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Ruby was shaken by what James Jackson did to her. His family was a very rich one, they were very respected. She heard many silly things about him, but she chose to ignore because he looked like a nice guy and she thought it was going to be strictly business. To think that even Adriana warned her, but she chose not to listen. She left the building with shaky hands and her eyes watering with tears. What if Saint wasn't here? What would have he done to her? Saint comes out of the door, his hands in his pockets. He walks up to her and puts his hand over her shoulder. “Are you okay, Ruby?” He asks her. “I'm fine.” She sniffles, even though there are no tears in her eyes. “It's just that I have never been more terrified of a man in my life.” With gentle eyes, Saint positions himself before her. “Don't worry, James Jackson is just a loser. He won't bother you again.” He tells her. “What did he want to know from you?” Ruby shakes her head as she hangs her bag on her shoulder. “It was
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Ruby can't believe what she has heard, her lips won't stop quivering. Why didn't Andrew tell her that the house that she was relieved was theirs, was bought on a loan? It would have hurt her greatly, but she would have preferred to hear it from Andrew's mouth. The anonymous partner can hear her tears, she is trying so hard not to cry, but this news has shattered her beyond repair. “Did you hear what I said, Miss Ruby?” The anonymous partner asks. “I heard you sir.” She nods, even though he can't see her. “Good. So, I will urge you to keep that in mind and work even more diligently for me.” He says. “Because at the end of the day, you have many things to lose.” He is so right about that. If he decides that she can't work for him anymore, that means that he can ruin her life. With one snap of his finger, they can go back to being homeless. She takes deep breaths in and she shuts her eyes as she allows herself to calm down. “I will continue to work for you diligently, sir. I won
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At midnight, everyone has an emergency phone call. Mister William Sanchez has been rushed into the hospital by his team. His cancer is back and it's twice as aggressive as it was before. Mister William Sanchez says that Nate's betrayal was the one who caused it. The whole family has to go to the hospital that night to see him. A nanny is quickly found for Uma and everyone has to go to the hospital immediately. Ruby, Andrew, Thomas, and Doreen are all going there. Doreen can't even hold her emotions down, she starts to cry. Even though Mister William Sanchez has been nothing but awful to her family, she sincerely considers him to be a father to her. She doesn't want him to die. She doesn't want to see her husband being sad from the loss of his father. Even Ruby is shaking by this news. Andrew has to hold her to himself and assure her that everything is going to be okay. When they get into the hospital, Adriana and Jasper are already there. Adriana hisses as soon as she sees them
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Now Phil doesn't have a place to stay. He used his last money to come down here. He was only coming here because he wanted to confront his father about his unpaid allowance. He didn't know that he would come to hear the news about how his father had been thrown into prison. He is the first to leave the hospital room. He pushes the door and rushes out, as if the air in there has suddenly turned unbreathable. He takes off his jacket and squats as he stares at the ground. Where is he going to go? What is he going to do? He has never had to work a day in his life. He was homeschooled when he wasn't too sick to go learn and after highschool level, he refused any further attempts of his father to instill knowledge into him. Now, his benefactor is gone and he is troubled because he thinks that he is going to wither away in a few days. He can't live without his father. He feels a hand on his shoulder and he raises his head. It's Adriana, she looks sorry for him. He stands up with her
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All eyes suddenly turn to Ruby. She holds her mouth open, but because this is news to her, but because she doesn't know how Adriana was able to get her hands on such information. No one knew of this, she didn't tell her parents or even discussed it with Andrew. How does Adriana know this?! She sees the smirk on Adriana's face and it immediately makes her tighten her jaws. Her parents look so shocked, Ruby feels like she has failed them by not telling them. Her father holds her mother's shoulder as she breaks into tears. “Ruby, why didn't you tell us?” Thomas whispers. His face is contorted with pain. “I'm sorry,” she sniffles as she looks at the ground. “I didn't want to disappoint you guys, we were all… happy.” “Ruby, you are never a disappointment. We will love you no matter what…” her mother cries into her handkerchief. Adriana hisses so loudly that everyone turns around to look at her. “Please no one has time for your emotions and all that crap. I'm just saying that so tha
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The whole place is turned upside down in a matter of seconds. Everyone knows that the Jacksons are very dirty business men. They have goons to do their dirty work for them. James has brought almost twenty of these men and they are tearing the place down. The damages they are doing will cost millions of dollars to fix. Ruby looks around, her heart racing. Her parents are pressed against each other, not sure where to turn to in this chaotic environment. Ruby takes out her office key and quickly tosses it to her father. “Take mum and go to my office immediately!” “Ruby, this is dangerous, come with us!” “It's me he has come for! Go!” Ruby screams at them. Her parents don't want to leave without her, but they don't have any choice. They turn around and disappear. Ruby blinks as she sees Mister William and Adriana. Their security is taking a while to come and that's probably because they went to confront James' men and he ended up giving them a beating. “Go!” She urges them. “You
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Jasper and Adriana look like they have seen a ghost. Jasper has been warned by his father to stay away from James. Adriana and James start to take steps away from him. He has come with five men and they are holding scary weapons in their hands. “Look, Jasper, we can't help you. I don't know anyone's name.” Adriana says. “Please, leave us alone?” “You?” Jasper laughs as he points at her. “You think I'm here for you? How fucking dumb can you be? I'm here for your boyfriend, Jasper Banks.” Jasper feels a jab of electricity through his body. Why is Jasper looking for him? He notices the way that Adriana is shaking, he wonders what has happened before. Apart from their former encounter when James Jackson tried to molest her, they haven't had another encounter. “You know, you've been on my death note since you I saw you that day.” Jasper sucks in air between his teeth. “But that's beside the point.”“Jasper doesn't know anything! Just leave us alone, okay?!” Adriana begs. But James i
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Ruby decides that the time has come, she must speak to Andrew about this. Formerly, she wasn't sure on how to approach him, but now she doesn't even care. Adriana used it against her, the family now knows that they are not as rich as they tried to say. She gets to the house and thankfully, Uma is in school. She called and asked her mother if she could kindly bring Uma back home. She needs a few minutes to speak to Andrew. She hopes that they end up on the same page. When she enters the house, he is not in any of the many rooms. She goes out of the garden and there is Andrew, trimming the flowers with a shears. He smiles as soon as he sees her and stops to take off his gloves. “Wow, you're home so early.” She goes over to him and gives him a hug and a kiss. He notices how she is forcing herself to smile. “Honey, is everything okay?” he holds her chin. “Andrew, there is something I need to discuss with you.” She sighs heavily. “I thought that I would be able to keep it to myself
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