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,
Agnes turned around just in time to see the door open, revealing a trolley of food being rolled into the suite."What about it?" Agnes asked, turning to look at Liam with raised brows."I'm hungry, aren't you?" Liam asked with a grin.Agnes thought about it for a minute and replied, "Well, I am."Just like that, they forgot about discussing what Liam had meant when he said his mother was going to like it."Good job," Lisa whispered to Liam as Teressa got the food and served them.An hour later, Laura walked into the suite to see them all laughing at something Agnes was saying. They were all sitting and staring at Agnes with awe on their faces."Welcome back, Laura," Teressa said as soon as Laura walked into the room."Hello, Teressa, Thank you. Could I please get my tea tonight?" Laura asked."Yes, I'll get it for you right away," Teressa replied as she stood up to go prepare the tea."Mom!" Lisa exclaimed and jumped up with speed as she ran to hug Laura."Hey, my angel, how are you?"
"What?" Maria asked, surprised and shocked.How did they all come up with this stupid conclusion, Maria thought?"No comments," Elliot, Steve's PA, said, stepping in front of Steve and Maria just as a bodyguard stepped forward too."Back off," one of the bodyguards said to the reporter, and he shoved his way through to the cars.In under a few minutes, they were at the Gem hotel. It was a relief to Laura when she realized there were no reporters waiting for them at the hotel."Is this where you stay?" Steve asked as they walked into the hotel lobby."No, I stay at the North Hotel," Laura replied, adding, "Sorry about the scene at the airport.""Oh, don't worry about that; Maria and I got into a quarrel on a trip to Las Vegas last week, and the media is buzzing with rumors of us getting a divorce," Steve explained."Oh, really, I didn't know about that," Laura stated."You know reporters; they like to dig up things," Steve replied.Audrey had gone ahead of them to get the keys to the r
After a few heartbeats, Laura turned her eyes away from her, plastered a smile on her face, and continued."Join me as I welcome Steve Anderson," Laura announed.The whole room erupted into loud cheers and a round of applause as Steve walked onto the podium and hugged Laura."Thank you everyone for having me, and thank you, Laura, for hosting this luncheon," Steve said with a smile.In the next few minutes, Steve spoke about some of his investments, most of the work he had done outside of New York, and the uniqueness he was looking for."Now I know how intense all of that sounds, but let's just say I'm here to hear you talk while we have snacks together. Easy, right?" Steve said it with a grin.Everyone in the room chuckled at his words as he continued."Let's make today memorable. I look forward to interacting with you all. Thank you once again," Steve said as he stepped away from the podium.The event commenced on a light and interesting note, as everyone took advantage of the lack