After getting pregnant and being banished from society as a disgrace, Laura Phillips disappears for seven years, transforming herself into the best analyst in the country. Now, she is back, a force to be reckoned with in the business world, her name on every tongue in society. On her quest to find out what happened on the one night in her life she has no recollection of, Laura knew she had to tell her twins their father was not in heaven so they could stop asking for a new daddy. However, her twins surprised her with a present on her birthday. “Surprise! Mummy, we’ve got him!” her twins said with excitement, and standing between them was Jason North, heir to the most powerful corporation in New York, with the look of shock on his face.
Lihat lebih banyakAs Liam tried to pronounce the name, his hand went over the automatic pick-up touch pad on the phone."Hello," they heard the caller say.Laura quickly took the phone from him, ensuring to end the call in the process."Oh, oh, the call has ended; uhm, I'll call him back, Hunnie; don't worry," Luara told Liam.Liam was staring at his mother, wondering why she had moved so quickly, but after a second of not being able to come to a conclusion, he gave up."Okay, it was Uncle David," he said, turning back to join his sister to watch TV."Oh, uhm, okay," Laura said, smiling nervously."What was that about?" Audrey asked.Laura rasied her brow and asked, "What was what about?""I mean, you needed to see the look on your face when Liam picked up that phone," Audrey said."Oh, I just don't want him to drop the phone," Laura replied."Okay," Audrey said, not convinced in the least."Yeah, have a lovely night, Audrey," Laura said as she opened the door."You too," Audrey replied as she stepped
"You assured me you were going to get me the position, uncle, but I guess I should not have trusted you," Shawn said to his uncle.Luke and Terry North had their shoulders squared in disappointment. It had been a bad day for them; to think that they now had to obey Jason's every bid without a word of complaint was the worst hell they could think of."You're not the only one who is affected by this, Shawn; maybe if you had not gone to Lily's place, then she would not have been too suspicious of that invite," Luke North blamed Shawn."I only went there to solicit for her help; how is that so bad? If she really does care about my father, then she should not discriminate between his children," Shawn stated.They were all sitting in Shawn's office, and Rita North was asking them to recount exactly what had happened."It's not something I want to talk about, Rita; you should have come early," Luke said."I need to know; that's the least you can do; I was not able to attend. So are you sayin
Jason decided to treat his mother and Lily to dinner as a show of his appreciation for them."It's not everyday that we get to come to a fancy restaurant these days," Natasha muttered as a waiter passed them the menu."No, it's not everyday," Lily replied with a smile."I should pay more attention to you ladies; I promise to do better," Jason teased with a grin."More like you should get yourself a young lady to show attention," Lily replied, rasing her brows at him."He actually has one; uhm, what's her name again? The one you brought to the family dinner the other day," Natasha asked.Jason shook his head and replied, "We are no longer together, mom.""What? Why?" Natasha asked, surprised."It just didn't work out, mom; let's leave it at that," Jason replied."Humm, I see," Lily said, a knowing look on her face."To change the subject, it would have been nice if Luara was here," Jason said."I guess so; she really did amaze me today," Lily replied."I must say she is a rear gem for
"Why is that woman here?" Terry North muttered as soon as he saw who had spoken.Luke North looked back and saw her, his eyes darkening in anger as the media began to take pictures of her."Natasha North," Shawn murmured under his breath as Natasha walked to the front of the room.Laura saw the look on Jason's face and knew instantly that it was his mother. When she got to him, Laura stood up and said, "You're welcome, ma'am; you can have my seat."She turned and walked towards Lily, who had an empty seat beside her."That was thoughtful of you," Lily whispered as she sat down."I just thought it was the right thing to do," Laura replied.Over at Jason's seat, he stood up and said, "Thank you for coming, mom.""I'm only here because I know your father wouldn't want me to hide away at home and watch the coporation taken away," Natasha replied."Thank you all the same," Jason said.Natasha smiled and left him to go cast her own vote, after which the voting officially came to an end."Pl
