Rise Of The Disgraced Heir

"Camilla." Ian called out again, but he was ignored as he walked into her office.

Camilla was still looking down at the document in front of her as she continued to ignore Ian.

"Camillaaaaaa." Ian called out as he stood in front of her.

She continued to ignore him as she kept her attention elsewhere, annoying Ian.

"Damn it!" Ian shouted as he walked up to her and grabbed her by the wrist. "Can you please stop ignoring me? This is getting annoying and I want to fix things between us."

Ian wanted to laugh at himself as the words left his lips, he sounded like he was in a fight with his girlfriend.

"Ian, what the hell?!" Camilla asked as she glared at him. "What are you doing in my office?" She asked as he took off her earphones.

"Oh." Ian said as he was suddenly embarrassed by his actions. "I thought you were still mad and ignoring me." He explained.

"I'm still mad, but I won't ignore you if it's related to work." Camilla told him as she turned her attention back to the document she was reading.

"It is related to work, so pay attention to me." Ian said as he pulled on her arm again.

"You sound like a needy girlfriend right now." Camilla teased as she sighed and turned to face him. "What is it? Did Marco give you work that we need to do together?"

"Not exactly, but he noticed that we aren't friends at the moment." Ian said with a frown as he pulled a chair so that he and Camilla were at each other's eye level.

"What does that have to do with work?" Camilla asked as she made a move to turn back around to focus on work. "I have a lot to do and you are just bothering me right now, get out." She hissed.

"It has everything to do with work." Ian told Camilla. "Our working relationship is very important with how we work, at the end of the day if we are fighting then no work will get done properly. We both know this is true so give me a few minutes of your time, let's talk."

"We aren't not friends right now, Ian." Camilla said with a frown as she turned her attention back to him.

Ian was somewhat relieved to hear her words, it meant she wasn't that mad at him.

"I know you and Seth think that I am against the whole prostitution idea because I'm some innocent and sheltered child, but I'm not Ian!" Camilla said as she began to tear up.

"No, no, no. Don't cry Camilla." Ian said as she pulled his friend into a hug. "You were right. The whole prostitution idea was too much, but you need to understand, they have creditors that hired Seth's family to do something."

"Are you guys planning on faking it?" Camilla asked. "Will it risk Seth's position in his family? Or will it risk his family's relationship with their clients? I know it's wrong but all of a sudden I feel so selfish for thinking that it was all under Seth's control."

"No Camilla." Ian said as he released his friend from his arms. "Seth still needs to meet the demands of their client, but this time Manuel's mother and sister will have a choice. They will choose their punishment."

"What do you mean?" Camilla asked as she gave Ian a confused look. "If the creditors demanded that they sell their bodies, doesn't it mean that's it for her?"

"There are other ways." Ian said. "It was Seth that came up with it although I doubt that they would choose some of the options."

"You must be angry at me." Camilla told Ian with a frown.

"Why would I?" Ian asked, confused by what his friend had just said.

"The Juans were horrible to you and your family, they ruined yours and your sisters' futures. I love your sisters, they are so nice, and yet here I am stopping your chance at revenge." Camilla told Ian.

"Camilla, my sisters were against this too." Ian said with a sigh as he shook his head. "As a matter of fact I've already gone against what they asked me not to do. I don't know how I will even face them after this." 

"They didn't want you to go to the police station that night, did they?" Camilla asked as she gave her friend a worried look. "If they told you no, why did you still go?" She asked.

"Because I needed it." Ian told Camilla as he gave her a sad look, one that broke her heart to see.

"I'm a monster." Ian said with a sigh. "I'm a monster for wanting the worst things from the people that tore down our family."

"You aren't Ian, no, you are far from being a monster." Camilla told him. 

"What kind of person wants another to suffer more than they already are?" Ian asked.

"They deserved it, Ian." Camilla told him as she tried to comfort her friend. 

"You know what makes it worse?" Ian asked as he suddenly started to laugh hysterically. "I don't regret it. As a matter of fact I feel at ease because they are now in a place where they cannot harm other people. I'm just as bad as them, Camilla, just as bad."

"Don't say that!" Camilla shouted. "The fact that you are doing this for revenge and not just because you like it makes you a better person already, messed up in some ways, but somewhat better." She told him.

"I'm sorry, Camilla." Ian said with a frown.

"You don't need to apologize to me." Camilla told him. "This is your matter, not mine. I just don't want you to lose yourself in this whole revenge."

"I won't." Ian said with a nod.

"Then what were you saying about the options for the Juan's?" Camilla asked.

With that Ian told her their options, slavery or sold off for marriage.

"I don't see how that is better." Camilla said with a frown. "But I guess them having an option is better than having none." 

"So are we friends again?" Ian asked.

"We've always been friends, silly." Camilla said with a laugh. "Can I be there?"

"Where?" Ian asked her.

"When you give them the choices, I want to be there for you and Seth. Moral support." She said with a laugh.

"I'm pretty sure we won't be the ones that need to be supported." Ian pointed out.. "But sure, we'll got tomorrow."