Ella was in despair, from the club, she locked herself in her room and did not say a word to anybody. Abraham was very worried and spent the rest of the night trying to make her, albeit fruitlessly. Jeremy had gone home after several attempts to get Ella out of the room proved abortive. He could understand her anger, she was betrayed, and he could tell that she was ashamed too. He knew that the only way to allow her to heal was to leave her alone. Despite telling Abraham this, he lost sleep at night still trying to coax her out. The next morning, he got a call from Abraham that made him arrive at the Coatas family house again. "You are the only one that can make her come out, please, help my daughter." He begged. "All she needs is a little bit of time, she will come around, sir," Jeremy said. "No, what if she hurts herself in there?" Abraham asked worriedly. Jeremy sighed, he knew that the old man was right, people could act oddly when grieving. "I will check up on her," he said
Ella turned and looked at Jeremy, she was most surprised by his declaration. He had never told her that he wanted to marry her, she believed that he found her unappealing. "I hope you are not trying to play with my daughter's emotions," Abraham said, "she has gone through enough already." "I want to marry Ella," Jeremy replied decisively. Matthew Ryan was shocked, he turned to Ella with wild eyes and pointed at her, "What is the meaning of this, have you been cheating on me?" He asked angrily. "And what if I have? You have no rights over me," she said, facing him squarely. Jeremy pulled her beside him, he did not want to get upset anymore, she had passed through enough already in the hands of Matthew. "Do not waste your breath on him, he's leaving the house now or I will have the guards throw him out," Jeremy replied. Matthew looked like he was going to refuse but Ella stepped in, "How about I tell my father what you wanted to do, what you wanted the company documents for?" She
Jeremy did not move from his seat even as she spoke, he simply turned his neck in her. direction. "It's good to see you too, Rebecca," he said sarcastically. Rebecca was shocked to see him, she was just in a pencil skirt and a shirt, she had her handbag in her left hand and the car key to her Lexus on the right. "What are you doing here?" She asked, sounding more curious than upset. "That's not a very warm way to welcome a familiar face, is it?" He said, his tone light, almost joking. "You are as special to me as any stranger I have just met seconds ago, do not flatter yourself, what do you want?" She asked. "I have come to discuss with you about__" "Do not bother yourself, I am way out of your league, you can never have me back." She snapped and swayed in her right skirt, showing off her curves. Jeremy could not deny the fact that she was still very beautiful, but he wanted nothing to do with her. "Did you think you could ever find someone as pretty or successful as me? Forget
Rebecca's eyes widened, and her mother audibly gasped, her hands going to her chest. "Isn't that the partner that your uncle said was the bane of his existence? " Her mother said before she even realized that she'd spoken aloud. Jeremy smiled, he was proud of the legacy that his father had left behind, one thing that even Sinclair did not know was that his father had been a very powerful partner and he was feared by the rest of them. Even Hilda and Gilbert had looked quite surprised to find out he was there to take his father's place. "How could you hide this from me after so many years of being married?" Rebecca asked, trying to make him feel guilty. "Really? It is not like you didn't have a few secrets of your own." He replied stiffly. "I don't regret leaving you, you are a chameleon." She spat angrily. Jeremy shrugged, "I guess I am glad that I never spoke to you about my heritage, who knows what you would have done to sabotage me." He said, glad that he'd never disclosed who
Jeremy left the company that day, his day was absolutely ruined. His meeting with Rebecca's family was not fruitful in any way, in fact, he was sure that he had ended up pissing his ex-wife off and making future communication even more difficult. Bob was running after him as he strolled to the car, the secretary was no doubt bothered about the reaction of the partners, "Sir, they have promised to not invest in the Mercury Healer again," Bob said worriedly as he got beside his car. Jeremy sighed, even though he was not sure if the partners were bluffing or they would all honestly leave the company because they did not know who the CEO or president was. "If you ask me, I would say that they are bluffing," Jeremy replied. Bob frowned deeply, he was not sure that the partners were bluffing, "I'm afraid they're not, sir," he replied and shook his head. Jeremy looked at him closely, it was evidence that the man knew something that he didn't. "What is it, Bob?" He asked. "Sir, the pa
The nights seemed short as the days rolled by, Jeremy usually turned and tossed on his sheet, restless and bothered until the first light broke through his windows. No pills could help him sleep better and he wasn't even a fan of those either. The next morning, Jeremy rolled out of bed pretty late, he was not eager to face the day, not after a series of disappointments for the past few days. He was beginning to feel like he had come to the end of his journey, the end of the road. Sinclair was still yet to return from his case in New York City, and from the little information he gathered on the evening news, the lawyer had another case in Manhattan soon. It was obvious he would not be having his help for some time. Jeremy was still amazed at the sudden friendship that had bloomed between himself and the lawyer; he could not believe that several months ago, he was doing everything he could to sabotage him and ruin his case. Now, he was his only trusted ally when it came to the Sincla
Rebecca was furious, she realized that she had just spent her entire day waiting at the reception hall of the Mercury Healer only to be told that Jeremy was the only one who could approve her partnership. "I could never agree to a partnership with you, you are a nobody, quit pretending!" She snapped. Jeremy was torn between feeling sad or disappointed. He realized that all his years with Rebecca and her family had created an image of him in his head that would take longer to expel. As long as the Jason family was concerned, you would always be the son-in-law who was worth nothing. "I wouldn't even agree to a partnership with you, Rebecca, so don't flatter yourself," Jeremy replied coldly. Rebecca turned to Bob, trying to see if the secretary was fooling her, but the man shook his head as a response to her unspoken question. She looked at Jeremy again. The size of the office was large - too large as a matter of fact. The furniture looked like something that would cost a lot of m
"Hello, Jeremy," the man said with a wide and wicked smile on his face. "Long time no see," he added. Jeremy stared into the eyes of Joe, Rebecca's notorious brother. He could recall his last encounter with him, he'd been lucky to be pulled out of it just in time by Ella. But now he didn't need help, he was sure he could handle the man himself, especially now that his sister had upset him even further. "This is getting rather old don't you think?" Jeremy asked, a bored expression on his face. Joe shook his head, "Anyone who messes with my family messes with me, and you should know that I'm not someone you want to mess with." He said. "Are you forgetting so soon how the last time ended?" Jeremy sneered at him, the man bared his teeth and said that he'd just gotten lucky. "You're just lucky that one of your little toys saved you then, I'm pretty sure she won't be here to help you anymore." Joe said, pissed off, "I heard she wasn't even yours, you've been pretending to be important