All Chapters of Under Silk Sheets: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

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A spider's web

Jason stared at Marcus in horror. "Why the fuck did you just dunk my phone?" Jason shouted. "It seems you have become so comfortable, you decided to ignore me recently," Marcus said. "How does that have anything to do with you destroying my phone? What in god's name is wrong with you?" Jason hurried over to take out his phone from the cup. "We need new rules, Jason. It seems you are not aware of your situation. You keep going around your friends putting them in trouble," Marcus aid, sitting down on the chair opposite Jason's bed. Jason frowned and paused in his action of cleaning tea off his phone. "What does that mean?" He asked Marcus. 'Hasve you forgotten why I brought you here? Have you forgotten whose son you are? Have you also forgotten getting raided? Yet you continue to interact with your friends. Do you know how much trouble you have brought them?" Marcus asked. "Did you do something to them?" J

A trap within a trap

“But I have to, my husband would be checking my assets in a bit,” she said hurriedly. “Why would your husband be checking your assets?” he asked. “What does it have to do with you? Don’t worry, I will call the bank manager instead,” she said, and ended the call. She knew it was only a matter of time before the news reached her sister. Jessie almost laughed out loud at the situation. It seemed moving the money was not possible. Then, she would create suspicion. She took out her phone and called a good friend, Cathy. “Jessie, how is it? Enjoying the cruise already?” Cathy asked. “Cathy, what do I do? You know about finance stuff, right?” Jessie asked. “Why? Did something happen?” Cathy asked. “My husband found papers about the account. I called to tell them to take out the money, but the account manager wouldn’t,” Jessie rattled. “Calm down, what money? What account?” Cathy asked. “The one with m

Disposing of trash

As Eric watched Jessie fall onto the table, a sharp pang of panic shot through him like a bolt of lightning. He felt a surge of guilt wash over him, knowing that his instinctive movement to sway out of the way had inadvertently caused her harm. His heart pounded in his chest as he witnessed the pain etched across her face, her eyes watering with tears. In that moment, all he wanted to do was rush to her side, to gather her in his arms and comfort her. But a wave of guilt held him frozen in place, rooted to the spot as he struggled to reconcile his actions with the sight of Jessie in pain. His throat tightened with the urge to speak, to apologize for his inadvertent role in her injury. But the words caught in his throat, choked by the weight of his guilt and shame. He felt utterly helpless, paralyzed by the knowledge that he had caused Jessie pain, the last thing he ever wanted to do. As he watched her struggle to compose herself, a sense of desperation

under water

He did not understand why he was getting angry. He did not understand even more why she was doing this.“Have you lost you mind?” she asked. She was about to say more when the staff uncomfortably asked her what to do.“Let’s keep going.” She did not have time to worry about Eric at the moment. Seeing her dismissive state, Eric was close to losing his mind. What happened? What went wrong? He was completely unsure, and it was completely driving him crazy. When he saw her walking away without care, he felt the urge to throw something.Jessie followed the staff into Mr. August’s cabin. She easily spotted her gift. It was a big gift box tied with a red bow. When she saw it, she smiled coldly, before turning to the staff.“Please help me carry it to my room,” she asked the staff, and he went head and picked it up with a slight effort. She knew it was heavy, that was why she did not want to pick it herself. While he did that, she made her way throughout the ship, looking ar

Between Husband And Wife

As Jessie stared at Eric, she wondered what he considered possible when faced with the fact that your wife has been communicating with federal agents all these while.“When did you find out?” He asked tensely.“This morning. I have a friend who is a lawyer. He used to work in the district attorney's office and now works for big clients. He tipped me off,” she answered.“You said this firned Cathy is investigating us, on what grounds?” he asked.“Communicating, funding and trading with terrorist groups in the middle east,” she answered and his eyes went cold.“Even a little research would solve this matter, no need to investigate for two years,” he answered.“Unless someone is fanning the flames, producing evidence of constant money transfers, communication and even gifts handed to the August family from terrorists,” she said, glancing at the gift box on the table at the corner of her cabin. His face went deadly pale at this point. She was not naïve, she knew

