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The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Countdown
In less than a minute, the elevator took them to the top floor, and as soon as the doors opened widely after the chime sound, they got out with Harry leading the way, they walked through the hallway until they got to a door at the right end. Harry went into the room after opening the door which was halfway open already, before Jason followed suit at once, looking at his Grandfather who was lying down on a bed at the right corner of the room. The nurse was standing beside him, and checking his vitals, while two out of the six bodyguards who had taken him up stood at a corner. “Is he okay?” Jason asked, causing the Doctor to turn at once to see him walking up to her. She removed the stethoscope from her ear, balanced it on her ear, and then took a short look at the old man who was breathing slowly on the bed. “He is fine, but he needs the antidote as soon as possible. His body can no longer handle this.” “But I thought you said he had a few months left.” Brenda sighed heavil
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Sparkles
Harry paused for a while, and then he gave in eventually to the demands made by Jason, and sighed softly. “If you insist. Goodnight, Young Master.” “Goodnight, Harry. See you tomorrow.” Jason responded with a soft smile, and then he looked away from Harry and returned his gaze to his Grandfather, still holding onto his hand. After taking one long look at Jason, Harry sighed again, and then he looked at the old man before he walked slowly out of the room, shutting the door behind him. “You too, you can have your rest. I will be here with him.” Jason said softly to the bodyguards by his right, turning to look at them. They looked at Jason and then turned to look at each other, not sure if they were to abandon their duty or not. “Don’t worry, I will handle things from here. I am sure you must really be tired.” The men looked at him for a while, with countenances that showed that they didn’t want to go, even though he insisted. “Go on! Go!” Jason urged with a loud tone, ca
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. No Time
Jason mumbled, as his eyes opened gradually, until his blurry vision became really clear. He had fallen asleep on the chair while keeping watch over his Grandfather. “Good morning, Young Master.” Harry greeted as soon as he pushed the door open, and walked into the room to see Jason seated on a seat. “Good morning, Harry. Hope you slept well.” “Sure. Thank you.” Jason tried to get up, but his body was weak, and some parts around his waist ached due to the posture he was in while he slept. “I have some news about the inquiry you asked me to make.” Hearing those words from the butler, Jason blinked his eyes severally and stretched his hands slowly, as he tried to understand what he was talking about. “What inquiry?” He asked, as he managed to get up from the chair, and turned to look at the butler who was standing behind him. “The car auction.” “Oh, what about it?” Jason asked at once, his entire attention was drawn to the middle-aged man standing in front of him, who
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Inconspicuous
“Oh, no, Mr. Walker. I have an urgent appointment, and I have to be there in less than an hour.” “Oh,” Jason mumbled softly and turned his face to his Grandfather in an attempt to hide the feeling inside him. “See you later, Bye,” Brenda said without referring to anyone in particular, as she walked stylishly out of the room, with the two men looking at her, particularly Jason who couldn’t comprehend the way he felt seeing her walk away. He kept on looking until she was out of sight and shut the door behind her. Not able to understand what was going on with him, he sighed heavily, and then he blinked severally as though that was going to help with his thoughts. Harry realized that he had been struggling with taking his eyes off her until she was out of sight, and then he smiled softly and cleared his throat twice, causing Jason to turn to look at him. “She is really a beautiful young lady, one of the rare type with solid character and other exceptional qualities. She is kind
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Acclimatize
Harry turned toward the door and left the room at once, while Jason followed a few seconds later after he had taken one last look at his Grandfather. They walked through the hallway, and in less than a minute, they got to the end of it, Harry opened the door by the left, getting into the room at once with Jason right behind him. “Here you go, Young Master. Everything you need is right here, but if you need any other thing, do not hesitate to call me.”“This will go, Harry. Thank you.” Harry bowed slightly with a smile on his face, and then he walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. Jason sighed softly as he stood right in the middle of the room, Scouring with his eyes, and savoring the beauty of the place. It was evident to him that his eyes were meeting more and more luxury, and he wondered if there was more. “Well, Daddy sure lived like a king.” He nodded in intense satisfaction, and then he walked around the antechamber, admiring the interior décor of the
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. In motion
Jason grabbed one of the sandwiches from the stainless dish, and took a bite at once, giving in to the hunger in him, as his stomach suddenly started to rumble as soon as he perceived the sweet aroma of the food on the table. “I think you should have that with some coffee as well,” Harry said, pointing to the jug in front of Jason which he grabbed almost immediately, poured some of its content into a coffee cup, and returned it to its position. He added some milk from the cup of milk on the table, and stirred severally, while still holding onto the cup, just in case the milk wasn’t enough, When he was sure that he had added enough milk to the coffee, he dropped the cup of milk, brought out the spoon, and hit it gently on the tip of the cup to be sure that no liquid was going to drop on the table, before he balanced it on the saucer. Harry watched him with keen admiration as he did all of that, proving that he was well-cultured, even though he may not have lived a life of luxur
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Coiffure
With the thoughts that resided in his mind constantly reoccurring throughout the ride to the Palmer residence, Jason could only sigh severally, that the guard in the driver’s seat was forced to steal interval looks at him, wondering what was wrong with him. “A lot has happened within a few days, my head bangs!” He whispered loudly, but the only thing the guard could hear was mumblings, as Jason’s words were inaudible to him, and all of his efforts to hear him were futile. Feeling that someone was watching him, Jason was moved by impulse, as he changed his view from staring at nothing to looking at the rearview mirror, only to see the eyes of the guard staring at him, even though he withdrew his gaze at once. Instantly, Jason’s thoughts were drifted by the sight of himself which made him really uncomfortable. He looked at the time on his wristwatch and sighed. “I still have some time left, I could take some time to myself. After all, I don’t see what I would be doing there exce
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Deep thoughts
Jason said nothing in response to the words that the barber said, as he wondered why he was asking him such a question. “I am sorry, Sir. It’s just that we know almost all of our customers, and I can’t remember seeing your face here. Also, you look like you are way above this kind of place.” “Oh, I see.” “Yes sir.” The barber said with a smile on his face which Jason reciprocated, even though he didn’t want to, he thought the barber was going to become silent afterward, but he had no intention to. “So tell me, Sir. Have you been here before?” At first, Jason wanted to be silent, but in order not to appear rude, he sighed and decided to respond to the question. “Not quite, this is my first time here.” “That’s lovely, sir. I knew it, welcome to our salon!” “Yeah, thank you.” “I hope you will come back later after this, we will be happy to have you back. We have an ongoing discount for our loyal customers, and I would like you to be a part of it. It won’t last for too l
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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
