Chapter 56
Chapter 56
Chapter 56 The First Person To Touch Her Dies Her father had called her a day before that he wanted her to serve her at a special occasion, she refused at first but he insisted she must do it to gain his favor. No matter what, Amy still loved her father and of course wanted his favour. It’s not because of his money, she just wanted to be in a good terms with her father. She had to agree to him thinking that she will just serve him as he wanted and leave afterwards. She had no idea that he had a plan of disgracing her. “Dad, why are you doing this to me? You were not like this when mum was alive,” Amy said to everyone’s surprise. “Are you alright, Amy? Did you know what you are saying? Are you trying to tarnish the mayor’s image by claiming to be his daughter? ha! He was just trying to help your despicable life yet you dare to call him your father,” Edith said. “There was a woman who use to be the Mayor’s wife before you, Mrs. Edith, perhaps, that woman is her mother,” one of the rich men who knew the Owen’s family spoke. “What! Yes I did have a wife in the past but she died out of depression cause she was barren, she couldn’t produce a baby. My first wife didn’t have a baby. This is my new wife, Edith and she already has a daughter for me. That daughter is my only daughter,” Carlton immediately cleared the air. The last thing he wanted was a criticism against his name. He was occupying a very sensitive position. A mayor of the entire city. “So, Mr. Please know that you can’t understand the Owen’s family matter more than the mayor,” Edith said to the man who just spoke in defense of Amy. “Actually, all our wine are very tasteful and infact, are the original ones. They were served from the same source,” Jacob said. “Oh! did Mr. Jacob think I’m lying about the taste of the drink, then please drink,” Carlton gestured to the drink before him. Jacob sighed and picked from the cup of wine before Jacob and drank, he quickly spat it away and drop the cup on the table, “What! such a tasteless drink!” he said. “But this isn’t tasteless,” someone who had tasted from the wine that other servers had served said. “Even this taste so good,” another woman said from another table. One of the server approached Mr. Jacob and said,” sir, please taste this.” Jacob took
from the cup and tasted it, “oh my! this taste so good.” He said as he dropped the cup of wine on the table. “What’s the reason for the change of taste? Are they not from the same source?” Jacob asked, confused. “Yes they are but I think Miss Amy intentionally served this people a tasteless drink cause we found out that only her drink taste different,” the server who just appeared said. Amy became even more shocked. How? She didn’t even know what the source of the wine was. She appeared at the hotel a few minutes ago and walked straight to where the servers were, this same server speaking was the one who gestured for what tray she should take. She just picked it up and walked inside the hall but it seemed she had been framed. “You dare to serve my guest a tasteless drink? Despite the fact that they helped you secure a job. Did you know how many people out there that wished to be a server for today’s meeting?” Jacob’s wife asked angrily.
“Can this woman really do that? Why will she want to be ungrateful to those who helped her,” someone said to another. “Doesn’t make any sense, the woman looked simple and innocent.” “But we never can tell, some women can look simple and innocent yet be vile and despicable, who knows if the wine is even poisoned?” “If it is poisoned, Mr. Jacob would have fallen down since he tasted from the drink, I think she did it for a reason best known to her, even simple women can be so unpredictable,” The chattering went on and on “I’ll get you arrested for doing this,” Mr. Jacob said. Edith had a victorious and scornful smirk on her lips as she looked at Amy whom she beleived she had clearly embarassed. She was the one who persuaded Carlton to invite her over to the function to serve as a way of gaining his favour and she was the one who paid the maid to arrange a tasteless drink for her. Since killing her failed and sending her out of the city did not work, giving her a public embarassment amidst rich people will work. Disgracing her and making her look like a vile woman before many of the first class citizen in the country should work and it’s working right before her. Also, she beleived that
Broderick will see the whole event from where he sit and also despise her even more cause she was well aware that Broderick and her daughter were coming to the function. “I was framed up, I will never do this to my father and…although Mrs. Edith is my stepmother, I’ll never stoop so low to serve them a tasteless wine. I had only come here today to serve my father cause he requested of me to as a way of honouring him but he clearly keeps rejecting me, though it hurts, but I’ll live with it,” Amy said. “Lies! I got you a job and you paid me back by serving me a tasteless drink! you daughter of a …” Her father paused. “Bitch!” Edith helped him complete it. Although Carlton was deceived to beleive that Amy was not his daughter, deep down, he really wished that she was. But thinking that the child he raised for many years wasn’t his