Alvera,the Revenger,Married the Billionaire novel Chapter 44

"What?" Roland was so angry he almost wanted to strangle her. 

"You clearly don't know anything, but you're so confident in your assumptions."

"What don't I know?"

"Did you see how the Earhart family raised me? Are you even sure the Earhart family raised me? I've told you a million times before, to them, I'm no better than a dog in their backyard. They did not raise me, my mother raised me."

Roland looked at her in surprise.

She clenched her fists, her entire body trembling in suppressed anger. 

"What do you think about that room you saw in the backyard earlier?" she asked him.

"That shed?"

"Yes, that dinky, windowless shed. I grew up there. I lived there with my mother. If the Earhart family were as kind as you think they are, why would they leave us there? We sweltered in the summer and froze during winter. We survived on their leftovers, which my mother earned with unpaid labour."

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"Do you even know what is unpaid labour?" she continued bitterly. "You're an unscrupulous businessman, you should know, but in case you don't, that means my mother worked her ass off day and night for no pay. Their other servants, they got to live in nice houses, but we didn't. They kept us in their backyard like a couple of dogs. We barely survived, and we couldn't escape. Do you know how that feels like?"

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"And you ask why I hate the Earhart family," she ended, clenching her fist tightly as her eyes filled with eyes. She tried her best to suppress her anger and hatred. "If your mother lived in humiliation for you her entire life, would you still love the Earhart family? Would you thank them for their grace?" 

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"Why couldn't you... escape?"

"Because of me," Alvera said bitterly, with tears welling up in her eyes, "because I am Andrina's backup organ source. If anything happens to Andrina and I am not around, no one else can save her. They used me to keep my mother there. She never had the courage to escape."

She turned away and exhaled, but her tears fell uncontrollably.

She got out of bed quickly, went to the closet, and ate a piece of candy.

"Please, Roland Francois," she said with her back to him, "stop hurting people with your holier-than-thou attitude. You disgust me."

Roland was shocked by her outburst. He did not know what so say.

He did not realized that the dusty shed he saw this morning was where she grew up. 

He believed that she grew up with Andrina in the house as Luna had told him, which was why he never understood her hatred towards the Earhart family.

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The Earhart family had a lot of deeply hidden secrets. He had been with Andrina for four years, and he only realised this now.

Why were they so cruel to Alvera and her mother?

Was it just for Alvera's blood and liver?

When Alvera turned around again, she had composed herself and hidden all her emotions again.

"Don't forget, you owe me 1000 books, Roland Francois," she told him. "Send them to the orphanage when it's finished building."

Roland's gaze lingered on her face. "Okay."

Alvera smiled calmly. "I trust that you are a man of your word."

She got back on the bed and lifted the blanket. "Good night."

He maintained his gaze on her. He didn't like the forced smile on her face, but he couldn't do anything about it.

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This was the first time in his life that he felt helpless.

There was nothing he could do to her.

Since when did he start willingly becoming this woman's pawn?

He frowned, rolled over and lay down with his back facing her.

He did not forget that she said she hated him.

The next day, they did not go to the company together.

They took separate ways, since Roland went to the Earhart family first.

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On the surface, he was there to see Andrina, but he went straight to the backyard when he arrived.

The small shed in the backyard had been partially demolished overnight, and the workers were still busy tearing down the walls loudly. 

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"Mr. Francois, you're here."

Thomas's voice came from behind him.

Roland looked back, "Why are you tearing down the house?"

"This shed has been here for a very long time, we don't really use it anymore," he replied. "It's an eyesore, so we decided to have it demolished."

"Why was it built in the first place?"

"For storage, why else? We kept our junk in here." Thomas smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Have you seen Andrina?"

A sly look passed over Roland's face. "Not yet, I heard the commotion here and came over to check it out."

"I'll call her down, we can have breakfast together."

"No need. I'll go up and take a look, then I need to go back to work."

He glanced at the shed as he was speaking, and spotted a yellowed exercise book in the corner.

