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Laura turned slowly, her eyes narrowing at him as she asked, "What did you just say?"Jason stood his ground, not bothering to walk up to her. He knew he had just overstepped all boundaries, but he didn't care. She had a way of getting him annoyed while still maintaining her ever-calculated demeanor.Jason placed his hands in his pocket, shrugging like he didn't care as he replied, "I asked if you left town because of Jared. Maybe your child...""Don't you dare!" Laura barked at him, interrupting his sentence.She moved towards him, her steps slow like those of a cat about to pounce on prey, and stopped just inches away from him.Jason's voice was low and menacing as he asked, "Did I just get under your skin?"Laura extended her head to Jason's left ear and whispered, "If you ever bring my child into a conversation between us, you'd regret having ever met me, Jason North."Jason watched her go, his eyes filled with a mixture of fascination and indifference. Despite how annoying she wa
The elevator was silent for a minute as the occupant froze just as the elevator came to a halt."What just happened?" Tim muttered, bringing out his phone to switch on the light.He turned the light behind him to see Jason and Laura staring each other down, oblivious to the darkness that surrounded them."Tim, when is this coming back up?" Jason asked without turning away from Laura.How am I supposed to know that? Tim thought, but answered, "I believe it should be up in a few minutes.""So much for the North Hotels," Laura muttered to herself, folding her hands as she turned to face away from Jason.Jason was pissed that this had chosen to happen while he was in the elevator with her. A few seconds later, the light came back up, and the elevator jerked to work."So much for the almighty Laura Phillips," Jason muttered loud enough for her to hear.Laura shook her head. "Even Liam won't behave in that way," she murmured."Vivian would be more understanding if you asked me," Jason mutte
The door opened, and to Audrey's surprise and Laura's annoyance, Jason North stepped into the office like he owned the place."What are you doing here?" Laura asked.Jason walked over to the couches placed to the side of the office and had his seat. "I am here as a client; I believe that's not how you speak to your clients."Laura was pissed that he had come into her space to behave like the boss of all."Uhm, Mr. North, I'm not sure I received your appointment; I would have informed Laura of this meeting," Audrey said."Oh, that's fine; I'm sure you don't take just clients who make appointments; I decided to do a walk-in visit; it's not against any law, I'm sure," Jason said with a shrug.Laura stood up, closed her laptop, and walked around her desk to where Jason was sitting."Showing up without an appointment is rude enough, and if this has something to do with you getting me to talk..." Laura was saying, but Jason cut her off."Oh, don't flatter yourself; I have a lot more importa
The door opened, and Lily walked in, her brows raised as she asked, "Whose time is up?"Laura's mouth hung open at the sight of Lily, more from how she looked than from the fact that she had heard her last statement."Uhm, it's nothing," Laura stuttered, getting up quickly and moving to Lily's side, extending her hand to her.She hugged her and then escorted her to have her sit at the desk."You would have told me you wanted to see me, and I would have come straight to the house; you don't so well. Is something wrong?" Laura asked.Tina and Audrey were awfully quiet from where they stood. Laura looked back and saw the look on their faces. She raised a brow at them, but they only shook their heads."Audrey, get me water to drink, please," Lily stated."Okay, Mrs. Whites, right away," Audrey answered, and she stepped out of the office."Lily, what is wrong? You look like you should be at home and in bed," Laura said again."I'm fine, Laura; I just wanted to come check up on you and see
"What have you done, Shawn?" Jason asked, his voice ice cold as he stepped closer to Shawn."Jason! It's your father!" Natasha shouted again, this time rushing down the stairs.The smile on Shawn's face vanished at the mention of his father."What? Father?" Shawn asked, shock written all over his face. He had thought his perfect plan was the reason Natasha had that look on her face."Mom, did you get a call from the hospital?" Jason asked, rushing after his mother, forgetting his annoying brother."What the hell just happened? The tape is supposed to be out by now," Shawn said, fuming with anger.The fact that something had happened at the hospital was less of a concern to him, as he picked up his phone to make a call before hurrying over to the hospital.As they stepped out of the house, Tim jumped down from the car and said, "Jason, you need to..." but stopped mid-sentence when he saw Natasha's face.Natasha got into the car while Jason went around to get in."Tim, make a call to th
~An hour before~Laura kept thinking about what Audrey had told her about Lily's daughter. She wished she had known about it before Lily had come to the office. Although she could not think of anything she would have done differently to ease her pain."Laura? Laura?" Audrey called just as Matthew drove up to the hotel lobby."Uhm, what is it?" Laura said, jerking from her thoughts."Are you okay? You've had that look on your face for a while. We've gotten to the hotel," Audrey told her."Oh, uhm, I'm fine; I was just thinking about something," Laura replied, picking up her bag."I'll see you guys tomorrow then," she added just as she stepped out of the car."I'm supposed to get a file from you, remember?" Audrey told her, stepping out of the car after her."Oh, that's true," Laura said, rubbing a hand on her forehead, wondering how she had forgotten.Matthew drove off to park the car while Laura and Audrey walked through the hotel lobby towards the elevator."I think I know why you're
Jason looked up at Laura and saw her beckoning the girl to come to her."Mom, is Liam going to be okay?" Lisa asked again for the second time that night."Yes, Hunnie, he will be," Laura assured her. This time, she was more sure than she had been at the hotel.Teressa and Audrey also stepped into the room just as the doctor began to explain."It was really a close one, and getting him here on time was what made the difference," Dr. Zane replied.Surprisingly, he was the one on duty and had been called upon to attend to Liam. The hospital had some doctors dedicated to attending to anyone who was brought directly from the North Hotel."How is he now?" Laura asked."He would be fine. You just need to ensure that he does not take anything that has the almond nut in it, and also try to have the antidote handy for emergencies such as this one," Dr. Zane explained further."Thank you, Dr. Zane; I believe the hospital should be able to provide them with the antidote when he is free to go," Ja
The question had Jason pausing for a minute as he organized his thoughts. He had to confirm his suspicion before he said anything."You'll see," Jason told Tim.Tim shook his head and replied, "I don't really think you should meddle in that, Jason; you guys are already feet away from being sworn enemies."Jason was reminded of their little disagreement a few minutes ago as he replied, "I do not know what her problem with me is; we end up arguing with each other every time we talk, and tonight was not an exception.""Oh, oh, I really think you should try and be nice to her," Tim replied."Nice? Of course, I am nice to her; I have been nothing but that since we met," Jason defended himself.Tim turned to look at Jason, a weird look on his face as he said, "Jason, that is really far from the truth from where I am standing.""Well, you're standing in the wrong place," Jason replied.Tim shook his head, giving up, as they drove into the hotel. There was no talking to Jason, especially afte