Whitney sat on the sidewalk bench crying silently. As though on cue, it started raining heavily.
“Why!? Why! What have I ever done to deserve this!!” she soliloquized angrily.
She was not crying because she felt like a failure, She was crying because she had been staying strong all alone, with nobody to lean on.
Stayed strong for a very long time that, at this point, the tears couldn't help falling this time around. She just felt so tired of her predicament.
Earlier that day**
Whitney stared at the letter on her desk in despair. Who will she ask for help now?
Her brother Owen who is also the CEO was not even an option right now cause he hates her guts.
She stared at the dismissal letter again.
Why has life always been unfair to her?
She looked at her chubby reflection in the mirror. It's not her fault that she was born this way.
Ever since she was young, it was pretty much obvious to everyone that she looks and behaves differently from her family.
Her mother Lena was a hot model in her prime and is currently a well-known fashion designer. She is the perfect description of slim and sexy.
The perfect genes Whitney didn't inherit whereas her sister Gia inherited it all from their mom.
Gia has those sexy blue eyes that seem to make men go mad about her. She is slim, beautiful, and has the perfect hourglass figure.
Something Whitney can't even dream of having in years to come. Unlike Sheila, Sharon is the direct opposite. Even though she's the older daughter, she is the shortest in the family.
Along with her being chubby, unlike her mother and sister, she has brown hair and eyes which were the only thing she inherited from her father.
In addition to it all, she has always been an introvert from a young age.
She sighed and breathed in deeply before holding the letter. "I have to at least try pleading. This is my only source of income. I can't lose this now" she thought and walked out of her office.
Heading to the manager's office, she prayed silently hoping he would have sympathy for her.
As soon as she knocked she heard his voice.
That voice always sent shivers down her spine.
Do you know the kind of shiver I'm talking about? Not the good part of shiver, like the one you feel when you are in love.
It's the bad one. You know when you are afraid of someone and you shiver in fear. That's the shiver I'm talking about. Whitney walked into the office with a pleading expression. The manager looked up and smiled showing his dirty dark-brown teeth.
Everyone is well aware of how badly her family treats her so they treat her anyhow. They don't show her respect the way they do to Gia. They treat her like a queen while she is seen as a nobody.
“I see, Whitney you got the letter, right? I'm sorry about what happened. You are one of our best employees and the company is sad to see you leave,” he said still smiling.
Whitney is aware that he wasn't being truthful. Who will be sad to see her leave? No one. no one. The happiest person would be Owen.
He has been looking for ways to dismiss her. Shouldn't brothers be trying to protect their younger sisters so why is her own different?
Yes, he protects Gia like a mother hen does to her chicks. Like does complete opposite with her.
Sometimes she wonders if they are her siblings. There's that silent voice in her mind asking over and over again if she was an adopted child.
“Sir, I haven't done anything wrong to deserve this letter. Please, Sir, you should reconsider. You have just said it yourself that I'm one of your best employees. Do you want to let me go?” she asked sadly.
The manager stood up exposing his protruding belly that wasn't obvious before when he was sitting. He walked closer to Whitney and put his chubby hands on her shoulder slowly caressing her.
Whitney swallowed feeling very disgusted.
“I gave you an option a few years ago but you rejected it. If you had accepted, I would have been able to save you now,” he said.
Whitney thought of how years ago when she joined the company. How naive and very sensitive she was. How it had upset her a lot when people said negative things about her body size and how her brother wouldn't even try to defend or protect her.
She had yet to accept then that Gia was and would always be everyone's favorite.
The manager had unexpectedly defended her then. He stood up for her and she felt safe that at least someone cared about her.
That feeling went on till she found out about his real motive.
He was a pervert.
An old stinky pervert who enjoyed luring new female staff and taking advantage of them.
“Sir, please take your hands off me. I didn't accept your offer years ago and I surely won't accept it today. You know it's rude to touch an engaged lady impolitely, Mr. Jean,” Whitney uttered shrugging his hands off her.
Mr. Jean stared at her feeling a little bit stunned.
For the first time since Whitney joined the company, she said his real name.
What happened to her calling him sir?
He felt slightly irked and annoyed.
He just gave her another chance to reconsider but she blatantly refused.
He doesn't want to have anything to do with being with an outcast anymore.
Someone whom the family doesn't even care about. He only wanted to help her before but she has proven stubborn over and over again by rejecting his kind offer.
“Then Miss Whitney, we have nothing to say again. Go to the financial department and collect your last paycheck. Then get the hell out of this company!,” Mr. Jean raised his tone while saying the last statement.
