Irish Promises

Chapter Six

Stasia

I can't fucking believe them.

Not only did they go behind my back when sending the ring to Irvin but it was clearly a ploy to aggravate him and rub it in his face which I'm not happy about at all.

Actually no I'm fucking pissed.

Ignoring the calls of the busy security guard as I storm through the lobby I head straight for the lift and jab my finger into the button for O'Leary industries. The whole way up in the lift my anger only builds even more.

I'm fucking furious and it's only made worse when I think about how humiliating it was to have to stand there and admit to Irvin that I've allowed them to control every aspect of my life right now.

Like a fucking object.

When the lift doors open it takes me all of two seconds to spot the board room Hugh's in with a group of men, clearly in some meeting which is probably important and frankly I could care less about right now.

My feet move on instinct as I storm towards it.

Only for fucking Lydia to pop up out of nowhere.

Of course she would fucking be here, because Hugh clearly cannot function without that vindictive bitch right at his side and that just fuels my anger even more.

"You can't go in there" she hisses at me stepping in my way to try and block me.

But I'm too focused on ripping Hugh a new one for my steps to falter.

"Oh fuck off you trash poodle" I snap at her as I shoulder check her sending her flying with the force of it. I can't help but crack a smile at that because I've wanted to do that since the moment I met her and god is it enjoyable.

Then without so much of a second thought I storm straight into the board room not giving a fuck about what I could be interrupting.

"What the fuck do you think you're playing at?" I shout at Hugh charging toward to head of the table where he sits.

His eyes widen clearly from the shock of seeing me but probably also from the aggression in my tone.

I know every single set of eyes in this room are on me but it doesn't stop me or cause me to curl in on myself, nope instead I slam the ring down onto the table in front of Hugh showing him exactly why the fuck I'm here.

His eyes flicker down to it briefly and then when they meet mine they darken, his nostrils flaring as he clearly comes to the realisation of whom I've been with to get that ring back and it confirms it. He sent it back to Irvin.

"Everyone out" He grunts his eyes locked to mine. When there's little movement he peers down the table and snaps "Now!"

At that every single man in the room stands and they all file out silently. The whole time me and Hugh stay locked on each other until the door closes and I erupt before he can.

"I cannot believe you would go behind my back like this!" I shout at him.

"You've been with Irvin" he says as calmly as anything leaning back in his chair, a sense of accusation in his tone as he does and like fuck I'm about to let him accuse me of anything right now.

"No I bumped into him" I snap back straightening myself as I cross my arms and glare down at him.

"Bumped into him" he scoffs actually fucking scoffs as if any of this is amusing in the slightest "And he just so happened to give you that back" he says his eyes flickering down to the ring and back up to me.

I know exactly where this is going and I decide to nip it in the bud before he can even start.

"Oh don't start that shit Hugh because I'm not fucking going to listen to it" I snap at him but he doesn't even so much as flinch as he continues to sit back in his chair.

"Listen to what exactly?" he asks gesturing for me to go on.

"How he's manipulating me, how he's got into my head" I explain knowing that's exactly what they're all thinking.

"Would you be here screaming and shouting at me if he hadn't of handed that back to you?" he asks picking up the ring and flaunting it around in the air.

"This has nothing to do with him" I hiss

"No?" he asks, his brow arching.

"No!" I shout back losing my patience now.

"What does it have to do with then Anastasia, please do enlighten me" he says gesturing for me to continue, still way too calm for my liking.

"I'm sick to death of being locked away inside like a fucking object, being dictated to by you all. I'm not having it anymore Hugh" I shout throwing my arms out at my side, then snatching my ring off the table I turn on my heels and head for the door.

"Anastasia where are you going?" Hugh asks sound less calm now and I know the word I'm about to say are going to hit a nerve but I'm so pissed off I say them anyways.

"For lunch" I snap turning to face him before I fully leave. Then with my eyes pinned to his I then say. "With Irvin"

His eyes flare straight away and his fists curl at his side that being the thing to flick the switch inside him. All of that calmness from earlier gone.

"I'll be home for 8 so I suggest you all be home because there's clearly a lot for us to discuss about the changes that need to be made" I say and don't even give him a second to say anything as I head straight out of the board room and towards the lift flipping Lydia the finger as I go past her desk.

Which earns me a gasp and a dirty look.

Thank fully he doesn't follow me, as I get into the lift and look back into the board room he's standing there watching me with his phone already to his probably speaking to Blake I expect. Even as the doors slide closed his eyes stay locked with mine.

Only once they're closed do I let out the breath I didn't even know I'd been holding in.

When I get back down to the lobby I head straight out to Irvin's waiting car and slip in. He doesn't say anything as he glances over to me, giving me time to speak for myself which I'm grateful for.

"Let's go" I say with a smile and he nods shifting the car into gear and pulling off.