THE TELLYS COMPANY

Part 10

The whole day he spent apologizing to me for not telling revealing the worst thing ever about my parents. My heart is more broken than it was before.

At night he knocks in the room and comes in when he notices I don't open the door.

"I don't even know what to say, I'm sorry for the hundredth time. I know that won't make a difference."

"It doesn't."

"I know." He takes a seat on the bed next to me and he has a book in his hand. A photo album to be more specific.

"Mom. My real one. She passed away when I was 13." He points at one of the pictures of him sitting on her lap while handing a pen in his hand. He looks very excited and she is filled with happiness. He resembles her a lot. Her dark blue eyes match his and their smiles are the same.

"She was beautiful." I compliment her truthfully and he agrees

"She was everything to me."

"How'd she pass?" When I ask this question he tenses up a little and I instantly regret it. I didn't mean to jump to the question but I'm curious so I can't help it.

"She was murdered." Well that makes the question even worse and my eyes start watering. I look at him and his eyes look lost and tense.

"I'm so so sorry I shouldn't even have asked that. I don't know why I did, I am really sorry." I apologize and he grabs my hand rubbing it.

"You didn't know. It's okay." He gives me a small smile and my anxiety calms down. I feel so bad.

"If she knew what my dad was doing she'd kill him. They actually loved each other. He isn't much of an affectionate person towards me and my siblings but he loved her. A lot." He truthfully speaks flipping through the pages of the photo album

"Did you guys find out why and who killed her?"

"No. My dad spent so much money investigating it when it happened and even I did to after all these years. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. She was a good person there was no reason to kill her. I know that for a fact." He looks at her picture and I know he wants to break down.

I grab his hand and squeeze it in hopes to make him feel like he can talk more about this. I can't imagine the pain.

"Without you I won't be able to do this. I know that is terrible but Lauren you are going to be helping a bunch of girls throughout this place by helping me with the plan."

"Of course I am. I'll do anything to take out that bastard." I nod. We spend half an hour changing the subject and talking about how our high school lives were.

"Goodnight. Thanks for hearing me out. I really am sorry." My heart drops and I wish he'd just stop apologizing. I know this isn't his fault and I know where he's coming from.

"It's okay. I'll be okay, and so will you. We will go along with this plan and we will take ted down." He nods his head and closes the bedroom door.

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The next morning I hear laughter downstairs along with soft jazz music. People are over.

I get ready quickly by wearing a casual outfit after my hot shower. I go downstairs. I see Ted and his wife. She excitedly hugs me tightly and I hug her back. I hate saying this but I actually like her.

Ted hugs me unexpectedly and I actually want to die now.

"How are you? I was thinking about you last night." He casually whispers in my ear. Gag. I want to kill you.

I decide to ignore his stupid comment and try to have a decent morning so the plan can work out.

"Good morning, sunshine Lor." John hands me a pate of breakfast. I'm hungry and I might actually eat today since I am finding out more about what is really going on. Also I'm in on this shit now and my parents are assholes.

I sit down next to Teds wife and she argues him about not eating too much.

"This foods really good why are you cooking it? Your maid or even Lauren should be doing that job." The stereotypical women should always be the one cooking kills me. I want to kill this guy, seriously. Maybe I should just throw this plate at him and run.

"I like cooking, especially breakfast. Also my maid doesn't cook. I don't make her do much." He honestly says. He's right. She really only cleans a little.

"Can I buy her off you? I'll make her do more." Ted teases, I hear his wife kick him under the table and I smirk. My morning is now good. Now I'm waiting for her to pull out a gun in his next stupid joke.

"John, you ever thought about doing more for the company?" John almost drops his plate on the ground when Ted says that. I almost choke on scrambled eggs.

That was quicker than we both expected. Me and John give each other a quick glance and he sits down by Ted.

"Well yes actually." Ted's wife looks shocked not expecting someone as nice and generous as John to even want to join a devious sick companies like Ted.

I'm seriously curious on why she's with this guy, and I will find out. Not now though, too risky and too soon.

"Call me later. I'll tell you more and we will have a one on one dinner." Him and his wife say goodbye and leave.

John smirks at me when the door closes and takes a bite out of the delicious pancakes.

"I got this."

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-A