"A cleaner? What are you talking about Mom?" Anna blurted, stunned to hear that.
"Yes, dear. We thought there was a mistake, but the manager showed him the contract he signed, revealing that he signed with them as a cleaner and not the CEO's partner," She cried in embarrassment."You need to see how people were laughing at your father. He couldn't even bear the shame and ran away, " Mrs Blackwood added, pointing at her husband.Indeed he was lost. The old man couldn't take out the embarrassment."I told my friends to watch the live program. I told them to watch it, " He said, looking at the news.The screen shows how Mr Blackwood ran off from the event in shame, with his wife following him, covering her face from the cameras pointed at them by several journalists.Annoyed by it, he ordered that the TV be turned off."I don't want to see it!" He yelled, rising from the couch and rushing up the stairs."Father!" Anna called, making an attempt to follow him."Let him be," Ken said, acting all mature."I can understand how he's feeling. Just give him some time to heal," He said, walking up to the screen to turn it off.Ken smiled devilishly when he saw Mr Blackwood running away on the screen. He felt much better than before."Mr Rosario won't make someone like you a partner. You are unworthy to work with us. So stick to your cleaner job," Mr Hardy said on the screen, leaving Ken chuckling inaudibly."There has to be a mistake somewhere. Was Mr Rosario there? " Anna asked her mother.Mrs Blackwood revealed that the CEO, Damien, wasn't even present at his own party."It was just his staff, the manager, and business partners. Then the media as well, " She added.Anna feels upset about this, seeing it as an injustice to her father.Mrs Blackwood decided to go and meet her husband, leaving Anna and Ken alone."This is unfair. They did father wrong," She said, groaning in anger.Ken scoffed and said to her, "I knew it was too good to be true.""What is that supposed to mean, " She asked, glaring at Ken.Ken doesn't hide his feelings at all. He said, " Your father who doesn't have much skills like me, was suddenly chosen by a trillionaire to be among his partner? I knew it was all a sham.""Are you saying my father doesn't have skills? " She sparked at Ken, throwing her fist at him.He grabbed it and pulled Anna close, pinning her against the wall. She looked into his daring eyes as he said, " Yes, he doesn't. And you too know that."She groaned at him."Think about it, Anna. He was called over without proposing, then he was invited to a grand party just to be humiliated. Isn't it obvious that this CEO was actually using your father to play games?"Anna reasoned what Ken just shared and became all mad."That bastard! He made my father a laughing stock before all for entertainment? How dare him?!" She roared getting mad.Ken kept adding salt to Anna's wound, so she'd know how he felt when she was bragging about her father being a partner at D. F company.It made Anna feel low before Ken's feet after everything.But now she was out for a fight."I'm going to see that ungrateful man and give him a piece of my mind. I'll make him regret ever hurting my father, " Anna promised.Ken, who also had a score to settle with the trillionaire, decided to join his girlfriend.."You can not see the boss. He's not available for any visitation," A secretary had said to Anna and Ken.The two came over to the company to find the CEO and rage at him."Don't tell me that nonsense. It's an important matter, so get him on the line now," Anna demanded.But the secretary wouldn't attend to her.Ken decided to give it a try by telling the secretary who he was and how important it was to see Mr Rosario.Since he showed proof of himself as a business owner, the secretary allowed them in.Anna and Ken stormed into the lift, waiting for it to arrive at their destination.When they stepped out, they spotted the CEO's office ahead and made their way towards it."I'll make that man pay for humiliating my father, " Anna vowed, walking faster than Ken.But before they arrived next to the door, the door came open, and someone stepped out.When Anna saw this person, she was shocked."You?!" She exclaimed.The one who came out was Damien, all dressed in a nice suit while talking on the phone.He was also surprised to see Anna and Ken at his company."Oh, if it isn't the filthy man," Ken mocked Damien, referring to that night."What are you doing here?" Anna