Five years later
It's not that hard to be hated and feared at the same time, what is really hard is to be respected.
However, during the past years I've managed to gain the respect of most people and the fear of some, or maybe the opposite.
The thing is, that because of my connections and my great ability to threaten, I finally became the president, what I should've been since the beginning.
It wasn't easy, Joseph opposed to it completely, however I became close with all the mayor investors and yeah, Joseph didn't had much choice than to promote me. I was already prepared to be the president, three years being Jonathan's secretary helped a lot since I did all the work. My then coworkers were surprised about my sudden promotion, but were even more surprised to know my real identity, most of them accepted it because they pretty much knew I was good at my job and all the successful deals we had made were all mainly because of me. All because the clients had an interest in me or should I say my body.
There were a lot of rumors about me, that I slept with the clients, that I was heartless and soulless, that I was a whore and I constantly cheated on Axel. I didn't really cared about it, I knew the truth and Axel did as well so that didn't got in between us. He wasn't on the low either, he was constantly interviewed and his face was always on the covers of magazines because he was one of the youngest and successful businessmen in America, also one of the hottest men alive.
I couldn't disagree with that, however this brought many women to him that tried to seduced him, most of the time in front of me and I found it very funny to watch. It was ridiculous the amount of chicks that didn't had a clue he was happily married, yeah the keyword there being happily.
Indeed, being married doesn't mean your significant other will be loyal to you your entire life, or it doesn't mean that love won't ever disappear at any point or that you won't grow tired of each other. So the key is happily. We have had some disputes of course, like the time Joseph tried to convince Axel's father to resign his decision about making Axel the CEO. He wanted revenge since I threatened him on telling mother about all his affairs and insulted him, ending with a 'I'm not your daughter anymore' speech. But then Axel wanted me to apologize so that his position wouldn't be in danger. I didn't, I couldn't possibly do that, so I threatened Joseph again, although Chloe was an adult now I had proof given to me by Dev and witnesses that he had been with her being a minor then. I wasn't going to be that girl anymore, the girl that always begged for his forgiveness, so that time I won and after that, he wasn't able to mess with me again.
Axel was the best, although the only thing I expected from him is to be loyal, he always did more. I trusted him more than anything or anyone, and I completely obeyed his every order, well except from my brat moments. He taught me how to control my mouth, when not to say anything, but sometimes I had to say whatever I had on my mind, that's why many hated and feared me at the same time. My hobby to investigate people's life came back instantly after I discovered Chloe's betrayal, every person I met, I would send Dev to investigate them and he would bring me their juicy secrets that one day would be useful for me. I wasn't a bad person really, I just wasn't the nicest and I didn't cared what anyone said, unless they told it to my face directly.
Chloe... well she, I never saw her again after our fight. Even imagining seeing her again made my blood boil. It was weird for Carmen and Marie because we talked things out and conserved our friendship, but they were still friends of Chloe since I told them my conflict with her belonged to me not to them.
Also it served as a way to know if she was still seeing Joseph, and she was. Secretly meeting with him, and he was obsessed with her even five years after, they think I don't know but I do, and it's killing me not to know her reasons for her actions since she never confessed the why. It's a good thing it happened right after graduation and there was never a reason for us to meet, until now.
Today was the day, finally Joseph was announcing his retirement and I was going to be announced as the only candidate for his position. It was also the anniversary party of the company, 80 years already.
The event was held in one of our hotels of course, all the rich and important people of the state were here... including Chloe who accompanied her parents. I avoided her at all cost, I sat with Axel and our parents at the farthest table away from her. I didn't really wanted to be in same table as Joseph, however there was nothing I could do about that, and I had to be at my best behavior when Axel was around. But really, it was hard right now since I had a vibrator attached to my panties and with a controller he turned it on at the most inconvenient moments.
"So you're finally making it Amelia. You and my dearest Axel on CEO positions, oh my, you'll be unstoppable, the perfect couple." Lorraine cheered at me as we were eating.
