The Billionaire's ex-secretary

8. My solace

Adam's POV

Happiness engulfed my heart seeing Eva Brown, my solace in front of my eyes. My heart pounded against my ribs and my lungs felt heavy. My breath hitched in my throat and my eyes got glittered. For a few seconds, I couldn't even trust my eyes. It took some second to believe that she was here.

My condition became like this because Eva was the most special person in my life. She was the one who supported me in my thick time. If today I am well established, somewhere this credit goes to Eva. As I am aware of the fact, if she wasn't in my life then I might have been stuck around my effing family who always took me as a weapon. A weapon that they wanted to use against their enemy.

My brother Ryan Miller and father Mr. Joe Miller always loved money more than anything, they kept finding ways to get their hands on the money, and then they met Emma Connell, luckily she was from a wealthy family, and unluckily widowed. Mr Miller trapped that lady and married her.

Ryan and Mr. Miller were the happiest people on the earth, so I. As I was envious of my friends who have a mother, they always made fun of me, and when Mr. Miller married Mrs. Connell, I thought now I also have a mother and it would be make my classmates silent.

My happiness was also because of another reason; along with my mother, I also got another brother, Aiden Connell. He was the same age as me. I thought it would be nice to have someone like him with me.

Further, Ryan never played with me. He was 5 years older than me, so he found me disturbing. Ryan always pushed me and maintained a distance with me and remained busy with Mr Miller, so I thought now I have Aiden. He will play with me. We will go to the same high school and do everything which brothers do like pulling each other's legs, blaming each other before parents, fighting like crazy people, and most importantly taking care of each other.

However, all my dreams were wiped away when Mr Miller decided to send me and Aiden away. He said that he was sending us to higher studies, but it was a big lie. He sent Aiden away because he didn't want any difficulties in his plans and about me then he must have felt I am too young to be involved in his and Ryan's vicious plan.

I am glad that he sent me away or else I would have become like them; a monster. Though they sent us to different cities, I and Aiden didn't get a chance to bond well.

Still, it was a good decision. Suppose I would have lived with them, and then I must have become one of them and remain busy in some friggin plan to get some money in the wrong way.

Well, Aiden and I returned to New York after his mother died. Aiden decided to stay in New York or I should say that he was forced to stay. I was again sent away.

I hadn't any idea what was going on behind my back. Those mentally retarded bullied Aiden and like this, they killed the dream of mine having a happy family.

Three years ago, I didn't know anything. So, I always tried to mend the relationship between Aiden and my family as I thought there must be some misunderstanding and that's why Aiden and my family distanced themselves from each other.

I planned to work under Aiden, and always tried to get in his good books. Also, I thought that what if I didn't get brotherly love in childhood? Now, I can get it. Further, Aiden became my role model. I began to think I should become successful like him.

A well-known businessman who would rule in the business world. I bore his anger, insult still I kept trying and learning from him, and slowly I could feel his behaviour changing towards me. He acknowledged my endeavour, but little did I know a storm was waiting for me.

His grandfather died and at the funeral, I found out a terrible truth. I came to know the terrible deeds of my family. How they always plan against him. So, I decided that I would move away from New York and accept Aiden's offer to focus on London's company.

However, no one knows that there was another reason behind coming to London. It was to escape from the crisis. I did a terrible deed for which I can't forgive myself.

I remember after drinking whiskey I got badly drunk and sexed with Eva. No, I don't even want to remember that phase as I am still angry at myself. How could I lose my control and take advantage of her feelings? And because of this, she went away from me.

Well, that is the past, I can't change anything. It is better if I focus on my present and fulfil that dream; I want to become a top businessman not in London but in the entire world. This dream is not only mine but also Aiden's. He, too, desires to see me touching the skies.

Yes, the bond between Aiden and me became good. We didn't become brothers as I guess neither of us can now accept each other as brothers. He can't accept me because whatever my family did with him, so I.

Though we became good friends, who can lean on each other. Whenever I go to New York I stay with him and his wife, Ariana. I must thank her for changing Aiden. He was such a pitiful guy but now see, he is a lively person. It seems no one can be happier than Aiden.

And me? What about my happiness? I don't know. Sometimes I feel happy as I have succeeded. I am making my name. Now no one gives me a doubtful gaze. They no longer think I am a bad person like my family. Or do they think? I don't know as the truth is I stopped giving damn to them and began to focus on my career.

Three years is a lot. It can change the person; from their behaviour to their lifestyle. I changed too. I am no longer carefree or lovable or cute Adam. Also, occasionally I become arrogant. As circumstances become like that where you can't achieve anything with politeness and calmness and also you find some bulls who want to kick you, so for a counter cut, you need to become a Lion. A lion is the king of the forest; a king must know how to continue embarking on the ladder and how to drag a bull away from the track.

Further, it is necessary to be rude or else everyone takes for granted.

One more change happened; now I don't have a personal life as I remain busy at work. Yes, I became workaholic and thanks to it, I have acquired so many small companies and some big one too.

Ingloy is one of them. It is a leading software developing company. I acquired that as it will boost me economically. However, I didn't know that by acquiring that company, I would meet my solace, Eva.

The moment I got a glimpse of her, I rooted at my place and got nostalgic as all memories got fresh. How that mad girl used to work like crazy. She also used to force me to work like a donkey. Seriously, I was her boss, but she acted bossy around me, perhaps that's why I got attached to her. She treated me as Adam, not as Adam Miller or stepbrother of Aiden.

She made me find a dream for myself and taught me how to live with peace. In these three years, I got so many things but I didn't get any peace but today I felt like I got my harmony.

However, I know the present situation is different. She no longer thinks of me as her friend.

My mistake, how can I even think after three years the bond between us will be the same even after that f*****g night.

I wish I could alter my past and stop myself from liquoring up.

To be continued.