The Decision That Sealed My Fate

Maira's pov I woke up to the sound of my alarm blasting on the side of my bed. I violently waved my hands trying to reach my mobile to shut that damn thing so that I could get another ten minutes sleep. Last night was very exciting for me and my friends as we were planning a much awaited picnic as we were not able to spend much time together due to our tight schedules. And while chatting away with them , I didn't keep track of the time and it was nearly dawn that I got the chance to rest my eyes. As I was slowly falling into a deep slumber, that annoying little thing had to go off again, successfully preventing me from having my beauty sleep. At last I gave up and sat up on my bed while covering my eyes in an attempt to block the sun rays that were peeking through the curtains. Sighing, i walked towards my bathroom. When I looked into the mirror, scary was not even the appropriate word to describe my state. I looked even worse. My hair was all over the place and the dark circles I had under my eyes were clearly taunting me. My usually porcelaine skin was looking all dull and lifeless. Without wasting any further time, I decided to brush my teeth and have a shower real quick. In the mean time, let me tell you about myself. I am 20, soon to be 21. I am around 5'4 and have no stiking facial features with honey brown hair. I am not really an introvert but I usually don't talk much and i hate making new friends. My friend circle consists of 4 girls including me and my best friends Sarah, Kendall and Genelia. These girls are literally my life and I can't even imagine living without them. I am the new CEO of my father's law firm called Affaires Légales.That was when reality came crashing on me. I realised I had a very important meeting with the notorious Kings today.( Well I guess that's enough ranting about my boring life for now?). I was actually nervous to see them, specially Aiden, after what I heard about him.He was completely ruthless and short tempered, but not to mention how much he was appreciated by the female population of LA. Well I can't really argue on that matter because I often saw him on business magazines and damn, THAT MAN WAS HOT AS HELL!!!!. His looks always had women kissing the ground ge walked on( too extra? i know, but it is what it is??‍♀️). After my morning routine, I made my way downstairs to see my dad already at the table eating his breakfast. When he noticed me entering the kitchen, he gave me a playful glare saying " May you know we have a very important meeting today and we can't lose the deal at any cost". My dad call me May even after I told him how riduculous the name sounded. Giving him a not so guilty smile I said" Dad, you know I am never late. It's only that I was chatting with the girls yesterday and I went to sleep really late. And Come on! Its only 08 15 and the meeting does not start until 10 30. Raising an eyebrow while chuckling my dad said " I knew you would forget about it. The King's had called the day before to reschedule the meeting at 09 30 instead of 10 30". In return I gave him a huge grin as I moved towards my mother who was busy cooking pancakes. Giving her a kiss i wished her a good morning and tried to steal a pancake from the plate. TRIED!! Before I was able to grab the pancake, my mom hit me with the spatula telling me to go sit down at the table to have my breakfast properly. My dad was only watching us with an amusing smile on his face. After I was done with our breakfast, I went into my room to grab my bag while quickly scanning my outfit and makeup for the last time. Today I choose to wear a checkered white skirt and v line fulll sleeved black shirt paired with black pumps and a black bag.  I rushed outside towards my black Mercedes that my dad gifted me on my last birthday.  Then I realised that my father's car was gone and it was already 09 00. Shitt!! I am late and dad will kill me if we lose this deal today. Guess what! Luck was definitely not on my side today. It was already 09 30 and I was still stuck in a b****y traffic jam. By the time I had reached my father's office, it was already 10 00 qnd I knew I was dead meat today. I quickly parked my car and when I was rushing towards the elevator, my secretary came running to me to inform me that the Kings has already arrived. Without losing time, I made my way to the top floor. When I reached the top floor, I ran towards the conference room. That I accidentally tripped and I fell face flat on the floor. "God how embarassing." I muttered under my breath. At that moment I just wished for the ground to open and swallow me. When I finally had the courage to lift my head, I saw that everyone had their eyes on me. My father and another middle aged man,whom i assume was Matthew King, was looking at me with worry in their eyes while. My breath got caught in my throat when my eyes moved onto the other three good looking men in front of me. They were the King brothers. The other two younger ones were looking at me with amusement while the eldest brother was staring intently at me with his cold blue eyes and he was clenching his jaw. I shivered at the intensity of his gaze on me. It was like he was reading past through me. I swallowed nervously and I stood up and went to my father, not really liking all the attention I brought upon myself. My dad watched me in concern. "Are you okay dear?"then I turned my head toward Matthew King to reply him with an awkward smile " I am fine Mr King. Thank you for asking. I am sorry for the embarassing moment I had there and I am sorry for being la...". I was cut off by an angry voice and I already knew to whom it belonged to."Well Miss Anderson you should try to be more responsible and try to be on time because I don't have the entire day to wait for you. Only because you are the owners daughter does not give you the right to do whatever you want and prance in whenever you like. Unlike you my time is very precious and i am a very busy man". Just when he was about to open his mouth to throw another insult my way, his father stopped him and said " That's enough Aiden!!" and pinned him with a scary glare that freezed me as well. By that time, I was already in tears and I ran out of the room without another glance at the others. The one thing I hated about myself was that I am very emotional. Even when someone slightly raised their voice at me, it would upset me and made me cry. When I reached the bathroom, I let my tears fall down and my thoughts went back to the embarassment I faced earlier. ...................................//....................................... Hello guys? Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Don't forget to comment and vote. P.s don't be too harsh with the comnents since its my first time writung a story. Love you?♥️