All Chapters of You Broke My Heart, Now Watch Me Rise : Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

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100: The News

The News "I could speak with the judge..." Eamon offered, but Elena was quick to decline his help. "That will only make things worse." They stopped talking once Evan ran out from the house to come greet them before they stepped inside after work. "Hey buddy!" Eamon lifted Evan in his arms and held him closely. "How was school today?" "Just fine." He shrugged. "My friend Samuel said he went fishing with his dad. Can we go fishing too?" He looked at Eamon and ignored his mom entirely. "Well..." Eamon pretended to think. "I'll think about it for a while. How about that? I'll give you my response when I'm done speaking to your mom, okay?" That was when Evan looked up at her and waved towards her. "Hi mom." He smiled cheekily before jumping down Eamon's body and rushing back into the house as if he had a serious business to do. "Where did we stop?" Elena glanced at Eamon quietly after they had watched Evan sprint into the house. "The board?" Eamon offered. "Yes, the board." Elena

101: His Version

His Version MARCUS's face filled the screen and his rehearsed guilt stricken face looked real that even Elena would have been moved to pity him. The interviewer, a woman in her sixties, leaned toward him with the body language of a sympathetic ear. "Mr. Brooks," she said. "Thank you for coming forward. I understand this has been an incredibly difficult time for you." "It has," Marcus said. His voice was low and measured. "I want to start by saying that I do not do this lightly. I am a private man. I have never sought this kind of attention." He paused in the way of someone who had been told to pause for effect. "But I feel like I have no choice. Because the story being told about me is not the truth." Elena sat very still on the sofa while Eamon's hand was still over hers. She could feel his stillness, controlled and contained, the way he was when something was costing him considerably and he was not going to show it. "What would you like to tell us?" the interviewer asked.

102: The Internet Decides

The Internet DecidesEAMON had told her to ignore the news and go to sleep, but no matter how much she tried to do so, she still saw Marcus face in the back of her mind. And she couldn't help but wonder what he was playing at with what he just did.Elena called Kemi once Eamon had disappeared into his room when she told him she was going to join him later."I've seen the news." She said when she answered. "And you shouldn't be worried about it, Elena. You know what he's doing.""This is literally affecting my life, and I want all these over before it causes more issues at work. I'm tired of all these... I'm just..." Her shoulders slumped in defeat."He's bold in making such declarations because the strategy he used has put him in a great disadvantage and he's trying to salvage the situation as best as he can."She thought about it carefully. "You mean the fact that he's put most of his wealth in Evan's name? You think he's trying to discredit me for when he gets an appeal for the full

103: Vera's Offer

Vera's OfferELENA was already deep and lost in her work for the day when her phone buzzed, making her jump in shock. Picking up her phone to look at the screen, it was a number she didn't recognise and Elena almost did not answer it. What if Marcus had leaked her number to the press and people were calling to attack her? She ignored the call and checked the time. It was already time for lunch, and she stood up to make her way outside. She was standing in the Lunaris car park at lunchtime, keys in hand, about to meet with Freya, when her phone rang again. It was still the number that called her when she was at the office.She took a deep breath and told herself she would be quiet until she heard what the person on the other end of the line had to say. She answered and put the phone by her ears."Ms. Brooks." The voice was cool and immediately recognizable. "I hope this is a good time."Elena stood very still in the car park."Vera," she said, not knowing whether she should be more re

104: Found

FoundELENA was on her way back home when she noticed a flash reflecting on the side of her mirror. At first, she thought it was the sun, but looking out instinctively, the sun had gone down a long while ago. But still, she didn't think too much of it. It could have been her mind playing tricks with her, especially how occupied her mind had been.The second flash came two minutes later, even closer this time. This time she didn't want to believe it was a trick of the light as she adjusted the mirror. She watched for a few seconds and that was when she saw it— A black car, maintaining a distance and following the same turn she had just made. Someone was tailing her for a reason she didn't know. At first she thought it could have been Eamon and his overprotectiveness, but something egged her at the back of her mind. Why would Eamon be tailing her when she was coming home? She fished out her phone from her purse with one hand, while the other was on the steering wheel, and speed dialled

