"Are you trying to tell me he hasn't called you since then?!""He hasn't mother." Lauren was a bit shocked herself at Jason's reaction. When they were still married, he was always talking about having kids and growing their family so she was expecting him to be at least a bit joyful when he heard of her baby."And not even a text?!""Not at all mother.""How dare he! That filthy rag, I have always known he was an animal in human skin, but you were blinded by love. Marry someone who is more than capable of catering for your every need, someone who can elevate this family's status far beyond we alreay have. I said that, didn't I? But no, my daughter— my only daughter for that matter— decided to marry for love. Now look at your life. Just look at it!""Please take it easy mother, I wasn't expecting him to accept me immediately. Not after all I did to him.""Enough with that pity talk Lauren! I have told you several times that I hate it when you sound like an idiot! This man is your husb
Marcus passed down the message to his sister, not leaving out a single word and she couldn't believe her ears. Her mother was really something else. Why was she hell bent on getting a share of the money? When she was with Jason, her mother was the one telling her she was living the wrong life. She was always trying to get her to leave Jason. She finally left him and now she wanted her to go back to him.Jason had been staring from over the entrance of the restaurant they had agreed to meet, the petrified look on his ex wife's face. If they were still married, he would have been concerned about what the problem could be but presently, he wasn't interested.He walked over to where she sat and announced his presence. "I am kinda busy, so I don't have much time to spend here." He said as he took the seat across from her."Thanks for coming, I wasn't sure you would.""I'm here now, so what is it?""The last time I told you about our baby—""Nothing is confirmed without a DNA (deoxyribonu
"What the hell, JP?!""Erika, wh-what are you talking about?" He didn't know when she got in so her sudden outburst startled Jason."What am I talking about? Seriously?""Please calm down, I don't know what you mean, honestly." He had an idea but he didn't want to get ahead of himself."Okay, what the hell is going on with you and Lauren?!""Lauren?" Immediately he mentioned her name, he realized what was wrong he hadn't told Erika of his plan, but how did she know? "Look, I know what it sounds like but have to trust me, there's nothing going on between us!""That's not what she said!""She? Wait…are you telling me that Lauren told you?""Heck yeah she did!. She walked right into my store and was sprouting gibberish about how she was back into your life as your wife, and that I could never take you from her. Even if it was just part of your plan, you should…you should have at least told me JP." The tone of her voice had calmed but she still wore a frown on her face."Right, you're ri
As he strolled through the halls of the mansion that still felt quite like alien territory, he wondered why he had no memory of it, or his life there. He walked through the main living room, up the stairs and even checked out his late parent's room before ending his tour at his old bedroom.The bed was huge, big enough to accommodate his whole length even though he was pretty tall. The walls, ceiling and floor all had touches of gold, giving it a royal look. An exquisite chandelier hung in the middle of the ceiling, its beautiful crystal lights adding extra beauty to the already perfect room. To the left side of the room, a sliding door leading to a well decorated balcony stood firmly and as he approached it, the fragrance of lavender flowers hit him, reminding him once again of his love for them."How old was I when I slept in this room?""Well, you slept here till you were eight years old sire."Eight. He repeated in his head, absorbing the beauty of his childhood bedroom. To think
"Father, may I have a word with you?""Not now dear, I'm quite busy with–""I'm afraid it can't wait, father." Every since the ceremony night where Lauren found out about her father's mistress, she had been thinking of a way to talk to him about it. She didn't say a word to her mother because she was hoping to hear her old man's explanation first. But everytime she asked to see him, he would claim he was busy. Well not this time."Hmm," he sighed as he already knew what the subjet matter of their discussion would be. "Very well, come in. And shut the door behind you."Her father's study was widely spaced so they didn't have to worry about any eavesdroppers. There was only one chair by the table so Lauren proceeded to seat herself on the reading table. "Father–""Before you begin, I want you to know that I only did it to secure my place in the society." Antony said in defense of himself."Regardless, it's wrong. You cheated on mother,""Like you cheated on your husband?" He attacked, st
"So I guess this is goodbye." Erika said as she stood by the door with her packed luggage. She wasn't living with Jason but she visited so often and she always left one or two things behind after every visit."No, this isn't goodbye. I already told you to stop saying that." Jason said, taking her hands in his."When am I going to see you again?""I'll drop by the store whenever I get the chance.""Okay.""How's your dad? Is he feeling any better?""Yeah, I guess so. But I think he's also stalling because he's worried about what people will say. He's innocent and he knows that, and we know that…but it doesn't mean people still won't wag their tongues.""That's true." Then he would have to find a way to deal with the situation. He added in his mind."Anyway, your missus is going to be here soon so, I should go.""Alright dear." He pulled her in for a hug. "One last kiss for the road?" She replied to his question by placing a kiss on his lips, but it didn't last too long or else it would
"Good morning Mr Decker." His receptionist greeted as he got to work. Aside from Jordan, only a hand full of staff knew who he truly was and the receptionist was one of them."Morning Sarah, is Jordan here yet?""No sir, but she did call and said she would be late today. Said she had trouble with her car or something like that."Trouble with her car, that was a lie. "Okay, please tell her to see me in my office when she gets here.""Of course sir."Jordan had been lying to him for almost a week now, and Jason's curiousity was killing him. He really wanted to know what was going on. Maybe it was related to Phil's issue.Speaking of Phil, Jason hadn't heard from him in a while. Could it be that he had gone into hiding? Or could it be that he was busy planning his revenge somewhere?He just had to find out.Thirty minutes after he had settled in his office, Jordan walked in. "Good morning Mr Decker, you wanted to see me?.""Morning yes, have a seat.""Thank you.""I was thinking of some
