AURORAI scoffed and looked at Madeline, who kept a straight face, “you don't mean that's why you need my help?” I asked, pointing at the tablet.“Without your testimony, Evans will be released and Jacob's company will automatically go to him,” Madeline said.Carina scoffed, “that's what we all said the last time. This was inevitable,” she said.“Not if Aurora can stop it,” Madeline said, looking at me.“I don't know if I can, Madeline. Jacob might not have been violent towards me that doesn't mean he didn't hurt me,” I said to her.“You just need to say he wasn't a violent man, that's all the Judge wants to hear,” Madeline said.“Why isn't he here, asking her himself?” Carina asked.“The judge won't let him leave the courtroom. He thinks Jacob might corece you,”she said and I laughed.“Corece me?” I asked, still laughing, “I doubt he can look me in the eye right now,” I said to her.“That's the second reason, he didn't want to come,” Madeline said, “what happened between you two?” Sh
JACOBWe all sat by the cage, wondering about the question Aurora placed before us. I honestly don't know what my own Mother will gain by going against me.I mean she is my mother, she should be protecting me not giving ammos to my enemies.“What if she isn't doing this on her own?” Aurora asked me. She being here has made things easy for me, I know it's hard for her being here and also being made to testify but being here has brought some ease to my soul.All I want to do is hold her and keep holding her, unfortunately I can't.“I can't think of any reason why Evans will have to blackmail her,” I said to her.“You might not know doesn't mean there isn't,” she said, “or you are just going to believe she has it out for you?” She asked me.I took a sip from the hot coffee the waiter just brought to our table. I spat it out immediately, “that was disgusting,” I said and watched her lips turn into a smile.“You shouldn't have taken it, the coffee around here sucks,” she said.“But there s
AMY ( JACOB'S SISTER)“The hearing is getting brutal,” I said to my mom who was engrossed on her phone. She has been like that ever since I opened up the channel for the hearing between my brother and my uncle.“Mom, are you listening?” I asked her and she nearly cut my head off.“Of course I am!” She yelled, “your brother brought this upon himself by trying to get back to that Aurora girl,” she said.“Aurora didn't do this to Jacob, Katherine did,” I said to her.“If you say so,” she said and walked away. I know my mom has always favored Katherine more than Aurora but this is way too confusing.She must have seen what Katherine did to Linda's daughter and still she is still on her side.“Why are you protecting Katherine?” I asked her and she stopped walking.“What makes you think I'm protecting her?” She asked.“It's pretty obvious Mom,” I said, “all the evidence points at her walking with Uncle Evans to steal Dad's company and you are still on her side,” I said and she walked toward
AURORAI looked at Amy trying to bargain with me at the expense of her brother’s life. What kind of family is this? How did I get tangled with them in the first place?“You can seriously be bargaining with your brother’s company and maybe his life,” I said to her, she squeezed her eyes shut.“I’m only doing what I think is best for me. No one cares about me, no one,” tears ran down her cheeks.“Why do you think that is Amy?” I asked her, not shaken by her tears. Amy always joined her Mother in taunting me and bringing me down and now she wants to work for me. How ironic.“I know I treated you poorly when you were married to Jacob. I wasn’t…”“Wasn’t what?” I asked her, “wasn’t bold enough to stand up to your own mother?” I asked her.“You don’t know what that’s like, having to fight tooth and nail for your mother’s love or affection,” her mouth set a hard line.I sighed deeply, “you are right, I don’t know what’s like,” I said, “guess you haven’t changed after all,” I turned around.“
AURORA“Copper?” I whispered, staring right into his eyes. My fingers dunk into the arm of the chair beside me and I tried to keep my anger from washing over me.“What are you doing here?” I asked him.“I'm here to help you, apparently,” he said and I scoffed.“The only person you help is yourself,” I said to him and he looked away from me.“It's good to see you, Jacob,” he said, shaking hands with him. Jacob looks at me wondering my connection with him. I'm looking at wondering the same too.Copper was a liaison with one of the companies I signed a contract with back in Spain. We walked together during the course of the project and it was a success.Not until he was about to set me up for an embezzlement he committed to cover up his track. The money was refunded back to the company but no one was able to prove Copper was behind it.He is a convincing son of a bitch, if he is here to help Jacob, he better believe Copper will want something from him.“Aurora,” I heard Madeline behind m
AURORA“What the hell, Andre?” I yelled at him with the gun pointed at my face.“What are you doing following me?” He asked, “you could have been followed as well,” he said looking worried.“I will answer all your questions when you put the gown down,” I said to him and he sighed.He laid the gun down and directed me into the lake house, “it's nice,” I said, trying to create a conversation.Here I am with my employee and a gun in his hands.“I'm sorry about the gun,” he said, placing it on a table.“What is it for?” I asked him.He sighed and looked at me, “for a lot of things, which includes keeping intruders away,” he said to me and I scoffed.“Why do you have to keep intruders away?” I asked him.“You shouldn't have followed me, Aurora,” he said, running his fingers through his hair.“I made sure I wasn't followed,” I said to him.“Or really, you suddenly have tactical evading skills?” He asked and I looked at him confused.“I don't understand what you just said but that doesn't me
JACOBToday is the final ruling in the courtroom . Hopefully nothing goes wrong and like Braden and Madeline had planned we will take Evan's by his bull and let him go down the drain like he intended for me.“You look tense,” Madeline said, walking towards me.“I just want today to go well. I'm so done fighting for my own company,” I said to her. It's strange how we have gotten close in a matter of weeks.*You will always be fighting for your company,” she said, trying to assure me, “what makes it easier is the ability to fight every goddamn time,” she smiled.“I hope you are right,” I said to her, looking at her through my side eye.“I'm always right,” she said and we both laughed, “but that's not all the reason,” she said and I cleared my throat.“What do you mean?” I asked her.“You are not just tense because you want this done but because Aurora isn't here yet,” I inhaled deeply and looked at her.“That's not it at all. There is bad blood between her and Copper, I'm guessing she d
JACOBGuilty, guilty, guilty! The chant continued and all of a sudden, the doors of the courtroom were opened, a lot of reporters raced it with their cameras.“What is going on?” The Judge asked, shocked.I glanced at Evans, his head was bent and he was shaking it in defeat.“He brought in the reporter,” Braden said to me.“Guess he thought he was going to win after all,” Cooper said and slammed my shoulder.“Guess, he thought that,” I said with a low smile.“Silence!” The Judge hit his gravel against his desk. “This is a court of law and I will not let it turn to something else!” He yelled.The whole courtroom became silent at once, then the Judge turned to Evan.“Will you rise, Mr. Evans,” he said to him. Evan took about a second to get on his feet then he kept his head down staring at the floorboards.“Does the jury need time to reach a verdict?” The Judge asked.The lead Juror stood up, “no, your honor. We the people of the jury have reached a verdict,” he said, staring bitterly a