Lies covered in love (ON HOLD)

Chapter 10 - Broken (Nick)

*****Mention of R@pe and @bvse*****

After the Beauty leaves my office I let out an exasperated breath. I like her- maybe a little too much.

As I'm working on my laptop I hear a knock on my door. Is the Beauty back again? Suddenly I'm excited to see who's behind the door.

"Come in."
"Mr. Viotto?" My assistant,William, peeks his head out the door.
Disappointment joins my thoughts of having the Beauty come back to my office.
"Yes" I respond in a grumpier tone than usual.
"Mr. Larsen is waiting for you at the entrance. I didn't want to let him in completely without letting you know first because I wasn't notified of any meeting with him today." Shit I forgot. The meeting was supposed to be tomorrow but I decided to move it to today because I had the time.

"Yes, I'll go now." I get up and head to the elevator with William following a few steps behind me. He presses the button for the first floor and the elevator starts going down.

We get out the elevator and He steps in front of me to lead me to Mr. Daniel Larsen. The reason I asked for the meeting was because I wanted to know more about my mother... and Hazels mother, and clearly he's known both for quite awhile.

"Mr. Larsen" I stretch out my hand to greet him. And he shakes it.
"Mr.Viotto" he clears his throat and gives me a curt nod of respect.
"Follow me please." I ask and lead us both back to the elevator. By now William
knows which meetings I prefer with and without his presence.

We get to my office after a few minutes of an awkward elevator ride. He enters my office after I open the door for him. Thoughts of déjà vu enter my mind as I did the same with his daughter not too long ago. He sits in one of the chairs facing my desk while I go get us both drinks.

"Would you like a drink, Mr.Larsen?" I ask even though I'm already pouring a glass of whiskey for both of us. I have a feeling we're both gonna need it.

"Is it poisoned?" He asks bluntly. I chuckle at his directness.

"No. But if it was I wouldn't have told you anyway" I hand him a glass and sit on my desk chair siting opposed to him. He sniffs the drink and finally takes a sip of it. Like father, like daughter.

"Is this meeting about my daughter?" He raises a suspicious eyebrow.

"No, it's about your wife." He slightly laughs at my response but I can see memories flashing behind his brown eyes. Her mother must've been the one with green ones.

He releases a heavy breath. "My wife was the kindest soul to walk the earth. Was- past tense." He clarifies.

"I'm aware."
He looks at me with more suspicion before breaking into a smile. "You're not here for my wife. No. You're here for your mother." His smile spreads even wider. I clear my throat and nod.

"How did you know?" I question. He laughs softly for the second time.

"Something tells me Anna doesn't say a lot about her past."

"So you know her? Personally, I mean."
"Yes, I know her. In fact the only reason I know her is because of Céline, Hazel's mother."
"I knew they were friends,"
"Friends," he chuckles cutting me off. " those two were practically sisters. Platonic soulmates even."
"Can you tell me the full story between my mother and Céline?" I ask hopeful.
"It's a pretty long story."
"I have a pretty good amount of time."

(AN: I know some of y'all are probably not gonna read most of this cuz it's long. But I beg you to do so. It does take a huge part in the story and lets you understand some of the characters so much better. It shows all three of the adults past and shows some of Nico's trauma)