video to Markian’s email.
“Don’t you need to prove if the video is genuine or not? I can get it to my little sister, she has a knack for things like these”. He suggested carefully.
“No… it’s genuine, I can tell. Thank you” I replied emotionally clinging to his arm.
Everything made sense now, and even more- Jeffery was right. I’ve always been the right one and I hated it each time I was wrong.
But today, right at this moment, I looked at Jeffery with so much admiration and appreciation for helping me realize just how wrong I was.
And for the first time in my life, I was grateful to have been wrong about everything that have happened this past few weeks.
I effortlessly attached my fingers with his and it felt so warm and so nice. I kissed his cheek and notice him slightly blush from embarrassment.
I had promised to relinquish all control to him, but this just felt right since I was so grateful to him and didn’t know how else to show him how I was feeling.
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After one whole day of calling Daniel the next day, he finally answered.
“Why the hell have I not been able to get through to you?” I asked upset.
He sure took his precious time, didn’t he?
I sat on the chair at a very expensive restaurant. I was meeting with some business planners for lunch, but I got there early as always and have to wait.
“I’m sorry. I switched off my phone because I’ve been getting lots of calls from the office.” He stated casually.
“Wait, you have been skipping work? S. Group doesn’t run itself Daniel you know that right?” I asked infuriated.
If he’s going to keep skipping work then he should really step down and let someone else take over as CEO. There’s nothing wrong with working from home, but he also switched off his phone.?
“Few hours… I just turned it off for a few hours to rest. Of course I’ve been working from home.” He replied in a haste, maybe not wanting me to misunderstand his situation further.
“What happened? Are you ok? Why do you need to work from home?” I asked concerned.
I got report of his consistency and determination to get things done at the office for the past month. So, something must have happened for him to want to work from home.
“I got into a little fight with the Lei gang and they bashed me up a little bit. A few torn muscles, a broken rib and jaw, I couldn’t go to the office looking like that. Their gang leader mentioned your name so I’m sure you are quite affiliated with them right?” He asked accusingly.
Fine! I know Zhin Feng.
He and I were not business associates, but we shared a little something few years back. He promised never to look the way of S. Group, but I may have instigated something between him by telling him Daniel being the reason I left.
I don’t know what I was thinking at the time. I was bitter and angry after everything that happened, and I just went crazy with rage, and promised to bring S. Group down if I leave.
I didn’t mean Daniel any harm, I swear.
I was already feeling guilty but this just skyrocketed my guilt to a 120%
“I know Zhin Feng. He and I used to go out a while ago, and I might have had something to do with your dispute with him. I’m sorry” I confessed shamefacedly.
It was my fault and I have to make things right.
“It wasn’t your fault. His fiancée works at the company and that’s who he’s really after, not me. She is really something special… and I couldn’t give her up.” He calmly stated.
She? Fiancée?
Ahh!… I think I remember, her name was Penelope Xiang.
Yes. But why does Daniel always gets tangled up with girls who already have someone on the side.
“Is she special to you or the company?” I asked concerned.
“Both… she is also very strange and quite unpredictable, with gorgeous eyes..”
“gorgeous eyes?…” I asked surprised,
“Mr Winfrey the office called. Should I let them know?” A female voice spoke from the background.
I thought Daniel said he was at home? Could that be his assistant with him?
“Your assistant is with you?” I asked in confusion.
“No… It’s Zhin Feng’s fiancée, Xiang Penelope. She saved me from those gangsters and have been coming over to my house to take care of me while I recuperate. She is the Creative exe of the company, but for the past 2days, she’s been an assistant to me too.” He confessed shamelessly.
He can’t be serious, right? Why would he let her come to his house? She is the fiancée of a very notorious gang’s leader. Is Daniel on a suicide ride, aor does he have a death wish?
“Do you have a death wish? You letting her help you would only encourage her. Daniel you are leading that young girl on.” I blurted out without hesitation.
“She’s the one who surprised me by coming here. Relax… She has a fiancé so I’m not so stupid to repeat what happened before again. I’ll be well and ready to return to work in a few days time. She promised she is just taking care of me as to have a clear conscience, and I don’t think of her that way either.” He clarified casually.
No man ever really knows what’s actually going on in a woman’s head.
“Why don’t you think of her that way? She seems very nice and Zhin Feng is an animal. If you think she has beautiful eyes and she is special to you, then it’s your turn to save her. Her engagement was made before she was even 12yrs old, and there’s no way she’ld like someone like Zhin Feng. She is not Livy married to Markian, so if you like her at all she is worth fighting for. I’ll call Zhin Feng and tell him to lay off, from you and the company.” I vehemently stated.
I’m done telling them what to do, and what not to. If they want to follow their hearts then, I’ll support them as much as I can.
“Who are you and what have you done to my sister? Don’t you use to hate complicated love stories?” Daniel asked jokingly.
“It’s really me and I do hate it. But you were right about Livy. I judged her too harshly and I regret it. I also regret trying to sabotage you at the company even though you were doing an excellent job at it. I made so many mistakes but, you still stood up for me and helped save my shares. I can’t show how grateful and lucky I am to have you.” I confessed honestly.
What if I never had a brother like him? Daniel has always been thoughtful and very kind, that’s why I always had the urge to want to protect him from a world that didn’t deserve him. When in actuality, it was me who didn’t deserve him.
“Heather you were just trying to protect us and that’s not a bad thing. Yes, you misunderstood Livy and treated her according to how the picture appeared, but you did it because you cared so much for Markian. You have always been a gift to us- more than you can imagine, and I just wanted to show you how grateful I was for taking good care of me ever since mama died. Even though we were both so young, you took the responsibility of caring for me like I was yours. I can never repay you for any of that, so I did the little I could. I love you sis,” Daniel confessed, filling me with so much endearment.
“I love you too bro… you grew into an amazing man- way better than me” I stated factually.
He sure was a gift from God to me, then I made another promise in my heart to support and cheer him from now on.
“Well, I won’t be more of a man if you call Zhin Feng on my behalf now, would I?… Let me handle him on my own, especially since I am fighting for a woman’s dignity. I promise- if it’s too much for me to handle, I’ll let you know. Thank you so much, Heather” he replied before ending the call.
What a hassle.