Eleanor looked at him in silence for a while.
She was thinking if she should go on with it or just quit now. After a moment of contemplation, the former won. She would do it...
Eleanor grinned mischievously as she spoke, "Let's play it". Excitement, fear, anger, hate, revenge- all were present in her tone at that moment.
Eleanor knew her family well. The McKinleys were one of the most prestigious families in the whole of New York City. They were prideful and she knew how affected they were by her refusal to marry the scumbag they had chosen for her. She felt content at the thought of how to hurt their pride.
"Shall we then?" Damien said, standing up. He stretched out his hand for her to take and Eleanor didn't hesitate to do so.
Each step she took was a question to herself if she wanted to go through the ordeal. She wouldn't back out.!
Damien led her further into the room and soon, they arrived at another door. As he opened the door, a wide and spacious bedroom came to view.
Eleanor sat on the edge of the bed, her legs dangling as she surveyed the room.
It was beautiful.
Her gaze moved to the man who was undressing. His back was turned to her.
Now that she thought about it, he is decent. At least she didn't have sex with a street thug.
"So... How many ladies have you brought up here?" Eleanor took the initiative to break the silence. She wasn't a fan of silence, and this one was deafening.
He turned around and began to walk towards her.
"I mentioned that I am 'extremely' picky. So to answer your question, just three. You're the third one." He stressed the word "Extremely" as he leaned in to capture her lips.
Eleanor, even if she wanted to, couldn't disagree with the fact that the man before her had an amazing and awkward personality.
'Good thing it's a nightstand, by tomorrow we'd be strangers to each other ' Eleanor thought as she summoned up the courage to look at the man who stood proudly like a macho man before her.
His biceps, the abs, his....member?
Eleanor gulped as her gaze met his. It wasn't too late back out now, was it? She quickly shook her head to dismiss the thoughts.
She stood and started to undress. From the corner of her eyes, she could see the man looking at her as though he were scanning every curve on her body.
The atmosphere in the room was starting to get tense.
As Damien thrust on and on, Eleanor's moans responded to each thrust.
The first round...
The second round...
Many more rounds after that...
It wasn't until the sun came out of hiding that they stopped to sleep.
When Eleanor woke up it was about 5 pm. Her eyes slightly opened. She almost freaked at the figure beside her, but as the events of last night started to play in her mind, she relaxed.
"Woken up?" Damien asked indifferently.
"Hmmm"
"Any regrets?"
"None whatsoever. I wasn't drunk when it happened. It happened under mutual consent" Eleanor replied truthfully to see him nod in response.
"What's your name?" She asked as she got off the bed and began to dress up.
It wasn't important to know his name, but it wouldn't be too bad either if she knew the name of the man she gave her the first time.
Damien got off the bed and started to get dressed, "I don't think it's important"
"Hmmm," she nodded and didn't probe further.
They got dressed in silence and walked out of the room, and outside the bar.
Eleanor walked directly to the cab she had called earlier, while Damien walked to his car.
And so, the one night stand came to an end.
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All through the ride home, Eleanor couldn't stop thinking about what had happened. How drastically her life had changed in one night.
*sighs *sigh again...
"Ma'am, are you okay?" The driver asked, his face masked with worry. He saw her through the rearview mirror, and he knew she wasn't okay.
Eleanor quickly regained her composure and smiled brightly, "I'm fine. Thank you"
The driver nodded and didn't say anything more to her.
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The ride ended soon, as they arrived at the metal doors to the McKinley Manor.
Eleanor alighted from the cab and paid off the driver. She sighed as she walked slowly towards the main mansion.
With each step she took, she was wondering what she'd be met with. Were they serious about disowning her? Or were they only bluffing? But given the kind of man Alexander was, she knew he wasn't bluffing about what he said yesterday.
She inhaled sharply to exhale slowly as she stepped into the Hall.
*Thud!
Eleanor was welcomed with a fierce slap on her cheek.
She held her cheek as she raised her head to look up.
