I have disowned you!

"Mbo?!" Emily stared at the CEO in disbelief.

She couldn't believe what she had just heard. It felt like a hallucination, something too good to be true.

"Pick... One," Joel repeated, his voice firm.

Her initial confusion turned into certainty. She had indeed heard him correctly.

"Mbo?!" She exclaimed, her mouth agape.

Joel scowled, his patience wearing thin. "So, not only are you dumb, but you're also deaf now?"

Emily clenched her fists, refusing to let the arrogant CEO ruin her good mood that morning.

"Wait, so you mean I get to choose?" She asked, studying him intently.

Rolling his eyes, Joel called one of the guards over and pointed to a black car that resembled his own.

"Hey you, drive that black one out here," he commanded.

His own car was red, while the one he had selected for Emily was black. He ushered her out of the garage, leading her into an enormous duplex within the compound.

Whenever Joel was furious, he would lock himself in one of the rooms in the duplex, drowning his s