"Yes--ah!" I felt the vibration on my slit, it was a bad time for me to play with this and he knew it, I was so sensitive down there because he has been teasing me for a week already, not letting me have my orgasm.
"Ah, this chicken it's so good." I said taking a mouthful of chicken trying to conceal my stupid moan, he was having so much fun, of course it wasn't him that was getting all embarrassed. I glared at Axel and he grinned saying.
"Is it? Let me try it." He inclined his head towards me and opened his mouth implying me to feed him, damn him, he just had to meet my eyes and I instantly would do whatever he wanted.
I took a piece of chicken with my fork and placed it in his mouth, he even chews sexy. He could've just taken his fork and take some from my plate but no, he had to make it look so sensual. I hate him! Now I just want to take him to the nearest bathroom and suck him off.
"It's not that good for you to be making those noises." He said mockingly and I glared again, that's the only safe thing I could do to him, and not that often.
"Stop please." I whispered to him.
"What?"
"What do you mean what?" I responded a little more altered than I intended to and he arched his eyebrow making me apologize instantly. I had prohibited raising my voice at him or having an attitude if I didn't had any strong reason to do it, like if he has done something that made me seriously mad.
Of course I had my moment where I knowingly did bad things to get on his nerves, but for the most part I avoided those moments because his punishments got crueler each time, crueler in the meaning that I didn't received any pleasure from them, like that one punishment where he makes me bath in ice.
He knows I hate the cold and makes me do it anyways. But my most hated one is being in the corner, kneeling with a bunch of raw rice on the floor and my arms up. If I lower my arms even one millimeter, he'll know and whip my back with a belt, I somehow enjoy the belt part but every time he has to use the belt, my time in the corner increases and that's what I hate, it's so boring being there staring at nothing.
"You guys are so adorable." My mother says, bringing us out of our secret conversation.
"Oh yes, it reminds me of you and Joseph in your first years of marriage." Lorraine spoke looking at my mother, and I just got weirded out, really? Were my mother and Joseph happily married at the beginning? It's hard to imagine Joseph being loyal and caring.
"Oh stop, they remind me of you and Robert, even now you two look so cute together."
"Awe stop it, you're making me blush." It was the truth, Axel's parents looked so in love, but at that moment the friendship between my mother and her seemed much cuter than their marriages. They have been friends since the age of three and since then they have been inseparable... is it bad for me to be jealous? I know I won't have a friendship like that ever again, although I'm still friends with Carmen it's not the same anymore, she left to New York for college and comes on vacation but we don't see each other that much.
Marie is the closest friend I currently have, we meet each other weekly, mostly because I want to see her dog and she knows it. I've always wanted a dog but because Axel and I don't spend much time at home, it'll be bad for the dog to be left alone for so long. She knows that so she lets me spend as much time I want with her cute doggy, so I appreciate her and I think she appreciates me as well.
We were interrupted by the speaker, it was time for Joseph to tell the news so he went to the stage and I followed since I was part of the news. I could feel everyone's eyes on me, I didn't blamed them. I wore a black velvet maxi dress with a deep v neckline than hugged my curves perfectly. Cameras flashed at us as he began his long speech, I didn't payed attention to any of it, I didn't cared, I was too distracted and lost in Axel's eyes. Have I told already how amazing his eyes are? Even with five years looking at them I couldn't get over how beautiful and clear they were. I loved the clearness, because his emotions were easily seen, you could see the difference as his pupils dilated or the color of his eyes darkened, I could see his eyes all day without getting bored, really.
"...my dear daughter Amelia..." My attention returned to Joseph when I heard my name.
"She was supposed to be the candidate to take my position, however there's been some changes." I look at him bewildered, this wasn't on the plan, what the hell is happening?
"I'd like to welcome my future successor, Dylan McMillan..." He said while directing his hand at the entrance, and everyone including me turned around to see a man entering the room.
"My dearest son." What the fuck?
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