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 y
"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