Chapter 3 - Press Conference

Alice's POV

With each of us in our own thoughts we reached Hotel Kingston for the press conference.

Just as we stepped down from our car we were welcomed by a sea of reporters clicking our picture making it quite difficult for me to adjust to the lights. It took me a moment to adjust to the binding lights around me only to realize that my sister was fine with these lights and she didnt even flinch with the amount of lights binding us. With the help of our bodygaurds we reached the venue safely only to see another set of reporters with the only difference that these reporters were financial reporters invited for introducing me as the hieress of the Smith Empires and the reporters outside were solely here for my sister and I was just extra news for them. With all these thoughts within me I took a seat assigned for me along with the others.

The press conference officially started with my dad's secretary informing about the agenda of the conference allowing my dad to take over. My dad proudly announced me as the hieress of Smith Empire and I instinctively stood up as my dad introduced my name and gave the mic to me "Good Morning everyone" I spoke which was a cue to the reporters to ask questions that they wanted to ask.

Reporter 1: "Miss Smith, now that you have taken over the company officially what are your plans for the company at this point"

"The projects that we finalized before will be put into action for the moment and I do have certain plans for the company that will be implemented" was my response because I was well aware of the happenings of the company as I was working as the company's Vice president until the moment I was announced a heiress.

Reporter 2: " Miss Smith, now that the company is taken over by you what will be the position of your sister in the company"

As they asked question I dreaded the most with a response ready for it. Before I could answer them "It doesn't really matter and I am not even interested in the business world. I would rather roam around like a beggar than to sit in a monochronic room and work" responded my sister much to the chargain of my father and my grandfather.

To minimize the damage I responded with "My family members don't mind what we do as long as it is something that we love."

With a few more questions in tow the press conference came to end with the security leading them out and we going to our rooms as we had a ball arranged for the celebration of this event.

As I entered my room I lay limp on the bed with thoughts that I still was trying to process from the morning and what happened at the press conference. I just lay there on the bed thinking whether I should be happy for the fact that I got the company as I always wished or sad about my dream filled with all my mistakes due to my hunger for power. With all of these matters occupying my mind I drifted to sleep filled with the same dream from which I was unable to wakeup even though I wanted to and just when I felt that the despair would not end, a knock on the door from a stylist woke me up to realize that I was sweating all over.

I told her to get in as I prepped myself to get a shower before I get ready for the event.