Se connecterThe city moved by slowly as traffic gradually increased. Travis continued staring down at the city below, thinking about what he had seen.“Travis?” Felix called again.“Yes,” Travis grumbled.“If you don’t want to talk about it now, I could give you some time. We have a session in a few days anyways, so that could give you time to be calm," Felix offered."Thanks, man,” Travis sighed.“Alright, it would be nice if you could try to get a bit of rest; that should help with the pain in your head. Take your medications too, and I’ll see you at the session," Felix stated.“Okay, talking to you later, man.” Travis responded before ending the call.The office was quiet, glowing from the dim light from the only bulb turned on by the door.He walked over to his desk and saw the file that Gladys had brought for him.“What is this?” He mumbled, picking it up.His brow was furrowed in a puzzle as he opened the file. It was a compilation of his works since he assumed the position of CEO.“Why wou
On the way home, Julian decided to treat the kids to some ice cream.“Who wants some ice cream?" Julian asked.“Me!” Adrian shouted.“Okay, come on, let’s go get you some.” Julian responded.They were close to the house when they got out of the cab and walked a short distance to a store.“I want that one.""No, that one.”The twins stated, pointing at one flavor after another. They spent a few more minutes selecting their choice before Julian walked over to the counter.“Thank you for coming,” the attendant said as they left the store.They were not so far from the house, so they all decided to walk the remaining distance back to the house.“When are we going to see Daddy again?” Amelia asked.The twins were walking on either side of Julian, with Amelia holding on to his right hand and Adrian on his left.“You need to stop calling him Daddy, guys; you almost did that earlier too," Julian responded.“Adrian, can we play games with him? Or dance with him?” Amelia asked.Adrian nodded, a
On the other side of town, Liora was completely lost in thought as they headed back to the White Medical Center. They had all remained silent after Lily's outburst in the elevator.“I think we need to put some things into perspective as regards the remaining four bids. It makes no sense that we have to wait till we get approval before we can see the reports," Lily responded.“I know how you feel, but then, when we think about it from his perspective, his projects must be about some top secret that they don’t want others to copy.” Ian added with a shrug.He was behind the wheel and only glanced at Lily beside him before focusing on the road.“What do you think, Liora?” Lily asked.There was no response, and Lily glanced through the rearview mirror and saw Liora staring out through the window.“Liora?” Lily called more gently.“Yes,” Liora finally responded.She looked blank as she glanced from Lily to Ian and asked, “Did you say something?”“Where is your mind at?” Lily asked.“I was t
“Travis!” Gladys shouted in concern.An image flashed before his eyes so fast that it was gone before he could make sense of it.Mere inches before his head could slam against the wall, Travis’s eyes cleared, and he quickly placed his gaze on the wall.“Are you alright?” Gladys asked.From the meeting room, Alex and Julian bolted out the door, a sense of urgency on their faces.“What happened?” Alex asked.“I don’t know, Travis, he..." Gladys responded.“Travis?” Alex called, placing his hand on his shoulder.Travis’s shoulder was as rigid as a rock, with his eyes closed momentarily as he took in a deep breath.“Is something wrong with him?”Everyone turned at the question, with Travi’s eyes snapping open at the sound of Elizabeth’s voice.“No, he is absolutely fine," Alex responded quickly."Why does that sound more like a lie? And why can't he respond to that himself?" Elizabeth asked, looking suspicious.Julian looked confused as he glanced at Travis and then back at the woman who
Everyone in the room turned around to see who the new person was."Travis?""Gladys," Travis responded in surprise, adding, "What brings you here?"Gladys smiled as she took in everyone in the room."Your father had me bring you something. I had it handed over to your secretary, but then I heard you in here and thought to check in," she replied."Don't tell me he is bossing you around." Travis said, a playful grin on his face."If anyone was bossing me, you know I'm going to have the last say, and your father sure knows that," Gladys said, laughing playfully."If you give any thought to my request. I can have Alex find you a desk on my side of the building." Travis said and winked at her.Gladys laughed, the lines around her eyes wrinkling together with pure joy as her eyes filled with love for the boy who was now a man."You and your sweet mouth. And what do we have here?" Gladys asked.She adjusted the glasses she wore to look at the kids in front of her."Oh, they are Michael's gue
At the Robotics and Medical Live head office, Scott looked at Liora and smiled."It's nothing serious; I just wanted us to agree on a timeline for the other projects," he stated."Okay," Liora muttered.Scott rubbed his palms together and said, "I want us to work out a suitable schedule.""Do you have the dates of the bid already?" Lily asked."Well, no, but my team has a whole lot of projects that are being worked on," Scott responded."If the projects are on a need-to-know basis, how do you determine which one to let us see when the bid date has not yet been known?" Ian asked.Scott nodded and said, "We have a few of our projects that we have identified as the ones we would be submitting for the bids.""Okay?" Liora muttered."I need your team to come in at least once every week to see the project and then advise," Scott stated."Do we get the folders on the projects?" Liora asked."Hmmm," Scott mused, rubbing his chin before adding, "We can have you read them whenever you come arou
At the Ashford group, tension was running hot, as it was in other parts of New York.Travis paced the length of his office, trying to figure out the report his intelligence team had given him the day before."Do you think it makes any sense for them to pin down her location and it turns out to be f
Fiona stayed on the phone for a few more seconds before ending the call.“Tell me you’ll stay; it would give you more time to yourself without having to worry about them.” Fiona pleaded as she turned to face Liora again.“Please, Mom!" Amelia pleaded.Her small eyes were narrowed as her lower lip sh
Liora's eyes shot to Lily sharply, her legs carrying her with speed before she could blink."Grandma!" Amelia screamed too, her tiny voice carrying as far as it could go up the stairs."Let me out!" came a muffled shout from behind the door they had closed.When Liora entered the house, she met her
The response came in just as it was promised, and Liora’s lips curled up in a satisfied smile.-Request gotten, see you soon.The response was short and straight to the point. At this point there was no turning back, Liora thought.When she got downstairs later, Betty was sitting with Lily, patient







