Chapter 8

Dark Fire Tech Company (DFTC)

Storm was frustrated, she had been having back to back meetings since she got to the office. Nothing serious, just egoistic men trying to get her to either date then or partner up with them. By the time lunch hit, she was beyond pissed, she wanted the day to be over already. However, her life was never that simple, her company was working on expansion so she was quiet busy. She already had other IT, Engineering and media companies all in about ten countries. Since all Storm cared about before was work, it did not take her a lot of time to spread her business wide.

Now she had Aelle and the triplets, as much as she'd still continue being dedicated to her work. She had made sure to only work during work hours and to never work overtime unless necessary... She was cut off her thoughts by some commotion outside her office.

"Sir, you can't go in the..." Her secretary was trying to say before the burst open.

Storm looked up blankly, she was not at all surprised to find her father standing there. He was fuming and glaring daggers at her, she had expected him after the encounter with his wife. Oh well, might as well deal with the problem sooner than later. She gave her secretary a nod to inform her that it was ok. The woman sighed in relief before closing the door behind her.

"So you're a damn faggot now?" The man scowled at her.

Storm did not pay attention to the man, she had no reason to and she was already pissed. She knew that if she paid him any heed then she'd seriously break every bone in his pathetic body. It always bothered her how her own parents would ignore her. When she was younger, her other siblings got all the love and attention, they got everything they wanted while she was a ghost in her own home. Maybe it was because she was a girl and her siblings were all boys.

Mr Rivera stomped forward," I'm fuckin talking to you, bitch!" He banged his fist on the desk. Storm did not even flinch, she kept her gaze on the file she was working on." How dare you disrespect me like this? I am your father, how will it look on my reputation if you keep whoring around? Couldn't you find boys to whore yourself to? I will not tolerate a child of mine to be some fag!"

Storm signed the file after reading it, she kept it aside then turned her icy glare on the man in front of her. He was fuming, but then Storm did not remember a day when he wasn't around her. "What are you doing here?"

Her question made the man's jaw tick, he hated being ignored more than anything. Alfios Rivera was a self-centered, power hungry and attention seeking bastard. If that was not enough he was also a sexist, over the years Storm had stopped trying to get on his good books. It was clear he hated her because she was a girl, the only reason he did not abandon her in some orphanage was because somehow the media had come to know that a girl was born in the Rivera family on her birthday. The story had gone viral, they even had her pictures so he could not get rid of her.

"How dare you disrespect your mother and Fallon?!" The man shouted. " I've had enough of you, I should've just had you aborted before you were born. How stupid was I, I thought that since we already had 3 boys then you'd also be a boy so we did not bother with the gender." He ranted.

There was no reaction from Storm, she had heard this so many times that now she just did not care." Anyways, there is no point of crying over spilt milk, we have apologized to Fallon's family and they're ready for the wedding. I came to get you, you are getting married in two hours and you're going to give your brothers all your companies."

The man was delusional, Storm always knew he was a nutcase but if he thought he was going to force her to marry someone she did not care about then he must be insane. The fact that he wanted to snatch away all her hard work an hand it to his son then he had another thing coming. " Are you done?" She asked.

Alfios' eyes widen in shock, he probably expected her to scream or just follow his orders silently. Storm smirked internally, this man had no idea who he was messing with. Before he could reply, the was a knock before the door opened. A stunning man with grey eyes and black hair entered. He was tall and broad, clad in a dark grey suit. He had a file in his hand, his eyes looked between Alfios and Storm. They harden the second they saw the man in the room, Storm frowned. Her PA was mostly silent like her and did not bother about anyone however, recently he had been acting weird. He always tried to talk to her, took care of her even when he shouldn't and his eyes always soften at the sight of her.

"I got all your documents." He spoke in a deep voice as he stepped forward and handed them to her." Everything is all there, all your documents have been changed, you're no longer related to the Rivera family."

Storm looked up from the documents to her PA only to find the man smirking. He had mentioned what the documents were on purpose and just like he wanted, Alfios Rivera almost blew a fuse. "The fuck is he talking about, Anastasia?!" The older man roared.

"Mr Rivera, from my understanding, you've never loved or cared for your daughter. You have never acknowledge her hence, I don't see why you are so mad about her disowning you and changing her name." The PA spoke.

Mr Rivera glared at him," Who the fuck are you?"

"Who I am does not concern you, Mr Rivera, what you should worry about is what I can do to protect Storm. You've hurt her long enough, your entire family has ruined her life but not anymore." The young man seethed.

All Storm could do was stand there and watch silently. No one has ever defended her before let alone protect her. She did not know that she needed someone to care for her too until right now. Seeing her PA stand up for her in front of her biggest tormenter made her emotional but she kept herself under control.

Alfios shuddered at the cold look and tone of the man, "This is a family matter. Anastasia, you will marry Fallon and hand over the fuckin company to your brothers, I will not lose a billion's worth deal because of you..."

"That's enough. Storm is not a Rivera anymore so she is not your daughter. Even if she was, you still can't force her to do shit. Now get the fuck out of here and never come anywhere near her. If I see you harassing her again then I'll fuckin ruin you and send you straight to prison." That was not a threat, it was a warning and Storm knew he'd go through with it.

Seems like her father did too because he stormed out of the room and slammed the door behind him. Once he was gone, Storm felt her legs give out and she was about to fall when strong arms wrapped around her waist. "Hey, it's ok. It's over now, calm down." Her PA hugged her as she cried silently. All the emotions hitting her at once.

She could not believe that she was finally free at last.