Daughter's Revenge

Henry smiled as he watched the sky. Angel would arrive at any moment. Why shouldn't he smile? He remembered their last conversation.......he wanted to experience it again. They had planned to meet at JJ shop at 10:00am but it was just 9:33am. He was too impatient....but for her,it was worth it.

After waiting for a few minutes, he checked his wristwatch. Goodness! It was 9:38am! The time was too slow. His patience was already reaching its limits but who could he blame? It was all his fault for being so anxious.

Then, he saw an Angel-like figure from afar. He guessed that it was Angel and was very glad. The figure became clearer and he was disappointed when he realized that it was not Angel - it was Bridget!

He remembered that during his second year in the university, Bridget had made several advances to him but he had ignored them. Out of frustration, she confessed her love to him but he couldn't accept it. After much persuasion, he revealed to her that he loves Angel.

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"What!" Bridget exclaimed. "How could you fall in love with a girl like her?"

"What is that supposed to mean?" Henry demanded, irritated.

"Angel would never accept you as her boyfriend.... you know how big of a church girl she is." She emphasized.

"That shouldn't bother you. It's my business to handle." He said, unconvinced.

"Why stress yourself Henry..... " She paused and moved closer to him. "When you have me." She added as she tried to touch him. "I'm all yours."

"Stop it!" He screamed. "I'll advise you to let me be. It's for your own good." He said with an air of finality.

Henry found himself laughing when he remembered Bridget's words.

"Angel would never accept you as her boyfriend.....you know how big of a church girl she is."

Indeed,time flies. He recalled that a few days after that incident, Bridget had gone to meet him.

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"Henry" Bridget called softly. "I understand that you don't love me but I love you so much...... "

"Listen..... " Henry interrupted.

"No,no,no" she also interrupted him. "I am not going to force you to accept my love." She paused and watched his reaction. He seemed to calm down.

"So what do you want?" He asked.

"A date" she said and Henry widened his eyes. "Just a date for one night and I won't bother you again." She saw Henry shrug. He did not seem to agree.

"Please Henry..... I want to have a memory of you and I spending time together."

Henry was not satisfied with her answer. He sensed deception. What on earth was she up to? He wondered.

"Wait a sec....do you consider me an enemy?" Bridget asked with a serious look on her face.

"No, I don't," Henry replied.

"Then...."

"Fine!..... just a date" Henry agreed reluctantly. "And after that you won't bother me again." He added.

"Sure!" Bridget chuckled. "I'm certain it's gonna be wonderful."

"Just remember your words." Henry told her.

On D-Day, he took Bridget to a restaurant. They ordered delicious meals and ate it. The meals were probably the only things Henry enjoyed on his date with Bridget. Anytime Bridget tried to bring up a topic to discuss, Henry would give her cold answers.

The date was very boring and Bridget didn't like it. She ordered drinks and urged Henry to join her in drinking. Initially, Henry refused. But he remembered that after that day, she would let him be so he decided to give it a shot. Too bad for him, he wasn't good at drinking. A few shots were enough to get him drunk, then unconscious.

In the next few minutes, he woke up and saw himself in Bridget's room. She had taken him to her house and it annoyed him.

"What the hell am I doing here?" He demanded and Bridget made a face meaning that she did not understand his words.

"Why am I here?" He asked, trying to be as calm as possible.

"Well....I had no idea that you are such a lightweight." She said sarcastically. "You passed out, then I brought you here......is that a bad thing?"

"Besides..." She continued. "Bringing you here was not an easy task....yet all I get is you shouting at me" she added feigning annoyance.

Just then Bridget's little sister walked up into the room. "Is he your boyfriend?" She asked innocently and Bridget smiled. "You look great together." The little girl added.

Henry felt extremely irritated. He just left the house in anger.

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Ever since that incident, he had not spoken to Bridget. He avoided her and ignored her calls. Now the Bridget he had been avoiding was walking towards him when he was expecting Angel. Such ill-luck! Finally, she got to him and smiled.

"Hello Henry" she greeted.

Henry ignored her greeting. He hated her and did not want to have anything to do with her. He did not want Angel to see him with her especially now that he has a chance to win her (Angel) heart completely.

"What do you want?" He demanded.

"Henry, I'm pregnant.." she announced.

"So how is that my busi....."

"For you" she completed her statement and Henry stared at her in disbelief.

"You must be joking. I think you are out of your mind." He said with much skepticism.

"I'm not joking," She said.

Henry noticed that she sounded serious. He saw her bring out some papers from her bag, then stretched it towards him.

"Have a look," she told him but he refused to take a look.

