Chapter 3
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Raven's P.O.V.
The taxi stopped in front of our crumbling house.
I stared at it for a long moment, wishing I could ask the driver to keep going.
Home wasn't home anymore.
It was just another place where I had to survive.
The moment I stepped inside, I was unfortunate enough to meet my drunk father in the living room.
"My share," he demanded.
Disgust filled my heart
"Well... I was almost r***d, so I wasn't paid any money," I explained trying to maintain my cool
He smashed the empty bottle against the floor.
"How dare you!" he roared. "Do you know who I am?"You should've let him r**e you, Maybe then you'd be useful for once"
The word r***d echoed in my mind.
That beast.
His face.
His irritating voice.
His hungry eyes.
I couldn't breathe.
I ran straight to the bathroom.
I scrubbed my skin until it turned red.
No matter how much soap I used, I still felt dirty.
I could still feel the beast's touch.
I scrubbed harder.
Tears blurred my vision as I tried to wash away a memory that refused to leave me.
I slid down the bathroom wall, wrapped my arms around my knees, and cried quietly until sleep claimed me on the cold tiled floor.
Damien Blackwood's P.O.V.
"Gone."
"Yes, sir."The frightened maid lowered her head.
"Get out."he ordered dangerously
My voice was calm, but everyone in the mansion knew calm was far more dangerous than anger.
The maid hurried out without another word.
I clenched my jaw.
"Weird"
Author's P.O.V.
Damien Blackwood was the richest and most mysterious CEO in the city.
Every business wanted to work with him.
Every rival feared him.
Women admired his strikingly handsome face
He rarely smiled.
He never joked.
His cold gaze alone was enough to make people lower their heads.
People whispered that he was ruthless.
Others called him a monster in a tailored suit.
But one thing everyone agreed on...
Never cross Damien Blackwood.
The ones who did, were either beneath the ground or has lost a body part
*Damien's P.o.v
My phone vibrated and I looked at the caller ID
It was my Dad calling I picked and I heard his horse voice
"Dinner at 8pm, I don't want to here that you are not coming"
"What if I say that" I asked unconcerned about his whatsoever dinner
"Then that means you want to lose your position" he said and he cut the call.
Immediately, I called my Thomas, my personal assistant. He arrived almost instantly
And he drove the car out. I was at the back seat and my eyes was fixed on the road so was his
"Boss, we need more workers in the company currently" he said with his eyes still fixed on the road
"So" I asked "are you telling me to recruit workers myself" I demanded
"No, I mean..." He stammered
"Nevermind" I cut him off
The car alighted at my parents mansion and the first person I saw was my Dad
"Hi dad" I greeted
"It's so good you showed up, Anna is here" he smiled
" And who is Anna" I feigned ignorance
"Don't tell me you don't remember that you guys are to get marry" he scolded
" I can't remember telling you I wanted to get married" I smirked
"You dare not, I am your father and I decide what happens in this house, if you're not happy with my decision then let one of your brother become the C.E.O" he said angrily
"Well, I didn't beg for this either"I said angrily too
He had no right to threaten me with my position in the company
My grandmother came over and tapped my back lightly
"Oh boy, you couldn't come and greet me" she said pretending not to see my dad
"I was stopped my someone grandma" I signaled to Thomas who was standing by the car.
He came over and gave her the gift he had prepare before coming to pick me up
"Ohh my days, you gut me this luxurious necklace brand, I heard it worths a billion or so"she gushed like a teenager
"Yes it is" I assured her .
We walked hand in hand and entered the dinning hall. Anna suddenly appeared before me
"Damien, have missed you" She said touching her heart insinuating she wished I could see her heart
"Good for you" I said grumpily and turned aside with my grandma
"Grandma, hallo, it's been such a long time" She said. Grandma just smiled and we countined our walk
"Grandma why don't you like Anna"I asked
" Because you don't like her too" she said and I smirked.
Grandma was the only one who truly understood me and the only one I smile with. While Dad was just a power and wealth hungry man and Mom was just a gentle observer who couldn't make her own decisions
The dinner went on and on before Anna ruined it for me
"Let's all welcome Anna back to the country" the MC said and instead of her to stand up and get her motherfucking ass back on the chair
Instead she went to the podium and started her speech
" Well I would like to thank my parents, they have been really responsible, and my in-laws The Blackwood are so good to me. And to my fiance Damien Blackwood..."
"Swallow those words right now" I said calmly from where I was sitting.
People turned their heads to my side and the eyes on me, but this was not the first time. I could see my Mom's pleading eyes , begging me not to ruin the occasion. The guest murmured aloud but I cared less. So I stood and went to the podium.
" Hello everyone, just here to inform you that am not Anna's fiance and am not interested in any sort of marriage alliance" I said picking my words slowly so it could sink into their skulls
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