You're Mine (GXG) -Completed/Re-Editing-

THREE

BECKY:

I have caught a cold, a bad one.

For the past 5 days, I have been doing remote work as Moly, my assistant, insisted. It was rather convenient anyways; although I liked my office, I've been enjoying the work from the comfort of my well-furnished room. 

Sneeze. 

Maybe not so much. 

-" Ugh, I really hate this "

-" I knew you'd fall sick one day. You never cover your hair after your shower!"

I roll my eyes and I proceed to pick up my phone from the nightstand.

-"You have an important meeting in a few minutes, Becky"

I make a slow nod. 

Another sneeze.

Breathing was a chore and chills hovered all over my body. Despite the blanket, I huddled myself in, I still felt like an ice cube. 

Moments later, she turns on the TV, and while she was switching channels, I was scrolling through my emails. I grimace when I see how the contract I have been pushing for the past 4 months was still not finished up, so I open my mouth to protest. She cuts me off.

-"Hm, She looks familiar" I hear her murmuring.

I thought I knew the voice. 

***

The meeting was over in a matter of minutes, and somehow we were able to agree on the contract; it was one of the most important deals of the whole year, and I knew that if I get it, I'd definitely prove myself to my dad and inherit the company. Well, so I wish. The only one who knew the answer to that was the legal consultant of the family; aka the only man alive who had access to my dad's will besides my dad. I couldn't care less about this boring stuff, but it appears that my future was now in the hands of a piece of paper. 

I had a better vision of my future though... 

[8 YEARS AGO]

The library closed, and I was still hoping Sonya would somehow show up. I wait a bit more. I check my watch in despair but to no avail. She was rejecting my calls. The sky above my head was opaque, and heavy rain starts pouring. I rub my hands but they only get colder, numb even. My legs were shaking in their spot but I push them forwards, towards her house. After what felt like only 3 hours of waiting and relentless texting and calling, my phone finally comes alive:

-"Let's break up. I don't want to see you again."

[THE PRESENT MOMENT]

That was the 1st time in my adult life I cried myself to sleep. I couldn't bear it at first, but something bigger befell my family which had made me forget all about it. My dad became ill. That man made of stone whose mere mention used to cause terror in our mansion was crumbling before me, and with every day passing, getting weaker, smaller, and needier-

The head housekeeper knocks at the door.

-"Miss Becky, Mr. Jones is asking for you"

My mom was checking his temperature when I made my entrance. He commands. " Leave us alone "

Her eyes weavers between me and my dad before she moves away from his side and closes the door behind her with a gentle click. He clears his throat. 

-"Take a seat "

Not even a smile on his face, or a simple "thank you" to my mom. Even until the very end, my dad was ridiculously, irritably, disgustingly himself. 

Maybe that was why my heart couldn't soften for him. The facts were, when it comes to the nature of the relationship we had, plenty of words were not said, and plenty of emotions were repressed. Putting a label on what went inside me wherever I saw his face was pointless. Instead, inside me was just a big, immense hole that I have given up filling and gotten used to living with. My dad was on his deathbed, but I could hardly shed a tear. 

Silence lingered for a suffocating stretch of time before any of us spoke.

-" Do you think you are ready to take my seat in the company ?"

I resist the urge to scoff. 

-"I'm proud of you, but I don't think you're ready. You act on impulse, you're so  impatient, still immature, and you have no understanding of people-"

I clench my hands into tight fists. "So?"

-" Most of all,"

He breaths in, and looks away.

-" You never listen to people "

I wanted to have my reaction, but I was stuck to my seat. Every part of my body was tense, buzzing with emotions buried deep in my chest. But when another tall figure barges into the room, followed by my mom, looking pale and lifeless, I realize that things were about to change.

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Author's note:

Once again, Wattpad is messing up the order of the chapters for some reason and I really apologize if the order looks weird to you too !💕 Thank you for reading! Much love,

Madlez

UPDATE: Re-published this part to fix the order issue! Hopefully,t doesn't look all messy this time!

EDITED ON AUGUST 2021