RoryAnna

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It took exactly a day for an official notice to be delivered that summoned Anna to be present at the
Sinclair enterprises and holdings.

She was to be present the next morning sharp at 9 to settle the dispute with Mr. Rory Sinclair, as the memo had stated. Their aged Butler Raymond had been the one to break the news while Anna and her parents were having breakfast just like any other normal day.

Reymond had come hastily, his receeding hairline dotted with perspiration, his face paler than normal. He had cleared his throat as though he had something stuck in it, and nervously shifted from one foot to another.

Her father had looked at their old Butler weirdly, urging him to go on with a hand gesture. Anna already knew what it was about, considering the fact that Reymond had a huge official looking envelope tucked between his arms, where an official seal poked out not so subtly.

Anna put her favourite bulter out of his misery as she stood up timidly, her half eaten eggs and toast forgotten on her plate as she spoke to her bulter softly.

"Breathe Mr Raymond, before you pass out"

Hazel eyes widened towards her as her bulter visibly relaxed. He gave her a tight smile before he turned towards her father.

"Sire, sorry to have bothered you during break fast" he started, as he handed out the envelope to her father.

"Edward, Sinclair mansions Butler came personally and asked me to hand that to you" he pointed towards the envelope her father was scrutinizing.

Anna's father had his brows furrowed as he examined the think envelope.

Her fingers itched to take it out of her father's grasp and check it out herself, but she refrained as she trained her eyes on the envelope that her father flipped and tore open.

She held her breath as her father began flipping the endless stack of papers, she studied her father's expressions,it turned from confusion to utter rage in mere seconds as he scanned the page again and again, hoping he'd read it wrong.

He looked up at Anna with his blue eyes blazing.

"What is the meaning of this?!"

bellowed her father, she cringed ever so slightly as she twirled the hem of her dress.

When that didn't help calm her nerves she wrung her hands together waiting for her father to say something.

Anything would've sufficed, as the silence that followed was deafening to her ears.

She looked up, expecting her father's blue eyes on her.

"What is the meaning of this Anna?"

Her father asked, this time a little softer than his outburst moments ago.

Her mother still had a confused look on her, as she looked between her father and Anna for an explanation, when she got none she turned to her father.

"Let me see" her mother spoke, breaking the silence as she took the papers from her father and read it all over again.

This time it was her mother's turn to look at her, she wasn't just angry, oh no, she was shocke to the core, with her eyes nearly bulging out.

"Explain yourself young lady!" Her mother started sternly.

"Why have the Sinclair's sued you for aggravated assault?!"

Her mother's face was red when she uttered those words. 

Without waiting for Anna to reply she put the papers down on her lap.

"Carl" her mother turned back to her father totally flabbergasted.