Anna’s POVI thought I woke up first but I didn’t. Smith was already beside me and he seemed ready for our conversation. He had already sat up but his eyes were closed. He looked like he was meditating. I watched him and sat up as well. I yawned.“You are up already,” he told me shortly with a smile on his face.“I am,” I replied. “It is rare to see you up so early. I used to be the one to wake you up, remember?”“I do…” he replied. “I have been awake for about three hours. I was bothered about you and about…”“Emily!” I completed.“Yeah!” Smith replied. “I have been thinking about what we should do about her and trust me, it’s been hard on me. I realized that I have been quite inconsiderate. Although she threatened us with a gun, she is still your step-sister whom you lived with for several years!”I sighed.“I have been inconsiderate as well. You made the right decision by getting her locked up. She is still a step-sister and from our past together, she never loved me. I would be a
Anna's POVIt was quite unusual but I was not bothered at all. I believed that Smith would have a solution here. I looked at the cop in question.“Let me see the…” Smith was about saying before another cop came around to disrupt the situation. “Leave!” The new cop told the old cop. Now, he turned to Smith. “I am sorry for the inconveniences. This cop is quite new and he does not know etiquette. The person which you ask for is still here. Please follow me to my office and let's have a talk. You will see her later.” I took a deep breath. The situation was really suspicious but I did not mind. Smith winked at me and both of us followed the cop. He seemed to be the one with the highest rank in the station. The cop took us to his office and made us comfortable. He actually offered us a drink but we declined. I never knew people were offered drinks in a police station. This was the first time I was witnessing something like that. I was not bothered nor was I relieved. “I believe you are
Anna's POV “I think we have diverted from the main cause of coming here…” I touched Smith slightly on the shoulder. “I know, Anna, but things pop up,” Smith replied. “I can see that you are quite uncomfortable. You can step out for a moment. I should be done with this in the next five minutes!” I wanted to see the end of this. I shook my head and sat down instead. I noticed that things seem awkward for Smith afterwards. To me, this was not something to be proud of. It was illegal. Smith continued and in my presence, he sealed a deal with Charles. Their deal was quite simple. Charles was expected to be his informant and he would help him out in turbulent times. For someone running a business like Smith, having someone like Charles would be instrumental. They rounded it up and we were allowed to see Emily. The cops were already processing her release since we dropped charges already. “How has life been in the cell?” I asked her slowly as I entered where she was kept with Smith behi
Anna’s POVThree days after Emily was released, we had an august visitor. I was not expecting him at all. It was Sam, my father. He looked quite unstable but I did not know the reason behind his facial expression. I was informed by one of our maids and I had to step out. Smith was not at home at the moment. He had left for his office early that morning.After the pleasantries, I offered him a cup of water which he drank like he had been thirsty for years. This was enough to tell me that there was more to his visit.“I need your help, Anna,” he told me after he had settled down. This sounded urgent and instantly, I dropped my phone and concentrated on him. I was ready to give him a listening ear.“Go ahead, father,” I replied. Sam took a deep breath before he talked. Perhaps, a chunk of flesh was blocking his throat. Recently, I lost concentration easily and I loved to go straight to the point to save time.“I don’t know if you have heard but…” he was saying but I cut him short. I was
Sam’s POV:“Regardless…” I tried again but bad-mouthed Anna didn’t let me talk. Her mouth has gotten so unbridled after she left my abode. She had forgotten to consider that I harboured and fed her for years.“Do not spew that out, Dad,” she told me carefully. “It is shameless and if I was in your place, I would be so embarrassed. I might have considered your plea for help but you dared to ask for two hundred million dollars. Tell me if your whole business is worth that amount!”I said nothing here. I was hurt by all she had said. I had read about Smith’s business on Forbes magazine and I knew he would have two hundred million dollars. Instantly, I regretted my actions. I should not have started that discussion with Anna in the first place.“I will leave,” I stood up immediately. “But I will never forget this disrespect from you, Anna. Bear in mind that your children would do the same to you!”“That will only happen if I treated my kids the way you treated me. All you say are pointles
Sam’s POV I already knew the result even though I hadn’t asked Smith about the money. To him, it might be a joke but it was so important to me. I took a deep breath and thought of the most honourable way to leave his place since all of my tricks and antics had failed me. “Both of you are always up to date in communication…” I said slowly. “I guess she already knows that I am here. You must have told her before I got inside this office!” “Yeah!” he replied. “I love your daughter so much that I would never keep something for her. I am sure you must be so happy and proud of us. I would be proud as well if I were in your shoes!” “What is the use of being proud if both of you won’t help me? You have enough money but you play with my intelligence all because of a meagre amount!” I exclaimed. I was so hurt since my hopes were high already. The reception he gave me would make anyone think he would give me the money I needed. “Both of us are businessmen!” Smith told me slowly. “Bring a bet
Emily’s POVI wanted to take revenge and get Smith but a few things were necessary. I had to meet with people who had the same motive as me. On the top of my list was Dan.I did not know if he hated either Smith or Anna but it would be quite worthy. He was Anna’s ex-boyfriend and he broke up with her because I was involved. I could still remember how Anna caught me sleeping with him. I never intended to do such but things happened like that. During that period, I was jealous of Anna. Even with the level of maltreatment she faced at home, she was better than me in everything. She beat me in academics, she was a better cook since I could not cook at all. She was a better household manager and luck seemed to be with her always.She attracted people and not mere people. She had people of influence and essence at her fingertips. I was very angry when I heard that she was Dan’s girlfriend. I had known Dan since high school. He was very cute and strikingly rich. Although average in height an
Emily’s POV:I was undoubtedly unhappy by what he said even though it was true. He claimed my mother and I ruined my dad’s company but I thought he got it very wrong. It was not done intentionally.“Your claim holds no water,” I told him carefully. “I have proof that you are still useless but can you show me proof that I got my father’s company bankrupt? You speak trash after listening to groundless rumors!”“Of course, you can choose to hide it,” he replied. “That is your choice and it still doesn’t change the fact that your family is very poor now. If I might take a guess, you have come to me to save your family. You have done well actually. I am still rich enough to save you.”Dan raised his hand and dropped it on my thighs. I was embittered but I took in this in. This was the price I had to pay to achieve my aim.“I guess I am really irrelevant to you. You must see me as a very useless lady with no future in sight,” I told him slowly. Dan sounded really proud because of his wealth