Chapter 2

The plan was simple but very complicated, I would still work at the company I built with Blake while gathering everything I needed to take back everything I invested in that company, every single dime. ,but at the same time I need to take charge of my father’s company without Blake knowing, I had to be discreet but I would never let them bully me again.

And so the next morning, I went back to my house.

The house was empty and messy by the time I got to the there, it was obvious that they thought I would clean up, as I was so eager to clean up their after them in my past life.

I switched my phone back on and saw just one message from Blake.

“I don’t know what stupid act you think you’re trying to put up, but if you’re not back in the next 1 hour, don’t come crawling back”.

Smiling I quickly packed up all my important documents and all my clothes and jewelry, not that I owned much, Blake made sure I barely got anything good for myself.

Soon I was leaving the house, this would be last time I would set foot in this house until I make sure it was sold.

And soon I was on my way out.

I arrived at trust groups, the company i had put my blood and sweat into

The receptionist barely acknowledged my presence, and as I passed, she and a co worker began murmuring, of course I knew they were gossiping about me

Ever since the ceo made Monique his “personal assistant”the entire building treated me like a joke, they made fun of me behind my back and most were bold enough to do it to my face but this time, I wasn’t going to tolerate such disrespect anymore.

The elevator door opened in front of my office, And I walked into my old office the one Blake had forced me to give up for monique.

Monique was inside, feet kicked up on my desk, chewing gum loudly and scrolling on her phone

She looked up and glanced at me before immediately looking back at her phone

I walked in and sat down, setting up my space for work.

“Blake wants to see you” Monique said without looking at me

Slowly set up my system, I totally ignored her.

“Excuse me, are you deaf or you want to act like one”

I slowly stood up from the chair, and walked in front of her.

Dragged her down from my desk and gave her a resounding slap.

She staggered back, her phone slipping from her hand and hitting the floor.

For a second, she just stared at me, eyes wide, disbelief frozen on her face. The gum slipped from her mouth.

Her hand flew to her cheek. Her lips trembled, eyes filling fast

“Are you crazy” she gasped

I leaned closer to her, lowering my voice

“Don’t you ever talk to me in that tone, if you still want your face intact, and I never want to catch you sitting on my desk ever again, now get your filthy self out of my office

Her breath hitched,she scrambled to her feet, stumbling as she slowly walked away from me.

And as I slowly sat down on my sit, I yelled out to her

“And tell Blake I’ll see him when I’m ready.”

Monique’s eyes flickered to the door, then back to me. Her jaw tightened, she picked up her phone and rushed out.

I sat waiting.

My hands were steady not shaking

In my past life, my hands would have shaken, my heart would have raced, I would have apologized.

But not this time.

I logged into the system

All the accounts were built by me, all contracts, documents, everything, Blake only signed papers, he never read them.

The investors trusted my name, they only knew Blake as my co founder, I handled everything.

I pulled the shareholders records

Good

My shares were still untouched.

I sent a single mail to legal team

Then another to the external financial adviser I trusted in my past life, someone Blake never knew existed.

My phone buzzed.

Blake.

I ignored it

Five minutes later, the office door slammed open

Blake walked in, rage written all over his face, his jaw was tight, eyes dark, Monique stood behind him, red eyes and hands on her swollen cheek.

I smiled gently.

“What the hell did you do”? He snapped

“You raised your hand to my assistant?”he continued. “ have you lost your mind?”

I didnt bother looking up from my system

“She disrespected me and I corrected her”

By now a lot of people were gathered outside watching the drama, I knew they were used to me always apologizing and begging for the little things, so I was ready to give them a show.

Blake looked at me angrily but I could see a hint of confusion in his face as her expected me to be on my knees by now

“Who have you the right to correct her, you think you can lay your hands on anyone, who the hell do you think you are?” He continued shouting at me at the top of his voice obviously to humiliate me.

I looked at him then. Really looked.

In my past life, this man terrified me. His voice alone made my chest tighten, the arrogance the entitlement, the way he mistook silence for submission.

“I’m still a major shareholder, I have the right to do with anyone who disrespects me as I please, I get to decide who stays and who leaves, so don’t you ever ask me that silly question again.”

He looked so shocked I thought he might faint.

He stepped closer to me when he regained his consciousness a bit

“You disappeared all night, you ignore my calls, you come in here and cause drama, are you trying to embarrass me?”

I shrugged to his dismay

“You seem fine embarrassing yourself”

Silence

The room felt smaller, he stared at me like he was looking at a stranger

“You’re changing” he said slowly

I just smiled.

He leaned down, hands on desk, face on mine.

“Dont come crawling back after putting on this little act of yours, I won’t easily forgive you this time”

I totally ignored him, focusing completely on my system.

“Oh and just before I leave, Monique would be taking over this office, she’s my assistant and she needs to stay closer to me, you can use the other one on the second floor”

I laughed, a kind of laugh I never knew I had in me, I had expected he would say this after all, but I didn’t know how crazy it sounded until now.

They kept looking at me like I lost my sense.

“Oh we will see about that” i said before returning back to my system