Chapter 114   - La Merveille: OUR LEGACY

Let me introduce myself once again.

My name is Hailee Hillson Davies or known by the people close to me as Princess.

When I was a little girl, I heard a story from my grandfather about his great-grandfather's adventure.

He is a royal heir of a throne, which country I would not mention. Anyway, his family is from a royal bloodline throughout Europe.

Of course, Kings and Queens wanted to secure power, and marrying a prince or princess from another kingdom is common.

However, my grandfather's great-grandpa falls in love with a commoner. You are familiar with the rest of the story that the Royal family would never support the marriage.

And so, my grandfather's great-grandpa elopes with this beautiful commoner lady.

They were hiding in a ship sailing to the big island now known as Australia.

He traveled and settled somewhere in the Northwest. And because he was smart and had a great understanding of Science, particularly in Biology and Anthropology, he studied the massive island until he found a cave of gold.

With trusted servants and friends, they mine the cave, and he hides his shares to profit in the future because he has a dream to build his kingdom.

Then, he becomes a great miner, and the family also becomes a great jeweler.

But my grandpa's great-grandfather dreamed of building a city. But he didn't fulfill his dream. He died inside the cave during an earthquake, and they were mining at that time.

Well, the mining business passed to his son. And he's wise more than his father. He started investing and putting up more business until he passed it on to my grandfather, and he built Davies Company.

Then, before my grandfather died, he passed all the hidden treasures they found since my forefathers. By accepting it, I found my dream. And that to fulfill my forefather's dream to build a city.

Dream City was initially named?La Merveille.

But as I live in modern times now, I officially called it Dream City.

As the sole heir of Davies Legacy, I offer my life to fulfill my forefather's dream.

La Merveille will officially open to the world, and it will be possible with the help of a genius architect I am looking for for several years.

And today, Vincent finally and will be officially working for me. I am also thrilled to share my family's legacy with him.

I hope my forefathers would be proud of me. And I know they won't mind if I choose Vincent to be part of their legacy. OUR LEGACY.

Oh, well! Furthermore, I was a spoiled princess. I have countless men I relied on consistently.

I have an Army of Knights standing behind me.

Well, they are not carrying any swords, arrows, or spears but an iPad or MacBook in hand. They are working on my project. They run my company. And just one call away, their sports car hovered toward me, wherever I am.

Yes, I'm living a luxurious life. Everyone is pampering me, and they all loved me.

However, life isn't perfect. I was betrayed by the person I trusted most. I was ready to entrust my life to him. But he broke my heart.

Anyway, sometimes, heartbreak is a blessing in disguise. I found the man I have been looking for! The architect I need!

And by the mysterious force named LOVE... I fell in love with him.

But things have been complicated, like what I mentioned above. Life isn't perfect. That is why the word composed "WE HAVE TO WORK ON IT," and I will lend a hand for Vince to become worthy of me.

Now, let's run this city!

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DAVIES GROUP BUILDING

The boys are keenly observing Hailey in the distance. She is now steering the car from the Southern part of the city and making a left turn toward the West.

"She's slowing down," James announced.

"What? Is she?" Josh queried.

"Yes. She started too slow earlier," James explained.

"Is that so?" Geoffrey mumbled; he carefully studied Hailey's movement. "It looks the same to me."

"No. She's doing a hard right turn." Bryan commented.

Everyone glanced in his direction, and a few of them shared a glance at each other.

Of course. He's the one who first let Hailey drive a sports car! They thought of it at once.

They continued to watch Hailey until she arrived in the company after driving the entire city within fifteen minutes.

Jacob sighed with relief when he heard the boys clapping in the end. Now it's just a matter of time for his daughter to climb to the rooftop.

"Alright, prepared Hailey's breakfast. Tom called me that she didn't have breakfast yet."

"I'm on it, uncle Jacob!"

Josh, Kelvin, and Chester volunteered. The rooftop is not just for them to hang out. But it has room for them to make meals on their own.

The kitchen had complete appliances and the cabinets filled with groceries, and the two large refrigerators were a weekly stack with fresh meat, vegetables, and fruits.

Chester and Kelvin studied culinary out of a hobby like Hailey. And the both of them knew Hailey's favorite breakfast.

Meanwhile, Hailey had already entered her office and walked straight to her Restroom.

This room is not the typical bathroom with a tub. It was more likely her powder room and wardrobe.

Hailey took off her silver purple wig and contact lens. Since she was on the top floor, she would not worry that the other employees, such as the secretaries, would see her. The top floor was divided in half.

The east part where the CEO and the Chairman's office, while on the west part are Bryan, Geoffrey, Leo, and Trevor's offices.

And no one could enter at the east offices as a Reception Counter guarded it. Only the executives are authorized to enter inside.

From there, an elevator could bring them to the rooftop. And Hailey takes the lift and presses the button, Rooftop.

Everyone anticipated when the elevator chimed, indicating that someone was coming out.

Jacob sat up from his couch and rushed to the lift. He was standing in front of the door; he almost cried to see his beautiful daughter stepping out of the elevator.

"Dad!" Hailey ran toward him, and they hugged while pushing the tears that were about to escape from their eyes.

"Oh, my princess! Dad missed you so much!"

"I missed you too, dad!"

Jacob parted from his daughter. He studied Hailey's face. Except for the teary eyes, his daughter is smiling sweetly like she was never broken-hearted.

With this, he was relieved. It made him happy that his daughter had finally moved on.

"Welcome back, princess," Jacob said lovingly. There are more words he wanted to say, but the boys were already noisy behind him, and so, he let his daughter mingle with the men.

"Princess, we're happy to see you!" James exclaimed happily.

"Hey, Hail! Happy to see you again!" Geoffrey opens his arms and wraps Hailey inside. He confessed, "I missed you so much!"

Hailey smiled, patted Geoffrey's back. She replied, "I missed everyone! And so I'm happy to see you guys."

Geoffrey was disappointed with her response. But he could not display his true feelings in front of everyone.

Hailey and Geoffrey parted, and she also hugged everyone and exchanged words with them, except for Bryan. She could only nod at him and smiled.

She stared at Bryan. Furthermore, she could tell that he was in discomfort. Also, Bryan looked like he hasn't slept for several days. It must be something troubling him.

"Princess!" Chester and Kelvin came out from the kitchen, carrying a tray filled with food. "Your favorite is here!"

"Yum! I missed this!" Hailey excitedly took a seat and waited for the food to place in front of her.

Chester put the plate of pancakes, toasted bread, blueberry jam, peanut butter, and more breakfast such as bacon, scrambled eggs with spices, while Geoffrey poured her a cup of coffee and Leo squeezed her a fresh orange juice.

While everyone is merrily chatting with Hailey, seated on the corner, jealousy crept toward Bryan's chest.

He is supposed to be the one making Hailey's breakfast and no one else.

However, he has no rights anymore. Hailey appeared so distant. And of course, that was his fault why she is cold to him.

It's all because of his stupidity. And even he has the desire to convey his feelings toward her, but all of a sudden, he has no courage.

Bryan could not help stare at Hailey with solemnity, which she is aware of with Bryan's burning stare. For Bryan, Hailey is even looking lovely as time past.

She seemed to look matured now but only to come to be more beautiful.

Mulling over with all of these thoughts, Bryan could only sigh inwardly. He felt too frustrated at the moment.

Hailey was just a few meters away from him, yet she is so far --for him to hold her and wrapped her inside his arms.