Filed To Story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
“You have suffered so far,” His comment made tears roll off her cheeks, ” Thanks for keeping him alive,” and hugged her once more.
Judy might have been his shadow guard but he was the closest thing to a brother he ever had. So Emily keeping his lineage alive was a huge joy to him.
Emily wanted to break down in tears but composed herself. Her father and other relatives were watching and though Akim had grown up and wouldn’t be taken away from her easily, she still couldn’t trust her father. But it was satisfying to know that someone – her brother – understood the hardship she had undergone all through the years.
“And you still say you want nothing to do with the Sparkss, would you cut off your relationship with your sister too?” Eden butted in, causing the siblings to move away amid making secret signals with their eyes to continue this conversation later.
Niles didn’t say anything but his eyes rested on Adam who was making conversation with another member of the family – which Eden didn’t fail to capture.
“Don’t keep your beloved family members at arm’s length because of the sins of one person,” Eden advised.
“That should be two persons,” He corrected, “If you hadn’t kissed Maria, the scandal wouldn’t have popped up in the first place,”
Eden gulped, Niles still thought it was him who initiated that kiss and it would remain that way, “It’s been seven years, Niles. Get over it,”
“Says someone who didn’t lose the love of his life and his child,” Niles sneered and moved away. Talking to Eden would continuously put him in a bad mood. All he wanted at the moment was for them to end this stupid party and leave him the hell alone.
Sadly, that prayer wasn’t answered. He ended up making conversation with family members who were curious about his business and intended to partner with him. As much as he hated them, business was business – but not one with his father.
But the main battle began at dinner. Niles shared a table with Eden, the annoying face; Emily and her son, the only ones he was sympathetic to; and Adam, the last person on earth he wanted to communicate with at the moment.
“It’s a good thing you’re home for good, son,” Adam said.
Niles glanced up in his direction, “Don’t rejoice much, I’m not staying for long here, he responded with a not- so- friendly- tone
“What?” Emily’s face fell, “Then, why did you return in the first place?”
“I have something to deal with over here,” Niles revealed without going into much detail.
“You mean that problem with your company?” Eden asked.
“He’s having problems with his company?” Adam inquired, to Niles’s annoyance. He didn’t need his father’s involvement in his private life and dealings.
“What’s wrong with his company?” Emily joined in the questioning.
Knowing that Niles wouldn’t bother to explain, Eden went ahead to say ” His company is facing a lawsuit from a rival firm for copyright infringement,”
“Uh-oh, that doesn’t look good,” Emily remarked.
“How were you so careless to let such a mistake happen?” Adam grumbled, “I never trained you to be dumb and careless!”
Niles glared up at him,” I run the business and you don’t have the right to butt into this case. It’s my company, remember that when criticizing me!”
“Alright, calm down everybody” Emily interfered, she turned to him, “Nobody is here to criticize you, Niles. We’re just looking out for you like loved ones are supposed,”
He tried to rebut her words but she silenced him with a warning glare his way. Niles swallowed his argument instantly, his sister was the only person after Maria, he ever listened to.
“Fine, my company is at a two million dollars loss if we lose this case and so far my legal department thinks our rival has a strong case,” I disclosed.
I could afford such an amount but this was affecting the whole company and shareholders were beginning to worry.
“What happened?” Adam calmly asked this time to his surprise.
“A funny case where two designers shared the same room and the other stole the drawings unknowing that the designs had been sold exclusively to the company and the rest is history,”
“Something’s strange,” Eden rubbed his chin, “Why didn’t the rival company claim ownership until you started production and distribution?”
“He fell right straight into a trap,” Adam figured out, the disappointment on his face was prominent – Niles didn’t give a damn.
“Why would they target me, I have nothing to do with them,” Niles said earning stupid looks from everyone. They all knew the Sparkss had numerous enemies, people who they stepped on their foot one time or the other.
“Maybe you should try settling outside the law” Eden suggested.
“I’m planning on meeting up with them and if I’m so lucky, I might be granted permission to use the works through licensing arrangements or buy the works from the copyright holder – I highly doubt that,”
“You are going to beg them?” Adam asked in disbelief, “We, Sparkss don’t beg, we take what we want,”
Niles scoffed, “You’re not seriously suggesting I kidnap their owner and torture him to give up the case?”
Adam looked away but the answer was obvious.
“You’re unbelievable,” He breathed.
“Wait a minute,” Emily chimed in, “I think you all are forgetting something important here”
“What are you trying to say?”
“Who’s the owner of the company you all are trying to kidnap?”
The third POV
“Alright, you’re hurting me now,” Reina cried out as Andrew led her to a secluded corner of the passageway.
He had been the one who rescued her from being seen by Niles and drove her home right away. But what she couldn’t understand was the reason behind his anger. Yes, meeting Niles was not part of the plan but she could have handled it her way. Moreover, she’s the one at the risk of being discovered, not him, so why was he furious?
“Andrew, let me go, now!” She managed to free her hands from his grasp but looked up to see his eyes full of anger, what the hell was wrong with him?
“He could have found you,” He said, his voice taut with outrage and locking her in by placing both hands on either side of her.
“That’s the whole point of this revenge!” Reina yelled at him, eyeing the prison he formed around her, “He finds me and the fun begins,”
Andrew didn’t like the sound of that, no, he didn’t want her to be found by Niles at all. Yes, he had been a douche by breaking up with her then and had seen it as a curse being forced to work for Sakuzi.
However, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, he was currently educated in most courses he wouldn’t dare to take on when he was still ordinary, young, inexperienced Andrew- Sakuzi wanted capable, qualified, and educated personnel around his daughter – and being a member of the mafia wasn’t that bad.
He gets to go to places he wouldn’t have been able to and associates with men of power as part of Sakuzi’s entourage. Aside from the dirty works, being a part of the gang wasn’t that bad; they get to rule the economy from behind, threaten governors who fail to meet up on their own part of their deal, and control half of the police force like they were toys, they had power.