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ver to our table to find my Grandpa still seated on the round table I had left him earlier. On noticing me he clears his throat briefly to get m

Who knows for how long he hav

can remember. I was certain he would never risk destroying my happiness so I'm greatly relieved to kn

f why I didn't want to be here in the first place. Before I took pity on her for not growing up with her dad a'd she looked so frail then it was

joying this!" I sa

m almost a hundred percent certain she's also responsible for this mess. I've known her long enough to know about her obsession with power, first she lef

rackling sound. In an attempt to rid myself of all muderous thoughts I shift my

in particular. After five seconds of not receiving awkward looks, I bre

here in the first place and now I find myself going crazy. From her fami

s of red wine. After a sip, a smug look adorns her face an

thigh. And I feel heat rush up to my face, despite my composed expression I feel a fire in me raging! Her sm

Still watching her, I down an entire glass of the white win

vant." my dad says as he walks up to our table and quickly downs his share of the wine

to the podium stealing my focus on her and after a brief intro, the celebration begi

en business partners and making sure to keep tabs on Grandpa's alcohol intake, My Dad walks

haring this joyous o

y not listening to the speech that follows. Knowing my Grandpa it's proba

it is about the future of my Son Jake Roland and grandson

o it isn't because my life's about to turn upside down but because the lights suddenly g

Making no efforts to explain herself or hurry up she sips from her wine nonchalantly and yet I'm enticed. I must be s

h a spark in her eyes the cold expression now gone. She rushes into my arms causing me to go still.

Jake Roland's fiance" she declares with a soft smile

thinking. With trembling hands I pull her closer to me, my heartbeat quickens and

ilar features and those eyes

The Paparazzi goes wild, fortunately, her bodyguards create

and my family attend to other matters backstage." Grandpa

while Dad sends for Victoria who I assume is fuming n

left arm but as soon as we arrive backstage she rushe

s as she leads him to the plush sofa. He

come any later my stupid son would have given my grandson away to someone else," he says stamping his cane

this whole time!" I yell unable to suppress my anger any longer. Her expressio

t forgive

clench automatically and my chest tightens. I can take this from anyone including gr

e?" my Dad grips my shoulder in an attemp

show of love from earlier? Am I really that Good?" she mocks. Steeling my resolve did not prepare me

oor opens with a bang and

pecting you!"

na's

the sweet voice of the twenty tw

who immediately push closed the semi-o

is seat and together with Jake's Dad we walk him out of the room using the side door instead. After rep

hink to myself bitterly.He doesn't hear me walk in and

ch and he visibly stiffens. A tiny ball of satisfaction rolls in me but I need more than that, I want to slowly watch him burn, burn to the point I bo return just as he de

shed it cruelly. With every step that draws me closer to him my desire to strangle him grows. It claws on my c

t go." He states looking unaff

my mercy. But I must say you change your switch so easily...too bad I was enjoying watchin

e to savor this feeling and trust me when I sa

do you

fill the last steps that created a gap between us and I lazily run my h

t as Grandpa intended

n... Still not into threats I see. I fi

ke the gentleman"." I whisper into his ear before pulling back. Looking through my lon

is a mystery I may never unravel considering that I'm alternating between strokin

aises my voice. Immediately his grandpa's voice fills t

hirty five percent of the shares at Dragon Empire to Mr

ouldn'

give it

Does he even know you recorded his giving of

can I do if his own grandson doesn't care if he lose

ps my slim waist firmly without l

oice. Let

pen, and following the very first sound of

l my eyes, already getting a mig

presence of his dear one. I lean my forehead against his and nuzzle his nose giving off the impression

being the short-tempered girl I had to put up wi

her arms. Her twisted expression is a stark contrast to her simple

a please" I whine like a spoiled child al