Mrs. Anderson wore bright white trousers and suits and with her hair bleached white and wearing platinum earrings, she looked as blinding at the sun itself .
The only colour on her was the red lipstick and nothing else .
" My secretary informed me about the mishaps that happened the day we were supposed to meet , " she started out strong," Why did you not feel the need to inform me ?"
" Err , I thought that you would eventually be informed by your secretary," I told her ," And you did get informed, didn't you ?"
She glared at me for a while ," She informed me too late . My secretary was imprisoned at a gunpoint till the next day morning . By that time , you had already gone viral over the internet."
Yeah , I did do the stream at midnight.
" How about considering taking advice before doing something so risky ?," she said in a harsh voice ," The stocks of your family is going downn again. Even if you do not care about business, atleast think about the people who are working in the properties owned by Danes."
" Wasn't it in the deal between our families? Th at you have to fill in the holes created by the Danes ?," I asked ," That comes within your responsibility."
" I see that you have learnt to talk back ," she told me . She went to sit on the sofa ," I knew that entertainment industry is eventually going to ruin you two . Heed my advice and both of you should retire and start having a proper family ."
" Would their even be a proper family for me with an Anderson," I asked her ," You hate me , you all do ."
" I give you everything you ask for ! You never have to worry about anything! Even that stupid vedio you let yourself get leaked , I took the initiative to get in deleted from the internet within minutes . The only thing I had ever asked for you is to be a proper wife to my son , is that too much to ask for ?"
" I would never be enough for you ," I blurted out , maybe because I was still drugged for taking too much sleeping pills ," I know that you blame me for letting your son astray and you believe that I was the one who made him choose to be an idol instead of studying business like you had intended him to ."
" IT IS TRUE ! IT WAS YOU WHO DRAGGED HIM TO THAT CIRCUS OF IDOL LIFE !"
Why was everyone shouting at me today ?When none of this was even my fault.
" Have you ever considered to look at the fact that he felt suffocated and wanted to do something for himself?"
"HE WAS DOING FINE!'
" No , he wasn't ," I shook my head ," He used to have bruises all over him , he did not even talk much , someday it was as if his soul was not even in his body . Even I , as a child could see how much he was struggling, why couldn't you see it ?"
" You think that you know my own son more than me ?," she hissed at me .
" It is true and you should be ashamed of it ," I told her through my gritted teeth . I was going to leave , so I needed to knock some sense into her , since nobody would . She would keep suffocating her children like this forever .
" Have you ever asked him why he was running away from home and going to the dance studio to me ? Have you ever asked him what he likes about his career ? Have you even given him the time to sit down and listen what is worrying him ?," I urged .
" I SOLVE HIS WORRIES !," her hands were shaking ," You , who have no idea what I have gone through to raise my children and still build this company with my own sweat and blood . I did not have time to sweet talk them, when I had to be out in rain and sun , everyday to make sure my children don't go hungry . You , who was born with a golden spoon in your mouth will never understand it . When I have to go from door to door ask for sponsors or someone to buy a share in my company."
" When you were suffering like that , how can your children have a stormless childhood?," I sighed ," Look , I can not understand your sacrifice cause I had never been on your shoes . But I have watched Liam for long enough to know he won't just follow a random girl and debut in an idol team. You should put that much faith in him. "
" I HAVE FAITH IN HIM. "
"THEN SHOW IT ," I shouted at her ," Try to be understanding. Don't let him feel like there is no mother for him , only a head of the family."
The chairwoman stood up and stormed off angrily . The door banged shut behind her .
" My brother will be back soon ,so you should leave ," I told Liam , knowing he was awake already .
He opened his eyes , peeked at me from under his eyelashes," Well....I did follow you to become an idol ."
I rolled my eyes ,"No , you just wanted to dance and sing ."
" No ," he denied ," When I used to watch you sing and dance , you were always shining. You used to have such happiness and I wanted to feel that joy. I wanted to be like you, I wanted to forget my worries in singing and dancing ."
" Did it work though," I asked , knowing it probably never did .
" Sister ,"Jasper's voice made me look at the door .
" You are back ," I welcomed him .
He looked at Liam and told him coldly ," Get out ."
Liam got up , looking defeated and walked out . I expected him to turn back to look at me and he did .
" I will know by tomorrow why did you do all this ," he warned me and then he was gone .
" Why does he act like this ?," my brother muttered angrily ,"Hey , I talked with the doctor, he will let you go the day after tomorrow, if you promise to visit the outdoor patient ward atleast two times a week for next two months ."
" Thank you ," I clapped . I knew how much Jasper hated my early discharge but he had still given in to my request.
" Just don't make me regret it later ."