Chapter 44- Family Tension
ARIANA'S POV
I was talking to one of our company's models when my eyes caught sight of someone. At first I thought I was hallucinating until our eyes met.
What was he doing here?
I watched as he walked towards me.
“ What are you doing here Uncle Garry?" I asked as soon as he reached me. The model I was talking to looked between him and I before she saw it as her cue to leave as she excused us and walked away.
“ Is that anyway to greet your loving uncle who came all the way from Las Vegas to support you?" He asked as he looked at me in disapproval.
What did he expect? That I'll jump and kiss his cheek, is that it?
“ Support me? How sweet of you, but I don't need your support, as you can see I'm doing perfectly fine. If I can manage the Miller's Cooperation just fine, what is a little show that you think I need support for?” I asked as I tried to let our conversation seem as friendly as possible.
People were watching and I couldn't let any slip up because I might not like him but people want to believe we're a perfect family supporting each other when in reality I do not want anything to do with him or be near him.
“ So you're saying I did wrong coming here?” He asked with a raised brow.
" I'm saying you shouldn't be here,” I said with a smile. Let the world think we're having a normal conversation.
" We both know that you don't care about what happens to me, what you really care about is yourself and yourself alone, so whatever it is that brought you to Paris I don't care, but just stay out of my way and don't drag me into it,” I warned.
“ And what would you think that is?" He asked challengingly.
“ How am I supposed to know, do I live inside your head or something, you're your own person and I am my own person so whatever you do with your life doesn't concern me, excuse me, I've got places to be,” I said and was about to walk away but stopped when I heard Mr. Louis voice.
" Garry, you're here,” I heard him say as I stopped and turned to him.
“ Yes, Arthur my friend, I came to Paris for something important and I said why not come support you and my niece," He said as he brought his hand around my shoulder, I swear I felt like suddenly flaming up so his hand around me could burn.
I knew what he was doing but I don't fucking care, calling Mr Louis by his first name didn't change the fact that I'm the CEO.
He could be familiar with all our clients and business partners; it still doesn't change a thing.
“ That's good, I like it when family support each other, thank you for being here, you know perhaps we could have a few drinks together," Mr. Louis suggested.
" Of course we would love to, what do you think Ariana?" Uncle Garry asked me.
What did he expect me to say? No?
“ It would be a pleasure," I said.
Just then I saw my assistant walking towards us.
" Miss Miller…" he stopped as his eyes went to uncle Garry.
“ Mr. Miller," he greeted before turning back to me.
“ I found a restaurant that would be perfect for our little celebration, we can go when you're ready,” he said.
" Ow, a celebration, that's interesting, Miss Miller you can go ahead and celebrate with your staff, I'll just have a few drinks with your uncle,” Mr. Louis said.
" No, it's fine, I'll come with you, my assistant would take care of them,” I said as I turned to Mr. Smith.
" Tell them to go ahead without me, they can have as much fun as they want and you're coming with me,” I whispered to my assistant before turning to Mr. Louis.
My assistant walked away to carry out my instruction while I just engaged in a staring contest with my uncle without Mr. Louis knowing what was going on.
“ Shall we?" Mr Louis asked and I nodded before we started following him as we walked out of the fashion show venue.
Uncle Garry kept talking to Mr. Louis while I just watched them as Mr. Louis laughed at something he said.
He thought he could buy his favor by making him laugh, I know that he has been trying so hard to get many people on his side.
My assistant soon joined us as we got into the car and drove to a five star restaurant, I thought they said a few drinks? I was expecting a bar or something.
Nevertheless I followed them inside without questions, with my assistant walking beside me.
We got a table as we all settled down and then a waitress came to us to get our order.
After penning down our different orders the waitress left to go get what we asked for.
“ You know Miss Miller, I was really surprised when I heard you're the new CEO," Mr. Louis started.
" Well, it just happened, my grandpa found me worthy,” I said with a shrug.
" That's interesting, and look at it, you're doing just fine,” he said and I couldn't help but smile.
I had a feeling Uncle Garry didn't like the director the conversation was going.
" Arthur, you're one of our company's partners right?” Uncle Garry suddenly asked and I narrowed my eyes on him.
Mr Louis wasn't our partner for whatever reason and he knew it, so why was he asking him that.
“ Unfortunately I'm not, I don't think senior Mr. Miller wants me to, we've talked about it and sometimes work together but there's no official document that says we're partners," he said.
“ Oh, that's strange, you know our company would work well together if we were partners,” he said and Mr. Louis nodded, uncle Garry didn't stop there.
“ You know if I was the company's CEO you'd be our partner already? It still surprises me how you're not yet one of our partners, it doesn't make sense.” So this was it?.
This was why he came to Paris, to make himself look like the perfect fit.
He was that desperate.
“ Well, it's a good thing you're not,"
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