James sat in his office at JJs Technologies Inc. The door opened and Mr. Johnson walked into his office."You do understand that the door has been strategically placed there for the sole purpose of knocking on it before entry. " James said to his grandfather."Still such a funny Character seeing that you are sitting in my chair." Mr. Johnson replied. "Did you finally break up with the Brown's girl and return to your senses?""I took permission from the General to be away good some days. I will oversee the project at hand, and tweak the funds for the other projects." James replied."I see. That's fine. How are the preparations going for the upcoming parade?" Mr. Johnson asked him."I believe everything is ready. The president himself will be in the country on that day for the event. We will have everything ready. Sloth grandfather, something worries me about Mr. Antonio Rizzo.""What about him? Oh, is this about the charity event? You know how this works." Mr. Johnson replied."I don
"I have the ones I had saved up, but the man we dealt with, Scarface, has the rest. He is a very dangerous man and I doubt he would be interested in giving it to us.". Mr. Brown replied.James' expression was twisted into a frown. "What are you requesting for now, Mr. Brown?" James asked him."I just need you to help me with a solution. Either the money or Scarface." Mr. Brown pleaded."That's fine Mr. Brown, I'll wire twenty million dollars into your account. I hope that will sort out the troubles. You can pay off Mr. Curtly and ensure that whatever secret you are keeping from your family becomes spoken.""Your family deserves better, Mr. Brown," James said to him. Mr. Brown's mouth fell open at the mention of the amount James had insisted on sending to him."That much?? " Mr. Brown exclaimed."I am doing it for Sarah. I love her and I am certain that by now I have proven that to you and your wife. I need you to tell them the truth. Mrs Brown may not completely be my biggest fan, but
"James will never do that to me," Sarah said, but even she did not believe her words."You don't believe it. You don't believe that he won't." Theodore laughed at her."You do not know James Johnson like I do. He is an honorable man, not like you! He has dignity and he loves me! Not like you!" Sarah said defensively.Williams broke into a strange laughter that rang out. "We'll see. He would never admit it. I wouldn't. No man would. At the end of the day, we all have our pride."Sarah felt her heart skip several beats as he walked away from her, and crossed the street. His words rang out in her ears as she stepped out of the elevator, and into the apartment. She had not even heard the greetings of the officers outside.As she walked into the house, her phone rang. It was Viola. Sarah let out a sigh, completely tired and not in the mood to deal with her.She answered the phone nonetheless. "Hello, Viola." Sarah emulated an exaggerated excitement."Hi Sarah, how are you? I called earlier
"What are you doing here?"James asked Viola when he left the hotel to meet up with her."I needed to see you." She said to him."What is the reason for that?" He asked, raising his eyebrow at her. She placed her hand on his chest and looked into his eyes seductively."I thought that we connected, James. I thought you and I had a better relationship when we were at the hotel.""What are you doing, Viola? I made it clear to you from the first day we met that I was married and love my wife." He said to her."Yet, we connected on so many other levels. We also spent a whole day together, didn't we?" She teased his earlobe with her breath."I know you love her." She pressed herself against him. "But I am willing to do anything for you, James. Anything." She pressed her lips to his, but James pushed her back immediately and looked around."I need you to leave now, Viola. Please leave. I do not want Sarah to see this. Please, do not try this ever again." James warned her and walked back into
Mr. Brown walked back and forth waiting for Mr. Curtly to show up at their agreed meeting point. The blue Toyota Tacoma stopped a few blocks from where he had parked his car. Mr. Curtly rushed down to where Mr. Brown was parked.He looked disheveled and there was blood on his shirt"Get in! Get in!" He yelled pulling open the passenger door. Mr. Brown who was alarmed by his sudden rush, pulled open the door and shut the door hastily."Why the sudden rush? Is everything alright? Is that blood?" Mr. Brown asked him."I never know when I might be followed. You said it was urgent. What is it?" Mr. Curtly asked him."Was your idea of rushing down the street, your special concept of not being seen? Curtly, if anyone could have followed you, they very well might have seen you rush down the road and run into my car.""I am in so much deep shit with Causey because of you, and I don't need my family in anymore messes." Curtly replied rashly." Why is there blood on your shirt?" Mr. Brown asked
As soon as she said that, the door opened and James walked in. He had the gait of a person who had not slept all night. Sarah rose from the bed to look at him.His eyes moved to Mrs Brown. With a scoffed look on her face, she got up and left the room." Where were you last night?" She asked him. But he had already worked his clothes off and was headed to the bathroom.She plopped down on the bed as she watched his silhouette frame in the shower. They had never fought with emotions before.Not like this at least. Whatever the case, she was still the daughter of a brown, although he was rich now, or had always been, he was still the guy who had been her bodyguard and driver for years.James was out of the bathroom in a jiffy. He looked at his phone for messages and then tossed it back on the bed.His hard-built frame was even more attractive than she had remembered. Sarah shook her mind off the distracting thoughts."You won't answer me, will you?" She insisted."I slept in the car. Dro
"What the hell is she thinking??" Mr. Brown cursed as he stared at the picture of his wife and Antonio Rizzo walking out of Sheldon Shares.""Who is he?" Theodore asked."Antonio Rizzo, only one of the most dangerous men above Causey. He was a General in the Army before he was kicked out and locked up for murder, embezzlement of funds, and lots more. That man was guilty of a thousand crimes a year.""What? That bad? Rizzo... Isn't that the man Sarah is organizing a charity event for?" Theodore asked."What? Sarah's involved with him too?" Mr. Brown muttered."Not just Sarah apparently, his daughter, Viola Rizzo works at the Johnson's as an A-list partner. She and James are close associates, but I think this is all about Rizzo trying to get back into society.""What about your mother? What is she doing with him? What business has she ever handled that would warrant her relationship with him?""Why was she at Sheldon Shares?""It is always great catching up like old times. Thank you for
Sarah stared at Viola in consideration of what she had asked her. "How certain are you that all these people would attend?" Sarah asked her."Ask certain as I am of the fact that the darkness would cover the night sky tonight." Viola replied."Fine, I will attend the event, but only for my business sake. But I don't want to see you anywhere close to James. Are we clear?" Sarah asked.Viola rose her hands in surrender. "As you please." Sarah turned around and left. She bumped into Anna on her way heading to the elevator. It surprised Anna that she had been there, but she didn't even stop to apologize for bumping into her.Sarah put the phone to her ear and almost immediately, her assistant's voice came over the phone. "Where are you? "She asked her."Ma'am, I'm at the new office trying to set up." Her assistant responded. Sarah's face morphed into a frown. "What new office?" She asked her."I received your email this morning. Your husband said..." The girl kept quiet out of sudden con