Francesca moaned as she and Jackson shared an exhilarating kiss. They'd just had sex and are now leisurely taking kisses of each other.Jackson had his right arm around her, as she laid her upper body on him, both enjoying their post-coital glowHer niece had gone to an opening party with that scoundrel Asher the previous day. And she has another invitation to a private party for a new friend she'd made. It pleased her that Joan was out having fun, she just wished it wasn't with Asher. She wondered what she was thinking matching them together. She'd practically forced Joan to go on a date with Asher. Even if it was to protect her family legacy she loathes the moment she suggested a marriage of convenience to Joan.Francesca did not want to stay at home bored all weekend, so she decided to visit her boyfriend.Jackson lived quite close to her in NoHo, it was how they met. Jackson had seen her matchmaker's advertisement, and had booked a session with her for Asher, he recognized her fr

Neil thought he'd done his best to tail Joan, following her from her apartment complex to Asher's company. He'd then followed her and Asher as discreetly as he thought he could. Yet he was now staring at Asher like a deer caught in a headlight. "Asher?" Neil squeaked out in a panic as he turned towards Asher. "What are you doing here?" he asked Asher clumsily, he hoped Asher doesn't suspect he followed him and Joan. "I could ask you the same question, if I remember correctly I asked you to leave. Yet here you are fooling around the city." Neil breathe a sigh of relief, he feared he'd been caught by Asher. "Of course, I am leaving. I just have a few businesses to take care of before I leave," Neil lied. He couldn't risk being found out by Asher. "I'm done with my business here. I better get going," Neil needed to leave as soon as possible, he would approach Joan later. "I came here with my fiancee," Asher said stopping Neil as he turned to leave. "This business you have here, doe

Mabel Hargreaves sat in her study at the Hargreaves family home. It was formerly her dead husband's. Her blue eyes skimmed through the reports her agents had collated on Asher Evans.She'd suspected something was amiss when Asher suddenly declared himself Joan's fiance at the emergency meeting. She didn't believe for a moment the pair were engaged. Before her father's death, on rare occasions, she and Abraham talked Joan had never made the mistake of informing him she was dating. Maybe Joan and her father's relationship had become so strained, but would she get engaged and not tell her father? She also pondered how they could've been engaged when Joan was in Washington for the past six years. She hadn't even come home once. She was only in New York right now because of her father's death. At the emergency meeting, the pair looked more like strangers than lovers, and importantly she had not spotted an engagement ring on Joan's finger. However, rumors had started spreading, and they'v

"So... uh... I wanted to ask what your relationship with your uncle is like. What's his deal with my family's company, and why did you hide me from him in such a manner?" The questions she blurted out have been on her mind since Nolan's visit in the afternoon. They'd stemmed from Asher's conversation with his uncle that she heard while hiding. She became curious about them and made sure to remember them. Yet she felt she's missed something important.Asher's breath became shaky as he sighed. He'd expected Joan to ask questions after his uncle's visit. But he didn't expect it would be so soon, he hoped he would have until the next day."And why should I answer any of your questions?" Asher asked, trying to circumvent Joan's inquiries."I told you that I'd like to know you, remember? And you agreed to it. This is me getting to know you." Joan said simply, she couldn't think of anything else to say.Asher's lips curled in frustration. He was impressed and at the same time irritated, he

Jackson expertly treads across the familiar floors of Grey's lounge. His destination was the bar where Asher awaits him. He and Asher have shared quite a history at the upscale lounge. It's where they'd sealed their first business deal at the start of their partnership.Back then they were young and reckless, Jackson more so than Asher. Asher has always been a bit of a sad lone wolf. However the situation of Emily's death and his accident made him a total recluse, he became distrustful of other people. For a long time after the accident, he believed someone was coming for him and so he built up walls around him. Asher's movement has remained the same since then. He comes to work in the morning and then goes back to a lonely apartment in the evening. His only contact with society remains with Jackson and the women he has shared congress with. The only reason Asher would socialize is for a realization of his set goals, which he is quite strangely proficient at. "Drinking during an eme