ATTENTION: THIS CHAPTER TODAY (5TH OF JULY) IS NOT BETA TESTED! IT CAN CONTAIN MISTAKES!
Disclaimer: The story doesn't belong to me; the characters are property of S. Meyer and the plot belongs to Ann Arston Ara. I just translate with her permission.
My son's teacher
By: Ann Arston Ara
Translation: ClaryFlynn98
Chapter 32: The beginning of the fall
Edward reviewed the contracts for the fifth time while Emmett waited patiently for an answer.
— I still don't understand what happened — he muttered without taking his eyes off them. Emmett stood up and said:
— You have reviewed three times, maybe more, and we've lost 60% of each contract. How? I don't have the slightest idea.
— The lawyer says that the contracts were well elaborated and reviewed, Edward. It could have been a mistake in your programs a failure that caused Apple's claim and the annulment of the contracts — said Eleonora casually as she pretended to type in her laptop trying to find flaws that only she knew where they were. Dimitri had done a great job in sabotaging this program. Only he, and of course she, knew the flaws and they were so well hidden that not even the great Edward Cullen would be able to find out where they were.
— Is a mistake that has caused millions of dollars, Eleonora. The programs were tested before they were sent. Young Gi Woo is in charge of doing the tests, the valuations, everything! — said Edward upset. Eleonora shrugged her shoulders and stood up saying:
— We're humans beings who make mistakes, and unfortunately for you, this one cost you millions of dollars. You'll get over it, Edward, it's not the first or the last time this happens.
And with those words, Eleonora left the studio of Edward's house, with a huge smile. Emmett frowned and said:
— Is strange — Edward looked at his son's godfather and asked:
— What? — Emmett leaned back in his seat and looked at Edward intently.
— You're not yelling at all of us for what happened, you know? This problem hasn't arisen since Carlisle took over the company completely.
Edward frowned and answered in complete confusion.
— I don't understand — Emmett smiled and answered:
— Carlisle loved medicine more than owning a technological empire. When your grandfather Anthony gave him the company, he and your mother were in charge but more your mother because Carlisle was in the hospital, wasn't he? — Edward nodded and Emmett continued — Elizabeth sunk the company into debt by not knowing what she was doing and brother, if we get one or two more contracts back, there will be no capital to save us. How many companies were sent this program?
Edward frowned and opened his laptop. He typed in a few things and said, looking at Emmett in horror:
— The last four companies…
Emmett stood up and said, turning to the door:
— You have less than twenty-four hours to create a program to replace it. Leonor! — he shouted. Eleonora came in and asked looking at the damn mastodon.
— Yes, Mr McCarty?
— I need you in touch with Young. Tell the fucking Japanese we need his brain cells and his ass in the company jet before already.
Eleonora frowned and Edward said:
— Eleonora, you've heard Emmett.
Eleonora sighed and turned to leave, but first, she stopped and said:
— Oh, Mr McCarty, I forgot — she said, turning and staking her eyes to the mastodon — It's Eleonora — she grunted, smiling. Emmett felt his hairs bristle, yet he turned away from Lady Destruction.
— Are you sure godfather? — asked Bella, typing on her laptop, unable to believe her eyes.
— More than sure. We've lost ten recently recorded videos, Isabella. They were all automatically posted by the new security program. It's been complete chaos here in London. We had to pay a fourteen-year-old girl to remove them from the site, and Nikki has offered the girl a job.
— Where is she from? — Bella asked with interest. Jason sighed and said:
— We're talking about losses in your company and all you care about is who the girl is.
Bella laughed quietly and muttered:
— It's a simple mistake, godfather. Money is made again; I've always told you. We replace the program, apologize, and that's it.
Jason laughed too. His goddaughter had always been like that and he loved that about her.
— Her name is Claire, Claire Joanne Blaze and she's an orphan. She was locked up in Austen Juvenile Hall for hacking into the hospital system. My daughter must be crazy to hire a delinquent.
