Jason’s heart thumped hard in his chest as he heard Celia’s voice. She was sniffing and he found it hard to hear what she was saying.“No, no, no,” his inner voice said in a litany as he was quiet, listening to Celia as she tried to control her tears.He finally found his voice and he asked tentatively “Mum? What happened?”“Silas… he…he…” Jason became agitated as he heard her sniffle again on the other end as the tears overwhelmed her.Oh, it cannot be. He thought in anguish before asking in a calm voice that was nowhere near what he was feeling at the moment. “Mum, please calm down okay? What happened? Where is Mia? Why are you there alone?”“Oh, forgive…” she sniffled again “Forgive my silliness. I am not alone, Aurora is here with me. Mia is with the doctor. He is awake now”“Who? The doctor?” Jason asked in confusion. What did he care if the doctor was awake or asleep? He just wanted to know if his friend was…“Oh, don't mind me,” Celia said with curt laughter and her voice sound

Charlotte couldn’t understand what his outburst was all about. It wasn’t as if they had spoken much about their personal life and she did not expect that they would be the type of couple that have much to say to each other. She expected their marriage to be the type where they barely stayed together in the same space for long since it was mainly based on business. She had taken it as a form of partnership and seeing as she had never really thought of marriage as an essential factor for her even though she was not averse to it; she had agreed to his proposition. She realised that she might have been wrong about her assumption. It has been barely a week and here he was making demands already. The fact that she felt like a nervous ninny in his presence most of the time was also another thing she had not put into consideration. Men don’t fluster her but the young man in front of her who at the moment looked like he would love to shake her till her brain rattled in her head, was another

Jason originally intended to get his ride that day when he was going about his business but then he decided against it as that would hinder his motive for the day - getting Charlotte used to being in his space.He was waiting for her when she closed and even though she seemed momentarily surprised when she got downstairs and saw him waiting in the lobby, she didn’t say anything as she nodded at him and asked if he was ready to go.Jason decided to be cooperative as he could see the fatigue on her immaculate face even as she walked straight-backed in front of him and he tried his best not to look at her enticing backside. He had been waiting for a while as he decided not to disturb her when he got to her office and the P. A told him that she was in a conference meeting. He asked before leaving how her day had been and the lady merely said “Busier than ever, sir”Yeah, Jason figured as much and he told her not to inform Charlotte of his arrival. He wouldn’t want to add to her stress aft

Jason had no idea just how nervous he would be regarding meeting his father-in-law for the first time. Charlotte had informed him earlier that her dad would prefer their first meeting to be a dinner. The dinner would be held at The Kavinsky Villa, a home once reported to have no rivalry in the whole Montreau. He decided to reduce his anxiety by dressing his best. “Wow. Father-in-law” he muttered with a curt half laugh as he looked at himself in the mirror of the men’s dressing room in the boutique he came to get some clothing. “That didn’t sound half as bad,” he said contemplatively before he shook his head at himself in the mirror. Who could have thought he would be saying that? A year ago, he was still in Ratsburgh prison counting the days he would likely get out of the prison if he was not stopped by the bastard that put him in in the first place. Thoughts of his girl and the Roaurkes had been what had got him going. He couldn't help but think of the old man that had befriended

“What? The venue changed?” Jason asked in surprise as he watched Charlotte descend the staircase.“Damn, she is beautiful,” he thought involuntarily even as he grappled with the new information she had just given him.She had on a bejewelled peach-coloured evening gown with minimal frills in design. The gown moulded her perfect cuff so sensuously and her hair perfected the look of exquisite, elegant beauty. Jason had gotten used to seeing her in ponytails that his jaw almost dropped when he saw the perfect coiffure she had her hair in. Wisps of her silky black hair trailed down the sides of her face, teasing the diamond, unicorn-shaped earrings she had in her ears. Well, his no-nonsense wife did have a whimsical side to her after all.The neckline of her gown dipped a bit to show the barest of cleavage and that little unconventional cut made Jason regret the fact that he accepted her idea of separate bedrooms.He had considered her unaccustomed anxiousness that the first day he arrive