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Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir Hell on Earth
~Lauren~ Living out hell on earth, that would be the best phrase to describe my life since the last four days. There was still no signs of improvement in him. The doctor was saying something about how it's hard to conclude whether or not he's going to wake up, I had missed work those four days, requesting a week leave from the office based on the report of taking care of my brother. They granted that easily on that basis. I just had to because if I were to say Christian, it would have been a whole level of rejection from the office..... the brain behind Linda telling on her own son to the police. Of course, she did the right thing but why does it make me feel there's something untold in this circle.... The chairman acting restrained than usual whenever he's around his wife. The News about Audrey Hepburn shooting his brother into a coma spread like a wild fire once it got to the press. The Forbes really wanted to keep that a secret till Christian wakes up but somehow, the news leaked a
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir About time
~Lauren~ Thank you' were the first words he spilled My brows furrowed, for what exactly? 'For staying by his side..' he responded as though he read my thoughts. 'Christian is a good friend to me, it's what I ought to do' He inclined his head, sucked in a breath then levelled his gaze to mine. 'Promise me. You won't betray him.' I shook my head rapidly. 'I would never do that'. 'You see, Lauren. He's been betrayed by people he loved the most his whole life. Starting from me who never found him while he was away, his mother who left him in an orphanage home, his adopted parents who tried to sell him off to a pimp because of their son.... Then, his step brother. It seems as though it's never ending.' he sighed heavily. My heart churned painfully as I tried to imagine little Christian going through all those shit. He definitely has had his fair share in all of these and doesn't deserve any more pain or betrayal again. 'I won't. I'll make sure not to. I promise'. He swallowed up
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir He lost his wife
Tiffany~ Today is supposed to be the last day of Courtney Logan's session before her surgery. I made excuses to the doctor as to why I should be away but he wasn't having any of it. Guess I've really no option than to face her. I had no reason to put on my sun glasses or mask anymore. She already knows it. Who I really am. Time slipped through and it was 4:pm prompt. I arranged her file on the doctor's table and we both waited for her arrival and just in the last minute, he got an emergency call into the operating room. A patient had been involved in a fatal accident and needs an emergency surgery. 'Attend to Miss. Logan when she arrives. I'm not sure I'll be out of there soon' he mentioned. 'How about I leave her to another nurse, her brother doesn't want me to attend to her'. I smacked my lips right after the sentence especially when he discharged me the quickest death glare I've ever gotten in my entire life. 'You should do it,. Nurse Tiffany.' I didn't get the chance to dare
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir Failed Plan
~Joan~ Rhodes came in from the kitchen, handed me the bar of chocolates I requested. He'd been acting as my care taker and guard at the same time, also helped to keep my father away these few days. That doesn't mean we got any closer whatsoever. He still remains cold, indifferent and so much annoying. My father did reach him severally to ask about my where about but he kept telling him he knows nothing about it. He really kept to his promise of keeping me away from my father for the mean time. We both had thought my father would take a break after hearing about Audrey Hepburn and how he tried to kill Christian Forbes because of his inheritance but the old man never gives up. We made a deal. He asked me to leave his house and promised that if I do so, I wouldn't be disturbed about arranged marriages or dates whatsoever. Fuck the reason he's not keeping to his own promises. I munched on the chocolate bar, the blanket wrapped tightly around my body. 'Is it cold today? Or it's just me
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir A nightmare come true
Lauren~ The weather was as gloomy as the atmosphere. The clouds were gathered. Making it seem like there's going to be a huge downpour on the cementry ground. Days had passed into weeks, weeks into months and situation of things continued to worsen. Linda won again. Evil won. Christian was still on that hospital bed, taking longer than he should take to wake up. I had overhead a nurse once telling her colleague that she, (Linda Forbes ) had added some poisonous substance into Christian's drip bag which according to her allowed his condition to deteriorate. As if that wasn't enough harm to cause, she did went for the chairman again, leading him to his death. A reason why we all are gathered here today 'The chairman died from a major, sudden heart attack.' she sure made everyone believe that but not me. I knew she was the murderer and I'll make sure to search for evidence.. as much as I can and tame her with it. Evil isn't gonna win, I wouldn't let it. The unalive body of Chairman Fo
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir Confusion
