"Actually that's why am here u-uncle" Aliya said tasting the foreign word on her tongue.
"Uncle"
"Yeah uncle" she whispered before her attention got back to her now uncle who was staring at her with a soft look,the one uncles give to their nieces.
He cleared his throat calling unto Aliya's attention who's staring absentmindly at space smiling like the little kid he knew not the composed and expressionless lady she came in first.
"What can I help you with? Tell me what do you wanna know?" He asked Aliya who now has an attentive and serious face making him scowl softly and convinced that it's something important.
"Did you perhaps by any chance see something or someone unusual when my dad came to meet you that day?".
Silence engulf the room again as Mr. Ezekiel furrowed his brows in thought before shaking his head.
"No. Nothing really happened unusual, we just met and chat without anyone interfering or coming there at that time" Aliya exhaled the breath she was holding and her shoulders slumped down which didn't go unnoticed by him.
"Am sorry that I couldn't help little one".
"It okay uncle it not your fault".
"Don't worry the killer will be found eventually" he said trying to soothe her miserable heart which Aliya nodded forcefully not convinced that anyone could do it unless she put effort.
"We're leaving now uncle,I have tons of work in the office and thank you for your time" she announced after a minute silence, he looked up to her squinting his eyes at her towering figure.
"You leaving now? Whyyy?" He whined like another toddler as if Rowan wasn't enough for her.
She smiled sheepishly at him not replying to him with a comment.
"You make sure you visit this uncle sometime okkay?".
"Yes uncle I will".
They got up leaving the mansion and driving to office to start the day's struggle.
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"Aliya hasn't come to work has she?" The average height brown skinned man Qasim Malik asked the workers who all shook their head no! including the petite receptionist.
"I knew it, this girl is not worthy of her position, she Shouldn't be the CEO she will just destroy the company with her incompetence " he barked furiously as if he and Aliya were siblings whom their parents choosed as their successor instead of him the competent brother and son.
"Fo goodness sake this girls is not even used to the life of working your way out of issues or struggling for living, she's always a daddy's girl hiding behind him like the little doll she was suppose to be. I wonder what was wrong with Sultan to think she can hold his company" he continued rambling to the workers as if he was lecturing them on significant effects of war in the country or Aliya is a great problem that need to be solved.
"Who are you talking about?" Aliya's voice interrupted the middle aged man's rambling.
She looked at him confused wondering why he was in the middle of workers shouting and disturbing their working time.
He turned around to face Aliya the person he has been biting behind her back and gulped down thick saliva at her unwavering figure before regaining his confidence like he took another confidence boost.
"You. Yes I was talking about you. You're nothing but an incompetent boss,how dare you come to work around 11:00am" he straightened his back trying to appear as intimidating as possible.
Aliya smirked before shocking everyone there with her next few words.
"200,000 deduction from his salary for talking to me like that,note that Accountant"
"Y-yes ma'am" the woman in her late 30's answered to Aliya after quickly closing her agaped mouth.
"Now everyone go back to your work" she ordered intimidatingly and everyone scurried away leaving Qasim standing alone with wide eyes,mouth agape and unmoving body as if he fainted standing.
Aliya proceeded to her office ignoring his stupefied expression.
"If Qasim was treated like this am sure we'll be thrown out if we even mistakenly misbehave" the workers close to each other whispered among them staring occasionally at Aliya's disappearing figure.
Aliya stepped out of the elevator and walked to her office,she stopped when she heard the secretary's greeting and turned to her. The young girl whose Aliya's attention was now on her got scared thinking that Aliya will fire her since she stopped her yesterday.
"How did you got employed here?" Aliya asked coldly.
"And don't you dare lie to me" she added glaring at the sweating lady.
"I applied like a y-year ago but didn't got it as soon as possible until recently I was called for an interview when the Secretary left" she said looking at Aliya with her doe big eyes unable to understand why this question though.
"Good" Aliya nodded before going into her office after collecting her today's meeting schedule from her scared secretary.
Aliya sat behind the black mahogany desk and start immersing herself in work before her meeting time while Sofia watch movies on her laptop and Amanda reading a book beside her. The office was silent except the occasional sound of clicked keyboard until the door was banged open startling the three young women.
Qasim step in with a raging look and the Secretary running behind him to stop him but Aliya waved her off.
"How dare you impudent child you dare humiliate me in front of all the workers?" Spit flying he banged on Aliya's desk creating another loud noise.
Yazeed came into the office hastily after hearing Qasim's loud voice since his office is close to Aliya's and the office door wasn't even closed so they can be heard, seeing Qasim's raging figure Yazeed frown and say.
"Mr. Qasim are you okay..."
"Shut up you too kid" Qasim interrupted him pointing a finger at his tall figure before switching his attention to Aliya again.
Aliya smirked at Qasim's raging figure who's breathing and snarling like an angry animal, she was sure if he was an anime cartoon he will be exuding smoke from his nose and ears.
She took her intercom and pressed it to her ear still looking at Qasim which make him angrier at her lack of attention for him.
"I hope I got the accounting department correct?" Aliya asked
"Yes ma'am what can I help you with?' The female voice answered her
"Well Mr. Qasim Malik doesn't want a salary this month so he should be excluded from the pay workers" Aliya smirked again, an evilness glinting in her hazel eyes as she watch Qasim's horrified expression.
Cackling laughter of Sofia filled the office while the rest stared at Aliya dumbsruck before Qasim raging voice sound again but this time like a broken record
"W-what the h-hell was t-that" he asked eyes wide like saucers.
"Next time learn to talk to me with respect " she said leaning back on her seat and twirling the pen on her hand staring at him with an evil smile waiting for another outburst.
He opened his mouth likely to shout again but as if his brain registered or remembered something, he quickly used his palm closing his mouth before pointing at Aliya and matching out like a storm.
A/N: Hello lovely readers, merry Christmas 🥳🥳.
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Shadows Of Betrayal
Mystery / Thriller"I-I can't believe it's you!" Aliyah is a daughter of a rich business man who grew up an only child raised by her only father ,after finishing her studies abroad she came back home to meet her father's dead body in his pool of blood murdered ruthles...
