Chapter Three

I remained motionless and dazed, when I laid my eyes on him in the lounge room of my family mansion. I stood there fluttering my eyelashes in contempt at his sight. "Dear won't you come and greet us and our guest," My Dad said.

At this point, I felt so agitated and felt like shouting at everyone in the room but I had to compose myself.

"Hello Dad and Mom," I waggled further into the lounge room, and sat on one of the lounges pretending that Lincoln wasn't there.

Lincoln Xavier was a Billionaire in his textile industry and was very successful so it was very understandable why my Dad would want us to be together even though I had rejected him.

"I hope you enjoyed the wine," My Mom inquired facing Lincoln after our family maid Juliet returned to collect the empty glass of finished wine.

"Of course Ma," Lincoln said. "How have you been doing," Lincoln said as his stupid eyes met mine. "Oh my gosh," I muttered to myself. I hated him.

"How dare you walk into my family house like that? How the hell did you even know my house," I said to myself.

It seemed as if he could hear my thoughts when he said this statement. "I know that you will be wondering how I got to know your house," Lincoln said.

"Of course," I scowled at him. "Come on, Veronica," My Mom said. "Well, I followed your car and it led me straight here on a particular day so I decided I would finally come to visit to say hello," Lincoln said.

"Whatever," I muttered to myself. "So, I wanted you to come because of the situation at hand. I wanted to know the reason why you would reject such a man like Lincoln Jenkins," My Dad said.

I was feeling so disgusted about that question. "I rejected his offer because I didn't want to marry him," I said.

"Dear, how can you be so rude?" My Mom scowled at me. "Mom, it's not about being rude he asked me out and I gave him my reply final!" I blurted out.

"Mr Damian and Mrs Esther take it easy on her. If she isn't ready yet, I can wait," Lincoln said facing my parents.

I knew that he was hurt, but he tried to hide his feelings with a gentle smile.

My Dad felt very annoyed at my behaviour and controlled his temper.

"Lincoln, can you maybe leave us to discuss this issue? and I promise you that you will get a positive result," My Dad said facing Lincoln.

"It's no worries, Mr Damian, besides I need to get back to my job at my company," Lincoln said as he rose and exited our mansion and drove off in his white Limousine.

"Dear, do you know that Lincoln's father, Thomas was also a friend of mine and we worked together, and that was why when we were in the leadership of the industry, the two companies weren't rivals, instead we became partners and did great together," My Dad rose up to speak to me.

I knew that anytime he does thi, it showed how angry he was or might get.

"As if I care," I muttered to myself "Do you want the two companies to become rivals now?" My Dad bit his lower lips in anger.

My Dad was already getting angry, but his anger was always in form of stages and this was the first part where he had total control over it.

"Well, if the two companies are going to become rivals because of my decision, then there is nothing I can do about it, all I know is that our company has been doing well under my leadership," I said completely regretting it after I said it. I knew there was no stopping the next stage of my Dad's anger.

I knew that the two companies were already on the brink of becoming rivals, especially after I had turned Lincoln down and his company created a new design that looked similar to my latest to mock me and to prove that he was better than mine.

Yes, people rushed for his own, more than mine, but mine still sold so it was obvious that we were already rivals. I just didn't understand the need for him to come here to my family mansion. "Or was he trying to mock me further," I muttered to myself?

"Listen to me, and stop behaving more brattier than you have already behaved so far," My Dad said as he rose. He was already at his second stage of anger and it was a stage that he was still in control.

"No I wouldn't listen, Dad, I can't be forced to love someone I don't," I said, intuitively, regretting pushing his buttons to the third and last stage.

I knew why I hated Lincoln, he was so arrogant and doesn't know how to talk to a lady. I remembered the day he asked me out when he came to my office...

Two Weeks Ago

"I know that we have known each other since our dads were close and I want it to continue in such a way," Lincoln said when he entered the office.

I remembered vividly how I was told by Viola that he forced his way into my office, not wanting to wait if I had lists of people queued to attend to.

I was even told he had to beat up one of my workers, Linda who decided to stand in his way not allowing him to pass.

"Gosh," If not for the fact that his father Thomas Jenkins was a good person, I would have had to file a case against him.

"I want you to be my woman," he said harshly while he sat down in my office looking straight at me.

"Are you crazy," I said as I drop the pen that I had on my table. He almost slapped me and I was daring him to proceed when I saw that he attempted to.

He was the kind of man who always wanted to dominate any lady, because he finds them all to be weak and become his slave as he have sex with them all.

"I always get any woman I want, and I want you and you will have no other choice but to agree," He sneered.

"Well, I reject your offer and am not going to date a double dick headed ass hat like you," I blurted out.

I remembered how angry he left my company that day feeling disgraced.

It was the third stage of my Dad's anger, and this was where my Mom stepped in. "Honey it's okay calm down," My mom said still slightly racked in pains of a headache she was recovering from after taking pills.

"No way, Esther, don't tell me to calm down, can't you see the way she is talking? She is such an ingrate," My Dad said.

This was the part where Dad starts to remind me of how he made me the current Ceo of his company instead of making my younger sister and I kept wondering who else would have taken the lead if it wasn't me the eldest.

"Since your sister was already married, she would have a better way to lead the company with her experience," My Dad would always say and I always thought he was delusional any time he says that.

"You have no other choice veronica!" He blurted out at me. "Veronica can you leave us for a moment," Mom said and I walked out of the mansion after picking up my bag...

I felt very displeased when I entered my Limouisine and knew what to do while James drove me.out of the compound.

"Hello, where are you? I need to go out for lunch then we can finally crash at my place," I said after I called Jake's number and he picked.