Chapter 13

I groaned covering my face with my hands to block out the bright light which was blinding my closed eyes. Ugh, my head feels like a heavy stone has on it and is throbbing so badly and my mouth and throat is so dry like I have been dehydrated for years.

" Good Morning, Miss Hayes! Wake up!" I hear a very chirpy voice yelling in front of me making my head throb more. I held my head still laying on where I don't know but my muscles feel so constricted and painful.

I opened my eyes slowly to a very cheerful Camille standing in front of me with two cups in her hands and sit up straight looking frantically around me.

" Hey! Calm down! We are in my apartment. Don't need to worry that you have passed out somewhere.`` She handed me the cup and I took it gratefully to lessen the throbbing in my head. I am never going to touch alcohol again in my life.

" I am just startled, that's it!" I gave her a small smile and took a gulp from the mug which instantly soothed my aching temples.

" Do you remember last night?" she asked, sitting opposite to me and sipping from her cup. She looks fresh even though she drank the same amount of alcohol like me and I bet I look like a train wreck. It is so new to me, drinking and passing out but it is something I am liking too. Alcohol is soothing my burning soul and heart and I know I can't make it a habit.

" Yeah! Cami! I remember everything. I may be new to this but I will not forget everything, kind of drunk I am ." I sat up straight suddenly when my brain sent the conversation which happened between me and Mr.Parker last night. I groaned, rubbing my temples with the sudden ache. I need to calm down before my nerves burst.

" What did you do last night after I passed out?" she asked with narrowed eyes and I didn't meet her eyes with the shame spreading through me. I shouldn't have called him at night and it's very inappropriate.

" I might or might not have drunk dialed someone." I blurted out the words like they are burning my tongue and from her expression I know that she knows whom I called.

" You shouldn't have, Ada! Please tell me you didn't confess your undying love for him." she put her hand on her squeezing it painfully like a drama queen she is. I rolled my eyes at her and stood up to go and freshen up before going to the office.

" I didn't do anything like that and as usual we fought and he ended the call on my face like a jerk he is." I shrugged my shoulders like it's nothing but I know how affected I was last night and how it is affecting me now but as I decided I don't want to dwell on anything.

" Just focus on your work Ada and you should go out more and enjoy your life now." Camille stood beside me while gathering up my things and shrugged the blazer on my body.

" I know, And you have to help me to find handsome men for dates until I meet the man I want to be serious with. I have been neglecting my personal life just because I want to have a perfect professional life. So, please help me!" I pleaded with her with my eyes and she didn't need my pleading as she always encouraged me to date and do other stuff but I was just so busy with the company that I didn't have the time.

" Leave it to me, You will be going on a date by the end of the day." she has this mischievous smile on her face which scares me for a second but I know she will grill the guys first and then send them my way so I can relax on that.

" Thanks, Babe! I gotta go. I will call you!" I hurriedly left her apartment and peeled my car out from her parking lot and drove towards the house. I should look for an apartment soon, if I start going on dates and all I need is my place for privacy and I may get that in our mansion but still it feels awkward.

When I reached the mansion there were no cars in the driveway and maybe my parents left or maybe they were still inside. If I was the old Ada then I would have been afraid of facing my parents after not coming home last night but this is new me and I don't give a flying F if they ask questions or do something else.

There is no one in the living room but I can hear murmurs from the kitchen making my steps halt and I turn towards the kitchen to see who is in it as the voices seem familiar. When I completely enter the kitchen, Daniel and Ember are sitting on the kitchen stool bars stuffing their faces with cereal and drowning in some serious discussion.

" I hope I am not disturbing you guys?" I stood there with a smile crossing my arms. Seeing them always made my day and we spent so little time together as I have always been busy building my career and proving myself to my father that I have lost the identity of a sister. I gave them gifts and money and never my time but now I have decided that I am going to involve myself in their lives more and spend time with them. They are all I have now and they love me to death.

" Ada!" they both yelled in unison startled with big eyes which made me laugh.

" What? Are you guys planning to murder someone that startled you!" I walked towards them and planted myself on one of the stools and pulled Daniel's cereal bowl towards me and started munching from it.

I can feel their curious gaze burning on me because I never sat with them and never ate cereal because a true lady and a business woman eat a proper breakfast not some cereal and it's for kids, these were my thoughts before but now everything is changing and I am loving every bit of it.

" Stop staring at me! You have plenty of cereal in there, go and get another bowl." I pointed towards the cupboard and resumed eating. I never thought cereal would taste this good.

" It's just weird that you are eating that and sitting with us rather than running for the office." Ember blurted the words with surprise and curiosity. I raise my head to them looking at me like I have grown a second head.

" It's normal and I have plenty of time to go to the office so it's fine." they will never understand what my father is doing and how the business works and I don't want to worry them with all the stuff which is going on because I want their lives to be normal.

" Okay!" They both murmur.

" So, what are you guys talking about?" I asked again to know how their life is going.

" We were just talking about the party which is going to be this Friday at a friend's place." Daniel informed me with excitement.

" Great! But please no drinking and no staying up late and no getting into trouble, Okay?" I asked them with a stern expression. I don't need them to be in any kind of trouble and I am not going to ask them to not go as they have every right to enjoy their lives.

" Okay, We promise Ada!" Ember said with a big grin and I stood up from the stool ready to go to my room and get ready for the office.

" Take care and stay out of trouble. I gotta go." I gave them a hug and they mumbled their goodbyes. Talking to them and even spending little time is making me feel calm and happy. I need to surround myself with the people who love me and care for me.

I got ready as fast as I could and on my way to the office. It didn't take much time to get to the office and I am already parking my car in the parking lot. When I reached the floor my secretary was waiting anxiously near my cabin. She released a breath when she saw me and ran towards me.

" Miss.Hayes! I was trying to call you but I couldn't reach you." I pulled my phone from my clutch to see that it was switched off and I showed it to her.

" What's the matter, Andrea!" I asked her, walking towards my cabin and entering it.

" Umm, Mr.Parker was here early and he was in the conference room." she mumbled hurriedly like she has to get that out before I pounce on her.

" Okay?" I waited for her to elaborate a bit . She has this panicky look on her face and her face shows fear and anxiety.

" And What Else, Andrea!" I raised my eyebrows in questioning and she bowed her head down and mumbled the words which made me clench my teeth in anger.

" Mr.Parker is in the conference room with your teammates discussing the hotel project in Bali which you were handling." He crossed the line with this and I am not going to sit back now this time. How dare he snatch my project which I was working on and invest my blood, sweat and tears. He is going to get insulted in front of everyone and I am going to show him who the boss is.

He may have taken my father's place but I have 50% of shares in this company and I was equal with my father and he just can't snatch the projects from me and discuss with my teammates without asking me first. If he had asked me first then I would have let him sit in the conference room with us and let him drop his suggestions too but doing this has made my opinion of him jerk true.

He is going to see the wrath of Ada Hayes and no one is going to stop me.