"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
FOUR DAYS EARLIER."So? What's going on?" Erika demanded as soon as she was alone with Jason. After much persuasion from Erika, Chris had agreed to go on a date with Rose and Jason refused to leave her alone."I know everything that happened must he strange to you,""That's an understatement. I saw my boyfriend kiss another woman and then I sold off my ex- boyfriend to that same woman and I'm fifteen million dollars richer." When she finished, Jason leaned back into his chair, a cute smile on his face. "What?""Boyfriend." He said simply and Erika rolled her eyes. "It's nice to see that you still consider me your boyfriend.""Oh JP, I never stopped considering you a boyfriend it's just… you have to talk to me. I don't know what's going on. Is there a specific reason you're going after the Board? And what about Lauren? I need to know what's going on with her too.""Right, you're right." He knew he couldn't explain everything to her just yet but at least, he could still tell her some th
"So what you're saying is… he agreed?""Yes!" Rose nodded again and Jason couldn't believe it. For someone who was so hell bent on taking Erika from him, he found it hard to believe that he just agreed to get married to another woman after a couple of dates together."You asked him to marry you… and he said yes?""Oh yes for the love of God Jason, stop repeating the same question over and over!""Right, my bad. I'm just so happy for you I guess.""I know! I'm so happy for me too." It was obvious that she was excited, anyone could tell. But anyone could also tell that she wasn't in love or anything. She probably rejected Jason's advances of love because she thought he was some kind of lovesick puppy, but even at that, if he had given her the chance, she would have had intimate relations with him because she found him attractive.If not completely, Jason had known Rose to a specific amount, and it was very easy to tell that what she felt for Chris was not love. Instead it was probably
The stars. Very beautiful.Thousands of sparkling diamonds just sitting up there in the sky, making the night sky look uniquely beautiful. Jason loved looking up at the stars, watching each one twinkle in the clear dark blue sky.Whenever he looked up at them, he always felt… at peace. He couldn't quite understand it but seeing the moon and stars always made him relax. He didn't remember his childhood days but he could remember that he loved looking at the stars.As he laid on the bench by the pond, his mind, replaying the words of his private investigator over and over like a broken record, to the extent that Jason started to feel bleak. He felt dejected. He began to question every word, every feeling, every moment with her."JP?"He sat up at the sound of her voice."Are you okay? You've been acting weird since you got back from work. Did something happen?" The tone in her voice was unmistakable. She was worried. Worried about him.Was there a chance that he had made a mistake some
While they were having their breakfast, Jason pretended not to pay attention to Lauren as she told him about her mother taking Phil to her brother's office but he was listening to her very attentively.Apparently, it had angered Mabel so much that she had to call Lauren to vent it out to her. Jason knew Marcus rejected Phil because he knew the kind of man he truly was. It was just relaxing to know that one of his major opposer was on his side for once.While he was driving to the cafe he had chosen to meet his brother in law, Jason could only think about one thing. Erika. When Matthew told him about his parents, he said they had helped a couple who eventually ruined his life and his entire family.Then he also remembered Mr Anderson's words, he said when he and his wife first got to the US, he was working with his grandfather, was there a chance that they were actually the ones who kidnapped him? Amd eventually caused trouble for his family.He told himself he wouldn't hold any grudge
After Jason left the Sandler mansion, he wasn't sure of the next step to take. He thought about calling Rose and accusing her but he decided against it. He didn't want to go back to the apartment because he wasn't in the mood to see anyone. (Sir, are you busy? It's about what you asked.)As he read the message, Jason instantly remembered what he had demanded that his private investigator do for him.Before Jason was reunited with his butler and his grandfather, the only thing he remembered about his childhood was growing up in an orphanage, anything further than that always just gave him a splitting headache so he gave up on trying to remember.Then he was reunited with his family, and since then he had been remembering some things, just bits and pieces like a scene from a movie he had watched a long time ago.Mathew told him about his parents, and he also told him about the untimely and heartbreaking deaths they had, but something deep in Jason's heart kept telling him that his butl
"Hey!"Jason paused his movements but he didn't turn around. Rose had been calling from for almost a week but he didn't answer any of her calls or reply her text messages. He didn't know what she wanted to talk about and to be frank, he didn't care. After the stunt she pulled with her father, Jason decided it was best to cut ties with her completely."Are you just going to stand there?! Don't you think you should apologize for what you did?"Right. He should just apologize to her. He should apologize and disappear from her life completely. "I'm sor—" Wait. What the hell was he apologizing for?He didn't do anything wrong. If anything, Rose was supposed to be the one to apologize for the way she ruined his reputation with her father."Apologize for what, exactly?""Excuse me?""I didn't do anything wrong. I only told the truth.""That was not our agreement!""Right, and it was our agreement that you tell your father that I broke up with you? What, are you trying to get me killed?""I
Since the day Jason had asked Matthew about the relationship between his father and Erika's father, he hadn't heard from either of them. Neither his butler, not his grandfather. He wanted to call to confirm if there were still any hostile feelings towards him but he decided to wait a bit longer. But how long?A day?Or maybe two. Jason didn't know how long he was supposed to wait. Or maybe he wasn't even supposed to wait at all. Maybe instead of wasting time thinking about it, he should just march down to the mansion and apologize for ticking them off. He couldn't decide and it was driving him crazy. When he arrived at his apartment he heard Lauren's voice and then he also heard the louder, harsh voice of her mother. What now?"Just answer my question already Lauren. Is he here?" He heard her demand urgently."No." Lauren replied her, then asked. "Is something wrong?""Lauren, Phil came to me earlier today. He said he just got his hands on a really big deal. He said it was so big th