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
Meeting with Rose's father was always a problem for Jason. The first time he went over to their house, a lot of thoughts were on his mind and he was afraid that the man would be scary… and he actually was.The second time, Jason was less nervous and the third time was well… it was normal for him. It was now very clear to him that Rose's father and the entire Board was just an organization filled with greedy old men and women that kept yearning for more power and money. He had to take them down.Sometimes he would remember Erika's words and his whole plan would suddenly lose all meaning and sense to him. She had asked him why it was so important that he take down the Board. "Your wife and her family treated you poorly and they looked down on you, so I can understand your reason for wanting revenge. But what about the Board? I mean, you didn't even know they existed so why are you so intent on taking them down?" She had asked.If he was being honest with himself, that was a question he
"How much are you offering?" "Ten million dollars." Rose announced proudly."You're asking me to give up my boyfriend, you have to pay more.""Come on, don't be greedy." Jason said, even though he was the one encouraging her to go further."If the lady wants my boyfriend, the she would have to pay the sum of fifteen– no, twenty million." Jason smiled at the price she mentioned and it almost made her smile too. She just wanted to jump into his arms and hug him for the rest of the day."Jason, twenty million is too much, don't you think?""I think so. But to be fair, you do want to pay her off completely. Right?""Of course. But how about this instead? I give you fifteen million dollars, and a new boyfriend?"Jason's gaze immediately shifted to Rose. "What new boyfriend?'"You." Rose smiled and pulled Erika by the arm, leading her away from both men."What is this nonsense?" Chris demanded when they were alone."Isn't it obvious? You're being sold off." Jason replied nonchalantly."Lis