Jason loved the horror on their faces as Vince confirmed the price of the item. They had been foolish enough to get caught in his trap. He knew they didn't have that much money on them. And their Daddy's weren't here to bail them out. It was the restaurant all over again, when Ander couldn't pay for all the dishes Mila ordered. Rick nudged Ander's side. "You've been gushing about that overseas investor all week. So, foot the bill." Ander stared at him in shock. He wanted to yell, but comported himself when he noticed all the attention was still on them. "After the last incident at Eden, my father suspended my card. I don't have 2 million to spare," he whispered. "This was your idea, you bastard." Rick yelled instead, moving from his side. "You're the one in this challenge with the dog. Do something about it." Ander scratched the back of his neck. His face flushed from how loud Rick's voice was. Everyone had heard them. He needed to save face and prove Jason wrong now. "I don'

Rick watched Jason laugh at him. It caught him off guard as he didn't expect the pauper to react that way. He knew it was because of Tegan. Ander tugged at the leg of his friend's pants, mouthing at him to get down on his knees. They could worry about Jason later, but the mobster was a scary man. "You are even worse than a fool," Jason told him. Rick ignored Jason and turned to Tegan, getting cross with him. "I and Ander's company's money is the backbone of your little establishment, Mr. Tegan. If you continue backing this lowlife—" The skin underneath Tegan's eyes twitched. He had the urge to smash the fool's face into his head but held back because of the few eyes watching him. "Vince, we are closing early today." Tegan gave the order once his sales rep returned with Jason's package. "Send everyone else outside." As Vince put up the "closed" sign outside and the shop emptied of people, Tegan landed the first slap on Rick's face. He staggered. The mobster struck him again and a

Jason fell back a step, steadying himself with the hand on the counter. From the corner of his eye, he saw the strange look that Morris had passed him. "Shit, Logan. Are you sure?" Jason rubbed a hand over his mouth and left it there in shock. "He was just in the office... I think you should come down here." His cell phone pinged again. Jason took it down from his ear and read the message that had just come in. Logan had just texted him the directions to Life Haven Hospital. He'd heard that name before, but Jason couldn't bother himself now with where he had come across it. "Morris." Jason pocketed his phone and gave his friend a bro shake across the counter. "Think about what I've said. Something urgent came up, and I've got to run." "Is everything okay?" He paused with mixing the cocktail, staring at him. Jason knew what he meant. He wouldn't have come down here if he didn't have something on his mind bothering him. "Yeah, I just earned a big paycheck. Nothing crazy, but I wa

Jason was sure that he had heard that name before. He thought back to earlier at the Dapper House. The women who had been embarrassed by Ander, one of them was a consultant at…Howard Tech!“I’ve never heard of Howard Tech. Is their influence bigger than ours?”Raymond let out a smothering laugh. “They are dreamers, young master, but persistent ones. No one can ever beat Maxe. Not even in a hundred years.”“So why did the CEO of Howard Tech put you on that sick bed?” Jason removed his hand from his pocket to gesture. “It’s your health I’m most worried about, old man.”Logan excused himself from the room as they conversed. Jason didn’t know what that was about. It could only mean that this was a very delicate topic.“You just have to worry about getting married for now and leave the rest to me.”“I’m on track with that, but Raymond, you know I deserve to know, right?”Raymond grunted, looking away for a moment. He could see the reluctance on his face. This wasn’t information he wanted to

The woman's five inch heels clapped loudly on the tiled ground. Her skin was flawless, though it was clear she had aged a lot. Her presence was enough to stop time. Everyone forgot themselves while watching her approach, including Jason. He had never seen this face before, but no one had to tell him she was money. It screamed all around her. "Director Lancaster," the woman nodded once, checking her rolex watch, "Are you busy with something now? I have much to discuss with you." She didn't spare Jason and Mila or the rest of the staff a glance. Her eyes pinned on Lancaster alone. The man stammered. "Mrs. Clarke!" His head lowered as he fumbled with his hands. "Have I kept you waiting for long? Forgive me if that was the case." Jason heard her name and really looked at her. Things had just gotten interesting. He wouldn't be surprised if she belonged to the family Logan had spoken about. "You are forgiven. Let's discuss the surgery procedure for my husband now. I didn't like a fe