FLASHBACK."Mother, I want you to do everything possible to make me Jason's wife again. And I don't want Erika, or any other woman, to get in my way.""Really? Why does it have to be that loser?""I can NOT lose like this mother! Do you have any idea how ridiculously lame it would be for me, Lauren Kings– your daughter– to lose against that… that nobody?!" Competition was one other thing that her mother responded to. Lauren watched with pleasure as her mother frowned, obviously pondering what she had just said. "Are you really okay with that?""No." She said quietly, then added more firmly. "I am definitely not okay with that. Erika or whatever her name is has got to go. Don't you worry Lauren, I am going to handle this. You just leave it to me!""Thanks mother. Once I'm Jason's wife again, I will gladly hand over the company to you."After their discussion, Mabel immediately sprung into action, Lauren putting the company as a reward made her mind go into overdrive. She thought about
FLASHBACK.Mabel's mind was spiraling to out of control and she couldn't stop herself from pacing around the room. She had consumed almost a whole bottle of alcohol, hoping to drink her worries away but it wasn't working. If Julian's plan didn't work as it was supposed to, she could spend the rest of her life in jail, or worse. Why was he still alive? She specifically asked the doctor to make sure he never recovered. So what happened?Did they apprehend the doctor?Or maybe he confessed out of fear? That was possible, since the Decker family was a very powerful one.What was she going to do?Just then her phone vibrated and she hurriedly went to check it. It was a message from Julian.(I hope you're not planning on doing anything stupid. Just sit tight and do as I tell you, or going to jail will be the least of your worries.)After reading it, she tossed the phone aside in anger. She had to do something about him as well. If he went on with his threats, she was sure that one day he w
"Mr Decker, I am really sorry to bother you so late at night, but it was rather urgent." Jordan said, her voice vibrating with urgency."It's okay, what's up?" Due to the six hour delay of New York's time, she wasn't calling late at night. Rather it was quite early in the morning."I do not know if you have heard but, your ex wife has been arrested and is currently in police custody." She reported."Yeah, I heard." She seemed to be trying her best to prove to him that she was worthy of her job again and it almost made him feel bad that he had replaced her. "Uh do you know what her offense was?" He asked, hoping it would make her feel better."From what I heard, she was arrested for the attempted murder of Rose Sinclair.""Oh my goodness, is that so?" He did his best to sound surprised because he knew it pleased her that she was the one giving him the information."Yes. But she is not the one who did it— or try to do it— anyway, she is not the culprit."Now that was news to him. While
FRANCE."You wanted to see me?" Meredith had called him early that morning, not quite long after his discussion with Erika, and she had asked that they went out because she had something to ssy but Jason didn't want to go too far away from Erika because of her condition, so he said he would go to her room instead."Bro, I have big news.""What's that?""I know what happened to you as a child.""What?" Matthew had given him the details, leaving out only one part, the most crucial part ,and that was who was responsible. Could it be that his cousin knew who kidnapped him as a child?"I know it may be shocking but I know who was responsible for your kidnapping.""Are you going to tell me who it was?" He asked eagerly."I will, or at least I was going to.""What? What do you mean by that?""Look at you bro, I haven't even mentioned any names yet and you already look so pissed. I can tell that you are clenching your jaw real tight now. And just look at those fists, if you punched someone wi
NEW YORK."So?""What?""So what if sister Lauren was the one who made the suggestion? It doesn't change the fact that you were the one who pulled the trigger and not her. Besides, she is your daughter, as a mother what you should have done when she said that was to advise her. You know how she feels about Jason, you know she was desperate and her desperation was what pushed her to such resolve. So when she told you, you should have found a way to talk her out of it. I mean, it's not even like you want her to marry Jason, but because she offered to give back the company, you jumped right into action. And it's not even like you managed the company well when it was under your control.I just… I don't understand you mother. Now that things have turned out this way, what's going to happen?. Tell me, how do you plan on getting her out of it?""I don't know!!!" She barked. "I just, I know that I will think of something. Just leave me be.""One week. That is all I'm giving you mother, a we
Back at the police station, when Lauren said he cheated on her with Shantel, hearing he name brought back memories, warm memories from Jason's high school days. Back in those days, Jason was as poor and being poor could be. The orphanage where he grew up managed to pay his tuition fees until he turned eighteen, so after that time he was left to fend for himself.He engaged in different menial jobs, delivery boy, dog walker, even mowing people's lawn… anything that could fetch him money. Then he met Shantel.Her parents weren't millionaires but they were wealthy enough, and out of the allowance she got, she would buy things for him. The two were really close that even other people thought they were a couple. And who knows, maybe they might have been… if he had never met Lauren.Fast forward to a few years in the future, when she kissed him without his consent, he wasn't offended. He never had the intention of cheating on Lauren with her but he didn't hate her for kissing him, because
NEW YORK."Mabel! Mabel!! Where is that woman?!" Anthony barked, he couldn't believe what his son told him and he needed to hear and see the confirmation for himself."What is it? Why do you keep screaming my name like I'm a thief or something." The woman replied, a glass of wine in her hand and she slowly strolled out of her bedroom."Is it true? Tell me it isn't.""Is what true?""That you were the one who went after that young lady's life and not Lauren?!""Is that the reason you've been yelling my name like a mad man?""What did you say to me?" When he heard that his daughter was arrested for trying to kill Rose, he thought she did it because of the relationship that was between them. He even confronted her and called her a psycho for going to such extreme. Only for Marcus to inform him that his wife was actually the culprit and not her."And so? What if I was the one? Do you think you have the right to question me? You of all people." She replied nonchalantly."What on earth is t
FRANCE."Once again, I'll have to ask for the permission to speak freely with you sir." James said as they were strolling down the aisles at the store."Of course you can, it's not a problem at all.""Very well then. Now that you have been able to completely nullify your marriage with Lauren, what do you intend on doing?""I'm not sure I quite get that question. Are you talking in terms of my life personally, or about Erika?""Let's start with your life. I am one hundred percent sure that your ex wife and her family won't let just let you off the hook so easily. Once we arrive back in new York, I know they will try to do something, it might not be to get you back together with their daughter but I have a feeling they might want revenge.""Hmm, it sounds like you really know the Kings family. Well, whatever stunt they try to pull, I'm sure we'll be one step ahead of them. I'll have Matthew be on the lookout and I'm not going to let my guard down either. So I'm sure we'll be okay.""Doe