SETH.

As Seth journeyed to Brute winery, he had his mind set on his mission, this was the beginning of his long-awaited plan to save his family. He had mixed emotions, fear, excitement, and uncertainty. Adrenaline pumping as he gained closer to his destination. He was going to start his job as the manager of his enemy, he was going to play her game and bring her beloved company to its knees.

This was never Seth's dream, he never wanted to be a manager working in some winery, his dream was to be a singer. He remembered when he once considered giving up on his dream because of his father's pressure, that's when he met that strange girl. Even now whenever he thinks about his encounter with her, it brings smiles to his face. She was the first person to appreciate his music, he remembered her frail voice as she told him she loved his song.

It was a long time ago but he could still recall her silky strawberry blonde hair, her eyes were filled with so much sadness and pain but he could see right through her. Her light blue eyes mesmerized him even as a thirteen-year-old. And what got to him the most was her angelic voice, the fact that she played the guitar so beautifully. She didn't say much of her situation but he could tell she was in an immense deal of pain, her voice was proof of that. The way she smiled despite her situation and how relieved her voice sounded when she told him she loved his song. If he had any regrets it was the fact that he couldn't get her name or find more about her.

His meeting with her made him stand up to his father and stand his ground about pursuing his dream as a singer. He got the confidence he needed for a while, but things changed. His father was leaving them, that wasn't even the problem. His father sold the company, their family's blood, sweat, and tears for Fifty million dollars and he wasn't going to them any cent. His mother was going insane, Seth could not handle the pain, he couldn't complete his music school and his little sister would also have to drop out.

The company was once a family business, before his father's strange decision to sell it and divorce his mother. Seth was even more flabbergasted that he wasn't giving them a penny. Seth was willing to do whatever it takes to get the money back, he couldn't afford legal procedures. He didn't approach his father in an old-fashioned way by making him see reason and possibly change his mind. Only for Seth to find out where the money was going.

He stumbled on his father's phone one during his meetings to reason with him and went through his emails and text messages. He couldn't believe what he saw. That was when Seth got to know that his father was seeing the owner of Brute winery, Eve Rivera. That wasn't all, his father was in the process of giving their family's money to this Eve woman.

Seth sampled what he found out on his father's face to see his reaction, he still hoped that it was all some sort of mistake.

" What the hell is this dad? " Seth asked trying to conceal his fury.

" Give me my phone boy. " His father casually said.

" What's this about giving the Fifty million to an Eve Rivera? tell me it isn't true. " Seth begged.

" I said give me my phone! " His father was getting annoyed.

Seth succumbed giving back the phone, " Is it true? "

" What if it is? " His father said without any emotion.

" My God, " Seth was shocked, " Why? "

" I don't owe you or anybody any explanation, it's my money! "

" Your money? it's our money! " Seth shot back.

His father deviously laughed, " Go focus on your music boy, get out of here. "

" You're sleeping with her? " Seth wanted to know.

" What if I am? " His father snarled.

Seth shook his head in disbelief, " What about Alicia? she'll drop out of school, mum worked so hard for that money... you can't do this to us... please. "

" It's my money... I can do whatever the hell I want with it. "

" What... what if you invest, " Seth was frantic.

His father tapped him on his shoulders with a playful smile on his face, " I've made up my mind already, now I'm sure you and your mother can figure out something else... I don't give two shits what. "

Seth had been provoked enough, and the anger he felt increased even more. He had realized that there was no talking sense to his father. This man was willing to hand over Fifty million dollars to a stranger than help his own family. Seth felt disgusted and ashamed. How will he go back home to face his family? how will he tell little Alicia that she had to drop out of Hollywood Arts? how will he tell his mother that she didn't own a dime from the company she spent all her life grooming? how will he accept the fact that he now had to give up on his dreams?

His father's presence made him even more irritated, staring into his eyes with so much pain and disgust, that he couldn't control his disdain any longer. Unfortunately for his father he still stood within his reach, Seth fiercely reached out to his father, plunging his fingers into his eyes.

His father staggered further away yelling, Seth wasn't done with him yet. He flew over to him punching him even harder on his face, sending his father falling helplessly to the floor. Seth assumed the position on top of him now strangling the life out of him. For a second there he was convinced that if he murdered this man that was the only way to save his family, but he couldn't do it.

Seth left his father alive, but he had another resolve. It was her fault, Eve Rivera's. He wouldn't allow her to swoop in and take away his family's money. He would stop at nothing to make her life a living hell, that was his goal. He was willing to give up his music career if it meant bringing down whoever this woman was and thereby giving his family their money back. He abandoned music school, coming back home to fulfill his mission.

Seth's job was to leak private information from Brute winery to their opposition, Dagrin. He was going to be the downfall of Brute winery and make some cool cash while at it. Before he embarked on his mission he got equipped with information on who he was going to work with. He knew the tactics of the infamous Eve Rivera. He haven't met her before, but he'd heard rumors about her. How she can trap any man she wants with her sexual prowess, thereby using them to her expense. He would be one step ahead of her, playing her in her games.

He let out an evil smile as he approached his destination, he was dressed to impress. He wore a body hug, white-colored vintage shirt, purposely unbuttoning the first three buttons. He tucked the shirt neatly inside his black trousers, which show signs of his muscular laps. Balancing it all with black blazers, his hair neatly packed to the back.

He finally spotted Eve, he froze for a while... he couldn't place his fingers on it but she looked familiar. That hair, he thought as he desperately tried to hide the bewildered look on his face, he couldn't help the lingering thought. He eagerly walked closer to her to get a better look, he had to see those eyes for himself.