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Choices and Decisions
Choices and Decisions
“Harvey!” the boss yelled Harvey’s name even louder than before.
This is all getting out of hand. Someone really should close the door or else everyone in the mansion is
going to hear. So much for Hayden telling his brother that he will set the stage for him. The boss got up
from his seat and marched towards his sons. I winced and didn’t dare watch what would go down
between the three men.
“Dad…I came back so…” Harvey said.
“I’m so happy…” the boss said with clear relief.
Huh?
I turned around to see the boss hugging Harvey in a tight embrace. My eyes widened at that
unexpected sight. Harvey smiled and hugged is father back. I could feel the love that they shared and
the relief of the boss at having his eldest son back. Harvey was back, alive and well. That was probably
much better than having his eldest son dead no matter what. It was a truly unexpected outcome, but it
was better this way. Hayden seemed happy about the outcome as well and that made me smile.
“Don’t you think that I will let you off the hook simply because you came back alive. There will be
severe punishment for this…” the boss said sternly.
I gulped at how scary he sounded. Harvey seemed to understand and nodded.
“I’m sorry, dad,” Harvey apologized straightforwardly.
“Amelia woke up and you came back,” the boss said before he heaved a sigh.
“I’m very sorry for my selfishness…” Harvey apologized once again without making any excuses for
himself.
The boss headed back and flopped down onto the sofa like he was suddenly exhausted. Harvey and
Hayden followed him. Hayden sat back down next to me, and I immediately felt better to have him back
by my side. That didn’t end so badly.
“So, you didn’t just come here to tell me that you weren’t actually dead, right?” the boss asked as he
glared at his sons.
“You’re right. I’m here to take back Torex,” Harvey stated bluntly as he stared directly at his father.
He’s…what?
As in, he’s going to take over as the next heir?
I couldn’t control my reaction and I gasped quite loudly before placing a hand over my mouth. It
seemed like Harvey had made his decision. Hayden seemed surprised even though he didn’t say
anything. I guessed he didn’t see this coming either.
“Hayden…what do you say?” the boss asked, surprisingly patiently.
My entire body stiffened at his question and my eyes immediately darted to Hayden’s face. What will
Hayden decide? If he decides to hand back the position of the heir to his brother, then he won’t have to
take over anymore, right?
Hayden was silent for moment and all eyes were on him. After a short while of thinking it over, Hayden
turned to me and smiled.
“Malissa, you decide…” Hayden told me casually.
“What?!” I exclaimed so loudly that I was shocked at how loud I was.
He was asking ME? Me?!
Why do I have to decide something so important?
“Decide, Malissa. What do you want?” Hayden asked before he smiled sweetly at me.
I looked at the boss and Harvey and found that their eyes had shifted from Hayden to stare at me
instead. Is this the reason why he decided to bring me here?
“I…” I murmured before I clammed my mouth shut.
I didn’t know what to say. I wasn’t sure what I wanted. I didn’t even know if I should be the one to
decide for us.
“Hayden…” I whimpered his name pleadingly.
Why can’t he decide something so important by himself?
Hayden looked at me and continued smiling. He did not offer me any help at all. What am I supposed
to do?
“I don’t know. I’m so sorry…” I replied frankly.
I hadn’t thought about it. Honestly, when I married Hayden, I was prepared to do whatever it took to
stand by his side as his wife. It that meant leading Torex, then that was what I was prepared to do. I
never thought that there was another alternative. I never thought that a choice like this would present
itself.
“I just want to be with Hayden. I am fine with whatever he decides,” I replied firmly.
That was my decision.
“So boring…” Harvey spat with clear disgust.
My eyes widened. I had never heard Harvey use that tone of voice before. His eyes narrowed at me
before he smirked.
“Tell your husband to rescind his hold on the position of heir and return to wherever he came from. The
real heir of Torex is back! We don’t need any imposter anymore!” Harvey spat as his face turned into an
intimidating scowl.
That didn’t sound like Harvey at all. Was Harvey normally like this?
“Some of the gang’s managers are used to working with Hayden already. To them, you’re dead and
gone. It’s going to be a big change to bring you back,” the boss said rationally.
He seemed to have calmed down now and was thinking about the alternatives logically. I always
thought that if Harvey came back, the gang would naturally be returned to him, and he would take over.
Apparently, things were not that simple at all.
“I am sure that there are managers and members who have trouble accepting Hayden and his weak
ways of managing things,” Hayden stated confidently.
“That’s true but things have gotten a lot better recently,” the boss said as his brows drew into a frown.
Throughout it all, Hayden remained silent like he was waiting for his father and his brother to make their
decision. I watched the two men continue to debate with each other while I wondered why the boss Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.
couldn’t just let Harvey take over the gang like he originally planned.
“I don’t know if people have lost trust in you while you were thought to be dead or not. How are people
supposed to react to the fact that you faked your death and then came back to us as if nothing
happened? Not to mention that you probably did it all for a woman!” the boss yelled loudly as his anger
crept back up on him and consumed him again.
--To be continued…