"What the hell?" Laura muttered and looked up to see her father standing in front of her."I have to hunt you down to get you to speak with me; you are ungrateful and heartless, Laura!" Jerry Phillips muttered in a hard voice.Laura moved Liam from one arm to the other before responding to her father, "Whatever you came here to do, father, I do not have the time; it is late, and I think you should head back home.""I wonder if you are mine sometimes, but DNA doesn't lie, right?" Jerry spat at her."Please don't tell me all the time we spent waiting will be wasted," Gift said from behind.Laura rolled her eyes, wondering why the whole family would come to the hotel to wait for her."How did you know where I stayed?" Laura asked them."Well, little sister, you're famous; remember, we just had to look in the right places to find you." Gift spat in response, eyeing the whole hotel."I really can't do this right now; if you don't mind, please take your leave," Laura told them, and she step
"What are you doing here, man?" Jason asked himself as he shook his head at the fact that he was standing at Laura's door.He had taken the morning off from work to relax from the whole drama from the previous day and had decided to spend it in the gym."I should be nice; that's the goal," Jason said as he finally rang the bell."How did you guys get out?" Laura shouted as she opened the door.She stopped just a few inches from colliding with Jason, who stood at the door with a clueless look on his face.Laura saw that he had on a track pant and a face towel around his neck. He looked refreshed, and it was obvious he was coming from the gym on the floor below them."Hi," Jason said, adding, "Uhm, were you expecting someone else? You look so troubled to see me; well, not that you have any reason to be happy to see me.""Uhm, what do you want, Jason? I don't have the time for our usual banter right now," Laura replied, looking around the corridor behind him as she concluded."I was just
Jason raised his head to look at Tim, his brows raised in question as he asked, "You told Bobby I have a wife?""I am sure I didn't say it in those exact same words, Jason," Tim replied.Little Bobby grinned as he replied, "Uncle Tim said she was very beautiful, and Lisa's mom is beautiful."Jason shook his head and replied, "Okay, little man, I do not have a wife, okay?""You told me you were going to get married," Little Bobby countered."No, you said you would get me a wife, Bobby, but I didn't tell you it was going to get married now," Jason replied."I am going to find you a wife, uncle, a beautiful one like my mummy," Little Bobby interjected."Yes, I know Little Bobby; you've told me that countless times," Jason replied."I just did." Little Bobby grinned, adding, "Can I wear the little groom suit and not Liam? I think the two of us can wear it," Little Bobby said until he exhausted his last breath.Jason walked into the bedroom, and Little Bobby followed him. There was no way h
David saw the recognition on Laura's face and realized he probably had to take his leave."Uhm, David, you were going to tell me something," Laura said as she turned to David.She hoped she could answer his question on time so she could wrap up their conversation."Let's talk about this on Saturday; there's no hurry; I'll take my leave now," David said."Alright, thanks for dropping by; see you soon," Laura replied, adding, "Audrey will see you out.""Okay, thank you," David said as he walked toward the door."Good bye, Mr. Taylor," Adurey said as David stepped into the elevator.David nodded, his mind elsewhere as he muttered to himself, "I should have told her so she could prepare for their coming too. Anderson is unpredictable and might want to invest in other businesses apart from the hotel. I hope she has heard of them at least."Back in Laura's office, she walked over to the phone and picked up the call."Hello, Laura Phillips on the line," Laura said in a clipped voice."Did yo
"Sorry for keeping you waiting, Jared; I didn't know…" David, who was coming behind Jared, was saying, but he stopped mid-sentence as soon as he laid eyes on Tim and Jason.Jared turned around, his expression shifting from neutral to impatience as he noticed David's abrupt halt.Tim had an expression of doom on his face, while Jason's jaw was rigid with anger."What is going on here?" Jared asked, eyeing the two before him."I believe when you see people in an office, it means they are guests," Jason replied."Hey, Jason, I didn't know I was having a meeting with you." David said, stepping behind Jared and moving into the office."Yes, I just dropped by to have an important discussion with you," Jason said, looking straight at Jared as he added, "alone.""I for one made an appointment, and I believe that makes me the official client on the meeting list for this particular time," Jared replied."Uhm, Jason, could we do this in a few minutes after Jared?" David asked cautiously."No, I
The phone rang twice, and then he heard the soft response, "Hello.""Hello, good day, Mr. Timon; this is Jason North on the line," Jason said in response.There was a pause on the other end, and it lasted for a minute before the little voice replied, "I have been expecting you to call.""I would like to discuss something important with you," Jason told him."I am aware you would like a partnership. Right?" Mr. Timon asked."Yes, you are. I believe this is a great opportunity to have your great legacy remembered by all through the partnership with the North Hotel," Jason explained.Mr. Timon laughed softly. "I have heard that line a lot more times than I can count," he replied, adding, "You would have to convince me why; my PA will reach out to you at a later time for a meeting."The line was dead before Jason could give a reply to his statement."What did he say? Did he agree?" Tim asked as Jason dropped the phone."His response is not encouraging, but he has agreed to reach out with
Laura held up a hand to Audrey as she responded to her father, "I would not be coaxed or blackmailed into giving up my trust fund, the only thing left for me by my mother.""Laura, you won't like what I am going to do." Jerry Phillips was saying this, but Laura interrupted him."I need to attend to the client's father; good bye," Laura said, dropping the call.She looked up at Audrey then and asked, "Who is here to see me?"Audrey grinned and replied, "More like, who are they?"Adurey opened the door to reveal Lisa and Liam running into the office and Agnes Emerson walking in behind them."Mummy!" Lisa and Liam shouted"Aunt Agnes!" Laura exclaimed and stood up from her seat, rounded her table, and went straight into Agnes hands."My lovely girl, you look so different," Agnes said, hugging Laura tightly."When did you get here? Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Laura said it with a big grin."I wanted to surprise you," Agnes replied."Mummy, let's go," Lisa said, pulling Laura'
"Grace, I do not think it is appropriate to ask your father that kind of question." Anna Phillips said, casting her eyes away from her husband."Mom, that is the only way. Do you want to tell me that you don't know her name either or that you both do not want to talk about it?" Grace replied."Young lady, that is enough; we would not talk about this matter again unless I had to discuss it with Laura. Until then, no one is going to mention that woman in this house again," Jerry Phillips shouted as he walked out of the living room."Mom, tell me you at least know the name of the woman who almost stole Daddy away from you," Grace said, eyeing her mother.Anna Phillips dropped down into one of the seats, her eyes distant, as all that happened all those years ago came back to her."You were so little then, Grace, so you won't understand," Anna Phillips replied."Mom, the woman is dead, and my stubborn little sister is hell bent on finding out who her mother is. I think it's high time you t