52. YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY

Amber was busy sorting out the orders that were brought to her by the mall staff when she felt the need to ask for permission over some certain brands. She went up to the office and didn’t know that Joseph was already inside the office with Tom.

She knocked once before entering, as usual, but she was met with their scenes of pinning themselves to the wall. Taken aback by the sight in front of her, she wanted to run up to them and separate them when Joseph saw her coming. He decided to drop the bomb because he was sure Tom had never told her about his true identity.

Tom had threatened to crush Joseph if he didn’t stop coming to him and bothering people around him. He was getting tired of his child's play and antics. “It’s not fun anymore”, he had said to him, but Joseph only scoffed.

“You claim to love her, but have you even told her the truth? Does she know that we are stepbrothers? Is she aware of the fact that you are an illegitimate child who can lose his position at any time?” q