Beautiful Lion

Chapter 10

Asher ❄️

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"Everything is about that damned business! You think I don't know about all the whores you sleep with in that building!"

"You shut your mouth and watch who your talking to"

"You don't think that Asher knows? Your teaching him to treat women like disposable trash! This is no way to treat his mother none the less!"

"And what are you going to do? Leave? You know you couldn't even if you wanted to." My father spits back.

They hadn't noticed me in the hall outside of the den as yet. They both assumed I was sleeping, which I was until I heard all of the yelling.

"You think I want your money? The only reason I am still here is because of Asher! I refuse to leave him to be raised by a vile creature like you. He is a good boy! And deserves more than you can offer him"

"An empire! That's what I can offer him! You make him weak! No wonder he is not interested in the business"

"He is not interested because he is 10! Let him be a child!"

I can already hear the strain in my mother's voice. She is trying not to cry. She is trying to stay brave for me. She shouldn't have to.

"I am going to take him away. One day you are going to wake up and we will both be gone and you will have nothing left after your shit business crumbles-"

A hard slap can be heard and it doesn't take me long to spring into action.

I don't even register that I'm standing in front of my mother holding my arms out.

Both of their eyes open wide but my father's eyes quickly switch to fury.

"Get out of my way boy. Or I will show you how to respect me the same way I am about to show your mother"  he growls

I would be lying if I said I wasn't terrified.

"Asher honey it's okay," I hear my mother's weak voice from behind me. "Go back to your room honey you shouldn't be out here"

"No. I'm not leaving you. Leave her alone! What type of monster are you!" I yell even though you can hear the shakiness in my voice.

It doesn't take long for me to feel a hard slap across my face but I stand my ground. This only angers my father more.

Soon I can feel his slaps and punches and my mother screaming for him to stop. I hear a crack in my right arm and I scream out in pain.

I slowly started losing consciousness but before I blacked out he leans over me.

"The next time you even think you can stand up to me boy, I will take away more than your arm."

I can see his retreating figure and my mother rushing to me in tears before everything goes black.

I've finally fully settled into my office which was unfortunately on the same floor as my father. It didn't take him much to convince the board to give me the VP position until I am ready to take over which naturally meant my work load tripled if not more since working at the law firm.