JASONI stepped out of the room and shit the door behind me, before standing there, clenching and unclenching my fist.It has been really difficult for me to stay in the same room as Elena and not try to ask her to give me a much deserving explanation on what happened between her and Colton. But I just couldn’t.Now wasn’t the time.For now, I had to face the issue we were having now, which wasn’t just abd issue, but a disastrous problem.I and Tyler had decided that there was no way we could stay in the house after what had transpired there. No matter how hurt I was with Elena, the thought I had of her still staying the the same room, made me feel dazed.I was just waiting till they identified that man do I could strangle him with my bare hands.He had come without an accomplice and has made a point of making it seem like he wasn’t alone. He had trashed everything in his way, had rummaged through the study without actually collecting anything apart from a single sheet of paper, which
JASON“But he doesn’t have a relative.” I found myself saying, before I could actually stop myself.“Well, the man said so himself, so I couldn’t exactly do anything, Richardson.” Mike said. “Anyways, I guess we would talk later. I’m actually heading home now after staying in the hospital for hours nonstop. I really think I deserve this break.” He did sound tired, and I couldn’t blame him. The man worked like a literall machine.“It’s okay, Mike, we’ll talk later. Have a good rest.” I told him and pretty much hung up immediately after that call.I walked to the study where Tyler was and just went in, closing the door behind me. Tyler, who had been busy with whatever it wa that he was doing, looked up at me with a frown.“You don’t look okay.” He said, eyeing me and going back to what he was doing.He had pretty much been working himself to death since we got home, wanting to look for anything, even while the investigators were already doing their jobs. Tyler wasn’t one to sit down and
ELENAI packed my things with Jane tailing behind me. “You should go home and get some rest, Jane. You have been with me for the past few days, and you really need the rest.” I said to Jane as I stood in front of the open suitcase. I had packed enough clothes to last me for at least three weeks. And other essentials too. It was actually getting really late and we were leaning anytime soon.Jane had overworked herself, and I didn’t want her breaking down on me. Despite all of this, we still had to go to work the next morning. The only thing that was going to change, was the house we lived in.I had a love hate relationship with Jason’s penthouse, and it seemed he knew that because Jane had told me that we were moving to a totally new penthouse. And it seemed like Jason had actually forgotten to specify about that when he had come to tell me about moving.“It’s fine, Elena. Like hell am I going to leave you to face all of these on your own.” She said, making me sigh.“I know, and since
UNKNOWN I kinda hated the fact that we had found nothing of real use to us in the two houses we had gone to.Between Thomas, and Paul, one of them had to have hidden the documents we had so desperately searched for. It was those documents that would reverse and undo a lot of things that had happened in the past. And the fact that it was no where to be found, was beginning to irk me a lot.I parked my car front of the average apartment building I had rented, and smiled. Soon. I was going to leave this place and start a new life of our main plan did not work, I hadn’t told my so called partner about the money I had taken. He had always been one to take things slow, and go for the bulls eyes, without looking at other alternatives.I on the other hand, could already see how dangerous what we were doing was. And I needed a backups plan. Which was why I had immediately had Elena transfer that money to me.I got out of the car and put on my smiling face. The face that appeared nice to peopl
JASONI walked into the office feeling tired and exhausted as hell. I didn’t sleep a wink the previous night, and it was telling on me.Tyler and Jane had retired to their room, leaving I and Elena alone. Even Lucinda at some point, had disappeared to go get some rest.I had tried to talk to Elena, but the guilt was still there so I pretended to sleep, and just lay in the bed all night, listening to her as she turned and turned uncomfortably in the bed, until finally, she had slept off.This morning though, I had given the excuse of going earlier to just to check up on the new security team we had assembled for the office. I knew the employees were going to murmur and wonder what was going on, but I wasn’t going to give them any kind of answer whatsoever.I knew we were close to catching who the culprit was. And then our lives could go back to normal.Well, probably.“You sent for me, Sir.” A voice said from behind as I reached the door to my office. So I turned to seen the guard who
ELENAI hadn’t realize what I had done until I saw the red mark on Jason’s lip. It was small, and not so noticeable unless you were looking specifically for it.I had bitten him.And it wasn’t because he had kissed me, but the way he had done it.The amount of possession that’s had gone into that kiss e could only be fueled by anger. And I had felt every bit of anger and resentment in him as he had punished me with his mouth.And there I was, thinking that he had forgiven me and put whatever was going on behind us.“What the heck did you do that for?” Jason asked, his eyes flicking angrily.It was enough to make me cower under his gaze, but hell if I was going to appear weak in front of him.I raised my chin defiantly. “That was me, saying no to you, Jason Richardson. You don’t kiss a woman like you want to punish her.” I said simply, looking him straight in the eye.Gosh, I loved this man so much, but I was not willing to put up with just about anything with him. And now that I thoug
