Filed To Story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
Jennifer was conflicted, it was true that Neon could get distracted once with ice cream but then, that little boy had been too proud, he surely must have done something. So with that assurance and pressure from the onlookers, she gave in,” Deal, “
Reina’s smirk grew, she knew her son, Allen too well. The boy was a very straightforward and proud individual; his yes was yes and no, no – she would have doubted Ailee but not Allen.
Jennifer continued, “But how are we going to -“
“That camera should have captured everything,” Reina pointed to the surveillance camera, having known she would ask for evidence.
Due to the intensity of the case, the manager of the eatery had no choice but to connect the camera via the web browser on a PC for the crowd to watch and judge the case truthfully.
The video was forwarded to that very time that Neon was getting his Ice cream from the counter with a fascinated grin and Allen coming into the room. At first, it looked like both had bumped into each other but Allen moved away at the last minute – that action would have proved fertile if Neon had dodged him too. But then, he had been immersed in the Ice Cream that he ran into the boy and burst into tears.
The whole arena went cold, no one made a sound. So the loud, obnoxious woman was saying the truth.
Jennifer was the most shocked. She knew Neon had been spoiled rotten by Niles and Izzy but she never thought him naughty to this extent.
“So,” Reina’s smug voice broke through the silence, “Do I get my apology or not?”
Nobody made a sound, still.
“I’m fine if you don’t want to keep onto your end of the deal,” She told Jennifer, “I just wanted to ensure my son’s name wouldn’t be dragged through the mud because of something he didn’t -“
“I’m sorry,” Jennifer’s voice became meek.
“Did I hear somebody speaking? You were quite enthusiastic when scolding my -“
“I’m sorry for accusing your son falsely,” her voice climbed several notches up.
“Oh, yes. You did say something,” Reina then turned to Neon, ” I believe you owe my son something an -“
“I don’t need it,” Allen rejected to her surprise, turning to step out of the place.
“Well then,” Reina didn’t push the case further but she stepped closer to Jennifer, saying to her hearing only, ” I can’t tell yet if you wear your heart on your sleeves and cry easily naturally or a master emotional manipulator but find your match the next time”
She drew close and whispered into her ears, ” Say hi to Niles, would ya,” and withdrew, their gaze clashing.
Reina turned around and strutted out of the place while her men did their job, seizing and deleting any picture or video captured by the gossipy onlookers. Every trace of them would be erased for her children’s safety.
“And you,” Allen who thought his mom’s anger had dissipated, was grabbed on the ear as they walked out to see that his twin sister had been found out as well.
“You kids have a long talk with mommy today,” Allen and Ailee shivered, sensing the threat beneath those words.
Reina grabbed his sister’s ear as well, both wincing in exaggerated pain- it didn’t move her, those pretenders!
So, she left with the kids while the men cleaned up, not knowing that a certain person named Isabella had captured everything from her hiding place.
The third POV
Eden barged into Adam’s office, a violent look on his face. The veins on his neck were bulging, one didn’t need to ask if he was angry or not.
With one clean sweep, almost the items on Adam’s desk were swept to the ground while the man in question was unfazed by his action.
“What’s the meaning of this?” Adam asked him, dropping the cigarette into the ashtray that survived the fall.
“Her treatment is late,” Eden spat, smoke literally dissipating off his body.
“It isn’t late, I was waiting for you to come and collect it yourself,”
“What?” Eden was dumbfounded.
“You heard me right, Eden. From now on, if you want the antidote, you’d have to come and pick it yourself,” Adam said to him without a trace of emotion.
“You’re evil, you know that right?” Eden glowered at him, fists curled by his side. The kind of anger boiling through him made him envision ramming his fists into Adam’s face till he was nothing but a pulp. But he couldn’t do that, not if he wanted Annabella to live.
“It’s not being evil but manifesting power. If you have the resources, flaunt it; if you don’t have, stay and remain below,” He told Eden straightforwardly.
“Fine, now hand over the antidote,” He stretched his hand out with expectation.
The corner of Adam’s mouth stretched into a sneer. He brought out a little unlabeled container from one of the drawers and just when Eden was expecting him to place it on his desk, he tossed it to the ground.
Eden’s brow raised at his action, “What’s the meaning of this?”
Adam glanced down nonchalantly, “Oh that? Of course, that’s the antidote. If you need it, pick it,”
Eden’s bit on his tongue till he could taste blood, this humiliation, he would surely return it a million fold.
He bent down, tears stung his eyes but he blinked them away, he would take any disgrace that came his way as long as Annabelle survived.
“Now Niles is back, you should know not to whine your mouth carelessly,” Adam said.
“Why?” Eden wrinkled his nose, “Because you don’t want him to know the kind of monster you are? “
Their gazes met; Eden’s red, aggrieved orbs staring into dark, hardened ones. None of them was smiling.
“I’m going to offer you once again: leave this position for Niles and I’ll give you the full formula, you and your daughter can go live in any country of your choice,”
“Nice try,” Was all Eden told him and departed.
He wasn’t stupid enough to agree to such a deal. The only thing still keeping him and Annabelle alive was this position. Even if Adam fulfills his end of the deal, there was no guarantee that that evil man wouldn’t do something to them there.
The past seven years have been a horrible experience for Eden. Niles was right, he shouldn’t have underestimated Adam.
Just as he planned seven years ago, Eden had already secured the evidence that linked Adam as his father’s killer. He was prepared and planned to reveal that piece of evidence on his inauguration day as the new family head.
But then, disaster struck, Annabelle fell sick. She was hospitalized and the test revealed that she had accumulated a large amount of an unknown poison- someone had been slipping small amounts of a slow-reacting poison into her food. For how long? He couldn’t tell.
None of the hospital treatments worked, she was flown abroad to diverse countries, and yet none came up with a positive effect – her health deteriorated.
Eden had a suspicion that Adam had a hand in whatever happened to his daughter but he couldn’t confirm it until Adam verified it with his own mouth.
He could remember that day clearly: the night he was summoned into his office and that man began to spit nonsense.
Eden had been intent on finishing Adam that day but that sly fox reminded him of his daughter’s health and a feeling of helplessness washed over him.
Everyone knew how much he loved and cared for Anabelle, the only family he had. So in exchange for the antidote, his power was taken from him.