The Unrefined Jason Lee

Chapter 15.

In return, Michael jutted his chin towards her,

"Ha! You ruined the opportunity right?! You flopped just as my grandmother and I predicted! You really are inept and useless Faith. You had just one golden opportunity, and you let it slide through your fingers” as he spoke while sneering at her, he pulled himself to his full height and puffed his chest out,

“If only that man had let me in, or you had spoken in my favor, I would have been able to seal that deal just as grandmother wanted, but you probably thought seduction could help you, yet it didn't help him sway to your side. Ha!”

Faith's expression was a mix of disgust and embarrassment and even anger; her eyes were red, and her face was pale. How could Michael accuse her wrongly and blatantly accuse her of possibly using her body, she fumed. Jason stared at his fiancée's cousin and shook his head; his fist was clenched beside him, but he was going to floor the idiot; people like him didn't like when their perceived positions were taken from them.

Her chin jutted, Faith stepped forward to defend her dignity as she glared at Michael who was still sneering at her and looking at her like she wasn't worth his time. Heaving a deep breath, she straightened herself and stared intently at him,

“Well for your information, contrary to what you may think I… yelp”

She shrieked midway through her sentence and promptly turned to glare at Jason, who had pinched her. With an apologetic look, Jason subtly shook his head, dissuading her from revealing the information and her brows creased. How did he know she had gotten the deal she wondered as she stared at him, with no response from him, she swallowed then nodded, before she faced Michael once again,

“You know what, never mind. It's not worth it"

Michael scoffed and rolled his eyes,

"I knew it! You can't get anything right, just like your father and that's why grandmother can never trust you with a task! Just wait until she hears what you've done and how you've ruined our chances. Not only that, you let this pauper stain this pristine environment. I'm certain he would be thrown out when they realize that someone like him who takes away the ambiance of this place is here; just you wait!”

Michael kept talking, unbeknown to him, his attitude and screams had caused the receptionist to alert the security as well as Ethan Moore who strode into their midst,

Ethan's eyes found Jason's, and he bowed slightly before raising his brow in question. Jason's curt nod was his cue, as he readied himself to get rid of the annoying parasite that was Michael.

Jason cleared his throat, his eyes gleaming, he raised his head to look at Michael who scowled at him,

“What are you looking at you riff raff?!"

Michael questioned, jutting his chin at Jason who simply raised his hands in defence,

“Nothing at all. I only wanted to know what you would do if you turned out to be wrong”

Jason's voice carried a tone of challenge as he gazed at Michael who blinked furiously before laughing. With a slight chuckle, his eyes still gleaming from the unusual humor, Michael quirked his brow at Jason,

“You're not only a riff-raff but also a delusional one. How can I be wrong you fool?! Faith is as useless as they come, and can't do much.” His eyes raved over Jason's body before he sneered and went on,

“And you? One glance at you, and no one would hesitate to have you thrown out! So there's no ifs here fool! Your mindset has conjured some sort of imagination that can't happen”

Jason nodded slowly, his eyes glinting his hands held loosely by his back, he smirked at Michael,

“Humour me. Say you're wrong, what do you propose will happen?"

Michael sneered and touched his fingertips together as he approached Jason with ease in his steps. Bending his neck slightly to gaze at Jason with a superior look in his eyes, he declared,

“Then I'll admit to the family that Faith is the greatest of all times, and deserves the position grandmother has attached to whomever wins the bid. Not only that, I would bow to an absolute nobody like you and possibly lick your feet! How about that?!"