"That's my brother," she said after she had briefly shut her eyes and muttered a silent prayer about the universe quitting this silly habit of giving her mindless and gullible office assistants. "Let him in." She instructed. Stephan nodded and left. Myles who had been watching her cleared his throat as he got up from his seat as he spoke. "Well," he said. "I guess that is my cue to leave. I should leave you to your family business." He told her. She looked at him. "Thanks for stopping by Mr Jameson." Rebecca said. "And just in case you change your mind," Myles said as he turned to her already standing. "The location to the hang out spot is the renown De la Cruise hotels and resorts." He told her and she regarded him, fighting hard to not clench her fists at him. Rebecca smiled and said. "Okay Myles, I guess I just have to think about it but like I told you I can't come at the moment because I am going to be preoccupied. " She said to him and he nodded his head rather disappointe
Ashton and Thomas sat opposite each other at the cafeteria as they ate. Ashton was having a platter of waffles, blueberries, and syrup, while Thomas opted for a classic hamburger. Both had a can of beer in front of them. It was closing hours, and having just finished work, they decided to unwind with some food and conversation. Ashton took a forkful of syrup-covered waffle, chewing thoughtfully and silently. Thomas, watching him closely, could sense something was on his friend’s mind.He kept observing his demeanour, he knew fully well that Ashton had something on his mind.So taking a last bite of his burger, Thomas chewed as he wiped his mouth with the napkin he had wrapped around his neck. Placing the napkin on his lap rather than around his neck, he swallowed as he watched his friend. "Ashton?" Thomas called and Ashton looked up at him in surprise. Thomas smiled at that. He had half thought that Ashton would be too engrossed in what he was thinking just now to care to hear him. G
Ashton waited for Mr Cooper to make up his mind. He stood there with Thomas beside him while he waited. Soon Mr Cooper let out a single nod. Ashton still stood there, his heart pounding in his chest as he waited for Mr. Cooper's response. The weight of the situation pressed heavily upon him, the gravity of his words sinking deeper with each passing moment. He prayed silently within himself, hoping against hope that Mr. Cooper wouldn't dismiss his offer as a scam.As the seconds stretched into minutes, Ashton felt the tension in the room thicken, each breath drawn in anticipation of Mr. Cooper's decision. Thomas Gomez, standing steadfastly by Ashton's side, added his own voice to the plea, his words carrying the weight of his conviction.Ashton was indeed grateful for Thomas. "I've known Ashton Pierce for years," Thomas said, his tone was firm and resolute. "I know when he is bluffing and when not. I don't know how he's going to do it, but with that confident look on his face, I can t
Ashton got to the house tired and exhausted. It had really been a long day for him and he was so exhausted. He let out a relieved sigh as he picked up his phone and in the darkness of his lonely room, he scrolled through his phone looking for a particular number. His fingers paused when he saw that he still had Rebecca's cell phone number and he stared at her name written in black on his phone. He stared at it, wanting to decide whether he should call her, just to ask and know how she was or to ignore her number and keep scrolling. Or better still, to delete her cell phone number from his phone. He wondered what it was still doing in his phone anyway.He was about to continue on his scrolling when his phone vibrated once and the music to Post Malone's song, Memories began playing, signifying that his phone was ringing. He looked startled at the name on the caller ID and wondered whether it was some sort of voodoo or something. How was it possible that he had only just f
Ashton waited by the road for Thomas' car. He looked at his wrist watch for the time and still Thomas had still not shown up. The asshole had assured him that he would be parked in front of him in the next ten minutes and it had been well over fifteen minutes and he still wasn't there.This was one of the reasons why Ashton despised rich people. They never seemed to keep their promises. Most of them though. Especially the ones with cars. He cursed under his breath as he waited yet a little longer.Few seconds later he saw a blue convertible with its roof still up, driving towards him and Ashton knew that it was Thomas. This was because he knew that no one else in this slum-like neighbourhood cared or were even rich enough to afford such a car.The car pulled up in front of where Ashton stood with his two hands in his pockets and came to a stop. Ashton watched as the tinted black windows slid down and he rolled his eyes to see Thomas putting on sun sh
Rebecca was still not over what Thomas Gomez had done to her. How could he betray her? How could he abandon her when they had started together? It wasn't like he was some sort of anchor to her business or something but he was one of the founding partners of her company.She simply couldn't understand the motive behind his actions as she knew that Thomas Gomez was a good man and he wasn't easily swayed which was what confused her the most. Somehow, she felt that the universe was trying to punish her for what she did to Ashton but she brushed that thought aside. There was nothing like karma, she was a master of karma. She was a go-getter and she always made sure to go for what she wanted, she also knew when said thing she went for got expired and knew when to do away with such things. Karma be damned.She walked to her office, ignoring her secretary who stood anxiously waiting for her. She walked past her, her face contorted in a deep scowl that sent out the
Ashton waited by the road for Thomas' car. He looked at his wrist watch for the upteenth time and still Thomas had still not shown up. The asshole had assured him that he would be parked in front of him in the next ten minutes and it had been well over fifteen minutes and he still wasn't there.This was one of the reasons why Ashton despised rich people. They never seemed to keep their promises. Most of them though. Especially the ones with cars. He cursed under his breath as he waited yet a little longer.Few seconds later and he saw a blue convertible with it's roof still up, drive towards him and Ashton knew that it was Thomas. This was because he knew that no one else in this slum like neighborhood cared or were even rich enough to afford such a car.The car pulled up in front of where Ashton stood with his two hands in his pockets and came to a stop. Ashton watched as the tinted black windows slid down and he rolled his eyes to see Thomas
Rebecca heard a knock on her door. She stirred, squinting her eyes and wondering who it could be. She was sure she had made herself clear the previous night that no one should disturb her morning sleep. Who was the unfortunate person that dared to knock at, what was the time now? She picked up her phone and squinted her eyes the more as she stared into the screen. Shit. It was only past 7 am. She decided to let whoever it was at the door to be as she ignored them and went back to sleep. For all they knew she really wasn't always in. She adjusted back into a more comfortable position and even allowed a moan to elicit from her as she closed her eyes to go back to sleep. But the knock came again and it was more loud and harsh now. She raised her head in frustration.God, she was going to kill whoever it was at the door. She heard the door knock again and with a frustrated hiss, she got up from the bed and headed to the door begging the God of whoever it is at the door to a