"Miss Sophie? I'm Ann. I'll take you to the hairdresser and beautician" The woman pointed to the exit. Sophie wasn't entirely convinced, but knowing what her boss might do, she closed her laptop and went with Ann to the car.
Sophie didn't like to spend a lot of time beautifying herself. She knew it would all take several hours and she cried sadly in her mind. Time passed mercilessly slowly as the others tried to make her unearthly beautiful. And you could say that they succeeded. Her long light brown hair, slightly wavy, shone and covered with a bit of gold glitter. Her beautifully green eyes were perfectly defined and looked menacing. Darell wanted her to look fiery and the makeup artist did it perfectly. Her long, deep green satin dress with a slit on the side highlighted her green eyes even more. She looked like a queen from a fairy tale land. They returned to the company around 3 p.m.
"Mr. Pilsar is waiting on the top floor" The woman said, and then left. Sophie entered the elevator and went to the floor where Darell's apartment was. She entered without knocking, finding him buttoning his shirt in the color of her dress. The man looked at her, his eyes penetrating her body.
"You look perfect" A small smile on his face. "It's good that you're here. Help me fasten this" He spread his hands, waiting patiently. Sophie walked over, irritated by his behavior, and started buttoning his shirt without saying a word. She left the last one unbuttoned with a stupid smirk on her face.
"What's so funny?" He glared straight into her eyes, standing centimeters away from her.
"Women will go crazy" She laughed sarcastically. A small vein appeared on his forehead. He knew what awaited him and how tiring it would be. It was difficult to be as handsome and accomplished man as he was. She walked away from him seeing the anger in his eyes. She took his black jacket and helped him put it on, straightening his collar. Darell brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
"Ready?" He smiled dangerously.
"Let's spoil their party" Fires in her eyes. They took each other's hands and walked to the car waiting for them.
"Why matching outfits?" She asked, looking out the car window.
"I like to announce what's mine this way" He placed his hand on her thigh, which was immediately slapped.
"I'm your employee, not your property" She got angry.
"No difference" He rubbed the poor hand that didn't experience pleasure for long.
They got off in front of the hotel where the party was taking place. He grabbed her by the waist and led her to the main hall with a very serious expression on his face.
"Let's see the reaction of some fallen people" He said in her ear before they confidently entered the hall. People quickly noticed Darell and started approaching him. They were very surprised to see Sophie at his side, but no one dared to openly ask what was going on. However, Darell, seeing that everyone was already present, including the three they were looking for, announced something that aroused whispers in the room.
"I'm glad everyone arrived. I wanted to tell you that I have acquired an irreplaceable employee for my company" He looked playfully at Sophie. "Within a week, she brought very large profits that anyone could only dream of. I wouldn't have achieved this if it weren't for Antonio Forzani and his decision" He pointed to the angry looking man. "Antonio, I rarely say thank you but let me shake your hand as a thank you" He extended his hand towards the man, obviously mocking him. "I am extremely grateful to you for Miss Sophie dear Antonio. How's your daughter doing?" He raised an eyebrow questioningly. "Can she cope in this difficult time for you?"
He looked behind the man, seeing Bethany shrunken in Anthony's arms. She looked like she was about to start crying and her lover looked like he wanted to throw his fists at him. Their appearance gave the two pleasure and satisfaction. Antonio glared at Sophie, not believing what he was hearing
"How dare you" He began menacingly. "After everything I've done for you" He waved his hand.
"That's why Mr. Antonio" She interrupted him, coming closer to him. "As you can see, my new boss appreciates my work and allows me to develop. How were the customers? Did they find a good excuse for why they chose my side?" She asked with a smile, making him even more angry.
"How dare you!" He swung to hit her in the face, but was quickly stopped by Darell.
"I wouldn't advise it if I were you" He threatened, squeezing his wrist painfully.
"Don't interfere! She's my daughter and I can do whatever I want with her!" He shouted, not paying attention to where he was.
