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Mr. Fin used such great force that the figure took few steps back. However, the moment he did that. He felt multiple glares at him, as if it wants to kill him.
While he was out of guard, he received a punch from Xander. Mr. Fin fell to the ground, shocked about what has happened.
"Xia, are you okay?" Xander approached the girl who Mr. Fin just hit earlier. The girl he hit was actually Xia. Xander inspected her sister to see if she had any injuries. Thankfully, it's only a bruise. Xander heaved a sigh of relief and helped Xia get back up. Xander stared daggers at Mr. Fin but Xia gave him a smile indicating she is fine and control his anger. Xander sighed of giving up.
Mr. Fin realised his mistake, he immediately felt ashamed but remained calm and composed. He quickly stood up and tidied himself "I'm sorry Ms. Xia, I didn't know it was you" still having that arrogant face even though he offended the CEO's daughter.
"Mr. Fin, it seems you still dont know who you are in this company" Xia gave him a sneer, Mr. Fin lifted his eyebrows "What did you mean by that?" Xia turned to the assistant relaying the signal. The assistant quickly flipped through the papers and took out a file then giving it to Xia.
"Mr. Fin, please read through this document carefully" Mr. Fin narrowed his eyes suspiciously and snatched the file from her hands.
While reading throughout the paper, his face is getting red of anger. he furiously threw the paper to the floor. Xia smirked "Mr. Fin, the company is already here by the time your father was still working for dad. Logically speaking, your family may holding the shares but only one person is named as the rightful owner."
"We negotiated with your father and agreed to transfer your shares to us" Xander added. "That makes you no longer a shareholder in this company, therefore the meeting proceeded without leaving anyone out"
The whole room remained silent, some confused about what is happening while the others were amused of the siblings.
"You can't do this, you still have yet received my consent!" Mr. Fin shouted, desperation is present to his actions.
A person with ulterior motives won't end up well now that the two siblings are together again.
Xia chuckled, "Mr. Fin, please leave quietly before I call the police" Mr. Fin stared at her fiercely. He tried to arrange a marriage between Xia and his son so that he will gain more power to control the company. Little did he knew that all of it were for nothing.
"Mr. Fin, if you leave now. I will forget what you did to my sister earlier" Xander spoke in a domineering tone.
Mr. Fin looked helplessly to the people around him, waiting for someone to stand up for him but alas he found no one. He gritted his teeth in anger and walked with big strides out of the door.
Awkward silence stayed in the room until one person stepped out of the crowd and walked toward Xia, "Miss, are you alright?" Everyone saw how she fell hard to the ground when she took the hit for the assistant. All seemed to snap back to reality and quickly assessed Xia's injury.
The assistant that Xia helped also apologized and almost burst out crying. Xia smiled "I'm okay, it's just a bruise. Nothing to worry about"
"I'm surprised, I never expected that the two of them arranged such a thing. They can manage their own well" an elder touched his chin while observing the siblings. "They're confident because they have each other to watch their backs" Mr. Vanderwood spoke behind the elder.
"I see." the elder nodded.
Mr. Vanderwood agreed to come back home with the two as they want to talk with him about something.
Everyone sat in the car in silence, no one wants to start a conversation. Xia looked out of the window lost deep in her thoughts while Xander did the same as well. Mr. Vanderwood saw this and smiled. If he didn't knew them better, he would have mistook them as twins. The siblings looked almost identical and the way they move is synchronized to the other.
The only difference is their age. Xander is five years older than Xia. The both of them grew up inseparable when they were young but they are forced to say good bye to each other at one time.
Years of separation didn't matter, nothing has changed at all.
When they finally reached the mansion evryone got off quickly. "Xander, I'm heading in first" Xia said then walked into the large doors of the mansion.
"Father, I wish to have a word with you" in a polite aristocratic manner Xander asked. Mr. Vanderwood nodded in agreement. "Meet me later in my study" after that he turned to leave.
Xander arrived at the door of his father's study. He gently knocked, after a moment he received permission to enter. Entering the study, he found his father browsing through the company files. "Speak" Mr. Vanderwood uttered. Xander breathed nervously "Father, I wish that you would not agree to any marriage arrangement for Xia" straightforward without any regret. Xander kept his head held high.
Mr. Vanderwood was caught off guard, he didn't expect a straightforward request. What's more, it is about Xia's relationship status.
sigh "You know that I let do whatever you want as long as it won't affect our business. Therefore, this matter should be discussed along with your sister" Mr. Vanderwood explained. "Father, I just need your cooperation for this. I'm just claiming what is rightfully mine" Hearing this Mr. Vanderwood couldn't help but sigh "One day Xia might find her love and you can't stop that" "There is no such thing as that, besides it could only bring her suffering. I won't allow that" Mr. Vanderwood looked at him, his eyes are filled with determimation. He can't help but laugh in the inside by his childish actions.
He's always been overprotective of his sister but this; isn't he going to far. "Fine, do whatever you want" Mr. Vanderwood waved his hand signaling he is dismissed. He knew his son wouldn't give up as long as he could get what he want. All this time in his life, Xander only wanted was to have all of her sister's attention to himself which made his father worry.
After their mother's death, the two became much more close as they comforted each other from the grief in their hearts. He then have the idea of separating them but failed to change anything in their attitudes.
Mr. Vanderwood sighed, the two are literally inseparable. He has no choice but to watch what will happen next. Seeing his son so happy about their agreement makes him want to laugh. The siblings are cold to other people, they keep that distant atmosphere so that people wouldn't dare get close to them yet when they see each other. Their mood turned 180°.
Xander smiled widely but was turned into a grim expression when: AHHH!!!
The father and son froze but Xander opened the door and went out in a rush. He sped down to the first floor and entered the kitchen where the scream came from but found no one.
He searched through the room but it was clean. Xander's inside is panicking, he knows whose voice he heard. Mr. Vanderwood came down and asked the servants about the scream but everyone was busy with their own work and didn't see anyone.
Xander kept shaking, it was Xia who screamed but where is she? He looked for her in her bedroom but it was clean. No signs of kidnapping but also no trace of her sister.
He scanned the whole room, eveything is intact. Her phone is place at her desk and her window is closed. Nothing is unusual in her room, there is a glass of milk and a plate of cookies at the coffee table that is still untouched.
He found the bathroom door open. His hands are still shaking, thinking about what might have happened to his precious sister. he breathe in deep as he slowly open the door, bracing himself.
"XIA!!"
Hope you enjoy the story, the cliffhangers are there to make the story interesting and to have a bit of thrill and excitement.
ps. I still can't promise that every chapter will have a cliffhanger but I will try to insert one based on the next scene.