"Did you walk around the building like that?" He almost shouted. Dad never shouted while at work. Seeing him in his company was the safest place to do so.
"Yes, we did."
"You're going to give yourself a terrible reputation if you keep this up. They all know you're supposed to marry Christopher. All you're doing is making yourself look more like a whore."
"Don't worry, Dad. Chris and I will not get married. I will not marry a man like him, not now, not ever."
"The contract can't be broken, Lisa. You're going through with it, and that's that."
"I'm sure the contract can be broken after what Daniel did to me."
"What are you talking about? What did you do?"
"I did nothing but throw up in the bathroom. It's him that tried to rape me after." I shrank as dad threw his glass paper weight across the room. It hit the wall, shattering into a hundred shimmering pieces on the ground.
"What's wrong with you? You try to seduce him and then say he is trying to rape you when it didn't work. I knew you were a slut, but I didn't think you were this much of a whore."
His words hurt as he accused me of something so ridiculous. Was this what Daniel was saying? What Chris was thinking? Obviously, Dad believed Daniel over me, his own daughter. Davis couldn't handle it anymore, stepping forward with his chest puffed out.
"What kind of father are you? You call her a whore when you're the one that's put her in those kinds of situations. Lisa is an amazing woman, full of love and care, despite her upbringing with you. I'm here to tell you I plan to marry her one day soon and there won't be a damn thing you can do about it. She's not going back to Chris' place ever again. She's mine now, and neither you nor Chris will hold any claim over her. You will learn to regret how you have treated your daughter." Davis was stern and serious, not intimidated by my father in the least.
Dad was ticked. His eyes narrowed on Davis in anger. He watched him closely, standing tall and pulling at the hem of his blazer to fix it from his outburst a second ago. Dad walked around his desk, passing us to close his office door. He walked around, closing all the open blinds.
Oh shit.
"Davis, is it?" Dad asked, turning his attention back to us.
"Yes, it is."
"You have a daughter, Izzy, correct? I believe she's graduating from her vocational school this coming weekend. Welding, no?"
Fuck, Dad had dug into Davis' past.
"That's right, but I'm going to stop you there. Unlike you, I won't let anything happen to my daughter. You're not the only one with connections, only mine are a lot darker. So think long and hard before you try to threaten her."
Dear baby Jesus.
Davis looked hot as hell as he stared down at my father. He wasn't taking any of his shit and for the first time; I saw my father stammer. It seemed his plan had backfired, and he didn't have a backup. He narrowed his eyes for a moment as he thought.
"On the contrary, Davis. I'll offer a job and keep her under my thumb."
Davis laughed at that, surprising the hell out of Dad.
"Good luck with that."
Izzy would never accept a job from Dad. Not only that, but if she ever took a job from him, she certainly wouldn't be under his thumb. I was actually worried about whoever Izzy's future boss would be. Good luck telling her to do anything she didn’t agree with.
"Dad, that's enough. We're done. There's no touching us, or Lucas and Liv. If you keep trying, I'll make sure you lose everything. I'll bring you down with my own two hands and take your business for myself. It'll be, literally, your worst nightmare."
"Lisa, I think you forget who you're talking to. That little video is the least of what I have on you. Are you sure you're prepared to have everything shown to the world?"
"Go for it, Dad. Ruin the image of your only daughter and your company. The only person whose opinion matters is standing beside me and he won't leave me over my past. Meet the future of the company, Dad. You can't live forever."
I knew that would really piss him off, to think of Davis or me running his precious company once he departed this earth. He could watch us from hell.
"Neither of you will ever run my business. You can be sure of that. This is not over, Lisa. I won't lose half of my company for you."
“Real father of the year here. You wouldn't do anything for me or Lucas, yet expect us to give all of us to you. I hope you lose half of your business and more. I came here hoping that for once you would be on my side, but who am I fooling? I'm done, Dad. You're all alone. No son, no daughter, no wife. All you're left with is this company that has caused you so much misery. May it drag you to hell.”
