Nicholas Perspective
I didn't sleep at all, like at all. It's been a week I met my wife-to-be but it looks like she didn't know that, anyway, that day was the fourth surprised I have in my life. I crotch on my bed and stare at the blank space still thinking about her. Her brown eyes that held fear at the same time determination, her lips frown and a the same time she smiled, her eyes say something else her face something else. I faced toward ceiling. Her necks had red marks, that only close person see the marks, she had make up on. And her scar on the back of knee.
She is the only heir -that's now I know when she told that Sana is not her mother and Lucy not her sister- but still she wore full sleeve. I've met so many heirs but she was the only one I didn't see as spoiled brat more like a pity -pretty princess. I laughed at my thought, princess. I closed my eyes to sleep thinking about her, smiling.
Earlier
"Do you like Nora?" Dad came from beside me, making me froze on my place. Out of nowhere.
"I don't know dad, it takes time," I said sighing, "but it didn't mean I am not interested in her." I added hurriedly, that he doesn't mistake me.
"Did you try to talk her, you know at the restaurant?" Dad asked and I shake my head. But than I looked at him he was staring at me, weirdly.
"I mean not completely, a little bit." I added, he frowned. He shifted in his chair. We were currently in his study. His study was really something. When you enter the right side has two shelf, in one he has content books and in another he has some important files and books. On my left there is a coffee table, I went towards the office desk he has in his study he was sitting behind in it reading a file. I sat across from and grab a globe. While playing with it we were talking.
"She has really hard time, Nico." He said to me. I kept spinning the globe. I noticed his stare at me, I sighed and leaned toward the desk.
"I know dad, I know she is going from hard time. " I said, " But do you know I am also having a really hard time." He look at me like I lost my mind, "Don't look at me like that," I warned, "You were the one who bombed on my head that you married when I was only four," His face changes in pity, "Than you were the one who introduced Seth as my brother when I was six, I didn't even look at him until he was three." He gave apologetic look. "Dad, you have to know that what I felt when I got know my mother died when I was only a year old and only two years later you married someone and started a family." He looked away, pursing his lips. "Seth and Violette don't even know that I am their half- brother." I said in low tone so no one can hear, "Seth still think that I ignored him because I was just not ready for the new brother but that's not true I wasn't ready for a family." Dad gave me apologetic and loving look.
"I am sorry." Dad said, "I am sorry, Nicholas. I didn't know you were_"
"You would never know that," I cut him off, "I am not upset just a little shocked because of Nora, anyway, I am going". He nodded. "To sleep".
"You have to come to the office." He said, I nodded. He look at me weirdly, "You didn't fight." I laughed and shook my head. I went out of my father's room and head to my room that I crashed into someone I don't want too.
One moment there was smile on my face and other scowl.
"Don't you have your eyes, son" my step mother Elizabeth said, that something was spilled on her dress. She was defiantly eavesdropping.
"I have, but it looks like you prefer listening more than seeing" I said, the look on her face was priceless. I laughed internally.
"Don't you dare talk me like that, you got it. Remember your place."
"I remember my place." I said a cocky smirk on my face," as an heir." I whispered. Her face got red but she held her anger. Good, that she had to do. I brushed past from her.
"I talked to your father about marriage, with Nora" I turned around and she take steps towards me. "What? why are you looking at me like that?" She said stopping a step, "I saw what happened to her at the dinner." She said in a pitying tone, "Poor girl." She clicked her tongue. She eyed me from up and down, "You know, both of you look great." She get to her toes and whisper in my ear, "Just like our mother, vulnerable." Than she was gone.
I don't know where there was a pain in my head. I ran to my room and open the door, locking it quickly. I grab my side of head and stumbling I went to my side drawer. I tried to find it but I didn't get it, feeling dizzy I grab both side of head. Where is it? Where it go? I tried again, putting my hand in the drawer and grab the medicine. I ate it and flop in the bed. A little later when the throbbing was better, I went up, shook my head and head to the shower.
Than again I flop on the bed.
Morning
I went to downstairs wearing a suit and head to dinning room for breakfast. Violette came and sat beside me, she gave me raise eyebrow while Seth clapped at my back. Confuse at both of them, I look toward dad he was also staring at me. I look all of them.
"What?" I snapped. And they look to each other and shrug. What's with this family? Shrugging, I also take a seat and do my breakfast.
"So are you going to company." Dad asked, amusement in his voice.
"That's why you were staring at me." I said and dad laughed. Violette leaned in omelette in her mouth.
"So, you really going to company and be a you know a intimate business man." She said moving her fork. I laughed and ruffled her hair, she scowled at me. I smirked, proud at what I done and doing. Violette put omelette in my juice. "Hey." I protested but the ruin was done. I glare at her but she gave me her sweetest smile, I sighed. Seth laughed beside me. A little later we heard something from kitchen. It was Elizabeth, she drop cups of tea.
"Elizabeth are you alright." Dad get up and went toward her. Seth reached to her first and check for any injury. Both of them sat her on the table also sat on their seat and started to eat.
"I am going everyone." I said done with my breakfast. "Come on kids." Seth and Violet went to get their bag and my dad bombed another news on my head.
"Nico we are going to David house for lunch, come home quickly. Enjoy." He waved.
How can he say that after bombing with so many news? He is doing alot these days.
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I sighed, there was so much work to do. What did Seth did?
"Hey bro, having fun?" The devil said from his mouth. I glared at him and he laughed throwing his head back. "Don't look at me like that. Mom forced me-" I rolled my eyes, Seth take a seat across from my table, "-You know I don't even know how to make deal." I lean back on my chair.
"Yeah, I can see that" I said gesturing to papers. He grinned. I continue doing my work and Seth doing stupid idiotic things in my office. I rolled my eyes at him. I saw a paper written that there is project meeting with Williamson's. The project is about a construction of a society and they want a project for it.
"Are we doing a contract with Williamson's?" He asked from Seth. Seth glance at him then again look at the fish protium, poking the fish from outside, idiot.
"Oh, you know they want some things from us like metals, cement etc." He said waving his hand here there, he doesn't know himself what is he talking? "Oh, and they also want painting supplies, artificial grass and plants, and they also want .... what was that?" He scratched his head trying to remember. He look towards me, I raise a brow towards him, He open his mouth, "What is the thing that we used when we get in elevator? The one we open with cards or ID whatsoever?" He move his hand in different direction. I look at him confusedly then realize what is he talking about. I massage between my eyes and move my hand round while saying,
"Are you talking about security finance?" I asked annoyed that he don't even know that.
"Yup, that thing" He said faced the protium again, scaring fishes. I sighed.
"Seth?" I called.
"Yes?"
"Can you please call Antonio here?" I asked.
"Of course. You don't have to say please." He beamed. I chuckled
"Do you say these things to your friends, or only me and Violette." I asked. He straightened himself.
"You know I can't interact with other people. That's why I ask dad to say you to handle business. I am not suited for these things." He said "You are" He gave me a genuine smile and then made himself escort out, but stopped at the doorway, "And for your question, Only you and chocolate matter to me." He said and closed the door. I chuckled and got relieved that at least these two are not like there mother. Door suddenly burst open and I flinched, "And dad said be fast we are going to his friend house, bye." He shouted and runaway. I laughed.
Bastard.