Deborah walked into Selena’s office, took a look around, and felt a pang of jealousy. This office was supposed to be hers. “Good day Ms. Selena,” Deborah greeted reluctantly.“Mmm…” Selena answered, her eyes still glued to her computer.Deborah sneered silently, who did she think she was? She couldn’t even spare her a glance, but she calmed herself down.“I heard you were interested in the KS group project.” She looked at Selena with meaning.This time Selena looked towards her.Deborah smiled, she had finally gotten Selena’s attention.“The KS group belongs to the Sullivan family Selena and in case you didn’t know the Tate family and the Sullivan family do not have that kind of relationship.” She smiled acting concerned for Selena.Selena smiled at Deborah, she decided to play on, “Really? So what do you sugg
The next morning, Selena was dressed for work and went to the dining hall for a quick breakfast. Surprisingly, Duncan Tate was already having his breakfast. Selena wondered why he was up so early.“Good morning Grandpa,” Selena had already gotten used to the terms, and she sat down naturally beside him.“Mmm… you’re up,” Duncan Tate responded, sipping his tea. “I heard you worked in the study all through the night. I didn’t expect you to be up already.” He looked at Selena with pride, he already knew she was working on getting the project with KS Group but he didn’t say anything to her, he wanted to see if she could pull it off.“Yes Grandpa, I had some work to do, so I figured I would finish it up before heading to the office.” She replied naturally, taking a bite from her breakfast.“I didn’t expect you to be up so early too Grandpa. Are you feel
Selena and Mia left the store after they were done shopping. They had bought a lot of items that wouldn’t fit into the car so they had to have them delivered to their houses. It was already closing hours of work and Selena felt somewhat guilty for stepping out of work for such a long time.The duo was tired and decided to grab a bite at fast fast-food restaurant beside the mall. “What?” Selena asked noticing Mia’s gaze on her as she ate her sandwich.“You’re hiding something from me,” Mia teased at her, a playful smile on her face.Selena’s mood changed at the thought of the Tate family. She wanted to wait a while before telling Mia but she would find out anyway and it was best she told her herself.“If you don’t want to share, it’s okay Selena. I’ll wait till you can talk about it.” Mia added, noticing the change of expression on Selena’s face.“It’s not that Mia, I just don’t know how to explain,” Selena replied thoughtfully.“You know I’m the last person that would judge you, Sel
Gwen was vexed by what had just happened. Being the only daughter of the Laurent family, no one had dared to treat her like dust.She approached Selena for a second confrontation. “How dare you walk out on me, you pauper? You think just because Mr. Tate brought you from the countryside, you can act high and mighty in front of us?” She asked Selena, her eyes full of rage and disgust. “She must feel like Cinderella right now, eating off people’s hard work. How dare you challenge Amelia’s title? You think you are worthy of being a Tate? You’re nothing but an uncultured bitch, not worthy to even kiss Amelia’s feet.”Mia, who was shocked at the vile words coming out of the girl’s mouth, couldn’t endure such and quickly retaliated.“How dare you speak to Selena in such a manner? Who do you think you are?” Mia asked angrily. “Ohh… I see you’ve brought your rural companion with you now that Mr. Tate has given you some change to spare?” Gwen mocked Mia, looking down on her.Mia’s blood boil
Selena dialed the number, a faint smile on her face. Immediately the line connected, a loud voice was heard on the other side of the phone. “Selena? Baby! Oh my God! Where have you been? I was so worried.” Mia Sullivan, Selena’s friend, screamed at her.“Hey! Calm down. I’m okay. Where are you so we could meet?” Selena asked her. She didn’t have anything to do at the moment, so she decided to head out. They had agreed to meet at a café close to Aurora. Selena walked in. She noticed Mia sitting at the table close to the window. Mia waved at her in excitement. Selena smiled back. Mia Sullivan was Selena’s best friend. They had met at the design school in college. Mia was a fashion major, and Selena was a jewelry major. Mia’s parents were wealthy and didn’t support her dreams of designing, but Mia loved fashion design and decided to pursue her dreams either way. But in the end, her parents agreed and they even became total fans of her designs. Mia was doing well and had just held her
The families departed one after the other, each discussing the situation. The moment their car pulled out of the Tate mansion, Joshua and Winscon began conversing.“Duncan seems to be planning something. I don’t trust his new developments. Now that Jonathan has passed on he brings out a new heir from nowhere. He just doesn’t want to give up his rights to the Tate group to either of us.” Joshua Tate pursed his lips in annoyance. Learning about Nathan’s death had finally given him the relief he so wished for and now his brother had brought out another heir. He just couldn’t believe it was a mere coincidence. No wonder his brother had kept Nathan’s death under wraps. He was planning something.“I don’t believe she is a Tate. Although her eyes resemble Uncle Duncan’s a little bit, that can be achieved with plastic surgery.” Winscon muttered, his jaw tightened as her mocking smile flashed in his mind. Joshua had the same thoughts as his son. “Focus on Aurora and keep an eye on her. Don’