1 Feisty Beauty

"Miss Elena, your parents has sent for you, and they request you should be down in exactly 10 minutes and nothing more."

The voice of a middle aged man came from outside Elena's room door. She was already up and almost done with getting ready, so she completely ignored the words of Sylvanius, their family Butler who had worked for them for nearly 30 years.

He watched Elena grow up, so he was used to her arrogant behaviour and just left after delivering the message given to him, not mindful of her attitude.

When she was still a kid, he had hoped she would change, but seeing that she only grew in her arrogance made him conclude there might never be a day that she'll change.

The retreating footsteps of a middle aged man could be heard from the spacious bedroom of Elena as she applied the finishing touch of her makeup.

She took a good look at herself in the dresser mirror. She wore a red short dress complemented with red heels as well as red lipstick which made her to look devilishly sexy and alluring.

She made her way down the stairs with her heels making light clanking noise with each step she took downwards, drawing the attention of the people seated with her parents in the living room.

Daniel Murphy gulped at the sight of Elena. As a playboy, he had seen a lot of beautiful and sexy ladies, but, the girl he was seeing right now was by far hotter than any other girl he had ever seen.

"Good morning Mom, dad." She greeted her parents and slightly bowed to the guest seated with her parents.

"Good day miss...?" Daniel said as he stood up stretching forth his hands for a shake, indirectly asking her name. Elena sized him up from his head down to his toe with a scornful look on her face.

She turned to look at her parents who were smiling brightly nodding their heads, gesturing for her to comply.

She looked back at the still smiling Daniel and at his hand still outstretched for a shake. She finally gave in to her parents unspoken words.

"I'm Elena. Nice to meet you." She said as she took his outstretched hand, but she was sure to show how irritated she was by him, and to her greatest surprise, he seemed unaffected by her actions.

"Nice to meet you miss Elena, I'm Murphy. Daniel Murphy, but you can call me Danny." He said shaking her hand lightly, still maintaining his friendly smile.

Elena withdrew her hand sharply seeing he had no intention of letting go.

"You look rather sexy today. Any date you want to tell your mummy about." Mrs Selena, Elena's mom said smiling mischievously at her daughter.

"Oh Mom don't even. I'm just meeting with some friends outside town." She said rolling her eyes.

"Does that mean you'll be skipping breakfast?" Her mom asked looking downcast.

"I'm sorry Mom, but it seems so, but I promise that I'll definitely be back for dinner." Elena reassured her mom.

"But this is the fourth time this week that you've skipped breakfast and you're not always back for dinner. What's the point of being a mother when I can't even make breakfast for my child. I feel like you no longer need me in your life." Selena whined, pouting her lips like a child.

"Don't worry, your beloved husband is always here to eat and enjoy your cooking. Besides she's a big girl now. She doesn't need any one to make her meals for her. But... your husband will forever require you to cook for him."

Elena's dad, Stanley Morgan said dotingly as he gently rubbed his wife's palm to elevate her mood.

The family of three were completely ignoring the CEO of Danny's Corp and his secretary that sat on the opposite sofa.

"Maybe, when you're back from hanging out with your friends, we can both have dinner later. You know to celebrate a successful partnership with both our companies." Daniel said interrupting the unending love being shared amongst the Morgan family.

Elena turned to him with a look of disgust.

"Don't even think about it. Not to be rude or anything, but I'm still yet to be the CEO of the Morgan Empire, which means if you want to have a celebratory dinner on behalf of the successful business partnership, then that will be held with my parents and not me." Elena said emotionlessly, not minding if her words were hurtful or not.

Danny was still all smiles which confused her the most. 'Why the fuck is this dude not even getting angry in the slightest way? What kind of a person is he?' Elena questioned herself getting angry at the fact that Daniel was still all smiles regardless of her attitude.

'Literally everyone keeps complaining about my attitude, but the damned asshole sitting across the table seems unaffected.'

"Come on honey, there's no need for you to be rude, just accept his..."

"Mom don't." Elena said cutting her mom off abruptly getting more angry at her mom's feeble attempt to hook her up with some random guy.

"I'm just saying..."

"Mom, just stop already. If this is your reason for sending Sylvanius to call me downstairs, then I'm sorry but I'll be on my way now."

Elena said as she walked out of their family's Manor angry at both her parents and also at herself for sparing a second in the living room knowing fully well what her parents plan was.

"How pathetic of him to think I'll just fall for his playboy tricks." Elena scoffed as she got into her limited edition yellow Lamborghini car.

"Hey Google, give me all the details on Daniel Murphy of Danny's Corp." she said as she drove off.

Meanwhile inside the Morgan's Manor.

"We're so sorry for her nonchalant behaviour. We're sure she'll come through sooner or later." Mrs Selena said, pleading with Danny.

Daniel is the best candidate for a husband for Elena cause he's the youngest but yet, richest guy in the business circle, and she won't let her daughter's attitude foil her plans.

"There's no need to apologize ma'am. I understand she doesn't know me too well, so it might be difficult for her to get along well with me. I'm sorry but I'll have to take my leave now, maybe I'll stop by some other time." Danny said as he stood up to leave.

The Morgan couple saw him to the door and waved him goodbye when he got into his car.

"She's quite feisty, isn't she?" Danny's secretary and also his driver, Wilson said as they drove out of the Morgans' compound.

Danny paused his train of thoughts, staring angrily at him. "Since when did you become so outspoken. Just shut the fuck up and drive."

Wilson was at a loss for words, he could only do what's deem fit in such situations, and that's to apologize.

"I'm sorry sir."

Danny scoffed as he looked outside the window.

"You better be. Drive to Rock Casino, we'll go to work afterwards." he said sternly.

'Watch out Elena Morgan cause I'll surely make you mine, and when I do... I'll make you regret this day and every other day of your life.' He said inwardly smiling devilishly.