Chapter 14

Chapter 14

“Don’t forget, Sabrina has brought us more wealth and fame in just a month that she signed in this industry.”

“Remember it took Vivienne years to bring that amount of wealth in here.” Another one added.

“Don’t be silly, you guys. Vivienne also brought us fame and wealth. It was her fame that brought Sabrina here…”

“Do not forget the first interview Sabrina has with the company. She said Vivienne is her role model.”

“We still can’t bring back Vivienne in to this company. I want you to know that,”

Sterling sighed inside. They were getting on his nerves. How dare they talk about his favorite actress that way?

He glanced at all the people opposing Vivienne shouldn’t be brought back in to the company and those supporting.

He didn’t see Sebastian say anything. But his face showed that he also didn’t like the idea of bringing her back.

He already knew the relationship Sebastian and Sabrina shared. Assistant Mike already told him that.

But he still hasn’t found out that Vivienne was Sebastian’s wife.

Sterling stood up from the chair and everyone went silent. He didn’t say anything and walked out of the hall.

“I think the meeting is over. You’ll all be notified of our next meeting earlier.”

Everyone left the meeting hall saying the same thing over and over again.

( Vote for her return)

When Sterling returned back to his company, he wrote down all the names of the people that were opposing Vivienne shouldn’t be brought back to the industry.

He knew them by their names and company names too. They were part of the people coming to his company that wanted to get on his good side.

If he should use his power over them, they would all agree to vote for Vivienne’s return.

With that, he would get to see his favorite actress shine again.

After he was done writing down the total names of those people, he summoned Assistant Mike in to the office.

Assistant Mike came in, bowed his head and then took the paper he was handing over to him.

“Master, what do you want to do with them?” Assistant Mike asked. He recognized those names too to be for those people in the meeting earlier on.

Sterling slouched back, swinging the chair gently.

“We’ll go see them one after the other.” he said.

Assistant Mike understood the message. He wanted him to clear his schedules so he would have free time to go meet them one after the other.

“Yes, master.” He bowed his head.

But the Assistant still has more questions to ask. He wanted to know what Sterling wants to do with those people.

But wouldn’t it sound like he’s poking in his master’s business?

“Any other thing?” Sterling asked him.

“No, master. I’ll see to it that the schedules for this week is cleared.” He bowed his head and left the office.

A smile escaped his lip after Assistant Mike left the office.

Sterling was happy that Vivienne was finally back after a long time.

He joined the company because of her, he wanted to sponsor her but didn’t find her in the industry again.

And oh, he remembered Sebastian’s wife whom he was searching for.

“Where could she have gone?” he said, trying to think of where his mysterious woman was staying at that moment.

That jerk didn’t even care about her. He was living his life as if nothing had happened.

Whatever she was doing and wherever she was at that moment, Sterling wanted to know.

He already set out men to find her or her whereabouts but non has returned with a good news.

They still couldn’t find her. Maybe she was no longer living in that city.

After some hours of thinking about his mysterious woman, Sterling left the company.

He was so tired that the only thing he wanted to do was to rest when he get home.

But with Isabella around, that was impossible.

He didn’t know what came over her that she was all smiles. Wasn’t she the one angry with him the previous night?

He thought he wouldn’t find her again in the house but was surprised to see her.

She was standing in the dining area with the maids setting the table.

He glanced at the extra large wall clock then at Isabella who was staring at him from the dining area.

“Hey darling, you are back,”

Sterling frowned. Why does she keep calling him darling when he already told her to stop.

“I prepared dinner for you, my love. Come check it out.”

Sterling remembered the poison she forced him to eat few days ago.

Was that the same thing with the other day? If it was, then it was better for him to turn it down than poison himself.

Even though he was so hungry, he was afraid to even go near that table.

“Come on, darling. It isn’t like the other day. Believe me, I wasn’t the one that made it. It was them.” She pointed at the maids standing there.

The girls lowered their gazes, shivering in fears. They weren’t the one that made that food. It was Isabella that made it.

Why was she lying on them to make the master punish them? Shouldn’t she just accept what she did?

“Its their fault, darling. You know I’m a good cook,”

Sterling sighed inside. He was already fed up with her little talks. He already knew she was the one that made that but was blaming the maids.

“Are you just going to stand there and do nothing?” She commanded the girls.

They fell on their knees and started pleading with Sterling to forgive them for what they didn’t do.

Isabella was proud of herself. She could make anyone do what she likes because she was Sterling’s cousin.

“Leave!” she yelled at them. “And do not show your faces out here today.”

The girls took to their heels, glad that their master didn’t do anything to them.

Maybe if Assistant Li was there, then he would have interpreted Sterling’s look as they were fired.

But he wasn’t there and that was such a relief to them.

