The next morning, Lauren and her husband were already at the home of the Kings family, and it was so obvious that Mabel and her husband never wanted them over. Her son as well but he couldn't say anything due to the agreement he had made with Jason."I can't remember the name of the company--" Mabel was still saying when her son cut her off. "It's a branch of the Decker Industries. The Decker Real Estates." He announced confidently, and instantly, a grim look on his face.Jason's mind was finally at rest. That was all he needed to hear. It had been his company after all! Things would have been much easier if the headquarters was the one offering the bid but no matter, he was still the one in charge of everything. He would win that bid for Lauren, and put his enemies to shame. All of the Kings household. "Why would you even want to know about it?" The oldest amongst them asked, a furrowed brow shooting at Jason. The man was none other than Antony Kings. The husband to Mabel and f
All ears patiently listened quietly, waiting for Jason's interesting dare. And he was glad for the attention. "I have decided to say this, and I will completely respect your decisions in the end. No matter what happens. And you all should respect mine as well." He chose his words carefully. True, Jason hated Mabel for everything she and her family had put him through, but he wasn't going to show it. At least not now. He had to be careful now. "I have told my wife to place the bid. And here's my proposal. If she wins, you must all promise to make Lauren over here," he paused to steal a glance at her, and the worried state on her face propelled him to speak faster, "the family CEO, and never ever, mention us divorcing again.""And if she doesn't win?" Asked Marcus, almost instantly. He was losing his patience already. "If she doesn't win, I'll leave her and never bother this family ever again." His plan was to make Lauren the family CEO by winning the contract for her, then when she
Lauren sat next to her husband, fingers crossed and silently prayed the bid would be in their favor. She glanced over to her mother and saw that she had a smug smile plastered across her face, probably pleased that they would lose the bet.Jason on the other hand looked completely calm, he must have really high hopes in his connections. She just hoped he knew what he was doing.They all sat patiently awaiting the announcement of the winner but the announcer never mentioned it, instead she kept going around in circles, refusing to reach the essence of the matter. "On behalf of our generous CEO, Mr Decker, I say a big thank you to all the individuals who took part in this bidding and I hope that even after the results are out, your relationship with the Decker Industries will continue to flourish and to those who didn't take part in this bidding, we hope to see you all next time."Marcus and his mother leaned forward in anticipation of the winner announcement but the announcer lady kept
What could she possibly want to say to him? Jordan didn't directly resign from her position as his assistant but she just stopped showing up to work. Whenever he asked of her, the receptionist would say she was facing some personal issues. One day, she even said she was involved in an accident and she needed a month to recover. A whole month. Did she think he was a fool?"Hello! How dare you ignore me?"He momentarily forgot about the pale slender man standing authoritatively in front of him until he heard his voice again. "What?""Did you even hear a word I said?""I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention.""How can you say that so boldly? You don't even seem afraid of me at all.""Why should I be? Are you a monster?""No but I can be very scary.""You sound very stupid. Listen I don't have time for your tom foolery this early morning, unlike you I'm a very busy man." Jason turned his back on Chris who was still busy giving him reasons why he was scary. "Can we do this some other time p
The week flew by so quickly and soon, it was Friday. Jason, his wife and his in-laws gathered in his living room once more to watch the announcement of the bid winner. Mabel wasn't putting on a shouting color like last time, maybe she felt it was redundant. Instead she wore a light blue long sleeved and a well fitted skirt that reached below her knees. To finish it off was a fur coat and black high heels. While her bodyguard dressed the same way he did last time, just different colors."Happy birthday mother." Jason commented with a smile but she just scoffed.The announcement began and this time it didn't take too long. After briefing the audience about what was going on, she announced the winner."I would also like to apologize for omitting the winner's identity on the last announcement, there was an issue that needed resolving. But thankfully, it has all been taken care of. So without further ado, the winner of the bid, and the person who gets to work with our esteemed company is…"
Lauren was left home alone after Jason had gone out early in the morning, it was a Saturday and he didn't have to work but he claimed it was an urgent meeting. She was happy to finally be back in his home but there was something about him that seemed very unfamiliar to her. It was like the Jason she was currently living with was an older, and colder version of the Jason she fell in love with and got married to all those years ago. What made matters worse was that since they got back together, he had only kissed her twice, and it wasn't nearly as passionate as the kisses they shared back in their married life. He might have accepted her back into his house, but it didn't take a genius to know that he hadn't fully accepted her back in to his heart. And even though he said he was ready to claim full responsiblity of her baby, Lauren knew he was still in doubt about the real father. Well, she wasn't in a rush. She was going to take her time and win him back. After all, she was his wif
"Thank you." Lauren said, breaking the deafening silence that had been sitting between her and Jason for almost ten minutes."For what?" "I never thought I would become the CEO of my mother's company, it was like a dream I never even dared to have, and yet you made it happen, and so easily too. I really appreciate it."Jason wanted to reply to her coldly or tell her he didn't do it for her and that it wouldn't change anything between them but after a brief thought, he decided to go with something entirely different. "You're welcome.""It's such a beautiful night, isn't it?""I can't tell, I'm much too focused on the traffic ahead." He replied simply without taking his eyes off the steering wheel. If someone saw him, they would think he was driving on a busy highway or something. But in reality, his mind was stuck on Erika. The more he remembered their fight, the angrier he felt at himself. Why would he say something so careless?Was he actually falling for Lauren1 again?He stole a
"Good morning Mr Decker.""Morning Miss Bieber. To be honest, sometimes I feel weird calling you that." He admitted with a smile."Oh? Do you think there's something wrong with the name?" "No, not at all. It's just.. well I keep wondering if you have some relations with the pop artist.""Justin Bieber?" He nodded and she smiled, though he only meant it as a joke. "Then why don't you address me casually, and I'll do the same with you… I mean, if it's okay with you sir."Normally he wouldn't have had a problem with that, but with the way Jordan had reacted, Jason was feeling hesitant to speak casually with another staff. "I don't known if I can do that." "Oh I'm so sorry sir, I shouldn't have said that in the first place.""It's okay, for now let's stick with the formal addresses, once I feel comfortable taking a step further, I'll be sure to let you know.""Okay.""But feel free to talk to me about anything, anytime. Okay?""Understood. Then please permit me to bring up a topic.""Su