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ONE “Can you imagine what Dad told me on the phone yesterday?” Arya asked her friend Hayley. The two were just relaxing after having their breakfast. Arya Scarlett Whitlock was the daughter and the only child of the most famous billionaire in New York City, Danson Whitlock and his wife, Ruth Whitlock. She is currently staying in Seattle after graduating from college. She was to go back home and take over her father’s multi-million real estate company and Arya thought that she was not yet ready for that. She still thought she was not ready to take over and lead her father’s company. Hayley Brittney was Arya’s best friend, a childhood friend and a family friend “I don’t see any problem with that, Arya. You have always known that this time was going to come and you were going to have to take over and be the next CEO of your father’s company. I think it is time you accepted fate and went back home. Although it is not like you have got any option left here, you are your father’s only child and you are the heir” Hayley said, and Arya sighed. She was always siding with her parents, even though she knew that she was sometimes being honest with her. “I knew it” Arya said and Hayley gave her an oblivious look. “I don’t know what you are talking about, Arya. You know what?” “That you are going to side with my father. I thought you were my friend and friends are supposed to stick together no matter what” she said with a smile on her face and Hayley chuckled. “You know I am always telling you the truth honey and I won’t just lie to you because I want to make you happy. That is the truth of the matter. Sorry to disappoint you though, I am just telling you the truth and, from there, you will decide what is best for you” she said, and Arya hugged her. “Thank you, Hayley, you always know what is best for me. I don’t take it for granted, I really appreciate it.” “There is no need to thank me sweetheart, isn’t that why we are friends?” “Of course, but to be honest, I don’t think I am ready to go back home yet. I love it here in Seattle, but home is sometimes so boring.” “Yes, I know, but that is your home. Although I miss home too, I need to go back and see my mom. She has been asking when I will be going back home. My brother misses me.” “I wish I had a brother to take over that god-damned company. I don’t have any idea of how I am going to run it, no slightest idea of what I am supposed to do.” “You should have told your parents to adopt another baby brother for you, you wouldn’t be here wishing to have a baby brother and, by the way, that is why we learn things. We don’t know everything but we tend to learn. I believe you will be given an orientation on what to do, despite the fact that you have been doing real state. You are a clever girl. You will know what to do and you will know your way around. If you have me here, you shouldn’t worry about anything. I got you, so how long do you have?” “Just a few days, I have like three days to prepare, he hasn’t even given me time to say goodbye to my friends, we don’t have time” she said. sounding sad. “Don’t worry, we can organize for some of our friends to come over for the farewell party. I can ask Camilla to do the invites or we can still do it on our w******p group.” “That sounds like a great plan. I don’t know what I would have done without you, Hayley Brittney.” “I don’t see why you would use my full name though.” “ It doesn’t matter, now what are we waiting for?” It was still midmorning and the two ladies still had time to make the invites, so they invited themselves and went to the mall to do shopping for the party. During her time in Seattle, Arya made a lot of friends and, given that she was the daughter of the most famous billionaire in the country, she attracted most friends who were of the same caliber as her Camilla was also a graduate of the same course as Arya and when she got the call from Hayley, it did not take long to mobilize most of their friends from college and their old friends and tell them about the farewell party at Arya’s house. Going shopping did not take them long. The boys helped them around with carrying the drinks to the house and making sure that everything was in order. “Mom, dad did not even give me time to prepare and say goodbye to my friends. I have less than three days to prepare, despite. I am just twenty-four and I don’t think I am ready to take over the company, mom,” she complained on the phone. She was currently in her room talking to her mother. The party was just getting started downstairs. “Yes, I know honey, but you have tonight to say goodbye to your friends and two more days. Although this is your home, Arya and your father and I miss you dearly. He wants to see you around and doesn’t worry about work because you will be taken through the whole process, your dad is not going to quit working at the company, he just wants to. couch you early enough for the task ahead” “Okay mom, I know but I am way too young to even take over such a big company and despite you being here weeks ago on my graduation.” “Yes honey, I know, but we are your parents. We are allowed to miss you anytime.” “Okay mom, I got it, I will just use it these few days. Then come home, although it is not like I have any option right now” she said, and just then her bedroom door was knocked on, it was Camilla calling her. The party had just started and she was needed downstairs. “Mom, I have got to go. I am needed downstairs. We will catch up later. I will give you a call.” “Okay honey, take the car and please be responsible.” “Okay mom, I will, bye” she said and hung up. Arya was this type of sassy but very social young lady who was just learning to get used to the fact that she was the daughter of the most famous billionaire and she was already used to the limelight. She had all her life grown around maidens and maids to take care of her, she was not yet used to the kind of life where she had to live on her own and be responsible. “We have been waiting for you girl and you are just keeping us waiting. Now go downstairs and talk to our friends, they have been impatiently waiting for you” Camilla said once she got out of her room, her cause. She was on point, she was in a baby pink ball gown and some nude black stilettos. “I know but I was talking to my mom and you know you can’t say no to her, she is always bossy.” “Yes, just like my mom, what was she saying this time round?” “Nothing from the fact that I have to go back home and take over my father’s company, girl, I thought I was finally going to lead my free life and now having to go back home to take over the company gives me chills. I did not even want to say goodbye to my friends here, but I have no choice.” “I wish I could be in your shoes, but my brother is now the CEO and that is the position I have always wanted to have in my life. Anyway, I can't complain because he is my eldest brother and is part of my family. Let us get going. We can talk about this after the party is over” she said, and they headed downstairs. *** “I don’t think your daughter is ready to take over the company. Arya has been complaining about her not being ready for the big task ahead of us”, Ruth said to her husband that night as they prepared themselves to go to bed, “I have been telling you to prepare her, Ruth. It is your job to make sure that she is ready. You know she is our only child and she is the only heir to this company. She will just have to learn to live with” “Don’t tell me you are already blaming me over this. We have talked about this countless times.” “Yes, I know, but she listens to you more than she does to me. Although you know the task I have ahead, we have to tell her the truth, Ruth. It is time for her to know the whole truth. She is old enough to handle the truth, and that is my job.” “What truth, Danson?” “You know what I am talking about honey, about the deal we have with Mr. Collymore” “Ah, no, I don’t think this is the right time to tell her that. Let us wait for her to get used to running the company, then we can break the news to her. I know it will break her heart but we have to tell her.” “Okay, as you said honey, we can now go to sleep. I am feeling tired today, I had a long day today”, he said, and as the two went to bed that night, Ruth had more than enough to think about. Arya was her only daughter and they had risked her future without even involving her and she knew that the bombshell was not something that Arya was going to take so lightly, but she had to know the truth, her heart bled for her but that was the only way to save their company some few years back.
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