All or Nothing (Urban) Book 9 | The Sideline Series

Chapter 37

Y'all, bear with me with these updates. I know they're slow but I've only been able to write at work lol The wifi at my house is like in and out so I don't even bother writing there, so I'm stuck trying to write at work.

Mya

"It's so nice to see you finally came to your senses and realized that your family is only here to make you a better person, even though it took you five days of convincing to do so."

My Dad, Matthew, smiled as he watched Marquis carry me up the steps of the basement. Matthew didn't even bother helping Marquis take me up the steps, he just let Marquis struggle on his own while he stood at the top of the steps picking at his teeth with an old tooth pick. I rolled my eyes. If I had the strength, I'd jam that tooth pick right in his eyes but I just took a deep breath, deciding not to do so, since I knew his time was coming tonight. I'll get my revenge.

"You know how stubborn she can be Pops," Marquis added, just playing along with the facade

If it was up to me, I wouldn't even have Marquis apart of this plan. I know he won't go behind my back and do anything crazy tonight but once we get into business together, I don't need him trying to sneak me or do things behind my back. I really don't trust him, but aside from Matthew, he's the only other person that knows the ins and outs of the business. But I'm a fast learner. So, I'll keep him on board until I know everything about the business and then eventually get rid of him because with his temper, aggressiveness, and sneakiness, he's too much of a risk to have on my team.

But for now, he's my only ticket out of the basement. Precious is too afraid to help me out and I know Imani won't do anything for me, but Marquis will. I knew I had Marquis the moment he saw me with my pants down, but I had to keep the sob story going if I wanted him to believe he was truly on my team. So I cried and cried and came up with this plan, which was convincing enough for him to help me from the basement.

But there were other ears in the basement. I don't know if Banga was passed out or sleep, but he won't be awake for long. Well, long enough to start telling our plan. Before we even have this family dinner tonight, I plan on getting rid of Banga since he's been causing me so much strife in my life. He's my number one priority, mainly because of what he might have heard in the basement. I should just let him rot down there for the rest of his life, but it'll be just my luck that he gets to Matthew before Marquis and I get a chance to execute our plan. So since he's so much of a liability, he has to go immediately.

As soon as we get rid of our parents and Imani, my first order of business will be to make amends with Prince's family. I'm sure they don't want anything to do with us after that dinner five nights ago but we can't go around with all of these enemies, especially now that we truly have no head of the business. We're in a vulnerable place right now and need as many allies as we can get. Plus, I don't think it would be a bad decision for Marquis to apologize to Prince for disrespecting him, his daughter and his home.

"But she needs to stop letting her stubbornness get in the way of what's really important and that's getting to this money," Matthew continued talking about me as if I wasn't in the room. 

"You're absolutely right," I agreed with him, just to feed his ego since he likes people to do that. It makes him feel superior and in control. Marquis placed me in one of the seats in Matthew's office, and immediately, the maid rushed over to me with an ice pack and a cloth to clean me up. "So, how do I join the business?"

Matthew chuckled. "After what you put this family through, you thought it was just gonna be that easy?"

Yes, I wanted to respond but I shook my head as I took the ice pack from the maid and placed it over my swollen left eye. "No, of course not. What do you want me to do so that I can join the business?"