The Devil's Sweetheart

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A large private room was dead silent that even an echo could be heeded. There was no expression in the person's eyes as he scrolled the pictures on his mobile, his eyes fully focused on the happy face of the girl that has clogged his brain. He did not tend to his broken hand even when blood was dribbling from his arm which got wounded when he smashed a glass table. His instincts kicked in when he watched the press meet.

Just like the glass table, his heart also got shattered today. His thoughts pummelled to the past once again. But soon it broke when the door was pushed open and a friend, Flynn entered.

"Have you watched the press conference, Ethan?" Flynn worriedly asked. It's been five long years since they have met each other and he didn't think their encounter would be under such a circumstance.

"You knew about their relationship from the start?" Ethan quizzed, his voice was laced with pain. He couldn't tolerate seeing Jennie happily with some other man other than him. His heart was in pain as if it was stabbed with a hundred needles. She has never shown such a possessive side when she was dating him.

"I recently discovered when I went to Austin and Leah's wedding but I haven't thought they were together already." Flynn quickly explained. He wanted to inform Ethan about Jennie on the day he bumped into Jennie but then again, a part of him did not want to, after seeing Jennie's animosity towards Ethan.

"Are you okay, Ethan?" He asked with concern. He knew how much Ethan cared for Jennie but she did not see past his love. For four years she made Ethan do the chase and after accepting, she disappeared in three months without even bidding a goodbye leaving Ethan in shambles.

"Why must be him?" Ethan's voice imbued as if he was wailing over the dead. From childhood, he always competed with Lisa in everything but not even once he got an upper hand. Now he even lost his love to him. Why is fate playing a cruel joke on me? It has ripped the rug from beneath the bed and mocking at him after he has fallen on his hind legs.

"I am going home." Ethan got up and walked out before Flynn would bombard him with questions. His head is already spinning due to a lack of sleep for a long time.

When he reached the home, it was dead silent. None of his family members were in the home except the maids. His father must be on a business trip and he occasionally comes home unable to tolerate her mother's blowups and his mother must in one of the high-end clubs with her friends. There has been no color in this family. He wondered if ever that day would come. Brushing of the thoughts, he was about to enter his room, a woman called up.

"You are back, Ethan?" A woman came out of the kitchen. "Why aren't you in the office?"

"I am a little tired today, aunt Malia. I am going to rest for a while." He added. "If Casey comes looking for me, please don't send her to my room."

"Alright child." Malia nodded her head. Both were acting so lovey-dovey in the past but everything change after she left Ethan. With a sigh, she went into the kitchen to prepare lunch before that barbarian woman comes and blast at her.

Ethan took a sleeping pill from the drawer when he couldn't sleep despite the exhaustion. Not before he closed his eyes for ten minutes, his mother barged into the room throwing a file onto the ground.

"I heard we missed the Plonet contract. You failed miserably this time, Ethan." With the audacity of the voice, Ethan woke up with a start. The sleeping pills were not doing any job in keeping him asleep.

"I can't help it, mom. Putting a tender is only in my hands." Ethan replied getting up from the bed.

"How could you leave it so carelessly. That is one of the big projects. Our company could get ample benefits." Lauren, his mother barked at his son. "That's why I always tell you, work smart like Lisa."