#THE_SACRIFICE
EPISODE 18
Blake was surprised to see who had leisurely walked into his office with a smile. This sort of visit was unusual. Jake was the last person he had expected to ever step into his office. Not that he wouldn’t, but Jake had the affairs of the company to run and he knew how hectic it must be for him.
“Wow, the sun must has ris£n from the west for me to have the almighty CEO here. What brings the emperor from his highly esteemed throne to visit his subjects” Blake said with a teasing smile.
“The lazy and nosy subjects at that” Jake added as he took his seat across Blake’s desk.
“Seeing you sitting there, someone might actually think you’re being useful to the company” Jake said with a sm-irk.
“It’s not every company that’s opportuned to have a less valuable but skilled staff like myself. I might be lazy but everyb©dy loves me and my God gifted Laziness. Don’t forget being lazy is a great skill” He replied with a serious face. Jake shook his head at the height of his brother’s shamelessness. Who else other than Blake would be so proud of being lazy.
“I’m not here to justify your level of laziness. What plans do you have for your birthday?” Jake asked the question that have brou-ght him over.
“I don’t have any plans” Blake replied with a shrug.
“So you don’t want anything? p@rty? Gift?” He asked raising a brow. ‘Gift?’ Something in Blake’s eyes lit up at the sound of that.
“Would I get any gift I ask for?” Blake asked with a malicious smile. Jake didn’t like the sound of Blake’s words neither did he like the look in his eyes. Something in him tells him Blake was about to ask for something outrageous.
“Lets hear it first”
“But you have to give it no matter what” Blake said.
“You have 5 seconds” Jake said impatiently.
“I want your Lamborghini veneno” Blake said with a nervous smile.
“Then we can celebr@te your birthday when you die” Jake replied him standing up.
“It’s just a car! Will you really choose a car over me? And just so you know, you’re older than me, so you’ll naturally die first” He replied with a frown, as he scowled at him.
“You can forget being my brother if you keep asking for my car every year”
“It’s not my fault. You asked me what I wanted” Blake replied with a mock glare.
“And all you could ask for, was my car?” Jake asked c0cking a brow.
“You don’t drive it. Lack of use will make it go bad” He said defensively. Jake couldn’t believe his ears right now.
“You can always have another birthday. This year…just skip it” Jake said with a pointed look as he turned to leave.
“What?” Blake wi-de-ned his eyes as he watched Jake turn his back to leave. ‘Stingy’ that was the only word he could use to describe his brother right now.
“Wait!” He called out ma-king Jake st©p to look back at him. “I’ll have a p@rty, but you have to keep my company all night. And you don’t get to pick a woman and dissappear on me” Blake demanded.
Jake looked at him incredulously. Why did he think his brother was being possessive and jealous. “Is that all?” He asked. He is p@rtially to blame for his childishness when he has always indulged him.
“No” Blake shook his head ma-king Jake look at him impatiently. “And I want your Bugatti la voiture noire” He said anxiously. He prayed his brother won’t turn him down again. It was not his fault that his brother was a car fanatic and he had access to more money than him.
Jake stared at him silently like he was considering his request.
“You’re just a greedy bastard. But I’ll consider giving you a Maybach Exelero. No more no less” He said with a tone of finality. He wondered why they always had to negotiate gifts every year.
“Fine” Blake gruffed. “And the p@rty?” Blake asked.
“Invite your friends and pick a place” He replied as he walked out of Blake’s office. That brother of his has his eyes fixed on his babies. ‘Thief’
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Lair was estactic about visiting one of his favorite person’s. He drove straight to Amy’s work place after arriving home. He had refused eating even after his mother pleaded with him to.
“Come on Lair she can wait. You should at least eat something before going to see her” Mrs Walker said when Lair refused to eat after his long trip.
“I’ll do that later”
“But you just returned home”
“I know but I miss my sister” He said with a meaningful smile.
“Yeah right. Like she’s the one you are ecstatic to see” Mrs Walker said rolling her eyes. She was fully aware that Lair will never be this excited to see Amy. All his giddiness was for someone else.
Lair didn’t mind his mother’s words as he gave himself a final look at the mirror before placing a k!sson her cheek, as he walked past her.
He pu-ll-ed over at the car park of Acrosoft. He made his way to the reception, when he heard someone call his name from behind him.
“Lair Walker?” Lair turned around and frowned slightly when he couldn’t recognize the person standing before him. He looked at him with a confused expression. He wouldn’t deny that the good looking man in front of him looked oddly familiar.
“You don’t remember me?” Blake asked with a smile when he noticed Lair was having a difficult time recognizing him.
“Blake…Blake Beau?” Lair asked with uncertainty. That signature smile was all he nee-ded to put his br@in in motion.
“Yes man” Blake replied with a broad grin as they hvgged each other.
“You’ve got to be kidding me” Lair said with a broad grin on his face. He couldn’t believe this was Blake. The Blake Beau.
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“I heard you were at the office yesterday?” Stephanie asked Cale as soon as he arrived her ap@rtment.
