Chapter 15 – Meet The Heiress
“I need a drink,” Damon repeated, “All this talking has me parched.”
I glared at him and scoffed, “If you want a drink the maids can fix that up for you.”
“But I wanted -” he started to say when I pushed him off me.
“Good night, Mr. Sterling. See you tomorrow,” then I stormed inside.
The moment I got to my bedroom I released a frustrated breath.
I blamed it on the fact that it’s been so long since any man paid me attention and now my hormones were raging.
“Stupid Damon! Stupid Vanilla!!” I cursed.
I was laying down and scrolling through Facebook when I saw a post that Nadine was tagged to
It was a picture of me with the writeup stating that I was missing and anyone who had any useful information about my whereabouts would be paid.
The post was made earlier today from Jacob’s and Peter main Facebook account.
I scoffed, I could vividly recall when I had wanted to upload our anniversary pictures on Facebook but Jacob had been against it claiming he wanted us to be anonymous.
Now he was flaunting my pictures on all his pages looking for me. The irony.
There was a small knock on my door before my mom opened it and stepped inside.
“How are you doing, Princess?” she asked me, sitting beside me.
“I’m good,” I answered.
“So… Damon just left. He said you flipped out on him,” my mom said.
I scoffed, “So he’s a tattletale too.”
My mom laughed, “He’s not, Lily. Why are you acting so worked up?”
‘I dunno, I’m just tired,” I shrugged.
My mom sighed, “Take it easy, Princess. Everything will slowly fall into place.”
With that she kissed me on my forehead and left. I rolled around on the bed a bit longer before I slept off.
I woke up to the sweet scent of waffles. I got out of bed and quickly got dressed. Today was the day dad was introducing me to the board members and also the day I was meeting with Damon for the blackmail.
The thought of him had me filled with anger as my cheeks reddened a little. I brushed it off as I went downstairs to have breakfast.
The table was set. There were two waffles with a cup of dark coffee on the table for me. My parents were already seated at the table eating.
“Princess, you’re awake,” my father said.
I nodded, “Yes, daddy.”
“Hope you slept well, baby girl?” my mom asked as I sat down beside her.
“Yes, I did,” I smiled warmly at her.
I munched my breakfast as the sweet taste and warm meal melted on my tongue, I restrained myself from moaning in relief.
It’s been ages since I had a good breakfast. Other times I’d cook something and Peter, Jacob and Nadine all gobble it down leaving me with leftovers.
Back then I was very happy they were eating my food but now I knew it was part of their cruelty.
After breakfast my father stood up and led me outside while my mother bade me goodbye.
We entered the car and drove off. Finally, we arrived at the office. The huge company stoo before me towering above everyone, it was bigger and more beautiful than I remembered.
“I don’t know if I can do this, Dad,” I said quietly.
My dad frowned, “Never, ever second-guess yourself, Princess. You’re my daughter and it’s in yo to be the next CEO of this company.”
I nodded and put on a determined face, “I’m ready, Dad.”
Together we walked into the company, my white blazer and red pants were a perfect combo as my white stilettos echoed on the tiled floor.
We used the elevator to get to the last floor where the board members were waiting for us. By the time we arrived, all eyes turned to us and the murmuring began.
I refused to cower. I held my head high and walked in with my father as I sat down beside him right at the head of the table.
‘Who is the new girl, Lucas? Someone that will handle our patent issue?” one of the men across
the table asked.
My father nodded, “Board members, I’m stepping down and entrusting this company into the capable hands of my only child, my heiress, Lilian Hart.”
The board began muttering immediately and an argument ensued.
‘What do you mean you’re stepping down?”
‘How can you step down at this critical moment, Lucas?”
‘We are facing a court case, Lucas!”
‘What good is introducing a new CEO now going to do for our company?”
‘Is she going to solve the Patent case?”
stared at my father as they all rambled and he gave me a nod.
stood up and in a clear voice, I said firmly, “Silence!”
The effect was wonderful. Everyone kept quiet and I could have sworn they stopped breathing.
With a tight-lipped smile, I continued, “This is my father’s company and I’m the new CEO. I will handle the Patent case and make sure those outrageous charges are dropped.”
None of the board members spoke until one man scoffed. I arched my brow at him.
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“Do you have anything to say?” I asked him.
He scoffed, “Yes, I do. You can’t just walk in here and claim to end the Patent case when we’ve been trying to do that for months without success. I know you’re Lucas’s kid but don’t get ahead of yourself simply because you want acceptance.”
“Let’s make a deal. If I close the patent case by the end of the day, I own your shares and you’ll resign but if I don’t, I’ll step down as CEO and apologize,” I said.
The man scoffed, his eyes gleaming with delight, “Deal.”
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