Wish dragged her feet out of the elevator with red puffy eyes. She was still thinking about the incident happened just minutes ago.
William Brent was the worst person she had ever come across.
And now she had to marry this man. A womaniser. A manipulator. And on top of that full of pride. Even the thought made her head hurt.
While she walked towards the exit, something caught her eyes. It was that stepsister of hers and she was talking to.....the fake rich girl who stopped her last night? Were they acquainted? Moreover, this time the girl was wearing rather normal clothes.
The stepsister of her noticed Wish standing few steps away from her and hurriedly send the girl off and strutted in her heels towards Wish. Once, she was close enough, she scanned her from head to toe and raised her brows. She really had inherited her mothers attitude. The one Wish hated.
" Father wants you in the mansion. So, i came to pick you up." she popped her bubble gum.
" For what?"
She shrugged her shoulders, " How would i know?? Just come with me." and with that she turned around, passing her car keys to the valet.
After reaching the entrance, her convertible was already waiting outside. She got inside the car and Wish stopped for a second but got in eventually. It was already pretty late in the evening and Wish was tired as she hadn't gotten proper sleep since yesterday.
What would father want to talk about any way?
Through the car ride they didnt really talk but it wasnt as awkward since her stepsister was blasting one of the BT5 songs. They were the trendy band at the moment. Wish knew the band but wasnt really interested. It was her sister Lia, who introduced her to this trendy band.
Meanwhile, her stepsister drove the car almost in an illegal speed. Wish internally thought this was how spoiled rich kids live.
She was taken out of her thoughts when her stepsister cleared her throat, " Are you not going to ask my name or....?"
Wish gave her a look and sighed, " I thought you werent interested in introduction whatsoever."
She rolled her eyes, blowing the gum again, " Anyways, My name is Melissa but everyone calls me lisa."
" Oh, then im Wish." she spoke, " i dont have a nickname."
" How boring." was what lisa said.
Well, everything was boring to rich kids like them who were used to thrill unlike her. Wish suddenly remembered her sister and felt a sick tug on her heart.
In a few minuted they reached the mansion. Her father and stepmother were already there waiting for them in the office. Lisa immediately plopped on the couch and pulled out her phone, scrolling through it.
Wish stood infront of the desk, folding her arms, " What is it that you want to talk about?"
Her father smirked, throwing thick puff of smoke in the room. " How was it?"
Wish gave a confused look, " How was what?"
Her stepmother sighed loudly.
" Yesterday night...?" he gave an indirect answer.
" Yesterday....night..." she thought and just when she had got an idea her stepmother spoke up. " Did you have a good night yesterday with Mr.brent??" her tone was irritated, " Didnt you two sleep together?"
Wish's eyes grew wide with shock and anger, " We didnt do anything!" her voice shook all three in the room.
" Oh dear, its okay if you are embarrassed." her father laughed lightly and the stepmother flipped her hair, with annoyance.
" I said nothing happened." Wish face became dark, her father became startled for a minute. Lisa looked up from her phone, observing and listening to the conversation. If it were true then she would be relieved.
" Brent slept early and i slept later." Wish continued in a more calm manner. " So....nothing happened."
Her father gave a disappointed look and crashed on his chair.
" Oh, probably because he isnt attracted to you." her stepmother chimed, " It is something we cant do anything, you know." she slowly massaged her husband's shoulder, smirking to herself.
" I dont think that was the problem." Wish was back to her cool state.
" Then...what other possibilities could there be?" her stepmother raised her brows.
Wish directly locked eyes with her annoying stepmother. " He slept early because i poisoned him."
She gasped so loud and her father snapped his head quickly with the same shocked face. On the other side of the room, a loud bubble gum popped. Lisa was also staring at Wish with wide eyes.
" You....did...what?" her father stuttered, thinking he had misheard or something.
" I poisoned him." Wish spoke with a straight face. " He insulted me so i decided to poison his drink ."
" Does he know?" her stepmother's eyes were still wide and hands in the same position.
" Yes." she answered.
The stepmother stumbled backwards and her father's mouth gaped open.
"He dared insult me infront of hundreds of people." she continued speaking, ignoring their reactions, " This was what he deserved."
Her father suddenly stood up with an angered look, " Wish Lennon!"
She glared back at her father, unhinged by his tone.
" If you do immature things like that in the future, you can be punished."
" Father," Wish clenched her jaw, " The company's future is on My marriage. So, if you try meddling with it then who knows, you might be poisoned through your drink as well?"
Her father and stepmother gulped, unable to speak any further.
" Also.....he is a womaniser." was her last sentence as she stormed out of the office.
Lisa finally put down her phone, eyes following Wish. When she was out of sight, Lisa raised her brows, chewing her gum slowly.
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Right after stepping out of the office, two bodyguards blocked her path. " Ms.Lennon, we are your guards. Do you want to head straight to your apartment or somewhere else?"
She thought for a second and gave a tired answer, " To my apartment."
" Please follow us."
She reached her apartment quickly and realised it was only a few minutes away from her father's mansion. It was her first time in the apartment.
The place was pretty decent with a huge living room and kitchen. A bedroom with a veranda that had the view of the big city. Everything looked luxurious. But nothing could beat the comfiness of her bedroom back in her old house. Her own small bed that she used to long for especially when she came back from her part time job late.
Thinking about it, made her feel homesick. She missed her mom and Lia and not to mention Lucas. He was always there for her when anything happened. Even during high school, when she was bullied for being a loner and a nerd, he stood up for her. Thats how they became friends and eventually....dated.
Love.
It felt weird now that she thought of love. When Lucas first proposed to her, she was shocked. In all honesty, she never really had romantic feelings for him but decided to accept him to not hurt his feelings. Thinking that she might slowly start liking him back. They never kissed or did anything as well. Wish used to feel bad for him but Lucas was always so cheerful and didnt force them to do so. With him around, she was never bored or uncomfortable. If she ever fell in love, she wanted it to be Lucas.
Sadly, she had to leave him before she could actually fall in love with Lucas.
Wish was now on the bath tub, resting in the warm waters as she controlled her tears.
" Now, i have to look for a way to stop this marriage and take the revenge on the same time." she thought to herself. Everything was so tiring, her head felt heavy.
" I cant give up."
She slowly dipped her whole head inside the water and stayed in there for a little while.
Forgetting the reality.
.