Henry could still not recover from the shock. Suddenly, he remembered his father's words.

"One more nonsense from you and I'm going to disown you. Trust me son, this time I mean it. I've had enough!"

Henry's father, Mark, was a rich business mogul. He was the founder and owner of the popular RICHARD DON EMPIRE. As a successful person, he had lots of competitors.... Perhaps you could call some of them enemies. They were willing to do anything to bring him down.

Mark ensured that he gave them no room for that. He was very careful but he was blessed with such a careless son.

Henry was the direct opposite of his father.

Henry never liked business. He dreamed of being an artist but his father would never permit that. He was forced to study business administration. That way, he would be able to take over his father's business when he grows old. But Henry never seemed to get out of trouble. The last time he got arrested along with other young guys as suspects of robbery. The press took that as an opportunity to write stories.

THE OF SON RICHARD MARK WAS ARRESTED BY THE POLICE AS A SUSPECT OF ARMED ROBBERY. People wondered if he had the ability to take over his father's company. WILL RICHARD DON EMPIRE CRUSH AT HENRY'S TAKEOVER? Different stories and rumors spread. Mark was annoyed and gave Henry a warning for the last time. What was he going to do? He wondered. His father would definitely disown him if Bridget's words were true.

"Henry?..." Bridget's voice brought him back to reality. "Back then, after our date, I had an affair with you." she confessed.

"What!..... aren't you ashamed?" Henry asked in disgust.

"No, I'm not," she replied shamelessly.

"Your father is rich....why should I be ashamed?" She asked without any emotion. "Henry....I don't have plans to continue schooling... it's expensive.... let's just get married...." She was cut short by Henry's sudden laughter.

"You're crazy Brie" he said as he laughed harder. "I don't believe a word from you." he added and began to walk away from her.

"Henry!" She screamed. "I'm not joking."

Henry refused to listen to her. He continued working until he was out of her sight. Then he sighted Angel walking towards him. He tried to look cheerful like before but it was difficult. Bridget had ruined his good mood.

Angel got closer and finally reached him. He forced a smile.

"Hi Henry" she said smiling.

"Hello Angel" he responded, trying to keep his tone neutral.

"I'm sorry I'm late." Angel apologized. "By the way, this isn't where we were supposed to meet." She added and noticed the worried look on his face.

"Is everything alright?" She asked.

"Yeah" he forced another smile but Angel wasn't fooled.

"What's wrong?" She asked disturbed.

She touched his chin and made him look at her. "Talk to me." she added with much concern.

"Nothing..... I just had a misunderstanding with my friend and he asked me to leave his shop." He lied.

"That's not good." She said, "Let's go back and meet him. Tell me what happened on our way back and I'll think of a way to sort it out." She suggested.

"No.... it's alright." He refused politely. "I came here to take you out and nothing else."

"But...."

"No 'but' " he insisted. "It's not the first time my friend and I have had a misunderstanding. We'll settle it later." He assured her and she gave in.

They walked until they got to a restaurant known as HOTSPOT RESTAURANT. It was a popular restaurant and was well known for its good services and tasty meals. Anyone who had eaten in that restaurant always had one or two good things to say about it. Most guys take their girlfriends to the restaurant to enjoy themselves. Henry did not want to be left out although Angel wasn't officially his girlfriend.......yet.

Henry and Angel entered the restaurant and sat down. Lots of people were having fun and Henry wondered how much money the owner would be making. Before Henry could order for anything, his phone started ringing. He brought out his phone from his pocket and saw that the caller was his father, Mark.

Henry wondered why his father was calling him. Why was everyone trying to ruin his date with Angel? First it was his little sister, Stella. She refused to let him leave the house but luckily, he outsmarted her and left. Then it was Bridget and now his father was trying to disturb his day. He sighed before picking the call.

"Hello Dad," he said.

"Henry!" Mark's voice roared. "Where are you?"

"In a restaurant" Henry replied, trying to think of the mistake he had made again.

"Come home quickly," Mark commanded.

"But...."

"I said come home! It's very important!"

Mark screamed angrily and cut the call.

Henry felt terrible. Today was supposed to be his most memorable day with Angel. Why are all these things happening? He wondered.

"What's wrong?" Angel asked. "Did something happen between you and your dad?"

"No.......but he wants me home" he informed her and looked at her expecting to see a negative reaction from her but she gave him a reassuring smile.

"It's okay, just go home. We can go out some other time." She told him as she stood up.

"Thank you so much for understanding." He said and he stood up as well. "Do you mind walking me home?" He asked.

"No....not at all"