Everyone sat anxiously across the table. A deadly silence spread through the dinning hall as everyone exchanged glances. The tension was killing me.
Then my stepmom walked in. Everyone through their attention at her. "I know all of you want answer!" She announced. "And you will have them soon." Her focus then shifted to me, "Nicole, may I have a word outside?"
I nodded then stood up and left the dinning hall. We enttered my dad's old office, where my stepbrother Seth and my uncle Theodore were.
I took a sit as I watched them whisper between themselves. "Alright, enough of this. I want to know what's going on now." I demanded.
"Listen here you spoiled brat, you will only speak when spoken to." My stepmom Madelein said with a glare. "This child has no manners."
My uncle let out a breath, "Nikki, after your father's passing there have been a few speculations on who would take over the business and—"
I cut his sentence short, "And why exactly would there be, I mean, it's my birth right."
"The Family is worried that you won't be able to handle the life that comes with being the Don." My uncle explained.
Oh fuck no. I felt my blood boil as I spoke, "What! Because I'm a girl?!"
Seth jumped in, "Yes, it's because your a girl, Nicole. I mean, who would feel safe knowing that—"
"Stay the fuck out of this, Seth. I'm warning you!" I said through clenched teeth.
"What Seth is saying is true, Nicole. Everyone is just looking for your best interest." Madelein said as she faked a smile.
I swear, I was going to kill this bitch on day. I turned back to my uncle. "Listen here! I won't let any of you take what's rightfully mine, do you understand me?" I asked with clenched fists.
"Nicole, giving the business over to you will lead us into the ground, so we've decided to give it to Seth. Your father would've wanted it this way." Uncle Theo explained
"You're fucking with me right? You really want to give it to this idiot! I will not allow this. I am my father's only child and he has trained me for this since I was a child. Now you want to hand it over to this whore and her son?!"
Madelein gasped. "And that's why your father gave over this business to his stepson and not you." She stated.
I scoffed. "Well the business is still in my name, so unless I sign it over to these assholes, it won't be going anywhere."
I took my purse off the couch and walked out flipping my hair.
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Ok so this is the first chapter of my book and I hoped y'all liked it. Um, I'll try to make the chapters a little longer even though I'm lazy as fuck.
More characters will be introduced as we go on and there definitely will be a love story, but trust me it won't be one of those cliches.
Ok bye friends
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