New heir

After applying for the job, Elise got ready to take the twins to the Sullivan mansion. She wore a long black off-shoulder dress with a slit that showed off her left leg. Pearl dangling earrings paired with black satin high heels. Elise's hair was done in a chignon bun with two strands of hair on each side of her face.

Jasmine wore a one-shoulder purple satin dress paired with white ballerina flats. On the other hand, Leo wore a brown sweater over a plain white shirt with brown trousers.

" Let's go", said Elise and she led the two kids to the car and drove off after buckling their seat belts.

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" What's the big deal? Isn't it just your cousin coming home. Why make such a fuss over her and her two ba-"

" Know your place", Brandon warned the woman in front of him. She was supposed to be his girlfriend but he felt nothing but disgust towards Samantha.

" I'm your girlfriend! Shouldn't you defend me instead of that bi-"

" My girlfriend? Are you delusional or what? Everybody in this mansion knows what you did. Recall what you did if you forgot and ask yourself if you are my girlfriend", said Brandon.

Samantha lowered her head and ran up the stairs. Her bangs failed to hide her teary eyes. She ran to the guest room and locked herself in the room. Samantha's thin slender figure slumped to the ground as she began to cry silently.

" If I had another choice, I would have never done such a thing. Why do you always look at me with disgust or indifference? Why do you look at her with your eyes full of affection and love? Why do you care and love for but hate me? Why can't you even pretend to care about me? Why?"

...

Meanwhile in the living room.

" Hello, Brandon!"

Elise's voice could be heard. Brandon looked up and saw Elise and the twins.

" Uncle!", Jasmine sweetly called out to Brandon who picked her up and twirled her in the air.

Leo who stood beside Elise seemed indifferent towards Brandon.

" Ellie, you are here! I have been waiting for you!", said Mrs. Sullivan who came down from the first-floor hand in hand with Mr. Sullivan.

" Hi, Auntie Melissa. Uncle Anthony", Elise greeted the couple.

" Leo, Come to grandaunt", said Mrs. Sullivan.

Leo looked at his mother before she went forward and hugged Mrs. Sullivan.

The family talked with each other and had dinner together. Unlike how Brandon thought, Samantha didn't kick up a fuss and had dinner quietly with them. It was a rather harmonious gathering. This made Brandon sigh in relief.

...

At the Garcia family mansion.

The sounds of utensils crashing together could be heard as the family dinner went on. Aaron sat on his father's left and ate the food on his plate quietly.

" So, Aaron, when are you going to come back to the company?", asked Mr. Garcia.

" The day you are making yourself comfortable in your coffin", said Aaron indifferently.

" You!"

" Dear, calm down", said Mrs. Garcia.

" I don't even know why you called me here", said Aaron.

" I want you to help out your brother in the company and carry on with the marriage alliance with the Meyers family", said Mr. Garcia.

Aaron smiled coldly making almost everyone present shiver.

" So you are determined to make him the heir instead of me?"

Mr. Garcia nodded his head and Aaron began to laugh. His laughter echoed through the dining room. The servants serving the food felt scared and the people eating felt awkward.

" Aren't you afraid of the consequences of making your mistress's son the heir?"

" It's my company. I can do whatever I want", said Mr. Garcia.

" Father, are you forgetting something? My shares together with Laila and the Wood family's shares add up to 60% but you have only 20% of the shares. All these years, you focused on my mother's shares but you forgot about the Wood family's shares"

Mr. Garcia's eyes widened and his furious gaze landed upon his assistant. The poor assistant was close to collapsing from fatigue. His eyes were barely able to make out the figure of everything in the room but the moment Mr. Garcia's furious gaze landed upon him, his vision cleared. He looked into his memories to see if he had done anything wrong.

Aaron stood up and caressed Mr. Garcia's chair before leaning in to whisper in Mr. Garcia's left ear.

"...I don't owe the Garcia family anymore but the Garcia family owes me now. I will take back everything that I was mine. I will get revenge for my mother and Elise. You, your mistress, and your son should buy your coffins and prepare your funerals ", Aaron whispered before he turned around to leave the dining room.

Mr. Garcia abruptly got up from his chair and yelled.

" The Garcia family doesn't owe you anything! We raised you! We supported you so that you could be where you are today! Don't act all high and mighty!"

Aaron stopped in his tracks and turned his face slightly to the left to glance at Mr. Garcia.

" Weren't you just raising me as your puppet?"

Mrs. Garcia stepped in this time.

" We just wanted the best for you-"

" I'm not going to marry the daughter of the Meyer family. Since your son is going to be the heir, why don't you let him replace me in this marriage? ", Aaron asked.

" You brother..he-"

" I only have one brother and that is Mason Garcia!"

The atmosphere seemed cold. Some people were whispering to each other.

" You are an unfilial son", said Mr. Garcia.

" And you are a horrible father", said Aaron with a smile before he left.

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