The chair revealed Mason dressed in an impeccably tailored suit, he leaned back in his chair, one leg crossed casually over the other.He reclined comfortably, his fingers idly tapping the armrest, and his gaze was fixed directly on the two men who stood before him, their expressions frozen in disbelief.William, his voice trembling, finally managed to speak. "You... you were here the whole time?"Mason's lips curled into a faint, enigmatic smile as he replied, "Yes, I was. It's always interesting to see what people say when they think no one is listening."Drake recomposed himself, trying to play it cool but deep down he was terrified. "What are you doing here, Mason? Shouldn't you be.." he looked him dead in the eye, "at least six feets below the ground?"Mason raised an eyebrow, "aren't you happy to see me, hm?"Drake rolled his eyes, fear building up inside him, "I want you out of here."Mason stood up, his hands hurried into his pockets as he looked at the books on the bookshelf
Mason adjusted in his seat, his back straight and his shoulders squared. He knew that this was a moment that required him to be at his most intimidating, to assert his authority.He took a deep breath, inhaling the faint scent of cigar smoke that hung in the air, and slowly exhaled, letting the tension settle in his chest. With every exhale, his fingers clenched.His eyes, sharp and penetrating, narrowed as he fixed his gaze on the people before him. He allowed a subtle, predatory smile to curl at the corner of his lips, a calculated display of the power he held over them."What next?" He asked nonchalantly like he wasn't planning murder."What next?" Drake asked in turn. "Don't try to act like she isn't your whore, I know all about your little love story."Mason's anger rose at the mention of the word whore but he remained composed."I'm glad you have every detail of my life like the back of your hands but here's something you don't know, you have the wrong girl. I don't know this one
In the living room of the Hutton's family Villa, three Ladies sat as they chatted over some snacks." So Samantha, how did your date with William Carter go?" A brunette asked, a mischievous smile on her face."Yeah, tell us about it, did he finally propose?" A blonde haired lady who seemed to be in her mid twenties chipped in."Hump! If it's not for that good for nothing husband my grandfather insisted on marrying me to, do you think I'll still be here? That loser just had to appear and ruin everything. His presence is enough to ruin even a beggar's mood." The lady referred to as Samantha spat hatefully, disgust apparent on her face."Talking about that useless piece of trash, where did he go today? I haven't seen him since we arrived." The brunette, Sally chirped in."Since he annoyed me yesterday and ruined my romantic time with William, of course, I had to teach him a lesson.He left in the morning to buy toiletries from the market. He's not yet back and I don't care whether he co
Mason had to give his wife Samantha and her other two friends leg massage before he could be allowed to have something to fill his stomach. Nevertheless, he was grateful. He couldn't count the number of times he had to sleep on an empty stomach after getting punished by his mother-in-law who loathed his existence to the core.Night came and after making all the dinner preparation, Mason joined the family for dinner. Ever since he married Samantha, he was reduced to the family's exclusive chef.Although humiliating, he shoved back his bitterness and did everything without any complaints.He was very much aware that a complaint would not end well for him. If anything, it will only land him into serious trouble and trouble is what he has always avoided.The mood at the table was joyous, that's until he made his way and sat next to his wife Samantha.Susan, Samantha's mother and his mother-in-law as usual started picking on him."Hey you useless trash, go get me lukewarm water from the ki
Mason was jolted awake by the freezing cold water that was poured on him.Cursing softly, he jumped out of the bed.His precious bed was now soaked wet and the clothes he wore stuck on his body like a second skin."How dare you sleep so peacefully? Do you have no shame?" Samantha, his wife bellowed angrily.According to her, he didn't deserve to sleep in such a cosy bed when he does nothing other than leech off her family money.Mason felt wronged. After working hard the whole day, what was so wrong to have a goodnight rest? Wasn't he now allowed to sleep anymore? Was he expected to stay awake the whole night and day?But he dared not voice out his grievances. He knows better than to go brewing trouble for himself."What's the matter, Samantha?" Pushing his dissatisfaction, he asked meekly."Why didn't you wash the clothes I left in my laundry bucket?" Samantha asked, anger visible from the twisted look on her face."You sent me to the market and I couldn't complete the chores on tim
"Mom!" Samantha whined, her expression full of disbelief."How can you spout such nonsense? How can I sleep with this kind of a lousy excuse of a man? If anything, I could have already thrown him out of the house." Samantha added, sounding aggrieved as he eyed Mason with disgust.The suspicion in Susan's eyes vanished after hearing her daughter's words. Yes, her daughter was a high class woman. There's no way she would lower herself to get involved with such a poor man."Well, you can't blame me right? I saw you both come out of the room with this trash still straightening his clothes." Susan defended herself, looking at Mason with loath filled eyes.She couldn't stand his presence."I'm going to the company. I am discussing a business deal for the company with William later so I want to arrive early and arrange everything." Samantha reported."Make sure you get William to propose to you sooner. If you enter the Carter family, nobody will be able to look down on you. Besides, William
Mason was taken aback by the tone he used. It was like something came over him, something indescribable, something unidentified. Before he could stop himself, he had already walked towards the men, his eyes trained on the lady who was skillfully dodging the blows delivered to her. But despite how good she was, she couldn't move fast. Her movements were sluggish and that's when Mason realised that she had a gunshot wound at the lower side of her chest.Her face was gradually turning pale from the blood loss and she was staggering as she struggled to block the fatal attacks from the masked men."You better mind your business and get lost unless you want to die with her." One man said after recovering from their previous shock.Something about his words irked Mason to the core."You bully a woman and dare call yourself a man!" He mocked, eyeing the men with contempt.Marching to them, he flung his fists, successfully delivering a powerful blow to one goon who immediately spat blood as t
Mason's mouth hung low in disbelief."A thousand dollars for deposit?" He repeated the nurse's words to make sure he got the right answer.The nurse nodded, an impatient look on her face."Sir, I suggest you make the Payment before it's too late to save your sister." She added with distaste. Upon closer look at the man's choice of clothes which were old and obviously overwashed coupled with his reaction upon mentioning the deposit, the nurses attitude towards him changed as she looked at him with disdain.Just when Mason wanted to open his mouth and clarify the relationship he had with the patient, a voice so cold that it made him shiver resonated in the hallway."Since when did a mere nurse of Hope's hospital have the right to dictate when the young miss of the Smith family gets to be treated or not?" Mason turned to look at the direction of the voice. An old Man accompanied by almost ten bodyguards dressed in black marched to the hospital. The look on their faces was enough to inti