"I can't believe I have to go to that annoying desert just to prove myself." Barbara said to herself. She didn't like the idea of going to Egypt, it was too hot for her but she did not have a choice. She valued her beauty more than anything and her father has been nagging her about getting married for the past three months. He even set up a blind date with some guy she can't even seem to remember because she hated him. She didn't want to get married and she didn't want to have children either because she wanted to enjoy the wealth on her own she didn't want some guy telling her what to do with her money or some kids telling her to buy them dolls. She wanted the money all to herself but only if Armand would choose her as the next CEO of his company, for now all she has to do is cross her fingers and prove herself to Armand that she is worthy of running the company.
On the other hand Matteo was not worried about becoming the next CEO because all he cares about is spending time with his wife and kids. He didn't want to to become the next CEO. Armand taught him how to run the company, because all he ever wanted was for Matteo to become the next CEO but Matteo didn't care. Armand didn't want to hurt his grandchildren's feeling so he took that decision. Even though some of his grandchildren wanted to become the next CEO, he only had one CEO in his mind and that was Matteo.
Today the were having a small party, well that's what they called it but for an ordinary person it was an exorbitant party. The mansion was decorated in black and gold balloons, blue and silver lights and some flowers on the ceiling. The also decorated the garden. Armand was happy with how the party was going, the guests were happy. It was copious for just a good luck party.
"this place looks fancy." One of the guests said looking at how the place was decorated.
"you only see the beauty on the outside not the inside, if you knew what was happening in this family then you wouldn't be here." Barbara said approaching the guest, with a glass of wine on her hand.
"what do you mean?" the guest asked not knowing what she meant by her words.
"I mean to say that you people are blinded by our fame, money, this huge mansion and many other things you can think of. Have you ever asked yourself about where all this wealth came from." Barbara said with a smirk on her face.
" Didn't your grandfather work hard to get to where he is today.?" The guest asked.
" Is that what he told you? There are a lot of things happening behind the wall my friend. If you want to know what I mean the you can contact me here is my number." She said giving the guest her business card. The guest didn't understand why Barbara would want to reveal her family's secrets like that, but Barbara had her own reasons. She held a grudge against Armand because of the incident that happened 10 years ago. Nobody knows about it because every trace of it has disappeared and people stopped talking about it like it never even happened. The younger generation doesn't know about it because nobody dares to talk about it. But Barbara can't seem to forget it because it left her with a huge scar in her heart and in her mind. She couldn't wait to make him pay for ignoring everything and everyone that turned a blind eye and acted like nothing ever happened.