“Yes”
“But why didn’t I see you?” She asked with a straight face. She had heard from a colleague that Cale was sp©tted at the company, and she had hoped to see him, since she has not been able to, after he was discharged from the hospital. Thanks to Helen of course.
She has been too scared to visit him at home.
“Steph plea-se not now” He said laying back in the couch. He had a throbbing headache alre-ady, because of his mother cold attitude towards him. She had not been speaking to him for more than a day now. A cold war has been existing between him and his mother. And he just couldn’t deal with Stephanie’s constant whining.
She had always complained about his close proximity with Jade and his unwillingness to end his relationsh!pwith her. And he knew fully well there will be another round of endless whining if she knew he had gone to see Jade at the office.
“What do you mean not now? Why were you at the office?” She asked him with her arms folded across her che-st. She frowned when Cale closed his eyes and kept quiet without answering her.
“Did you go to see Jade?” She asked the question she didn’t want to hear the answer to. Because somewhere in her heart she alre-ady knew the answer to that.
Cale slowly opened his eyes to look at her. He moved closer to her and sli-pped a hand around her w@!st, while he used his other hand to lift her chin up till her eyes met his.
“You shouldn’t bother yourself about such things. I’m here with you right now and that’s all that matters” He said in a soft voice that soothed her slightly. He moved his face closer till there was only a hair space them.
“Didn’t you miss me?” Cale asked in a husky voice. Stephanie looked at him intensely, her eyes searched for the answers she was looking for but all she could see was Cale’s hunger for her. But she still had a question that she wanted to ask.
“Do you love her?” Stephanie asked the ultimate question. She knew she had asked him that question over and over and each reply was a k!ssfrom him.
Cale did exactly as Stephanie had predicted. He claimed herl-ips with his and k!$$£d her de-eply. He didn’t want to answer that question he lacked an answer to. But one thing he nee-ded right at this moment was Stephanie. He de-epened the k!sswhich Stephanie equally met with same pas-sion as she sli-pped her legs around him to sit on his l@ps.
This was what he loved about Stephanie, her willingness to give in to every if his advances.
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“You’ve got to be kidding me Lair. What are you doing here?” Amy asked with wi-de-ned eyes. She was surprised to see Lair at her work place, especially when he just arrived the country just few hours ago.
“What do you mean by what am I doing here?” Lair asked her with furrowed brows.
“Didn’t we agree to surprise her?” Lair asked with a frown. He couldn’t believe Amy had forgotten something so important.
“You mean Jade?” Amy asked suspiciously.
“No you. of course Jade. Didn’t you mention she was interning at your place of work?” Lair asked, wondering what was suddenly wrong with his sister. Amy’s jaw dropped when she remembered the lie she had told him about Jade working in same company as her. ‘Oh my God, he’s going to kill me’ She heard herself scream in her head.
“Amy, come on let’s go” He urged her. He frowned when he observed Amy’s eyes darting with guilt. That was her guilty look. It shouldn’t be what he is thinking.
“Amy Walker” Lair called in a cold tone.
“Okay I’m sorry. I was only joking with you. I never knew you’d believe me” She apologized.
“You never knew I’ll believe you? Are you being serious right now?” Lair asked her angrily. Lair wasn’t the type to get angry easily, he has great control over his emotions except when it comes to Jade.
He couldn’t believe he had jumped on the last flight back after series of on call duties and surgeries at the hospital, because he was eager to see Jade. Heaven knows how much he had missed her.
He was the most happiest person when he got the news of Jade’s break up, and the heavens just also approved his leave at the right time.
He had just skipped breakfast just to hurry over for this? A lie? His face formed a scowl as he stared at Amy with angry eyes.
“So tell me where does she work?” Lair asked impatiently. He couldn’t believe his sister would take something so important to him casually.
“I can’t tell you that” Amy replied while avoiding his gaze. She could tell the temperature around him just dropped by 10 degrees.
“Why?”
“Because…Because that wouldn’t give you the full effect of your surprise. I guess it’ll be better if we visit her at home” Amy suggested. She didn’t think it was safe telling him Jade works in same company as Cale. What if he got there and accidentally bu-mped into Cale? She wouldn’t know what will eventually happen if they did. Though Lair had great control over his emotions, but this was Cale they are talking about here. She’d also love to teach him a lesson or two, talk more of her brother.
There was no way she’d let him visit Jade there.
“Are you sure that’s the reason for not wanting to tell me?” Lair asked suspiciously.
“Of course. Do you think I’d lie to you?” Amy asked accusingly ma-king Lair glare at her. Weren’t they just talking about the lie she had told him. Amy had not registered her last words until she saw Lair’s fierce gaze on her. She looked away from Lair when she realized what she had just said.
“So?” Lair asked.
“We’ll head over to her place after work” Amy replied.
“Fine, I’ll pick you up when you’re done with work” Lair said before turning around to leave. He didn’t want to waste another minute with that sister of his.
“Okay. But I hope you got goodies for me” She called out with a smile as she watched him leave.
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