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The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Gathering of foes
The middle-aged man seated in front of Jason was skeptical for a few seconds, staring at him with several thoughts running through his mind. “Your face. it looks very familiar. Have we met before?”“I doubt that, Mr. Brooks. I am sure we haven’t met before to the best of my knowledge. Maybe you may have seen someone who looks exactly like me. I get that a lot.” “Oh, I see. It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Jones.” “Please, call me Albert.” Jason shook hands with Silas who extended his hands as well, forcing a smile on his face. “It’s really been a tough time for Mr. Brooks, Albert. One unfortunate being had his son locked up, and he has been trying to get him out. The evidence against him is everywhere, making it almost impossible get him out.” Philip explained, grabbing one of the empty glasses on the table in front of him. “That’'s sad. I am really sorry about that, Mr. Brooks. What do you intend to do about this?” Jason asked with a look of concern on his face, still standing
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Undeserving
With a confident smile on his face, Jason looked at the people in the room with him, glancing at them one after the other until he returned his gaze to Dalton. The room was filled with so much anticipation and the eagerness written all over the faces of the people in the room could be felt in the air.“Of course, Dalton! You have absolutely nothing to worry about. Five shipments should be able to fit into one of my cargo ships, and as soon as they arrive at the port, I shall make sure they are conveyed to your preferred location.” “Just the words I wanted to hear! Excellent! Lovely!” Dalton laughed excitedly, puffing out smoke from his mouth. Silas and Philip were not left out of the excitement while Adele maintained a smile on her face, staring at Jason with so much admiration.“I think we should celebrate this!” Dalton grabbed a glass and poured some liquor inside it while he gestured to every other person to do the same. “No, I think I will pass.” Adele said when Jason offe
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Inclusive
Glad that the call came in when it did, Jason pulled away from Adele, and grabbed his phone from his right pocket, lifting his other hand in front of her. “Excuse me, I have to take this.” He looked at the screen while Adele tried to move closer to him. “This is really important, I have to take it.” He turned and walked to a corner while Adele grunted loudly, clenching both fists in annoyance. “Why now? The stupid caller couldn’t wait any other time!” Adele sighed heavily, and then she looked at Jason with so much admiration written all over her face. Standing by a corner where he was certain that no one was going to hear his conversation with the caller, Jason answered the call and placed the phone on his left ear. “Harry?”“Yes! Young Master, we found something. I think you need to see this.” Harry said from the other end of the line, and at that moment, nothing else mattered to Jason. “I am on my way.” Jason ended the call at once and started walking back to Adele who
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Home alone
Kelvin was silent from his own end, but the clicking sound of the keys on the keyboard of his laptop could be heard while Jason waited patiently for him to speak. “Yes! The man is named Paul Dylan. 5.4 foot tall, served a long term for murder and assault charges. Released about a year ago, and no one had ever heard of him since then.”“Any address? Is there anywhere we can find him?” Jason asked at once, holding onto the phone while he listened attentively. “There is no known address, Young Master, I have checked severally. He went under the radar as soon as he was released.”“How about the phone? I thought you were tracking it.”“Yes, but I lost the signal about two hours ago. I think he destroyed it to hide his location.”“Oh.” Jason sighed with a little disappointment while he thought about the next move to make. “There must be something, Kelvin. I need you to think of something, anyway, so we can be able to get him. This is really important, and I hope you understand.”
