CHAPTER ONE.
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KATHRYNE'S P.O.V.
"Your late...again", Mrs Arnold sternly said but with a mock glare on her sweet wrinkled face.
"Sorry Mrs A, Ethan was driving me insane early in the morning. I had to drop him off at Mawa Beth's place. I promise not to be late again.", I told her while giving her my sad face which always softened her up. Mrs Arnold is the owner of the 'sweet delights' coffee and cake shop where I work part time in the weekends. She treats everyone like family and that is the main thing about her that makes her lovable. Everyone who works for her, loves her to death including myself.
"Sometimes I really do wonder who really is the boss.", she said while smiling broadly making me laugh. Another thing about Mrs A is that she never scolds anyone for being late nor for doing something wrong, she is the best boss anyone could ever ask for.
"Don't worry Mrs A, your still the boss and no one can ever take your place while I'm here", I replied honestly. She looked at me with love in her eyes and reached out to take my hand.
"I'm not getting any younger day by day. Someday I will be gone and someone else will take over my place here but I want you to always be the same Kate, sweet and honest like the first day I saw you.", She said with warm eyes. I still remember the first day I came to apply for the job here, that was the first day I met Mrs A and I grew fond of her every single passing day. Though she couldn't bear any children, she always treated me like I'm her own blood. Her affection towards me fills the void of not having a mother in my life.
My name is Katheryne William. I am nineteen in just a few months. I stay with my uncle, aunt and my small brother, Ethan. My uncle Jack and his wife Brenda took us under their wing when I was a mere thirteen year old teenager and Ethan was just a baby. That was after my parents horrible accident took place. Since then I have been taking care of Ethan and taking part time jobs to help my uncle in taking care of our little family.
I am 5ft 6in tall with long brunette hair that passes my mid back. I have a nice shaped hourglass figure with curves on the right places and the best feature about me are my striking dark violent eyes which have a little greyish blue speck on them. Mrs A always say that I'm beautiful but I know she just says it to make me smile. Whenever I look at a mirror I see my mother's reflection. It hurts to know that I will never see her again and it pains to see her reflection staring back at me. I look like a carbon copy of her, same facial features and same striking violet eyes. The only thing I inherited from my dad is his brown hair colour other than that, nothing.
I finished the day's task and bid Mrs A goodbye then head to pick Ethan from Granny's house. She always has been supportive of us and cherished us a lot , well Ethan mostly. I reached her house which was just a few blocks away from the coffee shop. I knocked on her door thrice and after a while she opened the door with a big smile on her face.
"Katy bear your back. How was work?. You shouldn't tire yourself out dear. Your still young, you should enjoy your life to the fullest.", she said to me with her eyes full of concern and pity. I gave her smile smile and kissed her cheeks.
"Work was fine Mawa, I'm fine don't worry I'm still fit as a fiddle. Anyways how are you Mawa?. I hope Ethan is not being any trouble to you", I asked her.
"Oh not at all, on the contrary he has been a real sweat heart . He keeps helping me around here and there and doesn't trouble me at all.", she answered with a chuckle.
"Well Mawa I love the weather out here but I would love it more if I could come inside, If you wish to let your sweet little granddaughter in though", I teased her knowing that she forgot to let me in because she was busy asking how I was.
"Oh dear, come on in. I made some chocolate chip cookies and hot chocolate, you better stay here and spend some quality time with your Mawa, these days you don't even visit anymore", She said while trying to give me a sad look. Well now I got to know where I learned that look from.
"My sweet dear Mawa, I'm sorry. I have a hard schedule to maintain, juggling college and work together is really tiring but I promise to visit you more often if time allows, okay?.", I tell her. We talk a little bit more and just finished our conversation when Ethan emerged from the back door with mud all over his clothes and shoes. I gasped and ran towards him.
"Ethan!, what happened to you?. Did you fall into a puddle?. Are you okay", I asked him worriedly. He had mud on his hair and all over his face too.
"I'm okay Katy. I was talking to Timmy who lives next door and when I was coming back here my leg slipped and I fell on the mud", he said looking innocent, too innocent if you ask me. I narrowed my eyes at him and when Mawa wasn't looking he smirked at me and composed himself when Mawa came near him. He is such a naughty rug rat but I'll let him off the hook, this time.
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XAVIER'S P.O.V.
"I want these files copied and faxed to Mr Arron right this instant and send John inside my office now", I growled at my so called secretary. She scrambled clumsily before getting out of my office to do her given tasks. I sighed out loud. I really need to find a perfect secretary who takes work seriously and not throw herself at me. I close my eyes and ran my hand through my hair. I opened them just in time to see John walking inside.
"Whats up with you, man you look like hell", he said to me while making himself comfortable on the sofa. I rolled my eyes at him and gulped down the last of my coffee.
"I swear if you weren't my best friend and business partner, I would have fired you so long ago.", I told him while he just grins back at me.
"Should we proceed with the work in hand now your highness", I asked him sarcastically. He raised his eyebrow at me but followed me nonetheless.
"Too much coffee is bad for your health man, it brings out the sarcastic side of you and probably you need to get laid. When was the last time you took a day off?, Last Christmas?!", He complains like how a mad wife will react.
"You nag me more than my flings did. Are you sure your straight ?.", I asked him and cut him off just when he was about to talk. " Let's just get this over with so I can go to sleep and recover my strength back", I told him tiredly while he just nods back at me.
We work for about three more hours then called it a day. The sky was almost dark when I walked out of the office. I got in my car and drove back home. Since dad died I have been living by myself. My mom remarried again despite the fact that dad had passed away not long ago. I knew she just married him for his wealth but dad just loved her blindly.
I am the only child in my family and the only heir to my father's company, which I run now. Though I manage the office well, it just seems lonely without dad walking in and cracking some poor jokes with me. It just seemed like yesterday me and dad were having our father - son moment and now everything is gone.
I reached home and handed the keys to the valet to park the car back to its place. I took a shower then went inside my personal workshop. It is the only place which keeps me sane and calms my mind. No one knew about the workshop not even John but dad knew because it was our little hangout place
I sighed, tomorrow the lawyer is going to reveal dad's will to us. I wasn't ready to listen to it , since the day he died I have been avoiding it but tomorrow I will have to. I never disagreed with my dad nor complained with his decisions. I will do whatever he wanted me to do, that is the least thing I can do for him.
I stayed inside the workshop for a while then headed to my room to catch up with my sleep.
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Naj157.