[ Mavis's POV ] I arrived at my dad's mansion and just before I got down from my car, my mom ran out of the house. "My son," She exclaimed excitedly, hugging me.I smiled hugging her back, I indeed miss her a lot. If not for my dad, I won't mind dropping by to see her. I have told her countless times to come live with me, but my mom always disagrees with me."I can't leave my husband's house when he is still alive. it is your obligation as my son to always come see me" She would say anytime I brought up the idea of her staying with me.My dad and I might not be in a good relationship as father and son, but I can tell he loves my mom so much, he takes care of her and always spoils her with lots of good things.Despite being in their late 50's and 60's, both were very much in love with each other, this is the reason why my mom refused to leave her husband, just to live with me.I used to be close to my dad during the times I was growing up, we normally chit chat and laugh like father
[ Mavis's POV ]I remained where I was standing, not moving an inch from it, looking at dad and Jake hatefully. If looks could kill, they'd be dead by now.Apart from my dad, Jake Brown was the second human being on earth I hated the most and it sucks because we both bear the same surname.His late father was my dad's younger brother, and that made us cousins bearing the same Surname. I hated Jake because my father favors so much and always compared Jake to me.Jake typically does everything my dad tells him to do, including being a lawyer. To my dad I was the rebellious son, while Jake was the pure definition of a perfect son."Mavis, I didn't know you were coming" Jake said with a smile and I returned his smile with a glare. Jake has a condo he stays in, but he spends most of the time in my dad's mansion."Are you just going to stand there without saying hi to your dad?" My dad asked and I shot him a hateful glare.I couldn't stand the sight of my dad and Jake, so I decided to leave
[ Mavis's POV ]Do you still blame me for your late wife's death? that question of his ignited so much anger inside of me. How dare he ask me when he clearly knows the answers to his stupid question.I turned to look at him and I could see his eyes on me. "Are you seriously asking me that? If you didn't force her to leave that night, she wouldn't have left which resulted in her getting into an accident there by meeting her death!!" I shouted at my dad as a rage of anger built inside of me. I met Ava seven years ago, and at the time I wasn't yet successful as I am now, and it was the period I told my dad that I wasn't going to be a lawyer.Despite having a mean attitude, Ava loved me for who I was and that made me get attracted to her, and I was the happiest man on earth when she accepted to be my girlfriend.My Dad never actually liked her, and his reason was because Ava was from the lower class. She is not from the rich class like my family, Ava was an orphan and poor as well, and th
[ Denise's Pov ]I woke up at exactly 9am the following morning, this wasn't the usual time I woke up every morning. I always wake up at 6am in the morning, but today was totally different, and that's because I stayed up at night thinking about so many things.I tried to sleep last night, but not a single bit of sleep came to me. My head was occupied with the relationship I have with Jake and also my future, since I failed in being an intern in the most popular food company in America.What if I don't get the chance to fulfill my second dream? Thereby not being able to support my mom and send my younger sister to school. I vowed to myself that I was going to make sure my sister completes her education, without dropping out like me, but what if I won't be able to fulfill that promise?All this was why I couldn't sleep last night. I only slept when the clock hits 4am in the morning of the next day, only to wake up at 9am.I looked around the room and I couldn't find Angela sleeping in
[ Denise's POV ]I could feel my mom and sister's faces on me, as they were waiting for me to explain myself to them, and there was no way I could tell them the main details about what transpired between me and Mavis.I cleared my throat and found myself lying to them. "He said I wasn't qualified to be an intern in his company," I said. I hated the fact that I'm lying to my mom and sister, but this was the only thing I could come up with. I don't want my mom to get worried that I was almost sexually harassed."That is so cruel of the CEO of Starlight Food company," My sister said.And I agreed with her on that, Mavis. C. Brown is indeed so cruel. He was the cause why I punched his face and he even went to the extent of demanding for my body, he's an annoying jerk, I thought within me."Are you all right?" My mom asked, looking at me with a worried face."Of course I am mom. I'm fine" I said, but I know within me that wasn't true. It hurts a lot that I couldn't get a chance to work in
[ Mavis's POV ]I got to find out from Ethan that she usually worked in a restaurant during the evenings. I looked into the restaurant and discovered that I'm familiar with the restaurant because they get their food supplies from my company.The owner of the restaurant was once a chef in my company, before he quitted and said he'll like to start up a little restaurant of his own, and I didn't hesitate to assist him in raising his restaurant.That's me, I might be cold, arrogant and sometimes ruthless, but I'm prone to render help to people, not most of the time, but at least I'm trying.I arrived at the restaurant where Denise works, way before her shift started, and the owner of the restaurant was surprised to see me in his restaurant, because he knows me to be a man with class."What brings you here Mavis. C. Brown?" He asked me when we arrived at his office.I sat down with the usual creepy smile on my face. "I'm here to see someone" I said to him."Who?" He asked me."Denise Ander
[ Denise POV ]I walked back inside the restaurant with so much indignation inside of me. Who does Mavis. C. Brown thinks he is, to come to my place of work and ask me to marry him?If that was how marriage works, a lot of single ladies would have been married by now. If anyone taps me and says the man I just talked with is a psychopath, I will quickly believe he is.That man even dared to use my desperation to work as an intern at his company, but no matter how desperate I'm to achieve my dream of becoming a popular chef, I won't lower myself and get married to that arrogant man."Are you all right Denise?" Becca asked me, when she noticed how angry I was.Becca was also a waitress in the restaurant where I work. She is just the same age as me, but she was already a mom. A single mom though, because her supposed boyfriend eloped with another woman.This is also one of the reasons I don't want to have sexual intercourse with a man, till I am married to him. I don't want a situation wh
[ Denise's POV ]The siren sound of the ambulance could be heard loudly as it entered the hospital premises. After I found my sister lying on the bathroom floor unconscious, I screamed so loudly and my scream alerted my mom.My mom rushed inside the bathroom, and she almost lost it when she saw Angela unconscious on the floor, she broke into tears immediately, carrying Angela on her lap.I gathered up the little strength inside of me, although balls of tears were dropping down my eyes.My hands were shaking as I called 911, and immediately they picked, I told them the state my sister was in, with a crying voice.In just a few seconds, the ambulance bus arrived at my house. My sister was taken inside the ambulance bus, while mom and I followed suit, crying so heartbreakingly.Few nurses rushed out with a stretcher and my sister was placed on it. We tried to go inside the ER, but the doctor stopped us from entering inside the ER."My daughter needs me, I need to be with her" My mom sai