LOGINMarie Sue I sat in the office, and the paper in my hand trembled, not from fright. I was not afraid. What I felt was far from fear, and that was what had pushed me right now into this office, with the paper in my hand, ready to make this decision.I read each line of the contract again to be sure I wasn't falling into a trap. Everything seemed fine, except for a few things I was not comfortable with.I looked up at Mr. Xing and the other man who sat beside him.“I have one thing I would like to modify,” I said.The lawyer looked at Mr. Xing and then at me.“What could that be?” he asked.I dropped the paper on the desk to stop it from shaking in my hands the way it was. I folded my fingers into each other and placed my folded hands on the desk. Then I looked straight at the lawyer.“My product remains mine,” I said. “Even if I work for the company and my product is being used, it remains mine.”The lawyer was about to speak, but Mr. Xing raised his hand and stopped him.“That is fine
Marie Sue What Arnold was suggesting was ridiculous, and I was about to let him know exactly how ridiculous he sounded. Not only was he making assumptions about me, but his reaction to what Kennedy was doing to his family was completely out of proportion. I could not understand why he seemed more concerned about what I had done than about the person who was apparently threatening his family.But before I could say a word, a lady appeared in front of us. We both turned to look at her."I'm sorry," she said. "I'm trying to find a room."I was about to point her toward the reception desk when Arnold greeted her in a surprisingly friendly manner."I didn't know you were here," he said."Oh, Kylie called me," she replied."You must be Arnold.""Yes," he nodded.And suddenly, I realized who she was.She was Marie Sue's stepmother.I faced her and stretched out my hand."I'm so sorry. You are Lydia Sue?" I asked.She took my hand, shook it warmly, and smiled."Yes, and you must be Jordan. I
Arnold I was hurrying towards the room with some items in my hand when I saw Kennedy walking down the corridor opposite me, looking around, obviously for the room Steven was in.I handed the materials over to the escort and directed him to the room, and then walked towards Kennedy, stopping him in his tracks.“What the fuck are you doing here?” I asked.I saw relief appear on his face as he saw me.“I was looking for you.”I pulled him away from the corridor into the closest safe space I could find.“Looking for me for what, Kennedy?”He clenched his jaw.“How could you keep this away from me? I find out that my son is sick from strangers.”I bit my lips hard. Kennedy was trying my patience in every way.I pushed the door to the room closed.“You are violating the terms of the contract, Kennedy. We said zero contact. Why do you feel we have to tell you anytime our son is sick? And you coming here every time he falls ill is just going to raise suspicions.”“I don't care,” he yelled. “
Jordan It was not clear, but I could make out Kennedy's face in it. It was unmistakably his. Added to the fact that he had been snooping around Kylie's office, it was safe to say that he was definitely stalking Kylie. But what was not clear to me was why he was doing that.I handed the phone over to Marie. "Something is definitely not right about Kennedy," I said.I didn't want to divulge much information, but now that I had started telling her about it, perhaps it was best I told her everything."I found something else," I said. "There's footage that shows Kennedy in the display area on the day the poisoning happened.""You think Kennedy did it?" she asked."He's a top suspect," I responded. "Given everything we have discovered so far about him, it's possible he's trying to sabotage the company one way or the other."She was nodding absentmindedly. I could tell she was calculating in her mind."And he was not alone," I added. "He was there with Lizzie, the lady who had to leave the
Marie Sue I groaned and rolled onto my side on the bed. Finally, I got to the edge. I stretched my hand, with my eyes still closed, and reached for my phone, turning off the alarm.It was not an alarm to get me ready for work. I was still not yet back at work in person. The alarm was a reminder that it was one day to Mr. Xing’s deadline.I lay back on my back and closed my eyes for a few seconds. Then I opened them and stared at the ceiling. Beside me, the bed was empty, meaning Lucy had probably slept over at Chad’s place after their date last night.I pushed myself into a sitting position and remained on the bed. I wasn’t sure what to do. I had never been more confused than this before.Finally, I was able to pull myself into the shower, wash my hair, brush my teeth, and basically prepare as though I was going to work. After cleaning up, I put on some house clothes and walked to the kitchen to fix some light breakfast.Just as I stepped into the sitting room, the door opened, and L
KylieI stood in front of the room, waiting in complete panic as the team of doctors and nurses attended to Steven. I was in such a confused and disoriented state that I didn't even realize I was still wearing the nightwear I had on before Steven had walked in and collapsed in my room. I didn't notice it until Maya pushed some clothes into my hands.I looked at her and then at the clothes, still confused for a few seconds.“I've not been able to reach Mom,” Maya said, ignoring the confusion on my face. “I don't know where she could be on a night like this. Has she always been sneaking out of the house?”My fingers ran over the clothes, but I kept quiet. It was not the time for me to talk about Lara or whatever she was up to. All I could think of right now was my son and how I would be getting him out of the hospital alive.“Thank you, Maya,” I managed to say.I looked around. Arnold was not back from the errand he had gone on. I pressed the clothes against my chest, waiting and hoping
Marie Sue's POV I drummed my fingers against my laps absentmindedly and didn't notice when Jordan parked the car until Lara announced.“We're here.” She said with excitement.Yay, I guess.I stepped out of the car and rounded it to join Lara and Jordan.My brows furrowed. Why were we standing in f
Marie Sue's POV I rose to my feet, not believing my eyes. “You?” “You two know each other?” Lara asked. “Yes.” “No.” I said no because I didn't want any trouble. Lara grinned. “I’m glad you two already know each other. Jordan, this is Marie, your future wife. Marie, this is Jordan, your fut
Marie Sue's POV I limped into my apartment only to find it unrecognizable. My furniture had been ripped apart, my pillows sliced in two and my coffee table in splinters. Those loanshark assholes! I cursed them all the way to the moon as I arranged what was left of my living room. When I was done
Marie Sue's POVRunning in broad daylight wearing a coffee-stained T-shirt that said ‘fuck me’ and grey sweatpants was not on my to-do-list. But when the loan sharks you borrowed from come knocking at your door demanding their money while holding weapons, all you have to do is run. And that's why I