asked him, looking at his appearance."I should be asking you that question. Who allowed you two in here?" He questioned, glaring at them while ending his call.The tone he used, got Anna annoyed."Don't tell us you came here looking for a job. You look so ridiculous in that suit. It doesn't fit you one bit, " Ken mocked further, laughing at Damien."Yeah, you look stupid. I'm sure you got kicked out by the CEO when he saw you," Anna added, smirking at Damien.Damien smirked back at them, placing both hands in his pocket."It's clear that you didn't get hired by the CEO. He must have thrown up on seeing your poor face. Step aside and let those with business minds meet with the CEO, " Anna said, walking forward.But Damien stood in her way, saying, " I can't allow you two to step in here.""And why?" Ken asked.Just when they asked, Mr Hardy came towards Damien, calling him Mr Rosario.This shocked Anna and Ken, who looked at Damien at once, uttering, "Mr Rosario?""You're Mr Rosario?" Anna asked, staring in disbelief."That's a lie. I bet we heard wrong," Ken believed, refusing to accept that Damien, a poor man, was the owner of D. F company and a trillionaire.Mr Hardy looked at the two and questioned, " Are you two blind?"Ken and Anna faced him."Is that how to speak to the C...""CEO's personal secretary," Damien chipped in, cutting his manager off.Hardy looked at his boss and saw how calm he was while talking to Anna and Ken."You two have no respect for the CEO's personal secretary, and you think the boss would see you? I doubt," Damien said with pride."Personal secretary? What a lie," Ken doubted, refusing to accept a wealthy man like Rosario would hire someone like Damien as his P.S.Anna too didn't want to believe it, not until Hardy backed Damien up, telling them that Damien was the CEO's secretary. "If you want to see the boss, you have to go through him, " Mr Hardy pointed out. Ken looked at the duo and felt uncomfortable. "And
"What? Are you sure about this?""A hundred percent, Mom. That man was there. He's the personal secretary to Mr Rosario!" Anna sparked out, sharing the details of what transpired at D. F company."You need to see the way he was acting like the boss. He threw Ken and I out of the company!" Anna sparked, showing her anger over the issue.Mr and Mrs Blackwood are stunned by this."It's true. That asshole is the Personal secretary to the CEO. Even the manager confirmed it. He just stood there watching Damien control us like we're nothing," Ken added."This is outrageous. How is a man like Damien a personal secretary to a trillionaire? What qualifications does he possess to attain such a position?" Mr Blackwood questioned, finding this unacceptable."Same thing I was going to ask. How did a poor man from the slum get to that place? There's no way a trillionaire like that would choose him as his P. S. Something isn't right, " Mrs Blackwood pointed out.Mr Blackwood supported his wife, belie
Stella is surprised to learn Anna's father was humiliated at a party held by Damien.She didn't even know that Damien had started his revenge on them. And now his action is planting fear in her father's heart."I'm losing hope here. Should I sell the company out to raise back the money?""Father, don't. You won't be selling anything.""Then how will I pay those that I'm owing? I had so many plans for that money, and now I don't know what or where to start from," He said, feeling down.Unable to bear her father's pain, Stella suggested, " Go ahead with the business proposal with D. F company. I'm sure you'll be accepted."Mr McCardy looked at his daughter and saw nothing but assurance written all over her."Just give it a try father. I know you'll get in. Just stay positive," She said, encouraging the petrified man.Having his daughter's support, Mr McCardy decided to do as she said."Okay, I will send in my proposal this night. Thank you, my dear, " He appreciated, hugging Stella."Yo
That night, Stella made dinner for both her father and herself. She didn't allow the maid to do it but felt like making her father's favorite meal to calm his worried heart, by herself.Stella came to tell her father, who was staring at his phone in the living room with fear, to tell him dinner was ready. "I'm coming dear. Just give me some minutes," He said, checking his mail."Father, their response won't just come in with speed. Just put that aside and have your dinner, " She said, walking up to him and taking his phone away."What if it comes in while I'm eating? I don't want to receive a heartbreaking response that'll send me choking on my food.""Father, please put that aside. You won't be holding your phone while eating because it'll be with me. Now come along," Stella said, pulling her father along with her to the dining room.Just as they were about to enter the dining room, Mr McCardy spotted someone familiar at the entrance of their home."Oh, Damien," He called.Stella,
