Jason was pacing as his mother relaid everything she had said and seen from his grandmother's office. He could not understand it, he had thought that with his aunt Vivian out of the picture, then Scarlett would be destabilized long enough for him to do something worthwhile, but no, she has already bounced back enough to make sneaky deals?He was sick of it all, every one he knew had taken the side of the wench far too often, it was one of the reasons why he distrusted his new partnership with Rich Wilson, he knew that even if he tried to deny it, the bastard had a soft spot for his cousin.Once again that feeling of being cornered and backed up the wall threatened to choke Jason, he knew that if Scarlett decided to take this battle seriously, then it was going to be problematic for him indeed.“So you're telling me that Grandma is playing so type of game?!” Jason thundered, he was also sick of that old woman acting like everyone was nothing more than chess pieces for her to move acco
Rita stared at the trembling figure of Mr Barnum Miller in amusement, he was trembling before her, trembling so bad that she actually began to feel sorry for the man. She wondered what was going through his little mind as he stood before her twisting the cap clutched between his fingers, deciding to put him out of his misery soon enough, she stood up slowly, gesturing for him to seat, but he shook his head rapidly, eyes pleading, as if begging her not to make him do it, and Rita almost burst into laughter at this peculiar sight.“Mr Barnum Miller, yes?” She inquired, and he nodded jerkingly, full on fidgeting in his seat now, and if Rita were any kinder perhaps even she would be moved to pity.“You are fully aware that you are here to work, am I right?” She asked the poor man, and he nodded immediately, shoulders puffing up as if to assure her that he had it covered.“Yes ma'am, I do my best Madam.” He said eagerly, thinking that perhaps he had been too busy filling his head with neg
Michelle was not exactly pleased to open the door and see her sister loitering on her doorstep, actually she was far from pleased as she gazed at Scarlett with a severe expression and no hint of the sweet girl Scarlett used to know in sight.“Hello sister. Not gonna invite me in?” Scarlett greeted from where she stood, and she could see the contemplation on her sister's face, shocking her to the core, that she would even hesitate.“Fine.” She muttered before walking into the house, not even looking back to see if Scarlett was following her, but she did anyway, she needed to fix things.“So, I saw Aunt Elicia on my way here? Was she here to see you? What did she want?” Scarlett asked, and Michelle could only scoff angrily.“Why? Are you the only one worthy of visits from our esteemed family members?” She asked sarcastically, and Scarlett sighed, she had not meant it that way.“What's wrong with us Michelle?” She eventually asked, unable to bear the stiff silence any longer, and Michell
Jason could sense that something messed up was about to happen, but he just could not pinpoint where exactly. But he was absolutely sure, you see, Jason was a big coward and had spent the majority of his life running from his own decisions, so when the need for flight came he could easily feel it.So that morning when he could not stop pacing, he knew it was significant, he just could not find out why. Fishing out his phone from his pocket in anger, he called his fiance Emerald, he just needed someone at that moment, she answered promptly, her voice coy as always.One thing about Emerald that was both fascinating and frightening is that she lacked sincerity. She lacked it in the true sense, the smallest of smiles, and the biggest of laughs, she was the most hypocritical being to ever live, and it used to be one of the few things that attracted Jason to her, but now it just made him feel wary and on edge because hers was a face that could not be read.“Hello darling.” She greeted with
Rita had finally gotten a name, Jason Rodney, she was quite surprised at this cause she knew that Jason was Scarlet's brother, but judging by the way Mr Ronald was shaking and shivering in front of her, she doubted he would be able to lie, given his state.“Are you absolutely certain?!” Rita asked menacingly all the same, shoving her face closer to his with narrowed eyes, and watching as he blinked nervously, but she was unmoved.“I_i am absolutely certain Ma'am.” The poor guy had no idea when he yelled at his boss, and Rita was quite taken aback as she glared at him and he faced the ground in total contrition.“So Jason Rodney offered you too many dollars to lie against your boss.” Rita repeated his story slowly, trying to make sense of it, trying to also give him a chance to fess up, him coming back to change his story would lead to an inevitable dismissal.Mr Ronald was nervous indeed, after all he knew quite well that he was yet again promoting falsehood, but he just could not hel
Mason was enraged, pissed off, he could not believe what he had just heard, but in a way he could also believe it exactly. Jason had struck for the last time, Mason thought angrily. Jason Rodney had always been stupid in ways even Mason could not fathom. The man was oblivious with his head constantly stuck in the clouds. He was so self absorbed that he failed to see that the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with was an error on so many levels, but no one would tell him. Mason had always wanted to deal with Jason so severely but had had to hold back for his darling wife's sake. Although if this had happened way before now, he would not have hesitated to deal with Jason as terribly as he pleased, but Scarlett had been so sensitive lately, that Mason had felt that perhaps this was not the right time to do anything to send her over the edge again.He loved Scarlett that much, but due to Jason's stupidity, his whole life was at stake, everyone suddenly wanted him to prove so
Elicia could not believe her ears. After putting so much effort into the boy, she thought with disappointment, he was really failing her with every step he took. She was already down to her last thread, already trying to secure the Rodneys family fortune and all he could do was mess things up.Things had been looking bad for Elicia for a while now, with her sister Vivian's life going so smoothly and Jason constantly messing up and reminding her of her inadequacies, her mother Madam Rodney had made it clear that she was not to expect anything by the way of fortune. So she had lain in wait, waiting for her sister, or her sister's children Scarlett and Michelle to screw something up, they just had to, to give Elicia the lucky break she was after.But Scarlett grew up to be such a righteous do-gooder that for a moment, Elicia lost hope, then she went ahead to marry a supposed peasant, forfeiting her grandmother's favor in the process, and Elicia could not be more delighted.She made sure
Jason had begun to think that perhaps his mother was right when Emerald showed at his door looking glamorous just the way he liked it, and what looked like bags of groceries in her hands, his fantasy came to life, and that made him very suspicious.“Well are you just going to stand there and stare at me, or are you going to invite me in?” Emerald stated provocatively, enjoying the gobsmacked look on her face.Jason blinked at her uselessly, and Emerald began to wish she had never come, perhaps she was overdoing it?“Fine then, I'll just go back.” She shrugged nonchalantly and turned back, and Jason immediately snapped out of it as he watched her leave. “Sorry.” He muttered as he shifted aside, allowing the door to open a little bit more. “Come on in.” Emerald immediately bounced in, and gave Jason a small peck on the cheek, reluctant to ruin her lipstick, but she knew he did not mind it, it was something she had been doing for years after all.“But what's the occasion?” Jason asked