Full Bloom

Danielle had just got home from her meeting when suddenly she heard explicit sounds coming from the master's bedroom. With heavy heart and feet, she slowly opened the knob and saw her step-sister, Amara, naked on top of her husband. Flabbergasted, Danielle left the room in a hurry. She never expected her husband, whom she had supported for the past 2 years, to cheat on her with her stepsister. Reminiscing on the past two years of her life in vain, treated coldly by her husband, and being abused by her adoptive family, she finally had enough of it. Danielle went to the lounge to see the divorce papers her husband forced her to sign. She scoffed at the thought of herself fighting against a relationship that's facing a dead-end. What did she even fight for all these two years? She read all the agreements on the divorce paper. How hilarious. He didn't even leave a few bucks for a divorce settlement. What a greedy man he is. After signing the papers, she took off her wedding ring. It only cost a few hundred dollars when she checked it at the store. At first, she thought it was because he was financially unstable. However, what he showed her in the past two years showed that it wasn't he was just unwilling to spend money on her. From her intel she already knew that there was only a 2% chance that he would fall for her. She had tried everything already. She was more of his maid than his wife, but she did not mind. She took the gamble hoping he would fall for her. But he didn't, he is still hung up on his ex, his greatest love, and my stepsister. Amara. Iconic, but that's true. "Wish you hell, birds of the same feather." She uttered as she left the house she bought under his name and the animals in heat making out on the master's bedroom. She called a taxi, "To Aeon Enterprises." Along the way, she threw away her old model smartphone. Her husband didn't bother buying her a new one even when he was rich. Daneille didn't bother anymore, but she vowed to repay them a hundred-fold with her own hands. From the windows of the taxi, she could see a tower, standing high so that it could reach the sky. She knows she's getting close. She sighed deeply. Two-years down the drain, but the company worked well even without her. She ought to inspect the company and cleanse it. After all, it has been two long years, and greed never ends. Not less than 5 minutes later, she reached her destination. She gave the driver a business card instead of money, "Ma'am". The driver exclaimed, but she cut him off at once, "Take this to the desk inside, show them this, and they'll guide you to the top floor. If they do not, call the number on the card." Without another second wasted, she inhaled the fresh air and freedom. She went inside, her inspection started at the front desk. Let's see how they handle customers. She passed through the guards that let her in even with her not-so-fancy clothes. However, when she reached the front desk, the receptionist didn't even bother to look at her, it was as if she was a child that couldn't reach the top of the counter, and she couldn't see her. Annoyed, Daneille tapped the wooden counter twice, "Excuse me?" Then the receptionist turned to her. "Oh, sorry, I didn't notice poverty here." Daneille is agitated. She didn't bother fighting back with words, only dogs can bark. "Is COO Kai in?" the receptionist chuckled, "Ayoo, this poverty-stricken lady wants to meet our Chief Operating Officer? Girl, I advise you, be realistic! COO Jenson Kai Aeon doesn't meet with just anybody!" She replied with a smile, "Thank you, may I borrow your telephone?" The receptionist then picked up the telephone and placed it on the wooden counter, "Fine, but let me know if you're having trouble using it, after all low-life's doesn't have this kind of telephone." Daneille dialed the number to her brother's floor. It took a long time before it got through. Soon, her brother's secretary answered, "Hello, if this isn't important I'll hang up." Daneille, "Derek, take this to my brother, NOW!" Derek is now in cold sweat, "M-Miss Elle. You're back?" Daneille laughed, "Or else? Who would dare pretend to be me and call Kai at the receptionist's desk?" She continued, "Derek, I need to talk with my brother, please pass the phone now." The receptionist, thinking that it was an act, scoffed. But she didn't dare interrupt. Derek then hung up. Daneille is confused. She said pass the phone, not end it. "Done with your act?" The receptionist said. Daneille, finally done with all the things that happened throughout the day, counters, "Miss, whoever you are, I don't care. Please learn some manners." The receptionist just laughed it off, "How can a low-life like you teach me manners?" But soon she shut up, a figure wearing a custom-made black brioni suit paired with a limited edition watch from Vacheron Constantin. But this man not only carries good stuff, but also a handsome face. "Sir" The receptionist bows, but the man paid no heed to her, "The little girl finally comes home?" She faces the 'poor looking lady' that the receptionist insulted a couple of times. Then Derek, behind the man with priceless clothes, kept staring daggers at the receptionist. The receptionist knew she had made a big mistake, she immediately knelt in front of the lady in ragged clothes, "My lady, please forgive me, I didn't know," She did not finish her words, "Just because you don't know doesn't mean you can treat anyone like that. Any businesswomen would inspect the company with this attitude. And I am the first. You are fired, Miss Receptionist," Daneille said without blinking, staring directly at the now fired receptionist. The man then quickly turned his attention to what had happened, "Come one baby, let's get you new clothes. Such people don't deserve your attention. Ugh, I hate how poorly you're dressed. What happened to our beauty queen?" Daneillle's POV "Yes, yes, yes, stop blabbering brother, you're noisy!" I replied, then laughed, he laughed it off with me, "You still have a glib-tongue." He replied. We rode the elevator and I ordered Derek to hire a new receptionist and not let the word out. I told them my plan, and they agreed with me. Reaching the B3 parking lot only for the Aeon's and special people. We rode my brother's Mercedez-Benz, I don't know what model it is, but it seems that it was his birthday present. "Baby, you missed my birthday. How will you make it up to me?" He's the second child, but he's more like the youngest. "You decide." I replied, since he brought it up, he must have had something in mind. He smirks, oh I have a bad feeling on what he's planning. Since our family is the richest globally, it won't be something so easy to acquire. He broke the silence, "Attend to my banquet, let the world know who you are." I heaved a sigh in relief, "God brother, you made me worry there, I thought you'd ask for something impossible to acquire, but it's just a banquet? Are you sure?" My brother laughed, "It's like a party for the continent's richest, and of course your ex-husband will be there too." I was a bit taken aback, my ex husband. That sounds hilarious. "Sure he'd be there with his mistress." Just with the last word in my sentence, my brother stepped on the brake, "What the actual duck? He dared cheat on my princess?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To Be Continued Please take note that this story is purely fictional. All the names, characters, establishments and scenarios are from the author's imagination only. Characters in the story: Danielle Jeus (Fake identity) Daneille Jeus Aeon (Real Name) Amara Jeus (Daughter of the Jeus) Tyron Legion (Husband of Daneille) Jenson Kai Aeon (Brother of Daneille) Derek Paz (Jenson's Secretary)