Rivals Forever

CHAPTER 2

Eva's character description :

26 , CEO of her company Phoenix Ltd. Tough, ambitious, realistic, mature, attractively sexy, respectable, intelligent, successful, smart, not so high on fashion, doesn't like to socialize, A big workaholic and has no space for nonsense.

Sarah's character description :

( Eva's elder sister)

33 , Friendly, jovial, highly fashionable, a big party-animal , loves to socialize , a successful fashion designer, A famous brand in the fashion industry and wants her little sister to have some life.

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Few days before Eva's nightmare ( Please refer to PROLOGUE for Eva's Nightmare)

Eva's POV ( Female Lead character)

" Get a side Sarah !, can't you see I'm in hurry ?? " I said making a straight face , spreading my hands in the air to my only elder sister in my highly panicked tone.

She lazily stepped a side giving me a way to which I quickly took her spot and grabbed my important files and other stuffs required for a very important seminar to happen today. Today is the day when the important heads of our business world are going to announce who they have selected for the project. And Hey !! Its just not an ' any ' project , It's my dream project ....well .... not only mine, but for other business men too. As many businessmen and big named companies has already submitted their projects to the judges.

This project consists of a huge land which is a perfect place to build a resort, and it is going to be gifted by the set of business heads in a half price of that land to the winner. In short, it's an absolutely perfect deal for a business, where profit is high and expense is like nothing in comparison.

And that's why It's my dream project, and god knows how hard I have worked for this. I and my sister have worked our asses off, day and night to become what we are now and we have really come a long way. I always wanted to become an entrepreneur as I always knew that I can do something good in this field.

5 years ago, I was absolutely nothing when I started my company with a zero, along with my best friend Harry. Everything was going well, until my best friend fled away with his hideous girlfriend, by looting 75 % of companies capital without my knowledge. He badly betrayed me and the company which stood on our partnership. He ran away to the place wherever the hell he is now.

After that treachery I received, I was so broken and lost back then that I never really thought that I could stand up again and rebuilt. But today my company, Phoenix Ltd is counted within the top 10 successful companies in USA, letting me held my head high. But despite of that, it doesn't quench my thirst as I wish to see my company as No. 1. And to do so and to boost my career, this project which I call it my dream project will help me get stronger and help me raise to the peak where I wish to see my company. If everything goes according to my expectation, than no one can stop me to be what I wish the most.

Right now, I am highly nervous and stressed about this announcement thing. And here my always relaxed sister is busy blabbering about a repeat telecast from her last night fashion party, and a bizarre drama carried out by her stupid alcoholic friends.

" Oh , c'mon Ev, its just 9 am and your Seminar begins at 10. Hence, you are absolutely NOT late honey.... Relax for once in your life ! " Said Sarah in her usual chilled tone, now sitting on a couch holding a cup of coffee.

I instantly turned to face her begged.

" Can you Please be a little quiet for some time, and that's gonna be a huge favor to me right now."

" Okay ....as you wish hot head." Sarah's eyebrows raised up to her hairline and down while the corner of her lips lifted to her cheek giving her irritated

expression.

I quickly open my office bag to check everything I am supposed to carry. My laptop, all my required important files; and that's when my eyes fall on the pen case kept safely in my bag's pocket . For a moment I went silent, and gently picked up the pen case and opened it . I picked up the pen from the case and silently looked at it .

Looking at it, I unknowingly slipped into my memory lane of the very last day of my college, remembering Mr. Alan Westwood, The Man who was my ideal, my mentor.

7 years ago he gifted me his favourite pen which itself was a huge honour for me. I always keep it safely in my office bag, even if I am not using it and I carry it along with me for any business deals or meetings I go . I believe that his blessings and good wishes are always there with me in it .

I heard Sarah exhaled a deep breath as she very well knew what I was in holding in my fingers.

" That's the pen of Mr. Westwood. Right ???"she asked.

" Ya... " I replied still fixing my eyes on it.

" He was a good man . May God bless his soul." Prayed Sarah.

After few days of my graduation ceremony I was shocked to get the news of his sudden demise.

Mr. Westwood left us all. I don't know much about him and his family, but after his death I heard that his family shifted to someplace else, and his New Jersey businesses was taken care by his Subordinates and managers.

"I miss him especially when I am on for such business deals and meetings. His memories keeps playing in the back of my mind." Saying that I felt little emotional while still holding the pen gently on my fingers.

Sarah turned me to face her,

holding my shoulder and spoke in her gentle tone .

" I know honey. It hurts, but You are my Star, little sugar. Mom Dad and Mr. Westwood, wherever they are , they would be proud of you. I am proud of you and even if they are not here their blessings are always with you. I am with you and I am sure you will get everything what you deserve." she spoke in her encouraging motherly tone while her voice reflected seriousness mixed with assurance.

I gave a small smile accepting and understanding whatever she said.

After our parents demise due to a car accident, Sarah is all I have got to call as my own. She never let me feel the emptiness of my parents in my life. The way she loves me and takes care of me, even our parents couldn't have matched up her level.

Sarah is not my elder sister s***h mom-dad, but also a huge name in fashion World. Just like me, she has worked really hard to become an esteemed brand herself. But unlike me, my sis has found herself her love who is her beautiful girlfriend Nina. Who is an upcoming model and they are really happy together. And also unlike me, Sarah knows how to live her life with fun which I always fail to do so.... coz guess what?? ...... I hate it to do so.

" Come on cheer up and go get what you want and All the Best of luck" Wishing me luck Sarah coated me with her warm hug and gave a peck on my cheek and than playfully pushed me towards the door.

