“Master Jackson, you should rest,” Lucinda advised.Shaking his numb hand from sitting in an awful position, Milton responded curtly, “keep the coffee coming.”Lucinda linked her hands and said calmly, “Sir, this isn’t good for your health and those around you. If you need someone to talk to about her, I am here. She was such a sweet lady…”“For heavens’ sake!” He said exasperatedly. Move on. Leave me alone!” Milton snapped. His voice echoed all over the office.Lucinda was startled because Master Jackson never yelled at her.“Master Jackson, I didn’t mean to offend you,” Lucinda answered.When he heard the door lock, he sighed. He wrote a note, placed it at the door then locked himself in.Lucinda returned with freshly made coffee. “Lucinda, I am sorry. Leave my coffee at the door. And go sleep. I will be okay.” It read. Lucinda smiled.Milton heard her footsteps retreating, he went to pick up the coffee and continued working.This wasn’t on the plan but Bryson was enough to travel o

Milton felt Lucinda’s eyes boring into his back. Knowing what Lucinda would say, Milton ignored her. He asked the servants to continue with their work after serving the meals, but from the looks of things, those words entered Lucinda’s right ear and left through the left ear.Clink!“Oh, Master Jackson, let me get that for you.” Lucinda practically ran to Milton.Milton leaned back and watched Lucinda pick up the spoon, then handed him another one. “Sir,” Lucinda said, taking a step back.“Space, Lucinda,” Milton uttered.“Well, look around us, space and space. No?”Bemused, Milton shook his head. He couldn’t win and he knew it. Munching on his breakfast, toast, and coffee, he was glad Lucinda didn’t strike up any conversation.Engrossed, he didn’t hear his uncle exiting.Milton was reading the bio of the four leaders of his territories. Each of them had a peculiar background but one person stood out. Simone.Humming, he stared at her photo of when she was young. He recalled seeing

“Oh, don’t be ridiculous. Agree immediately,” Natalie ordered.“Natalie, you are the stupid one. You only utter stupid things.” Milton retorted.Natalie scoffed, “Pfft. Have you moved from selling yourself to women to parading yourself to men?”Tiwari almost hit a car in front of him. The woman with Master Jackson was out of her mind.Milton rubbed his forehead. Speaking with Natalie gave him all types of migraines. They shouldn’t be in the same car.Milton narrowed his eyes at Tiwari. If it weren’t for him, he would have shoved Natalie into a Uber and now, he would have been thinking of so many ways to speak to his lazy cousin about working when he should be.“Milton, I need your answer. Now!” Natalie pushed.“Natalie, you cheated on me with Dickson. You humiliated me on several occasions and you still are. And now, you are here asking me the same thing I said no to. Get your head straight for the love of heavens.” Milton spat angrily.Meehan sent Natalie to Jackson Co. with the sam

He wore a black leather jacket, polo shirt, and slacks. Accompanied with black Cheaney Richmond R Derby Boot in Mahogany Grain Leather that Lucinda gave him, claiming, “your mom said I should give it to you when you reach of age.” As much as he wanted to ask more of that, he wouldn’t. How could he when in the corner of his eyes, he could see Brianna staring at him with doe eyes? Noticing his attention was elsewhere, Lucinda made eye contact with Marielle, and together, they narrowed their eyes at Brianna. Instead of shrinking, Brianna’s facade remained neutral, her stance stoic.Everybody wore black and they were ready to leave. Roger and Bryson joined them and they left for the memorial home. On the road, Milton listened as Marielle and Lucinda spoke highly of Crystal Jackson. Crystal helped Marielle big time by saving her from loan sharks who killed her husband. Even as she spoke of Crystal, you could see the shame in her eyes. They haven’t spoken much after Zelda accused Milton

“Milton, when you said I should work, I didn’t expect you to think I did be at your beck and call. It is disrespectful of you. Furthermore, you know how much I cared for your mother. Unlike you who didn’t take yesterday seriously, some of us do. We needed yesterday to mourn Crystal.” Roger yelled. Giving Milton no chance to respond, he continued, “you should have denied the invitation. “You are drenching the Jacksons’ name in the mud. Making a low life like Mr. Stone to treat us the way he wants. I am sure he has been going around telling everywhere he invited you at the last minute like a pauper. Only for you to show up, not by yourself, but accompanied by us. What have you been doing?“While we are at it, if you want to be disrespected by everyone, do it alone and not pull us all along. And if you have gotten stupider, you should remember I may not be Master Jackson but I am still your uncle.” Roger Jackson slapped his fist on the table, and the cutleries shook. Milton had stoppe