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Danica strode down from her room and went straight to the kitchen to grab a cup of tea.
Just as she got to the living room and was about to find her way toward the kitchen, suddenly a loud, eerie voice spoke from behind.
“And look who we have here! The boss lady has finally returned after getting her reputation tainted”.
having heard that, Danica turned around in response to these words and look towards the main entrance of the house.
With the enormous fountain as the backdrop, a woman about the age of forty years old was standing in front of the door while pulling her purse to her arm. She hid one of her hands behind her back and was staring at her while wearing a big smile.
Her smile was so filled with hatred and maliciousness, then she opened her arms to the air and shouted, “surprise!!”
Danica was startled and the smile on her face suddenly froze when she saw the woman standing in front of the door.
upon realizing what the woman meant, a smile soon broke upon her lips almost immediately. She scurried towards her 10 cm high heel shoes, and stood a few steps away from the woman's reach, she curled her arms around her chest while burning with rage at the sight of the woman's annoying smiling while complaining.
Why are you back home to the Medina mansion after getting yourself dragged in the mud, Danica? Didn't your agency arrange a place for you to stay or have you come back to pull us along with you?.”
Matilda asked, walking slowly into the house. Her face was laced with a smirk as she trotted into the living room with her eyes fixed on Danica.
Danica grits her teeth tightly as she glared at the woman angrily.
“What's wrong if I come back to the house? We all are very much aware of the fact that I'm very much entitled to every nook and cranny of this house. So, there is nothing you can do about this matter and I don't think you can do anything, to begin with,” Danica released the grip on her hand and folded her hands. “I think you should be the one thinking of a new place to stay because I'm sure going to throw you out of the house soon”.
“You throw me out? You must be kidding Danica, you can do no such thing to me. You shouldn't forget the fact that this property is not just yours but ours as well”
“Ours? did you say? You shouldn't forget that I own more than 50℅ of the shares. so, you better watch your tongue with me, Aunt Matilda”
With that, she locked shoulders with Matilda as she made her way out of the living room.
She seems very furious as she yelled.
“I've lost my appetite now. What a ruined morning this is ”.
When Danica has gone out of sight. Matilda was left all alone in the living room with a flustered expression on her face.
Suddenly, she heard someone scream from the door.
“Damn, when did you come back? why didn't you remind me earlier? I would have come to pick you up myself ”
“I've flown for more than forty hours, and am exhausted now,”
Matilda said as soon as she heard the voice.
“Let's eat breakfast together later.” Brenda glimpsed at the time and continued,
“I've just finished my business today, wait here, mom, I'll go get my things from the car. When I'm done packing my things then we can have breakfast ”.
“wait” She did not let her leave as she suddenly pulled her back.
“Come with me right now. You're not going to get your things from the car unless I'm done talking to you”
“But mom, those are my important items. What if I lost them?” Brenda said as she was unwilling to go upstairs with her.
“Brenda, don't make me repeat myself once more” Matilda warned before taking a step forward.
After taking quite a few steps, she turned back to look at Brenda. Then, she said.“Have someone send my breakfast over to my room right now. I'm starving after traveling for so long”.
With that, she turn back and left in large strides.
Feeling angry after getting reprimanded by her mother. Brenda angrily stomped her feet against the before setting off to lay the order for the food.
“What are you trying to do, Brenda? Matilda asked as soon as she sensed that Brenda had entered the room.
“What do you mean, Mom? I'm not doing anything wrong, or am I ?” Brenda asked casually as she went over to sit in front of the dressing mirror in her room.
when she was seated right in front of the dressing mirror, she looked at herself through the mirror and she was displeased with the sight before her. So, she quickly picked up her makeup kits from the table and started applying some foundation on her face.
She forgot about the presence of her mother as she kept dolling herself up while glaring at the mirror intently.
Seeing this sight, Matilda was infuriated. She was so angry that she stood up from the bed with one swift move and flung the eyeliners that Brenda was holding onto the floor.
Her eyes were filled with constricted expression and her lips twitched vigorously while her hands were clutched and hid beside her–she was so furious that it appears like she was going to smack someone very hard.