Watched

“The project,” Jessie repeated, her voice filled with urgency. “That is what my family is using to solidify our guilt. I have never told them what project it is, since we were not supposed to say anything. I only told them when you were traveling for work,” Eric nodded grimly. “It’s the only thing that makes sense. We’ve kept it so secretive, even from our own families. If they found out about it…it would make us look bad. Even if we claim after we are blamed for the money, it could be assumed that the project is a cover up since we did not tell anyone till then.” Jessie’s heart raced as she considered the implications of their discovery. If the government believed that they could not be trusted, it could spell disaster for them and for the August family’s reputation. “This is harder than we thought,” Jessie said, her voice slightly revealing her stress. “Even though I have pocked holes, if we cannot convince people of this, it would not matt

traitors and friends

“Nothing,” Eric said cursing internally. How could he miss the fact that his family's ship would be raided today? Who else would sayll news but Marcus Night? Eric's phone rang the next moment.“Michael,” he said, and Jessie turned to look at him sharply. He noticed her action and the look of caution in her eyes and frowned slightly.“We are on our way, make sure your family’s ship does not leave without us,” Michael said jovially and Eric raised a brow in Jessie’s direction.“It is fine, guests are still arriving,” he answered and ended the call.“What is it?” he asked Jessie.“I just realized how close of friends you and my brother-in-law are,” Jessie said.“We went to school together,” he answered, closing in and taking her hand, “Why? What is it?” he asked.“I don’t trust him,” Jessie answered and Eric raised a brow. He did not know his wife had good instincts. Well, no one with a sane mind would trust Michael.“Why?” he asked. To this, she had no answer.Michael always seemed so

To stomp on a Spider

The party continued to swirl around Jessie as she conversed with Cathy, the music and laughter providing a lively backdrop to their conversation. However, her attention was suddenly diverted as her sister, June, approaching her from a distance. She almost let out a smile when she saw her. She was finally here.“Jessie, I need to speak with you,” June said, her voice low and urgent.Jessie nodded, suppressing the coldness in her eye. “Of course, June. Let’s find somewhere private to talk,” she said.They made their way to a secluded room away from the hustle and bustle of the party, the sounds of laughter fading into the background as they closed the door behind them.Once they were alone, June wasted no time in getting to the point. “Jessie, where is the gift we sent to Mr. August?”Jessie raised an eyebrow, a chill flashing in her eyes. “Why do you want to know, June? What’s going on? Is it important?”June’s expression darkened, her features twisting as she spoke, “Just answer the q

The height of betrayal

The grand ballroom hummed with excitement as the August family took their places on stage, bathed in the soft glow of the spotlight. Jessie strode over and stood her place by Eric’s side, her hand clasped tightly in his as they waited for the big announcement to begin.“How did it go?” Eric asked.“I rattled her out of her nest. She will definitely make mistakes,” Jessie said with a sly smile, and Eric could not keep his eyes from her. He liked her calculating and mischievous side.Eric’s father, Mr. August, stepped forward, his commanding presence filling the room as he addressed the gathered guests. “Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed guests, friends and colleagues, thank you for joining us tonight for this special occasion.”The crowd hushed in anticipation as Mr. August continued, his voice resonating with pride and authority. “Tonight, we are proud to unveil to you a revolutionary new technology, the sum total of years of hard work and dedication from our family and our partners in t

To Keep A father from his son

“But this box wasn’t in father’s room. It was in mine,” Jessie said in confusion and suspicion started to dance around the room.“Didn’t you say that The Harts gifted this to you? Why was it in your daughter-in-law’s room?” Cathy asked.“She…” Mr. August hesitated to answer, making other wonder what he could be hiding.“Is it because your daughter-in-law forcibly took it back today?” Cathy asked, and the August family all frowned.“Do you have spies here?” Mrs. August asked.“Your security system is tight. So no. But we still know that Mr Eric August a d his wife Jessie had a fight, and she stormed into the living room and declared she was getting a divorce. She took back the gift her parents gave because she said you won’t be in laws anymore.” an agent beside Cathy said, his voice deep and rough, “The staff talk, you know. They say that Mr. Eric August stuck to his wife all day after that,” he said with a shrug.With that, Cathy turned around and faced The Harts. “Mr. and Mrs. Hart,

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