Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 489

Chapter 489: All of you.

Leilani.

Two weeks later.

I stood in front of the board with my hands clasped together whilst peering over the crowd of faces that I have known for over a year now.

My heart pounded in my chest when I took in the smiles on their faces... the hope in their eyes and the

I drawled; "Before we continue with my swearing in, I’d like for us to take a moment to observe a minute of silence in honour of our late colleague, Miss Yvette..." I said, my voice trailing off because for some reason, I couldn’t bring myself to remember her last name.

I blinked in confusion and when it seemed like no one realized my mistake, I squeezed my eyes tightly shut and went silent.

Seconds stretched into minutes and finally, everyone let out an exaggerated sigh.

I guess you must be wondering how Yvette is suddenly dead. Well, that had also been my reaction when I learned about her demise two days ago. My source had informed me that she had been found sometime in her room, hanging from her ceiling with a framed picture of Jarek shattered somewhere on the floor.

Sources ruled it off as she had been obsessed with Jarek but I suspected something more... something far deeper— not like I can dig into it now that she is gone.

I was jolted out of my thoughts when Amanda suddenly tapped my arm gently and when I glanced at her, she dropped her voice into a whisper and drawled;

"It’s time for you to swear in."

My eyes lifted just then to realize that everyone was watching me... calmly. Quietly. I smiled.

But still, I didn’t move.

I couldn’t bring myself to.

As if noticing my discomfort, Zevran, Kael and Caelum suddenly rose to their feet and came to stand behind me, and with them acting as my human shields, I finally mustered enough courage to drag in a deep breath and begin with the procession.

Zevran laced his fingers through mine while I recited most of my pledges.

And damn, it took a while.

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By the time all of it was over and Jarek’s will was read, I realized that he had left his company to me. But not just his company. He had also left a vast amount of his fortune to me.

I walked out of that room, not feeling relieved. Not feeling like I had become over a billion dollars richer... Instead, I felt like a piece of shit. My heart wouldn’t stop aching. My body wouldn’t stop trembling and I couldn’t stop thinking about how Jarek, in his last moments, had thought of me and nothing else.

I couldn’t even drive myself home and had to be driven by Kael, and upon reaching the house, I turned to him, pulled him by the collar and pressed my lips against his.

From the door, I heard Caelum and Zevran gasp in unison.

Kael went from worried to confused to aroused in less than three seconds. One second he was opening his mouth, presumably to say something to me about my mood and the next minute, he was taking a step back and staring at me with dark eyes so black that I couldn’t make out his pupils.

He reached out for me but I didn’t immediately go to him. Instead, I cocked my finger at him and gestured for him to come closer.

For once, he didn’t protest. He just nodded and did as I had asked.

My hands trembled slightly as I then went to shut the door behind him, not missing the way Zevran’s and Caelum’s eyes followed my every move like birds of prey.

I locked the door behind them and leaned against it, pressing my hand over my chest to calm my raging heartbeat. But when it wouldn’t get any better, I asked softly;

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