Chapter 3 An Offer From a Gentleman

I found myself as I felt uneasiness in my chest. “I want you to give me your mother’s ring. It was initially meant for the eldest daughter and so I want to give it to Ashley.” He explained and made it seem as though it was the easiest thing that he could have ever done. “Well it isn’t as if you are going to use it. Ashley will be getting married soon enough and I believe it is just about time that I gave it to her. It is a family heirloom and she has been wanting it for a long-time for it.” He explained. “And what about me?” I found myself saying back to him. “What do you mean you? “He asked.

“Why won’t I get to keep it, am I not part of the family? You don’t deserve to take hold of one of the heirlooms.” I said to him and I watched as he balled his hand up into a fist and I watched as he furrowed his eyebrow at my word. “That is the thing. I stopped considering you a part of my family when you killed the love of my life. So excuse me if I want to give it to someone else.“ He spoke with a hiss .I gulped as I tried to remain firm. I couldn’t allow him to continue to use this against me. I hadn’t been the one responsible and it was time for him to accept that and move on. “I didn’t kill mum, it was a car accident and I was ten. You can’t keep blaming me for you being a bad father. You know what mum would think of you if she sees you now?” I started and I watched as he stood up in his seat and made his way over towards me. I took a hesitant step back. I knew that he would never hit me and so I had decided that I was either very brave or very stupid. “Finish the rest of that sentence. I dare you." He said in a warning tone. “She would be disappointed in the man that you have become and in the way that you continue to treat me as though I am not your daughter but some second hand- “I didn’t get to finish my sentence as I felt a sharp stinging pain on my cheek. I clutched it as I realized that he had slapped me. “Don’t you ever talk about her like that. You are the biggest mistake I have ever made. I need you to return that ring before I report you to the police for theft. If you think your current room is terrible, wait till you try prison.” He hissed and I felt my body shudder at the thought. I looked up at him with teary eyes as I tried to figure out what it was that I had done to him to make him hate me so much. ‘Why was he so hellbent on breaking me?’ “Are you going to give it to me or am I going to have to take it?” he hissed and I gulped didn’t want to give it to Ashley as she didn’t even deserve it but I knew that I had no choice as I took in a deep breath and reached for the chain around my neck where the ring rested before I slowly unclasped it. I sighed, taking it off before I placed it in his hands. I was left feeling cold without it and watched as he stared at me with a smirk. “Now this makes much more sense. I will give it to the daughter who deserves this. The one who actually makes me proud. “He hissed and I watched as he pulled open one of his drawers and put the ring inside. I didn’t know why but in that moment I had felt as though something deep inside me had finally snapped. I didn’t say anything else as I made my way out of the office and I spent the rest of the day lost in my own thoughts and I tried to make sense of what had happened. Ashley and her mum had taken everything from me and I had nothing left. As usual I was the last person to leave and as I was packing up my things my eyes dotted towards the card that Richard Rosewood had given me and as I contemplated it I realized that I might just go to his club after all. I was done trying to be a good sister and trying to please everyone else. It was time for me to actually start focusing on myself. I was going to go out and have some fun even if it meant that I would be breaking all the rules that were set in place for me. I wouldn’t think about that now. I had the right to live and I would have to worry about the consequences later. With that thought in mind I made my way out of the office. I didn’t know it then, but I was about to change my life forever and nothing was ever going to be the same again. … Jacob I had everything: the wealth, the girl and every luxury that my heart desired but the only thing that I didn’t have was love and as far as I was concerned I didn’t need it. To me women were only interested in your pockets and I was forced to learn that the hard way a very long time ago. I had already been fooled by a woman once already and I would be damned if I would be fooled again. My current girlfriend had the looks that all of the other girls wished to have but that was it. She wasn’t an intellectual person that I could hold a conversation with. She looked good as a trophy wife but that was just about it. I needed to step away from her even if it was just for one night. What I didn’t know was that one night would change my world forever.