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He knocked on the door to Andrina's room before entering.

Andrina was very happy to see him. She went up to him and hugged him tightly.

"Roland, I thought you won't come today!"

"I want to ask you a question." He loosened her arms and keep a distance from her.

"Yes, go on." She nodded.

"Where did Alvera live when she was living with you?"

Andrina frowned. "Why are you asking?"

Roland smiled and studied the expression on her face.

"Did she say something last night?"

"What do you think she said?"

Andrina bit her lower lip. "I have no idea what she said to you, and I'm not going to defend myself, but Roland, you know me. You know how I am."

Roland smiled. "What are you thinking about? She asked me to get her something she left behind. She said that she had left it in her room."

Andrina could not tell whether he was telling the truth or not from his expression.

"I'll take you there."

She brought Roland to the locked room next door.

She found the key under a vase and opened the door. "This was her room, you can take a look around. We left everything in its place when she left, so you should be able to find whatever it was that she left here."

Roland walked in and looked around. The room was a standard young lady's room, but he knew that the Earhart family was lying to him this time.

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He believed in Alvera.

He turned around and looked at Andrina with a smile. "Forget it, I didn't understand what she wanted anyway. She can get it herself when she comes next time. I have to go to work now. Rest well."

"Roland." She grabbed his wrists in both hands and looked at him with tears in her eyes. "I'll wait for you."

Roland glanced at her.

Her pitiful eyes were different from Alvera's stubborn eyes, but he suddenly felt that Alvera's eyes were more heartbreaking.

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"Andrina. I am married now. If you meet a suitable man in the future, you should..."

"No, I won't give up on you. It's fine, I know Alvera is very pretty, and it's okay that you like her, but I know you are not suited for each other. You have different personalities. I'll wait for you."

Roland took his hand out of hers and left.

Andrina lowered her eyes silently as he left, full of hurt and anger. She could not let the man she loved be taken away from her by a b*tch.

She would not admit defeat. She had been waiting for four years, it wouldn't hurt her to wait longer.

Sooner or later, she will marry Roland.

Alvera was busy all morning at work.

At about 10 o'clock, she was checking the inventory when Patrick called her and told her to hurry back to the office.

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He sounded a little anxious.

Alvera hung up the phone and went back upstairs immediately.

As soon as she entered the door, Patrick called her into Manager Scott's office. 

The manager was not alone. Her colleague, Beverly Moore, was also present and in tears, while Manager Scott had a serious expression on her face.

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Patrick handed her a form. "Alvera, did you create this form?"

Alvera took a look and nodded. "Yes, I made that form last Friday."

"Are you sure? Take a good look at it."

Crying, Beverly turned around and said, "Patrick, what do you mean? I've already said that Alvera gave me that report. You don't believe me, do you? I've been working here for more than a year, why would I make such a serious mistake?"

Alvera was puzzled. She looked at Patrick confusedly, "What's wrong, Patrick?"

"Look at these numbers."

Patrick pointed to a number.

Alvera was shocked for a moment. It said that they ordered 10,000 printers.

"Why are there two more zeros?"

"Why didn't you check after you made the form?" Manager Scott asked her.

"I did check," she said anxiously. "Manager Scott, I checked all the numbers, it wasn't like that before."

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Beverly became anxious. "Are you implying that I sabotaged you?"

"No, I didn't mean that, I'm just saying..."

Suddenly, the door was pushed open by Bruce Wilson, the head of the Administrative Department.

Manager Scott stood up. "Manager Wilson."

Bruce walked up to Alvera., "What's wrong with you, newbie? I have never seen such anyone make such a serious mistake before. 10,000 printers, are you kidding me? Everyone's bonus in this department has been cancelled because of your irresponsibility."

Manager Scott looked at Alvera, hesitated for a moment and said, "Manager Wilson, there might be another reason for this, the number is too high."

Alvera was despondent. She did check the form before she handed it to Beverly. Something must have gone wrong.