After Jason left the Sandler mansion, he was relived and a little surprised that it went smooth than he had expected. A little too smoothly if he was being honest with himself.He went back home and surprisingly Lauren wasn't around. She was always at home to welcome him. The fact that she wasn't almost made him angry. Whenever she was going out, she wlawsys let him know so he wouldn't worry–"What am I doing?" He cautioned himself out loud. He wasn't married to Lauren anymore, the only reason they were still together was because he needed her to get revenge on her family. Why should be be getting worried or angry because she didn't inform him of her outing? He shook off the thought and went into his room. He was undressing to head to the shower when he received a text from his uncanny ally. (I haven't heard anything. Did you lie to me???)Three question marks? He must be desperate. Jason thought. His mind briefly reverted to the day his egotistical brother in law came to him for he

The next morning, Lauren and her husband were already at the home of the Kings family, and it was so obvious that Mabel and her husband never wanted them over. Her son as well but he couldn't say anything due to the agreement he had made with Jason."I can't remember the name of the company--" Mabel was still saying when her son cut her off. "It's a branch of the Decker Industries. The Decker Real Estates." He announced confidently, and instantly, a grim look on his face.Jason's mind was finally at rest. That was all he needed to hear. It had been his company after all! Things would have been much easier if the headquarters was the one offering the bid but no matter, he was still the one in charge of everything. He would win that bid for Lauren, and put his enemies to shame. All of the Kings household. "Why would you even want to know about it?" The oldest amongst them asked, a furrowed brow shooting at Jason. The man was none other than Antony Kings. The husband to Mabel and f

Lauren sat next to her husband, fingers crossed and silently prayed the bid would be in their favor. She glanced over to her mother and saw that she had a smug smile plastered across her face, probably pleased that they would lose the bet.Jason on the other hand looked completely calm, he must have really high hopes in his connections. She just hoped he knew what he was doing.They all sat patiently awaiting the announcement of the winner but the announcer never mentioned it, instead she kept going around in circles, refusing to reach the essence of the matter. "On behalf of our generous CEO, Mr Decker, I say a big thank you to all the individuals who took part in this bidding and I hope that even after the results are out, your relationship with the Decker Industries will continue to flourish and to those who didn't take part in this bidding, we hope to see you all next time."Marcus and his mother leaned forward in anticipation of the winner announcement but the announcer lady kept

The week flew by so quickly and soon, it was Friday. Jason, his wife and his in-laws gathered in his living room once more to watch the announcement of the bid winner. Mabel wasn't putting on a shouting color like last time, maybe she felt it was redundant. Instead she wore a light blue long sleeved and a well fitted skirt that reached below her knees. To finish it off was a fur coat and black high heels. While her bodyguard dressed the same way he did last time, just different colors."Happy birthday mother." Jason commented with a smile but she just scoffed.The announcement began and this time it didn't take too long. After briefing the audience about what was going on, she announced the winner."I would also like to apologize for omitting the winner's identity on the last announcement, there was an issue that needed resolving. But thankfully, it has all been taken care of. So without further ado, the winner of the bid, and the person who gets to work with our esteemed company is…"

"Thank you." Lauren said, breaking the deafening silence that had been sitting between her and Jason for almost ten minutes."For what?" "I never thought I would become the CEO of my mother's company, it was like a dream I never even dared to have, and yet you made it happen, and so easily too. I really appreciate it."Jason wanted to reply to her coldly or tell her he didn't do it for her and that it wouldn't change anything between them but after a brief thought, he decided to go with something entirely different. "You're welcome.""It's such a beautiful night, isn't it?""I can't tell, I'm much too focused on the traffic ahead." He replied simply without taking his eyes off the steering wheel. If someone saw him, they would think he was driving on a busy highway or something. But in reality, his mind was stuck on Erika. The more he remembered their fight, the angrier he felt at himself. Why would he say something so careless?Was he actually falling for Lauren1 again?He stole a