unfortunate, but it will be your choice to make.”
“This isn’t over.” I promised turning around and storming out of the office, everyone one else behind me.
“It was nice seeing you again Margaux.” He called after my Intel expert. He always coveted what he couldn’t have.
“Bye Paul.” Tink sighed, completely polite.
I fought the urge to scream when we were all piled into the elevators. “That was some man.” Dario mused. “He really wants you to have this place.”
Jackson spoke for the first time since we left the car. “He really wants Chance, but I don’t think he understands that gifts won’t work with her.”
“It’s a damn big gift,” Tink gawked looking around the lobby again. “The things that I could do in their labs with government approval…
I shook my head. “Well it’s yours. Wedding present.”
Adrian chucked, trying to make me feel better, “Love, most people give away toasters, and shit, not multi-billion dollar corporations.”
“Oh, so he can, and I can’t?” I snapped back unintentionally. He rubbed my back as we opened the first set of doors. Macon and Jackson stepped in front of me. “No guys move aside. He wants to turn my life upside down, I’ll do the same.”
I pushed the second set of doors open standing at the top of the stairs the crowd, which had been idle standing around the front of the steps, looking for someone that was in the web of this story to resurfac e caught a glimpse of me and started running up the steps. I held my hand out. “If you want a comment from me, then no one take another step forward. Ask your questions from where you are.”
And they all came at once.
“Miss Marshall, what are your plans with Neil Industries?”
“Do you have a relationship with your sisters?”
“How does, Stephanie Neil feel about this sudden news?”
“Miss Marshall, do you know of any other illegitimate children fathered by Paul Neil?”
The last one caused a reaction from Adrian more than me. He was angry, “Alyssa Marshall is a human being. Not an object, there is nothing illegitimate about her.” I squeezed his hand, my mouth quirking into a smirk. An apologetic look filled his eyes as I took over with what I had to say.
“Paul Neil isn’t my father. I do not want this company, nor do I want to be involved in it in any way. I have my own business, my own money, and my own life. If he insists on forcing the situation, I will sell it the moment I am in control. That is all I have to say.”
The crowd burst with more questions though some thinned off to get some type of news in before their deadlines. The six of us made our exit back to the SUV.
“Did you get a chance to check your schedule?” Mrs. Flowers asked as I packed up Juan and helped him in his coat.
“No, I didn’t, I’m sorry. There is a lot going on right now.” I answered truthfully. “I’m not even sure if Tawny is going to let Juan go now.”
“Oh, that’s unfortunate.” Mrs. Flowers nodded understanding; no doubt she had seen the news or read a paper sometime today.
Juan, however, didn’t. “Tia Awyssa, I want to go.” He whined, his face twisting into a little pout of disappointment. “All of my friends are going.”
“I know Juan, but
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