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Burn
Harry observed all of these, and nodded with a smirk on his face while Hilda kept on looking at him with the nervousness that engulfed her. “Hilda? You said you were alone.” “Yes! Why?” Hilda fired at once, struggling to maintain her composure. “I can see two wine glasses here, and two used plates. Does that mean that you were lying? That means someone else is in here.” “There is no one else here! I told you! There is no one else here! My best friend Mandy came over! We had something to eat and drank some wine.” “So you smoke?” Harry asked at once, pointing at the ashtray on the table, and after a few seconds, he returned his gaze to Hilda, still maintaining the smirk on his face. “You smoked this?” “Yes! Yes, I did!” “No, you didn’t! Your lips are still wet.” Harry pointed at her lips at once, and she began to stutter. “I…I… Yes, I applied some lip gloss on my lips a few minutes ago.” Harry took a step forward, but Hilda tried to stop him. He looked around the hou
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. No choice
Seeing that Paul seemed like he was ready to talk, Jason slowly pulled the burning cigarette from his skin, dragging out the burnt layer along with it while he grunted loudly. He let go of his neck at once, leaving him to whimper in severe pain. He tried to move his hands to his face, but the guards were still holding him down, not ready to let go. “Imagine if it were to be any of your eyes, Paul. I am sure that there would be no way you will be able to survive the burn from it. All I need is the answer to the questions I am about to ask you, Paul. Do you understand?”“Yes! Yes! I underhand! Please don’t hurt me again! I will tell you what you want to hear, anything at all!” Paul pleaded, and Jason nodded with his smile intact. “Good! I like you already, Paul. You are easy to talk to.” Jason gestured to a guard who lighted the cigarette again, making sure that it was burning just like before. “Now, let’s start all over again. Shall we?” Jason lifted the cigarette, making sure
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. She left
The thoughts of the encounters Jason had with Stephen nestled in his mind as he drove away. He decided to go pay James a visit to the hospital, and as soon as he arrived, he walked into the ward where he met the other guard Ace who was seated in front of James. As soon we Jason walked into the room, Ace turned around instantly, and stood up the moment he realized that it was Jason who walked into the room. “Young Master.” He bowed. “Hello, Ace.” Jason looked at James and realized that he was fast asleep. “How is he?” “He is fine, Young Master. He only complained of a little pain and the Doctor gave him something that knocked him out.” Ace responded and took a glance at James who groaned while he was still fast asleep. Jason looked at him as well, and when he saw that he had taken the food and juice he asked for, he nodded in satisfaction. “That’s alright, Ace. I will be on my way now. Please make sure he is okay, and if there is any emergency, call Harry, he will know wh
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Promises and Failures
Turning toward the direction he heard the sound of the car from, Jason looked at once, expecting to see Brenda and Tricia, but it was a car that he recognized as soon as he set his eyes on it. It was one of the cars that the guards left with, and within a few seconds, another car drove in behind it. Harry and two other guards were inside. “She is not the one,” Jason grunted at once, and then he sighed heavily. He checked his phone again, but Brenda had not returned his calls. In less than a minute, Harry walked up to him, and as soon as he saw the look on his face, he decided to inquire why he looked disturbed, speaking with a voice a little above a whisper. “Young Master? Is everything alright?” Jason looked at the Butler who was still waiting patiently to hear what he was going to say, but no word was able to leave his mouth until he took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “It’s Brenda. I came back home and she is gone.” “Oh.” Harry’s inquisitive expression changed
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Marry me
It had been a month since Julius was brought out of prison, and everything was going as everyone had hoped for. He had been of good conduct, keeping to the conditions that were given to him by Jason. But that didn’t mean that any chances could be taken with him. His reputation as a notorious criminal who had claimed lives made it quite difficult to trust him. The fact that he had been exonerated from the guilt of his actions was too much grade for him, and it would have been foolish of him to let it go to waste. He had spent the entire month begging for Shirley’s forgiveness, but she kept her distance, maintaining a mutual relationship with him which was based on the fact that they had a child together. Xavier on the other hand was old enough to understand that sometimes things don’t always go the way we want them. Even though he wished that his parents could be together someday, he also knew that his mother was only trying to be safe. She didn’t want to have to repeat the sam
Conditional Freedom
Days turned to weeks, and then to a month. Jason fulfilled his promise to Xavier and made sure he went to one of the best schools in the city. He knew that the boy still thought about his father even though he stopped talking about him, probably because his mind was occupied with school assignments, and some of the things Jason got him involved in just to make sure he stayed away from silly acts. Seated with Lord Walker, Jason waited patiently for the old man to speak, aware of what was about to be heard. “Jack?” Lord Walker leaned forward before he continued. “I know that Julius isn’t particularly the best Uncle in the entire world, but he is still family. I know that this is a very difficult decision for you to make. But you have to do this for the sake of the boy…” Lord Walker paused for a few seconds just to be certain that Jason was listening to him. He sighed softly and continued with a more audible tone. “Keeping him there way cause be painful for the boy even thoug
Reunion
Standing in front of Jason was Clark, the same best friend who turned out to be one of his enemies. He had lost his charm and confidence and almost looked like a better. He couldn’t even look at Jason for more than a few seconds before he bent his face to the ground in shame. It appeared that his outfit was oversized, but that was only proof that he had lost a lot of weight. “Why are you here, Clark? I am sure you didn’t just come to stare at me.” Jason broke the silence between them, staring at Clark with a smirk on his face. Brenda would have asked a few questions, but as soon as Jason mentioned the name of the man standing in front of them, she remembered some of the stories he told him about how his best friend betrayed him and went after his wife. She was only interested to know why Clark was there. “I am here to ask for your forgiveness, Jason. I also want to appreciate you for getting me out of jail.” Clark managed to say with a shaky tone. He couldn’t even look at Ja
I am Pregnant!
