Chapter 15
"Are you saying that we are toxic, Neveah? Or are you trying to say that you were not wrong for breaking up with Liam because of an old man who wants to use and dump you? Is that it?!" Killian said darkly.
"Is that what Lily told you? That I broke up with Liam because I was following a rich old man and you believed her? She is your daughter but am I not your daughter too? Why do you always believe her and never even try to hear what I want to say?! Fine, you want me to go back to Liam right? Then I'll tell you right here and now, I will never go back to him, never!"
"You stupid girl! How dare you raise your voice at me?! You will go back to Liam, any arrangement you have made with any other man ends now, and we will start to prepare your marriage with Liam. I will not allow any other man into this family!" Killian's voice was cold and unwavering.
Neveah's heart sank, "When you called me here, I thought that somehow, we could mend our relationship and that we would be just as we were, when mom was here, before you brought those two women into your household." I looked over to Lily who was smiling victoriously.
"The people you are talking about are your family!"
"Family? Ha…" I scoffed, stepping back a bit, back into the invisible line that I had created between me and my father.
"They were never family, and ever since you brought them in and began to neglect me; you also destroyed your relationship with me. So go ahead and plan the marriage, you, CEO Killian will be made the laughing stock of the whole country. You can go ahead and do anything you want to do, I have nothing to lose anyway. And Lily, keep up with your lies, I know you don't want anyone to know that you slept with your step sister's boyfriend, or shall I say ex boyfriend, but that doesn't mean that you should start saying nonsense about me. I will not have it, have a good night."
"W… wait, Neveah, you…" Lily called out, a look of panic on her face.
"You did what?!" Killian yelled at Lily who shrank under his fiery gaze.
"Neveah… Neveah isn't telling the truth, she just said that because she wanted to get back at me, dad you know that I'll never do something like that. But… I have to go ask her something, I'll be back in a few minutes."
Lily ran after Neveah, yelling at her to wait. Neveah stopped, a bored expression was on her face.
"Who was he?" The moment Lily caught her breath, she asked, "That man you were having dinner with, who was he?"
"Why do you care? Are you thinking of sleeping with him too? Come one Lily, are you obsessed with the men I date or are you obsessed with me instead?"
Lily's face flushed with anger and she bawled her fists at her side, "You know what Neveah, you act so high and mighty all the time, but you're just someone who can't stand it when things don't go their way."
Neveah's lips curled into a smirk, "Says the person who slept with her sister's boyfriend. Also, what you just said right now, you're probably referring to yourself, as we both know what type of person you are. Lily, there's no need to put on any pretences between us anymore, we will never be sisters so don't go around acting like one, I like you better with that ugly look on your face." Neveah turned around to leave, but she remembered something else.
"Ah… Lest I forget. That man is not someone you can touch, if you do, I'll show you the huge difference between the both of us. You might have gotten dad's company behind you, but don't forget, I can destroy both you and the company, mark my words."
"You bitch! Come back here!" Neveah didn't respond to her and instead entered her car then drove out of the compound.
"Arghh!" Lily stomped her feet on the ground angrily, her face turning red.
"Neveah…" She heaved heavily, "How dare you!" She fumed in anger as she watched Neveah drive away. In a fit of frustration, she kicked a nearby flower pot, sending it crashing to the ground.
"You'll pay for speaking to me like that."
Meanwhile, Neveah was stuck in traffic on the bridge. Her phone rang and when she looked at the caller id, it was Nathan.
"What do you want?"
"Oh, you're cranky, did something happen?" Nathan questioned, his eyebrows raised. He had a glass of wine in his hand which he twirled slowly. He stood near the window, watching lights go on and off at other buildings.
Neveah sighed, "Lily went home to say something to my father, so called you an old sugar daddy." She smirked.
"A sugar daddy? That's not… anyways, I just called to tell you to be careful. There are reporters who will start looking for you soon enough, they have no business respecting your privacy." Nathan warned Neveah who sighed into the phone.
"I know that. If they're able to find my address, I'll have to move or get security, and I just got that house too."
"Well…" Nathan sat on the couch, leaning back considerably, "You can move to my house if you want to, I'll make sure you're very comfortable, in fact, it'll make the story more believable."
"I should come live with you? Why? So can you have sex with me?"
"What are you thinking in that silly little head of yours, Kitten. You are such a tease, thinking such bad things. Don't make me out to be a pervert." Nathan's voice got deeper as he spoke.
"You are a pervert."
"On a more serious note; if you feel like you can't go through with it, you can tell me and we'll stop."
"Are you actually getting scared now? You were the one who brought on this farce and now you want to back out? I'm fine with it, since I've agreed to continue, I'll see it to the very end. I'll make sure that both Lily and Liam regret messing with me."