"Gift, I have to go. Whatever you want to say about Jared, you can wait," Jason said, ending the call as he took the phone from Tim."It's from the Hilltop industry," Tim whispered as Jason placed the phone to his ears.The Hilltop industry was in charge of supplying some electronic materials to North Technologies. Jason knew they were experiencing some downtime and were presently not doing well."Hello, Jason North speaking," Jason said into the phone. ."Hello, Jason, Uhm, it's David Taylor. We didn't get the time to talk last night. I hope this isn't a bad time." David said this on the phone."Hello David, yes, it isn't," Jason replied."Okay, so, I know we are supposed to deliver some materials to you this month; however, there's been a bit of delay." David said.Jason was silent; he waited for David to continue his statement without interrupting."Uhm, so there might be a delay of a week; I hope that does not delay your project," David finished."Okay, no, it doesn't; if you assu
Laura's voice dropped a notch as she said, "I'm going back home."Audrey couldn't hear what Laura had said. "Did you say something?" she asked."Uhm, no, I'll give Matthew the address," Laura said, calling out the address to Matthew."Okay, ma'am, I know the family that lives there; I worked for them a few years ago," Matthew replied."Oh, really, why did you leave?" Laura asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.Matthew sighed as he recounted his experience of what happened to the Phillips family."I started working with them five years ago, but unfortunately, after a year, they suffered a huge loss," Matthew explained."Was that when you left and stopped working there?" Audrey asked, interested in the story too."No, I left about a year later when they had to let go of some of their staff," Matthew replied."Laura, which family are they?" Audrey asked.Matthew suddenly spoke up, "Ma'am, your name is similar to that family; I wonder if you are related to them."Audrey looked f
What came first was the shock before the sting of the slap, which echoed throughout the living room."How dare you!" Grace shouted, her eyes staring daggers at Laura.Laura's was so angry that her voice was very low as she said, "Don't you ever talk about my babies again, and don't you think for once that I am unaware of whatever you did that night?""What is going on here?" Jerry Phillips asked as he came down the stairs, Anna and Lucy right behind him."Dad, you won't believe what she did to me," Grace lamented, making a sad face as Jerry approached them."Good morning, dad. I have to ask you a question," Laura said by way of greeting.Anna turned to Lucy and said, "Lucy, please make us coffee.""Alright, Mrs. Phillips," Lucy replied, looking from Grace to Laura, the tension in the room evident on their faces. Lucy knew that was Anna's way of telling her to get out of the room.As soon as Lucy was out of earshot, Jerry turned to Laura and asked, "What did you do to your sister? Have
They all stared at the door, like it would burst open to reveal an unwanted intruder.At that moment, Laura's phone beeped, signifying that she had a message."Lucy, please come get the door," Anna called out as she admired her perfectly manicured nails."It seems there are more important matters that Laura must attend to," Grace said as she stared at Laura, who was reading the message on her phone."Of course, there are always more important things than her family," Anna mocked.Jerry was silent, comfortably sitting on the couch, unbothered about the whole situation.While Lucy goes to check who was at the door, "Dad, tell me mom's name; I have to go now," Laura states."You only need to do something simple; you should be asking me what I was about to say," Jerry said to her.They could hear the voices from the door. "I wonder who that is," Ann muttered."Maybe Laura brought bodyguards," Grace said, raising her shoulders and hands in a shrug.At the door, Lucy opened it, and standing
"Uhm, Mr. North told us not to worry that he has already spoken to you," Beth replied.Tim looked at Jason, wondering if he was thinking what he was also thinking."Beth, are you talking about my brother?" Jason asked."Yes, sir, he told us specifically that you both had agreed to postpone the production and that we had more time to come up with a better design," Beth quickly explained."Da*n," Jason cursed under his breath before adding, "Why did you not confirm from Bailey or from me?""I'm sorry, sir," Beth replied in regret.Jason ended the call and turned to Bailey. "Put a call through to Shawn's office and ask if he is in.""Okay, Mr. North," Bailey replied and hurried out of the office.Jason had a dark look on his face. He was pissed that Shawn had chosen to tamper with his most expensive collection."Jason? You need to be very calm," Tim said softly as he stared at Jason."Of course, I am calm; why were you also not aware of the change?" Jason said."You are supposed to recei
"You wouldn't dare!" Shawn shouted, standing up from his seat, his veins visible on his neck."Watch me do it, Shawn; next time you won't mess with my collection or my client," Jason shot back and shut the door behind him.As Jason walked over to the elevator, he saw Shawn's secretary hurrying into the office."Why did you..." Jason heard Shawn ask just before the door shut behind her.A triumphant smile spread across Jason's face as he muttered, "You want war; I'll give you war."Jason had no intention of carrying out his threat against Shawn, but having him think he could was a good hold on Shawn."Jason, please tell me you didn't piss him off," Tim asked as soon as Jason walked back into his office.Jason smiled, his dimple showing off his boyish look as he replied, "No, I only ruffled his fur a little.""Oh, no, war is coming; I need to get new arms. That smile on your face says you didn't just ruffle his fur; you outright pulled them out," Tim replied, shaking his head in concern
"Are you my mommy's friend?" Lisa asked the women in front of them."Uhm, yes, I am," Lily replied, her voice stuttering as she stared at the faces before her."I'm Lily's friend, and your mommy is Lily's friend, so she is my friend too," Natasha replied.Liam had a confused look on his face as he turned to Natasha. "I don't understand," he replied.Lily laughed; the child was cute, which made her like them. "Come on in; let's go have our seat."Natasha and Lily had recovered from the surprise of seeing the children's faces."These children look so much like Jason!" Lily whispered to Natasha."It would have been such a blessing if these kids were Jason's," Natasha whispered to Lily, staring at the children sweetly.The children had just moved to New York, so there was no way they were Jason's."A blessing indeed, Natasha," Lily whispered back as they sat down in the living room.Liam and Lisa were looking at the two women cluelessly, wondering what they were talking about."Do you lik
Laura turned to him and said, "Uhm, it seems my car just developed a fault.""Oh, how bad is it?" David asked, looking towards Audrey."It has to be taken for repair; I'm afraid it won't be able to take Laura back to the hotel." Audrey replied."I can do that; don't worry; that is, if you don't mind Laura," David stated.Laura thought about it for a minute before replying, "I would really appreciate that, David, but there's just one problem.""What is that?" David asked."I need to pick up my children on the way back," Laura told him.David's face had a little surprise on it. "Uhm, that should not be a problem," he quickly replied to mask his surprise, adding, "I'm done for the day, so I'm free."Laura had noticed the look on his face, but she was impressed that he had refrained from making the usual comment she usually hears."Okay, thank you so much," Laura told him before turning to Audrey to say, "What about you?""I'll make sure the car gets to the workshop before heading home,"