Daughter's Revenge

hat she was lucky. He told his wife to welco

door. She saw Pete and an unknown guy standing. He should be abo

tared at the unknown guy. "Good morning sir"

Mr David. Don't worry dear, very

r David" Gloria

nd a smile. Helen and her t

haven't visited us for the past two weeks." Helen

good morning sir" Stella a

ings, how are you all

ine." The

stand there, come in" she ushered and tur

gestured the guests into the living room.Mar

o it?" Maria a

ella responde

if any of us disobeyed him....

l question. I mean.....I miss him so much. Ca

miss him. My point is that we shouldn

lled me. I coul

have told him to

im to call me. It hap

ia said calmly, " I'm only tellin

nderstand." She added and r

you going?"

n the garden" she replie

e looked at the living room and saw her father talking to Pete. David kept quiet and admired their friendship, s

was her father

ON EMPIRE. Her father was the CEO of the company while Pete was the second in au

ather's surname while Don was Pete's surname. She once eavesdropped on her fath

his praises anytime he

raised him a lot and he would have been the next owner of the company if it had belonged to his father

ory made her feel bad and she never wanted to think about it. She left the house and went to the garden. Some

he said to her cat who

d, " no need to apologize" sh

y followed her like a loyal pet. Stella

na be a g

r inhaling the ar

joy and she could no longer hide it. Especially

minutes, admiring how b

return to her room. On her way bac

te and David decided to have a conversation outside inste

n? Were they plotting something evil? Curiosity filled her thoughts. She wante

ver knew Pete to be a stern man. All the times he had visited them, he had never stopped smiling. Stella had a

" Stella heard Pete asking Davi

vid replied w

mistakes,

d be none," Dav

e that nothing is left out. I want ever

t to leave whe

?" David ask

ers and furniture in front of her. Did Miuky really have to do

ble. What if Pete tells her father of her bad habit of eaves

d's voice sounded more

, so it had to settle the problem. She gestured to Miuky to move closer to them. The cat obeyed

e chortled, "I thought i

rted, "this cat is re

I'm going inside..... come after a few minutes"

and tried to return it to Pete but he had gone inside. He put the card

elieved after t

o no good and was uncomfortable about it. Perhaps, her elder sister would have a better way of reas

g with Gloria. What were they always talking ab

not as boring as she thought. On secon

. She never wanted to bother the

e thought of your head Stella! She told herself. She heaved lightly. Everything would be alright.

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ried. Maria was reading a book while Stella sat down unfazed as if nothing was going on. Mark was sitting ne

d a sigh of relief as s

hetorically. She took the polythene bag from

ed" Helen quetche

Mom," Ste

lained as she dropped the book

he stood up and went to his room. Helen only looked at him with

d if he wanted but he preferred

shortcomings, Mark would never physically abuse his wife no matter how angry

getting impatient, "Can we

ng to have a late supper tonight and I'

said and her three daughters

y. Maria lit the gas cylinder and put a pot containing water o

g the beans before the water boils.

small nylon, then she emptied the nylon on the small tray. She to

and peppers. Make sure you wash them th

he beans. Then, she drained it and poured it insid

ing something, "Check the cupboard t

ht out a plastic container. She open

ne

, disappointed. "I knew that

Mom. You were in such

will go and buy it."

t like it when you go out at

teen already. Am I sti

sted, "Nothing bad will happen to us if

cook this meal withou

ld hurry up and also be