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Reaching the venue I stepped out of my long car along with my assistant Janet. Janet is a smart, sincere and an honest employee of my company and a single mother of one who's working with me Since from the beginning of the company.

This Seminar is to be held in one of the floors of this tall skyscraper infront of me. Reaching to the 45th floor of the building, I step out of the elevator.

I roughly scrolled my eyes and could spot almost every top leading faces all across the room. Majority of them more than the age of fifties, while I was an only 26 year old CEO, standing in the middle of this old faced crowd. They all were standing along with their employees or managers, busy talking or discussing about their subjects. There were also many faces present here whom I didn't even recognise.

I knew that my competition was tough and by looking at their confident and calm faces, I felt flutter of tremendous nervousness in my gut. I slowly slipped my hand in my coat pocket and started to slowly press the softball which act as a huge stress buster for me. I prefer to keep it with me to fight these sort of hammering tension and ease my mind.

Like me, all these entrepreneurs have filed their project which will showcase their capabilities to the heads. In front of these big names of the business world, I was just an egg who has recently just cracked out of her shell. Not to sound over confident, but that doesn't make my potential for business any less. In a very short period of time of my business span, I have earned a huge reputation in this world.

May be I am a newborn, but it would be highly foolish to underestimate my capabilities and strategies for business.

" Miss Blue, That woman there to my left, I just heard her saying something to her boss. She said that there are high chances that business heads are going to select the young business talent." Janet Whispered bringing her lips close to my ear.

" Sounds good. But it is just a rumor, this is not confirmed But if it is so then it's really good. Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best." I said looking randomly at the crowd ahead wearing my straight face. Just scrolling like that my orbs rolled to my extreme left and they got stuck at someone.

As that someone was staring hard at me, God knows since when. He was around six feets tall, most probably of my age, had a mixture of handsome and cute face with straight brows and black eyes. His revan hair back brushed and styled in a quiff cut which suited him well.

What he wore was a navy blue business coat over his white shirt which fitted his perfect, well built body. And a navy blue coloured smart fit pant and stood with his shoulder leaning on the wall, flashing his smirk right at me. A smirk which can make any girl go crazy on him.

I didn't wanted to stare back at him but I did. My head kept on forcing me to look elsewhere, but as he was looking at me with his one straight gaze, I was forced to look back at him.

Watching me looking at him he waved his hand to me still smirking. Feeling highly strange about his attention towards me I gave him a hesitant nod and quickly looked elsewhere to divert my mind to anything. And to do that, I asked Janet a random question which crossed my head.

" Was- was the account file checked for the last month ??"

" Yes ... Miss Blue You certainly did." She replied promptly.

"Annnnd the- the license file ...?? I think we must --" I was just about to say something more on that topic when suddenly......

" Hi...!! " greeted a velvety, manly voice interrupting me in the middle.

I turned my head to look at the source of the voice, and to my surprise, It was the same guy who was staring at me earlier and now he was standing right in front of me My heart skipped a beat to find him this up close. He was really handsome with an energetic shade of a charming light on his face.

When someone says Hi you are supposed to Hi back, and I did the same but showing my zero interest to him. I never did well with strangers and was never much of a talker.

" I think I've seen you somewhere......" he said looking at me without a blink.

" Must be. I have a common face." I replied.

I noticed that his eyes were not ready to leave mine but I kept avoiding my eye contact with him.

" Trust me. That's really not a common face. Not everyone has such a gorgeous face like yours. " he said pinning me with his gaze and my eyes darted at him but I quickly looked away.

After exchanging our little Hi to each other and this insignificant interaction, it was as if he just got a chance to talk to me about anything he felt like. He started putting up his view pretty much about everything in the room, the weather, the meeting, the people around as if he was just trying to talk to me and I kept on nodding giving him a tight smile without speaking much.

I was doing it forcefully because I didn't wanted to be rude at anybody right now. For the matter of fact I didn't wanted to talk or listen to anyone as my mind was digging whole inside me, because of this announcement tension and this guy here, was not ready to stop at all.

Even after talking so much he never introduced himself, not that I was dying to know about him, but one thing I was obvious of that, that he was also a businessman just like all of us here. I wanted to stop him and I could have asked for his introduction. But as I said, I was so not in a mood to interact, and nor I was interested as I was somehow spending time and waiting to get inside the auditorium, While he kept talking. Suddenly a blonde girl appeared and interrupted his blabbering giving him a peck on his cheek.

" Here came and another party joiner '' I thought internally, raising a brow.

" Hi sweetheart ! " she spoke seductively standing along with him almost sticking her body to his.

She was almost a height of his shoulder, wore a tight black dress and a black pencil heels. She looked highly classy and carried an air of attitude and saw everybody else as if they were nothing but a bunch of insects.

" Hi and ha..ha. I have told you earlier a many times, I am not your 'sweetheart ' " He looked uncomfortable by her closeness but yet spoke playfully. I also noticed him shift a step away from her creating an easy space between them.

" How does it matter love, We are soon to be married" stated the girl.

" Rosette ... how can we be 'soon to be married '??? when I had never asked you hand." He spoke intimating her tone as if he was trying to clarify the information in front of us (me and jenet.)

I didn't like the Blondie, whoever she was but I internally was thankful to her to make this guy shut for a minute and let me breathe for a while. Once they started to talk to each other, I instantly found a way to excuse myself and made my way towards the washroom.

I took a while in there as I was enjoying the pin drop silence around me but when I came out I found all were getting inside the auditorium door.

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