Adrenaline kicked in with utmost strength and fright knocked me out so bad that I sensed I would be thrown around by some panic attack. I made my way into his ward room and found Linda just in time, drawing up some liquid into a syringe. It was strange. The nurses would never leave their job for the patient's guardian to handle. Images from my nightmares flashed in my memories again.. my eyes widened in fear. What if this was it? What if she really was trying to poison him and this was her means to do that. I barged into the room without contemplating much on it. She jumped when she noticed someone else's presence join her in the ward. She quickly put away the substance and as I predicted, put on a wry smile. 'Oh, you startled me, Miss Lauren' I matched the energy, flashing her as well a fake smile. 'I'm sorry if I did, Mrs. Forbes. I forgot my stuff here and I came back to get them' She frowned, casting furtive glares at me. She flipped her hair, her shoulders squared and her head
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir Reflection
Lauren~ I totally forgot I was supposed to go out on another date with him. It was an idea he initiated so it'll be easier to know more about the 'company'. At least, so he told me. I bowed my head, relief Washing through me. He had thought I was at the hospital because of my ill brother. Meaning, he is still in the dark about the truth. 'I'm sorry, I promise to never repeat such mistake' I uttered enthusiastically. 'So when are we rescheduling our date to?' I sighed inwardly. That was obviously what mattered to him right now. Going on a DATE. 'My brother should be up and doing in few days. I'll make sure to alert you after then' He nodded once. 'I will keep your word close to heart. Don't disappoint'. Once he gave me the go ahead to, I fled out of his office, acting like a bird that has just been freed from its cage. The receptionist motioned for me, asking to know everything the president had discussed with me. 'Did he scold you?' I shrugged my shoulders. 'We only talked
Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir Metallic
~Christian~ I had Brian drive me off once I watched Lauren drove home firstly. All she told me still ringing in my head. Linda told on her son, she then attempted to steal all our properties before making an effort to eliminate me. Trying to eliminate me is something I really understood considering the fact that she hated me from the beginning but giving up her son to the police? That was beyond my understanding. 'How about the man we abducted weeks ago?' 'He is still under our watch, sir. We tried getting information off him like you ordered before falling into coma. He was adamant'. 'Drive me to him, right away'. 'It'd be better you see the chairman first sir and take things over from him. It's been all hectic lately which is bad, considering his health.' he suggested. 'Let's do that'... I got enormously attention the moment I stepped out from my car. Workers of the company bowing slightly as a sign of respect once they noticed me, engaging in indistinct chatters. They were a
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Fired
There are no real friendships, no true relationships, and even if the feelings somehow turn genuine, they're immediately muddled by the talks of business and incessant urges to tie the knot in marriage if the family is a favourable one. Only if the family is a favourable one. If it isn't then they do everything to ruin those feelings and create discord between the ones involved. It was a messy life filled with pretense, politics and numbers. It made me sick to the bones. My father has apparently disowned me because I have yet again disappointed him after he fixed a wedding for me without my knowledge. I found out at the last second and fled, causing a effect I didn't quite expect and I didn't regret either. Apparently, I underestimated the publicity of this particular event and it spread pretty quickly that the daughter of one of the most influential businessmen in the country ran away from her wedding. People were quick to point fingers at my father, accusing him of forcing his
A Mail
Raising a kid isn't exactly easy, you know," she said. "We're not suffering yet, but we're struggling. I would very much like to walk away from her, give you the middle finger and pray you die in an accident on your way back, but I can't." I flinched as she said those words. I forgot that she was also quite emotionally violent when she wants to be. "Why not?" She chuckled at my question. "Weird. Normally, one would be happy when they realize that they can't be cursed to death." I shrugged. "I can't say that I don't deserve it. Sometimes I wish for the same thing too." She gave a surprised look before continuing. "We need help, and even though you are a heartless, devilish, godforsaken, rotten, disgusting piece of shit, you have the ability to help us. You are rich and we aren't. Raising my daughter has been the greatest joy of my life even with our current situation, so raising her in a comfortable environment where she would be happy promises to bring even better joy. Despite t
A Humble request
The aroma of sizzling seafood pleasantly assaulted my nostrils as I looked around in search of the blonde beauty I came here for. I found her at the far corner of the restaurant sitting by a window wall and staring directly at me. I tensed up for a few seconds at the intensity of her stare but eventually relaxed as I walked towards her table. Even if I'm apologetic, I still have a reputation to uphold. I'm not gonna appear weak in front of her. "Hi, Donna," I flashed my best smile at her as I sat down on the seat opposite hers. "Hi," she said, her melodious voice filtering into my ears like a song. "It's...uh...nice to see you again," I said awkwardly. "I can't say the same, sorry," she shrugged. "I'd rather be with my child right now, or working." "Speaking of your child," I looked around her. "Where is.....your child?" "You don't know the gender, do you?" she asked and I shamefully looked away. I couldn't bring myself to answer that. "Well, she's okay, and happy where she is."