Whitney didn't say anything in return, thinking it was a mistake to come to him in the first place.
She just turned around and left.
Mr. Jean looked at her huge backside swaying sideways as she left then licked his lips with a lustful look.
On getting to the entrance of his office, Whitney suddenly stopped and turned around.
She didn't miss the lustful look on Mr. Jean's face.
She walked toward him feeling even more disgusted.
“Why have you come back?” Mr. Jean asked grumpily. He was enjoying watching her backside sway seductively but she suddenly turned around interrupting the show.
Whitney walked towards his center table and picked up a heavy book, then went back to him and said “ I've always wanted to do this.”
Before Mr. Jean could ask what she mean, she lifted the book and hit it on his potbelly. He screamed out in pain.
Ouch! He didn't see that coming.
Satisfied, she dropped the book on his desk and turned around to walk out.
"You are fired, you dirty bitch!" He yelled after her.
Whitney smiled sadly and glanced at him "I know. You can't fire me twice."
Mr. Jean face contorted with a mixture of pain and frown.
He just wanted to bed her.
He wanted to know if her coochie taste good since her body doesn't but he was more irritated by her proudness.
"How dare she be ugly and proud?" He thought and shook his head.
***
“Here it is,” the lady said throwing the paper check at Whitney.
She blushed in embarrassment not in one bit surprised though, as she bent down to pick it up.
This has been part of her daily experience since she started working at the company.
She sighed deeply and thought, that maybe it is for the better that she got fired. At least she would suffer less disrespect than she used to.
But how would she survive without a job?
The question kept bugging her mind.
Just before she could reach the entrance, she bumped into someone and a briefcase fell.
“Bitch! Watch where you are going!” Whitney looked up as soon as she heard the person's voice.
It was Owen.
He bent down and picked up his suitcase and before she could say anything, he spoke,“ I hope you got the letter bitch. Don't ever come back to this company ever again. I know you can't survive without this company.” Disgusted at the sight of her.
She swallowed the apology that was about to come out of her mouth and looked at him angrily. “I can do without this goddamn company!” she replied angrily.
Owen looked at her surprised cause she has never spoken back to him before.
She has always been quiet no matter how he and Gia bullied her.
At the moment, it seemed like it was another lady standing in front of him.
Where is the Whitney he knew?
He chuckled and retorted, “ I almost forgot that you got yourself a rich boyfriend. Are you gonna run to him for help now that you have no job? Aren't you scared that he might dump you?”
Whitney looked at him angrily and spat out,“ He's not as unreliable as you!” She can tolerate anything against her but she won't tolerate a single bad word said against Karl.
He has been the only one that has been there for her from the onset ignoring the whispers of the world around them.Therefore she won't sit still for him to be badmouthed.She turned around to leave and heard Owen say,“ Don't come back here crying for help.”“I won't,” she answered and left. ****Getting to the company's garage, she sighed in frustration at the sight of all the luxurious-looking cars parked while hers stood out as an eyesore.She wished that her situation would change for the better and fantasized about how she will own a car as expensive and luxurious as those before her.But who was she deceiving? They were just wishful thinking. She shook her head and walked over to where her car was parked.Just a step taken toward her car, she saw Owen's new Porsche parked in a secluded spot. She walked gingerly to the car and smirked as an idea clicked in her head.She looked around and found a stone big enough to make satisfying damage. Then she walked to the car and
Gia smirked and stood up wrapping the duvet around herself.“What is it bitch? Don't go about talking of how I cheated with your fiance cause Karl was never was and would never be yours,” she said moving closer to caress Karl and he did nothing to stop her.He only avoided looking directly into Whitney's eyes subtly confirming that what Gia said was true.“See this ring... He proposed to me and very soon we'll be getting married after welcoming our first child,” Gia showed off the stunning ring on her finger while rubbing her stomach delicately.'So she is already pregnant. How long have they been cheating behind my back?' Whitney thought as she suddenly clutched her chest.Why would they do this to her?He could have just dated Gia instead of deceiving her for so long. This heartbreak is too much to handle.“Bitch, you better don't die here. You should get out and lock the door. Find somewhere else to die,” Gia concluded before pulling Karl back to the bed.Karl turned to look at Whi