105: The Dinner

The DinnerTHE six cars arrived within twenty minutes of each other. Elena stood at the entrance beside Eamon and watched them come in — board members she recognized from meetings, from corridors, from the kind of professional proximity that had never before involved them standing in Eamon's hallway removing their coats. She smiled at each of them with the warmth of a woman who had spent thirty minutes preparing to perform normalcy.Michelle arrived with the fifth car. She was dressed for a dinner she had organized in twenty minutes with the effortlessness of someone who kept a formal outfit in her car as standard practice. She greeted Eamon first, brief and professional, and then turned to Elena with a smile that was equally brief and equally professional."You look well," Michelle said."Thank you," Elena said. "So do you."They looked at each other for a second longer than necessary as they moved together into the living room as they were the only women around, trying to force a pa

106: The New House

The New HouseELENA called Kemi early the next morning as she still nursed Michelle's jab from last night. She knew she had to be certain about where she would be on the first ring.It took a while before Kemi replied which left Elena slightly worried. "Is everything okay?" She first asked before Kemi could speak."Yes, yes..." Kemi responded a little rushed. "Sorry, I was busy with the kids. Is anything the matter?"Elena's brows pulled together in a frown. She didn't know Kemi had kids. "Oh..." Elena thought about asking for more details but she decided against it. "It's about the divorce proceedings . The first proceeding to be exact." she finally said. "Can we move it to another day?""Is this about your presentation in another city? I saw it falls on the same date.""Yes," Elena sighed heavily. "Is there a way we can push it back? Reschedule? Anything that doesn't put it on the same day as the conference presentation.""Elena." Kemi sighed. "I've already looked at the calendar th

107: The Episode

The EpisodeLINA met her at the door and stepped aside as Elena was technically bounding into the house."How bad?" Elena asked before she was fully inside."Bad enough," Lina said. "He sent everyone else away. All the humans are gone. I think it's because he doesn't want to hurt them."Elena was barely listening as she ran upstairs and found him in his study. He hadn't collapsed, well not visibly... He was sitting in the chair behind his desk with his forearms flat on the surface and his head bowed. The desk lamp was off and the room was lit only by the moonlight's glow coming through the window. His shoulders were rigid that suggested he was holding something in by force.She closed the door behind her and rushed to his side at once. "Eamon," she called him softly up to seven times before he heard her.When he lifted his head, Elena almost drew back in shock. She had never seen him this fully transformed before. His eyes were dark at the edges, his jaw tight, and she could see the e

108: In Charge

In ChargeEVERYWHERE felt different in the office the moment she stepped off the elevator, and she knew it was because Eamon was not in it. He had taken two weeks off to recuperate and see the special doctor that attended to him once his episode had turned uncontrollably as it did the previous night.Elena's presence was only able to calm him, but did not take the episode away. So yes, the office felt different without Eamon in it. The shift in the building's atmosphere was looser and louder, the way a classroom changes when the teacher steps out. It was like everyone knew that the boss was not around, and they allowed themselves more time to converse rather than getting on with their work. She didn't dwell on it. She had three reports to finish, a client follow-up to draft, and the conference presentation to polish before the end of the week.She was forty minutes into the first report when Michelle appeared in her doorway."Elena." Michelle's voice carried the authority of someone w

109: The Podium

The Podium"WHAT do you plan on doing about the divorce proceedings? Are you going to be absent?" Kelly asked worriedly from the other end of the call."It's by 12pm, isn't it?" Elena asked immediately."Yes, it is." Kelly replied. "Judge Osei made sure to send me an email about it today. What are you going to do about it?"Elena thought about it for a while. She had already arrived the state for the presentation by plane and she was taking a cab towards the venue."I'll be there in time for the proceedings." Elena finally said. "I'll just be a little late, and I'd like you to find something that would likely distract the judge from suspecting anything.""Are you sure? What about the presentation? Did they move the time for you?""No, they didn't." They had done something worse.*Elena made sure she arrived by the time she saw on the event flier, as opposed to the time she was given by Michelle, and she wasn't surprised to find Michelle at the podium, addressing over ten thousand peo

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