Narrator's pov
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"Am I embarrassing you in front of your staff?" Ember asked coily
"Don't be silly dear, this is your staff" The woman said, still holding her fake smile as she rushed Ember past the guests
"If I do decide to take up the offer" Ember mumbled
"No. You will take that offer. Your father needs to harden himself more, he's never been the strict one" the woman scoffed
"Strict? Is that what you call yourself?" The brunette asked
"We don't have time for this, you're already late" the woman said, shooting her daughter a glare
Ember simply rolled her eyes as she turned to face the open, not even realizing that her mother had pushed her towards the large staircase to stand next to her
Times like this, she was told to stay still and wait until her father arrived down the stairs to greet his guest
Only this time she was a grown woman with alcohol in her system standing next to a woman she hated
The clinking of a spoon touching a glass echoed through the main room, catching the attention of all the guests
They slowly started to gather around in front of the staircase
"Evening everyone" a familiar voice came from above
Everyone glanced up to see the brown hair man, his floppy straight hair was slicked back with whatever gel he used. The man adjusted his collar as he took steps down the stairs, shoving his hands into his neatly pressed black trousers as he flashed a wide smile
"I'd like to thank everyone for coming to tonight's dinner. Many of you thought you were here for the meeting as planned but my family and I-" the man said, before placing his hand around his wife's shoulder, pulling her into his chest playfully and gave a sweet smile to Ember
"-Would like to share some information with you" he said, making Ember raise a brow
The girl assumed she was only here to meet someone her parents had gathered for her, what information could they possibly share now?
"Our daughter Ember over here" The man started off, placing his palm on the girl's shoulder
Ember furrowed her brows as her eyes ran along his body, confused as to what was coming next
"Has taken a chair on the board" He grinned
It was in that moment of absolute stillness that God tipped the balance to Mac. The wind died, the leaves ceased to rustle, even the rumble of traffic was absent in Ember's mind. Everything stopped moving and silence filled her soul
Yet the entire room was filled with deafening screams and applauses from the guests who congratulated the girl
In those frozen seconds she could hear a high pitched ringing filling her ear along with the slow rhythm her heart started pounding at
"Now if you'll join us in the dining area, dinner is awaiting us" the woman grinned, flowing her arm to the open area that led to the private dining room
The guests started to slow down their applauses as they started to follow the woman
A familiar blonde face seemed to catch Ember's eyes as she furrowed her brows, but was tugged at the wrist by Henry and dragged off to dinner
"What?" Ember whispered
The man wrapped his arm around her back and pull her into his chest, it was his way to avoid a scene or allow the girl to process any information quickly enough for her to react
YOU ARE READING
A Walk In The Park (GirlxGirl)
Romance"I didn't expect for this to happen" "Yet it was so worth it" "It was" "....i guess you could say-" "No, don'-" "It was a walk in the park" "Idiot"
