Jason walked up to the tree from behind, approaching them as slowly as possible, he did not want to be noticed by the culprits or else they might run before he got to them.
But while he got closer, one of them saw and signaled the others and at this time, Jason did not know that they saw him approaching them from behind and had come to stop him from ruining their fun. As soon as he noticed two men walking up to him, Jason scoffed, “Idiots.” Feeling like they would overpower him so easily, both men walked up to Jason so confidently and attacked him without hesitation. But it was amazing how Jason dodged each blow so effortlessly, it appeared that a few years of boxing had paid off in the most unexpected way possible. Taking on two men at a time was quite a hassle, but Jason did not relent in his fight, if anything motivated him to keep going then it was the voice of the lady in danger, he just couldn't relax until he had saved her from these promiscuous fools. When he had had enough of the seemingly endless fight, Jason picked up a large rock lying next to a grave and slammed it against one of his opponent's head without a second thought. Blood gushed out of the left side of his head and the impact left him unconscious on the ground. The other was easy to deal with because Jason had the upper hand in combat. He lifted his opponent off the ground, and struck a blow to his jaws, leaving him with a mouth full of blood as some of his teeth were forcefully pulled out, and he had bitten off the top layer of his tongue. Tossing his unconscious body to the side, Jason rushed to the tree where the lady was still struggling with one of the last men. Jason knew that only a fool would watch his fellow mate get killed for an offense but goes ahead to commit the same crime. Without so much effort, he pulled the thug away from the lady and delivered a punch powerful enough to break his rib cages, but the man did not budge. Rather he fought against Jason with so much resilience that even Jason himself was impressed, “At last, a worthy opponent,” He thought. As for the lady, she ran off and hid behind the same tree, her whole body trembling in horror and she reacted to every single blow from the fight, whilst hoping that her savior would emerge victorious. She didn't know whether to run now or wait behind to thank the man who had saved her, but what if he didn't win this time? The lady didn't have to contemplate for so long before watching her savior drop another unconscious body to the ground with a sigh of relief. She wondered if she was staring at a guardian angel or a beast. She was too afraid to leave her position until Jason's voice called out to her, “Are you okay, miss?” She peeked from the side of the tree and quickly nodded her head, “Yes,” she said, “I'm fine, thank you so much for saving me, I… watch out!” The lady screamed, but before Jason could react, a medium-sized log was struck on the back of his head causing him to fall face flat on the hard floor full of stones and tiny branches. Jason was quick to get back on his feet because he knew that whoever attacked him would not stop after the first strike and he was right. Jason escaped being hit a second time by quickly moving out of the way and springing to his feet. He couldn't believe that there were four of them, all after one lady. He had to admit that she was good-looking, but that gave them no rights whatsoever to make the lady go through such illegal trauma. Without thinking twice about it, Jason pulled the log from his final opponent, this one wasn't as strong or tactful as the previous ones, so it only took Jason less than a minute to bring him to the ground. Once done, he quickly turned to see if the lady was fine, but he didn't see her where she was just a moment ago. But before he could attempt searching, he spotted the lady kicking one of the unconscious men in the groin. “Fair enough,” Jason let out a slight chuckle, “But they won't feel anything.” He added, “These fools!” She exclaimed and continued what she was doing and Jason just let her. Honestly, her actions were justified and if only she had other means to pay them back for what they were about to do to her, she would not have hesitated to do that. “Thank you so much for saving me sir,” she turned back to thank Jason, almost falling on her knees as she did, but Jason stopped her. “It's okay,” He said, “What brought you here though?” He asked, even though the answer seemed very obvious. “My parents,” the lady replied with a long sigh, “Their bodies are buried not too far away from the tree. I had only come to drop some tulips when these men ambushed me. I honestly thought I was going to die today…but you came like a savior, I honestly can't thank you enough. I'm so sorry about your head, are you injured?” She asked, moving Jason around to assess him. She saw that he was covered in numerous scratches and bruises, but the back of his head was just fine, although Jason reacted to some kind of pain when she touched that area. “It's okay, I'll be fine,” Jason said, signaling the lady to stop her assessment. He was about to say something else but was cut off by his ringtone. He looked around and spotted his phone on the ground. “It must have fallen off my pocket during the fight,” He thought to himself and picked it up. Equally, the lady he saved received a call as well and she proceeded to pick up.“Hello, sir?” This was the first time in a long while since Jason had received a call from the director, and he couldn't help but wonder what the young man wanted to discuss. Hoping that it had nothing to do with his wife, Jason asked, “Yes Harry, is there a problem?” “Oh not at all sir,” The director replied, his tone carrying a hint of excitement rather than his usual compliance about a certain production cost. “I didn't get a chance to meet you in person to talk to you about it, but I wish to invite you to the industry's gala night to celebrate the success of our last movie. At the same time, we would love you to select the new actress for the next movie.” Jason was indifferent, at the moment, he hated anything that was related to the movie industry considering that Melissa worked in it. He had the power to take her out but that was the least of his problems. “I'm not interested,” He replied briskly, without giving any reasons for his refusal. “Also, you are yet to get bac
