"Oh, come on, I won't bite them," Lily teased with a smile as they waited for Teressa to respond."Uhm, I think it's a..." Teressa opened her mouth to say, but before she could finish her words, Lisa ran over to her and whispered in her ears.Teressa smiled, looking at Lisa and shaking her head as she looked up at Lily.Lily looked at Lisa's innocent expression and then at Teressa, who had an amused expression on her face too and raised her brow in question."What did she just say?" Lily asked."She says they need to go with you so you won't cry because you miss your daughter like they miss their dad," Teressa replied."Oh my," Tina murmured."Okay, how about we have that food, and then we all go over to my place with you included too, Teressa?" Lily said."Okay, I won't say no to that; well, I was not going to say no in the first place, actually," Teressa replied with a grin."Yeah!" Liam shouted, adding, "I'm going to bring my tab for videos and my favorite socks.""Me too," Lisa re
"Oh my god!" Anna exclaimed, her eyes almost buldging out of her socket."That's not Mummy," Lisa said, finally pushing through."Lisa, Liam, come back inside now," Lily called to them gently."Are those?" Anna murmured, pointing from Liam to Lisa.Liam grinned and replied, "I'm older, though."Teressa shook her head and said again, "Inside now, the both of you.""Oh my god! They are twins," Anna shouted.Jerry Philips stood there, trying to make sense of what he was seeing. These children were his grandchildren, but he had allowed all the hate and selfish reasons to deny him their knowledge."No, you're not," Lisa said, rolling her eyes.Tina stretched out her hand to them and pulled them both inside before turning to Jerry and Anna."Thank you for coming; we will get your message across to Laura when she gets back. It's best you get on your way now," she said.Lily turned into the room without saying another word to them while Tina stood there to ensure that they actually did board
"Hi, Tim, could you please get us two cups of..." Jason was saying this on the phone when he turned and saw the expression on Laura's face."Laura?" Jason asked, his brows furrowed in confusion as he looked at her. He dropped the phone as he moved away from the desk.Tim was left hanging on the phone as he continued to ask, "Cup of what?"Laura stood there motionless, the phone to her ears as she continued to stare at Jason."What is wrong?" Jason asked, dropping the phone and moving towards her."What did you just say?" Laura muttered quietly into the phone."Stay exactly where you are," Laura said into the phone after a few seconds of listening to whoever was speaking on the other end. She ended the call and walked abruptly to her bag."Laura?" Jason said, grabbing her by the right arm to halt her in her strides.At that moment, Tim walked into the office, his eyes darting from Laura to Jason as he said, "You didn't finish your statement," adding, "Is everything okay?"Jason looked
When Jason entered his suite, he found Shawn sitting there, making himself at home."Shawn?" Jason called out in surprise."Hey, little brother, I see you're back from showing your new interest around town," Shawn said, sipping a glass of wine."Isn't it too early to be an a**?" Jason asked, walking into the living room and falling face down on the couch.Shawn was casually dressed, and he had on his boot, which meant he had gotten to the suite not too long before Jason had entered."You should learn to relax, Jason; you're not going to stay in that office for long, so there's no point in putting in so much effort," Shawn muttered.Jason sat up and faced Shawn, his brows raised in question as he asked, "What are you doing here, Shawn? I won't bother to ask how you got in, but I'd like to know what exactly you want; I really don't have the time or energy for you this morning.""You really are worked up, it's what; say sevenish in the morning, and you're this grumpy," Shawn replied with
The sound echoed through the hall, and Tobias glanced at Shawn and said, "What just happened?""We just saw that together; why are you asking me?" Shawn replied, moving towards the elevator.Tobias stared at the door for another few minutes before hurring over to the elevator."I thought you're going to keep staring at that door. We have more serious matters to discuss, you know," Shawn said, clicking the button for the hotel lobby."Yeah, I know, okay, go ahead, shoot, I'm all ears," Tobias said.The elevator door opened, and Shawn strolled out, a satisfied smile on his face as they walked through the lobby."Are you not going to tell me what exactly you want me to do?" Tobias asked.Shawn stared at the sky as he said, "What a beautiful day; come one, we'll talk on the way."They both got into Tobias car, and they drove away from the hotel, leaving a more intense drama behind.*********In Laura's suite, the silence was palpable as she stared at Grace, a hollow look in her eyes as sh
Grace and Laura turned to look at the door, and they heard the words, "Room service.""You should get that, and I'll be on my way. I guess we have this settled now," Grace said.Laura looked back at Grace and said, "You are a heartless b*tch."Laura didn't see any iota of regret in Grace's eyes, which made it all the more painful. She had known Grace never liked her, but that didn't diminish the pain of hearing about what she had done."I don't care whatever you call me now, Laura, but promise me you won't go bothering Jared again," Grace asked."Why would I promise you that? If he were so against my company, I'm sure he would have made that clear to me, but his actions are completely the opposite," Laura replied."Whatever you do, Laura, let's not talk about that night again, and don't you dare drag Jared into it; I mean it, Laura," Grace said again, laying so much emphasis on her last words."And what if I don't?" Laura said it angrily. She could feel the tears at the back of her ey
"Jason, it's me!" Laura shouted as he flipped her over.Jason had his hands on either side of her head, his hair cascading down his face. He had a look of confusion as he stared at her. His face was barely inches away from Laura's.She could see that his eyes were clouded with sleep and his brows were squeezed in puzzle.His upper torso was exposed as he had no clothes on. Laura struggled to keep her eyes on him as they kept wandering down his chest. It was firm and made her feel butterflies in her belly."Laura?" He called, his voice raspy from sleep, as he tried to take in the fact that she was the one on his bed."Yes, it's me; I came to drop your bag, and then you were, uhm," Laura said, not completing her words."Oh, um, Laura, so sorry, are you alright? Did I hurt you?" Jason asked, his eyes finally registering recognition. His concern was etched on his face as he stared into her eyes."No, you didn't, and I'm fine," Laura replied.As she answered, she saw his brows squeeze agai
Tina turned to Dalia and asked, "Who is it?""He says his name is Shawn North," Dalia answered.Tina turned to look at Lily and asked, "Would you like to meet him?"Lily wondered what the reason behind his visit to her place out of the blue was, so she replied, "Let him in. Let's find out what he wants.""Okay," Dalia replied, and she walked back to the door."Did she agree to see me?" Shawn asked as soon as Dalia opened the door again.Dalia smiled as she replied, "She is in the living room; please come in."Shawn walked into the house, noticing the taste and precision with which the house was decorated.Tobias had always referred to Lily as a very meticulous person, but seeing the house only added evidence to the words for Shawn."This way, please," Dalia said as she started walking towards the living room, where everyone was gathered.When they got there, it was empty, and Dalia's face had confusion on it just before she saw Tina coming back down into the living room too."Hello, M