"I said he did not do it. Why don't you just forget it?""Dad, I'm not arguing with you on whether or not Bruce poisoned you. I did not think he did and that was why I did not get him arrested in the first place despite how much you had insisted. I just want to know how you got poisoned. What did you see or find out that warranted this sudden change of who you think poisoned you?"Bruce smirked as he heard J. J. Fulton sigh in frustration. After much pleading from J. J. Fulton, he had told him that he wouldn't play the audio recording for Jade to hear if he was able to convince Jade that he had nothing to do with the poison he drank. He was unwilling to be that merciful, but Bruce was worried about Jade's mental health.If Jade found that her father was very much like her mother, Lucia, Jade would be devastated. J. J. Fulton was not out of Bruce's wrath though. If there was anything Bruce was sure of, it would be that J. J. Fulton was in big trouble and that trouble would be from him.
.Mr. Fulton took sluggish steps through the hallway of his company. He paused and placed his hand on the wall. This company— he had built it from nothing to this.This morning, he woke up to find out that more than forty percent of the shareholders of the company had sold their shares.It was scary. He had imagined the worst and that was the shares being sold to one person. He was drained from the number of calls he made. Those ungrateful bastards, Mr. Fulton cursed under his breath, referring to the shareholders that sold their shares. Forty-one percent of the company shares belonged to him. Nineteen percent belonged to his brother. The rest was scattered amongst other people and they all sold it— at the same time! J. J. Fulton finally got sight of his office. Surprised to see its door widely opened, he rushed to his office to see Bruce in it, seated on his chair.J. J. Fulton frowned. Of course, they all sold their shares to one person. J. J. Fulton scowled at his son-in-law. "Le
"Jade, we should go back home. Where are we going?" The smile that was in Jade's face disappeared as he asked the same question numerous times.Earlier today, when she woke up, she had not seen Bruce in bed. Instead she saw a letter asking her to go to the woods. In the letter, it was written that Bruce had a surprise for her.Her father asked her not to go and after a while of argument, he allowed her to leave on the condition that he tagged along. She had happily followed the map that was attached to the letter until things got creepy. That was when they pulled over near a bush track and began to walk deep into the woods."I think we should go back home. I have a bad feeling about this," J. J. Fulton said. "Bruce asked to come here. I would feel guilty if I left him hanging," Jade replied."Who on Earth plans a surprise in the middle of nowhere? What happened to the top restaurants and hotels around? I thought he was the son of Astor Ace. Why is he so greedy?""Well, I'm curious t
"Then you would get a valid reason from me," Mr. Fulton said with a smirk. "When you do, you must not go back on your words."Jade's heart missed a beat. Was Bruce trying to kill her? She looked away from her dad. What if it turned out to be true? No. She was not ready to face the truth. But, again, would it not do her good if she knew his true intentions?"It seems like you are scared of getting to know that Bruce means harm to you," Mr. Fulton pointed out."I'm not," Jade breathed out. Perhaps, if she said it, she would believe it."Then you don't mind me telling you why Bruce wants you dead," Mr. Fulton said."I don't. Say what you have to say.""If I say it, I know you would hate me, but I am telling you this because I love you and wish that no harm would come near you.""Speak."Jade turned to her father, awaiting his words. She watched as he closed his eyes and took in a deep breath. Creases formed on his forehead."This is hard," J. J. Fulton pointed out. "But, I would say it a
Bruce looked around Jade's room.The men that made it a 24/7 habit of standing before the door were nowhere to be found. As he got closer, he looked around to see if they were truly gone or were really hanging around.Seeing that they had really left, he heaved a sigh of relief and pushed the door open. Jade's eyes fell on him immediately he walked in.They were black circles around her eyes. Her eyes were red due to how much she cried. Marks of tears were everywhere on her face. Bruce's heart fell on seeing her. "She must have cried from when she had woken up till this very moment," he muttered to himself.He stood by the door, uncertain of whether or not he should walk deep into the room. They looked at each other without saying anything to each other."I didn't do it. I was set up," Bruce said with a small voice. Before he had walked in, he was eager to see Jade. He had planned to rush into the room and pull Jade into his arms in a long embrace. Now that he was here, he could do
A table filled with empty bottles of wine. Loud music blaring from speakers around. Multi-colored lights shone in the dark.More bottles of wine but these ones are filled to the brim and filled wine-glasses in hand.J. J. Fulton and Lucia were at this table chattering happily."Cheers to me getting back all my shares from Bruce Ace." J. J. Fulton lifted his glass up. Lucia smirked. She lifted her glass of wine too and the glasses clicked.They both gulped the content.Lucia picked a bottle of wine and poured it into both of their wine glasses."Cheers to us finally finding a common goal after years of hatred for each other."J. J. Fulton snickered.His mouth curled to a smirk afterward. He shrugged, picked up his glass of wine and clicked hers. "Cheers.""I never knew you were this good at scheming. I must say that I am quite impressed," Lucia said and J. J. Fulton grinned cockily."I can be bad whenever I want to be." He smirked and gulped the remaining content of this glass. "You of
The rays of light that streamed through the window to the room struck Bruce's eyes as soon as he opened them.Bruce squinted his eyes. He looked to his side then sat up straight on the bed and stretched. He got startled when the fact that Jade was no longer on the bed was registered."Jade?" He called out. Since she got back from the hospital, it was the first time he was waking up without seeing Jade lying on the bed. Jade had a habit of waking up late.The day had brightened but it was too early for Jade to wake up. It was a Saturday morning after all."Is she in the bathroom?" He got out of the bed and went to the bathroom door. "Jade. Are you in there?" He asked but he got no answer. "If you are in there and can hear me, I am going downstairs to get us breakfast."Silence followed.Bruce furrowed his eyebrows and then shrugged. He headed for the exit of the room. Bruce opened the door and peered into the hallway. Everywhere was quiet— too quiet. It was unusual.On a regular Satu
"Ladies and Gentlemen, CoolAir welcomes you to Brussels. Local time is 4:03pm. For your safety and the safety of those around you, please remain seated with your seatbelt fastened and keep the aisle clear until we are parked at the gate.""We reached safely," J. J. Fulton announced, beaming. "I honestly was afraid that what happened to Nicholas would happen to us, but we're safe.""That was just a coincidence. Why would you be afraid of that?" Cole asked, rolling his eyes."Why were you born?" J. J. Fulton countered, glaring at him."That was mean," Lucia pointed out, frowning at him.They continued arguing until they got out of the airplane, without minding the stares they got."Wait a minute, where is Jade?" Lucia asked, looking around.J. J. Fulton and Cold looked around. "She got into the plane with us, didn't she?" Cole asked."I saw her when the announcement of our landing in this city was made." J. J. Fulton frowned. "I knew she would do this. She must have snuck away while we