Laura saw the smile first as she turned before taking in the whole face. He looked different, and she wondered what he was doing in the building."You look even more amazing each time I see you," Jared replied, adding, "It's true what they say about wine becoming sweeter with longer years of aging.""Hello, Jared, Are you comparing me to wine? What are you doing here?" Laura asked, her face neutral."Oh, dear, I was just making an example of how good you look, and as to why I am here, I had a few things to settle with some of my workers." Jared replied."You have an office space in this building?" Laura asked."Yes, I do. I wish I could own all of it, but you know, Lily Whites, she beat me to it," Jared replied.Laura smirked at his words; she didn't remember him being so arrogant, but well, she could hardly say she knew him back then. They were strangers who hadn't even had the time to get to know each other well before that faithful night."What do your workers here do?" Laura asked
"It's you again!" Little Bobby shouted as he ran into Laura's arms."Bobby!" Vivian called, surprised that he had run into the hands of a stranger.Vivian pulled him away from Laura so she could step into the elevator."I'm sorry about that; he seemed so excited to see you," Vivian said.Laura smiled. "It's fine; Bobby and I are acquinted," she replied."Oh, really," Vivian replied, looking down at her son with raised brows."Yes, mummy, she is the mummy of the twins," Little Bobby shouted."Oh," Vivian said again, this time around her face brightened with understanding."Oh, you're the one," Vivian said."Mummy of the twins?" Laura asked, her brows raised in a playful smirk.Little Bobby laughed at her and replied, "Yes, Lisa and Liam, I remember their names.""He hasn't stopped talking about those two since the last time I dropped him here," Vivian stated.Laura smiled. "Oh, I see," she replied."I frequently have a lot of events to oversee; I'm an event planner, you see, and having
Laura and Agnes ran into the room, wondering what the explosion was all about."What is going on here?" Laura asked.Standing in the center of the living room was Liam, a deflated balloon on his head as he stood there, glaring at his sister."Lisa?" Agnes called.Teressa stood there too, wondering what had caused the sound.Lisa sat there quietly, her eyes round and her hands spread out in innocence."I didn't do anything, mom," Lisa said."It's a lie; Lisa wouldn't let go of the ballon, and it exploded and landed on my head," Liam accused her.Laura tried not to laugh as she walked towards them. The balloon lay on Liam's head like a poorly placed helmet."Lisa, why did you do that?" Agnes asked.Lisa shook her head and cluthched another balloon to her."I could help them clear up the toy; you should have called me," Teressa said, trying to gather up the toys from the floor."No, Teressa, they would pick it up themselves. Lisa and Liam, what do I always tell you? If you make a mess wi
Laura paused, turned slowly, and moved towards the other end of the railing, close to Jason."Why do you think you hurt me in the past?" Laura asked."I don't know; you just seem hell bent on seeing me as an enemy," Jason replied."If I ever met you in the past, I think I would pretty much remember," Laura stated."Why, then, are you bent on keeping me as an enemy?" Jason asked, moving closer to her too.Laura smiled. "Trust me, Jason, you are not my enemy; I just don't like your attitude," she replied.Jason raised his brow and asked, "Do you think your attitude is worth emulating too?""There we go again; you hear one word of truth, and you become defensive," Laura told him."How? I'm not; I think you should ask yourself why you find my attitude wrong when every other person doesn't seem to have an issue with it," Jaosn replied."Ahh, so that's what you tell yourself, or, come to think of it, it's possible no one has the guts to tell you the truth," Laura shot at him."You have a ba
"I said I was currently making more calls to our contacts," Tim replied."No, not that, before that," Jason replied."Oh, I said she was in Los Angeles around the time Steve Anderson was there," Tim stated."There, that does not sound like a coincidence to me." Jason murmured.He sat back on his seat and thought for a minute, wondering if he was missing something. Every time he had thought there was nothing much to her, he had found layers of the unknown. He wondered if he was wrong in this instant too."Okay, continue calling, but make sure you monitor what the Whites consulting firm does, especially Laura, just in case we get something," Jason said at last."Okay, I'll do that," Tim replied."Yes, do. Also, I need you to reach out to David about that proposal; I need a reply soon," Jason said as he got ready to dive into work for the day."I would send a mail to ask how far with the review," Tim replied, adding, "Is there anything else, Master North?"Jason looked up at Tim, raised
As Tobias rasied his b*tt to rise in recognition of Lily's announcement of making him her heir, he heard the rest of her words."My heir at the Whites year-end party in six months," Lily stated.Tobias's smile died a painful death as his lips became rigid and his b*tt slammed back down on the chair."Wow, aunt, that would be wonderful," Sandra said with a smile."Yes, of course, we have all been like children to her, so it's only natural," Tobias said with a fake chuckle."Of course, you all are like children to me, considering the fact that I do not have any children," Lily was saying, but stopped halfway."We all understand, Aunt Lily; whoever you choose, we promise to ensure your legacy is never destroyed," William interjected."Thank you, everyone. Okay, that's enough with the sad story. Up you go, get back to work," Lily said in a stern voice.Everyone chuckled as they hugged and kissed Lily on the cheeks before heading out of the conference room.Tobias ensured he was the last t
Tina looked up to see where Lily had made reference and realized it was indeed Tobias, and he was in a deep conversation with someone."I think that's Shawn North," Tina replied."Humm, Shawn North," Lily muttered as she changed her direction and started walking towards them."It's going to be great, man," Shawn said with a grin as he gripped Tobias's arm in excitement."I think I'd also like to know what exactly would be good so I can rejoice with Tobias," Lily said, stopping behind them.Tobias was a little startled but covered it with a smile."Aunt, I assumed you were staying a while before leaving," Tobias said.Lily didn't answer and only looked at Shawn, who bowed his head as he said, "Hello, Mrs. Whites.""Hello Shawn, it's a surprise to see you here. I didn't know you were the one, actually," Lily said with amusement."I had a bit of business to do around, and I just dropped by to see Tobias on my way," Shawn replied."Oh, I see; that's good to hear." Lily said, adding, "How
Audrey smiled and nodded. Without saying the words, Laura knew just what she had done."How long?" Laura asked."It's been about twenty minutes," Audrey replied."Why didn't you come call me?" Laura asked, looking guilty as she picked up her laptop and walked towards the door."I did try, but you were engrossed in that file," Audrey explained."I didn't know it was already time; I didn't plan to spend so much time on that file, but it was just so amazing," Laura purred. Her excitement about the project is evident in her tone."Wow, it really must be something to have you sounding that way," Audrey noted."It is; I hope it's for a potential client so I can work on it more," Laura replied as they entered the conference room."I am so sorry, guys. Let's get right to it, shall we?" Laura announced this as she entered."Okay," they all chorused as the head of the team went to the board to begin the presentation.**********Lily sat quietly at the back of the car, thinking about the whole e