120 That She Was A Slu

Amber propped her head on her hand that was resting on her knee.

She just stared at Brian Cooper who was still wearing his shock look.

'Would my brothers have the same reaction as well?' was the question running on her mind.

'Oh but maybe they would be even more shock if they find out that I am alive, or maybe they would be angered instead?'

She suddenly felt a knock on top of her head while she was in deep thought.

She looked at her side and saw Ashton looking at her with a raised eyebrow.

"Will you stop talking to yourself and start explaining instead?" he then said.

Amber puffed her cheeks, she no longer dared to argue with him regarding her thoughts for he was right in the end. She indeed loves talking to herself.

"Okay, well as you have heard SNN has close relationship to me," she looked back at Brian and said in a serious tone.

"But I suppose anyone would know that that close relationship was not simple either, your grandfather knew of it."

Brian picked up his cup and sipped through it.

"I think, I too get that, but what was with the 15 percent? What does it have to do with your hold on Cooper empire?"

Amber stopped herself real hard from opening her mouth in shock, she slowly looked at Ashton.

"Your friend is smart right? Or would I have another problem?"

Ashton held his forehead as he too shook his head.

"I am starting to think about that as well," he replied.

"Hey what the hell are the both of you talking about?" Brian asked with an accusing tone.

"You explain," Amber said to Ashton.

"Why should I?" he returned with a question.

"His your friend," she answered back.

"You are the one involved," was his reply.

"You know his mind's capacity better," she retorted.

"Stop!!"

Brian who could no longer take their bickering interrupted.

"What are the two of you talking about? he finally asked.

Amber kept her mouth shut as she glared at Ashton.

Ashton stared back at her as if the two of them are once again having a staring contest.

"Guys!! I am still here, hello!!" for the second time, Brian made his presence known.

'Who would have thought that these two would actually have their own world even with the presence of other people.'

Amber remained staring at Ashton without having any intention of speaking, he could only sigh after another few seconds.

"You... where's your brain?" he then looked at Brian and asked.

"Huh?" Brian was dumbfounded from his sudden words.

"I am asking where did you put your brain?" Ashton repeated the question.

"Like I have been saying, what are you talking about?"

Ashton sighed, "They were talking about a 15 percent and about her hold on them. What kind of thing would include those two in one sentence?"

In reality, he was smart. But it was not in his wildest dreams would he ever think that this lady, who was two years younger than him, would become a major shareholder in one of the royal family's business.

"Seriously, can't you think outside of the box? Just put two and two together, don't try belittling her in your mind," Ashton said exasperatedly.

Brian once again fell into deep thought as he tries connecting the term hold and 15 percent, while trying not to belittle her.

It was about a minute before his eyes grew wide, the way she spoke to his grandfather was also not normal.

"That's impossible!!" he stood up abruptly as he look at her.

"I think for me, that is something possible. I am here after all," Amber replied in a leisure manner.

"But... but... but..."

"Yes that was the second time you've repeated a word three times, just say what you want to say," she couldn't help but to roll her eyes.

'Was it that too shocking?' she added in her mind.

"It is shocking for those who just met you," she heard Ashton's voice on the side.

"Stop reading my mind," she glared at him.

"Your face is just too obvious, screaming of what you are thinking," this time it was Ashton's turn to roll his eyes.

For the third time, Brian was neglected as he was still in shock of what he found out.

"Wait guys, I'm still here. Please can't you at least confirm what I am thinking before you return on that little bubbles of yours?" he no longer wanted to get mad as he asked them exasperatedly.

"Indeed, if you are thinking of me being a shareholder then you are right but if you are thinking that I am a major shareholder then you are even more right," Amber finally answered.

Brian sat there as he tried drinking his own coffee, this was too surreal for him.

Born to a royal family, he knew just how difficult it is to have a simple footing in their very own company. What's more, even holding a little share.

But this girl in front of him was actually holding a major share?

"Just how?" was the question that came from him.

"Hmmm, how? Well obviously it was not simple. It was also not a miracle. It took us about five years of continuous mind blowing ideas and pestering to get where we are," she turned serious as she started speaking.

"You all think it's difficult to even just prove yourself, so it was even more difficult to have this share. Hell yeah it's difficult. But let me ask you, have you really tried your best? How many times did you fall before you gave up?"

Brian remained silent just looking at her as he kept listening.

"As for us, how many times did we fall really hard before we reached this goal?"

Brian looked at her before looking at Ashton who has turned serious as well.

'Indeed just how many times did they fail? Five years? It might seem short but if it was non stop then that would be 5 long arduous years.'

"Anyway, now that we have that settled, you will have to meet my acting president. Well you don't have to worry she does not bite but she really hates lazy people," Amber once again said.

"I'm not lazy," was all he said on his defense.

After a while he finally bid goodbye but before he left.

"Who are you really Amber Wood? I have heard that most of the people who attended Glenn Price's wedding went out of their way to check on you. But everyone found you to just be a simple person. Yet why does it feel like you are not?"

"Someday, everything will come to light," was all she said.

Brian knew she had informed him of the fact that she indeed has a secret but it was not yet the time to say it.

"Very well, I shall arrive at the office tomorrow in the afternoon just as you have told me," he waved them goodbye.

"So when are you planning on really telling them of who you are?" Ashton asked as they closed the door and walked in.

"That is something we actually have no hold of, even if I wanted to hide it for the long run, it may suddenly get revealed at the shortest time. But..."

She looked at him, "I have always prepared myself for the time to come that my real identity will be revealed."

"So you are really not letting go of your identity as Nathalie Price? Just as you have said way back?" he asked.

"No, I am prepared for everyone to know that I have the identity of Nathalie Price but currently and even when that time comes, my identity will remain as Amber Wood. Everything started as Amber Wood after all."

Ashton nodded, "Anyway are you prepared for tomorrow?"

"Nothing much will happen tomorrow, especially since Leslie was already here. So no matter what he do, he shall be fired."

*****

The very next day, Amber arrived at work with a lot of whispering, some were against her while others were neutral.

While Karen and the others were snickering instead.

"A few days after work and you will be gone," was her words just as Amber passed by her.

"Oh, you really can't be sure," Amber smiled.

"Who knows, you might be the one who'll lose a job."

'Well you really would lose a job, I have already seen everything and everyone. I already sent Leslie the names so everything will be up to her to say,' was what she thought in her mind.

"Still acting high and mighty? You have brought private life during work hours, who do you think you are when you just came?" Karen continued in a mocking tone.

"Oh please I don't want to hear that from the person who had a threesome right after lunch. Quite disgusting aren't you? Well not that I care if those ladies behind you know, since I have seen a lot. Just stay put and wait okay?"

She no longer waited for any retort as she walked straight to the meeting room where she was called.

Karen's face turned pale, "How dare she insult me!!"

"That's right, such baseless words," one accompanied her.

But even if Amber had no evidence, in the mind of everyone a seed was already planted.

That she was a slut.