Laura paused in the middle of the hall and turned to look at him with a raised eyebrow. "Where do you think I'm going?" Laura asked him right back. Jason stepped towards her, his voice low as he replied, "Are you playing games with me?" Laura stepped closer, their faces almost touching, as she said, "If I'm playing games, you'll be the first to know." Then she turned and walked to her door. At the door, Laura turned back and added, "By the way, I stay in this suite; I guess that makes us neighbors, don't you think?" Jason watched her walk into the suite and close the door behind her. He could not believe his eyes. "How the hell did I not know?" Jason muttered, walking towards his room in annoyance. He opened the door and walked straight to his bedroom, removing his suit as he walked. "Laura Phillips, renowned analyst and new CEO of Whites consulting firm," Jason read as he went through what Tim had sent to him. He had been amazed to find out she was the one he had gone to the
Lisa turned to see who Liam was pointing towards, and standing there was someone she didn't know."Who is that?" Lisa asked with open curiosity at the man who was equally staring at them."What is your name?" Lisa added, stepping closer to the rail."Uhm, Tim, you can call me Tim," Tim replied as he wondered whether Jason was aware the children next door were two and not one.Tim moved closer to the rail, looking from one face to another as he muttered, "You guys are twins."Lisa rolled her eyes at the question. "Huh, huh, yes, we are," she answered.Liam stepped closer as he said, "He was the one I asked about, Jason North."Lisa's expression turned to understanding as she nodded her head, her mouth forming an "oh."Tim had opened the doors to the balcony and had seen the two children talking."You know me, right?" Tim said, pointing towards Liam."Uhm, yes, I do; you told me your boss was bad with girls," Liam reminded him.Tim smiled; the boy really did remind him of Jason, and now
"Yes, Dalia, what's wrong?" Tina asked "You have a call from the park; it is very urgent, I'm told," Dalia replied. "Tina You should go get it; I hope it isn't something serious," Lily said as Tina hurried into the room. "They probably tried to reach me while I was driving," Tina stated, checking her phone as she walked. Lily stood up and followed Dalia and Tina into the room, hoping to hear Tina's side of the conversation. "Hi, so what's going on over there?" Tina said this on the phone. The look on Tina's face was calm and collected; you could hardly infer anything about the situation from her face. "Okay, I'll relay your message to her, and then we'll move on from whatever decision she makes," Tina said a minute later as she ended the call. Lily walked into the living room to have her seat, while Tina dropped the telephone and followed Lily into the living room. "What was it all about?" Lily asked. "There was a minor accident at the park on one of the roller coasters; than
"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