THE TRAP“Mom!” Shouted Samantha. She was happy that Nick had left, but not when she realized her mother felt completely different.“Samantha, he deserved it”, said Thomas. “Your husband was a fool for giving you this cheap necklace, I'm gonna put it in the trash for you to save you the effort of doing it yourself”.He reached out his hand to take it, but she quickly pulled it to her chest as if it was a valuable treasure.“Never”, she replied, running her hand nervously through her hair.“It's a waste to throw it away. I'll find a pawn shop and exchange it for money”.“Make sure you get a reasonable price for it”, he said silently.He didn't dare touch the necklace again. He knew his sister's fiery temperament too well.Samantha put the necklace back down on the table and examined it closely.She knew she should take her brother's advice and just throw it away, but something about it intrigued her.She wasn't sure if it was because it was the first necklace Brian had bought her or beca
PURCHASE “Of course”, added Nick. “And also promote your company with several of my larger clients, many of whom you may have heard of”.Jeffery was no longer listening. “This man is dancing with death”, he thought. “Excuse me?” Interrupted Jeffery before Nick could continue with his smooth advertising offering.“Would you mind if I just went and made a call?”He picked up his cell phone and pointed at it.“Of course,” answered nick. “Go ahead”.Puzzled, he watched Jeffery leave the room.It seems strange to him that a man who ran his own company would leave the room in the middle of a meeting to make a call.And felt as if he was running off to tell a higher authority about what was going on and to ask for permission to continue.This man is too soft, Nick thought. “He’s Just like Brian,But at least he's running his own company, unlike Brian, who had to marry in order to get anywhere in life.Not that he cared. His main plan was to get a hold of the most powerful gangs in San Clement
SECRET“If you make me talk to him alone again, I think I'll be sick”.“Don't worry, he's got his sights set on my wife”, Brian said in the cold tone. “He will not get away with that”.He didn't care how Nick had made his fortune.What he did care about was that for as long as the man had intentions on Brian's wife, he would personally destroy him.Nick did not attempt to contact Samantha for several days, leaving her MP's at work and at home.Samantha missed traveling in his luxury car. “Do you have to pick me up for work in this rust bucket?” She asked Brian one evening, thinking about how nice it would be to drive home in Nick's car with the roof down.Brian said nothing. He pulled away from the curb and into the rush hour traffic, wondering how a fancier car would get her home any quicker in the rush hour than his car.They drove home to find Brenda waiting for them.She didn't look happy. “Brian, Well, Nick Tomlins was abroad. He made a fortune for himself”. She snapped as they sat
SNARE He looked at Samantha and saw the disappointment in her eyes.Watching her husband and mother fight was just too much for her.He decided to back down for her sake.Brenda could have her money another day and before then learned that there was more to a man than the size of his bank account.“I'm sorry”, Brenda, he said.I was impulsive.He hung his head and tried to sound sincere.“Mom”, he's apologized, " said Samantha sternly. “You will forgive him for my sake”.Brenda stared at them both. “Your apology means nothing to me”, she said. “Then Brian,You don't mean it. You can't even see what you've done wrong.Unless you can give me in cash, the equivalent value of the necklace that Nick gave Samantha, you can leave”.With that, she left the room.”Pack your bags. You wasted space.You're out”.She added as the door slammed behind her.Thomas started to laugh.”This is the last time I have to admit that you're my brother-in-law”, he said. Before he shoveled another spoonful of chili i
DISAPPOINTED She picked up her purse and keys and walked off. Thomas, Brenda and Gary stood in the kitchen and laugh.They had heard the whole exchange between Samantha and Brian and started believing that her marriage to Nick was one step closer.Brian watched her leave.Helplessly, he could do nothing else but go to work himself.He got into his car and went to find Jeffery.An hour later, Brian and Jeffery were drinking coffee in Jeffery's office.Brian told him all about Brenda's ultimatum and how convinced they were that they would evict him later that day.Jeffery laughed so hard that he spilled coffee all over his shirt.“Why did you agree to it?” He asked once his laughter had died down. “You, you know it's a trap, don't you? Your problem is that you let that old bat walk all over you”.“Don't call her an old bat”, snap Brian.“Are you talking about Samantha's mother?”Sorry, said Jeffery quickly.“But you'll still have to explain to her how you got the money”, he added.“You're
USED“Jeffery if you continue to be this flexible, you won't have any business left”, he said at one stage of showing an opportunity to advise a man he considered inferior.“But the more I help you now, the more you'll be able to help me in the future.In the past I only had intentions to stay in the national market, but with your help I might be able to break into an international market”.Nick believed him. “With my foreign contacts, it certainly will be a possibility”, he said. “Leave it to me Nick, you're a genius”.“You'll have more coffee”, said Jeffery. “Brian Bring us more coffee”. Brian walked over with a coffee pot. “Why don't you give us a down payment to show us your commitment to us?” He said.“Quiet!” said Jeffery, feigning anger.“ Don't listen to him, Nick”. You don't need to do that.Nick looked at Brian, his gaze steady.“How much did you have in mind?” He asked. Brian told him a number. It was the same amount of money Nick had spent on the necklace he gave Samantha.
SUPREMACY It also meant that Saka Tosh tended to have strong and friendly relationships across the industry.Brian seemed to see the conclusion Jeffery was coming to.“So if Nick comes to you with a sincere offer you'll accept?” Brian ask.“Of course”, Jeffery replied before frowning. “But he just wrote you a huge check. Why would he be willing to offer me anything else?”“Just latency”, Brian replied mysteriously. As Nick returned to the parking lot, his anger mounted with each step.It was clear that Jeffery and Brian had teamed up to Trick him.He had never taken them seriously before that day and it was coming back to bite him.Buying out the company wasn't an option. He had to think of another way to get the upper hand.He decided to call Lamar Johnson the president of Ramtech.“Hey, Lamar.I'm sorry, I know that I told you that I wanted to cooperate with Saka Tosh Tech.But the other side defaulted.Let me take you out to lunch tomorrow and recommend a more reputable company.How a
EROSSo by giving him a challenge that he couldn't refuse, she assumed he could never succeed.She had found a way to kick him out without being the bad mother in other people's eyes.“Why are you being so stubborn?” Samantha asked.The fact that her husband had been willing to risk their marriage broke her heart. She suspected he finally had enough of her and her family.“If refusing to give up on you or our marriage makes me stubborn, then that's fine by me”, he retorted.Her heartbeat wildly when she understood the meaning of his words. He doesn't want a divorce, she realized happily.He only agreed to the vet because my mother forced him.Nonetheless, she knew his chances of gathering enough money on time would be a nearly impossible challenge.“Don't say things you can't back up”, she whispered.He shook his head.“Let's talk about you first.Are you really so short on money you need to borrow it from other people? Is Jeffery not paying you enough?” He asked.The company's senior execu