Partners By Chance

Chapter 61: I'm not married.

Amelia's gifts from Liam

I take out my phone and dial his number but he doesn't answer. I guess he's busy so I send him a text.

Dad❤️: Meet me in my office!

Fuck! This is one of the worst messages ever. I hope it's good news.

I take my car keys and drive off to Smith Corporation. When I arrive, I'm met by one of the employees, Jared.

"Welcome, Miss Smith."

"Hi, Jared. It's nice to see you again." I smile.

As we enter the building, my heart starts pounding loudly in my chest. All eyes are on me because everyone obviously knows who I am, their future boss.

"Your dad is waiting for you on his floor," Jared says and allows me to enter the elevator.

I sigh and press the button to the 36th floor. I'm actually tapping my foot on the ground as we go up. I'm so nervous.

Ding!

The elevator opens and I quickly step out

"Good afternoon, Miss Smith." The secretary greets me.

"Hey, Veronica," I say dismissively and walk to my dad's office. I gently knock on the door and he tells me to come in.

I see him standing by the glass windows, looming at the city view. "Do you think you can handle all of this?" He asks.

I roll my eyes. The talk! The one we have every once in a while.

"Even if I can't, it's not like I have a choice. I have to." I say emotionlessly.

He turns around and looks at me. "Please, have a seat."

I sit down and look around his office. It's very big. Like I could host a party here!

"This company means a lot, Amelia."

I sigh. "I know, dad."

"I just hope that you would be able to take responsibility." He sits on his office chair, behind his large desk.

"Your confidence in me is very pleasing, father," I say sarcastically.

"It's not that I have confidence in you. I know you, Amelia. I'm your father. I see the bored looks you give me when I'm talking business to you, I know how much you don't want this."

I look at him. "Then why are you giving me something that I don't want?"

"Because the family business has been going on for hundreds of years. Back in 1776 when Connecticut was founded, fifteen families found a piece of land with the world's greatest resources so they built on it and made it their city. They sold the resources across the world and they became rich and famous."

"Let me guess, those fifteen families are the council, and the city is here, Bluefall." I fake a smile.

"Yes, our family's legacy has been going on for two hundred and forty-two years. I need to know that you can hold on to that."

"Do you ever wish that I was a boy?" I slip.

I think about this every time my dad shows his lack of confidence in me. Did we want to have a boy instead of me, a girl who doesn't give a shit about business?

He freezes. "Of course not! I love you, Amelia. I'm not doing this because I don't want you. You mean the world to me. I just want you to know how much this means."