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The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Advance plans
“Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank goodness!” Melvin walked from one corner ofthe hall to another and clapped his hands severally after he gasped in excitement. Eventually, he let down the tears that were gathered up in his eyes, they were tears of joy. He couldn’t keep himself from chuckling severally in joy, and severally, he gasped and sighed in relief while the rest of the men watched him in satisfaction. “Congratulations, Doctor! I told you they were going to be fine.” “Yes, you did! Yes, you did, Mr. Caruso! I am so glad I trusted you on this, I almost doubted the fact that you were going to be able to help me with this. Now I know that this righteousness truly helps.” Melvin said with so much gladness, and then he walked up to Jason with his smile unbroken, and he attempted to get on his knees in excitement. “Thank you so much for saving my family, Mr. Casruso! I owe you, big time!” “No! No! Please, don’t do that! You don’t have to!” Jason quickly grabbed him by his arms and stopp
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Best served cold
“Can I ask you a few questions, Young Master?” James said calmly while they walked toward the car, causing Jason to turn to look at him for a while. “Sure, James. What is it?” Jason waited to hear what James was going to say, while the bodyguard looked for a better way to direct his question toward his boss. “Why did the Doctor keep referring to you as Mr. Caruso? And why don’t you have the Palmers destroyed with a snap of your fingers? You don’t really have to do so much, just say the words, and everyone will be at your disposal, you are the most powerful man in Granada Hills and beyond, well, aside from your Grandfather.” Jason looked at James for a while, and gradually the curiosity on his face disappeared, and a smile began to take over. He took in a deep breath which he exhaled sharply while the bodyguard waited to hear from him. “Well, first of all, James. Everyone knows me as Jason Caruso, and I am still not ready to reveal my true identity until I am certain of several
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. The Resume
Jason walked directly to the dining hall without turning, and just as he had hoped, breakfast was ready. He sat on the table, ready to get rid of the hunger that had been making his stomach rumble for a while. “What’s for breakfast?” He turned to look at the chef who was standing a short distance beside him with a smile on her face. “Scrambled eggs and oatmeal, Sir.” She said with a low tone but still held onto her smile as she stared at Jason with both of her hands clasped in front of her. “Is everything alright?” Jason asked calmly as soon as he realized that she had been staring at him for a while without any plans to withdraw her eyes from him. “No, Sir. There is no problem at all.” She bent her face to the ground, but that didn’t stop her from smiling. “Are you sure? You were staring for so long. Is anything wrong with my outfit?” Jason looked at his shirt to be sure that he wasn’t looking shabby, and he could see that his outfit was neat and smooth. “Nothing is wrong
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Perfect Coincidence
“Alright, Harry. Thank you for this.“ Jason lifted the document toward Harry who nodded with signs of uncertainty written all over his face. “I will be going now, Harry. And by the way, Rose is still here with us, please make sure she is comfortable.” “Will do.” “Thank you, Harry,” Jason said with a satisfied smile, and then he started walking toward the car while James looked at him for a while, wondering why he was dressed so simply if he was going to work. “Do you want me to come with you, Young Master? That would ensure a smooth transmission. That way, no one would really have to disrespect you.” Harry couldn’t stop himself from saying those words, as his concern continued to linger. “That’'s going to ruin everything, Harry. Remember that the plan is to work there without any special attention, including the fact that no one should treat me based on any relationship with you or any member of my family.”“Right..” Harry sighed heavily, and then he looked at Jason who got
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Discharged
“Why? Is there any problem?” Brenda asked, looking at Jason who seemed a bit worried. “It’s an emergency, okay? I will explain everything to you later. But I need him to leave this place immediately. The nurses insisted that Doctor Melvin must be here before he is discharged. Is it possible for you to discharge him? I mean, this is your father’s hospital, and I think they trust you.” Brenda looked into Jason’s eyes, and she could see the desperation buried deep inside them, while she wondered what was really going on with him. “Brenda?”“Uhm? Yes, yes, I can get him discharged.” “Perfect! Thank you so much. I promise I am going to explain everything to you as soon as all of this is settled.” “Yes, you should. Because you are really acting strange.” Brenda said calmly, while she continued to look at Jason from his face to some other parts of his body just to be sure that there was nothing wrong with him. “Okay. I just need to run some checks on him, and then I can write a
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Front Desk
Jason continued looking at the Doctor together with the trolley until they were almost out of sight. Suddenly, he remembered that he had an appointment, and then he gasped. “Oh, no! I am late.” He looked at the time on his wristwatch, and then he hurriedly returned back to the car. He got into the backseat, and then he rested his back on the backseat while James looked at him through the rearview mirror. “Let’s go, Harry. I am late!” “Okay, Young Master.” James nodded, and then he turned on the ignition of the car and drove onto the road, increasing the speed of the car with every passing second once he was certain that there was no car coming from behind the car. Jason adjusted his shirt and made sure that his hair was okay by looking at his reflection in the rearview mirror even though he couldn't get a clear view of himself. After about twenty minutes, they were able to get to their destination and James parked the car in the parking area in front of the main build
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. The Janitor
Jason turned around slowly, and then he moved to the seat and sat down slowly with his eyes scouring the entire place. He remained seated and occasionally looked at the secretary who was so busy with her computer that she barely lifted her eyes from the keyboard she was typing with. A few minutes later, the door to the Manager's office opened slowly, causing Jason to lift his head as soon as he heard the sound of the door opening, followed by two male voices.“Great, when I thought today was going to go smoothly,” Jason grunted as soon as he recognized the man who was walking out of the office with the Manager. They had smiles plastered on their faces, but the Manager seemed like he was smiling out of courtesy, while the middle-aged man beside him seemed a bit more excited. “Alright, Mr. Palmer. I have heard everything you have said, and I will definitely give it a thought. But I need you to remember that I don’t make the final shots.” The Manager said to Morgan after they sh
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Insistent
“Oh, no,” Jason whispered to himself as soon as he turned around to see James holding the Resume Harry handed over to him. He didn’t even realize that he had left it in the car. He stared at James who remained still while handing out the documents to him with both hands. It took him a few seconds to get a grip on himself, and as soon as he did, he quickly grabbed the papers from James and winked at him. “Thank you, Sir. I didn’t even realize that I had forgotten these. I am super grateful.” Jason said to James who didn’t understand what was going on, especially with the fact that Jason winked at him. That was strange. Jason was hopeful that no one really heard when James referred to him as Young Master, but it was already late. Morgan was forced to stop at once, and then he turned around to look at James who turned to look at him slowly just before he forcefully looked away. “This face, it looks really familiar. I think I have seen you somewhere.” Morgan said, but James kept
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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