Whitney immediately stopped her continuous demand to be released and looked out of the window.Everywhere was dark and there was no one in sight.Therefore, even if she wants to report this cocky man, no one would be able to assist her as there won't be any witnesses.That's even if the security will believe her.She panicked immediately thinking of begging him to release her. But then with her stubborn personality, she refused to apologize for doing nothing.So instead she started the volume of her shouting for help while banging on the window loudly.Maverick looked up getting annoyed and irritated while wondering if he had just made a mistake.The bodyguard that had forced Maverick to bring her in the cause of his complaints looked away in fear.He dare not look at his face afraid to see the scary, cold, and possibly annoyed look on his face.“Tch! So noisy,” Maverick said quietly.She glared at him and stopped her screaming for a moment because her voice became raspy from shouting
Whitney gasped and puffed up her cheeks angrily.What a rude man? He dares to call her fatty...She already knows how chubby she is so he doesn't have to rub it in her face.“Being angry doesn't suit you. You look like a swollen puffed bun right now,” he said repeating her words to her.Whitney gasped dramatically and pointed her finger at him,“ You rude... Cocky...” She couldn't complete her statement cause the door suddenly opened and two hefty-looking bodyguards helped Maverick into his wheelchair.Whitney followed not waiting or expecting anyone to invite her out.As they slowly walked towards the house, she kept glancing at Maverick.Even with him being situated in a wheelchair, he looks so powerful.The cold expression on his face and his heavenly beauty make him look just like a powerful sleeping lion. Just that in his case, he is sitting not sleeping. ******“Babe!! I think the door is jammed. I can't open it,” Gia said as she tried opening the room door. She has dresse
A maid came forward and collected Owen's briefcase while greeting him as soon as he walked into the huge mansion whistling softly. While there in the hallway, he couldn't help but watched the maid go as her mini skirt swayed sideways, then shook his head and frowned as he couldn't believe he was just looking at a maid lustfully. He walked into the main sitting room and was very relieved to see both parents there. He didn't even notice the worried looks on their face as he rushed forward to complain about what had happened today. He greeted them and quickly said,“ Dad Whitney bashed my car. She has destroyed it so badly that I'll have to pay more money to repair it than how much I bought it.” “That daughter of mine is becoming a rogue nowadays. Why is she just causing trouble everywhere?” his father asked frowning slightly. Owen was very relieved to see his reaction. “That's not the most important thing right now. I can't find my
Whitney frowned and thought,' I must have been blind before. What cute boy? He is just a little mean boy. He is as arrogant as his father.'“Papa I need answers right now!!,” he shouted with a cold expression. She also noticed that the cold expression on his face is similar to that of his father.Maverick chuckled again while she continue to glare at him.He can't even scold his son for being rude when he already has a degree of rudeness. Maverick looked at the expression on her face knowing that she was thinking of something bad about him.He grinned and thought to himself, 'I don't care. She doesn't think of anything good about me anyway.' He even high-fives his son to show that he's proud of what he just said.“Dad!! Who is this fatty?” Jimmy asked again and Maverick's grinned wider than before. This is his son. He even said the correct nickname.“Jimmy, she is...” Maverick trailed off realizing that he doesn't even know her name. Shit! He didn't ask for her name. He looked at Whi
Later that night Whitney lay on the queen-size bed fiddling with the engagement ring on her finger.She sighed thinking of everything that had happened.Maverick and Jimmy had been helpful to her once today.Though their attitude towards her wasn't the best, they helped her forget the sad incidents that happened to her.Now that she's alone, the memories came rushing back. She wiped off her tears and wondered out loud, “Why did they do this to me?” From a young age even when Gia did something wrong, she would try to cover up for her. Always been supportive of her and didn't mind getting all the blame.She remembered some years back when they were still teenagers, how Owen was seriously sick, and how everyone was scared that he wouldn't make it. They all gave up hope on him but she didn't. She stayed with the nurses for three days without sleeping to take care of him when no one wanted to. It was on the third day when her body system could no longer take the strain that she collapsed.
Well, should we say fortunately or unfortunately, that it was at this moment that Maverick passed by and noticed Whitney in the kitchen trying to cook.'She has the guts to enter my kitchen like it's hers,' he thought and slowly steered his wheelchair towards the kitchen.He saw all the scenarios of her trying to reach the spices jar and decided to not say anything and just watch her as she struggled. But when he saw her falling, he didn't know why but he felt himself rushing towards her and she ended up falling on his lap.He groaned out from the impact of her fall on his lap while she screamed out of fear.Slowly, She opened her eyes and saw him directly in her line of view. She was both surprised and relieved that she did not fall on the floor.“Don't you know you have weight? Get up from my lap right now. This isn't all those reality shows where the male leads kiss the female leads after catching them in their arms. I'm not kissing you,” he uttered harshly.Whitney frowned and swa