“Congratulations sir,” Elena said with her voice barely above a whisper.“Thank you, Elena,” Jason replied softly.Elena moved back and forth at her boss’s office while trying to arrange the documents in the drawer. She had words in her mind that she would want to tell Jason but she was scared of how he would react.She continued to stare at him, Until Jason’s gaze met with her, she shyly moved away from his eyes.“Elena, is there anything you wish to say,” Jason asked.She drew a deep breath, she was struggling with her words inside, and she didn’t know how to start. Elena nervously scratched her hair. “Young master, I….I.. want..” she sputtered.Jason stopped what he was doing and had his eyes fixed on her, “Elena, you don’t need to rush your words. You need to calm down and tell me what’s on your mind.” He said softly.He grasped she was still not comfortable around him, Jason kept a mild expression while staring at her. Elena breathed heavily. “I want to ask you if I could retur

The cold gleam of a knife appeared in his hand, pressing against her neck. Elena’s eyes widened in fear, her breath hitching while she struggled with the iron grip.“Let go of her, I want you to let her go now,” Jason warned, his voice echoing.Cedric sneered, his eyes darting between his fallen men and Jason. “What if I don’t let go, what would you do? Do you think you can just walk away after what you did? Never, you either surrender or I kill her.” He said with his voice brimming with anger.Elena’s eyes widened in shock and fear, her heart was pounding fast in fear and uncertainty.“Please, help me. I don't want to die.” She said, Jason inhaled and exhaled, he felt the weight of the situation coursing through his veins. He assessed the situation, he knew he had to act quickly and decisively. He locked eyes with Elena while giving her a subtle wink. Giving her a silent signal, he has seen her father give to her during her self-defence training. Elena furrowed her face with und

Jason walked into his father’s mansion with Elena, Mr. Benjamin invited his son over to spend time with him and also informed him he had a surprise for him. He found his father seated at the long, elegant dining table. Mr. Benjamin beamed when he saw his son, Jason. A lady was warmly seated to his right, her smile warm and inviting, Jason noticed the tension and nervousness in her eyes. She was in her early forties, her dark hair was styled in soft waves, and she wore a sophisticated dress that accentuated her graceful figure. “Come on, son. I have been waiting for you. I am glad you could make it.” Mr. Benjamin said, moving to embrace his son. Jason returned the hug, but he felt uncomfortable with the lady who was seated beside his father. “Of course, Dad. Thank you for inviting us.” He said. “Good morning, Master Benjamin,” Elena said. Mr. Benjamin didn’t only invite his son but he instructed his son to come with Elena, he didn’t state the reason but told him it was for a

“Well, What I am trying to say is that. Patrick is your stepbrother. He is Lovina’s son.” He said.Jason felt the air had been sucked out of the room, “Stepbrother.” He asked.He looked between His father and Patrick, he could see the smile playing on both lips. “I didn’t know Lovina had a son.” He blurted outMr. Benjamin nods, his expression serious but gentle. He remembered disagreeing with his son the last time he introduced Patrick’s mother to him, so he didn’t know how Jason would react.He wasn’t sad, he had agreed with his father’s decision.“Yes, she had a son. He just returned, and he is through with his studies. I wanted you two to meet properly.” Mr. Benjamin replied firmly.Jason turned towards Patrick, he noticed how he looked at him disdainfully. “ You are my stepbrother. I was not expecting it.” “Yes, we are stepbrothers,” Patrick retorted.Mr. Benjamin inhales. “I was hoping you and Patrick could get to know each other. We are family now and we must stick together.”

Jason kept a distance, his eyes still glued to the group of men. He watched as they turned into a quiet part of the hotel. “What should I do, I need to save the lady.” His mind racing towards the possibilities, he suspected the lady dropped the ring on purpose.Jason thought of a way to intervene without putting the lady or himself in danger. He scanned the area they took and there weren’t any security personnel in that direction, Jason moved forward, and he followed slowly.He didn’t know what to say but had his eyes glued at the people. They moved towards a place that looked like a conference room. The lady saw it as an opportunity to escape. Due to the number of people there, the men lost focus.“Where is she,” one of them whispers to the others.Their eyes ogled around the room in search of the lady they came down with, but she was nowhere to be found. Jason saw the lady take another route and escape from the men. His heart raced as he watched the woman bolt out of the hotel, he