ELENAI didn’t know what I was doing.All I knew was, I had to have my husband inside of me. I was honey as fuck, and I wasn’t sure that was the way it was supposed to be after the long conversation we had just had, but I guess that’s the situation I found myself.I had acted out on impulse a few minutes ago, telling him everything that had happened with Colton. I had known him hen that if I hadn’t done it that time, I wasn’t going to ever have the courage to do it again.And I could hear Jane’s voice egging me on as I started to speak. Even when I wanted to stop.I had seen Jason’s face show signs of jealousy and anger, but he had managed to sit through all of it, until I was done.And where I had expected anger, or at least, an indication that he was not happy with me, after I was done talking, I had been super when he had taken my hands in his like he had done, and told me what he did.“Don’t start what you can’t finish, Elena Richardson,” Jason said, clearing his throat. The hand
JASONI sat in the office with Jane, trying to work on a little problem we were having with two of our plants. For some reason, while Colton had been working as my assistant, he had failed to realize that those particular plants was scheduled for maintenance and would take exactly two days before it could be in use again. And also, he had also omitted that detail when he had been maki g some entries on the particular time we were to make some deliveries.And now, since it was just me, Jane had offered to help me, while Elena was in a meeting. Which I was thankful for, because it was already taking a toll on me. I hated not delivering when I was supposed to.“Do we have any other option? Because at this moment, I think we have run out of every option we have.” I said tiredly.We ventured into a lot of businesses, and while this particular issue wasn’t going to make us actually loose much, but it would affect the other party badly.And I didn’t want that.My father had brought me up in
ELENAI smiled as I looked at my self in the mirror.It had been exactly two weeks since the incident with Colton, and we had resolved a lot of issues.Jason had come to confess to me about what he had hired Colton to do, and the truth was, even if I had been hurt hearing it from him, I had actually known about it. The night before that day, I had been having a very serious headache and had been on my way to the bedroom when I had heard him and Tyler argue about it.But I had also heard him say that he hadn’t gone through with it and had only kept Colton there.I had forgiven him then, because I couldn’t blame him. It wasn’t easy losing your father and then hearing that he had given everything he had to his assistant.Jason had even confessed that he hat thought that I was his father’s mistress and had cast it out of his kind the night we had made love for the first time.It had been a long discussion, but had actually settled a lot of things.And there was something Colton had said t
JASONI didn’t want to believe what Lucinda was saying, but with everything that had been happening for the past few days, I couldn’t not believe her. I would be a fool to give Colton the benefit of a doubt.I had taken care of that man right from the time I had seen him looking all tattered and unkempt. And all that had been a ploy to extract money from me?Well now that he had taken the millions I gave him and the one that he had stolen from Elena. Why couldn’t he just let my family be?“And did he tell you why he was doing all of this to me and my family? Did he tell you why he tried to kill us?” I asked in a raised voice that sent Lucinda cowering away, and hiding her face behind the curtain of her straight blond hair.I had always known there was something off about her. The way she behaved. The way she spoke. The way she kept mostly to herself as if the whole world was against her or something. You had always known.I just hadn’t expected this.“No. I swear he didn’t. Most of th
ELENAI didn’t have to stare at the picture for very long before I realized who it was. Even if I had seen his face only once, I could recognize him from anywhere.The eyes were a dead giveaway.Such dead eyes. Menacing eyes that looked like they had no soul.I could remember the first and only time I had seen his picture and had literally been scared of it the moment I set my eyes on him.It had to be him.“What do you mean by knowing who this man is?” It was Tyler who was asking and I turned to look at him.“Tyler, where is Lucinda?” I asked, lifting myself off Jason’s lap.The both of them looked at me in confusion as I went in search for Lucinda.“She just left. What does that have to do with anything?” Jason, who had gone completely silent, finally spoke, in a cool voice.I looked from Jason to Tyler and sighed, leaning on the kitchen counter as I recalled what had happened the day I had seen that face.“I am telling you, that that man in that picture, is Lucinda’s boyfriend. So