Bella smiled and said looking out her window at the alley near her apartment:
— Not everyone who looks bad is bad, godfather — Dimitri shook his head at Isabella when he saw her at the window and she, not knowing why, smiled at him fearlessly, waving at him, used to seeing him standing there. — Help the girl, let them give her a job, find her simple occupations and a home with a good family.
— This fragment is difficult — Bella smiled when Anthony tried to play it again on the piano and then she did it without any difficulty.
— It's not hard, you just have to know where to play.
— It's easy for you, Mom, you've been doing it all along — Anthony snorted as he dropped his forehead on the ivory keys. Bella laughed and played something simple saying:
— The piano is not easy, and you knew that. Nothing in this life is Mozart.
— Can I rest for today, Mom? — he asked, still with his head on the keys. Bella frowned and asked:
— Are you alright? — Anthony denied it and then he looked up and said:
— I think I ate something that didn't sit very well.
Bella touched Anthony's forehead worried, but the worry went away when she noticed he had no temperature.
— Why don't you go and lie down for a while? I'll call you later to find out how you are.
Anthony got up quickly and left. Bella looked at the piano and played for a while before she decided to leave. She hadn't seen Edward for a while and even though they were together on New Year's Eve, he was working too hard.
She snorted.
Edward was always working too hard and she couldn't do anything. She got up and turned around scared when she saw Eleonora standing in the doorway.
— God, I'm sorry. You scared me Miss Dinkley — said Bella taking one hand to her heart. Eleonora smiled and walked slowly until she reached the height of the rat, she smiled again when she noticed that it was taller than her and imagined her begging for her life before she could kill her.
— It's unfortunate — said Eleonora.
Bella walked to the door, but Eleonora was faster, closing it and preventing her from leaving.
— It's unfortunate — she said again when she saw Bella retreat and then continued — How can a person like you be so predictable — she said, smiling openly. Bella did not know what to do, that woman had something bad, something dark in her eyes. She remembered Jane's words, Dimitri's warnings and her skin stood on end.
— I don't like this type of games — said Bella trying to look firm. Eleonora smiled and said:
— I'm not playing, girl.
Bella tried to walk to the door again, but Eleonora took her arm and forced her to stop.
— Pay close attention to what I'm about to tell you — Eleonora groaned, squeezing Bella's arm, making her moan in pain. Eleonora smiled and squeezed more. — I'm not going to repeat it twice — she said and then throwing her strongly to the door, she growled — Stay away from Edward and the brat. You have 24 hours to do it, otherwise, you're going to regret it for the rest of your life.
Bella looked at her in fear for a moment and then said with a courage she did not feel:
— Anthony is not a brat and Edward is not your property.
Eleonora smiled.
— Wow, but if you talk! — then she approached Bella and grunted — Do what I tell you.
— Or what? — Bella challenged her without knowing what she was doing. Eleonora smiled and said:
— Or pay attention to the consequences.
And with those words, she opened the door forcing Bella to leave.
— You should rest for a while — suggested Eleonora as she lay on the doorstep, watching Edward typing endlessly.
— I thought that you had already gone to rest Eleonora — said Edward without stopping his typing. Eleonora smiled, it was the right time to throw the hook and see if Edward caught it quickly.
— You know? — she started to approach him slowly, measuring his every reaction, but Edward didn't even look at her. — I have some savings that could...
— No — Edward interrupted her, leaving his work behind, then said — I don't work with loans and I don't want a partner.
— You are being irrational — said Eleonora trying to contain her anger — and proud — she snarled the last thing, Edward looked up and said:
— Pride is all I have left, Eleonora.
— And pride is what is going to lead you to ruin Edward — said Eleonora with a gleam in her eyes that Edward didn't understand. — Your son's teacher was here — she said turning to leave. Edward smiled and asked:
— Has she already left? — Eleonora smiled back and said:
— She was just locked up with your son and left.