Mr Blackwood managed to put the embarrassment from the party, way behind him.He was at his company preparing for a meeting with his coworkers, when he got a call from his friend, Mr McCardy, saying he had good news to share with him.He didn't want to listen to him but soon allowed his friend to come over and share with him the good news. "It should help me forget about my worries, " He believed, preparing for his friend.Mr McCardy came over and the two got to talk about some things, before Blackwood reminded him, " You said you have good news to share with me.""Oh yes, I do. This news is massive, " He said, sitting right."Waw, massive you say? I'm curious to hear this, " He chuckled."It's big my friend. You are looking at one of D. F company's partners," McCardy shared with Blackwood, who looked at his friend like one who was joking."Are you pulling my leg? I know you well McCardy. You are afraid to even lift your phone and text the company. How did you...""I'm not lying my f
Oh Damien, this isn’t right. Exacting revenge on the Blackwoods doesn’t make you any less than them, Stella thought.“You seem lost in your thoughts Stella. What are you thinking about?” Damien said, handing her phone back to her.“No, nothing.”“I know that you’re worried about the bet. You don’t need to worry about me. It is them you need to worry about because when I’m done with them….” Damien shook his head in anger. “Leave it Stella. C’mon let’s head back home.Damien took Stella to the parking spot he had parked his car.“Here you go, my lady,” Damien opened the car door for Stella and they both giggled.Damien drove Stella to his mansion..“Good evening, Sir,” Hillary, Damien’s servant, dressed in black tuxedo greeted Damien as he opened the car door for him.Hilary rushed and opened the car door for Stella. “Good evening, ma’am.”Stella gazed at the mansion in amazement. Truly it was a mansion fit for a trilionaire. Damien had his name printed on the gate of the house. In the
Chapter 12“No, Dad, I want to take the first step in punishing that incompetent fool called Damien,” Anna said furiously.“No no, babe. I think your father’s right. Which story of what Damien had done to us was the saddest? It is definitely his, so—”“What do you mean by that? Are you trying to say that my husband was seriously humiliated and can’t stand in front of society because of that?” Mrs Blackwood roared in anger.“No, Mrs Blackwood. I’m not saying any of that. All I’m saying is that if Anna was to go and explain what happened at the show, he wouldn’t believe her because she wouldn’t have the full detail. Now tell me, who is better to tell a story than who it happened to?” Ken said with a slight grin.“You’re right, Ken. Dad will go and narrate is sad story of torture to the CEO and I’m sure he will sympathize with you and punish that street dog, Damien. Tomorrow, we strike,” Anna said with a serious look on her face..“Good morning, Sir,” the security guard greeted Mr Black
“And how do you intend on doing that, Anna?” Ken asked with a puzzled look on his face.“I don’t have a plan yet but what I want to say is that everyone will participate in bringing down Damien. We all have to split up into two teams and attack Damien from different angles. When we’re through with him, he will return back to the streets where he belongs,” Anna smiled. “Mum, Dad, you both are on the same team now. While Ken and I are in the same team.”“Listen up, Ken,” Anna pointed her finger at him with eagerness in her eyes. “We will strike tomorrow. May the best team rejoice most in Damien's suffering!”.He turned to one side of the bed and felt uncomfortable. He turned to the other side of the bed and had the same exact feeling. He yanked off the bed sheets from the bed because he was feeling hot. He shifted to one side of the bed and the temperature remained the same. He has been going at this for the past four hours. Thus, he slept at eleven o’clock. “Why am I finding it diffic