COLTONMy stomach hurt.I couldn’t breathe.I had been running for hours and hours as the police chased after me, showing up at every spot I tried to hide.How had this happened?I had planned everything. It had taken me weeks to do so, but I had put everything in place for the big day. Including all those distractions at Elena’s parents home, and the prank with the him.I had done everything to make sure things went according to plan. But Craig had spooked everything when he had gone inside and probably alerted the police and Jason about what was going on.This was not the first time I had gone to that bank to make a huge transaction. And it was a the fifth time either. But that idiot had chosen to make a big deal out of it. And I wasn’t going to forgive him for what he had done.By the time I was done with Jason and Elena, then i would go to Craig.Deep down though, I knew it was all because of that idiot. He had already made Craig’s transfer that huge sum to his Swiss account. And
JASON“Are you trying to tell me that Colton is involved in this sham too? Because I find that very hard to believe.” Tyler, who was usually reasonable in situation like these, looked like he was about to lose it. And I didn’t blame him. I found it hard to believe too.It was crazy as fuck just thinking about it. In fact, I just wanted to go home and rest already.We had closed all activities today as the police went in search of Colton.He had escaped as soon as Craig had gone into that room to make that call.Probably had panicked when Craig spent a little over a few minutes in his bid to reach me.“I’m as confused as you are, Tyler.” I said, as the guilt that always ate me up began to resurface again.We were currently on our way home as we had closed really early and had decided to head home and wait for any news on the police chase that was going on right as we spoke.“Do you know if he had any kind of animosity towards you are something?” Jane asked from the seat opposite us. S
ELENAI couldn’t even believe what was going on as I looked from one brother to the next. What were the odds?I knew it definitely wasn’t a coincidence that the same to y Richardson was the one who had rendered my family broke beyond repair, and had run off with my fathers vast wealth, to go do whatever he liked with it. That was as far as I knew at the moment. My father had claimed that he had known nothing about his were abouts, until his death in that plane crash. “Something doesn’t just feel right about all of this.” Tyler said, looking from me, to Jason, who had gone really quiet ever since he had told me that Tony was his uncle.I cleared my throat and looked at them. “I mean, I’m not trying to say anything to worsen the situation or make anyone suspicious of anyone. But do you think the three of them knew each other?” I asked, staring pointedly at Jason. His frown had been increasing by the minute.“I don’t know, because the only person alive out of the three men, is Thomas.
JASON“What are you talking about?” I asked Jane, dropping the file that I had picked up, babk in its place in the shelf.I made my way over to the computer with a huge frown on my face.What the heck did she mean by me having Elena’s father’s enemy’s picture in her phone?“This man right here.” Jane said, as soon as I reached and saw what she was talking about.But I was in for a shocker, and not just because of who she was pointing to, but what she had referred to him as. “But that’s my uncle.” I said, shaking my head. It was the picture I had taken at Elena’s fathers house with my phone. And since most of the things save in my phone went straight to my email, it automatically showed in my computer which had my email in it.And the picture was one of those things.Jane looked at me like I was mad. “No. I can recognize Tony Richardson anywhere_ “ she paused and looked from me to the picture. “Wait a minute. You are Richardson. And he is Richardson.” Her finger pointed from the me to
JASONI sat in the office with Jane, trying to work on a little problem we were having with two of our plants. For some reason, while Colton had been working as my assistant, he had failed to realize that those particular plants was scheduled for maintenance and would take exactly two days before it could be in use again. And also, he had also omitted that detail when he had been maki g some entries on the particular time we were to make some deliveries.And now, since it was just me, Jane had offered to help me, while Elena was in a meeting. Which I was thankful for, because it was already taking a toll on me. I hated not delivering when I was supposed to.“Do we have any other option? Because at this moment, I think we have run out of every option we have.” I said tiredly.We ventured into a lot of businesses, and while this particular issue wasn’t going to make us actually loose much, but it would affect the other party badly.And I didn’t want that.My father had brought me up in
ELENAI didn’t know what I was doing.All I knew was, I had to have my husband inside of me. I was honey as fuck, and I wasn’t sure that was the way it was supposed to be after the long conversation we had just had, but I guess that’s the situation I found myself.I had acted out on impulse a few minutes ago, telling him everything that had happened with Colton. I had known him hen that if I hadn’t done it that time, I wasn’t going to ever have the courage to do it again.And I could hear Jane’s voice egging me on as I started to speak. Even when I wanted to stop.I had seen Jason’s face show signs of jealousy and anger, but he had managed to sit through all of it, until I was done.And where I had expected anger, or at least, an indication that he was not happy with me, after I was done talking, I had been super when he had taken my hands in his like he had done, and told me what he did.“Don’t start what you can’t finish, Elena Richardson,” Jason said, clearing his throat. The hand