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
ELENAI walked into the huge building that was Richardson Industries, hoping against all hope, that I still had my job, and won’t be thrown into the curb like a piece of shit.Changes.I wasn’t one who liked too many changes around me, since I loved to live in my comfort zone. But a few days ago, things had changed so drastically, and I was forced to go along with it.The CEO of Richardson industries, my boss, had died. And it had come as a huge shock to all of us, especially me, since I was his personal assistant, when we had heard that he had been battling colon cancer. Something that I wasn’t aware of, until the very next day after he died, when the family had released a press statement concerning his death.Paul Richardson had been like a father to me, taking me under his wing and bringing me up to be the person I was presently. If his death hadn’t affected my colleagues, it had affected me greatly. But the question of why he hadn’t told me about his sickness was something that
ELENAI should have just stayed in my office.Because the moment I walked in, splattering my nonsense about that damn note, everywhere became silent. And I was suddenly faced with three pairs of eyes, all staring at me.But one in particular stood out, and try as I might, I couldn’t get myself to look away.He was here.I mean, he had to be. It was his father’s company after all.He did look different from how he did before. And good different. He had grown some beards, which had definitely added to his sexiness.I would have continued with my scrutiny, if someone had not cleared his throat in the room, making me blink and turn sharply in the direction of the sound.The older man in the room, adjusted his glasses and glanced at me briefly, before looking at the file that was opened in front of him.I frowned.What the hell was I doing here? And why had he left a note for me?Other than a ‘I left it in your office, since your phone was switched off’, he had said nothing about the note.
ELENAI Looked at Jason like he had just run mad.Actually he had, because I certainly didn’t just hear him propose such nonsense to me. It was enough that the will was as real as anything. But going ahead with Paul’s games? Hell no!“I don’t know what you are doing asking me to marry you. But I’m just going to have to decline, because I can not do it.” I told him with all honesty.At the moment, I couldn’t even remember that I had a long term crush on him, and that he was standing right in front of me now.All I could think of, was how to get the hell out of this place. My head was pounding and I could feel the migraine coming up.“Elena! There is no way I’m letting you leave without saying yes to me! It’s my fucking life we are talking about here. Heck, I don’t even know you! But we have to do this or my family will lose everything. Every fucking thing!” Jason literally bellowed, gesturing wildly for emphasis.I paused, just staring at him with disbelief. “I don’t even think you al
JASONI adjusted my suit jacket and my tie, waiting patiently for Elena. I didn’t know what had finally convinced her, but it was way past 9:00pm, when she had called me, and I had wasted no time booking us a table at a restaurant, close to where she lived. I had chosen that exact place so she wouldn’t have an excuse not to come.But I was damn nervous as hell. And that was just saying the least. The past hours had been so stressful for me, with me making a lot of arrangements. If by any chance, Elena agreed to my terms, I would have to rearrange my whole life to fit in what I suspected was very much my present.I was still just staring at the door blankly, when I spotted her.Gosh..Why did she have to take my breath away, just by looking at her.The woman was just…beautiful..And I wasn’t talking about ordinary beauty. She glowed. Literally.As she sighted me and started to make her way towards me, I watched as her hips swayed in accordance with her step.How was she walking like
ELENA I read the words written there over and over again, to make sure I wasn't dreaming or in some kind of a movie. Things like these only happened in movies, and books, not in my reality.I looked up at Jason, appalled."Why do we need to sign a contract?" I asked, knowing fully well that I sounded out of sorts and ridiculous.I knew there would be an agreement, but not a full contract that looked to be at least ten pages long.Jason shook his head, looking at me with irritation. "Well that's what you get for involving yourself with my father. Now read and sign, so we could get past this stage." He hissed, sounding like he was calm. But I could hear the malice and accusations in his voice.I swallowed and started to read.I was doing this just so my conscience would be clear, and nothing else. At least that was what I was telling myself.But deep down, there was something.... something that yearned for..Oh no...don't go there Elena!I scolded myself. 1. You must live together, in
ELENAI had taken a damn cab to this place!I hissed as I picked up the file and my purse and started to make my way out of the restaurant, feeling a annoyed as hell.Jason had suddenly switched up on me like I was part of his problem.Well, I was, in a way..But still..I didn't like the fact that he had just left like that, catching me off guard. He even sounded pissed at me. What was my sin now?If only I had kept my mouth shut.One minute, we were talking about celibacy, and the next minute, he was running out of the room like his pants were on fire."Damn you, Paul." I hissed under my breath. If not for the situation my boss out me in, I was sure I would be on my bed, laying down comfortably and not having to worry about something as ridiculous as this.I stood at the entrance and looked at my phone, checking the time. 11.04pm. shit! It was really late.I placed the phone back in my purse, ready to wave down a can I saw making its way towards me, when a car just drove and stopp
JASONThe sight I met when I got to my hotel room was definitely one that I didn't need, or expect in the first place.The scent hit me, as soon as I opened the damn door of the hotel room. I knew that scent, and it belonged to only one person. And that was because she had made that crazy perfume with her own hands.There, on my couch in the suite, lay the last woman I wanted to see at the moment.Bethany.And as soon as I shut the door, she awakened from the little nap she was taking, tuning to stare at me directly. "Hello...Jason." she drawled, flashing me her signature smile.One that would have made me smile back in a normal day. But nothing has been normal since today, so I just narrowed my eyes at her."What are you doing here? And how did you get in?" I asked, not even feeling the least bit remorseful at the tone I was using on her.I had planned to have a long shower, and just jump into the bed, naked, and wrapped in the soft duvet in my bed. I definitely hadn't been planning
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