Since they saw the video Meredith posted about two hours ago, they– mostly Jason— had been on edge. He was pacing around the living room, mumblimg to himself and occasionally throwing out some curse words as well. Erika hated seeing him like that but every time she went close to him to try to talk to him or get him to calm down, he would say. 'It's alright, I'm okay. Just thinking.' so eventually, she just left him to do his 'thinking' in peace.Matthew still had not returned and she was starting to feel worried, because he never went out for that long without informing anyone. Jason on the other hand, was getting angry because the meeting they were supposed to have was being delayed by Matthew's lateness."I'm going to the kitchen for a drink," Erika said, breaking the odd silence that had filled the living room. "Do you want anything?"Jason's reply was something between a no and a frustrated groan, almost like she was disturbing him."Suit yourself. I'm getting myself a drink, and
Matthew and Jason's grandfather decided to spend the night at a hotel, it seemed like their pursuer wanted to know where they were headed, so whoever hired them wanted to know the location of the Decker mansion. The location was not a secret and so seeing how they have to follow them around to find out where it was, it was safe to say that the person was not from around.After resting for the night at the hotel, both men discarded their expensive suits for a more casual outfit that Matthew had paid one of the hotel staff to get for them. Then to attract less attention to each other, they left the hotel separately and each boarded a taxi to take them to their location. Matthew was the one to arrive first and when Jason saw him putting on jeans and a t shirt, he almost burst out laughing. "Where's my grandfather?" He asked, trying his best to hide his amusement."He should be here any moment now. And I know you must be wondering about my… choice of clothing.""Not at all, it suits yo
Among the staff working at the Decker Industries and the other branches, Steve was part of the very few that were aware of the fact that Jason was indeed the CEO, and that the man who made the public announcement was his grandfather.When he found out, he felt honored to be working with someone with such a high power, and he also considered himself a lucky man, because Jason did not treat him as just a staff, he talked to him like a friend, and that was something Steve did not have.He was worried when he suddenly lost contact with Jason, and ever since, he had not been to work, adding to Steve's worries.He was in his office when he felt someone approach him. Looking up, he was shocked to find Jason's grandfather standing right in front of him.He was shivering because he didn't know what the old man wanted from him. He asked Steve to gather all the upper level staff at the HQ, and then invite the head of management teams from the other branches, and they all had to be there by two P
FRANCE."Are you deaf?! Or am I speaking in a language you can't understand? Why the heck do you have to be so boneheaded all the time?""Josh, you don't understand. His life might be in danger, that was why he hid his identity in the first place. Exposing him on social media would be a cruel thing to do.""So abandoning me in prison wasn't a cruel thing to do?""To be fair Josh, we never had the agreement that you would attack him. Wnd where did you even get a gun?""Oh so this is your new plan? Blame it all on the guy with the gun. Very nice.""I'm not trying to put the blame on you, all I'm saying is that we can find another way. I can't do this to Jason, he won't ever forgive me if I do.""And what about me huh?! What I want and how I feel suddenly does not matter anymore?!""Josh please, that is not what I'm saying at all. Try to understand me—""What's the point?!! You keep saying that to me every damn time we talk and yet I can't seem to ask you to understand me! Does that seem
"Mother.""Marcus, what are you doing here?""Am I not allowed to visit my own mother?""You know that is not what I meant, it's just that since this whole thing happened you havent come to see me, so I assumed you were busy with work.""That doesn't mean I shouldn't make time to visit my mother." He said as he sat on the chair across her. "I'm sorry.""It's quite alright dear, I can understand how you must gage felt.""Here, I got you this." He knew how much his mother enjoyed drinking wine, and after getting consent from Rose, the officer guarding his mother allowed him to smuggle one in for her. "I'm sure you must have missed it."He was right, it felt like it had been months since Mabel had last enjoyed a good drink. "Wow, I wish you would visit more often, Lauren never brings me anything.""You won't have to remain here much longer mother, my sister and I are working on a way to remove you from this… demeaning situation.""Let me guess, you are planning on handing Phil over to th
Jason was skeptical when his ex brother in law suddenly asked for his help, but he decided to trust him, of course he was not going to let his guard down though. "Need my help with what?" He asked."Like I said, we can't talk here. Let's find somewhere more private.""Can't we just go in?""You mean in the bakery? No thanks. I would rather keep my distance from baked food. I know how hard I had to work to get this body, I can't risk jeopardizing it again."Jason smiled at his statement, he remembered when he first met Lauren, then Marcus had just been her chubby, cake loving baby brother. She said he was obsessed with cake and that was the reason he gained much weight in such a short period. The reason Marcus stopped eating sweets was because other kids made fun of his size, and the girl he liked back then called him a fatso and said she could never be with a guy like him. "Right." He said simply. "So where do you want to go?""Personally I would prefer it if we just spoke in my car
For their date, Jason wanted to do something that would be memorable for both of them but he didn't know what. He tried long and hard to decide on where they could go, but nothing came to mind.Erika still insisted that they just went back to the mansion to prepare and look after his grandfather and the twins, but Jason knew that was because she was not having fun yet. So he had to fix that. At the moment, their car was currently parked at the gas station where Jason decided they stop for a refill, but it was just to give himself more time to think. He had never really think about it, but deep down, it felt like he had been anticipating the day that they would go on such a date. A day where they could do whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted to. A day where he didn't have to worry about work, and she didn't have to worry about looking after the store. A day where they could just be a couple, just two people enjoying all the sweetness life had to offer. Obviously it was impos
Marcus had been thinking about his family for a few days and the conclusion he was always arriving at was not a good one. All his life, he had always tried his best to be the good son, the best child he could be to his parents. He was quiet, obedient and he always made sure he came in top in his studies. He never did anything to get on his parent's bad side, neither did he ever taint their image. If anything, he was the perfect child.They say all teenagers always have a rebellious phase, but he never did, he was always properly behaved.His father never really had their time so he leaned to his mother's side, always wanting to please her, to make her happy, to make her proud of him, and eventually… he became his mother's pet.His childhood, his teenage years, and even some of this adult life was dedicated to making sure his mother was proud of him, making sure she loved him. He didn't think about anything else. Not the life he could live for himself, not the name he could make for h