Ornamental and expensive flashy lights brightened up the living room of the flamboyant Fallon mansion. The place was always beautiful but that evening, they had made extra efforts to make it even more appealing to the eyes.
The reason for it was because that day was the 75th birthday of Rosa Fallon, the oldest woman in the family who also happened to be the head of the Fallons.Her children and grandchildren all gathered around, along with some extended family members to celebrate her and shower her with luxurious gifts."Oh wow, is this really you Miss Fallon?" An older woman approached a young woman, a bright smile plastered across her face that had obviously been altered with plastic surgery. Even though the younger woman was married, and it was a well known fact, she still addressed her as Miss, rather than the normal Mrs used when addressing married women."My, you haven't aged a bit Mrs Cornelius." The younger lady smiled just as energetically."Oh you flatter me dear, how is your mother?""She's doing very well. She's over by the cocktail stand if you would like to have a word with her.""Oh is she? Well maybe I'll just go ahead and say hi then.""Alright then."She bowed her head slightly as a sign of respect as she watched the woman leave, then almost immediately, her eyes fell on another man walking past her. "Ah Mr Hernandez, it's been a while…"Fake.Everything was fake.The smiles, the friendliness, the hugs and kisses, even the congratulations. They were all fake. Even the people at the party were fake.The young woman who was busy greeting everyone around was Ciara Fallon, the youngest child and only daughter of the Fallon family, one of the most powerful and influential household in the entire city.Her beauty was enchanting and her voice was even more captivating. Some people even believed that she was the most beautiful woman in the city… he believed it too.An old but expensively decorated woman waltzed into the large living room, a look of delight on her face. After all, she was the star of the show."Happy birthday Gram." Ciara rushed to the old woman's side and linked her arm with hers. "Wow, you look so beautiful. You really are the belle of the ball.""Thank you dear, you look very lovely as well.""Thank you Gram.""Happy birthday Gram," a slender, well dressed man walked up to the old woman. "I got you this diamond necklace, it's made with real diamonds and it's worth over ten million dollars.""Oh thank you George."George Fallon, the youngest millionaire of the family and also the elder brother to Ciara. Apparently he was really smart and he was able to come up with a code at age fifteen and was also able to sell for millions of dollars.He didn't believe it though, for someone to be able to create a code that could be worth millions, he would need an extremely high level of intelligence and George… well, he was lacking in that aspect."Happy birthday Gram Fallon." Another man said, holding a large box in his hands. "This is a fur coat, I assure you it's the real deal, guaranteed to make you look and feel good on any occasion.""Thank you David.""Happy birthday Gram Fallon, oh and may I borrow five million dollars?""What?!" The entire Fallon family gasped in shock and all eyes turned to him, a look of bewilderment on their decorated faces.Dominic Shay was the live- in son- in -law of the Fallon family, he was also Ciara's husband.Two years ago, Ciara's grandfather found him and decided to take him in. He also demanded that Dominic be married to Ciara, even though Dominic was as poor and measly as a beggar."This live- in son-in -law sure is something!" David said, a frown on his face. "Not only did he not prepare a present for Gram, he has the audacity to beg for money too.""Wow, Ciara you really have a trashy husband." Another lady stated. Though Dominic had no idea who she was, since the family was quite big it was impossible for him to keep up with every cousin and son- in- law."Please Gram, forgive him." His wife, Ciara apologized on his behalf but Dominic wasn't feeling apologetic at all. "He must be joking.""I'm not. I really need the money, and I know you can give it to me Gram."Unfortunately, Ciara's grandfather passed away just a few months after their wedding and ever since then, everyone in the family had been plotting different schemes to drive him out. However, Dominic was impervious and nonchalant just like a statue despite all the ridicule and insults. Spending his days as the quiet live -in son- in- law of the Fallon family.He had run out of all options and was in a desperate need of a loan from Gram Fallon.Mrs Jameson, the woman who had kindly helped him before he came across the Fallon family was sick and in need of at least five million dollars for a heart transplant. He had no hope elsewhere so he decided to beseech Ciara's grandmother, the breadwinner of the Fallon family.His intention was that her cheerful birthday mood would have enabled her to show some mercy and render her assistance. But