Meeting Donna
AUDREY HEPBURN I calmly exited my room once I was done with my exaggerated preparations to meet Donna. The maids gave me an apprehensive look as I made my way down the stairs before bowing respectfully as they hurried past me to do their jobs. "Good morning, sir," they said before heading in multiple directions and focusing on their chores. Even then, I could feel the tension in the air caused by my presence. "Everyone's acting like I'm the first person to attempt a murder on planet earth," I thought as I rolled my eyes. "There's a woman literally being called the worst human in the country and they just wouldn't ignore my little transgression." "Good morning, Audrey my boy," a calm sonorously thin voice greeted from behind me and placed a small frail hand on my back. "You look good today." I turned around with a sigh of relief as the old but beautiful nanny Helen graced me with her beautiful smile. She's been my nanny ever since I can remember and devoted all of her life to raisi
Free but not free
AUDREY HEPBURN The alarm clock blared in my ear causing me to slam it quiet with a groan. Rolling over on my bed, I let out a sigh. "I don't want to leave my room today." Just like every other day, I don't want to have to leave this room. I don't deserve to. My world has been turned upside down since that incident with Christian and sincerely, it's all my fault. I can't even blame it on anyone else. At the time, it seemed like the best course of action but now that I think about it, attempting to kill your step brother just because of a misunderstanding is quite extreme and malicious. Especially if it turns out that the woman you believed to be your mother was a lying bitch and you were infact biological brothers with the same step brother you tried to kill. That just brings it to a whole other level of terror. That was exactly what I did and now I feel like shit. For the most part of my life, I've always seen Christian as my step brother. I've always envied him, hated that he
Fired
There are no real friendships, no true relationships, and even if the feelings somehow turn genuine, they're immediately muddled by the talks of business and incessant urges to tie the knot in marriage if the family is a favourable one. Only if the family is a favourable one. If it isn't then they do everything to ruin those feelings and create discord between the ones involved. It was a messy life filled with pretense, politics and numbers. It made me sick to the bones. My father has apparently disowned me because I have yet again disappointed him after he fixed a wedding for me without my knowledge. I found out at the last second and fled, causing a effect I didn't quite expect and I didn't regret either. Apparently, I underestimated the publicity of this particular event and it spread pretty quickly that the daughter of one of the most influential businessmen in the country ran away from her wedding. People were quick to point fingers at my father, accusing him of forcing his
The search
He was mocking me," I retorted. "Who in their right mind, would risk their reputation and business influence over a murderer's nobody daughter. For all I know, he might just be thinking of using me for some publicity stunt, and the last thing I need right now is more publicity." She sighed again. "From my standpoint, it seemed like he was genuinely trying to help. You were the one being difficult." I swallowed hard, the truth of her words hitting me but my obstinacy wouldn't let me succumb. 'I was trying to protect myself.' 'You've been so hard on yourself lately, Tiffany. Please, relax. Open up to someone who seems to understand more. He said nothing wrong' earlier, You turned his words against him and made it into something offensive." "Didn't you hear him yelling at me?" She let out yet another sigh. "It's hard to not be frustrated when the person you're trying to help isn't letting you help." "I don't need his help," I hissed. "I don't want anything to do with him." She let
Tiffany's adamancy
I placed my hand in my pocket and slowly brought out my business card, then proceeded to carefully lay it on the table before backing away. "Call me when you've calmed down," I said as I headed out. "I'm sorry for the things I said." "Yeah, get out," she hissed. "And make sure to close the door behind you." With a heavy heart and a little anger at her reluctance to listen to or believe me, I closed the door behind, letting out a sigh before making my way to the car. My phone rang as I opened my car door and the caller ID was Courtney's, making me think twice about answering. I really am not in the mood for her requests and taunts. "What?" I asked as I reluctantly answered the call. "I assume it didn't go well?" "It's none of your business," I retorted. "What do you want, Courtney? I'm busy." "Well, first of all, stop using that tone with me," she warned. "Second, I think we can still find ways to help clear her name." "Nevermind that," I sighed as I got into the car. "She doe
You pity me?
"Would it kill you to say thank you?" she rolled her eyes as she revved her car engine. "You know what, never mind. Thank me by funding my newest project. Surely that's easier for you than saying the words, right?" I ignored her as I adjusted my clothes and walked away from her car. I crossed the road swiftly and headed for the house with my head down, hoping that she doesn't recognise me before I approach her door. I knocked on the door, praying again that the door opens before she realizes that I'm the one. It seems like luck's on my side as she opened the door while looking behind her. "Delivery?" she asked, her eyes still focused on something behind her. "Hi, Tiff." She froze at the sound of my voice. She remained frozen for a few minutes, as if trying to convince herself that she hadn't just heard my voice. "I know you heard me," I added as the silence stretched longer. She slowly turned her head to look at me and immediately gasped. "Oh, hell no." She tried to close th
