The bussiness proposal

Chapter 6: The business proposal

South Song Street, At the condominium

Andrea got back from work tired and sweaty. She wasn't able to get a taxi. She had to trek all the way home. She could feel her legs shaking and aching.

She plopped herself down on the sofa and spread out her legs like she was about to die.

Elena walked over to her “ what happened to you? Why do you look this messy ” she asked

“Today was very hectic…… ” before she could finish her words, the doorbell rang, interrupting their conversation.

“Are you expecting anyone at this time? ” Elena asked with a puzzled look as she stared at the wall clock.

“ No I'm not '' Andrea shook her head.

Elena opened the door and met Lachlan standing on the doorstep.

The respect she had for him had disappeared ever since the day he threw Andrea out of the house.

She placed her hand on her hip ” What do you want? “ She asked codly.

“ I would like to see my daughter, ” he said in a calm voice.

Elena chuckled sarcastically, ” You must have lost your way neither Lisa nor Naomi live here, ” she said.

“ Elena, did I wrong you in any way? Please let me see how my daughter is doing “ he said with a sullen expression.

” What right do you have to call Andrea your daughter? If you were concerned about her welfare, you wouldn't have thrown a pregnant lady out “ she said, already raising her voice.

Andrea, who was lazily lying on the couch, abruptly stood up and walked over to the door. ” Elena who's th….“

Before she could finish her statement, she saw Lachlan standing outside. She turned to Elena ” I got this “ Andrea said.

Elena nodded and went into the house. After Elena left, Andrea turned to Lachlan. ” What do you want?“ she demanded.

“ My dear I wanted to know how you are doing." he said about touching her cheeks.

Andrea stepped back vigilantly ” You don't need to worry about me, I'm an adult. If you don't have anything important to say, I will go back inside “

” I'm sorry dear I know I haven't been a good father to you. Your grandma wants to see you “ Lachlan said as he heaved a sigh of anxiety.

He knew if he mentioned her Grandmother she would come back to Westwell Estate.

” I will come to see grandma tomorrow “ she said and went back into the house.

Lachlan smirked, he was now a step ahead of his plan to get her to dance to his tunes.

The following morning, Westwell Estate

Andrea was seated next to Grandma on the bed.

Granny smiled at her and placed her hands on Andrea's cheeks. ” Dear, how are you doing? “she asked.

” I'm doing good, granny, “ she replied with a faint smile.

“ Andrea about the baby ..... ” granny said with a complicated expression.

Andrea caught her off ” The baby is fine and I'm keeping it “ she said.

” And please granny don't ask me about the father of the child,” she said as she lowered her gaze.

She was feeling really ashamed to tell Granny that she had slept with a stranger.

” Granny, it's getting late. I have to go to work now. I will come see you again soon ” she said and placed a light kiss on Granny's forehead.

“ Alright, take good care of yourself and the baby, ” granny said.

She nodded with a smile before leaving.

She headed out of the mansion and she heard Lachlan's voice from behind.

“ erm dear Why don't you move back to the mansion? I'm really sorry. Let's start all over again ” he pleaded.

Andrea gave him a cold smile ” There's no need, I have never felt this happy before,” she said and started walking out.

“ Wait!” he said quickly and went after her.

“ Andrea, your sister made a mistake. You see, there was this contract that I was supposed to sign with your boss. But she angered him and he cancelled the contract. Can you please speak to him on my behalf? ” Lachlan said.

“ my sister? ” she said and laughed sarcastically .

“ I'm sorry. I can't help you ” she said about taking another step.

“ Oh, so you won't help your own father,” he yelled.

She ignored him and finally got to the exit. She turned around and gave him a charming smile.

“ The same father that never acknowledged me as his daughter ” she scoffed loudly. He could only watch her back disappear from his view.

He clenched his jaw, trying to suppress the rage burning within him. He suddenly let out a ruthless laugh.

Lachlan balled his fist tightly “ let's see about that. You will come begging soon ” he said and took out his phone from his pocket.

Andrea herself hadn't gotten the chance to meet her boss and even if she was close to him, she would never help Lachlan. After all, she was no virgin Mary.

No words or apology could erase the amount of pain he had cost her so far.

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Sean sat down in his office with assistant Drew opposite him. His gaze was fixated on his phone as he read the news.

Yesterday was chaotic. He had to call the police to chase the large crowd of crazy people that surrounded the company. They were all fully prepared. They were some holding weapons like stones, planks and all sorts of rotten fruits. Some of the security acquired severe injuries in the process of protecting the employees and had to be sent to the hospital.

There were rumours saying they were using cheap accessories for their jewellery while extorting money from their clients.

The headlines on the news even made him angrier.

The owner and CEO of shimmer's company has been confirmed guilty of using low quality accessories to produce jewellery at high ranges.

What nonsense!

He had never been the one to be stingy; they had used high quality jewels; the lowest price of jewellery they had was within the range of 5 million dollars.

Sean slammed his fist on the desk “ I know who must have been spreading rumours about the company ” he said.

Sean's lips curled up into a smirk “ Jacob Jones dares to mess with me now huh? He finally has the nerves to try and compete with me,”

Everyone in America knew these two had always been trying to prove who was better among themselves. But somehow, Sean had always superseded Jacob Jones.

They were both among the list of most handsome and successful businessmen in America.

They had different fields of business. But they were always racing for first place. Just as much as Shimmer's company is well known for their jewellery, that was how JJ entertainment was also known.

JJ entertainment has A-list artists and actors in their firm; they rank number 1 in America currently.

He knew Jacob Jones must have heard that he wasn't in America . That was why he had gotten the audacity to drag his name.

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“ Welcome, welcome ” Mr Wilson said as he chuckled.

Mr Wallner shook hands with him. “ It's good to see you again, my old pal, ” he said.

Mrs Wallner glanced at Mrs Wilson with a sweet smile “ oh my, I guess you will always be forever young. ” she said, making Mrs Wilson chuckle.

“ You too, Fiona ” Mrs Wilson said as they hugged each other.

From the view of things, anyone without eyes could understand that they were very close.

Carmen Wallner stood behind her parents shyly while bowing her head a little.

Mrs Wilson spotted her and gave her a smile . “ Come here Carmen. You are all grown up and so pretty,” she said, making her blush.

Carmen glanced around and asked in a very soft voice “ where is Sean? ” she said, lowering her gaze.

They all burst into laughter. “ I have called him, he's already on his way here. Don't worry, you will get to see your husband,” Mrs Wilson said happily.

Carmen's cheeks turned rosy as she bit her lip. She was looking forward to meeting him.

“ Come on, are we going to stand over here all day? Let's proceed to the living room,” Mr Wilson said.

Carmen took her seat next to Mrs Wilson. “ Dear, how were your studies in Canada? ” she asked.

“ It was amazing, Aunt Danica, ” Carmen said.

“ Oh, our Carmen is now a lawyer, ” Mrs Wallner said.

“ Wow! That's great news. I will tell Sean to make her the lawyer of his company, Not just that, so you know they could be ….” she said and they laughed.

While they were busy chatting, Sean walked into the living room elegantly. He glanced at the guests with a frown. At this moment, he knew he had been fooled by his mother and he had successfully fallen into one of her traps.

“ Oh son, you are finally here “ Mrs Wilson said with a smile.

They all went to the dining table while the maids started bringing the meals.

The table was suddenly quiet. Mrs Wilson cleared her throat . “ Son, didn't you see Carmen? She just got back from Canada. She's now a lawyer. I was hoping you would employ her to work for your company, “