he was wrong.The old woman had been laughing merrily with her guests when her lips suddenly curved downwards and her brows furrowed out of shape to gift him with a deep scowl.She flung the wine glass in her hands angrily at Dominic but he easily evaded it. "You bastard! How dare you ask me for such amount? And on my birthday too.""Oh Ciara, how unlucky you really are." Ciara's cousin, Maria, sneered in disdain. "Just look at my boyfriend, Tomas, we're not even married yet and even he prepared a gift for Gram. It's like, they're both son- in- laws of the Fallon family, but your husband is a useless one." She finished with a slight laugh, and a few of the Fallons joined in.If it wasn't for the reason he was asking, Dominic would have excused himself from the horrible party, but Mrs Jameson was far too important to him so he just stood there and endured it all. After all, it wasn't the first time they would make him a subject of ridicule."Gram, this is a very urgent matter, I beg you to show mercy.""Keep your mouth shut! Why on earth would you try to ruin our merry time with such an outrageous request? Besides, who the hell do you think you are to ask our Gram for money?"The person speaking was none other than George, his brother -in -law who despised him deeply. He hated the fact that a nobody like Dominic could end up with his sister so he made sure to attack him whenever the opportunity arose."I really am sorry everyone, Dominic just has some rather... expensive jokes sometimes." Ciara linked her arm with her husband's, trying to urge him out of the room when gram Fallon spoke up."Since it's my birthday and I'm feeling generous… I'll help you." Gram Fallon said, a sinister smile on her face. "You asked for five million right? Well I'm going to give you ten."It wasn't like Gram Fallon to be so generous, unless she had an ulterior motive and whatever it was that she was planning, Dominic already knew he wasn't going to like it."Leave my granddaughter and my house and I am going to give you ten million dollars right here, right now!""Leave my granddaughter and I will give you ten million dollars, right here, right now!" There was a deafening silence in the room as all the guests waited impatiently for Dominic's reply. It almost broke his heart to see that even his wife's parents were eagerly waiting to see if he would take the offer. Though what was he expecting, since he got married to Ciara, neither of them had shown him an ounce of love. Especially her mother. He knew if he decided to leave Ciara, she would probably be the happiest of them all, but he wasn't ready to give her that luxury. "Wow look at all your faces. Did you really think I was considering it?" He finally broke the silence, a smile on his face, even though he wasn't exactly in a cheerful mood. "Sorry to disappoint you all but, I'm not leaving my wife." He declared boldly and the old woman frowned."Then get the hell out of my sight!" she spat angrily. If it was possible for them to drive him out, Dominic was sure that they would have done th
Dominic Shay was seated in the waiting room of Primrose Hospital, awaiting the results of Mrs Jameson's heart surgery. He wasn't sure how many hours had passed since he had been waiting. One, maybe two, or three. But it felt like he had been waiting forever.Mrs Grace Jameson came from a middle class family, meaning they weren't super rich, but they weren't poor either. They had just enough. So naturally when it was time for her to get married, her family was expecting her to bring home someone from a high class family, or at least a middle class, but they were horrified when they found out that her choice of husband was from a low class family.She had met him at the company where she worked, she was there as an intern while her husband, Craig Jameson worked as a messanger. After her internship, Mrs Jameson– who was known as Miss Grace Thompson back then– was promoted to assistant manager, putting her six offices ahead of her husband. But that never stopped the young couple from tyi
While Dominic was awaiting the results of Mrs Jameson six hour long surgery, his butler walked up to him and asked him to go back to his family and reclaim his position. Of course he refuses the offer vehemently as he felt that it was too late for his grandfather to try to make amends, so his butler resorts to enticing him by giving him an unlimited credit card, then he told him that his younger brother had almost ruin the family company and had absconded with millions of dollars."Why on earth would he do such a thing? And how come no one noticed anything?""As you are well aware, your younger brother had always been your grandfather's favorite, and so he never gave him any restraint. Your brother had access to the company funds, and he was known as the future CEO of Shay Groups so he used that to his advantage. Spending your grandfather's hard earned money like it was an allowance. And when your grandfather threatened to get him arrested, he stole some documents, his credit card and