The brand was startled to see Matilda like this; she was speechless and shocked at the sight of her mother.
“What did you do that for, mom? Do you even know how expensive those eyeliners were? How could you do that?” Brenda whined in pain as she bent down to pick up the remaining shattered piece of the eyeliners shattered on the floor.
With her hands wiped in the shattered powder of the eyeliners on the floor, Brenda quickly stood up ad she went over to her mother with a questioning gaze.
“What's wrong with you, mom? Why have you been acting so weird after you came back from your trip? Did something happen over there that you're not telling me? Did you get yourself entangled in some kind of trouble?” She asked with her eyes fixed on Matilda while taking her hands into hers.
Upon this question, Matilda suddenly yanked her hand away from her grip and walked over to the window.
She looked out the window for a split second before she turned around abruptly to see Brenda standing in front of her.
“Yes, I have a problem, Brenda. I have a problem with you, I have a problem with how you accept everything and allow yourself to be seconded in everything” Matilda shouted unhappily. Her tone sounded like she was in deep agony after keeping quiet for so long.
Brenda didn't understand what she was trying to say and why she was even telling get all of these right now.
With a puzzled expression, Brenda asked.“What do you mean? What are you trying to say to me?”
Brenda asked as she went over to the mirror once again.
Matilda suddenly flared up and yelled angrily. “Everything is wrong with you, Brenda. Everything!.”
“I can't believe how unlucky I am to have been blessed with a useless husband like your father, and a silly child like you! ”.
“But mom! What have I done to deserve this from you, mom? Why are you so angry with me?” Brenda implored with a pouted expression. she was angry about the fact that her mother feels so about her.
Matilda refutes angrily once more.“Tell me why shouldn't I be angry? Why do I feel like someone had laid a curse on me for some unknown reason? If that's not the case, then what could be the reason behind why I'm being seconded in this Medina family of ours. Why can't have the same position and things that Samantha has? My husband was seconded and he didn't bother doing anything about it until now. My daughter is also being seconded like other times, and she isn't doing anything about it either. Instead, she's happily applying makeup on her face and standing in the queue right behind Danica to audition for a modeling gig. Do you even know what that means? I don't think you have any idea that you'll always end up standing behind Danica unless you put up a good fight, Brenda”
She walked up to Brenda, who looked like she was in deep thought, and shook her vigorously.
“Listen to me, Brenda, you can't continue living in her shadow forever. If you decided to be satisfied with whatever they threw toward your direction. Then, I promise you, nobody will even pay attention to how good you're and that you are more capable than Danica could ever be. Do you understand me?”
She roared, shaking the other woman bitterly as she felt her heart tearing apart at the sight of the emotionless expression on her daughter's face.
“You can't allow her family treats us like we mean nothing. We're also a part of the family and we even have the same right as they have but they keep pulling us aside each time. Only you can fight for your mom at this point, Please Brenda. Won't you do this to save our family?”.
Matilda lowered her voice as she noticed that her words might have affected the other woman.
“Brenda, tell me something do you like as other people prefer Danica over you or how companies run after Danica without giving you a chance to headline their events, would you want to have yourself humiliated in front of others all because of Danica again? you don't like it at all, right? ”.
Brenda nodded at this question as she allowed her mind to roam around the past.
Back then, when they had gone for an audition three years ago, She had won the hearts of the people and was about to sign the contract when suddenly Danica barged into the office with a better purpose on a platter of gold.
Danica was much more famous than her and had a huge fan base with a great reputation as a fashion star. Having such a person in their team was a great opportunity for any brand–While Danica had initially refused the offer and they went for Brenda instead, when Danica heard that they had picked Brenda after she declined she was so irritated by this fact that she tried to accuse and frame her sister, Brenda, of stealing the purposely from her as she was never aware that the company had sent a contract for her.
she lied.
When the company heard all of these, they were disgruntled with her ill actions and instantly cut off all kinds of ties with her. Not after ruining her image in front of other people.
Unable to control her tears, Brenda had wept helplessly.
She could never do that to Danica but Danica..........
Remembering all of these events, Brenda suddenly asked in a cold voice while her eyes remained fixed in a particular direction.
“What do I have to do, mom?”