9 She Leaves
Ara books the earliest flight she can take to China's country B is available three hours from now. Then she books a cab to take her to the airport.
"Ara"
Hao Chen's shaky voice is head throughout the room as she stands at the door, her eyes red and swollen from crying. God knows how much she doesn't want her daughter to take this step, how much it hurts for her to think that her husband is to blame for this.
"Mom stop crying so much, I'm not gonna die soon" Ara berates softly, a twinkle in her eye as she smiles showing how unaffected she is about everything
"Here take this card, it has over six hundred and one million yuan and an additional three million is deposited every month from my shares in your grandfather's company"
Hao Chen takes out a black card and latches unto Ara's shocked hands without warning.
"Mom, how can there be so much money here?"
"Your uncle gave me that card when I left home, to be honest, it was supposed to be given to you as a dowry when you get married. but there was so much tension at home that your grandfather didn't want anything to do with me when I left and he froze all my cards and confiscated my expensive jewelry just to push me to come back"
"At that time I was pregnant with you and your uncle found out, as the tradition of our family he started putting aside some money for your dowry and convinced your grandfather to give me shares from the company so I can follow it"
"Mom..."
"Your dad doesn't know about this, it's my family's gift to you as a daughter and since things have come so far I can only do this little for you"
A cloud of mist covers Ara's eyes as she throws herself into Hao Chen's arms, wishing so much to cry but holding herself back with the thought of her mother's wellbeing.
"Alright, I'll use this wisely mom"
Pushing Hao Chen back, Ara goes and takes her suitcase after zipping it up, she takes her black Nike backpack and fills it with necessities and her documents along with the black card.
She kisses Hao Chen's cheek goodbye before leaving her in the room. Bumping into aunt Ming, she halts as choked sobs can be heard coming from her room,. Her eyes mist again but she continues down her path.
The old lady glances at her miss's young miss and pain clenches her heart knowing how devastated these two are. Aunt Ming sighs sorrowfully at Ara's departing form before proceeding to the room to comfort Hao Chen.
Most of the servants have tears falling from their eyes as they watch their innocent young miss leave the safety of her castle. The older, more experienced ones watch on with gazes full of pride and expectation. This is how their miss should be, brave and courageous in the face of challenges, not the meek little girl with lifeless eyes.
Soon Ara is in the cab and on her way to the airport. The urge to curl up and cry growing stronger as she goes further from her home.
****
People stop and stare along the streets of as a limited edition McLaren P1 LM makes its way into the Wang hotels, stopping at the entrance. The doors open and ink blackhead is seen before a tanned narrow face comes into view throwing his car keys to the valet at service.
The man makes his way into the hotel, not paying any mind to the attendants at the side who greet him respectfully with traces of fear in their tones.
An attendant opens the door for him to a private room, bowing respectfully and then closing the door behind him before she leaves. A young couple is already seated in the room both having not seen the man as they continue to flirt with each other, holding hands and kissing at every interval of their conversation.
(A: dog food, not cool(T^T) so unfair)
"Martin, Ella"
The one word from the handsome has the women awkwardly fixing her hair and clothes, trying to pretend what just happened didn't make her feel shy'
The man clears his throat, a satisfied grin on his face as he notices the pink hue on her ears.
"Oh hey, Zack" Martin starts off as he takes a good look at his aloof best friend.
"Just cut to the chase, I have a meeting at four"
Martin takes the bottle of wine on the table and pours a glass for Ella before pouring one for Zack and lastly himself.
"Here's the deal, Charles Bulock has started moving in on your family"
"I can handle him" Zack snorts
"No Zack it isn't that simple, he's planning on using your sister Ara and your father seems to very much like the deal he proposed to him," Martin says as he runs his hand through his hair.
"Ara doesn't have any ties to the company except her shares, and I'm the only one who can hand them over to her"
Zack says, lifting his eyebrow in question.
"That's only if she doesn't get married before twenty-one"
"Are you f***ing stupid Zack?! your father and Charles want to tie both families through marriage, bringing Daniel Bulock into the picture"
*smash!*
Zack smashes his glass on the ground as his mind begins to work out what Martin means.
"F*$%!!!"
