Jon and Stephanie had dinner together in her suite. They never went out to the main lobby, or anywhere else to avoid the public eye. They had to make sure that Vivian would never have an idea that they were following her, else they may never catch her. He got back to his suite after they had eaten. "Goodnight Jon, I'll see you tomorrow," Stephanie said as he went out of her suite. He got back to his via the main door, and dialled Cathy's number. It was ringing for almost a minute, but got no answer. When he finally gave up, and was about to hang up, a man answered from the other line. "Hello," a man said, but then Jon asked, "Hey, it is Jon. Am I speaking to Jeffrey?" There was silence on the other line, Evan did not know how he would speak to him over the phone. He knew that his daughter had not told Jon yet about their reconciliation. "Hello?" Jon asked again, getting more worried. He worried as he knew that only Anna and Jeffrey would be with her, but there was a man with an unfa
Luke Martin was waiting in the visiting area, when Allison Albertson walked in. "I have been waiting for you for hours," he said. She took a seat across him and placed her hands on the metal table. "I assume you already made up your mind," she said to him. The guards went back to their posts, and so she continued. "Have you got an answer? Steph is already out there with Jon, waiting for an opportunity." Luke sighed, "If you make sure I won't be in trouble," she got up and interrupted his talking. "In trouble? I will get you out of here, with half a million dollars, what sort of trouble will you have?" He looked at her, and with a strong voice, he said, "I'm in. Tell me what you want to know about Vivian, I'll give you all the information you need." Allison smiled, went back to her seat and discussed with Luke.******Jon woke up to a ringing phone. He picked it up, with his eyes half closed. "Hello," he said. "Good morning, sir. It's m
The week has quickly passed, and Jon needs to fulfill his word to Charlie. "You will be picking me up later, right?" He looked at his dad with bright eyes, expecting a positive answer. The boy always wanted to spend time with his dad, since they barely spend time together due to Jon's busy schedule. "I will." He said. "I am going to pick you up and we'll have a great dinner at Viu de Monché," he made a deal with him by doing a pinkie swear. He then kissed his son's forehead and waved goodbye. Maurice drove Charlie to school early in the morning, as he usually does. As the family driver, he usually also picks him up in the afternoon and takes him home. Maurice is a very nice man. His calm face wrinkles when he smiles, and Charlie sees him like a second father. As Jon went to the master's and
The opening ceremony went well, and it was not all fun for Jon. His dad made sure he introduces him to a lot of beautiful ladies in the event. Daughters of business partners, some of political families and others from the clientele. Before they headed home, Keith asked his son. "Did you find anybody attractive, at least?" "Well yes, I did." He smiled. "Now that's good," his father smiles at him back, knowing that his son is up to something. "If you happen to like any of the ladies, you can let me know" he whispered and led him off to the car. Jon is not living with his dad. He owns the top floor at a luxurious residential tower in the heart of the city. While his dad went off with a driver, he went home alone, in his unit. "Good evening sir," his housekeeper, Lee, greeted him with a smile. "Good evening," he said in reply. "That event is really tiring" he continued, as he sat on the couch and took of his shoes. "Would you like anything, at all?" Lee asked. "A cup of te
Hours have passed, the young lady from the hotel goes to the supermarket with her uniform on. "Hi, Catherine" a male customer is trying to start a conversation. "How did you..." he cut her off, pointing to the name pin near her chest. "It's a bit awkward when you do not take your name off there, and gets shocked when a cute guy like me calls it" he smiled, looking at her as if he is studying her body. She turned, and went in the opposite direction. "Hey, are you afraid? My name's Luke. We can probably be friends." His tone of voice was not so friendly, and she got really scared. "Oh no, it's almost midnight." she thought to herself as she looked at the wall clock. He followed her and grabbed her by the right arm. "What are you doing?" she almost shouted at him. "I am just trying to make friends," he said, but she noticed however, that his eyes were fixed on her breasts. He was trying to seduce her this time, "I can be very friendly even if you take that name off. Much better if I he
While in the car, Jon has asked her to stay in his suite. "No, sir," she refused his offer, "I will try and find an inn near..." he cut her off, "There's no need for an inn, listen, I do have a room for visitors. You don't have to be afraid." He was trying to assure her that she is safe with him, as he has sensed fear from her eyes. "She is young, and naive," he thought. The car stops in front of a luxury residential tower, they both got out of the car, When they got to the tower, Catherine's eyes opened up with amazement. "Wow!" she whispered as the glass elevator took them to the top floor. It was located at the southwest wing of the building, and the beautiful view from the city is simply irresistible to the eye. Jon continues to study her face from where he stands. He was smiling, and as she looked at him and said, "It's so beautiful!" he simply replied with a smile, and as she gazed back to the scenery, he said, "Indeed, truly very beautiful." They got to the suite, and a
