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The Heir Chapter 54
The day went by quickly and soon, it was time for lunch. Every other person went out for lunch except Paul, who was buried in work with an aching body."The broccoli isn't going to turn to a monster and bite you," Evelyn chuckled at Chase's indignant stare at the broccoli on his plate while the took their seat in their favorite spot."Yeah, thanks," he said and immediately picked it out and dropped it on the tray."What's your brother's name?" He asked out of the blue and Evelyn stopped her food mid-air. Chase had been trying to ask her all week but he didn't know how to bring up the conversation and decided the best way to do it was to just put it out there.Evelyn quickly regained her composure and put the food in her mouth. The question was so random that it sent her into a shock wave for a minute."My brother is Malcom. Malcolm Smith," she told him, not knowing why he needed the information but guessing he just wanted to talk about her family with her."Hmm," Chase nodded and made
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"I haven't done anything. Please let me go," Sarah's loud screams and cries filled the lobby.The two guards by her side continued to drag her like a sack of potatoes while she wailed."Let me go," she continued to beg.Chase and Evelyn stood off on the side as well as other staff that were around, and watched the scene. Chase watched with an indifferent expression while Evelyn watched with horror. She couldn't believe what she was seeing."What's going on here?" Patrick's deep voice came as he stepped out of the elevator and noticed the commotion.The guards ignored him and continued moving till he stopped in front of them. They were way bigger than him and could have easily shoved him to the side, but they decided to stop."Move," one of the guards said through gritted teeth with a weeping Sarah in his hands."I'm the manager of this branch, hence, I demand to know what is going on and why my staff is being dragged away," he asked with a straight voice, puffing his chest out and lif
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"I love…""Here's your order," the waitress' voice sliced through the tension between them and Evelyn felt her resolve roll away."Thanks," Chase smiled at her as she displayed their food in front of them.She nodded once and turned to leave.Chase turned back to Evelyn who was now looking at the food in front of her like it was the most beautiful thing in the world.Eager to hear what she was going to say, he asked, "you love…?" He left the sentence incomplete for her to finish."Winter," she sputtered out. "I love winter," she said more firmly and raised her eyes to meet Chase's.Disappointment flashed through Chase's eyes for a brief second but was quickly replaced with a small smile."What was I thinking? Did I really think she was going to say she loves me? Stupid." Chase mentally scolded himself."Let's eat quickly," he nodded towards their food."Why did you order so much?" Evelyn giggled with a hand over her mouth."I read somewhere that food makes a woman's anger dissipate,"
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"You, get me a cup of coffee," Paul ordered Chase immediately as they stepped into the lobby.Paul had been working all morning and only came down to get a drink and as soon as he saw Chase, he knew he had found the perfect errand boy."That is no longer in my job description. You made it clear the other day," Chase said confidently, referring to the day he was removed as the tea boy.Some people in the lobby gasped at Chase's audacity for questioning Paul and refusing straight away to get the work done.Evelyn pulled his hand, silently begging him to just get the coffee for the man so they can go ahead with their day but Chase wasn't having it. He squared his shoulders and stared a furious-looking Paul down."Do you want to lose your job, you beggar?" Paul seethed. He was usually calm and collected but with the work load he had, coupled with the pain he felt all over his body, the last thing he expected was a common cleaner to question him."The last time I checked, you're the one at
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"How did you know?" She asked him."Know what?" Chase asked. He thought they had closed the conversation."How did you know Paul is at the verge of losing his job?" She had been genuinely curious about it since the words left his lips. She knew Chase wasn't connected to the top managers and if at all something like that was going to happen, the information would only be among the top staff members and not cleaners like Chase and herself."Oh, wild guess. I'm probably even wrong," he shrugged his shoulders again, playing it off."Hmm," she hummed, even though she knew deep down that from the way Paul reacted, it was no wild guess or coincidence. "But why then…." She started to say but the door to their office was thrown open, making the words die in her throat."Guys!" Alice came barreling into the office. She came to a stop in the middle of the office, in front of where Chase and Evelyn sat. She hunched over, both hands on her knees, trying to catch her breath from running so fast.Ch
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At this point, Chase didn't know whether to laugh or not. He hadn't expected the staff members to be smart enough to connect the dots. He didn't feel an ounce of regret for his actions, in fact, he was willing to do it over again if it would teach Sarah a lesson never to look down on or bully anyone.Unlike Chase who didn't know whether to laugh or not, Evelyn clutched her stomach and burst out laughing. She laughed so hard that her sides began to hurt and she was struggling to breathe."What's so funny?" Alice, who felt offended by being laughed at asked.When Evelyn could finally control her fit, she spoke up."Do you even listen to yourself? What do you mean it has to do with what she did to Theo and I?" She asked but quickly added. "You know what, don't answer that. I don't even know why I bother with you," she said amidst giggles."But I'm not….." Alice started to say but Theo casted her a glance, shutting her up."That's enough gossip for today," he cautioned and this time, they
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"What do I know about what?" Chase asked him with a small smirk playing on his lips."Do not play tricks with me, young man," Paul yelled, slamming his heavy hands down on his desk but Chase didn't bat an eyelash."Didn't that hurt your arm?" Chase asked, feigning concern."Wh….what…." Paul stuttered. How did Chase know his arms had been hurt?Getting bored of the game already, Chase decided to go straight to the point."If this is why you called me, making me leave my post, then I must say you lack work ethics. I'll have to excuse myself," Chase said confidently and stood up and Paul's face turned red in anger."Walk out on me and that will be the end of your services here. I'm your employer. Don't forget your place," he yelled.Chase chuckled a dark, humorless chuckle. He leaned forward and rested his palms on the desk so his face was inches away from Paul's.The blood dried from Paul's face at Chase's intimidating position and his eyes flickered to the telephone on his desk, trying
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"Excuse me," he said hurriedly and walked straight to the bathroom.Evelyn eyed him warily but shrugged her shoulders and continued sipping her coffee."Grandma," he breathed into the speaker. He hadn't heard from her since the day at the gala and a small part of him thought she had forgotten about him, which he would have believed if not for the money he received daily."How have you been, Kevin?" She asked in her smooth, regal voice.The name still sounded foreign to him but he replied anyway."I'm doing well," he said curtly."Hmm," she hummed and relaxed in the recliner chair in her grand office. "Has Secretary Kim been discharging his duties rightly?" He nodded, then remembered she couldn't see him and quickly used his words. "Yes, he has.""Very well. I haven't kept in touch because I didn't want to overwhelm you and I wanted to give you the space you needed," she started. "And I hope you've had enough of that and you're ready for your trip tomorrow?" She asked promptly."Yes,