"Yes, Laura, a weighted voting, not that it is unusual, but it was not necessary for this meeting, not to talk about the fact that they also made the meeting open for the public, allowing even the media room to attend," Tim explained.Weighted voting simply implies that if more people with a high number of shares voted for you, then you could probably win since their vote was equivalent to the amount of their shares in percent."Really, and that decision was made at the last minute?" Audrey asked."Yes, it was; if we had known before now, we would have informed you of it," Tim explained."Wait a moment," Laura said, holding up her hand, before adding, "If Jason is the chairman, how is all this decision made without his knowledge?""Well, technically, I agreed for my position to be made permanent based on the decision from today's meeting, meaning anyone could add any details to this event even without asking me," Jason explained."That's an absurd reason," Laura replied."That's exact
Laura looked confused as she called out, "Hello Tim, is everything okay?"There was no answer, and then the call went off. They sat there, staring at the phone, hoping that nothing serious was happening at the office."We would be there in five minutes, ma'am," Matthew called out.Laura looked up and nodded, thankful that they were close."Whatever that was, I just hope it has nothing to do with the meeting," Laura stated."I hope so too," Audrey agreed."Okay, do we have any idea who is going to be at this meeting? I think I should have gotten a report on them," Lauara said."Humm, the majority of them work within the North Corporation. It's just a few that are external," Audrey explained."Okay, that sounds like I have a lot of people to convince," Laura muttered.Audrey smiled as she replied, "I'm sure you've got this.""Yeah, I hope so," Laura stated. All she wanted was for the whole thing to be over. She couldn't wait to get herself out of whatever would bring her close to Jason,
Jason and Tim looked up to see Shawn walk into the office with a smug, satisfying look on his face."Here comes trouble," Tim muttered to himself before looking at Jason to see his reaction."Oh, god, not now," Jason murmured under his breath as he saw Shawn approach him.Jason's expression became neutral to ensure that Shawn did not catch on to what was happening, or else he knew it was not going to play out fine.Whatever he was here to do, mostly, was not good, and Jason knew this."Hello, little brother," Shawn said."Hello Shawn, the meeting room is on the other end of the building," Jason replied."Oh, I know, I'm just here to expel you from the office, you know, because I know you probably won't be seeing it again," Shawn said, a wicked grin on his face.Jason stood there staring at him, wondering what the hell he was playing at."If you will excuse me, I have some things I need to tidy up here before I join everyone at the meeting; if you don't mind, you can head over there by
"Hello Laura," Lily said, walking towards Laura with so much agility."Lily? What are you doing here?" Laura asked before she realized how her words must sound."Oh, I see someone isn't glad to see me," Lily said with a chuckle."Uhm, of course not. I'm sorry it sounded like that. Let's talk in the office," Laura said."Okay," Lily replied, walking towards the office with Laura following her behind."Why is she here?" Laura whispered to Tina, adding, "It's late; should she not be resting or something?""You really should learn to whisper; I can hear you," Lily said, turning to face them.Tina smiled, knowing that, with the sharp ears Lily had, she had learned early on to just speak her mind."Uhm, I was saying, shouldn't you be resting? It's quite late," Laura said."I know, come, let's sit over there," Lily said, walking over to the same couch where Laura had spoken to her father."Okay, I hope everything is good," Laura replied as she took a seat beside Lily."Yes, it is; I was on m
Jason looked up and replied, "Okay, bring her in."Tim walked out of the office to do as Jason had instructed, hoping that it all went according to plan."Hello, Gift, right this way," Tim said, directing Gift towards Jason's office."Hello, Tim, Is Jason in?" Gift asked."Yes, he is, and he is waiting for you," Tim replied."Okay, good," Gift said as Tim stepped aside to let her through."I'll be right at my desk if you need me, Jason," Tim said from the door."Thank you, Tim," Jason replied.Gift walked into the office, her eyes devoid of any emotion as she walked over to Jason and said, "I hope whatever you want to say is good.""How are you?" Jason asked, not replying to her statement."I feel really suspicious that you have summoned me to your office, which is really unlike you, Jason," Gift said, walking over to one of the couches and taking her seat."I believe asking you how you are is because it's been a while since I saw you," Jason stated."And that is totally not my fault,
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