The big day was finally here, the Hudson’s were overly occupied catering for last minute preparations, still certain that Thomas would be able to deliver Jeremy directly into their hands. Phillip was more focused on the public announcement aspect, making sure he had invited the most reputable news agencies in the country to witness the union of the two biggest names in the business industry. Whereas, Britney accompanied by her little minions, were cheerfully hopping from one store to another trying to find the perfect dress for her ‘engagement’ banquet.
“Go ahead girls, choose anything you like, it’s on me.” She happily lifted her father’s gold-plated card, motioning her friends towards the well-known up-scale mall. Despite having a closet filled with untouched rather insanely expensive evening wear, she still chose to make an unnecessary request to go shopping.
“Are you sure it’s a good idea to come here? What
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“Mr. Hudson sir, the crowd is quite stable at the moment, but a few reports are beginning to get suspicious. We will need to start soon.” Glaring at his assistant, Phillip quickly returned his attention to the already frantic teenager trying to offer words of reassurance. “Don’t worry Princess, one way or another, Jeremy Adams is going to be your fiancé by the end of tonight.” “B… but daddy, Chelsey said they weren’t coming. Maybe Jeremy’s not going to show up either…. Why doesn’t he love me? am I not good enough?” Britney began sobbing loudly while huddling up in her father’s embrace. “My baby girl is the best, the most beautiful creature there is, just like her mother. If Adams can’t see that then he’s a blind fool.” “No! I’m nothing compared to Erika Stevens. He chose her over me…. I’m ugly! I hate myself!” She continued to perform her world-class act in the fa
Everything was a complete mess. Anxious relatives and friends tried smoothing over the uproar as a few remaining reporters excitedly searched for answers, bombarding anyone closely connected to the Hudson’s. Of course, Selena and Keisha were no exception. However, the latter was understandably in no mood to be reasoned with much less offer an input on the situation. Since Jake had been arrested, she had wanted to visit him on multiple occasion, but thanks to Britney’s manipulation, she was easily convinced to keep her distance until the issue was settled so as no to be dragged into the mix by the so-called vengeful witch, Erika Stevens; who they had previously thought fabricated the entire story. Now that the true colors of Jake Lancer were finally made public, there was no denying the actual innocent victim. This no doubt was a huge hit to the naive girl’s emotional state. Selena desperately tried calming her
The weekend had finally come to an end, yet the drama was only beginning. The following day at West Bay Academy, it was if everyone had stepped into a parallel universe…. A topsy-turvy kind of environment. Instead of Mr. popular arriving on his own and being greeted by the once sassy jealous freak former cheer-captain Britney Hudson, he arrived to school in the now easily recognizable black Audi, alongside the trending sensational Erika Stevens. The halls bustling with gossips wasn’t anything strange, but the fact that many suddenly began whispering in admiration at the newly publicize couple, now they were surely singing a different type of tune. “Hear that? Music to my ear… my best pal finally dumped the plastic and got the real deal. Barbie lost her Ken; the crazy Witch broke her stick… all is right with the world again.” Marcus proudly declared, as he walked backwards, both arms outstretched, swaying gracefully as if d
The previous night, Britney was unfortunately the last one present at the venue to receive news of the video being released and the public’s shifting opinion, thus she was all dressed up and ready to go, patiently waiting in the lounge for the green-light to make her grand entrance. But when she finally saw the hot topic of her being named the ‘outsider’ in Jeremy and Erika’s relationship, let’s just say…. there wasn’t an item left in the room which could be broken, that wasn’t. She was obviously too ‘emotionally unstable’ to show up to school the following morning, even Phillip could not bare the sight of her award-winning sorrowful crocodile tears. Besides, he had bigger troubles to worry over. Thomas’ confession of forcing a socialite’s marriage between his son and Britney was enough to create hostility in the business world. Of course, clients initially didn’t really care for this personal aspect of the two men, but because customers were
“Umm… so how’s everything with your mom and sister?” Erika asked feeling a bit awkward by the cool silence in the car as she showed up bright and early the following morning to offer the dazed-out teen a ride. “Huh? Oh, they’re fine. Mom’s doing okay, all things considered.” Jeremy answered frankly, reaching into his pockets for his mobile, quickly distracted by some sort of message prompt on his device. Looking at his actions, Erika felt a bit strange wondering what had suddenly happened to him, it was quite unlike his usual attentive pestering. He barely glanced at her despite being mere inches apart, even her fingers felt lonely without the warmth of his hands that seemed slightly rough and definitely bigger than her tiny digits. Uncle Sam, sitting behind the driver’s wheel was no doubt just as puzzled. ‘Did the youngsters get into some kind of lovers quarrel?’ He tried racking his brain for any memory of a bit
“Now let’s see who we have here…” Evans slowly scanned the list of student’s names, calling them out one by one as he assigned an instructor. “Ah, so we have celebrities among us, Jeremy Adams and Erika Stevens… how nice of you to join us. William… take very good care of these two.” He added, motioning to the young man a short distance away. Understandably, the girl instantly felt embarrassed by the director’s words that were laced with sarcasm. Apparently, this is what it meant to have their relationship publicize… anyone and everyone must have saw the news of the Richard’s daughter and Thomas’s son being labeled as a future power couple. “Don’t worry sir, I’ll make sure to take extra special care of them.” William winked teasing at Erika, who was now both annoyed and confused thinking he was either trying to flirt or there was something stuck in his eyes coincidently at the said time he looked in her direction. Outrageou
For the past few days after the whole cancelled engagement banquet fiasco, Phillip was drowning in his fair share of frustration, trying to solve the issues created by both the Adams and of course, the Stevens. Concerned business partners wanted to hastily withdraw their support along with their resources, shifting their investments from real estate to the clothing market… from Phillip Hudson to Richard Stevens, all because of the confirmed union of Jeremy and Erika. As it turned out, the latter really didn’t need to lift a finger in promoting his enterprise and watch the former crumble by his own weight. Initially, loosing a handful of clients wasn’t much of a big deal, but with the rate things were going if the current situation continues, then perhaps by the end of the year the great Hudson empire might possibly face serious financial pressure. Thinking of this, the only solution he could come up with was to
“Is it really necessary to get a part-time job? Don’t get me wrong, it’s good to start early but we only have a few months until we graduate. To be able to afford a car… it’s going to take a while.” Erika stated, trying to change the context of Jeremy’s taunting words, in attempt to cool her flushed cheeks. “Hmm… well it’s the only way I can think of, for now. Even if my mom claims fifty percent of the company, I might not be able to have my own car unless the man actually resigns.” He began summarizing his sister’s speech of spending and saving wisely in case Thomas Adams pulled some sort of dirty trick. “Sheesh… then stop being so dramatic.” The girl grumbled, finding his idea of working at this point to be a waste of time, since their days of being college students were almost over and they would soon be able to venture into a better paying career field. “I’m trying to be responsible…”