His answer earned him a painful punch at his jaw that had him tasting his own blood. "I will ask again Mr. Riley, what brings you to Yardstin." Simon repeated his question. "I came to see Paige Patterson, my girlfriend." He finally replied, almost crying. "I'm listening." Simon urged. "I already told you everything. I came to see Paige." He replied, almost in tears. "And what business do you have with Fiona Reuben?" Simon asked again. Stefan became silent when he heard the question. He didn't know how best to answer. In fact, he was scared, bruised and tired already. His silence earned him another punch from Bruce giving him a swollen jaw. Charles was about adding his own punch when he shouted. "I'll talk please, no more. I will answer all your questions." He replied, weeping uncontrollably. "The mother contacted me and asked if I wanted to make some extra cash without doing much and I told her yes. So she made me an offer. She asked me to distract Paige and make her forgive me
"Sunflower, eat your breakfast, it's way past breakfast hour. We will talk more after breakfast." He replied in a soft voice. His face, expressionless, making it impossible to read him and understand what he might be feeling.Paige couldn't help it. Simon was cold towards her. Giving her short curt answers. That only meant he was still mad at her. She continued eating as the awkward silence lingered. "Are you mad at me for some reason?" She finally asked. "No," he replied. Why would I be mad at you?" He asked feigning ignorance. "Because you are barely speaking to me. You used to talk a lot when we were together. I'm not used to hearing you make a few curt sentences only." She replied and looked up at Simon who still maintained a straight face. "I'm just a bit exhausted." He replied. "I will just go to my room for a quick nap and allow you to eat. See you later in the day." He said standing up. "Okay." Paige replied in a low and worried tone, watching him leave for his room. It
Simon fell ass down on his bed feeling dejected, once she left. He had just removed Stefan from the picture entirely which Paige ought to thank him for. Now Tedson seems to be not just an ordinary obstacle. Even as he prayed fervently that Tedson will eventually lose Paige in the long run, yet he knew that the possibility of such ever happening might be very slim. He had observed how Paige's eyes lightened up whenever she was speaking of Frankie. So Simon knew that Tedson would never go away unless Paige decides to move away from him. But he just didn't know how to make that possible. Any average human will find Tedson boring but then, Paige wasn't an average human. She was his crush, the most beautiful girl he has ever met. Their last conversation kept ringing a bell in her head. He has become so attached to her that he was so scared of losing her. But he knew going after her and pleading every day wasn't an ideal thing to do either.Maybe she prefers the old Simon, he thought. Bu
"But you are not with your things. No big bag, what about your clothes? I thought you changed your mind or something." He said to her."There are clothes I can change into over there. It's really not necessary to carry a big bag." She replied "I'll be back first thing Monday morning." She added. In order not to explode with anger, Simon took a sip from the bottle of water, always made available for him beside his seat. He glanced at Paige from the corner of his eyes, wondering what came over her or where he went wrong. With the current situation, he needs to keep reminding himself that Paige now wants an employer - employee type of relationship. So, he needs to act accordingly. The ride to Crescent Fall continued with absolute silence except for the faint giggles from Paige every now and then, while she went through her gallery, viewing the images she took earlier. "You know there are better ways to tell me what you want than ignoring me and acting like I don't exist." He said not h
"Attaboy!" Noah exclaimed. "You Simon, you are a genius in a man's body. What you see in seconds, I myself might not get to see it even in years. You have your father's gift to decipher opportunities when you see one. No matter who or what they disguise as." Noah complimented.Simon smiled. He recalled how Noah stood up for his family when they lost Theodore and how he helped him fish out and kill some of the culprits, especially the Emersons. "You could get some acres there as well and maybe expand your business. You can develop something good. " He said, picking a glass of drink from the bartender who presented a tray to them. The host picked up a glass as well, and laughed hilariously. "I wonder how many acres they have left. Because, the Simon I know would buy as much as they have." Noah said. This made Simon chuckle. We can cut out a good deal." Simon started. "You can buy from me. I won't sell at an expensive rate, at least not to you. The price will be extremely affordable an
"I can't force her to be with me. She's an adult. Any choice she makes, goes. Why did you alter the contract?""I was looking out for you, I'm sorry." She apologized, knowing that her brother might get upset with such behavior from her. "That's fine, I will find a way to fix it. He said."What, what will you do?"Nothing you should concern yourself with." He said. "Meanwhile, I will be in my ranch at Galvile tomorrow.""And the Mansion? Is something wrong at the mansion? I'm bringing Emily home on Tuesday. I have no doubt that she would love to see you when she gets back. What should I tell her if she asks you?"You don't have to tell her anything. I will see her at your place tomorrow before leaving. So, don't get yourself worked up." He took a sip of his wine."You know, when I heard those things about Paige, I really didn't care. I was just okay with the fact she was there for you and that was all that really mattered to me. But hearing everything you told me and seeing her today,
He went back to the garden and they almost bumped into each other. "Frankie, where have you been? Paige has been looking for you for a while now." He asked, pretending not to have seen him earlier. "I had an important business call that I needed to take." Frankie replied. "Where is she now?" "In her room. She said she was tired and chilly and she wanted to have a warm bath and probably rest as well." Fe replied. "Great!." Said Frankie. "I'll go see her." He said, walking past his brother to the house. Just then Fe spotted Fiona with one of the guests. Her shoes caught his attention. It was a shiny gold glitters sandal, the very same sandal he saw while hiding earlier. Franklin walked up to Paige's room and waited for her to open the door after pressing the doorbell. Barely seconds later, Paige was at the door staring at him wide eyed. "Frankie." She was happy that he was finally done with Business. "Hey princess." Frankie called with a warm smile. "Can I come in?" He asked. "Su
She waited for an answer but got none. When it was obvious that he was going to be silent on her, she snapped at him immediately. "Lawyer said you may have fallen in love. And please, do not blame her. I almost choked it out of her mouth." She said, "Is she the reason you ain't sleeping at night?" Simon smiled dryly twitching his lips to the side reluctantly. "I don't know really, I don't know if it's okay for a girl to make me feel this way." He said in a tired and very subtle voice. "I mean life shouldn't be this complicated. There are lots of girls out there, I shouldn't allow myself to get stuck on one right?" He asked seriously, hoping for an answer. Bridget smiled at his question. "You know, no matter how archaic you think this sounds, your mother and I believe that there is always just one life partner for everyone and when you come across them, you'll never remain the same and you won't have the power to control your feelings. I need you to remember that love is a beautiful