The last Woman standing

My head spun, I could not believe my ears,was she serious?my upstairs people questioned, I took two steps to the the large desk that separated us."why,why are you doing this?" my heart quivered as I questioned her,the thought of my aunt thinking I was capable of s****l immorality disgusted me," oh please Harley, we both know you could do with some good time, besides this is for the company,your legacy." she said, the only sister my brother had,so cruel, brutal, selfish and arrogant.Well she was partly right,I was starved,but I pushed her statement to the back of my head,yes I wanted Oliva,but not in this way. Aunt Flora stood from her large office chair and my brown large rested on it,was this how she climbed up,got to the top ,by ruining people's lives? She moved boldly to the window,her pale suit shaped perfectly her African figure,the lady was a fashion killer, running a fashion magazine.As a heavy sigh escaped her mouth, her hands slide in her pockets, "so?what do you think?"aunt Flora pressured, "I'm a married woman." I debated,causing her to give a slight laugh, "you have already disrespected the ring." she uttered, "how long do you want me to bed him?" I asked, my voice impatient, "for as long as we can keep him in our books." she replied without hesitation. I watered my dry dyhradated lips with a bit of saliva,trying to process all of it, unable to understand why my aunt would make my life so miserable. "Come on ,we both know you want him." she said sarcastically, "What !no!" I exclaimed,she was right ,again,every bone inside me craved Oliva Page,the man had taken my entire body to cloud 99,he had me reach c****x uncountable times,I could still remember shivering between his sheets,my lips gently parting , whispering his name for he made me feel like a woman, something my husband made sure I missed. "I'm a married woman," I said truthfully,at least I hoped that meant something to her, "To a man who only touched you twice in life?, George is not into women" she said, raising her ebrow quizzically, it was so easy for her to play with people's feelings "you married me off to him." i said, the words shocked her, i could tell that she didn't expect them, and i didn't expect them either,I watched as her expression changed, I waited for whatever she had in mind "I did it for you," she said, "For me?" I barked, giving out an unconvinced laugh, "you did it for you aunt Flora,you did it for your name,for your title, like you are doing now." I added. My aunt breathed heavily,her gaze not leaving me, which I took as a warning, "fine,you are not the first to judge me and you won't be the last,I help you all, and what do you do, throw it all in my face, " she said, her voice now raising, she was getting angry,which was normal, my aunt hated been challenged, and that's what I was doing. I took steps back as she got closer to me,I could smell her wrath," you are where you because of me,I'm not going to let you ruin yourself,you are the next Harte after me, toughen up!" she shouted and I shivered helplessly."I'm not like you, I'm not like you." i said, "Im not cruel." I added, "mm,you think? ,cruelity runs in your blood." she replied, finding no difficulty in saying the words. My tears were threatning when a tiny voice spoke inside me, rebuking me,i was not going to cry, not infront of her,so i closed my eyes for a moment, swallowed hard and spoke boldly,"fine I ll do it,is that all?" I said,now saffocating, unable to breath, when no word came from her mouth i turned to the door, I needed fresh air. "Actually that was only part of it,our meeting i mean." aunt Flora said as my hands touched the lock,i turned to her, irritation written all over my face,"oh!breath girl " she said, her voice full of laugh, she was to the glass table, poured herself vodka,swang the glass as though it was not well mixed,what game was she playing, my upstairs people were confused, frustrated,all i wanted was to scream. "I ll be going away for awhile, and you will take over." she said, then her lips parted to drink ,I stared at her, waiting for her elaborate but she went mute,"Take over what?" I said, my voice defeated, having a half shrug, I was tired of her mind games, "Take over the company."she replied, "but thats Tessa's position, I argued, and I was right, everyone and every wall in the building knew Tessa would take after her mother, "Tessa is not a Harte Harley, you and i are the only Hartes in this building." she said, indicating with her finger,her eyes rolling. "You want me to betray Tessa " I whispered with disbelief, "I want you to take what belongs to you, I'm asking you to be selfish." my arrogant aunt responded. "She is your daughter." I pleaded, my heart sinking at the thought of hurting Tessa, the cousin I loved and cherished so much, a sister I never had. Tessa was an amazing creature,not particularly beautiful but she had a lovely heart. She ignored my statement and cleared her throat," you should be ready for the meeting,it will take place along the week." she ordered, " I ll not take the position." I defended myself, "Then you will lose your job." my aunt replied,my lips twisted,I laughed a bit and stepped back opened the door and disappeared . The corridor before me looked endless.I listened to the tip of my high heels against the black Clean tiles,doors were closed, people busy while my aunt made it her mission to destroy me, my office was at the end of the tunnel,and I was close to Tessa's when I heard voices and my pase slowed, one that belonged to Tony, Tessa's boyfriend,and one belonged to Phoebi, Tessa's sister, what was she doing in her office, I frowned. The two were arguing, Phoebi's voice very loud and uncontrolled "you chose Tessa over everyone and everything, over your own daughter Tony." Phoebi barked,my heart dropped at her statement,Tony had a daughter,I felt my entire body on my knees,and they refused to carry me further, I stood by the door, " Lizzy is your daughter Tony,and you act as though she never existed." her voice was now calmer, "I know Phoebi, but all this is not in my hands but your mother's." Tony said, my mouth felt dry, this was not my day, this was too much for a single person in one day. "Man up for once Tony,once!" Phoebi said, "Can we not do this here, in her office." Tony warned, "Then where?huh!" Phoebe was getting angry, "I can't do this," Tony replied and the door opened, his eyes rested on mine,and he almost fainted." Hi Tony!" I said, my smile failing, I tried to compose myself but it wasn't working, "Harley,it's not what you think." he said, " Oh! " I said,unable to understand how his mind operated, "Please don't tell Tessa,I will find my way." he explained, "Relax Tony,I won't," I uttered in disgusted manner, then continued with my journey. "Wow!" I exclaimed as I closed my office door,leaning against it ,with a spinning head I blinked and blinked, my eyes fell on the table tag on my desk "Mrs Harley Harte Smith." it read,I laughed and gave a half smile,I loved all I had achieve but the last name, Smith disgusted me. It belonged to my husband, every woman's dream man yet the man that took all I'm, made me a walking corspe, a shadow to myself.