daughter hurts him and makes him angry at the same time. “Yes,” Carlton agreed to Edith, even himself did not know why he couldn’t complete his statement,” Mr. Jacob, what are you waiting for, get her arrested already.” “Let me prove to you that I’m not here for a job,” Amy brought out her ID CARD and showed it to Mr. Jacob,” as you can see, I’m the third personal assistant to Mr. Broderick Alessandro of Alessandro’s corporation.” What Amy said was like a bomb. “That can’t be true,” someone shouted. “Never! this simple woman? Personal assistant? Never!” another screamed. “This woman knows how to lie, she even dare to associate herself with Mr. Broderick Alessandro.” “But Mr. Broderick Alessandro is here, shouldn’t we let him speak for himself.” Everyone then set their gaze on Broderick who had been watching calmly and keenly since the whole scene started. “She’s right. She’s my third personal assistant.” Broderick said. Everyone was shocked, it was so unbelievable to many of them cause Amy was not dressed in an elegant cloth. The clothes she was wearing made her look like a commoner. “Mr. Carlton, Miss. Amy can not be a personal assistant to Mr Broderick and still come for this kind of job, never!” someone said. “Yes, it’s impossible. Mr. Carlton, will you mind explaining for us?” Jacob became confused, he had thought that Amy wouldn’t be able to refute any of his accusations
cause he knew she had a soft spot for him but here was she defending herself. “Greed!” Her father suddenly said,” if I knew that you were a personal assistant to Mr. Broderick, why will I bother myself to help you secure a job? First, you regarded yourself as my daughter, secondly, I helped you out thinking you were a commoner then you suddenly brought out prove of who you really are. Can I ask who send you to tarnish my image?” Carlton asked. “It must be one of your enemies. As a mayor, it’s expected that out will have many enemies who will always try to bring you down,” Edith said. Amy wasn’t really concerned about Edith, it was understandable if she hates her but why will her father hates her to the extent of wanting to cause her public disgrace? Was this what he meant by she will regret it if she did not agree to leave NorthHill. She’s too young to let her image get tarnished before all these people. “Mr. Carlton, since you think I’m a stranger, does that mean we have only met once before?” Amy asked. “Only the day I saw you crying on the street and tried to help you, that was the first time I saw you and I helped like a good man that I am,” Carlton said. “Wow!” Amy exclaimed and brought out her phone then opened her galary, it contained pictures she took with her father when she was young and the one that even her mother was present. “Can you turn on your Bluetooth, Mr. Jacob? I want to send you some pictures, you can then send it to everyone here,” Amy said and Jacob turned to his wife for suggestion. His wife nodded, giving him the go ahead then he turned on his Bluetooth and once both phones connected, Amy sent about ten pictures, Hoe was wondering what Amy was up to, he was scared expecially when he saw Jacob furrowed his brow. Jacob sent the picture to everyone present and they all began to exclaim in shock. “Mr. Carlton, did you not claim to meet Amy for the first time a few days ago? Yet this is a picture of both of you when you were young, infact another picture is you with her and another woman,” someone said. Carlton’s body became heated, he didn’t know how to defend himself again. If it’s obvious that he lied, people won’t trust him Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.
anymore. Carlton has sweat formed quickly on his forehead. Edith knew that if Jacob leave here ashamed, he would put the blame on her ’cause she was the one who persuaded him to do this so she suddenly laughed,” this picture is clearly Photoshoped. This woman named Amy really came prepared today. Those who sent her must be so smart.” Carlton heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Edith defend her, his reputation was almost going down the drain. “That’s right.” Carlton said and then looked at Amy,” did you think people will beleive I have a past with you with some photoshopped pictures? Mr. Jacob, get this woman arrested, she’s beginning to irritate me,” Carlton shouted. “Imagine her trying to accuse me of all sort of scandals after serving my wife and I tasteless drink.” Jacob placed a call across to the chief of police at once and commanded,” come over to my hotel now and arrest a nuisance.” A nuisance? Broderick thought. He beleived Amy was right and innocent and that her father and her stepmother were only trying to frame her up. How could they be so despicable. Amy could not afford to look at Broderick She actually didn’t know that Broderick will be present in this function otherwise, she would have denied the offer. She beleived that Broderick must be so angry with her now but Broderick wasn’t angry with her at all, he was rather angry at people trying to frame her up The door barged open immediately and two Police officers walked in, “Who is the nuisance, sir?” one of the police officers asked. “This woman,” Jacob pointed to Amy. As the police approached Amy, Broderick spoke with anger,” the first person to touch her dies.”