Disappointed

The morning sun was high up in the sky, marking a new dawn and showering the city below with its blessings. However, to some people, the new dawn looked pregnant with misfortune.

Lisa finally acknowledged the incessant ringing of her phone. She groaned in irritation before groping the space around her for the phone that had just stopped ringing.

She mumbled something in annoyance and went back to sleep. A few minutes later, her phone rang again.

"F*ck" she murmured inaudibly in a slow and tired voice before giving permission for her eyes to behold the beauty of the room.

Trying to sit up, a splitting headache hit her so badly that she moaned in pain while holding her head with one hand. With the other hand, she reached for the phone which was sitting beside her second pillow.

Glancing at the caller ID, it was Linda. She swiped the green button and waited for her to speak.

'Lisa, where are you?' her voice sounded a bit harder than it used to be.

"What is it?" she answered drowsily.

'Are you just waking up?!... Hurry home right now, it doesn't look good.'

Lisa yawned and ended the call. She glanced at the time; 9:15AM. She threw the phone to the bed and tried to remember why her head was aching. She didn't drink last night, so what happened?

At that moment, she remembered her ear was still hurting.

Lisa dragged herself off the bed and headed for the bathroom to shower. A while later, she returned, dressed up in her shorts and checked out of the hotel.

While leaving, she was getting funny glances but Lisa took it at face value. After all, she already guessed what would happen. Her attack on Ryan would certainly make headlines today, so what's there to panic about? She thought.

Outside the hotel, she spotted the same yellow car from last night.

"Hey, pretty gangster, you want a ride?"

Lisa couldn't deny the fact that this brown skin guy is handsome. She would have gotten into a fun relationship with him if it was convenient.

"Casanova, why are you here so early?" she started walking towards the car. The exterior wasn't expensive-looking… she didn't notice it last night. But the interior looked posh and creative. It gives one a wealthy and classy vibe.

"Your car looks cheap," she added.

Dicky sneered. "Thanks for the compliment. Kai wanted me to drop you at the hospital. I told her I didn't want to. I should have stood by my words."

Lisa arched her brow, "Kai seems to have you wrapped around her finger. What should we call that?... Love?" she shook her head, "Far from it." She entered the front passenger seat and touched the dashboard. "The interior is a work of art; gorgeous and expensive. Are you a rich guy?" She asked.

Dicky got into the driver's seat, "Don't praise my car. I didn't buy it with my money. I got it from a rich kid who wanted to spend a night with Kai. I changed its body so I don't have to start explaining where I got the car from," he winked and smiled.

Lisa turned her gaze to him. "Are you for real?"

"Ayah, don't give me that look. Kai was in on it… they had a nice time under the sheets too. So, I didn't betray no one." He started the car and zoomed out of the hospital.

"You're a bad boy."

"Not as bad as you… wait, Lisa, you haven't seen the headlines, have you?"

"What's there to see? I expected it."

"Oh," Dicky nodded like he understood. But for some reason, he felt the result of her actions was more than what she expected, but he decided not to say anything.

…

Lisa arrived home almost three hours after she was called. Entering the living room, her father was pacing back and forth with his phone to his ear. Her step mother looked worried and as for Linda, her eyes were glued to her screen.

"Lisa! She's back!"

Mrs. Qin's cry got their attention and they quickly turned to the entrance.

"What did you do? And why are you just coming?!" Linda screamed before anyone else could speak.

Lisa frowned at her reaction but turned a blind eye.

"Lisa, you have gone too far this time. I shouldn't have raised you this way. I gave you everything in a platter of gold, which is why you have no regard for the effort your father put in to achieve all that you have!" Mrs. Qin dropped to the couch and started wailing.

"I thought that by spoiling you, my sister's spirit would be at rest. I didn't know that you would eventually be the end of the Qin family. Your father is right… He has always been right about you. I thought you'd grow up, but instead, you got worse!"

The more she focused on Lisa's personality, the more she riled her husband up.

Lisa wanted to speak but halted her words when her sister suddenly cut in.

"Young Master Ryan was the future of our family. Dad thought that you'd for once do something for the family to redeem your image but instead, you almost killed someone again!!" She thundered.

"Almost killed?" Lisa's frown deepened.

"Are you honestly asking me that?" Linda laughed in anger. "Lisa, what do you want? Is it until you kill dad, or run the family into the grave, is that when you'll stop?!"

Lisa ignored her and checked the News.

[ The First Miss of the Qin family forced a bottle of HELL down a waitress' throat for smiling at Ryan Yun, her ex– fiance…]

[ Is the Qin Cooperation declaring bankruptcy? ]

[ Lisa Qin gave Ryan Yun a devastating blow on the head for defending the bullied waitress. ]

Lisa didn't bother to continue reading. They've twisted the story again. She looked at her dad who seemed very disappointed.

"Dad–"

Before she could speak, Mrs. Qin started wailing even louder.

Lisa shut her eyes and took a deep breath. "The news lied. Ryan–"

"Lisa, just accept you're wrong for once! Every time you break the law, dad is always there to protect you from going to jail. Don't you think he deserves your apology for putting him in so much pain? What has he done to deserve this from you, sis? After Aunt died, he has never been the same again. Even though he married my mother, he–"

"Shut up, I know!" Lisa hissed. Linda was starting to get on her nerves. She moved her gaze to her father who had been standing there and watching her since forever.

"Dad, I didn't do anything wrong. As for the Qin Cooperation, I won't let it fail–"

"Don't you talk big! What power do you have to save the company? Had you not ruined your life five years ago, you would have graduated this year from Business Academy and taken over Father's company!... The company started failing in the first place because of what you did five years–!"

"Enough!" Mr. Qin finally spoke. He looked from Linda to Lisa. He wanted to speak but the amount of disappointment he has for her swept away all the angry words he could think of.