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"Why don't you just leave me alone." she scolds him.
"" I'll only leave you alone when I get what's rightfully mine. "he replies before leaving her there.
Vanessa had a very bad day. She keeps on thinking about Caden's threatening words to her earlier in the morning, cold shivers keep running down her spine every time she remembers it.
Her team members were not helping matters. Thankfully, Daniel had decided to handle everything in her place for the day since she was not in the mood.
Closing early from work, she calls Jason and pleads to sleep in his apartment tonight as she's sure she cannot sleep well by herself for the night.
Luckily, Jason agress. Entering her car, Vanessa leaves work to Jason's apartment she found him looking quiet and solemn, his face is also gloomy.
"Jason, what's wrong with you?" she asks him with worry. She sits beside him and lifts his face to look at him well. "You've been crying, did something bad happen?" she observe.
"A friend of mine died two days ago, he was like a brother to me." Jason says, tears roll down his cheeks and she wipe them off with her fingers.
"I know how painful it is to lose someone you love and cherish. I am truly sorry to hear that." she speaks softly.
"He is dead and there is nothing I can do about it. I don't know what I'm going to do." he breaks into sobs.
Vanessa pulls him in an embrace and rubs his back. "Then do what is right." she replies before crashing her lips on his.
Right there on the sofa, they make love oblivious to the fact that Olivia is standing at the door, watching them with tears streaming down her face.
*****
Jason comes to work the next morning to find an angry looking Olivia glaring at him.
"What's wrong, Vy?" he asks her.
"What's wrong? Would you mind telling me what's going on between you and that socialite witch." she folds her arms and raise her eyebrows at him.
Jason ruffles his hair. "It's nothing." he replies and tries to leave but she holds him back.
"Don't tell me it's nothing cause I saw everything"
Jason's looks at her with surprise. "You saw what?"
She bits her lips, "I came to your apartment last night, I saw you both, hugging and kissing and having s*x and muttering crazy words that sounds like I love you."
Jason face palms, he forgot that Olivia had a spare key to his apartment and she comes in and out any time she wants.
" Vanessa and I are in a relationship. "he finally admits.
Olivia scoffs." After all she did to you - - "
" It's all in the past, Vy. "he interrupts her.
" It's not about it being in the past, don't you get it? She's just using you to satisfy her s*x urges and when she is tired of you, she'll dump you like you are nothing. "
Her eyes are stinging with tears as she speaks, why can't he just see the signs? That she loves him and wants to be with him, why is he so blind?
" She may have been your childhood friend but I know you better than anyone else and I know she's only going to hurt you."
Jason takes her hands and squeeze them lightly. "I know how much you care about me but I love Vanessa and she loves me too. That is all that matters to me."
"Is she the reason why you changed? Why you left the mafia underworld, is it because of Vanessa?" her voice wavers, her heart breaking as she asks him those questions.
"I'm sorry, I know I should have told you the truth about her earlier...." he tries to hug her but she pulls away from him.
"James's funeral is tomorrow morning, you will be giving a tribute speech on behalf of the Black Ace mafia." she says before walking out, wiping the tears that roll down her cheeks.
*****
In a hotel VIP lounge, two men can be seen sitting down at the dark corner and discussing lightly with bulky bodyguards standing and guarding them. Caden and the powerful Antonio Lloyd are having a lunch meeting to discuss trivial business matters.
"Mr Lloyd, I must congratulate you on your soon to be successful perfume brand launching." Caden says with a huge smile plastered on his face.
"I appreciate your compliment, you know that it's not easy to work hard to make it to the top. Fortune favors the brave and insane." the sixty-three year old man chuckles and Caden nods.
"Yes, uhm - Mr Lloyd, I know that you are aware that I actually came here to discuss some trivial business opportunity with you." Caden says, going straight to the point.
Antonio sips his drink calmly. "Well, I don't see any trivial business whatever to discuss here."
Caden looks at him, dumbfounded and confused. The old man continue talking.
"You see, I know about the dramatic competition going on in your father's company and I know you are here to shoot your shot on me. You don't have to act all nice and good, you don't even have the brains to run a company and here you are, thinking that I'll sign that sheet of paper in your briefcase,
"I'm not interested in whatever thing you are about to blabber so spare yourself the speech and have a drink or you can leave."
He sips his drink while staring at Caden coldly. The youngster gulps in fear but still decides to press on.
"But Mr Lloyd, we haven't discussed the benefits of signing the contract and the shares and - -" Caden is cut off when the old man slams his fists on the table.
"Don't push me, young lad. I can be smiling on the outside but very dangerous on the inside." the old man says through gritted teeth. A cold aura emanating from him making Caden to shiver.
The old man smiles mischievously. "I believe our discussion is over, do you understand?"
"Yes sir." Caden replies with fear evident in his voice.
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