It was a week later and Cathy is doing some errands as usual. Her mother got ill, and she has been thinking about going full time with her job in the hotel. It was an unexpected event in the day when Andrew approached her. "Hi Catherine," "Hi, good morning, Andrew," she replied with a smile. "You have a visitor, he is waiting for you in the lobby." Cathy got confused since she wasn't expecting anybody, "Who is it? I'll drop by after work." She is known to be responsible, finishing her job before she goes off work, but Andrew insisted. "You can't, I mean, it's urgent. Can't wait." He noticed her confusion, and gave her a pat on the shoulder. "It's fine. Jeff will handle it." Jeff, the assistant supervisor for housekeeping is a kind man. He is around his 40s, and at his age he usually sees the young employees as his kids. Cathy drops the mop and goes to the headquarters to neat up, and went to the lobby with Andrew. There is a man, who wa
It was a week later and Cathy is doing some errands as usual. Her mother got ill, and she has been thinking about going full time with her job in the hotel. It was an unexpected event in the day when Andrew approached her. "Hi Catherine," "Hi, good morning, Andrew," she replied with a smile. "You have a visitor, he is waiting for you in the lobby." Cathy got confused since she wasn't expecting anybody, "Who is it? I'll drop by after work." She is known to be responsible, finishing her job before she goes off work, but Andrew insisted. "You can't, I mean, it's urgent. Can't wait." He noticed her confusion, and gave her a pat on the shoulder. "It's fine. Jeff will handle it." Jeff, the assistant supervisor for housekeeping is a kind man. He is around his 40s, and at his age he usually sees the young employees as his kids. Cathy drops the mop and goes to the headquarters to neat up, and went to the lobby with Andrew. There is a man, who wa
"I lost so many pieces, the door wasn't broken, so I've asked your folks to check the security cameras for me." she touched her forehead with her palm. "I apologize," said Jon who was really apologetic of what had happened in his territory. "Will surely take care of this, Viv. I never wanted to disappoint you." "Well apart from the fact that this is quite disappointing," Vivian told him "The guests' safety should always be prioritized, Jon." "Yeah, I know" Jon shook his head, he is aware of being at fault this time. "I'll go ahead, make sure this will be fixed. We've alerted the police, raised heightened security.." she cut him off "I understand, see you later." she kissed him on the cheek and closed her door afterwards. Jon left the area with the two guards who were taking down notes the whole time.After she had closed the door, Vivian went to her most favourite part of the suite, the bedroom. She reached for the bottom drawer and took out a box of oats. "Hello, my ba
Luke Martin was waiting in the visiting area, when Allison Albertson walked in. "I have been waiting for you for hours," he said. She took a seat across him and placed her hands on the metal table. "I assume you already made up your mind," she said to him. The guards went back to their posts, and so she continued. "Have you got an answer? Steph is already out there with Jon, waiting for an opportunity." Luke sighed, "If you make sure I won't be in trouble," she got up and interrupted his talking. "In trouble? I will get you out of here, with half a million dollars, what sort of trouble will you have?" He looked at her, and with a strong voice, he said, "I'm in. Tell me what you want to know about Vivian, I'll give you all the information you need." Allison smiled, went back to her seat and discussed with Luke.******Jon woke up to a ringing phone. He picked it up, with his eyes half closed. "Hello," he said. "Good morning, sir. It's m
Jon and Stephanie had dinner together in her suite. They never went out to the main lobby, or anywhere else to avoid the public eye. They had to make sure that Vivian would never have an idea that they were following her, else they may never catch her. He got back to his suite after they had eaten. "Goodnight Jon, I'll see you tomorrow," Stephanie said as he went out of her suite. He got back to his via the main door, and dialled Cathy's number. It was ringing for almost a minute, but got no answer. When he finally gave up, and was about to hang up, a man answered from the other line. "Hello," a man said, but then Jon asked, "Hey, it is Jon. Am I speaking to Jeffrey?" There was silence on the other line, Evan did not know how he would speak to him over the phone. He knew that his daughter had not told Jon yet about their reconciliation. "Hello?" Jon asked again, getting more worried. He worried as he knew that only Anna and Jeffrey would be with her, but there was a man with an unfa
It was afternoon, the sun was about to set later than usual. Her mobile phone rang. Cathy picked it up from her table and answered the call. "Hey dad," she said. Evan Mills wanted to pick her up and take her home. They were able to discuss a few things the last time they spoke, and Cathy somehow understood why her father opted to leave their family after he had explained his side of the story. Evan answered, "Hi sweetie, would you mind if I pick you up?" Cathy took a few steps to peek through the window, and whispered, "He's still there." Her father was confused, "What was it dear?" she quickly replied, "Oh, it's Alex. He keeps on waiting on me. I'd come to work and go home, he would still be waiting outside." she started to be afraid that she instructed the security guard to allow her to wait for her father.When he got there, Cathy immediately went to him and got into his car. In a minute, Evan kept on looking at the rear view as Alex had been following them.
