~City of Prix~
It's a new day at the office. One week has past since the death of the former CEO. Employees are busy working. The sun is glaring outside. Soon, the clock showed lunch time. People started getting off their chairs and moving around, gossiping. Suddenly, the CEO's cabin door opens. Employees turn their heads towards the opened door. The new CEO, comes out. Her hair was tied in an updo. Her heels clacking on the floor, her eyes on her watch, which then lifted up and quickly hovered over everyone in the hall, Wini was now heading for her lunch.
"Bossy ain't she?" said an employee.
"But she didn't show any such thing yet, " Said another… "But girl, she's got some tantrums," said another employee. "Have your lunch guys!" Isabella said aloud.
Wini was looking at her phone while heading towards the cafeteria and suddenly,
*THUD*
Wini bangs with a man.
"Ouch!" She exclaimed.
"I am sorry Ma'am!" said the man's voice.
Wini slowly opened her eyes after the banging and saw an employee standing in front of her with several files. "What do you think you're doing huh? Wini yells at him. " You trying make an impression on me by working during lunch hours?" She asked that person angrily.
"Um.. Not really Ma'am.. I.. " He stuttered.
"Move out of my way now!" Wini ordered. The man moved himself quickly out of her way. Wini hastily walked towards the cafeteria. People around were looking all these and started murmuring. "Wow, attitude on point…" one of the voices said. The workers in the office were gradually having an idea that their new CEO was bossy in nature. And, what about the man who just bumped upon her?
"Alec!? You alright?" a friend of Alec calls out. Alec who was still staring at Wini in awe now gained consciousness. "Oh yea! Fine" he responded. "Maybe she's having a rough day, huh! " his friend told him to which Alec had no reaction. "Gotta go, these papers need to be scanned! " Alec said as he started walking.
~City of Volis~
One week has passed. The new couple were not talking to each other. Not that they were mad but they weren't just interested. Arya got busy with his new position in the Social welfare society. Maya has been a workaholic as always. Stella was however not happy with this situation but she anyways apprehended this coming.
"You know my father, he was not a good man" Stella said in an attempt to gain the attention of the two. "He was not good with anyone, except me. But, it wasn't like that always. When I was born as a girl, he wasn't happy" Stella sighed.
Arya and Maya came closer to hear her. "This is also another reason, he later adopted Morris, your uncle" She said and looked at Arya.
"Oh! Didn't know about this!" Arya responded. "But then what made him change his mind?... Mom?" Maya addressed Stella as 'mom' for the first time. Stella blushed with happiness, held her hand and made her sit beside her. "Then things gradually changed, sweetheart," Stella replied.
Arya was listening to her carefully while standing. "It was prevalent all over that your grandfather was a gangster." She continued. "He became so after being betrayed by his own family members. His family… " There was a sudden knock on the door and Stella was interrupted.
"I will check it" Arya said. He opened the door only to find there wasn't anyone. As he was about to close the door, a hand obstructed. He was shocked to see this and moved back. Water was dripping from his hands and as the man slowly appeared in front of the door, Arya saw that the man looked as if he was drenched in water. Maya and Stella came rushing to see who it was.
LAKE! LAKE! THAT LAKE!
The man called aloud abruptly. "Evil! It will swallow my son" he looked tense and started sobbing. Everyone in the house was confused. Arya clenched his fist and calmed himself. He called the man inside. Maya went to bring him a towel. Stella made the man sit on their sofa, despite knowing it would get wet.