“Maybe a little. As you can see, my attire isn’t what it should be.” Claire said, pulling away from Tabitha’s embrace.“Oh, isn’t that brother’s shirt?” Tabitha exclaimed when she noticed and looked at Blake talking to the police giving his statement.“Jill, these men are not waking up. We need to call an ambulance for them.” One policeman said, walking to the policewoman still writing down Blake’s testimony.“Didn’t you say all you did was knock them out? Why aren’t they awake?” Jill suspiciously looked at Blake.Blake placed his hand behind his head and smiled. “Don’t know, maybe I hit them a little too hard? They were about to rape my wife, you know.”“Humph, okay, call it in and get these men treatment. I still need their testimony to see what took place here.”“What do you mean? Those, those hooligans attacked my sister, and you don’t know what’s happening?” Tabitha was furious at the policewoman for her words.“Please calm down, Miss. I’m saying we need to get all the evidence w
“Sylvia, I’m sorry, but an emergency with Claire has delayed my arrival. I promise I’ll make it up to you and Tabitha tomorrow.” Blake glanced at Claire, who had fallen asleep in the passenger seat.“Emergency? Is everyone okay?” Sylvia’s tone softened when she heard that there was trouble.“Yes, all is well, for the moment. It’s late, and you can use my suite for the night. I’ll be arriving later, and I’ll try not to wake you when I arrive.” Blake answered.“Okay, be careful.” Sylvia then hung up the conversation.Claire was fully awake when she heard Blake’s and Sylvia’s conversation. He would meet with another woman, and she didn’t know how to feel about that. She could also see her sister getting closer to him, and she was getting conflicting emotions. She remembered his protective embrace when she was thrown into the pit of despair. He came like a hero, saving me, the men who threatened her didn’t have a chance, and he saved her.Claire remembered all the times she was with this
A few minutes passed, and they finally removed their embrace and walked out of the bathroom, only to be met with Blake on the couch, sleeping while sitting up with his mouth agape and a little drool in the corner of his mouth. The two women smiled at their hero.“He looks like a kid while he’s sleeping, doesn’t he,” Tabitha said adoringly.“So, this is my hero? Hehe, he’ll get a cramp if we let him continue like this.” Claire said as she nudged him on his shoulder.Blake awoke to the two sisters next to him, and he smiled.“When did I deserve to have two angels by my side?” Blake said as he got off the couch, placing his hand behind his sore neck.“How do you feel?” He also asked in front of Claire.“I’m fine. Tabitha helped a great deal.” Claire said, reaching out and holding onto Tabitha’s hand.“Well, that’s good. Then I shall be on my way. I’ll see you tomorrow, have a good rest. We can’t have you looking like the dead when presenting the presentation.”Blake made his way towards
Sylvia awoke with the smell of breakfast and slowly got out of bed. She entered the suite’s dining area, looked at Blake’s back, and smiled. ‘How great it would be if she would wake up every morning to this scene.’“How was your night? I didn’t wake you in my late arrival, did I?” Blake asked as he was still preparing the meal, with his back towards her.“Huh, what? No, I slept throughout the night. What happened that delayed you?” Sylvia asked through her thoughts being interrupted.“Someone is plotting against Claire, and I interrupted them last night.” Blake then turned and started to place the breakfast on the table.“Is it involving the investment for the entertainment business?” Sylvia asked, looking at all the delicious foods Blake had laid out.“Partially, there is a mole in the company, and he wants to harm my wife in the process,” Blake said as he sat down next to her.“So, what are you going to do about it?” Sylvia started to eat her breakfast.“Nothing.”“Nothing? This is
To confess to her sister was one thing, but confessing to his family was another. Just then, Tabitha walked into their conversation.“Sylvia, are you bullying my sister?” Tabitha asked, looking at the scene in front of her.“No, she came back from the kitchen all flustered, and I asked if she was falling for Blake. We all know the terms of the contract.”“I, I don’t know. It’s complicated.” Claire finally answered the two women in front of her softly and made her way into her room.“Sister is confused right now. All she has ever known was to look down on brother, and now he’s done something that no other has done.” Tabitha explained as she watched her sister enter her room.“And what’s that?”“Being a hero,” Tabitha said as she went back to the bathroom to wash. Before the two women were ready, Blake had entered the dining area with the plates of food for breakfast and laid them down before returning to clean the kitchen.Tabitha returned and sat at the table to enjoy her meal. A few
“Miss. Dalton, is this what you have planned for the presentation to the CEO of Elon Trust? I understand that a mishap happened last night, and maybe you didn’t have your mind on the ultimate goal. As I see here, it’s a bit lacking.” Said Mr. Weaster Sleizer, a balding middle-aged man with bifocals that he took off to look at Claire.Mr. Weaster Sleizer was a senior board member with many members under him. The board members, who were his backers, began to agree with him. Soon all the members were behind him in their assessment of the presentation.“Sir, if you would point out the flaws within the presentation, my team could get on the corrections as soon as possible so we can present it.” Claire began her rebuttal.“Miss. Dalton, it’s lacking in the data and the overall sloppy workmanship. We will discuss this at the next board meeting and assign a more reliable team to present our wishes on the investment to Elon Trust. Maybe we can get Henry here, and his team before the business g
Blake had looked at his friend’s body when he shook his hand and found that he was a good candidate to start training his body with authentic martial arts, not the watered-down version that the military trained.“Here is a breathing exercise and skilled moves to get you started. We have only a month to get you into better shape, and you need to stop drinking, which hinders your flow for the time being.” Blake explained and handed him a booklet that he had prepared beforehand. He would utilize the information given to him from the inheritance and begin to copy them on paper.Dean left the office, leaving Mr. Wheaton still dazed by what he had witnessed.“Is there something that you want to say?” Blake asked Mr. Wheaton.“Young Master, how could you transfigure this power, and could you train many in this skill?” Mr.Wheaton asked.“Yes, why? Do you want to learn this power as well?”“I dare not. I’m too old, and I believe my time has sailed, but my only son has a daughter Kelly Wheaton.
George stayed silent for a while and then described what had happened that night. He let her know about Anderson’s outrageous demands for the marriage and why he had to have her get married the next day to Blake. Tabitha then sat there and pondered the news with shock and then anger.“That’s outrageous, but grandfather, do you know she still harbors feelings for this Steve Anderson?”“Sigh, yes, I was hoping that these three years with Blake would spark love between them. If not, at least an understanding of marriage. Who knew how stubborn your sister is.”Tabitha stayed silent, knowing all Blake’s troubles in the past, and was very melancholy.“Ask him if all this could be related,” Tabby asked Tabitha in her mind.“What do you mean?” Tabitha asked her sister.“It’s unusual that the Anderson family would want all those shares for a betrothal gift and put Dynasty Entertainment in a dire situation.”“Grandfather, could all this be related?” Tabitha finally asked, looking into her grand