It was a hot morning, and Cathy woke up earlier than the usual to prepare for work. "Hello? Um, yeah. We went out for a bit and she left the phone here," Anna explained as she answered an early phone call. "Who is it, Anna?" Cathy asked. The woman passed the phone over to her, told her that it was Jon, asking why nobody was taking his calls the other day. "Hi, I left my phone here while we went to grab some groceries," she told him quickly. "Are you in a hurry?" he asked. She was about to go to work and she told him she'll call him later in the afternoon. Jon agreed, and went on with his plans with Stephanie. As they both hung up, Cathy went to the preschool as she does on weekdays. When she got to St. Louis pre school, she saw Alex's car parked on the other side of the street. "What is he doing here?" she asked the security guard, who immediately closed the door behind her. "I do not know, Cathy. He approached me earlier and told the others that he is going to wait for you. Turns o
Luke Martin woke up to a banging on his prison cell. "What the hell!" he shouted as he fell off the bed. "You got a visitor, Martin," the guard shouted as he unlocked the door and stayed outside. Luke fixed himself and changed his clothes. It had been more than a month since he was detained due to the attack on Jennifer Mills at Noughton's. In a few minutes, he went out to the visiting area and sat on one of the chairs of a long table. He was able to look at the woman whom the jail guard was talking to. She was tall, with long brown hair, wore a checkered dress of black and tan orange, high-heeled black boots and carried a pink handbag. She turned, and went walking towards him. She sat in front of him across a table, he asked her, "What a lovely woman who requested to see me. What can I do for you?" She smiled and introduced herself. "Hi, my name is Allison Maree, sister of Jonathan Albertson. I was the one who turned the cctv footage of your crime over to the police." Luke was extr
"I don't know what you're doing here, I hope this has nothing to do with Allie." Jon said when the door opened. He did not lift his head and continued typing on his HP Compaq nx9600, but saw her reflection on the glass table. "I came here to your aid, Jon. Please don't push me away," said Stephanie, he looked at her, she was wearing a powder blue dress which touched her knees and had long sleeves and round collars. She walked towards him, and asked him. "I have spoken to Adrianna, Vivian's best friend. She was one of the models from the agency where I am from and," he cut her off. "What about her?" "I know where Vivian is, Jon." he looked at her, pushed aside his laptop and stood up. He leaned towards Stephanie and locked the door behind her. "What do you know?" Stephanie smiled, and handed over a letter to Jon which he unfolded and read silently.******Cathy kept staring at her Sony Ericsson k600. She was waiting for Jon to give her
The wind was blowing so cold, rain had been pouring down for hours which made it darker than usual. Cathy said goodbye to the kids, and waited for the parents to pick them up. It had been a month and a half since she started the part time job in the preschool, and it had gotten a bit difficult as she had been pregnant for almost three weeks. She waited for about an hour, and when they were all picked up, she decided to go home. It was darker and the wind blew stronger, at six o'clock, it was almost impossible for her to walk outside without getting all wet. She went out and waited for a cab, but all the cabs that went by were all booked. A car stopped just in front of her and the driver lowered the window. "Hey, it's raining so hard. Need a ride?" Cathy was shocked. The face was so familiar, with the hair that turned silvery grey, lines on the forehead and under his eyes tell a lot about his age. Cathy stood still, without uttering a single word, tried to figure out how the man foun
It was a weekday morning. Jon was having coffee with a few investors while discussing the year's plans which included expanding the business overseas. "I think it's best to be able to provide luxury in some areas in Asia," a man said, sitting at the last seat on Jon's left. Another man, who was sitting across, raised his hand and continued, "We have studied the middle eastern cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the two cities were found to have rising economic status and in the following years, we have forecasted that hotel industry will boom as tourism evolves and it would be a great investment." Jon was looking at the records, "I believe that the East is a good target, we will be able to establish new trends," a woman said. Jon made a comment as he looked at his laptop screen, "Can someone send me a list of international celebrities who are known residents to these two cities." A lady got up, and advised her secretary who was seated at the back near the door, to conduct a research imme
It was almost a week after the New Year. Jon had finally called Cathy and told her that he was not able to push Stephanie when he kissed him because of the media. "Publicity is key, you know that right? I love you and nothing will ever change that." He assured her that he promised her mom that he would take good care of her, but Cathy was not satisfied with the explanation. "So you did not bother to object when your sister introduced you to the media as a couple?" Jon told her that he has no plans of marrying any other woman, and that what his sister did was merely a publicity stunt. Cathy was resisting at first, but her love for him made her understand what her mind could not comprehend. She gave him an ear, which eventually made her feel alright. She has not told him about the pregnancy just yet, because she plans to tell him in person when he visits her in two months. When they hung up, Cathy told Anna about her plans, and she couldn't help but get excited. "Oh dear, is it not go