Isabella laughed along with Donovan after hearing what Eduard said.“Are you out of your mind?” Donovan continued while he shook his head. He was entertained by Eduard’s words. “I do not know what came up in your mind and challenge me. I wonder who is backing you up to speak up on me with so much courage. Do you know who I am?” He added arrogantly.“Come on, honey. There’s no sense talking to this man,” Isabella spoke.“Yes, but I am wondering where he got his car. How can you get that kind of car in such a short period of time? No one in the right state of mind will let you borrow a limited edition sports car like what he used. I wonder if he borrowed it or …” Donovan paused as he looked at Eduard directly.“Or what?” Isabella’s eyebrows knitted together.“Or he has stolen it,” Donovan finished his words.Abby was about to speak but Eduard held her hand and stopped her with just his eyes.For Eduard, there was no need to say anything. Let the next thing that would happen shock his ex
Eduard tried his best to hold his temper. He didn’t want to say anything but his connection with Isabella. He would let Donovan just get shocked when he found out the truth.Though he couldn’t deny the pain that he felt inside his heart because of how the woman was acting.He was thankful that Abby was there. The support that he was looking for was given to him by a strange woman.A woman who looked down on him as well during their first meeting.“It’s on Wilbur Avenue,” Abby said.“Okay,” Eduard said. “Please let’s drop Miss Abby on that address.”There was a deafening silence for a couple of minutes between him and Abby.“So, how long have you been in the company?“Almost a year. I just graduated last year and was lucky to land in the company right away,” Abby said and smiled at him.Eduard nodded.“I see.”After that, silence was between them again.Eduard was thinking a lot of things. He couldn’t believe that Abby would be there to support him even if they didn’t know each other.
“Not enough? Tell me, what do you want?” Ana continued and then she took a checkbook out from her bag. “Name your price.”Eduard was shocked. He didn’t expect that Ana would be doing that to him.“Eduard, you have to leave. You are just an illegitimate child. You do not have any right to whatever my husband owns!”His fist rolled when he heard those words.“Auntie, please leave. I am tired and I still have work to do,” he said and then he turned around to go upstairs.“How disrespectful can you get? After I raised you and made you eat in my palm, this is what I am going to get from you? How are you going to treat me?”“Auntie, I cannot really understand what you wanted to happen but I do not want us to fight over the company. Like what I have said from the very start. You should have come to my father instead of me.” He continued in a firm tone.He had already had enough insulting words for the day and to have an argument with the old woman was the least that he wanted to do that nigh
A long sigh was heard from the other line.Eduard could feel that Dan was concerned about him.“Well, just stay calm, okay? I saw your wife with another man. I do not want to give meaning to it at first but they were just so intimate that it was so hard to ignore,” finally, Dan said.He was right all along. His ex-wife was not afraid to flaunt her infidelity in broad daylight.“It’s okay, bro. I am fine. You don’t have to worry about me. I already know about it,” he said in a calm tone. It does affect him but not that much anymore. He had something else to put his energy into at the moment.Dan was shocked on the other line.“I see. If you need someone to talk to just let me know. Tell me when you go back and let’s have a drink,” Dan said.“Okay,” he said and then ended the call.He looked at the ceiling. He never thought that he would find himself in that situation.He could still remember how Isabella fought for their love. Her parents were against their relationship. They prefer Is
“Ryan? Are you still there?”“Oh,” Ryan mumbled. “Yes, sir. Someone is waiting inside your office.”Eduard couldn’t help but wonder with Ryan’s gesture. Probably, it was Auntie Ana again.He took a deep breath as he continued his way to the lift.It didn’t take long and he reached the floor where his office was.It was the room that his father designated for him while he was assessing his skills.The next day after they met, his father had his staff prepare his office for him. He could say that it was one of the best days of his life. He never imagined that he would be given a chance to work in his father’s company.He was still young and his Auntie Ana always reminded him that he had no place in the company. He was lucky enough that his father recognized him and he should be thankful for that.“Good morning, sir,” Ryan greeted him as soon as he opened the door.“Good morning. Who’s there?”“It’s Sir Eddie,” Ryan answered and the fear in his voice couldn’t be hidden.“What does he nee
“Ryan, can you please come in?” Eduard called Ryan as soon as Eddie left the office.He knew that with his brother’s words, there would be a difficult fight between the two of them.It didn’t take long and Ryan was already inside his office.“Did you find any information?”“Unfortunately, sir, I didn’t have the time to go through it because of the things that I needed to arrange for you,” Ryan answered.Eduard nodded. He saw how busy Ryan was in checking everything that he needed.“I see.” He sighed. “What if we hire a secretary for me?” He suddenly asked and looked at Ryan.“I think that’s fine given the workload that you will have, sir.”“Okay, then tell the HR Department to give me the resume of applicants,” he ordered. “I wanted you to focus on more important things.”“I’ll advise them to send the resume of applicants right away. Is there anything else you’d like me to do?”“None other than what I want you to find. But next time that I will be asking, I am expecting good news fro
“Oh,” Eduard mumbled. Ryan was right. He was not yet introduced to the board and to the company.“Do you want me to raise this to the chairman so he can hold a meeting and introduce you? I think that will help you a lot,” Ryan suggested.“I am not really sure. I don’t know if my father will want me to do that.”“Sir, since you will be in the business world, you should be aggressive. I do not think there’s anything wrong with being introduced to the company. Aren’t you confident that you are going to pass his judgment?”Eduard was taken aback by Ryan’s world. He was right. What was he afraid of?He knew to himself that he was going to do his best in order to get the position. He was not after the money of his father but he wanted to protect the legacy.“You are right. I guess, let me talk to him and I will tell him that I cannot get the things that I need in order to learn the business because people are holding off on the information from me,” Eduard said.“Alright, sir. I will leave
It was another day for Eduard going to his father’s company. It was still early in the morning and as soon as he entered the building, he was greeted by the employees. His eyebrows knitted together because he knew that they were not yet informed who he was and what was his role in the company.“Good morning, Sir,” they greeted him one after the other with smiles on their faces.“Good morning,” he said as he nodded his head.“Good morning, sir,” Abby greeted him as well when he passed by the reception.It had been a couple of days since he took her with him to meet Donovan and Isabella.“How are you?”“I am fine, sir. Thank you for asking.”Eduard just smiled and then went on his way. He could not explain the feeling he had at that moment. It was the first time that he felt proud. Before people would always look down at him because he was either an illegitimate child or because his mother was called a whore.For the first time in his life, he felt that he was top of everyone.“Good mo