Jason stepped aside at once while Rose walked out of the room and shut the door behind her. She had a bright smile on her face while she looked at him. “Thank you for bringing him upstairs with me.” “It’s nothing, your son is so adorable. Anyone would definitely want to carry him.” Rose retorted at once, nodding to affirm her words while Jason smiled at her. For a few seconds, none of them said a word to each other while Rose stood in front of the door looking at the floor as though she was searching for something. “Do you have something that you do? I mean, do you have any hobbies?” Rose discarded the silence, her tone almost sounded like a whisper, but it was audible enough for Jason to hear. “Hobby?”“Yes, hobby. You know? Like playing tennis, fishing, gaming, or even eating.”“Eating! That’s so funny.” Jason chuckled at once, his eyes still staring at Rose who was glad that she was able to tickle his fancy. “Yeah, I suppose you haven’t met anyone whose hobby is eatin
The road that led to the mall was free with just a few cars driving through it, and in less than twenty minutes they arrived at the mall which had a multitude of cars parked in front of it. “We are here.“ Jason announced while Rose was busy looking out through the window beside her. She eventually turned to look at Jason who gestured to her to unbuckle her seat belt which she did almost immediately after struggling with it for a few seconds. “Let me help you with that…” Jason extended his hands toward Rose when he realized that he was finding it a bit difficult to unbuckle the seatbelt, but before he could get to her, she was able to unbuckle it. “Alright, shall we?” “Yes, I can't wait.” Rose nodded excitedly, looking at the talk building in front of them which had several people tripping in and out of it. “Let’s go.” Jason quickly opened his door and alighted from the door while he rushed to the other door and opened it for Rose as well.“Thank you.” Rose chuckled as she j
The mall attendant pushed the trolley through the hallway while Jason and Rose followed behind him, giving him a distance of a few steps. “Can you go to your right? Please, Nelson, to the right.” Jason pointed to the right which led to another section of the shopping mall. “But that’s the way to the cashiers’ desks,” Rose said with a low tone, trying to remind Jason just in case he had forgotten. At that time, Nelson had to stop instantly, while he waited to hear what Jason was going to say afterward since Rose seemed to be reminding him of something. “Don’t worry, I want us to get some other things.” Jason smiled softly, looking at Rose who nodded even though she seemed a little bit confused. Turning to look at Nelson, Jason nodded, giving him a go-ahead gesture to move to the clothing section of the mall. Slowly, Nelson wheeled the trolley, and Jason turned toward Rose whose eyes were already gazing at him. “Come on, Rose.” He gently grabbed Rose’s hand, without letting
While Jason drove back to the Villa, Rose was unable to take her eyes away from him while she maintained the evergreen smile on her face. Jason didn’t realize that she had been staring at him until he decided to check if she was alright after realizing that she had been quiet ever since they went into the car. “Are you okay, Rose?” He asked calmly before returning his eyes to the road, but after waiting for a few seconds without getting a response from her, he returned his gaze to her with an inquisitive look on his face. “Rose! Are you here with me?” “Mmh? What?” Rose quickly snapped out of her drift and cleared her throat before speaking with a tone laced with a little confusion. “Sorry, what did you say?” “You were gone for a while, awkwardly quiet since we got into the car. I was asking if you were okay.” “Yeah, sure. I am perfectly fine.” Rose nodded to affirm her words even though she didn’t sound convincing enough. “Are you sure? You seem to have a lot of things
Jason was certain that he had heard a lot of things that left him dumbfounded and very shocked, but nothing seemed to carry more weight than what he heard from his Grandfather who decided to give him enough time to process what he said to him. “Your son?” Jason asked with a whisper, hoping that his Grandfather was going to shake his head to indicate that he was joking or probably meant to say something else. The old man maintained a look of seriousness on his face alongside the Butler who bent his face as soon as Jason turned to look at him. “Grandpa? Tell me you are joking. This is a joke, right? This has to be a joke. Tell me it’s a joke.” “Unfortunately, Jack, this is not a joke. I wish I was joking, but this is not a joke.” Lord Walker affirmed his words after a few seconds, causing Jason to huff out some air while his mouth was left agape and his eyes widened. Suddenly, his body seemed to be in conflict with the condition of the room as perspiration began to pour from s
Jason remained silent, looking at his Grandfather who refused to say any other word as he struggled to get a grip on himself. The ambiance of the room was entirely engulfed by a sudden tension that refused to leave, causing everyone to feel this awkwardness creeping into their bodies while they barely even looked at each other. “What happened afterward, Grandpa?” Jason became impatient waiting to hear the rest of the story while his Grandfather sighed softly before he continued. “Everything went back to normal, and I thought I was not going to see her or the boy again until after five years when someone started to show up here, and even seemed to be following David around. At first, we felt that the strange occurrences were just mere coincidences until David started to receive threat notes slipped inside his car and sent to him as parcels. The sender threatened to kill him for taking what was his.” “David told me about the threat messages he was receiving, and we decided that
There were a few seconds of silence in the room while Lord Walker continued to look at his Grandson whose reaction was impossible to read. Almost immediately, Lord Walker’s phone began to ring, causing everyone to turn to look at Harry who was holding the phone inside his jacket. Harry also looked at the phone which had not been ringing for a while, especially ever since Jason was found. “Who could that be?” Lord Walker asked the Butler who slowly dipped his hand into his jacket and brought the phone which was still ringing and vibrating at the same time. “It’s an unknown caller,” Harry announced while looking at Lord Walker who couldn’t stop himself from being more curious to know who the caller was. “Find out who it is.” Lord Walker instructed while Jason adjusted himself, turning to face Harry who answered the call and placed the phone on his right ear, listening to hear what the caller was going to say from the other end of the line. “Who is it?” Jason asked with a low t
The voices of family members, friends and well wishers who had come to pay their condolence to the Palmers could be heard echoing from the main hall of the massive Palmer mansion; exquisite chandeliers hung from several angles of the roof shining brightly, reflecting sparkling glitters on the wine glasses that most of the elite guests in the hall had in their hands. All in the hall were on black outfits.Lord Richard Palmer one of the wealthiest men in Granada Hills and the founder of Palmer Pharmaceuticals had just been buried. He died after a brief illness at 85.“So sorry for your loss Lady Palmer.”“Oh thank you so much.” Mrs. Alice Palmer responded to the man in stylish black suit and a black moccasin shoe to match.“Accept my deepest condolences Lady Palmer.” Said a lady putting on a black felt hat. She handed her a bouquet of roses, Mrs. Palmer took the roses with a smile.“Where the hell is that leech of a son-in-law?” Scouring through the hall, her eyes glaring with high c