Rose is a bad otrskn, so her father just be a big time criminal."Oh hi, I never thought I'd run into you here." Rose commented with her usual falsified smile on her doll face."Oh my God, me neither." Jason lied, smiling back at her. He had seen her post online and decided to show up so they could 'accidentally' bump into each other."Wow, you look absolutely sexy. I just want to eat you all up." She giggled like it was just a joke but Jason could tell it wasn't.Jason didn't know which it was, either she had a really high level of libido, or there was something that she was helplessly attracted to about him, but whenever they met, she always made sure to bring up at least two sexual jokes, probably with the hope that he would take the hint and lay with her. On other circumstances, that would have aided him greatly in winning her completely to his side, but he hadn't been with any other woman since Erika, and going to bed with Rose would feel like he was betraying her. So he resort
SOMEWHERE IN SWITZERLAND.MABEL'S NEW HOME."They think they've won, just like that. They think they can just toss me to the side and expect me to stay still. Me, Mabel Kings, a woman of high status, forced to live as measly as a beggar. I am not going to take it.""If you are not going to take it, then what will you do about it?" After the tables turned on them, Mabel and her husband relocated to a remote island far from New York where she was sure that she was a wanted person because of what she did to Jason as a child. What she didn't know was that Jason decided to bury the story, telling the media that he was sure the culprits would get what was coming to them. What made Mabel even more enraged was the fact that her son joined sides with her mortal enemy. She was expecting that much from Lauren who was blinded with love, but Marcus… she still couldn't believe it."That bastard son of mine is definitely on my list of enemies. How dare he double cross me? I have to make him pay fo
FRANCE.Meredith regained consciousness with a huge gasp for air like she had been drowning. She quickly surveyed her surroundings and saw that she was at a hospital. She tried to remember what happened but everything was fuzzy. "Ugh, my head." She tried to sit up but a all man eased her to lay back down. "Easy now, you shouldn't sit up just yet. Just lay there for at least thirty more minutes." He said, holding her down. "How.. how did I get here?""Your brother brought you here, he said he found you unconscious at the park.""The park? Wait my brother?""Yes. He'll be here soon, he just stepped out to use the bathroom. How are you feeling?" He placed a hand on her forehead to feel her temperature. "Like my head is about to explode. What happened to me?""You mean you don't remember?""Not really, everything is just so fuzzy.""Don't worry, it'll come back to you in a while. I'm doctor Brady by the way." He said with a warm smile. "Meredith.""Okay Meredith. Just take it easy ok
NEW YORK."Hey Steve,""Mr Decker! Is it weird to say I missed you?""Not at all. Because I missed you too." Steve was one of the reasons Jason was actually looking forward to resuming work. "Man, working without you has been really boring." He confessed, walking with Jason through the busy halls of the company. "Well, I'm back now.""Completely?""One hundred percent. My grandfather told me you helped greatly in planning for this ceremony, I'm really grateful.""When he said you needed my help, I was more than eager to assist. I'm just glad I could help.""You know, I am really happy I decided to make you my personal assistant." Jordan was very competent when it came to working, even more than Steve was, but there was one place she was lacking greatly… and that was her social aspect.Steve knew how to cheer a person up and being around him always made the room more lively. But Jordan believed in going straight to business. She believed that once she was at work, the only thing sh
Meredith had trouble sleeping all night because of two reasons. The first one, Jason still hadn't replied to her offer and it was making her feel anxious. The second reason was because Josh had called her the night before and he said he wanted to see her. He said he realized how harsh he sounded and he wanted to apologize. He also said she didn't have to go to his place and if she was feeling unsafe in letting him visit her that they could just go to a cafe to talk. Joshua was her best friend and she didn't like fighting with him, but another part of her was feeling scared to see him. "Well since it's going to be a public place, I guess it's fine." She texted him and asked him to meet her at a cafe that wasn't too far from the mansion.When he arrived, he was smiling brightly, looking like the Josh she used to know. "Thank you for agreeing to see me." He said as he sat across her."It's okay.""I must admit, I lost my temper there for a while, and it made me go out of line. I'm sorr
"You're free to go.""What? Did someone settle my bail? Was it my daughter?" "Just get out already, or maybe you're already used to the lifestyle here? It's totally fine by me if you want to stay a while longer."Mabel's response was an irritated look, followed by a nod of disapproval. "Where do I get my things?" She asked. "At least get out of your cell first, then you get your things." The warder led her out of her cell and back to the reception, where she was asked to write her name down and some other information. Then another officer brought her purse, jewelry and her phone that were taken from her the day she was detained.She went outside, hoping to see Lauren or Marcus waiting with a car but neither of them were there. She took out her phone and was about to dial Lauren when she noticed her car pull up at the front of the station. "Mother?" She seemed surprised to see her mother out of prison already. "How did you get out? Did Marcus come here?""You mean, it wasn't you?"
Jason was feeling skeptical on whether it was okay to invite Marcus or not. Without his family involved, Marcus was a good person and Jason wanted to keep working with him and he didn't know why but he was getting the feeling that he had changed. But what if he hadn't? What if Marcus was still the same person? There were lots of what if questions that could hinder their friendship and even their work relationship. But Jason decided to trust him. He texted him and personally invited him to the ceremony, and to his surprise, Marcus replied almost immediately, saying he wouldn't miss it for the world.Jason texted him the venue and time and even told him the dress code as well. then just as he was done texting him, he received a call from his not so favorite cousin in France."What do you want Meredith?""What do you mean by that question? Didn't you see the video I posted?""So?""You know what it's about, right?""And if I do?""Then I'm also guessing that it would be bad if I were t
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
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
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