Dominic could barely sleep all through the night, the thought that he had suddenly become so important made his heart leap with joy. Even though nobody actually knew he was the CEO of the company, the feeling that they all wanted something from him made him feel good.After leisurely enjoying his breakfast that he had made himself, Dominic went back to his bedroom to have a change of clothes. He traded his casual outfit for a neatly ironed shirt, and a pair of jeans. His earlier idea was to put on a suit but he decided he wanted to go simple, a mix between casual and corporate. He combed his red hair to the back, and added a bit of hair gel to keep it that way.For his shoes, Dominic was having a hard time deciding between a pair of white sneakers, or black office shoes. Eventually, his casual side won the battle and he wore the sneakers. Now he was ready to make a new start for himself."And where do you think you're going?" His wife questioned as she noticed him all dressed."I to
"What did you say?!" Tomas questioned angrily."Didn't you hear him? He said to wait at the lounge." Dominic said in a mocking tone, then turned back to the COO who still looked embarrassed. "Wait, you guys have a lounge?""Uh yes." He nodded. "We let the staff relax there on their break, and some of our clients also wait there when I'm in a meeting and unable to see them yet.""What has gotten into you Preston, Why are you explaining yourself to this nobody?""Please, just wait here Mr Tomas." Preston suspected that Dominic might be someone sent to inspect how he was handling the business, because how else would he know that he wasn't the real owner?"I can not! I absolutely can not be asked to wait here because of this idiot! We are clearly not in the same class, I mean people like him should bow and grovel when they see me. I will not be delayed because of this nuisance.""Sir, please be patient. This is an office environment, try to compose yourself." The receptionist tried to cal
"Where the hell have you been all day?" Ciara questioned as he quietly let himself back into their apartment.The home of the Fallon was a huge mansion divided into six different apartments. The main flat was the home of gram Fallon, the owner of the entire building and it was on the top floor. Right next to her apartment was the home of David Fallon, her first son and Ciara's uncle and he lived with his wife and three kids. After that was the home of Laura Fallon, her second child. She was divorced but she lived there with her only son. Then on the bottom floor, there was Florence's apartment, where she lived with her husband and her son, George. It used to be Ciara's home as well until she got married. Her grandfather insisted that the young couple would need privacy and so she moved to a vacant apartment with Dominic.Then the last apartment had been left vacant as a guest house for any visiting friends or extended family. "I got a job." He said simply as he took off his shirt.
He knew there wasn't much that Anna could do by herself since she was still just a receptionist, but Dominic asked her to keep an ear and an eye out for anything she deemed suspicious. He promised to raise her monthly pay if she cooperated with him. Dominic half expected her to deny his request or at least try to defend her colleagues, but instead she immediately accepted the offer. Leaving Dominic with two thoughts on her, either she suspected Preston and Daniel as well, or she was just one of those staff who was loyal to their boss. Either way, as long as it worked to his favor, he was okay with it. Back at Preston's office, Dominic was going through the files of the list of companies that had been trying to form a partnership with his company, and he was a bit pissed to find out that the files were still untouched."Preston, these files are still untouched. May I ask why?""What?""I know you heard me. I want to know your reason for neglecting all these proposals. Is there a rea
THE HOME OF TOMAS DEVILLE."Tomas!! Where on earth is that useless boy?!""Relax Mr DeVille, I will go and fetch him.""Please do."When Tomas was taken to his father's room, the first thing he received was a hard slap across his face. "How dare you?!" The man barked. "Do you have any idea how hard I had to work before you were able to work with the Shay's new branch?! How dare you throw that away like it means nothing?!"Tomas was confused, because he had not heard of the message. "What ever are you talking about father? I was still there yesterday, and I pitched the idea you asked me to tell the CEO.""Was that before or after you decided to embarrass me and our entire family?!""Father, please make me understand what you're driving at. As far as I'm concerned, there isn't a problem at all.""Then what do you call this?!" He tossed his cell phone at Tomas who barely caught it, but thankfully he did, or else that could have been another problem for him. "What do you call that if it i