Melissa stood shocked for a moment as she walked out of the elevator, neither Jason nor Jennifer said a word to them. Jennifer on the other hand did not expect to meet her competitors in the industry here, and she knew quite well that Melissa was a married woman, so seeing her holding hands with Alex sparked a lot of questions in her mind. “Well take a look at the man who accused me of cheating,” she scoffed, sizing Jason up with her eyes. “And you weren't just shameless enough you went one to take this… this lady? My rivals.” “Get out of the way, I don't have time for this,” Jason uttered, looking for a way to avoid this conversation, because knowing his ex-wife, her tendency to escalate the dialogue and draw attention to themselves was very high and it would happen in no time if he failed to leave. “I don't have anything to say to you,” She scoffed, and averted her gaze, staring intently at the woman whose role was taken away just so she could shine Like the star she thought sh
Just outside a luxurious mansion, cars lined up in rows at the entrance, and security guards were seen almost every six feet away from each other, each one holding a gun and preparing to do their job. People walked into the mansion, each one looking elegant and well dressed as if attending a met gala, their unique outfits stood out and the same could be said for their rides. There were a few banners at the entrance to the mansion indicating that it was the director's party aimed at celebrating the success of a previous movie. The majority of the guests were the cast from the movies, some were recognizable members of the crew while others were fellow celebrity guests. A certain car pulled up at the parking lot, nothing exotic but not bad looking either, seeing a driver in front and a passenger behind, the security guards immediately assumed that it was a taxi, and so far from what they had seen, none of the guests at this events arrived with a taxi, so they were alerted, ready to
“That's him,” Melissa pointed at Jason with a disdainful expression, she couldn't help but believe that Jason had sneaked into the executives party because there was no way the guard would have let him into the party in their right senses. The security men walked up to the Jaosn, and the young man pushed the tray of food to the side of the table and looked up to them. He sighed in frustration as he thought of the embarrassment that was yet to come. “Who let you in, sir?” The security guards asked, and Jason raised a brow. How was he supposed to answer the question? “Is there a problem?” “Yes, you are not supposed to be in here unless you were invited by the director, I'm afraid you have to leave now. Don't let us force you.” Jason sighed, “What if I was invited?” He asked, but his impatient ex-wife who couldn't wait to see him leave stepped in and ordered the security men in a harsh voice. “Why are you taking so long to kick him out?”, This drew the attention of a few guests,
“Important guest? This … thing?“Watch your words, Mrs Melissa,” Harry cut her off in a loud voice, “Just hear what I've said and let it end here. Please, everyone, you can go back to your places, so sorry for the disturbance.” He apologized and the crowd dispersed, murmuring as they did.While Melissa stood there staring at Harry in anger, wondering what gave the young man the audacity to speak to her in that manner. She believed that she was an important figure in the industry, and not even the director dared to test her patient.But Melissa chose to let it slide, “I'm going to deal with him later,” she thought,“Right after I claim the lead role, I will make him pay.”As the guests returned to the center of the party, grabbing a drink and chatting away with their colleagues, Harry turned to look for Jennifer just so that he could apologize one more time, but his eyes met someone that he couldn't believe he missed.Jason Blackwood, the Boss, the man who no one saw, was at his part
The party continued, full of chatter and entertainment, a few activities and few prizes, the director truly went all out to make this a night to remember.But just like any event, it came to an end, and at night too. It was past 9pm when almost everyone had left the party, the dj kept the sound of the music very low, giving the guest room to discuss among themselves while hearing each other.Jason was soon ready to leave, and as soon as he stood to his feet, Jennifer noticed and excused herself from the conversation with a fellow colleague and walked up to him.“You are leaving already?” She asked him, picking up her purse as though she wanted to go along with him.“Yes.” Jason nodded,“I think it's about time I go to bed,” He added, trying to keep conversation neutral and not as cold as the others. He did not not have a good sense of humor but at least he could try.Jennifer giggled,“Sure, uhm, I didn't see your car anywhere, can I drop you off at your place? It's the least I could
Grace inhaled and exhaled before greeting Jason, she knew that he would question her reasons for coming and at the moment, and she wasn't confident enough to give him any response yet. “Hope you are good?” Jason asked her, ignoring the fact that she was in his car at nine pm without a cause.“Yes sir,” Grace nodded, and the car was once again silent as the driver pulled out of the parking lot. But the silence made Grace uncomfortable, “What is he thinking? Why hasn't he asked?”“How was the event, sir?” She asked, hoping to keep the conversation alive, but Jason seemed uninterested. He noticed her dress, different from the usual suit that she wore whenever she was around him.He could barely wrap his head around the change in fashion style, could she have been on a date and had just returned? Was she stranded and had pleaded with my driver to pick her up? “Grace,” He called her name rather than respond to her greetings.Grace gulped down her saliva, her heart skipped a beat as she w
Melissa sat up at night unable to fall asleep, her thoughts were plagued by the experiences from the party. Nothing like this has ever happened to her. She was a very well-respected figure amongst many and was used to getting whatever she wanted without even saying a word.“The audacity,” she thought, “The embarrassment, that lady?” She could barely wrap her head around it. How could someone like herself, such a big name, an award-winning actress be treated in that manner, truly it was infuriating.“Still awake?” Alex asked as he walked into the room.“Don't tell me that it's still about what happened earlier?” He asked her, taking his seat at the edge of the bed next to where she rested her back on the pillow.“Isn't it just strange to you Alex?” She asked him,“And what did you do? Nothing?”“Oh, you are blaming it on me?” Alex was shocked, there was nothing he could have done against the director himself. Compared to Jennifer Thomson, he was a nobody in the industry. “That's not