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"𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 done! Great job, Nyx. You are a natural." the photographer Reynolds announces and gives her a cheeky smile. Nyx simply nodes at him, not caring to smile.
But then she smiled rarely.
Her assistant, Diana, rushed to her with a bottle of water in her hand. The blonde assistant was older than Nyx but respected her a lot, not only because she was the major source of her income, but because she hasn't encountered a woman so confident and beautiful as Nyx.
"Miss Knight, your father called - he has requested an audience with you," she says.
Nyx nods and sighs. She isn't going back to that mansion again.
"Message him to meet me at my penthouse in an hour," she replies. Internally, she wished that her father would forget that he had to meet up with his eldest daughter. She has faced that man twice a week, and that is a feat alone.
Nyx changed into her black jumpsuit with a v-neck and slipped into her black heels in the dressing room. After checking herself out in the mirror, she walked outside and got into the car that waited for her at the entrance.
"Take me home," she tells Mr. Smith.
"Yes, Miss Knight," he replies.
Nyx looks out from the window of the car, thoughts running in her mind. Zion had canceled up her meeting with Ryan claiming that he had somewhere to be, but the voice of a female companion over the phone didn't go unnoticed by her. This was the first time he had lied to her, or so she believed, and she felt uneasy about it.
It was like her shields were up again around him.
They arrived at her home soon enough, and she walked into the elevator to get to the penthouse.
Gracie opened the door for her, greeting Nyx with a cute smile. Nyx smiled back, but then, she realized that something was wrong. She looked at Gracie and by the look in her eyes, she was sure that an unwanted guest had welcomed himself here.
"He bought them as well," Gracie said.
Nyx cursed under her breath. To think she wants to run away from her home right now.
She walked in with her neutral expression and stopped when she saw her father and his infuriating family. Kate had a grin on her face. There were hardly any times when Nyx saw her sad and Astrid looked.... terrified. Good.
"To what do I owe your presence here, Mr. Knight?" she says.
"I am your father, goddammit. What will it take you to call me dad?" he says.
Nyx chuckled. She made herself comfortable on the sofa opposite them, sitting gracefully like the Queen she is. She wasn't intimidated by the fact that her father was sitting next to her.
"Divorce and never meet with them, and then I might consider," she replies.
She watched as Kate's eyes widened and Astrid whimpered. But they said nothing... like always. It was fun knowing to her that they were terrified of her, they should be because they are still alive after the crime they had committed. Nyx would destroy someone who even dared to curse her mother, and there they are - breathing even after killing her mother.
"That is enough, Nyx. Apologize right now," her father says.
"I am afraid, Mr. Knight but I have done nothing wrong. I was just answering your question," she said with mock laced in her voice.
Her father curled up his fist and tension danced in the air. But she maintained her confident stance and glared at the three with her predatory eyes.
"What brings you here, Mr. Knight?" she asks, again.
"I heard what you did to Clara. That was not the right thing to do. You should apologize to the Pattisons right now. It is time that someone taught you manners." he said.
Nyx got up from her seat and then, walked to the kitchen. She didn't react at all, it was like she simply didn't care. Her father watched her all the time as she poured herself a glass of wine and asked Gracie to serve her dinner. She walked out of the kitchen and turned to her 'guests'.
"You are still here? Is there anything else you want to say?" she asks, cocking up her eyebrows.
"You, ungrateful child...." her father says but Kate refrains him from saying the words he might regret later on.
Nyx sighs, it turns out they wanted her reaction.
"Mr. Knight, listen to this very carefully. Celeste Nyx Knight doesn't apologize for trivial matters. Clara got what she deserved for daring to speak up against me. If she can't take an insult, then she shouldn't go about insulting others." she replies.
She then turns to Astrid.
"And you, Astrid. Don't ever tell anyone that you are related to me, it is infuriating enough that I will have to deal with your presence in my classes. If I hear from anyone that you told them that you are my.... step-sister I swear I will get you kicked off the college and your daddy here won't be able to do anything," she warns her.
She then turns as she hears Gracie get the dinner table ready for Nyx.
"Why are you like this? What have I done?" she hears a sweet voice behind her.
Astrid.
"Do I need to tell you this again and again? You are the bastard child of the Knight clan! A result of an affair between a married man and his mistress! You ruined my life the day you stepped in it. I would never accept you, ever. Get that in the empty head of yours, Astrid Serene Knight." she says.
"Celeste!" her father shouts at her as Astrid breaks into tears. Kate tries to comfort the poor girl.
"What, Mr. Knight? Can't handle the truth? Trust me I will make sure you die with the guilt in your heart." she says.
"Now get out of my house before I call the security!" she warns them.
Her father scoffs and grabs Kate by the hand as they walk out of the house. He slams the door as he walks out, probably wanting Nyx to retaliate but she says nothing.
Nyx looks at Gracie, who looks like she wants to say something but chooses not to. Good.
Nyx then adjusts herself comfortably on the dining table's chair and starts eating the dinner Gracie had prepared for her.
But then, she is interrupted again as her phone rings. She looks at the caller ID and her eyes widen. She picks up the phone immediately.
"Come here, quickly. It's Noah." the voice says from the other end.
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