BRUTAL MINDS (A DARK ROMANCE)

CHAPTER 34- PRINCESS OR PET?

             The next few weeks, Allison heard nothing from him and it got her worried but she didn't care only that he'd better have a good reason for neglecting his duties to Hamilton according to the contract. Business wasn't getting any better, the company's finances wasn't looking petty either. Where is He?

             Three months later and still nothing from Hades. She started to wonder if her behavior on their wedding night was that bad to have made him opt out of the deal. That couldn't be it, but if it turned out to be the reason, then she would literally bury herself alive in embarrassment.

"Good morning Miss Hamilton." Her aunt's secretary greeted her as she approached the door to the CEO's office which used to belong to her aunt.
"Yes good morning."
"You can't go in there ma'am."
"What?" She blinked, confused. "Are you okay?"
"Well..." The lady twiddled her thumbs nervously. "...you can't go in there Miss Hamilton, it was an order."
Allison scoffed. "How dare you? Whose order is greater than mine in this company? Who?" She brushed her aside and went inside anyway.
"No ma'am you can't please..." The secretary ran inside after her and Allison was shocked by the scene. The bastard was seated behind the office desk.
"What the hell is going on here?"
"I'm sorry sir, I did try to warn her."
"It's okay Anne, you can go." Hades said.
"Thank you sir." Anne bowed slightly and left the office.
"What is this Hades?" Allison asked, upset. "What are you doing in my aunt's office?"
"Taking over her position what else?"
Her eyes finally fell on the replaced tag on the office table;

"HADES LENSHAW, CEO"

"You have no rights whatsoever to this office. This belongs to my aunt and if it should go it anyone else, I would be the one." She yelled, the atmosphere suddenly tense all of a sudden.
"Vera's clearly not here anymore."
"This wasn't in the contract."
"Indeed but it was in the contract that I'm allowed to take every measure possible if it means helping this company back to its feet and that's what I'm doing."
"You monster! You know well enough that you can just work behind the scenes. This isn't necessary!"
"Maybe not but I'm one to always to take absolute charge."
"I won't allow this!"
"That's no way to address your saviour Allison." He smiled, mockingly. "If you so disagree to this new improvement, then do me the favor of restoring your company by yourself. Wasn't all this your fault in the first place?"
"Wh...what!" came her hurt voice.

        "Wasn't all this your fault in the first place?" The question kept ringing in her head even as she left the premises. Those narrow golden brown eyes, those serpent eyes of his! He looked at her like she was a fool. A fumbling imbecile who brought to nothingness her own empire.

          He looked at her like she was incompetent. Oh how she hated him! Why was she always finding herself bowing to that Man? Back in there she had to fight the ocean of tears that threatened to burst out. She wouldn't ever let him see the weak side of her. Never again.

I'll be overseeing things here for the time being.
What?
You know what I mean Allison, your opinions won't count from now on. What's best for you? Just stay home and focus on being a dutiful house wife.

"Screw him!" She cussed, fisting her hands on the car's steering. She sighed, stressed out as she picked up her phone.
"Karl?"
"Yes Allison?"
"Let's meet up at the Martini bar, the one from the last time."
"Why? I thought my services wouldn't be needed once you got married?"
"You call this a marriage?"
"Sounds like something went wrong."
"I'll meet you there. Don't be late."
"I won't princess, see you there."

Hangup

"Princess?" She thought, smiling faintly.

                Within a few minutes after her arrival, Karl walked into the bar. She was sitting on one of the lounges with a bottle on the table and two glasses of wine.