It had been three days since Xavier and his mother pleaded that Julius be set free but nothing had been done about it. Jason was taking his time to make a decision about his step-uncle’s fate. It seemed like it was going to take more time before he could be able to come t a conclusion. Lord Walker himself was wondering why Jason had not said anything about it, but he also knew that he was worried about his safety. After seeing and hearing what Julius was capable of, Jason had no other option than to keep the decision pending until he was done with some of the plans he had in mind. First, he enrolled Xavier in high school. He attended one of the best schools in Granada Hills, and the goal was to make sure that the young man didn’t need up on the streets ever again. Shirley on the other hand was going through a rehabilitation process. She was made to speak to someone and undergo struct measures of check which were often conducted to make sure she didn’t go back to her old habi
Release Him
The next day, it was finally time to bring back Lord Walker from the hospital after his recovery. Jason went together with the Butler, Brenda, and Xavier who insisted that he was going to go with them. Not only was he eager to see his mother, but he also wanted to see his Grandfather who almost sacrificed himself for his sake. By the time they arrived at the hospital, the old man was already seated on the bed while one of the nurses attending to him handed him over his drugs and a glass of water. “Thank you, my dear.” He said to the nurse as soon as he was done with his medication while he handed over the empty glass to her. He turned to his visitors and the brightness of his face increased at once, causing him to gesture to them at once. “I know what you are about to say, Jack…” He shook his head, but that wasn’t going to stop Jason from expressing himself. “That was really silly, Grandpa! You almost got yourself killed!” Jason walked up to the old man ahead of the other
Retribution
Xavier hesitated for a while, but he eventually mustered the guts to move. “Go ahead.” Jason urged him as soon as he took the first steps, and he continued moving, eyes on his father who was shocked to see him. Julius could tell that Xavier was truly his son, he didn’t think he needed any DNA to prove that. The resemblance was alarming, and the fact that the boy reminded him of himself when he was about the same age was enough. But he didn’t seem like he was the proudest father at that moment. He was glad that he had been given the opportunity to see his son, but he was equally ashamed of himself. Unable to get closer to the iron bars, he stood where he was, waiting patiently for Xavier to get closer to him. The boy stood in front of his father, staring at him without knowing what exactly he was supposed to say at that moment. The reunion wasn’t as pleasant as he had expected it to be. Father and son remained for over a minute, but their eyes said a lot to each other while
His Father
With their panic rising, Jason and Brenda paced along the hallway, waiting for anyone to come out of the theater. It had gotten so long that Jason had to send for Cara who came along with some guards to take Henry back to the Villa while they continued waiting anxiously. Eventually, the Doctor came out of the theater dripping with sweatballs that ran down his face. “Doctor?! What’s going on?” Jason asked anxiously, but instead of giving him a response, the Doctor moved to Brenda and whispered some words into her ear, making sure that Jason wasn’t going to hear their conversation. Brenda responded with a whisper as well before the Doctor nodded and hurried back to the theater without saying a word to Jason whom he only stared at while he expected him to say something. “Why didn’t he say anything to me?! What did he say, babe? Talk to me!” Jason moved closer to Brenda who looked like she didn’t know how to tell him what the Doctor whispered into her ear. “Brenda?” Jason call
Seizure
Brenda was silent for a while, but Jason was patient enough to wait for a response to his question. Firstly, she grabbed Henry from Jason and made sure he was sitting comfortably on her legs. She took in a deep breath which she let out slowly before she turned to look at Jason. “I am listening, Brenda. What were you guys discussing back there?”“Nothing really. Just girls’ talk.” “Okay?” Jason featured with both hands, indicating that he wanted to hear more details about their discussion. “I thought you said you were not so much interested in her, Jay. Why bothering to ask what we were discussing?”“Me? When did I say that?”“Well, you implied it.” Brenda shrugged, looking at Jason with a smirk on her face. “Just tell me what you guys were talking about back there, Brenda. She could have said something that needs to be verified by me. No other person knows her like I do.” Jason insisted. “Okay, fine.” Brenda sighed. “I was just worried about the way she looked, that’s
Motherhood
The sight of his ex-wife made Jason sigh, his previous countenance gave way for a frown that appeared as he stared at Isabella who managed to push the two guards aside because they let her do so. But they went after her and grabbed her at once, restraining her efforts to get close to Jason or her son. “Jason! Tell them to let me go! Let me go! Let me go!” Isabella continued to struggle with the guards, but she eventually got tired, panting in exhaustion while Jason and Brenda watched her with a little surprised written all over their faces. Henry recognized his biological mother, but it didn’t look like he was really concerned or excited to see her. He just stared at her as though he was trying to recall where he met her. “Tell them to let me go, Jason! Please.” Isabella pleaded, but Jason wasn’t really interested in the words that she uttered. What made him curious was the fact that she looked very unkempt and malnourished. It had been a few weeks since he last saw her, and h