It was her father! Mr. Alexander McKinley. It was obvious he was angry by the look on his face.
Alexander stared at the girl before him and gritted his teeth. After humiliating him, she still dared to come into his house.
What guts! he thought.
"Where do you think you're going, young lady?" He asked coldly. Anger was evident in his eyes.
"Answer me you slut!" Alexander shouted.
His shout had attracted everyone in the house as they began to come into the Hall.
Her stepmother had a smirk on her face and so did her stepbrother and sister.
"I'm here for my belongings" Eleanor replied shakily. Her face stung from the slap she had received. Her tears were threatening to break free, but she WOULD NOT cry before these people; they weren't worth it.
Elaine scoffed at her step daughters words. How she hated her couldn't be said. She wished she could walk up to her and strangle her to death now.
"What belongings? They were all bought by us! You didn't contribute a dime to them!" Elaine screamed in detest.
Eleanor didn't respond to her stepmother's words. She just didn't understand what she had done to acquire so much hate from the woman. Did she ever...
"You cease to be my daughter from today! Henceforth, you shall no longer bear the McKinley name!"
Alexander's angry voice thundered in the McKinley Manor, as it broke her thoughts.Eleanor raised her head to look up at him. Tears streaming down her face, she met his gaze. He had meant it!"You're just as useless as your mother. Nothing good comes from you!" Alex screamed.Those words pricked her heart immensely.She knew her mother had died due to heart issues. She had heard so from her late paternal grandmother. It was said that when her father started keeping a mistress, who is her stepmother, Elaine, her mother started to develop Cardiac issues.He killed her mother and still dared to speak ill of her.Eleanor wiped her eyes and turned to leave.She would leave, but it wasn't the end."I do not want to see you within a 50 miles radius of this house!" Elaine barked out, a sinister smile playing on her face.Finally, she wouldn't have to worry about such a pest anymore."Markus! Take her away from here. And make sure she doesn't return here ever again!" Alexander said.The man c
The city of New York continued to thrive, Bloom, and flourish for five years after Eleanor left."Mommy, we're landing soon wake up"A crisp voice made Eleanor open her eyes, upon which she immediately saw an adorable young face.Tasha Anderson-Red stared at her mother keenly. "Mommy, why are we back in New York City?""Are we here to look for daddy?" Nathan chimed in.Eleanor stretched her body lazily and sat comfortably. She mumbled, "You don't have a father""Mum, we're not kids anymore. So we're not going to believe any nonsense you spout. We couldn't have been conceived magically. Or did we pop out of rocks?"Eleanor "..."Eleanor didn't respond as she began to tie up her waist-length hair.Tasha continued to speak to her brother, "We'd look for daddy ourselves, right?""Yes," Nathan assured his sisterly warmly.They'd surely look for their father.A glint of warmth flashed across Eleanor's grape-like eyes. She was reminded of that night from five years ago. The night her precio
The plane arrived a little later than expected.As Cassie's feet touched the ground of New York City, she smiled. She pulled out her phone to make a call. A cab driver had pulled up before her, so she signalled him to wait a while.After a few rings, the call connected."Cassie?" Eleanor's voice came from the other end.She sounded busy and tired."Boss, are you alright?" Cassie asked in a low tone.Eleanor hissed at Cassie's question. She was sure that Cassie's plane had already landed, but instead of her asking for the address, she was asking about her condition. Well, that was just Cassie.With this in mind, Eleanor replied gratefully, "I'm fine Cass. Here's the address _____"Cassie ended the call getting the address. She told it to the can driver and they begun their journey.After an hour drive, the cab pulled up in front of a big metallic gate. Cassie was awestruck by her boss' house. She was elated as she quickly paid off the cab driver quickly.She was eager to get into the
