“Blake, it’s hard for me to be the bearer of bad news, especially in front of others, but you should look deeper into this. If Claire was unfaithful to you, I will not pry but know I will be there for you like you were there for me.” Joan said, smiling with sincerity placing her hand over his for comfort.Not to be outdone, Sara also placed her hand over his other hand to show her comfort toward him. Not knowing the details of his and Claire’s falling out. They had a silent meal and bid farewell to Joan as Blake and Sara entered the limo for the evening. Blake was silent the whole way as they sped through the city’s traffic and ended up at Sara’s home. Before getting out, Sara looked at Blake and smiled.“Blake, no matter what, I’ll always be there for you and never stray. I love you dearly.” With that, she gave Blake a passionate kiss goodnight, left the limo’s comforts, and entered her home.Blake told the driver to head to the Lotus Suits for the night. When he entered his suite, T
Claire woke the following day to the sound of her phone ringing beside her bed.“Hello.”“Claire Dalton, where have you been? It’s already Tuesday. Have you forgotten that you have a department to run?” George Weston asked on the other end.“Grandfather, I’m sorry that I haven’t been to work. I’ve been under the weather lately.” Claire explained.“Oh, I see. When do you think you will be able to return?” George asked, softening his tune.“The doctor said I should return to work next week.” Claire continued, not wanting to return until her condition was fully healed.“Well, that’s fine. I’ll assign someone temporarily to take your place for now. How is it coming between you and Blake? Has he forgiven you yet? I haven’t heard from you or your mother.”“He has returned, and his clothes are here, but due to my condition, he is staying with Tabitha at The Lotus Suites for the time being.”“Good, that sounds like the right step for the time being. Do you want someone to come and help your m
The morning was busy for Blake and Sara as the deliveries were distributed, and soon, it was time for lunch. Sara declined this time and stayed at the office to catch up on the business dealings, as Blake then made his way to the Villa to change into his business attire. When Blake arrived, he entered the home to find that it had not been kept, as usual when he was in charge of the chores.“I don’t have time for this,” Blake muttered as he went to the bedroom, passing Julie on the couch watching her programs.“Blake, you’re back. Claire has been missing you. Why haven’t you come back?” Julie asked, prying herself from the couch.“Julie, I don’t have time for a discussion, I’m running late, and I need to change for an important meeting,” Blake explained his arrival.Julie frowned at Blake because, in the past, he would address her as mom or mother, and now he’s calling her by her first name. Though she would scold him for it, this showed how far Blake became towards them.“Blake, when
Blake left the villa, returned to his car, looked back at home, and smiled. Returning to Elon Trust before one, he entered his office and called Susan.“This is the afternoon itinerary a Miss. Dalton has arrived and is waiting to see you.” Susan said, handing Blake the tablet.Blake only nodded as he went over his day’s schedule, then handed the tablet back to Susan.“Send her in,” Blake said and started working on his computer.Tabitha entered the office and showed a lot of confidence this time. She had reworked her resume and had more confidence in her work. Blake continued to work on his computer, not looking at Tabitha. After a few seconds, Blake stopped what he was doing and extended his hand for her resume. Tabitha handed her work to Blake, and in doing so, he motioned for her to take a seat.“Miss. Dalton, it shows here that you acquired a business that became very profitable since your acquisition. Is this correct?” Blake asked, putting her resume down.“That is correct. As yo
“I don’t listen to you; I only listen to Mr. Weston. My name is Consuela Shushue. I will take care of this atrocity from now on.”Consuela said, looking at the disaster she had to clean.“Mother, what’s all the shouting?” Claire made her way into the living area from her room.“This woman barged into our home and claimed she would cook and clean for us,” Julie said, squinting her eyes at the woman with suspicion.“Right. Grandfather said that he was going to be sending someone over. With all that happened with Blake, I totally forgot to mention it to you.”“Well, if it’s father, then it’s different,” Julie said, ignoring Consuela and returning to the couch.“I’m sorry for my mother, and please excuse the condition of the home, I’ve been under the weather lately, and my husband was the one who took care of the home, but he’s been away,” Claire said apologetically to the woman.“It’s quite alright, and I will begin in the kitchen and prepare lunch for you,” Consuela said, heading toward
“I miss grampa,” Tabitha said, excited about returning as she placed her plate with his.“I also arranged to bring the herbs and plants into the small world to begin refining pills and potions.” Blake continued as he washed his plate.“Well, we did say we would help Sara with her cultivation, but how long will we be there?” Sylvia asked as she also placed her dish into the sink.“Until Sara cultivated her core and solidified it. When we enter, you two must remove your bracelets and begin cultivating your golden cores.” Blake said, continuing to wash the dishes as they arrived.“Not to be a party pooper, but we have work in the morning. How long will it take?” Sara asked, also placing her dish into the sink.“You didn’t explain it to her?” Blake asked.“I thought you did,” Sylvia said.“The small world is in a different time than we are. One day here equals one year there.” Blake explained.“So a few minutes and hours equals weeks and months,” Sara said, thinking about the time differe
“Grampa, so it takes less time for Sylvia and Tabitha to cultivate due to them being spirit vessels? I wonder what make’s them more unique?” Sara was asking.“Their medians and dantian are more significant than yours and mine, and there seems to be an attraction of more spiritual Qi that gets drawn into their bodies,” Blake explained as he arrived.“You have been gone for a few days,” Sara said, looking at Blake’s arrival.“Sorry, I forgot about Tabitha’s stuff being delivered. Here let me see how you are.” Blake said, reaching out to feel her pulse.After he felt her pulse, Blake smiled and nodded, acknowledging her condition.“I’m happy that you have created your core and solidified it. Now we need to get you to expand it, create your golden core, and catch up with Tabitha and Sylia.” Blake said, smiling.“It seems that I will be lagging. Grampa said it only took Tabitha and Sylvia a few hours to get their cores, and It has taken me a month.” Sara complained.“Yes, we both have to w
Betty and Carol had left the comforts of the counter to investigate the little garden when the scene changed again, and the thunder exploded, making the sisters return quickly under the counter.Soon the freak weather dissipated, and the two sisters came back out of the counter and looked in the direction of their little garden. The pillars were still there, and as they entered the hedged path, they looked into the sky in case the weather came back, but the sky was clear as if nothing had happened.“Betty, what happened? Look, there is nothing to show for the lightning strikes. I guess those pillars worked because the garden was like before.” Carol commented as they entered the garden to see if there was any damage.“Good thing. I wouldn’t like to call Blake and report the garden being destroyed again. You know how he likes this peaceful area.” Betty said, looking around. “Let’s go. There is nothing wrong, and my ears are still ringing.”The sisters returned to the lobby, and the staf