Jason was not surprised by what they wanted, he knew he was about to be used in some way when Emerald had requested his presence.He stood before the Wilson's Mansion with a contemplative look on his face, there had been too much history between them, and he was hesitant about walking into the enemy's hands.“It's alright.” Emerald tried to encourage without sounding pushy, and judging by how he took a deep breath it was working.“Whatever you hear there, it's within your rights to refuse my brother's advances if you wish. Don't fret.” At this Jason nodded with a proud smile on his lips, and he took a deep breath before taking the necessary step, he went in.“Hello brother.” Michelle excitedly called. “The bait is coming in.” At this Ric grinned, as he was simultaneously joyous and sad for a moment like this? He was going to milk every drop he could put on the boy.“Hello Jason, come on in man.” Ric laughed as Jason loitered in the hallway, he could feel it, every fiber of his being t
Scarlett almost wished she could take back her words as she watched the shock on his face, almost, but when she thought back to him and Rita Donovan locked in a very intimate embrace, the feeling of regret faded away fast, leaving behind rage.Mason laughed. He laughed and laughed as he stared at his wife like he would a stranger.“Why are you looking at me like that?!” Scarlett screamed angrily, if there was someone that had the right to stare at the other with complete and utter betrayal coupled with blame it was her, her! Not him, her!“Because I wondered where you went?” Mason said softly, but that only raised Scarlett's ire, as she felt used and humiliated beyond reason, she was supposed to be the one doing all the things he was doing and enacting, she was the one that could no longer recognize him, not the other way round.“Oh spare me the dramatics!” She snapped, turning her back to him as she did so, her arms folded across her chest.“Sometimes I wonder if you are high on hard
Rita Donovan was truly surprised to receive a call from Gerard the next morning; she had become quite acquainted with him while she still worked for the previous chairman.“This is a surprise indeed.” Rita laughed into the phone, she had no reason to laugh really, just whatever disaster had happened for him to seek her out .“Why did you really call Gerard?” She asked, and there was silence on the other end as if he was contemplating her question.“Rita, when you worked for the late Chairman we used to be quite close as we both had similar purposes, looking out for the company and protecting the Wildes from the inside, remember? He asked, and Rita inclined her head in confusion.“Well I do remember, but what point are you trying to make here, why are you deflecting, what's going on?” Rita asked, and Gerard sighed.“The boss and his wife had a big row, yes just today. It was about you actually.” He ended, and Rita frowned, she had no idea what this was all about. A row about her?“Wh
Vivian had had time to think, to reminisce on her actions, she had been in a holding cell for days, and had had time to reflect on her terrible and selfish actions. How could she have forgotten how she loved her little girl, she thought back to when Scarlett was a lovely little girl, and to her, Scarlett had always been very special and close to her heart.Although Vivian was not totally on board with having children so soon, all her misgivings vanished when Scarlett was born and she looked into those enormous green orbs for the first time.Growing up, Scarlett was stunningly beautiful, so beautiful that she could not simply take her daughter to the park without people stopping to stoop down and compliment on her little girl.But through it all, she had remained lovely and meek, beautifully gliding her way through life, and Vivian was content just sitting in the sidelines and watching her daughter manipulate the spotlight to her heart's content.She was going to be a star! People swo
Scarlett had been following her mother's progress, and was very much aware that her final hearing was the next day.A strong part of her wanted to go in and bail her mother out, show her that she was not alone, she had seen her mother on TV looking old and worn out, and every single of her broke Scarlett's heart every single time.She knew her cousin had visited her mother and she was itching to go there and also some of their family behind their back, and she was itching to know what exactly was going on, but disinclined to associate herself more with Vivian Rodney.~Mason was so done with the gossip at work, he had thought that they would die with time, but they just kept increasing in weight, it was frantically becoming threatening.And Rita was always quick to remind him that the intensity of the gossip might push the board to make a decision that would not be favorable to him, so he sat with his people and discussed the best course of action to take.“I say you find them.” Mark
The ladies were near hysterical at this point, and Rita might have laughed if she was not so serious at that moment. They fidgeted and twitched on their feet, with their fingers grasping and holding on to each other for dear life.To an extent, Rita could understand their sentiment, after all they had been caught by the vice chairman, it was a pretty tight place to be in, and she made sure to utilize all of it.“W_we are really s_sorry.” One of the ladies said, her head bent as her eyes reddened and began to glisten with tears. Rita simply raised her brows at this.“Stop that water leakage this instant!” She commanded, and immediately they sobered up, back straightened like soldiers about to go to war. Much better.
On the day of Vivian's final hearing, she was surprisingly calm, she never would have thought that with her feet halfway to prison she could ever be filled with such serenity and peace.Personally, she knew it was simply because of the decision she had made, now she felt less of a monster and more of a mother, it was the best thing she had felt in a while.Deep down she could only pray that her daughter's would be there, as she had left a lot unsaid, and she was only now aware of how limited her time was.“Inmate 103!” The warden shouted, and Vivian stood up from where she had been sitting in her holding cell with difficulty. It was perhaps because of the rapid change in lifestyle, but all she had been feeling was cramps, everywhere.<
Mich could not contain the anger in her heart, she could not understand any of what had just transpired, and she was once again reminded that no matter what she did, she would always be the second choice.She had done everything to secure the lawyer for her mother's case, even went to the Wilson's and begged like a freaking charity case, she ignored Emerald smirk and Ric’s condescending grin all because she wanted for once to be of help, but were her efforts recognized? No, not at all.Her mother had conveniently forgotten who stood by her it seemed, forgotten that then the entirety of the Rodneys looked at her and turned their backs that Michelle was there.But her mother's goodbyes were not even for her sake, choosing to give up with the pathetic excuse of paying for her sins was nothing more than a pathetic excuse to get to Scarlett.And judging by the pathetic emotional display it had worked, and once more, Michelle was left standing at the sidelines without even the opportunity t