As soon as Jason's eyes fluttered open, he made a weak attempt to get up from the bed he was on but fell back on the bed. He looked around. He was familiar with the environment already. It looked like his apartment, but he did not know what was happening. The last he remembered was that he was at dinner with his family and a few friends of his father. The throbbing headache was still present, but he was glad that there was an improvement in how he felt compared to earlier.He looked up, and Alex was standing by him, looking down at him. "I'm glad you are awake," Alex said. "Let me get the doctor." It was at this point that he noticed that he had infusions attached to him. "What about my father?" Jason asked. "He is talking with the doctor outside. It was as though Jason summoned his father because he stepped in at that moment with the doctor. "You should have said something to me about the workload," Mr. Abbott began, obviously worried about his son. There was a sense of unse
Jason was still looking at Cecilia, who had barged into his room unannounced, when Alex came in as well. "I'm so sorry about this, sir. I just went to run an errand for a minute," Alex said."So this is the reason why you have been stalling about me getting in?" Cecilia asked Alex. Jason signaled Alex to leave, as he knew that Cecilia would be adamant about leaving even if he asked her to. Beverly climbed off the bed and wanted to head out of the room, but he held her back and asked her to sit, making Cecilia chuckle in disbelief. "What are you doing here?" He asked her."My father said you were unwell and said that I needed to see you," Cecilia said. It was obvious that she was bored. However, it seemed like there was something new that she could feast on. "As you can see, I am fine, and I do not need pampering," he said firmly."And I am guessing that it is because you have company, right?" She said this as she paced slowly in his room. He marveled at her audacity. It was prob
Even though Caleb strongly kicked against it, Jason was already determined to do what was on his mind. He sent a message to her as Damian and told her that he would want to see her. She had requested a time and place and even seemed excited, dashing his hopes. She had told him that she was over her boyfriend, Damian, but here she was getting excited because they were finally going to meet. He sent her the address and began to get dressed. As he did so, his door creaked open, and someone walked in. It was Miranda, his step-sister, the one who had an insane crush on him. He was used to having Jacob in his apartment, but not Miranda. She was a carbon copy of her mom, tall, shapely, and astoundingly beautiful. It was something he could not deny, no matter how much she hated him. She was still in her pajamas, and he knew that she had probably just gotten up from bed at 11:30 a.m. "Do you need anything?" He asked her. She smiled as she slowly advanced toward him. He was getting sus
Beverly stood transfixed for some seconds as she could not understand what was going on. She thought that she was probably mistaken, but the events of the previous months played in her head. She wanted to think that it was Alex at first who had been leading her on, but there was a familiarity in the voice. She was beginning to connect the dots. It was not just the voice. It was the consistency with which Jason wanted to find out more about Damian. It was in the way that she would complain of something to him today, and Damian would get it done tomorrow. It was all coming back to her and it was obvious that he had made a joke out of her. She only wanted to know if he wanted to get back at her, probably because of the slap she gave him at the bank on the day they first met."Is this a joke?" She asked him. He shook his head."I know that I need to explain, and I will," he said to her as he proceeded to hold her. She snatched her hand forcefully, and some heads turned in their dire
As he read through the headlines again, his heart shattered into a thousand pieces. College professor indulges in an affair with the billionaire heir, Jason AbbottHe scrolled down, and the news was splashed with photos of him and Beverly from the restaurant. His disguise did not help at all. They noticed that it was him already. It was not just in the news, but it was in the blogs as well. The entire internet was ablaze with pictures of him and Beverly, not just in the restaurant, but at school when he had discussions with her. There was no escaping this, as the picture was more than enough evidence. He looked at Alex for some saving, as usual, but he had nothing to say this time. He seemed to be more concerned about the endless calls and message notifications that kept buzzing nonstop for Jason. Jason, on the other hand, was more concerned about Beverly. He picked up his phone and called her immediately. She did not answer despite the endless ringing. "Is there a way that I
Jason tossed on his bed continuously. He was so restless and could not sleep as he kept thinking of what he would do. The board had agreed, and he was going to do the press release to clear his name. Nobody was thinking about Beverly. She was not their problem, and her reputation or career did not matter so much to them. The company and the entire empire were their priorities. He was torn between two options either going on with the press release or choosing Beverly. He did not know what his father would do if he refused to do the press release. He would probably be disowned, and everything would be taken from him. He will return to the harsh life that he so detested, the one where he had to endure bouts of frustration and rejection. It bothered him so much. That was not an option for him at all. The thought of even getting engaged to Cecilia irritated him so much. He could not imagine the victorious smile on her face if he decided to push on with the conference. As he g
Beverly rolled on her bed from one end to another. It was difficult to be comfortable and act like nothing was bothering her. She was almost going crazy about the events of the past few weeks. It had been almost a week since Jason's press release, and at the moment, she was even ashamed to greet her neighbors. Her face was all over the news as Jason's slut, and it was difficult for her to control the narrative.Everybody would believe Jason over her, and she could understand where the notion came from. She was a single, broke mother, and nobody regarded her at all. Jason, on the other hand, was a billionaire who had everybody wrapped around his fingers because of what he could afford. He had probably even bought the conscience of the media. Today was a Monday morning, and it was the first day of school after the summer break.After the press release, the college sent her an email that said that they were aware of the entire scandal and could not condone the damage it did to the
Jason busied himself with the mini golf course in his office as he waited for the next report on Beverly. He knew already that she was staying with his brother and that she was safe. He knew where she was already, but he dreaded going to see her.When he heard footsteps approaching the office, he braced himself to receive the recent information. Instead, it was Caleb who came in. His countenance changed immediately. "You were not expecting me, right?" Caleb asked him. He kept the golf stick by the side of the door aside and went to sit down. "I just thought it was Alex," he said as he scrambled frantically and uninterestedly through a file. Caleb just watched him, as he already knew what was on his friend's mind."Instead of using all your resources to know what she is doing every minute, I think that you should just go and see her," Caleb suggested."I don't think that she wants to see me," Jason said. He was not even going to pretend that he did not know what Caleb was talking a