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CHAPTER 74
They lay there in silence for another few minutes and Mark realized he was nearly asleep. The days events had been mentally draining and physically tiring too, so lying in the bath with Jasmine cradling him against her proved to be more relaxing than he thought possible.
He sighed. "We better make a move, I suppose.""Good call. Plus, if we have dinner, a few drinks and some fun with your friends, then we can get up to bed all the quicker." He felt her lips press against his cheek."You have all the best ideas."It took a few minutes before Mark finally gave in and got out the bath, stepping into the shower for a quick rinse off and to wash his hair. Jasmine disappeared into his dressing room, sorted out an outfit and then went to her own room to get dressed.By the time she returned Mark had his jeans, sneakers and a sleeveless black v-necked top on, and was sitting looking at the hooded jersey on the bRelated chapters
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Marktook the opportunity to call it a night a few minutes later. Between his late night exercise with Jasminethe night before and the draining day he was shattered. To his surprise, Maddyand Myragot up and walked with him, following him upstairs until they were sat on the balcony. Marklit up and smiled as Myrastole her daily cigarette out his packet."This is my favourite part of the day," Myraadmitted. "But today's been a lot of fun."Marksmiled. "Glad you're enjoying yourself.""Sageand Louisa think you're really cool," Maddysaid to Myra. "They really like you."Myramade a surprised face, and smiled a little. "That's good, I guess.""You guys should hang out when you're in New York," Marksuggested.Myranodded. "Sounds good. Hey, how's your LA trip looking?""Exhausting," Markreplied. "I've got a manic schedule from six or
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Marklay there in the dark, trying to figure out what tomorrow was going to bring.Markwoke up and checked the time."Ten minutes until I'm due to get up," He murmured, clicking the light onto it's lowest setting. He turned and looked at the beautiful woman by his side, spread like a starfish across the bed, her hair half covering her face.He smiled and adjusted the sheet, pulling it up a little. The temptation was there to just slide a hand in, touch her in certain places and be balls deep inside her within a minute, but he knew she'd had a restless night."No point in both of us getting up," He muttered and slid out of bed. A couple of minutes in the bathroom and then a quick trip into the dressing room, and Markwas ready to go workout.He jogged down slowly, warming his muscles up for what was to come, saying good morning to the members of staff that he saw out and about. As he turned the corner heading for
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Breakfast was eaten and over depressingly quick, the high point of which was Samand Sageshowing up a little late and getting a bit of a ribbing about making too much noise. Markknew the rooms were all nearly soundproof, but they didn't know that and he found it funny watching them squirm a bit.All too soon though, their briefing on the media started and Sam, Sageand Louisa excused themself to go for a walk round the Island. Marksat through the importance of controlling the flow of information to the media, be it the paparazzi and gossip columnists or the tech magazines and business press. Feeding the beast, they called it.His visit to Doctor Kerr perked him up a little though as she gave him a full physical, complimenting him on how rapidly he'd got into shape, and then kicked him out with a clean bill of health. Takigave him a trim, showed him a couple of different ways to style his hair and then got Markto do it and
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Markpopped inside and got some gym kit on, then walked down to meet Jayden. While they worked out, this time hammering his arms and upper body, Jaydenexplained how his workout schedule should change now. Half an hour of daily cardio, with alternating days on his arms, torso and legs. No more three workouts per day, only one in the morning, and that would keep him in great shape and continue to develop him for the time being.Markthanked him and walked back to the main house, his arms hanging at his sides after what felt like a monster session, and he got into his suite to find Jasminealready in the bath, waiting for him."Shower first," She said firmly, grinning at his disappointed expression.Markwashed the sweat off his body, rinsed and then slid into the bath, relaxing in Jasmine’sarms."You really like this, don't you?" She whispered in his ear as he lay back on her."It's nice. Real
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Markgot dried and slipped on a pair of jeans, boots and a t-shirt then wandered out to the balcony and lit up. He slumped down in his favourite seat and put his feet up on the railings."Why are you so upset, Mark?" He muttered to himself, and the answer came back to him.Because you wanted her to be your girlfriend."So becoming a billionaire with a hot secretary that'll blow you while you bone your way through the FHM Top 100 transforms you into a crybaby man-bitch, does it?" Antshouted over the noise of the speedboat as the three friends raced the girls around the Island. "Man, you need a punch in the balls to remind you they're there.""Ignore him," Samsaid, shaking his head. "I just think you're too close, buddy. You need a little distance from the problem is all.""How do you mean?""Step back and think about what you want. Look at the big picture," Samsaid, mentally reminding Markof the hundreds of
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Perhaps because he'd sorted things out with Jasminehe felt a lot better and was able to relax and chill out by the pool with his friends and the girls. The afternoon sun was hot and he had slipped into the pool, relaxing on the steps in the water water while his brain drifted.The situation with Henrystill hung over him, but he felt comforted by having Connor on his side and Sarah secretly working with him too. He had been able for most of the day to put it to the side, distracted with other things, but now the situation kept intruding on him..He was aware that Henrywas playing things carefully. He had to be. Markknew that he'd had conversations with his sisters and with Jasminethat could have been recorded. He knew he'd had sex with Sarah, and done plenty with Jasminetoo, so if there was video recordings then Henryhad a huge amount of data that he could use.Henry's obsession with Jasminewas a worry t
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Markand Jasminejoined the rest of the group downstairs around seven thirty and they chatted away, having a laugh and passing the time until dinner.Shortly before eight the chef appeared along with several of the waiting and kitchen staff and they began to lay out a buffet while the chef worked the grill. Markhad ordered a burger with some prawns on the side, while the rest of them ordered a mixture of steaks, chicken or fish.Jasminewas correct when she said how fantastic the aroma was of all the marinaded meat and fish cooking, as well as the various salads and side dishes the staff laid out next to the grill.When each of their dishes was ready they were walked up, given their plates by the chef then helped themselves to the hot and cold buffet. Markended up with a fantastic bacon cheeseburger made from bison on a bun, with fries, salad and some grilled prawns in a garlic and chilli sauce.Sitting eating an
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He turned to the bedroom, seeing Jasminestill lying on top of the sheet, this time with Mark's phone opened in front of her."What you doing?" He asked, smiling at her."Checking your emails. They're fairly stacking up.""What's the count now?""Six thousand or so." She gave him a grin. "Me and Shmi will start blasting through them tomorrow if you want?""Six thousand?" Markasked. "I don't know six thousand people.""Yeah, well there's a lot more than that know you. Not like I do, of course, unless you've been keeping some really big secrets from me," She said, winking."Hardly.""So are you..." Jasmine's sentence was cut off by the sound of a knock on the glass doors, then a second later Maddycalled."Hello, Mark? You still up?""Yeah, I'm back here.""You coming to join me and Myraon the balcony? Last night on the Island."Mark
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