The next thing Laura saw was Liam colliding with the moving trolley and staggering backward.She rushed over to him and pulled him away as she asked, “Are you alright?”Then she looked up and said to the couple, “So sorry about this; I hope you are fine.”“Yes, I am, but next time you should hold your boy firmly so he does not run into someone else,” the lady replied.“Oh, he won't, so sorry once again,” Laura replied with a smile.“Oh, it’s fine; I’m sure he didn’t’ mean to cause any harm either,” the lady's husband replied.“No, he probably didn’t mean to, but he would have; you should get his father to hold him or something if you can’t.” The lady said again in a harsh tone, adding, “It’s a crowded place, not a good place for running for a young boy.”Liam’s little lips began to tremble as he said, “I wanted to go after Aunty Agnes; I forgot to tell her something.".Laura didn’t like the lady’s tone, so she replied, “I would appreciate it if you didn’t use that tone with him; he is
Laura looked at Gift, then at Audrey, torn between what to do. The main reason she had come to New York was presented to her, and she didn't know if she should forfeit the trip with Jaosn for it."What do you want to do, Laura?" Gift asked, raising her brows at her and adding, "You gave me two days, but I decided to come so we can get this over and done with."Laura took a deep breath and released it slowly as she made up her mind. If she could wait seven years, then a few more hours would not hurt."I am going on a trip, Grace, an important one. I need you to look me in the eye and promise that I can see you when I get back," Laura said.Grace was silent for a minute as she stared at Laura. She could simply say that was impossible and call their deal null since she was the one who had decided to go on a trip. However, Grace knew what she had to protect was more than that, so she nodded."Okay, I believe waiting a few more hours to hear my side of the story isn't too much to ask," Gra
"What is it?" Laura whispered back to Jason just as Matty coughed slightly to get their attention."Hey guys, I have just about twenty minutes for this meeting; something urgent just came up," Matty said."Oh," Laura replied, casting a glance at Jason."Okay, that's fine, we can work with that," Jason replied, adding, "Laura would give an in-depth report on the analysis, but there is one piece of information I would like to share.""Okay, let's hear it," Matty replied."I just got an update that Steve Anderson has endorsed us as his partnering business in New York," Jason announced."Really?" Laura asked, her eyes widening in surprise. She had not expected Steve to send in the reply so early; he really must be impressed by Jason's project, she thought."Wow, that's great news, I believe. I believe this is the point where Laura wows me away with her analysis," Matty said with a grin.Laura smiled as she replied, "I guess so."They spent the next few minutes going over the report Luara
"Oh my god, what was that?" Lily asked, her eyes widening with fear as Tina and Teressa ran to the room, with Lily following behind them.As soon as they opened the door, the sight that greeted them had their jaws hanging down in surprise. Liam stood at the foot of Lisa's bed and was laughing at her expression while he pointed at her face."What is going on here?" Teressa asked, looking from Lisa to Liam.Lisa had the most frightened look on her face as she stared at Liam, who had rubbed a white substance—god knows what it was—on his face and was making the most ridiculous face at his sister."Liam woke me up to that," Lisa said, pointing at Liam's face."You're such a baby," Liam replied with a grin, his whitened face spreading in horror."Liam, stop that," Lily said from behind Tina and Teressa.Lisa and Liam turned to see her step forward, just as Lisa jumped up and threw a piece of cloth at Liam's face."Ahhh, Lisa!" Liam exclaimed, narrowing his small eyes at his sister."You sho
"Oh, come on, I won't bite them," Lily teased with a smile as they waited for Teressa to respond."Uhm, I think it's a..." Teressa opened her mouth to say, but before she could finish her words, Lisa ran over to her and whispered in her ears.Teressa smiled, looking at Lisa and shaking her head as she looked up at Lily.Lily looked at Lisa's innocent expression and then at Teressa, who had an amused expression on her face too and raised her brow in question."What did she just say?" Lily asked."She says they need to go with you so you won't cry because you miss your daughter like they miss their dad," Teressa replied."Oh my," Tina murmured."Okay, how about we have that food, and then we all go over to my place with you included too, Teressa?" Lily said."Okay, I won't say no to that; well, I was not going to say no in the first place, actually," Teressa replied with a grin."Yeah!" Liam shouted, adding, "I'm going to bring my tab for videos and my favorite socks.""Me too," Lisa re
"Oh my god!" Anna exclaimed, her eyes almost buldging out of her socket."That's not Mummy," Lisa said, finally pushing through."Lisa, Liam, come back inside now," Lily called to them gently."Are those?" Anna murmured, pointing from Liam to Lisa.Liam grinned and replied, "I'm older, though."Teressa shook her head and said again, "Inside now, the both of you.""Oh my god! They are twins," Anna shouted.Jerry Philips stood there, trying to make sense of what he was seeing. These children were his grandchildren, but he had allowed all the hate and selfish reasons to deny him their knowledge."No, you're not," Lisa said, rolling her eyes.Tina stretched out her hand to them and pulled them both inside before turning to Jerry and Anna."Thank you for coming; we will get your message across to Laura when she gets back. It's best you get on your way now," she said.Lily turned into the room without saying another word to them while Tina stood there to ensure that they actually did board
"Hi, Tim, could you please get us two cups of..." Jason was saying this on the phone when he turned and saw the expression on Laura's face."Laura?" Jason asked, his brows furrowed in confusion as he looked at her. He dropped the phone as he moved away from the desk.Tim was left hanging on the phone as he continued to ask, "Cup of what?"Laura stood there motionless, the phone to her ears as she continued to stare at Jason."What is wrong?" Jason asked, dropping the phone and moving towards her."What did you just say?" Laura muttered quietly into the phone."Stay exactly where you are," Laura said into the phone after a few seconds of listening to whoever was speaking on the other end. She ended the call and walked abruptly to her bag."Laura?" Jason said, grabbing her by the right arm to halt her in her strides.At that moment, Tim walked into the office, his eyes darting from Laura to Jason as he said, "You didn't finish your statement," adding, "Is everything okay?"Jason looked
When Jason entered his suite, he found Shawn sitting there, making himself at home."Shawn?" Jason called out in surprise."Hey, little brother, I see you're back from showing your new interest around town," Shawn said, sipping a glass of wine."Isn't it too early to be an a**?" Jason asked, walking into the living room and falling face down on the couch.Shawn was casually dressed, and he had on his boot, which meant he had gotten to the suite not too long before Jason had entered."You should learn to relax, Jason; you're not going to stay in that office for long, so there's no point in putting in so much effort," Shawn muttered.Jason sat up and faced Shawn, his brows raised in question as he asked, "What are you doing here, Shawn? I won't bother to ask how you got in, but I'd like to know what exactly you want; I really don't have the time or energy for you this morning.""You really are worked up, it's what; say sevenish in the morning, and you're this grumpy," Shawn replied with