"Lily? What are you doing here?" Laura asked in surprise as she stepped out of her suite."You're the third person asking me that question," Lily said with a smile."Laura?" Agnes called from behind Laura."Oh, humm, sorry," Laura said, stepping aside for Agnes to step out into the corridor."Humm, Aunt Agnes, meet my boss, Lily White, and Jason North, the owner of this hotel, and also Tina, Lily's PA," Laura introduced."Hello, it's nice to meet you two. I'm Agnes Emerson," Agnes said."Good evening, ma'am; it's nice to meet you too," Jason replied."It's nice to meet you too; you're the first family member Laura has introduced to me since she moved back," Lily replied with a warm smile."Oh, uhm, she can be that way," Agnes stated."I thought as much," Lily replied.They both chuckled at their own words, and Laura said, "Are you guys really enjoying a joke at my expense?""Of course, who else?" Agnes said, adding, "Anyway, I should go and leave you guys to talk.""It's nice to meet
As soon as Laura's hands went around his back, Jason stiffened; he had not, in his wildest imagination, thought that Laura would hug him of her own free will."Everything is going to be alright," Laura murmured.After a few seconds, he wrapped his hands around her and drew her closer. He buried his nose in her hair. She smelled so good, it seemed to calm him more.She stayed there for about three minutes before pulling away. Reluctantly, Jason stepped back too as she looked up at him with an encouraging smile and said, "Have a good night, Jason. I guess our meeting for tomorrow would have to wait.""Why do you say that?" Jason asked."I don't know; I just feel you have a great deal to handle tomorrow," Laura replied."Humm, should I ask if you're psychic?" Jason asked, confused.Laura smiled. "No, I'm not; let's just see each other after work tomorrow," she replied."Okay, thank you, Laura," Jason said.He didn't know hugging someone could mean so much. He had not known he needed it,
At White's consulting, Laura was going over the report David had sent to her one last time. He had called to say that he was coming in to see her concerning the projects. Lily was most likely coming in later in the day, so Laura knew she could spare some time to attend to him."Audrey, did David give a time he was going to get here?" Laura asked."Not really; he only mentioned that he would be here this morning," Audrey replied."Okay, let's move over to the conference room opposite my office. Set up the documents over there; I'd like to have this meeting with a projector." Laura stated."Okay, right away, I'll set up all you need," Audrey responded."Thank you. Could you also get another copy of the documents, just in case he does not have one with him?" Laura asked."Yes, of course, I'll have it printed right away." Audrey stated."Okya, thank you," Laura replied as she flipped through the document one last time.She had a lot of notes to refer to. The projects were really big, and
Jason looked at Shawn levelly in the eyes as the door to the office opened again.Natasha North, looking clueless and confused, walked into the office."Jason?" Natasha called as she looked around to see everyone in the family in the room."Yes, mom, good morning; please come; have your seat," Jason said, stepping around Shawn to show his mom where to sit."Is this some sort of family meeting? Why is your mom here?" Terry North asked."All that's happening right now must be a joke, right?" Shawn asked as he laughed."I'm afraid it's not; let's all have our seats, and we can get right to it," Jason told them all as they had their seats.Reluctantly, they all had their seats, and their attention turned to Jason as they waited for him to speak."Okay, so, first of all, thank you all for coming here." Jason said, pausing for a minute before continuing."I know how this all looks, but I assure you, you're going to want to hear what I have to say," Jason stated."I hope I do," Shawn grunted
Laura saw Lily first, then she noticed him standing at the room window."Hello, Lily, sorry I kept you waiting," Laura said as she walked into the room."It's fine; you practically just walked in right behind me," Lily replied."Hello Laura," Tobias said from the window."Hello, Tobias," Laura replied."Why don't you come over here, and we can get this all over with?" Lily called Tobias.Laura took a seat to Lily's left, while Tobias sat to her right, all facing the door."I know I said I would like you two to submit your report on what exactly you would like to use the hall for, and so far just Luara has called to explain herself to me," Lily stated."Well, Aunt, I..." Tobias interjected, but Lily cut him off."Let me finish," Lily said."Okay," Tobias replied.Laura could see he didn't like that, but he masked it up well enough that it was hard for anyone not looking directly at him to notice."So, right here, I would like the both of you to state out what you would want to use that
Laura smiled as she responded to Audrey, "Have you had anyone stay at the Jared Tuner's Hotel?""Oh, you mean the Gem Hotel? Uhm, not really; most of the international clients who come to town usually stay at the North Hotel, but I hear the Gem Hotel is taking a huge chunk of them now." Audrey replied."Okay, book a suite under my name at the Gem hotel," Laura instructed."Alright, I'll do that right away," Audrey replied."You know what? While you're doing that, let me speak to Vivian," Laura said.Audrey dialed the number, gave the phone to her, and stepped out of the office.It rang twice before Vivian picked up on the other end."Hello, Vivian; it's me, Laura," Laura introduces."Oh, Laura, good day. How are you?" Vivian replied"I'm very well, thank you; I hope you're good too," Laura replied."Yes, I am. What's up?" Vivian replied."So, remember, you told me that you were into event planning?""Yes, of course. How can I forget that? Would you like me to plan something for you?" V
As soon as the reservation was made, Jared was notified of the booking. He had been thinking about the reason why Laura would ask him about that night. He hoped she didn't find out about what had really happened."Did you just say the suite is under Laura Philip's name?" Jared asked."Yes, it is, and it's been booked for five days," Jared's secretary informed him.Jared had made it a point of duty to know whoever booked the expensive suites in the Gem Hotel. "Okay, thank you. Inform the hotel that I would like to know when she checks in," Jared instructed."Okay, I'll do that," the secretary replied and stepped out of the office."Why is she leaving the North Hotel? Why would she be staying for just five days?" Jared muttered as he pondered the fact.At that moment, his phone rang, and the caller ID displayed was David."Hello David," Jared said as he picked up the call."Hi, Jared, good day to you," David said on the other end."So, what do you have for me?" Jared asked."Straight to
"What the h*ll is that?" Jason asked."The media got inside information about your pact with Laura to work on the hotel, and the most surprising part of it is that they are more interested in the fact that your position is tied to the success of the hotel," Tim explained.Jason's face hardened as he stared at the news, irritated that the day had not even ended and they were already plotting."We need to send out a press release before this gets overblown," Tim stated."Yes, tell the media team to send out a press release concerning my appointment as chairman," Jaosn instructed."Okay, what about that?" Tim asked, pointing towards the TV."Mention that the North Hotel is going through a renewal on some fronts and that Whites Consulting is a potential partner," Jason stated."Okay, I'll get to that right away," Tim replied, leaving the office."The chase has begun," Jason muttered as he picked up his phone and dialed Laura's number.It rang once, and then he heard, "Hello?""Hi, Laura,