Mason walked thoughtfully ahead, his secretary was behind him, and Rita was beside him with about ten executives walking by his side. He was there physically, but he was also not there. The thought of what Scarlett was up to was keeping him preoccupied, and he wished he could be there with her, but he was not and he knew he was being distracted for nothing. His security team was top notch, and he was confident that they would be able to keep her safe.
“What do you think Sir?” Rita asked, peering into his face expectedly, and Mason jolted to a stop when he realized that everyone was now peering at him curiously. Truth was that he could not recall a thing Rita had said, but he also knew he could not give it away. Clearing his throat abruptly, he glanced at the watch on his wrist, stalling for time.
“Ah yes.” He
Mason hung his head as he listened to Scarlett recite to him a long list of reasons why he should not treat her like the flower she was not. He understood Scarlett's wish for independence, and not just independence, for the ability to not be a liability. He knew more than anything that she was terrified of holding him down and he understood, not just that, he loved her even more for her determination and drive and for the iron will she possessed. She had been through a whole lot these past few years, Mason knew that clearly, more than half of her suffering had stemmed from people's disapproval of their union and Scarlett's strong headedness as she refused to listen to what was honestly common sense. Mason had known of his many shortcomings, and it seemed the only one that failed to recognize his shortcomings for what they were was his Scarlett. She had accepted to marry him even though she was dying of fright and had to deal with her family turning on her and having to tie herself t
Emerald stared at Jason as she wondered silently if she could count on him to shield her from the potential onslaught of rage the Wilsons were bound to suffer from the Wildes should her plans go awry. It was something she was frankly afraid to think of, but she had to prepare a contingency plan just in case. It was not a pessimistic move, just her trust in Ric to make a foolish move that was guaranteed to ruin them. Those seemed to be his specialty after all, she thought with a scoff. Jason glanced at her from where he sat staring at the TV.“What's going on?” He asked her, but there was a nonchalance to his tone that Emerald hated, this certain degree of non attachment he was capable of showing, an aspect of his character that was not so apparent at first glance. She sighed and shook the thoughts from her head. She needed to concentrate. Concentrate.“Nothing.” She shrugged before standing up to approach him, her hips swaying as she moved even closer and settled down close to him to
Kain frowned as he received the simple and direct message telling him to come to a very quiet location in the old casino for the remainder of the money. He sat quietly and puffed smoke upon smoke from his mouth as he twirled the stressed out cigar around his thumbs with a distant look on his face. He was honestly curious to know what they thought of him. Do they think him simple and ignorant? He wondered, this had been his job from the moment he grew to realize he needed a job and for them to think him so stupid was definitely not a flattering thought. He was really going to kill Ric, he thought. He was going to paint him with his own blood. Sitting up slowly, he recalled his brief conversation with the famous Mason Wilde.Mason had picked after the first call and Kain smiled to himself as Mason introduced himself, and he proceeded to the same feeling like a puppeteer as he played aroun
“Why on earth was she here?” Mason asked, incredulous. She had stormed out in the middle of their acting and now they were both wondering what really brought her as Scarlett tilted her head in deep thought. She really had no idea. Emerald was shifty and sketchy, but one thing that she was sure of was that Emerald thoroughly despised her and that the visit was not the cordial one Emerald had tried to portray. But she Still could not figure it out from the sudden visit, to the tea and to the weird examination of her home, it almost felt like Emerald had come to feel something out as she stared at Scarlett heatedly and asked intrusive questions, there was a purpose to it, and Scarlett squinted till her head hurt, trying in vain to figure it out.“Honestly I have no idea.” She finally said with a shrug and Mason nodded, spearing a piece of grilled fish on his fork before p
Mason and Scarlett drove up to the Wilson's mansion that night, decked up to the nines. Mason smirked quietly to himself as they both surveyed enemy territory from the car they came with. Scarlett had been positively terrifying when he told her the information he had managed to garner. Truth was that after talking to Kain in the coffee shop, Mason was undecided on what to do next. He wanted to tell Scarlett the truth, so she could realize the truth in everything he had been trying to say when he repeatedly warned her about her family and friends, even to the detriment of their relationship because he knew very well that he often displeased her when he said things like that, but he could not help it then, it was something he could just feel. But Mark had been quick to set him straight by reminding him that Scarlett was brave and fierce and stronger than they all gave her credit for, and besides that Mason himself would be the one in trouble should it come to light later, the truth ab
Mason smirked openly at Ric as the latter watched him with burning eyes. He could see the hatred for him written clearly across Ric’s face, even his father could, as he stared back at Ric with a hard expression, silently demanding he masked his emotions, but masking what he was feeling at the moment was not one of Ric’s strongest suit as he ignored his father and glared at Scarlett as she put the beef into her mouth. It was not the fact that she was eating it that hurt Ric's pride so badly, it was the message it sent across to the table, and this too in front of his father, now Ric knew he attempted to have a little fun with Scarlett some days ago, but to him that was not nearly enough reason for the pain and humiliation he was currently passing through and too make it worse in front of his family, he closed his eyes as his knife digged into the ceramic plate and produced a screeching sound that caused everyone around the table, including the servants to glare at him.“What's the matt
Scarlett was absolutely satisfied with her revenge on Ric, now she knew that logically it should not have the same weight compared to what he did to her, but she was satisfied nonetheless.She knew Ric’s ego, and she knew they severely bruised it last night, in fact she knew that what they did was enough to drive Ric to tears, but she could not find in her to feel remorseful, he was an absolute idiot and she hoped he realized it, her thought drifted to Mason and how he did everything in his power to help her, even putting himself in possible danger, she scoffed at his ridiculousness but inside she felt warm, protected and safe with the knowledge that she had never once regretted her marriage to Mason, and what's more, recently it is even beginning to look like the best thing that had ever happened to her.Although t
Seth Ackerman, aka Kain was busy tying loose ends before he left the country for good. His recent gig involving Mrs Wilde was his best one yet, and he had finally gotten enough cash to do what he wanted, which was to clear his debt and the death threat hanging around his neck and finally leaving, this time for good.“Well well, look who is here.” Dragon, the leader of Red Falcon, mocked as soon as Kain stepped into their den. He had been on the run from them for several months now, knowing that his life was over the moment they caught him, which they never did as Kain was an expert in the game of hiding.It was one of the other things he did best. Kain refused to be intimidated however, as he strode in confidently, everyone was crowding him, and he knew that even now his very breath was at stake but he could not let