Hazel West
I walked over to where Dunlop and Jacob were seated.
Hey you guys, when did you get here? What are y’all talking about” I asked, crossing my fingers, hoping they weren’t talking about Zion’s paternity.
“You left the office very quickly after closing time, so I came by to check on you, William and Zion. I saw Jacob at the door and we both walked in. How are you feeling, by the way,” he asked, like he didn't just destabilize my whole life by asking about Zion’s paternity a few hours ago
I put on a fake smile and spoke up “I’m very okay.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course, why wouldn’t I be”
Dunlop West
Dunlop WestThe next day at work, I couldn't stop thinking about what happened at the family game night. Hazel eventually left to make us dinner, while Jacob took over from Hazel and continued playing with William, Zion and I.Zion was in the lead and was so happy about it, but then Jacob had to excuse himself to take a phone call from someone and, as expected, it was from Ranger.When he came back, he put his phone on the table and continued playing the game with us. His phone screen didn't lock, and I couldn't help but look at it.The app on display was his WhatsApp and he was texting someone called Luke, but something else caught my attention, and it greatly surprised me.His WhatsApp wallpaper was a picture of Ranger, not only a picture of Ranger, but a picture of Ranger shirtlessWhat was going on? Something was definitely happening right under my nose that I couldn't quite wrap my fingers around.Why does Jacob have a picture of Ranger as his wallpaper on his phone? Last time I
Dunlop West While on the way home, we conversed about school and a lot of things and I kept thinking of a natural way to bring up Zion's father without hurting the boy's feelings or sounding weird. “Who wants ice cream” I asked, and they both jumped excitedly. I knew how much they loved ice-cream “Meeee” they both chorused, and I swerved the car, changing from the route home and driving to their favorite ice-cream place When we got there, William and Zion left their bags in the car and skipped into the building. I found a spot and took them over to sit while I went over to order ice cream for them I already knew William's and Zion's favorite flavors, so I had no problem making an order for them. The customer service was top-notch, and I got the ice-cream cups seconds after I ordered. I paid and left a tipI started walking over to our table, William and Zion spotted me and there was a noticeable anticipation and excitement on their faces when they saw me with the ice cream cups.
Dunlop West “Eheemmm” I cleared my throat, and they turned around, acknowledging my presence. I wanted to release all the jealousy and anger that was stored up in me over the last few months of seeing them together, but I held back If I lost it now, I would have no chance with hazel. So, I just bottled up my feelings and put on a fake smile. “The kids are here” I announced Hazel went over to them and gave them a hug one after the other. You could see the genuine joy in her eyes as she conversed with them, asking them about school. That is one of the qualities of Hazel I loved. She was always radiant with joy. Her joy would have been radiated on to me if I hadn’t betrayed her love and trust. Camilla blinded me and now that the scales are off my eyes, I can clearly see what a great person I let leave my life. I was going to get her back. An easy way to bring her to love me again is to find out Zion’s paternity. If his was my son, there was no bond stronger than a parent’s bond and
Dunlop West I got out of my car after I drove into BLC, and then I made my way inside. On my way to my office, I spotted Hazel as she was conversing with her assistant, Stacy. Why does she always have to be stubborn? I told her to take the day off, but she still came to work. I rolled my eyes and walked over to her. When she noticed my presence, she dismissed her and turned her attention to me “I thought I said you could take the day off. Why are you here?” I asked her “What do you mean, don't I work here anymore? Am I now restricted from coming here?” she said, answering my question with a question and making me feel guilty all of a sudden “What? No. You are always allowed here. You are the assistant CEO, remember?” I said quickly“Good. Then I don't have to take unnecessary days off”, she said, and walked off I didn't want to engage in any arguments whatsoever today with her, so I just made my way to my office. After I settled down, I took out some files and glanced through
Dunlop West After Hazel agreed to take on our mini-journalist investigation, we analyzed and talked about how we could find out if the governor of Arizona was actually going to get impeached and why. We found a perfect way to carry out the investigation and I left her to get to work while I headed back to my office. I needed to get Zion's blood specimen. How was I going to get it? I couldn't just cut the boy's hand and take out his blood. I could take him to the hospital and Doctor Lamar could take his blood sample, but Hazel would definitely find out, and I didn't want that. I was still thinking of a way when I got a message from Jacob and I completely cringed at what I saw. It was a picture of Jacob in just briefs. He was flexing his muscles and in the caption of the picture he wrote: ‘Just thought, I’d send a pic of how good I looked today. I'm at your favorite place’ He ended the text with a sweat drop and an eggplant emoji with lots of hearts at the end. Why was Jacob sen
Jacob WarnerI was trying to think of the perfect gift to get Ranger when Dunlop's call came in. Whatever business proposition or idea he had, had to wait till I was done shopping.Ranger was in the mall with me too and I didn't want him to know I was getting him a gift, I wanted it to be a surprise. So I decided to send Ranger to Dunlop as a distraction while I found the perfect gift for himAfter Ranger left, I took my time to get the best gift that I knew he would love before I went back to Jay's corporation. Ranger took a whole lot of time at BLC, Dunlop must really have quite the business ideaI waited till closing time but still no sign of Ranger. I texted him and he said he was quite tired so he went back home. I guess the gift was going to have to wait till tomorrow.Instead of going back to Hazel's place for dinner like I usually did, I decided to just go home and rest. I would probably order my dinner. I didn't want to get her worried or wondering why I didn’t come to her pl
Jacob WarnerI tried to get some sleep after the whole incident with Hazel the previous night but to no avail. I kept turning in my bed and suddenly developed insomnia.I only had three hours of sleep last night and my eyelids were heavy, but I was still going to make it to work today. I took a shower and dressed up. I always skipped breakfast. I picked up my briefcase and the gift I bought Ranger and headed to my carAs I drove to Jay's corporation, my mind was flooded with thoughts about what happened between me and Hazel last night. Were we really over or was it just one of her crazy tantrums?I got to the office and checked in on Ranger, and he wasn't at work yet. I must be super early then. I headed to my office and settled downTwenty minutes later, Ranger wasn't still at work. He was never late. I wondered what could be wrongI started with the day's work, and then I heard a knock on my door“Come in” I bellowed.The door knob turned to the right and the door opened to reveal R
Dunlop WestAfter I saw Zion's birth certificate, I quickly took a picture before Hazel got back. When she got back she didn't notice a thingDuring dinner with Hazel and the kids, I kept looking up the name of the hospital where Zion was born, but it didn't show up in my searchesHis name on the certificate didn't help because he took after Hazel's maiden name instead of his father's name. So his name was Zion O'Brien Jonathan which gave no clue as to who his father was. The space for the father's name was left blank, making me even more confused, but I was determined to find out. A mother would never lie about her child's father, so Hazel must have slipped my name during labour.First thing in the morning, I called Ranger and reminded him about our plan to find out if Jacob liked him more than an employee. I suggested that he wear something suggestive but a bit official and make sure the seduction worksI really hoped with all my might that it worked. That way it would be easier to