"I'm here to take what rightfully belongs to me!"Eleanor turned to the confused group across the table with a sense of urgency. She politely greeted them, before stating her businesses there. "Hello, apologies for barging in. I'm Eleanor Anderson-Red and this company belongs to me. My mother, Mrs, Zera Anderson passed it down to me. There's a document that had been notarized by her attorney. If you need to clarify, it can be shown to you. Therefore, Mr McKinley here, and his toy, have no right whatsoever, to sell this company. I am in charge!"Callaghan and his group of lawyers were surprised by this shocking revelation. This was a twist they hadn't seen coming.They had come here to buy the company because they thought it belonged to Alexander. But they were wrong!They turned to each other and began to whisper amongst themselves.Alexander and Elaine, fearing the worst, became anxious. Billions of dollars was about to go down the drain. Just like that, it'd slip from their fingerti
The air in the meeting room was suffocating as they struggled for air.After watching Eleanor leave, Elaine had quickly opened the documents only to be left shocked.Is this real?Seeing his shocked and speechless his wife was, Alexander grabbed the sheets from her and scanned through them."What is this?" He spat out in anger as he threw the papers furiously on the table."What nonsense! These cannot be real! I had this discarded!"After taking Eleanor out of the picture, Alexander had ordered for the discarding of the original documents that were notarized. He had made a new one were he stated that for Eleanor to take over the ZerAnderson Group, she had to be married. He had made that condition because he believed she would never return ever again.Now he realizes how foolish he was, he should have removed her name completely!Thinking back to that time, he realized that he had forgotten about the copy that was left with Lawyer Jesse.Alexander gritted his teeth in frustration.He w
The plane landed at the airport late in the afternoon.Taking the car that was already waiting for them, they made their way to Damien's Villa.***After Eleanor was done talking to lawyer Jesse about the ZerAnderson Group, she told Cassie and the kids to wait for her while she visited the McKinley Manor.***At the McKinley Manor...Old Madam Cindy, the leader of the McKinley family, was the oldest of the family and Eleanor's grandmother.Cindy was sick and as such, had to spend the most of her time in the bed. She had been diagnosed with a terminal illness 4 years ago and since then, she has been struggling for her life.Eleanor was not sure, but she knew that it might be only her grandmother who loved her in the entire family she's always called her own.She went into the room and saw the old woman sitting leisurely on the balcony with her personal servant by her side."El, is that you?" Cindy's voice was aged.Eleanor nodded."Come closer child, I have missed you."Eleanor walked
Eddy was watching Damien typing on his laptop. His long fingers were moving swiftly across the keyboard and there were a few lines of data on the screen that caught Eddy's eyes."Boss," Eddy said pointing to a random line. "there""What?" Damien asked irritatedly, not understanding what Eddy was pointing to.Eddy moved closer to his boss and touched a picture. It was the picture of a lady and Eddy felt the resemblance was deep to the one his boss had sketched."The woman in this picture," Eddy began, "she looks like the one from your sketches. The one you've been searching for for years."Damien's interest was instantly piqued and he immediately taped the picture. His eyes widened instantly.Eddy was right. She did look like the girl from that one night years ago. Those eyes, he could never forget them. Except for the fact that the one in the picture looked more mature, everything was the same.After the nightstand with Eleanor, Damien had been crazy about finding her. He had even beg
Eleanor chuckled, "Cassie, I'm not interested" "You might not be interested. But," Cassie took Eleanor's hands in hers and said, "They need a father Eleanor. You don't just expect them to grow up without one, right?" Eleanor was quiet and didn't respond. She only looked at the kids quietly. Nathan had finally slept off too. It was true they needed a father, but she didn't want just any man for them, she was determined to find their father. They have every right to know him, and they will know him. "Don't deprive them of the right if growing up in a happy family. Please Eleanor" Cassie added. "Cassie, they have a father" "Then where is he, Eleanor?" Cassie retorted. She was starting to lose her cool. They have a father, so she heard countless times. But where was he? She couldn't understand just why Eleanor was refusing to date, anyone. Since they met, men have been asking her out, yet she was refusing without even thinking twice. Just what was wrong with her? "All I'm saying