After the call, Harriet finished up with her work and closed early. She was going to start with the preparations for the birthday party but first, she was going to speak to her father.
She thought she would get the chance to speak to him before he went home, but her work took up most of her time and by the time she went there, he was already gone.
She was getting uncomfortable with Alexa, and she knew that if nothing is done about it, she would cause real problems for her.
“I think I’ll be fine in my own car. You can let me be now.” She told the bodyguards, but they paid no attention to her.
“We have direct orders from Mr. Damien Daniels to be with you at all times. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we cannot leave.” One said and opened the door for her to go in.
“How did you even get my keys? You know what? Forget it.” She shook her head and entered the car, accepting her fate.
She had not been home in a week as she had been spending time with Damien and her children.
After a thirty-minute drive, she finally arrived at her parents’ house.
“I’ll be out in an hour. Please do not walk in with me.” She begged. She wasn’t about to go into her parent’s house with four strangers. Besides, what could happen here?
She had barely gotten out of the car when she noticed the large number of bodyguards stationed around her parent’s house.
“Really, Damien?” She sighed and shook her head before walking into the house.
“Harriet? You finally decided to come back home. God, I’ve missed you so much.” Ha Young cried and engulfed her in a bone-crushing hug.
“Don’t get too excited, mum. I’m only here for an hour.” Harriet laughed as she returned the hug.
Ha Young pulled out of the hug and stared at her with a pout on her face. Even though it had only been a week since she last saw Harriet, she was already missing her.
One could say she was too attached to her daughter.
“I’m here for Dad. Where is he?” Harriet asked her mother and as if he heard her voice, Jake went out to meet her.
“You have become really scarce, Miss Edward.” He joked, wrapping his arms around her.
“I missed you too, Daddy.” Harriet laughed.
Harriet made both of them sit and explained the situation to them. She tried her best to not sound like a whining child.
“I am not scared of Alexa, Dad. I am just letting you know that things might get really ugly, and she might end up getting fired too.” She said, meaning every word.
It was hilarious that someone like Alexa was trying to kick her out of the company. Someone who had no power or voice in the company.
“I have a lot of things on my table, so I do not have the time to worry about her.” She finished.
Jake looked at his wife and sighed loudly.
“Alexa has been with the company for years, Harriet. Her working skills are excellent, and her professionalism is top-notch. Firing her would be a huge loss for the company,” Jake said in all honesty, and Harriet felt her breath hitch.
“She wants to kick me out, Dad. You know how much I worked to get to where I am. I know I stopped working for a really long time, but it doesn’t change the fact that I am also good at my job. Alexa has been at the company for years, but she wasn’t there when I was working my ass off as an intern at that same company! I earned my stay, Dad. I did.” Harriet replied in a not-so calm tone.
“Then prove to her and everyone else who thinks that you got that position because your father is the Chairman wrong. Show them that no one deserves that position more than you.” Jake said, giving her a light tap on her shoulder while Ha Young stared at her with a pitiful look.
Harriet left the house fuming. She expected her father to take her side like he always did and let her fire Alexa, but, he didn’t.
Now, she had to put up with her nasty character and prove to her that she was capable.
‘Why on earth do I have to prove anything to Alexa?” She grumbled as the bodyguards drove her to Damien’s house where she would be spending the night.
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“We tracked Adrian’s phone but, you won’t believe what we found,” Eric said over the phone as Damien struggled to keep the twins from running around the house.
He got a message from Harriet earlier, telling him that she would be coming home late, so it was just him and the kids at home.
“The text was sent from the penthouse, man. I don’t think they ever left. I mean, the penthouse belongs to Adrian, so it’s possible that he has some sort of secret hideout in there.” Eric said, and Damien’s movement halted.
“Wait, what? There’s no way that’s possible. We saw the blood trail end at the parking lot. They definitely left the penthouse.” Damien said, ruffling his hair out of frustration.
“You know what? We’re taking the police there tomorrow morning. We’ll break down the entire building if we have to.” He continued, not caring about what the press would say if he crushed his brother’s building.
He wanted to get everything over with, so he could finally propose properly to Harriet. They were on good terms now and were even living together, so, all that was left was the wedding.
“I’d say we put Adrian on the wanted list but, that will give your company a big blow. When are you kicking him out?” Eric asked.
“Addy, Darling. It’s already late. Please go to bed.” Eric heard Damien say in a pleading tone and, loud laughter erupted from him.
“Daddy duties?” He asked and Damien sighed, finally stopping Addison from running around.
He enjoyed being a father, but it could get overwhelming at times. He could only pray that Harriet would hurry home.
“I’ll kick him out at the next meeting. I don’t have enough evidence right now.” Damien said, and Eric nodded. He had forgotten about that part.
“Get things ready for tomorrow, okay? We need to end things properly this time around so that I can finally live happily with my family.” He said, and the door opened to reveal Harriet, who had a scowl on her face.
“We’ll take it later, man.” He said and ended the call before leaving to welcome his wife… to be.