Seeing the woman, Blake quickly entered the booth and closed the door in embarrassment. Julie and Claire got over their shock at seeing Blake in the little swimsuit and looked over at Miss. Wilson.“Joan, what are you doing here?” Julie asked when she saw her friend.“Watching a strip show, I thought,” Joan said, smiling at the two.“Don’t mind him. He was only joking around.” Julie continued trying to make light of the situation.“Well, can I stay and watch whatever he is doing?”“Sorry, Mrs. Wilson. I was only playing around with my wife, and I didn’t expect you or any other woman to enter the men’s wear.” Blake said, exiting the booth with his pants on this time.“Don’t be embarrassed. I was young once also. And believe you me, you have nothing to be embarrassed about. I only came in to get a gift for my grandfather. Then was treated to some eye candy.” Joan continued to tease Blake with a wink.“Well, I’ll continue with my selections more privately; nice seeing you again,” Blake
Blake, Julie, and Claire left the facilities and headed back into the limo. Upon entering, Helen broke the silence. “Where to now, sir?”“Mercy General,” Julie said without any hesitance.“Sir?”“Do as she says. We will go and get a checkup for Claire.” Blake agreed with Julie. If he didn’t, he would never hear the end of it.Blake was silent as they drove to the medical clinic, as Claire snuggled into Blake’s arms lovingly. Blake looked at Claire with closed eyes and brushed her hair away from her face. He went into deep thought.‘What the hell is wrong with me today? I’m more attracted to Claire than I have ever been since we got together. It has to be her sensual aura, but it never affected me with Tabitha and Sylvia until they condensed their cores. Claire hasn’t even begun cultivating and creating her dantian, much less her core. It has to be something within her that’s causing this attraction. If I don’t stifle the aura, this will cause a significant problem.’Blake then placed
“Do you have some more samples? I want to analyze her DNA makeup and see what we come up with.” Michale said, handing over the report back to Millie. “This is very good. We will need to keep an eye on her for the time being. When is her next checkup?”“She comes every month to be checked for her vaginal hymen is still intact.”“Well, that’s strange in itself; why is she adamant about this testing?”“Confidential, sorry. I can’t divulge this.” Millie said with a smile.“Okay, well, we still need to look at her samples. Let her know everything is fine and she is very healthy. I need to run a few more tests.” Michael said and headed more into the lab, where the samples were kept.Claire was called into her doctor’s office and was given the good news. She was healthy, and nothing was found in the test results. The doctor handed her the results, and she left feeling ecstatic. When Claire entered the waiting room, she ran up to Blake and jumped into his arms, giving him a passionate kiss an
“Stepmother, father, what brings you here? I know it’s not to visit. You ignored us for years.” Claire said with her arms crossed her chest.“Maybe we could enter and discuss this more in detail, and this is not the appropriate place to have this discussion with outsiders around,” Lucas said, eyeing Blake.“You bastard and slut are not allowed into our home! If you have anything to say, say it now, or get the hell out!” Julie exclaimed.The stepmother frowned, glared at Julie, and was about to say something when Lucas interrupted her.“Stay calm, dear. Remember why we are here.” Lucas said, patting his wife’s hand to soothe her temper.“As I said, I have a fantastic opportunity for Tabitha, and if you can get rid of the excess baggage, an opportunity for Claire as well,” Lucas said, thumbing at Blake.“What are you spouting about?” Julie asked, with hostility still in her voice.“That’s why I want to discuss this in a more private environment, and it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
“Isn’t your husband an Elon, Claire?” Her father asked, pushing what Tabitha said to the side.“He’s from the side branch of the family, from the countryside,” Claire stated.“Good, good.” Lucas sighed internally. If Blake were a prominent figure of the Elon family from the Capital, this would hinder his plans.“Your grandfather is close to the Carlson family’s patriarch and has arranged a meeting for the two of you with the first and second grandsons of the Carlton family. The men ….”“This is outrageous!” Tabitha screamed at her father. Knowing why he had come, she was upset and disgusted over her father’s proposal, with Claire also responding.“I’m already married.”Julie stayed quiet during the whole ordeal. She wanted this for her children—a family with power and wealth. The Carlson family had all these and more, and her daughters would live as queens in a family with this type of upbringing; Julie was ecstatic over the news.“Regardless, you two will accompany me to Shangri-la R
Claire stared at her mother and, soon, wide-eyed and mouth agape; the realization of what Julie had said set in, but Tabitha only frowned. She and her grandfather were the only ones who knew Blake’s identity. Maybe with this crisis, Blake would reveal his true identity to Claire. Too many secrets are being withheld from Claire, and Tabitha is feeling uncomfortable.Blake left the area and pondered for a few minutes before he made a call.“Elon residence, how can I help you?” Jenkin’s voice was met on the other end.“Jenkins, is grandfather available?”“Yes, young master, please wait.”A few minutes elapsed when Blake finally heard his grandfather’s voice on the other end.“My boy, what do you need?”“I need information on the Dalton family. Claire and Tabitha’s father arrived unexpectedly.”“Dalton, we had dealings with the Dalton family; they should almost be bankrupt. They wanted to suppress business dealings for lucrative investments and overreached their assets. I’ll send you the
Being engrossed in her thoughts, the pot began to overflow, and only the sizzle of the liquid hitting the burner brought her back. She quickly got the pot off the heat, took control of the situation, and cleaned the mess. After a few minutes, the meal was finished, and she separated it into two bowls for them and brought it to the table.“Soup’s on. Literally. He, he.” Sara said, placing the bowls of vegetable soup on the table.“Oh, good. I haven’t had a home-cooked soup since____forever.” Blake said, placing his hand on his chin to reflect on the last time he had soup.“Well, I hope you can enjoy it,” Sara responded, sitting in her seat.Blake sat and began cooling his soup and giving it a taste. Amazement was shown on his face as he tasted the meal.“Wow. This soup is great. Thank you.” Blake complimented her meal with a smile. “I look forward to eating more of your meals in the future.”Sara only nodded in response and looked in her bowl, and when she did, she decided to tell him
“Can you believe him?” Sara said, irritated.“What? I think he took it quite well.” Sylvia said, continuing with her drink.“He wasn’t even in the slightest upset.”“I told you, Blake is understanding. Your first thought was being frightened that he would get upset but look at him. He was fine, with not an ounce of hostility towards us. Now you are upset that he didn’t get upset; he only….” Sylvia said, and then in the middle of her sentence, she turned in the direction of Blake’s room.Sylvia remembered. When Claire betrayed him, he disappeared for a few days.“OH SHIT, BLAKE! BLAKE!” Sylvia yelled out and knocked frantically on his door. When no one answered, she opened the door to an empty room.“Didn’t he want to sleep? Where is he?” Sara asked, following Sylvia into the room.“Dam, he went into the small world.”“Why the small world?”“I didn’t think. Blake always took a shower before he went to bed, and this time he went straight into his bedroom to escape.”“Escape?” Sara asked