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The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. The New CEO
Again, Declan was flabbergasted after listening to the words he heard from the young man seated in front of him. His heartbeat increased each time he looked at the face of Jason who didn’t look like he was joking, and even when he looked at the guard standing behind him, he didn’t find any of their faces soothing. “Who amongst you is the new CEO of this company?” Declan said with a shaky tone, and then he swallowed hard saliva while struggling to maintain eye contact with Jason who chuckled as soon as he asked the question. “Who do you think, Mr. Coleman?” Jason said calmly, and then he turned to look at James for a few seconds before returning his gaze to Declan. “Do you think he is the new CEO? Or do you think I am he?” Jason lifted his eyebrows while he waited to get a response from the Manager who looked at him for a while and then looked at James who made no move even with the way he was looking at him. “The new CEO’s name is Jack Walker, he is the Grandson of Lord Walker
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Maybe it’s a Prank
Gradually, the tension in the room began to reduce, and the Manager was able to breathe normally without having to sigh in order to get relief. “I need you to summon everyone whose position is very relevant in this company. I want to see the Assistant Manager, the Supervisor, the Assistant Supervisor, the Account Officer, the Human Resource Manager, the Marketing Manager, and any other person whose position puts him or her at the helm of affairs.” “Understood, Young Master! I will do that right away! I have already told everyone about the meeting, I will just forward am email to them, telling them to all gather at the conference room immediately.” “Good, I like that!” Jason nodded in satisfaction while Declan leaned forward to his computer and sent the email at once without taking his eyes off the monitor until he was certain that the email had gone through. “Sent! I have sent the notification, Young Master! They should be on their way to the conference room now.”“Excellent,
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Invisible projects
Xena and her cousin Liam were more apprehensive than any other person in the room. They looked at each other, and at that moment, it dawned on them that they had gotten into a deep mess. “Welcome, Mr. Walker! It’s a pleasure getting to meet you!” “You are welcome, Young Master! We are pleased to finally have you in our midst!”The pleasant comments continued coming from everyone in the company except Xena and her cousin Liam who were utterly dumbfounded. They could barely keep their eyes on Jason even for a few seconds, and they couldn’t get rid of the panic that surged into their nerves. “Thank you so much for your kind words!” Jason said calmly, looking at the rest of the staff members who had pleasant smiles on their faces. He paused for a few seconds, and then he continued with a more audible tone. “This meeting is meant to last for less than an hour, and I intend to be as brief as possible. The sole purpose of this meeting is to introduce myself to you and also to make a
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Inclusive
Liam struggled with both his breath and his heartbeat. He could see the looks on the faces of some of the other employees in the company who evidently detested him and his cousin for their arrogance and disrespect. “Mr. Coleman? I think these two deserve to be dealt with accordingly. You know what to do.” Jason said to the Manager who pulled out his phone at once and made a quick call. No one heard what he said because he stepped aside and faced the wall. He returned his phone to his pocket and walked back to his previous position while Jason continued going through the files in the folder. “From the record I have here, over three million dollars have been unaccounted for and these transactions were sanctioned with the help of the Assistant Manager who was part of her cousin’s antics to steal the company’s money.” Jason paused as soon as he heard the sound of footsteps walking into the conference room.He turned slowly toward the direction of the door, and when he saw the five
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. The Proposal
Meredith took three steps backward in order to get away from the policeman, but he was faster and caught up with her in no time. “No! Please, let me go! I don’t know these people! I didn’t do anything!” She tried to free herself from the grip of the policeman, but before she could know it, her hands had already been cuffed behind her while she grunted with so much tension gripping her. “This way, madam. Please, go.” “Officer, wait. I didn’t do anything! I don’t know these people! Jason?” Meredith forced herself to a stop, and then she turned to look at Jason who stood still with his arms folded. “Please! Let me go! I will give you back your money! I still have some money left in my savings! I will pay the rest when I have it! I beg you, please!”“How, Meredith? How do you intend to pay back? We all know that you don’t have any job, you are only interested in living off a man. I think you deserve whatever is happening to you right now. Don’t worry, they won’t hurt you, but you
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. She is safe
Jason got into the car a few seconds before James, and as soon as James was about to turn on the ignition of the car after buckling his seatbelt, Jason received a call that made him take out his phone from his pocket. He looked at the screen of his phone, and the moment he saw that the call was from the same number with a hidden identity, he sighed and lifted his head to look at James who was already staring at him through the rearview mirror. “Hold on, James. I need to take this ball.” James nodded in response, and then he let go of the steering wheel while Jason answered the call at once before placing the phone on his right ear. Jason remained silent while he waited to hear what the caller at the other end was going to say. “Hi, Jason. How are you doing? I hope you haven’t been thinking about the last words I said to you when I called previously.” The familiar distorted voice said to Jason while he chose to remain silent no matter what. “Why are you silent, Jason? Does
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Milo
Jason thought that the call he received was from the strange caller with a distorted voice, but when he saw who the caller was, he sighed softly before he answered the call. “Hello, Harry?”“Hello, Young Master. I have an important news!”“Shoot,” Jason said with a whisper while he began to walk out of the hospital after taking a glance at the hallway in front of him. “Milo, we found him,” Harry said from the other end of the line, and Jason paused almost immediately while he turned around to look at James who was walking behind him and stopped a few steps close to him. “You mean Mr. D’s right-hand man?”“Yes, Young Master. He is right here in our custody.”“Very good, Harry. That’s very good.” Jason nodded with so much excitement, forgetting that he was worried a few minutes earlier. He cleared his throat, pushed the door open, and walked out of the hospital while James followed him at once. They headed to the car immediately, but Jason stopped a few inches away from the
The Rising Phoenix: Devisee’s escapade. Yielded
Everyone went silent while they kept their eyes on Jason who refused to let go of his smile. He stared at Milo for a few seconds, and then he took a step closer to him. Milo’s breath shook, and he continued to look at Jason who stood a few inches in front of him. He could feel an intense tension creeping inside him, and his heartbeat became more aggressive with each passing moment. “I see what you tried to do there, Milo. You just tried to deny the fact that you didn’t give Mr. Chang and his friends the job to poison Lord Walker….” Jason said calmly, and when t the look on Milo’s face changed to confirm his words, he nodded in satisfaction. “There it is, the guilt that has exposed you. You know, Milo. We do not have full control of our emotions, especially when we find ourselves in very extreme situations such as this. Your Asian friends have already given us all the information we need, and I guess you still haven’t found out that we had them in our custody a while ago.”Milo
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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
