Rise Of The Disgraced Heir

"Ian." John greeted as soon as the group stepped out of the CEO's office.

"John, the boss had jobs for you again?" He asked.

"Yeah, actually it was for you. He sent me to pick Jas up. She's waiting for you in your office." John told him with a concerned look on his face. 

It was clear that the trip back was not a pleasant one.

"What does she know?" He asked.

"I didn't tell her anything, just that the CEO asked me to pick her up for you and that it was urgent.." John told him.

"Alright. I got it from here." Ian said with a nod as he patted John on the shoulder and took a deep breath.

"Do you need anything from us?" Camilla asked as she stood in between Jake and Seth.

"Would it be alright if you guys avoided my office for a bit?" Ian asked them.

"Sure, we'll go grab a cup of coffee at the lobby." John said with a smile as she nodded at the others to follow his lead.

"Thanks." Ian said with a smile as he made his way to his office.

He knew there was a chance that he would find Jas searching his room for documents that she could use, and he understood why she would do it. From what she still knew Mike had Josephine in his custody. 

"I can do this." Ian told himself as he gathered the courage to speak to her.

Ian knocked on the door to let her know that he was coming in, before pushing the door open. 

He caught a glimpse of Jas straightening the documents she had tried to read, but he chose to ignore it. 

"Jas." Ian said with a sigh as he walked over and pulled her into his arms. "I missed you." He said.

"Well, you're- you're the one that sent me to stay at a hotel last night instead of at your place." Jas complained.

"Jas, is there something you want to tell me?" Ian asked in a tender tone as he released her from his arms. 

He was hoping that she would come clean without him having to tell her that he already knew about the listening devices she had planted in his apartment. 

Unfortunately, he knew Jas well enough to know that she would do everything to protect her family.

"No, why would I have something to tell you?" Jas asked as she gave Ian a confused look. 

"Take a seat." Ian gestured as he walked over behind his desk and sat down as well. "Are you sure there is nothing you want to confess?" He asked as he looked her in the eyes trying to beg her to come clean.

"None." She insisted.

Ian took a deep breath as he opened his drawer. He looked down at the white plastic bag inside and looked back up at Jas. He wanted to give her another chance to come clean.

"Jas, are you sure?" Ian asked her one last time.

"Why are you doubting me Ian?!" Jas asked in an angry tone. "When have I ever given you reason to question my loyalty to you? I have never cheated on you. I have never betrayed you. What is it with you today with these questions?"

Ian refused to raise his tone or to get angered by her reaction, he knew what Jas was doing. She wanted him to feel guilty about questioning her, but he had the proof, and it was because of him that her sister was now safe, something she did not know.

"Jas, aren't you wondering why John picked you up?" Ian asked as he remained calm.

"What the fuck are you going at Ian?!" Jas shouted.

Ian took a deep breath and tossed the plastic bag on the table making the listening devices inside the bag spill on the table. 

"W- w- what are these?" Jas asked as she stumbled on her words.

"These little things were found in my apartment." Ian told Jas as he picked one up and lifted it. "Do they look familiar, Jas?" Ian asked. He was hoping that she wouldn't lie.

"What? No." Jas was quick to lie as Ian asked her his question.

"Are you sure?" Ian asked.

"Are you asking me if I've seen them in your apartment before?" Jas questioned him back.

"Jas, can you please just stop lying!" Ian said as he raised his voice in frustration. "The evidence is right in front of you and yet you choose to lie to me. Why, Jas?"

"How sure are you that these are mine? That I planted them? Couldn't these listening devices have been planted in your room and living room by someone else? You let Camilla enter freely, you have maids, there are so many other people Ian. Is the time we have been together worth nothing to you?" Jas asked as she was quick to question Ian.

"Jas, I never said what these were or where in my apartment they were found." Ian said with a frown as he looked at Jas, his expression unreadable. "Are you ready to tell me the truth?"

Ian watched as Jas turned pale and began to shake, soon she was sobbing from the guilt that was eating her up.

"Ian, I had no choice." Jas said as she cried her heart out. "He has Josephine, he will kill her if he doesn't get what he wants."

"Does he know who I am in the Reyes Group?" Ian asked as he tried to get more information from Jas.

"No, but he wanted to know if you were planning anything with a person named Jake, he asked me to check your phone and bug your house." Jas said as she continued to cry.

"You should have come to me, Jas." Ian said with a frown, his face remained expressionless as he spoke. "I'm not as useless as I once was."

"I'm sorry Ian, I'm so afraid. Plus my parents said I had to do everything he asked for." Jas said as her tears continued to fall.

"I wish you had simply trusted me enough from the beginning to tell me about Josephine." Ian said with a frown as he took out his phone.

He searched his gallery for the photo he had asked Seth to send. It was one of Josephine in the nearby Saints Hospital where the police and Seth's men had taken her to be checked.

"As I said, I'm not as useless as I used to be." Ian told Jas as he placed his phone on the table and pushed it towards her. "Your sister is safe. We got her out and she's at Saints Hospital."

"H- h- how?" Jas stuttered as she looked at the photo of her sister in a hospital gown. She was bruised but smiling. 

"I just told you, I'm not as useless as I used to be." Ian said with a shrug as Jas got up and ran to hug him.

"I'm sorry." She said as she continued to sob. "It was Josephine's life on the line."

"I understand." Ian mumbled.

"Are you still mad?" She asked.

"I don't know." Ian responded.

"Where does this leave us?" Jas asked.

"I also don't know." Ian said with a sigh as he let Jas cry on his shoulder not wanting to worry about where their relationship stood.