Chapter 9 "Bring Him Back"

Harriet’s POV

The second day after going back to the past has arrived.

How and why I returned back, and how long it will last, the answers to this questions remain mystery as of now.

I was given the second life to live and the time is so short, I should not waste it by doubting and hesitating.

So I moved up from my bed, take a shower and prepared clothes that I will wear.

As I opened my cabinet, I saw few beautiful dresses. I wore two of those yesterday and there are few choices left.

‘I think I need to buy new dresses.’

I suddenly wondered how much money I have in my bank account at this time. Even if I have enough money to buy dresses before, I did not buy. It was because I feared if a time when I’ll be kicked out of the house and I need money to feed myself.

So aside from avoiding wearing dresses and dolling because Madell told me to, I just saved all of my wealth in my bank account.

Now, there’s no reason to feel anxious about money.

I chose the white dress.

The chairman bought this for me when we we to Chile for business trip. I was so excited to wear this, but could not because Madell will throw a fit once she saw this again. So I kept it hidden.

I wore the white dress and stood before the mirror. I put a light make-up to match my dress, and when I am ready, I went out of my room.

I planned of meeting the chairman before going to the company.

This will be the first day I will work as Zion’s secretary.

The meeting yesterday is about chairman’s Sorren retirement from his position in the Fantell Architecture Firm. And so he won’t be coming to the company from today onwards.

‘This is really different from the past.’

On my way to the chairman’s office inside the mansion, I met one of the member of Fabroa family. It is the chairman’s son and Zion’s father, Finn Fabroa.

Both of us stopped from walking when we saw each other.

Standing in front of him, I bowed my head a little to show some respect, even if I don’t want too. As of now, I don’t have a choice.

As I looked at the ground, I remembered the sin of this man.

[“She is the only one who went in and out of my father’s room. Harriet killed my dad! She killed him for money!”]

Sir Finn testified to my murder case because and initiated that I killed the chairman. He gave wrong testimonies to the authority which pointed me as the real killer and that’s why I was given a death sentence as my penalty.

His lies, therefore, is an evidence that he had something to do with grandpa’s Sorren death.

“Why? Is it because the chairman does not want to give his company to his son?’

Sir Finn moved forward. I thought our encounter for today will be peaceful, given that he kept his mouth shut before walking. However, that was just a silly hope of mine.

“Aside from being the chairman’s favorite,” he said then stopped his pace. “Now, you are going to work as my son’s secretary.”

I tilted my head to look at him. Sir Finn was talking without looking back at me, as if staring at my face will disgust him.

“You are dreaming so high, Harriet. However, you will never be the wife of the next owner of Fantell Firm. If you are thinking that you can get Zion, don’t ever dream.”

Bit by bit, he looked back, observing me from head to toe.

“My son will marry someone who’s on the same level. And she isn’t you.”

He did not give me the chance to answer because he already walked away.

‘I am not the woman for Zion?’

I chuckled sarcastically.

 I would definitely make sir Finn eat his own words, the moment he found out that I am actually the daughter of a billionaire.

‘Just wait and see.’

I tried to ignore these heavy feelings inside my heart and walked. But as I remembered what happened last night, my feet stopped again.

[“I don’t love you anymore.”]

I clamped my fingers into white-knuckled vise-grips as I remembered the lie that I said last night.

I hate Zion.

I hate him for abandoning me and for believing that I killed his grandfather.

But even if I knew what’s the right thing to do, which is to forget him, there is still a part in my heart that drowning into a depth of pain.

‘Is dying not enough for me to stop this foolishness?’ I asked myself.

Even so, my decision to unlove Zion will never change. Maybe, lying that I don’t love him anymore is the first step.

‘I can do it. I can remove my feelings for him.’

After reminding of myself about what things to do and not, I continued walking on the way to the chairman’s office.

As soon as I walked inside, I opened my lips and about to greet the chairman. But I saw him talking over the phone, and so I stayed at the side, waiting for him to finish.

“Alright. I will send someone to check it,” the chairman said.

The corner of my lips soared up as I stared at his back.

‘Grandpa Sorren is really alive,’ another thought that made me slight teary.

If not because of him, I won’t hesitate to leave this house the moment I came back to the past.

“Okay, okay. I’ll count you for that,” he bid last before dropping the call and looking back at me. “Harriet!” he greeted then stood up.

“Good morning, chairman.”

“You are prettier than the morning,” he complimented. He looked at me from head to toe and added, “Secretary Harriet is also beautiful today.”

“Thank you so much,” I replied. “I actually came here to see you before I…”

“I’m sorry, Harriet,” he said, cutting my words.

“Yes?”

“I got a call from our branch in New York. We need to do some quality check for Heydiko project. I informed them that I will send someone to check it personally.”

Heydiko project.

As far as I can remember, Heydiko is a big project that fell into a huge crisis because of sir Finn’s fault.

‘So it is this time.’

“I would like for Harriet to go there and check it.”

“Yes?!” I gasped, quite shocked.

Didn’t the chairman send sir Finn to that project in the original project? Why did grandpa Sorren think of sending me instead?

‘I can’t be away for too long because I had to watch Reese and prevent her meeting with my real father.’

“B-But, isn’t today my first day working as Zion’s secretary?” I made an excuse.

Sitting on the chair, the chairman gave me a bitter sweet smile.

“Did you already forget the condition you told me yesterday?”

The condition I asked?

Of course not.

“In exchange of working under Zion, you asked me to bring Cassius back.”

“...”

“But when I asked you why, you could not tell me the reason.”

I bowed my head and bit my lips.

The real reason why I wanted Cassius to come back is to have someone by my side. I need a trustful person who will help me stop the chairman’s death in the future.

I cannot say that reason to grandpa Sorren.

“I will be honest with you, Harriet,” he said in the midst of heavy silent. “It is impossible for Cassius to come back, even if I wanted him too.”

I saw him shook his head while wearing a sad smile.

“That kid won’t like to come back.”

I can feel his longing towards the grandchild whom he did not see for a long time.

Just what is really the reason why Cassius stayed away from his family?

“So if you really want him to come back,” the chairman said, looking back at me. “Go to New York.”

My already round eyes went even rounder.

“Go to my grandchild, and try to convince him to come home.”