Immediately Ashley was out of sight, Dylan coldly ordered Marilyn to get up.
"Why?"
"I have work to do." He bamecame distant.
"Dylan...."
"Marilyn, leave, I need to work."
Marilyn heart stung a lot as she stood up. This man whom she had loved since she met him was so bipolar, so cold, so distant. Tears threatened to fall but she quickly blinked them back.
"See you later." She quietly muttered but Dylan didn't bother to respond.
"Sigh!"
Ashley had gone to the washroom instead of her office. She had slapped herself to not cry over a jerk. Ashley washed her hands and splashed water on her face multiple times before her eyes became less red.
"Ashley ogadinma Dean, get a hold of yourself, don't waste your tears on some jerk."
As she turned to leave the door opened and Marilyn walked in, her eyes were red and she looked like she was about to cry.
"What's your name?"
"Ma?" Ashley asked incredulously.
"What the...I'm asking you a question, what the hell is your name?" Marilyn asked with impatience.
"I'm sorry, but why do you ask for my name?"
"What a silly question. You saw me enter my fiancée office and didn't excuse us, even when I sat on his laps, but when we kissed, you became nauseous, so I want to know the name of the brave employee."
Ashley expression turned from skeptical to calm and indifferent.
"Look here, I was busy arranging some files when you came in and acted indecently, I was busy, besides, I can't leave without Mr Dylan's permission and do you think I loved watching you two act so cringe?, I'm not a pervert." Ashley said calmly but one could tell she was angry.
"How dare you?, you should be lucky I'm speaking to you, do you know who I am?" Marilyn voice carried pride and arrogance, no longer the sweet, naive girl in love.
"To hell with you you are, do you know who I am?" Ashley countered not caring about the consequences of her words. Marilyn could inform Dylan and she would lose her job or she could also inform her family and her life would be over, but she was overwhelmed by negative emotions.
"Who the hell are you?, I am the governor's daughter while you— a common employee."
Ashley had no words, she could have said my parents are controlling the Nigerian economy but those people aren't her parents, They don't even want her.
Marilyn smirked and said
"Stay away from my Dylan. He's mine, leech." She pushed Ashley aside and walked towards the sink byt before she could turn on the tap, Ashley spoke.
"Muss Marilyn Hugh, rember this day that I, Ashley Ogadinma Dean said— I will make you bow to me."
"Ha!, what a joke, your nobody of a parents can't afford a strand of my hair."
"I don't have parents for your information; only a mother who is not a nobody."
"If I say she's a nobody, then she is."
"I dare you to say that again."
"Your darned mother is a fucked up nobody."
Pah! Pah!
Two slaps landed consecutively on Marilyn's face.
"How dare you?!"
Pah! Pah!
Two slaps landed again on Marilyn's cheek making it swell.
Marilyn raised her hand to slap Ashley but she caught it perfectly and twisted it making Marilyn back face Ashley.
"Look, I endured Slavery for six years and fought for five years; don't dare me." Ashley voice was a cold whisper. She pushed Marilyn to the sink and she hit her head on the mirror, blood gushed out, but Ashley, without batting an eyelid walked out of the washroom coldly.
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"What the hell!, let me get that bitch!"
"Ashley what did you do?"
Both sisters spoke at the same time but different sentences.
Taylor supported her while Michelle didn't.
"What do you mean by that?!"
Both sisters said again. They turned to each other with disapproval in their eyes.
"Meech, look, she insulted our mum and sister, she deserved more than that."
"Taylor, I know, but Ashley shouldn't have raised her hand to the governor's daughter. What if they decide to take revenge?"