“Come please, I promise you are going to love this.” She held his arm, pleading.

Sterling sighed. If he declined that again, then she wouldn’t be happy.

He has already embarrassed her in front of her friends the previous day.

“Okay,” he said.

Isabella happily took him to the dining area and made him sat on a chair.

“Which do you want to start with?” she asked him but Sterling could only stare at the things on the table.

“I’ll serve you this, and this, and this…” She pointed at almost all the things on the table.

They weren’t that bad, it was better than the ones he ate few days ago.

Maybe she was right or maybe not.

But how would she be right that the maids made the other day’s food? Those ladies have been doing the cooking for his Mum and she always praised it even though he didn’t eat that for once.

Sterling finished brushing his teeth and stepped out from the bathroom.

He stretched his arms, legs, and then sat on the bed.

But when he wanted to lye down, he felt something hard under the bedsheet and he lifted it up.

“My goodness!” He was so startled.

Isabella started laughing so hard, holding her stomach.

Sterling was confused and wondered when she entered the room that he didn’t know.

He didn’t even spend five minutes in the bathroom and the door of the bathroom wasn’t closed either.

“I want to sleep here.” Isabella announced when she was done laughing like a Maniac.

Sleep there, that was impossible. He wouldn’t allow a girl sleep in the same room with him.

He already knew what would happen if he allowed that. Even if he doesn’t make the love, Isabella would make him do it.

“No you can’t. You have to leave now.” He pointed at the door.

“No, I want to,” Isabella insisted.

( A Quest for favor)

On their way going to the company the next morning, Sterling kept stretching his arms and neck inside the car.

Assistant Mike had seen him doing that ever since he was coming down the stairs.

He wondered what happened last night that his master was acting like someone who didn’t sleep all through out the night.

His eyes were swollen too, not the type when someone cry through out the night.

But the type that showed he didn’t sleep.

Why would he even cry when he wasn’t a little boy anymore? It has been weeks already since his Mum passed away.

“Have you cleared the schedules?”

Sterling interrupted Assistant Mike’s thought.

“Yes, master. But only one wasn’t cleared,”

Sterling frowned a little.

“It’s because it’s the must important, master. It’s the meeting with the employees which is this morning,” he explained.

Sterling released his brows. Yes, Assistant Mike was right. It was an important meeting indeed.

Assistant Mike glanced at Sterling through the rearview mirror and found him still bending his neck.

Unknown to Assistant Mike, Isabella didn’t allow his master to sleep through out the night.

Not what you are thinking. She occupied the entire space on the bed last night.

Sterling didn’t want to allow her sleep in the room last night but she insisted she wanted to sleep there.

He couldn’t beat her to it so, he let her be. But the worse happened just few minutes after she fell asleep.

She kept pulling him off the bed with her legs. Sterling tried to hold himself on the bed but she kicked him down, making him feel on the floor.

He didn’t know what to do as he wouldn’t sleep back on that bed and so, he brought down two pillows and lay on the floor just like that.

“Master, the meeting has commenced.” Assistant Mike said to him.

Sterling nodded his head. He picked up his phone and left the office.

Few minutes later, he ended the meeting. Because with each second spent there, it was as if Vivienne was losing her chance to get back in to the industry.

He called Assistant Mike and because he was smart, Assistant Mike drafted all the names of those people in a to-do list.

“First, to Mr. Noah’s company.” he said, so proud of himself.

Sterling nodded his head, pleased with Assistant Mike. He always found ways to make things easy.

And when they arrived at the company, Mr. Noah was so excited that he took Sterling to the VIP office in the company.

It was such a dream come true for him to see Mr. Hawthorn in his company that day.

He was always going to the company to seek favor with him but Mr. Hawthorn never gave him one.

He didn’t know why Sterling was there. But he thought he might be there to grant him the favor he has always wanted.

“Vivienne Montague.” Sterling mentioned her name.

Mr. Noah scoffed and waved his hand. Sabrina was already his actress so, he thought Sterling wanted him to vote for Sabrina too.

“Don’t worry about that, Mr. Hawthorn. Vivienne is as good as out of that industry. She’ll never set her foot in there again.” He chuckled.

Sterling closed his eyes, disappointed that the man he thought was wise wasn’t.

“Mr. Noah, you are mistaken.” Assistant Mike chipped in.

“Mistaken? How?” he asked, with smiles on his face.

He didn’t like that Assistant Mike interrupted him and even said he was mistaken. But what would he do? Nothing.

Assistant Mike was well respected too because of the way he interpreted his master’s words.

“Mr. Hawthorn wants you to vote for Vivienne Montague.”

Mr. Noah raised a brow. Why would he vote for Vivienne when Sabrina was already on the way?

Sabrina and he has a very good relationship. And if he do what they want, then she would stop coming to him.