Nathan looked from the papers to Ethan and back. It was true that he didn’t want the world to know of his dirty actions in the past. He also didn’t want to hand over his company to some riffraff.
“I will not sign any silly paper. Stratford will never be yours. Go ahead and leak the secrets to the world. You will never get Startford!” Nathan finished. He didn’t miss the shock on Ethan’s face. Ethan had clearly not expected his father to make that choice. Deep down, Nathan wished Ethan would not expose him. He would be doomed. His partners in crime would deny having any involvement with him if things got bad. Ethan stood up from his seat and looked at his father.
“Since I have obtained a go ahead order from you, I will do as you said. I still have more news but it will be more interesting if it came out one at a time. So, sit back and enjoy the drama. Till I pay you my next visit, you have time to have a rethink and change your mind. Next time, it might not be about a company. It might be about a life, Sanchez.” Ethan didn’t wait to see Nathan’s reaction. He left immediately he finished relaying the information.
Easton’s cold, icy and frightening look swept over the young lady in front of him, making her cower in fear.
“Speak up, will you?”
“Yes, sir. She has back up. She’s got a lead role in a recent movie and her life is going pretty well,” Aria reported.
“Humph,” Easton scoffed.
“How was she able to rise despite everything? Was that youth not playing his cards well? You said she has a daughter as well, right?”
“Yes sir.”
“I don’t want any of Startford’s offspring existing on the face of earth. His son is giving me a hard time and I’m sure that Nelly of a girl will do worse. I will send you to Germany. Your work has finished here.”
“But sir…Germany? How about my father? What of…” Aria pleaded.
“Will you shut up! I own you and I assign tasks that mustn’t be countered or debated. Is that clear?”
Aria bowed her head low and answered,
“Yes sir.”
“Now, get out,” Easton commanded. He smiled as the girl scurried away. He enjoyed ruling and being in power over others. His policy was that everyone must be subject to him.
Aria Dean sat in her room and tears fell from her eyes in torrents. She cried for her father who was held hostage by Easton Landers. Her father owed him a huge sum of money and he often bragged that he had her father’s life on his hands.
“If you act carelessly, I will end that man’s life at the snap of my fingers!”
This was Easton’s favourite sentence to her and it was the only reason she obeyed every single order from him. She remembered how everything started. She lost her mother at a tender age and was raised by her father. Unfortunately, her father obtained a loan from Easton to invest in a business but he was duped. He spent all he had, trying to recover the lost money but by the time he realised it, he was bankrupt. Easton refused to be understanding when it was time for a refund. He claimed that he wasn’t running a charity organisation. Aria was just twelve years old at that time. Her father, Parker Dean, tried all he could to raise the money all to no avail. Easton sent his men to capture him.
“My daughter. Please, I beg you, she can’t stay all by herself. She’s too young and naive…” he kept crying.
“You will stay here and work for me until you have paid your debt in full.”
Parker pleaded and cried but Easton had a heart of stone.
“My daughter, my only child…”
Finally, Easton decided to put his appeal into consideration.
“You’ve been crying for your daughter, not even for yourself. Don’t you fear for yourself? Is that how much you love this daughter of yours?”
“Please, spare me for her sake. I don’t want her to have a difficult life. I promised her late mother that I’ll take care of her to the last drop of my blood and…”
“Enough. No more blabbing. You have said too much. I don’t want to hear your voice again,” Easton hissed. He sent his men to go and bring the daughter.
Aria was just twelve but she was a very beautiful and smart girl. He ogled her body and nearly stripped her naked with his eyes. He couldn’t wait to feel her and he already imagined how she would melt under his touch.
“Good afternoon, sir,” Aria greeted.
Her voice was even sweeter than he expected. He looked at her lips, soft and juicy, waiting to be ravaged by him. It occurred to him that he had found a sweet little girl to take care of him. The look that Easton had given her didn’t pass unnoticed. She was young, but she wasn’t naive. When Easton made his first advance towards her, she said to him,
“Why rush now when you can have me later?”
Easton probably thought it was a more brilliant idea and hadn’t bothered her till that moment. He was indeed waiting for the right time to bang her mercilessly. When she grew older, she became Easton’s lap dog. He made her carry out all sorts of tasks and her father’s life was her Achilles heel. At the initial time, her father was the one doing all the work but Easton changed his mind when she grew older. A new task came up and she was in a better position to do it. Aria’s first task was to get Nelly out of the entertainment industry. Nelly was her friend, but she had to do it, she had no choice.
Now, Easton was about sending her Germany, to still go after Nelly.
“I’m sorry Nelly. I’m sorry…please, find a place in your heart to forgive me…” she cried, holding her flight ticket. Her flight was the following morning.