Beverly went down on her knees and embraced her son. It looked like he had lost some weight. He was so delighted to see her. It showed that he was not being treated well where he was."Thank you," she mouthed to Jason, her eyes clogged with tears that threatened to spill any minute. She held them back because she did not want to smear her face."Where are you off to this early?" She asked him. She looked at him as though he was feigning ignorance. "I start work today, and I do not want to be late," she said. He looked at his wristwatch. "If you do not want to be late, then you should have been out of here thirty minutes ago," he said to her. "I won't tolerate tardiness at work," he said to her. She could not tell if he was serious or not. His face was expressionless. Even if she liked that he was being professional with her, she did not want to lose the many benefits that came from being acquainted with him. "Do you want to come inside?" She asked him. He nodded and she opened u
Jason was speaking to his father when they entered, and Beverly froze at that instant as she did not know how the man would react. He was powerful, and she was undoubtedly scared of what he could do. Mr. Abbott looked at her for a while before a tinge of recognition flashed in his eyes. He then looked at Jason."What is she doing here?" Mr. Abbott asked Jason. He was quiet for a while, and she knew that it was difficult for him to decide what to say. "She is my new assistant," Jason finally blurted out. "You hired her without consulting me?" He asked."You do not keep a track record of everyone that is employed in your company, do you?" Jason asked boldly. If it was about Beverly, there was always a sudden surge of energy and confidence through him."You know that there is a sour history here," his father said. "I am CEO now," Jason said. "Let me be the one to make the decisions and deal with the consequences."Mr. Abbott was not surprised at all by his sudden outburst. He would
On the day of the engagement, Beverly did not feel like getting up from bed. She had been dreading the day that they would finally seal their engagement.The preparation process had been hectic. She did not think that it was supposed to take such an elaborate event just for a man to ask a woman to marry him. She had been at the center of every preparation. It was indeed stressful working for a billionaire, but she liked the professionalism that came with it. She and Jason had been working on their relationship, and it was an amazing experience. They were getting more acquainted with each other while keeping things professional. But even the blind could tell that something was going on between them. They were the only ones who had yet to admit it. She had come in very late last night and had collapsed into a stress nap, and it was already morning. These days, she finds herself needing more sleep, but her job is demanding. Her only consolation was the paycheck. It was indeed a h
If he had never set eyes on her before, Jason would have thought that Beverly had fallen from the sky. She was breathtaking. He had not put so much thought into the dress she had chosen, nor had he thought that it was going to be this perfect. She stood in the gallery and caught his attention while he was going to look up at Cecilia's face. The red dress clung perfectly to her hourglass frame, making her look exotic and innocent at the same time. She had a little bit of makeup on and let her long mane of hair down, so it glided gracefully down her back. The red lipstick that she had on was the star of the show. She was what
Caleb sat in the library as he surfed through the information he had on his laptop. He was still insistent on finding out who had been behind the sudden revelation that set the internet ablaze. It was all too strategic. If it was just the restaurant pictures, he would have let it go. But suddenly, there were pictures of him on and outside campus with Beverly. He knew that something was fishy. Someone nudged him at the back of his head, and he turned around to see Jason, who grabbed a seat and sat down beside him. "You were not in class today," Jason began. "What happened?" "I've been trying to finish up a project for the company," he lied. Jason looked at the screen of his laptop. It contained pictures of the scandal that happened months ago."These do not seem like company projects," Jason said as he scrolled through. "Okay," Caleb surrendered. "I still feel like this scandal was preplanned," he said. Jason sighed in exasperation."I thought we were over this," he said. "I'm
Alex took Jason indoors and held him down to his underpants and into the shower. At the same time, Caleb took his phone and headed to the living room, working as fast as he could to get all the information that he needed. He then went out, took Alex's suit by the pool, and returned it to him with the phone in it. Even though he was tempted to go through the details immediately, he had to make sure that Alex was gone first. Alex shot him a suspicious glance before he headed for the door to move out of the house."I see what you did there, " Alex said as he turned around. Caleb's heart began to thud. "You should not have pushed him in intentionally. He could have gotten hurt badly," he added, and Caleb let out a relieving sigh. Once Alex was out the door, Caleb took a seat by the kitchen counter and began to look through his tablet. There was nothing suspicious at first, but his recycle bin seemed so full from the past few months. Caleb decided that it was probably work informati
Jason settled down immediately as soon as he arrived at the office. They had a Thanksgiving break from college, but he seemed like the only student who was not having a break because of his work. He did not plan these things. They were suddenly the new span of his entire life, and he had accepted it as a good fate. Caleb had not been to work since the incident at his place, but he was not too bothered about that. He was more concerned about Beverly. Two weeks had passed, and she had still not come to work. He had tried calling her several times, but she would not answer his calls at all. Other times, her phone was switched off. He had not found time to go see her at her home because of the amount of work he had to do. He sent someone to watch her, and they confirmed that she was in good condition and was faring nicely. It left him wondering if he had done anything wrong. His mind trailed back to the events of the night that she had come to his place, just after the failed engag
Jason was still reminiscing about the events of the evening when he came home. He still had an hour before he met with his Nigerian investors, and he thought he would have a bath first. His dinner was already on the kitchen counter when he entered his apartment with Alex, but they were already too full from Beverly's house. As he entered the bedroom, he saw his father seated on the sofa in his bedroom. He was surprised at first, but his father smiled in a way that calmed him down. "I didn't know you were back," Jason began as he tore his suit from his body. "I see that you had some sweet love with your wife," he added