Millicent couldn’t go to the company that morning because she was feeling fatigued and out of sorts. She informed Jason about it and he implored her to stay back at home. He would have stayed with her but he had a meeting with the lawyers that day and Millicent knew that he couldn’t stay back at home in the wake of this new scandal, so she implored him to leave and that she would be fine. He offered to take her to the hospital but she refused, assuring him that he would be fine after resting for a while. “It must be as a result of stress and all. I will be fine after resting in today” she told him and she proceeded to do just that after he left. Isabella prepared hot cocoa for her and she took it. It only stayed down for a minute though before she rushed to the toilet to vomit it. She was glad that Isabella had left her room, if not she would have panicked and probably tell Jason about it and that would only make him more worried. She only needed sleep and she would be good. Appare

Jason's day was brightened by the news that his lawyers gave to him. The state investigation into Paragon Height's operation proved that there was no issue with their waste disposing system. Sebastian's fishes, who died were as a result of the water in the ponds being poisoned. No culprit had been found for that. And the man who was in the best position to give answers to that was now dead with a suicide note stating that he was sorry for his wrongdoings."That means that the lawsuit has been officially dropped against us, yeah?" Jason asked James Reed, just to be certain."Yes, sir," James said with a beaming smile. "The state would have demanded that he paid a compensation fee to you for defamation if he is still alive. Though you can still choose to sue his business, sir" "And cause his widow more grief?" Jason asked with distaste in his mouth "No way am I doing that. What matters is that we are in the clear now. I am not going to add to anybody's pain" he said.James Reed smiled

“How can you not tell me?!” Groggy and still half-asleep, Jason blinked up at the overhead light he had left on as if that would help him make a better sense of what he was hearing. “Uhn?” he said incoherently. “Are you sleep-picking my call, Jason Monroe?” the voice rang clearly in his ears. Jason’s eyes flew open. This time around, he was sure of who it was. Only one person would call him like that. And that tone? She was pissed “Hello, mom""Hello, Mom.Thank God you remember me at least. You sure do not treat me like family!” Celia Kovarick said over the phone. “What do you…?” “Why else would I be the last to hear about this? At the Green Thumbs Club for that matter! Can you imagine how foolish I looked when Paloma Rickson bared her teeth in that uncomfortable way she called a smile and said “Hmm, what a relief that your son is not one of those rich CEOs who had lost their conscience after all. We are trying to save the planet, you know. It wouldn’t do to have someone like you

Heinrich’s discharge from the hospital was a thing of joy for Jason but he couldn’t postpone his trip to Japan anymore. He was getting worried that Millicent was still not picking up her call yet. It was already over twenty-four hours that she had left. Jason didn’t want to have to bother Heinrich’s delicate health with what was going on in his own life. He had ordered the caretakers with Heinrich to ensure that he did not set his eyes on any newspaper or broadcast that had to do with the scandals. Though Heinrich was fit enough to be discharged, he was still on shaky grounds and Jason was sceptical about just having the caregivers with him at his manor. Especially since the housekeeper had been sent packing after it was discovered that she knew about the fact that the gardener helped to conceal Aria's presence in the manor without saying anything. He would have preferred to have someone else there with th caregivers to handle things and take care of Heinrich as a family would. He wa

Millicent was far from fine.She gingerly opened her eyes and shut it tightly as that singular act seemed to set off an army of little people doing acrobatic in her head. Her head was pounding with excruciating pain. "What happened to me?" her groggy mind tried to compute as she slowly opened her eyes again. She blinked up painfully at the patterned pop ceiling in confusion. Something was not right. She instantly remember why. The meeting! She was supposed to be meeting up with Victoria, not sleeping in her hotel room.Hoping she was not late yet, she intended to get off the bed immediately. She yelped as biting pain and restraint held her back. But her yelp only came out as a muffled sound.Millicent's eyes widened as her brain finally seemed to catch up with the sensation in her body. She turned her head to see what had held her back. And she screamed again. Yeah, still only a muffled sound.Millicent was tied spread-eagled on her bed and her mouth was duck-taped too. Since her at