"Daughter?" Darell took a step closer. "You disowned her in front of everyone a week ago" He looked down at him. "You took everything from her and left her with nothing. Your power over her ended that day. Sophie is now in my care. I won't let you touch her" He squeezed him even tighter, causing Antonio to grimace.
"Please! Mr. Pilsar! Don't hurt my dad" Bethany ran up with tears in her eyes, wanting to protect her father. "It's not his fault that Sophie is like this" She looked innocently at the girl.
"Sophie, please... Stop taking revenge on us. We don't owe you anything. We want to live in peace. Why are you so cruel?" Tears streamed down her face, making her a victim. However, it is not known whether anyone would believe in such a scene. Sophie walked up to Bethany and wiped her wet cheek with her hand.
"Bethany... You took everything from me that day. You took my family, home, job and fiancé"
"Anthony and I love each other! It wouldn't work out for you anyway!" She interrupted, hugging the man who approached her.
"I see now" She looked indifferently at the loving couple. "Mr. Pilsar simply took me under his wing, seeing how valuable an employee I could be. And I" She walked up to Darell, placing her hand on his shoulder. "I'm going to show him what I'm capable of. I want my new boss to appreciate me. So I don't understand why you say I'm taking revenge. I only follow his orders" She shrugged. "It's not my fault you're not good enough" She looked victoriously at the woman. Jealousy and regret burned in her eyes.
Darell took Sophie's hand and without a word they walked away from the angry trio towards the buffet. They grabbed a few snacks and had a conversation with the other participants from time to time. Sophie took advantage of her free time and went to the toilet. Coming out, she saw Anthony standing next to her. She looked at him pitifully and wanted to walk past him, but he grabbed her hand. She quickly pulled away from his embrace, glaring at him.
"Did you think that if you make yourself beautiful and stick to Pilsar, I would feel jealous and want to come back to you?" He asked, strangely proud of himself. Sophie raised an eyebrow in disbelief.
"How did you come to that?" Why should she explain herself to him? He's a dumb handsome guy. It's a pity that he won't understand the words anyway.
"Bethany told me you'd definitely want to win me back. But I only love her. Forget about me" He finished his speech with his head held high. Sophie looked at him, sighing heavily. It's good that he left her, otherwise she would have ended it herself.
"Okay" She replied monotonously and without giving him any more attention, she returned to the room before she did something she shouldn't.
For a moment she searched with her eyes for Darell, whom she saw surrounded by a crowd of women. He had a very serious face. Sophie almost burst out laughing when she saw him like that. However, she was quickly surrounded by men and she couldn't laugh anymore.
It was already late when Sophie decided it was time to go back. She was exhausted from the constant talking and smiling. She couldn't see Darell in the room to tell him about it. She decided to look for him elsewhere. He must have been fed up with everything like she was because she noticed him outside in the garden. He had a very bored look on his face and couldn't get rid of some intruder that was stuck to him. As she got closer, she noticed Bethany, swaying on her feet and leaning on the man. Regardless of her ineffective flirtation, she approached them, trying not to laugh.
"Ehm" She cleared her throat, interrupting the woman's stupid game. "Boss, I just wanted to let you know that I'll be getting home" She tried not to look into his dangerous-looking eyes.
"Sophie, it's not what you think" Bethany started to explain. "I had a bit too much to drink and Mr. Pilsar just wanted to help me. Nothing happened" She looked sadly at Sophie, who was trying not to look at her so as not to burst out laughing. Very irritated, Darell quickly typed something on his phone and put it in his pocket.
"Ah!" Bethany leaned back against the losing patience man. "Could you help me get back to the room? I would be very grateful" She blinked miserably at him. "Sophie, you don't mind, do you?" She asked as if asking for her consent.
"Of course" She agreed seriously. "You should help women in need"
Bethany, happy with the answer, grabbed Darell's arm, pulling him inside.
"Let's go" He said through his teeth to the bothersome woman. He quickly turned his head towards Sophie only to see her covering her mouth with her hand, trying not to laugh.
"The car will be here soon. Wait for me" He threatened.