Edward frowned and asked:
— Locked up with him? — Eleonora smiled even more and said:
— That woman is predictable.
— What do you mean? — Edward asked, interested.
— That… — Eleonora stopped pretending to think and sighed theatrically turning to see Edward — Listen, I shouldn't get involved, I'm just your assistant — she said, manipulating the situation. Edward leaned back in his chair and said:
— You are part of this family, Eleonora, you have worked for me for more than twelve years.
Eleonora smiled at that and said:
— It's not difficult to know your intentions. Anthony is an immature child whom you have ignored for twelve years, a child who prefers his teacher to his family. If a social worker were to find out, she would take the child away from you in the blink of an eye and give him to someone who truly loves him.
— And what does Bella have to do here? — asked Edward coldly, as every word Eleonora was telling him could be true. Eleonora held back the smile that was about to appear on her lips. Edward was so easy to manipulate, so simple.
— She had it all figured out so well. She'll get Anthony to turn against you and take him away from you and keep him for herself. It's easy to see and understand when she's made everyone believe she's incapable of breaking a plate. She's a woman who lost her fiancé, a life with him, and has become very attached to your son, and I think she wants him for herself. Because if her priority was you, she would have come to see you instead of locking herself and Anthony in your home music studio.
Eleonora turned around and left Edward more confused than usual. Bella couldn't do that to him, she couldn't be using his son that way, she couldn't be the harpy his assistant was describing.
"Most women approach my son with the conviction that they're going to be Mrs Cullen."
That's what he'd always thought, but it never occurred to him that he was opening up to someone who wanted to take his son away from him.
Bella smiled when Anthony greeted her in the distance and responded quickly.
— I'm sorry, Mr Cullen, but I'm not interested in you.
And so she walked away from him to Anthony, who saw her coming and hugged her.
Edward woke up startled, his hair stuck to his forehead full of sweat. No, Eleonora could not be right, but she had no reason to lie.
Bella could not continue to be near his son. No, when that woman could take him away from him.
Still, he couldn't believe that she really wanted that. He would let time pass and watch for any sign that what his assistant was saying was true. And if it was...
— Why did you take so long, old man? — said Eleonora when James came in, tired of having to see that monster.
— I don't play the villain all the time, girl — James responded by entering the apartment.
— What do you want? — he asked, frowning at the man in front of him. A red-haired man with blue eyes, he smiled as he played with the keys to a car. — Who's your friend?
Eleonora turned and answered:
— He is Felix, the man who caused your bastard's accident and who has been watching Edward since your daughter died.
Felix, as Eleonora called him, smiled openly without stopping moving the keys that were in his hand. James smiled too, he was going to enjoy killing that bastard for having touched his daughter and maybe even overcharging him.
— One more idiot who wants to see Cullen on the floor is always welcome. Now if that's all you had to say... — he said turning around, but Eleonora stopped him saying:
— I want the one who collects the debt to be you.
James stood up straight, impressed by the woman's evil.
— When? — he asked, impressed by the speed with which things were happening. Eleonora smiled and said:
— In two days.
Ooops… Don't kill me please hahaha, the author decided that it would be a great idea to leave the chapter like that. And I know I know from now on you're going to hate me, but the story has to go on...
Changing the subject, I've received good news from another author who is going to let me translate her story to English …. It's called Misunderstandings and this is the summary:
"Life is made up of decisions, but what if yours led you to where you don't want to be? Can you still fix a life marked by misunderstandings?"
This story is shorter than My son's teacher, so I'll start it when we're close to the final chapters… (Don't worry, we still have a couple of months I think!)
And since this chapter isn't beta tested, you might have tomorrow 2 notifications maybe, 'cause my beta will send me tomorrow this chapter and the next one all corrected but since I didn't wanna break the "promise" I made you guys about updating today (5th of July), you have this chapter with some mistakes hahaha. I'll probably edit it tomorrow anyways!
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See you tomorrow! (The chapter will be edited I promise hahaha)