Laura looked confused as she called out, "Hello Tim, is everything okay?"There was no answer, and then the call went off. They sat there, staring at the phone, hoping that nothing serious was happening at the office."We would be there in five minutes, ma'am," Matthew called out.Laura looked up and nodded, thankful that they were close."Whatever that was, I just hope it has nothing to do with the meeting," Laura stated."I hope so too," Audrey agreed."Okay, do we have any idea who is going to be at this meeting? I think I should have gotten a report on them," Lauara said."Humm, the majority of them work within the North Corporation. It's just a few that are external," Audrey explained."Okay, that sounds like I have a lot of people to convince," Laura muttered.Audrey smiled as she replied, "I'm sure you've got this.""Yeah, I hope so," Laura stated. All she wanted was for the whole thing to be over. She couldn't wait to get herself out of whatever would bring her close to Jason,
"Yes, Laura, a weighted voting, not that it is unusual, but it was not necessary for this meeting, not to talk about the fact that they also made the meeting open for the public, allowing even the media room to attend," Tim explained.Weighted voting simply implies that if more people with a high number of shares voted for you, then you could probably win since their vote was equivalent to the amount of their shares in percent."Really, and that decision was made at the last minute?" Audrey asked."Yes, it was; if we had known before now, we would have informed you of it," Tim explained."Wait a moment," Laura said, holding up her hand, before adding, "If Jason is the chairman, how is all this decision made without his knowledge?""Well, technically, I agreed for my position to be made permanent based on the decision from today's meeting, meaning anyone could add any details to this event even without asking me," Jason explained."That's an absurd reason," Laura replied."That's exact
"Why is that woman here?" Terry North muttered as soon as he saw who had spoken.Luke North looked back and saw her, his eyes darkening in anger as the media began to take pictures of her."Natasha North," Shawn murmured under his breath as Natasha walked to the front of the room.Laura saw the look on Jason's face and knew instantly that it was his mother. When she got to him, Laura stood up and said, "You're welcome, ma'am; you can have my seat."She turned and walked towards Lily, who had an empty seat beside her."That was thoughtful of you," Lily whispered as she sat down."I just thought it was the right thing to do," Laura replied.Over at Jason's seat, he stood up and said, "Thank you for coming, mom.""I'm only here because I know your father wouldn't want me to hide away at home and watch the coporation taken away," Natasha replied."Thank you all the same," Jason said.Natasha smiled and left him to go cast her own vote, after which the voting officially came to an end."Pl
Jason decided to treat his mother and Lily to dinner as a show of his appreciation for them."It's not everyday that we get to come to a fancy restaurant these days," Natasha muttered as a waiter passed them the menu."No, it's not everyday," Lily replied with a smile."I should pay more attention to you ladies; I promise to do better," Jason teased with a grin."More like you should get yourself a young lady to show attention," Lily replied, rasing her brows at him."He actually has one; uhm, what's her name again? The one you brought to the family dinner the other day," Natasha asked.Jason shook his head and replied, "We are no longer together, mom.""What? Why?" Natasha asked, surprised."It just didn't work out, mom; let's leave it at that," Jason replied."Humm, I see," Lily said, a knowing look on her face."To change the subject, it would have been nice if Luara was here," Jason said."I guess so; she really did amaze me today," Lily replied."I must say she is a rear gem for
"You assured me you were going to get me the position, uncle, but I guess I should not have trusted you," Shawn said to his uncle.Luke and Terry North had their shoulders squared in disappointment. It had been a bad day for them; to think that they now had to obey Jason's every bid without a word of complaint was the worst hell they could think of."You're not the only one who is affected by this, Shawn; maybe if you had not gone to Lily's place, then she would not have been too suspicious of that invite," Luke North blamed Shawn."I only went there to solicit for her help; how is that so bad? If she really does care about my father, then she should not discriminate between his children," Shawn stated.They were all sitting in Shawn's office, and Rita North was asking them to recount exactly what had happened."It's not something I want to talk about, Rita; you should have come early," Luke said."I need to know; that's the least you can do; I was not able to attend. So are you sayin
As Liam tried to pronounce the name, his hand went over the automatic pick-up touch pad on the phone."Hello," they heard the caller say.Laura quickly took the phone from him, ensuring to end the call in the process."Oh, oh, the call has ended; uhm, I'll call him back, Hunnie; don't worry," Luara told Liam.Liam was staring at his mother, wondering why she had moved so quickly, but after a second of not being able to come to a conclusion, he gave up."Okay, it was Uncle David," he said, turning back to join his sister to watch TV."Oh, uhm, okay," Laura said, smiling nervously."What was that about?" Audrey asked.Laura rasied her brow and asked, "What was what about?""I mean, you needed to see the look on your face when Liam picked up that phone," Audrey said."Oh, I just don't want him to drop the phone," Laura replied."Okay," Audrey said, not convinced in the least."Yeah, have a lovely night, Audrey," Laura said as she opened the door."You too," Audrey replied as she stepped
"Congratulations, Cousin," Vivian said, a wide grin on her face as Jason walked up to them."You didn't have to come here," Jason said as he hugged her.Tim got out of the car, grinning at the excitement on Vivian's face. She seemed to be the only member of the North family who was happy about Jason's new position."Uncle Jason, mummy said you're now the chairman; what does that mean?" Little Bobby said.Jason lifted him up and threw him in the air, causing Little Bobby to let out a scream just before Jason caught him again."Hey little man, I'll explain all that to you later; let's go in and get you something to eat," Jason replied."Okay," Lilttel Bobby said with a smile at the mention of food."I'm sorry I couldn't make it, but I'm sure I'm going to get an earful about it from my mother," Vivian said as they walked into the hotel, with Tim right behind."How do you feel?" Vivian asked.They were ushered into the private area, which Jason usually used when he visited the restaurant.
"Laura," Audrey called from the door, startling Laura from her thoughts.Laura's hand clicked down on the enter key before she knew it. Her eyes widened as she stared at the screen."Are you okay? Is something wrong with your laptop screen?" Audrey asked.Laura quickly shut her laptop and replied, "Uhm, nothing; thanks for the coffee; it is so thoughtful of you."Audrey didn't know why she sounded so jittery, but she handed over the cup to her and said, "I'll leave you to have a moment, and if there is any other thing for you to do, I'll let you know.""Thank you, Audrey," Laura replied, managing to give her a smile.Audrey nodded and headed out of the office, leaving Laura staring at her laptop. She had not made up her mind, at least not yet."I guess I truly am leaving town," Laura muttered as she stood up and walked over to the window.She had come back to the city with a lot of questions, and now she was leaving with the same questions unanswered.The vibrating sound of her phone h