Sold? Oh Please.

Jessie walked twelve blocks to get to Jason building. No, she ran six blocks to get to Jason building, gnashing her teeth at the thought of just coming here with him, but she wouldn't betray Matt like that.

When she finally reached the office, sweat beads all over her forehead with strands of her brown hair clinging to her forehead. "Anyone that says I am not a celebrity should try running twelve blocks in six inch heels!" She huffed. "Gosh I'm out of shape!' She panted, wiping her forehead with the back of her arm, she walked into the building.

Another text popped into her phone urging her to hurry up. As it still took a while for her destination, when she found the floor she didn't hesitate to pick up the pace and her steps soon fell into a steady run but suddenly she was no longer running to the end of the hall way, but the soft sensation behind her and the intense eyes glaring at her, informed her of the sudden change in plans. As ran to her destination a sudden arm poked out of a door and before she could understand what was going on she hit the back of a closed door and intense eyes were glaring down at her. 

"Jonathan?" Jessie sighed in both relief and confusion, for a second there she thought that was Jason. "What are you doing?" She asked.

"I could ask you the same thing, why are you here?" He asked, his eyes holding an expression she could not understand, they looked hopeful, which was why she seemed lost.

Looking away briefly she replied, "there's something urgent I need to attend to, I'm already late we'll talk later" She said, leaning forward to ease out of his cage.

"What? What is so urgent?" Jonathan asked, responding to her physical resistance with force of his own.

Jessie looked away again, biting her lip. "It's... it's a long story, I just know I need to get there now and Jason cannot find out about it, hmm?" 

Jonathan laughed ruefully, looking above her head he laughed. "I'm such a fool" he said, pushing away from the door where he caged her and walking backwards. 

"What?"

"Why did I think you came to see me after I sighted you in the lobby?" He asked.

Jessie frowned, "I really need to go...we'll talk later." She said, turning to open the door, she couldn't understand what Jonathan was saying buy she knew she needed to be somewhere else.

"Do you even care how I'm doing?" He asked as she turned the door knob. "Are you not even going to ask me what my mother said? How I feel after you just destroyed the relationship I had with the woman who birthed me?" 

Jessie turned to look at him, "Jonathan" she sighed. "I'm sorry you feel that way, and I am sorry for telling you, I just thought you should know the truth."

"The truth?" He laughed "she thought I should know the truth." He muttered to himself. "Alright, I'm not the only affected person, why don't you tell this truth to Jason?" 

Jessie tapped her feet on the ground repeatedly, "you know I can't just do that, his mother is a sensitive place for him-"

"And it's not for me?!" Jonathan yelled, scaring her.

"Hey, that is not what I mean. You know he has issues because of Celeste, what do you think is going to happen if he finds out she is alive?" Jessie stated after staggering a few steps backwards from him.

"And it's fine for me to find out? Why? Because I'm more stable? Because I'm not Jason? Do I have to fall on the floor or have panic attacks before you could give me a sliver of the worry and care that Jason gets? The consideration?" He asked.

"Jonathan I do care about you."

"No" he held up and arm "stop, don't patronize me. Just dont. Do you know how crazy I've been this past few days? Do you know how I have been doing? Did you even care?!" He yelled. "You found out something this big but you don't tell Jason because you are scared it will hurt him but you didn't hesitate to destroy my trust?" 

"It's not like that." She insisted. 

"Why do all the women I love always pick him?! Why do I have to come second?!! Why?!!!" He yelled as a single tear rolled down his face.

"Your mother did not pick Jason, she choose you. If anything she left him for you!" Jessie yelled back.

"Is that so? That woman did nothing for me! All the while I thought she was out working to keep food on the table she was with Jason and his father, being the most fucking perfect mother! I grew up alone, and when I was old enough I spent my childhood in boarding schools, yet she raised Jason with her own hands, all her affection. How is that choosing me?! Tell me!" He cried.

Jessie stood placid, confused. "If you knew about Jason and Xavier Kang why did you insist to live with you family? With your father and brother? I get that this is hard for you, but Celeste has been lying to Jason for more than fifteen years."

"She lied to me to! She told me Xavier was my father! She told me I couldn't live with the brother I always adored because she was the other woman. So I grew up detesting my father for doing something so disgusting, I even felt bad for Jason and his mother. What a fool I have been!" 

Jessie looked down, so they really were half brothers? She felt bad honestly she did, but somehow for some reason she still felt more pity for Jason. No matter how she looked at it if Jonathan was a victim then Jason was more of a victim. But if Celeste could do such a thing then she must be planning something, and Jessie didn't understand why but she needed to find out. Jason could be in danger, "I'm sorry I told you, I'm sorry you had to find out like this. But why do you think she told that kind of lie?"

"Does that matter right now?"

"Ofcourse it does! Now one lies and does those, these kind of things for no reason. What if she wants... if it's something that could hurt-" 

"Jason?"

"And you as well, you too are a victim." She said.

Jonathan scoffed, "I told you to stop patronizing me! Jason, Jason Jason!! All everyone cares about is Jason! What does he have that I don't?! I'm nicer, considerate and kind, his a jerk to everyone yet you continue to choose him! Even now, I'm literally crying in front of you, and you think of him. Can't you even console me? Tell me your sorry I have a mother like that, tell me that I deserve more. Can't you even do that?" 

"You do deserve more, I'm sorry you have a mother like that." She said, wiping her nouveau wet cheek.

"Are you really?" He asked and Jessie nodded. "Then tell Jason, go now and tell him his mother is alive, for once Jessie please choose me, I need someone to be one my side right now I don't want to suffer alone please." 

Jessie stared at him from across the room, her heart heavy and tears biting to fall but she couldn't get her body to move. If this was choosing then she chose Jason, over and over she'd choose Jason.

"I'm sorry." 

His eyes shut tightly and he let out a deep groan, combing through his hair with his slender fingers.

"So am I, get out." He stated curtly.

"Jonathan-"

"Get out!" He yelled and she pushed the door open and shut it behind her, stifling her sob as she leaned against the door. 

"Miss Marin? What are you doing there? Did you get lost?" Matt's voice called to her and with without further hesitation she looked away and quickly wiped her face before turning to Matt.

"Yeah, I was lost." She said, noticing his expression she sighed. "I'm too late aren't I?" 

"I'm sorry, I swear I was out if the room to just give you a call and by the time I walked back in she was gone." 

Jessie nodded, "are you sure you're okay?" 

"I need water." She replied. 

"Come with me" Matt ordered and she walked behind him into an empty conference room. 

"Is this were she was?" Jessie asked as she entered. 

"Yes, have a seat, give me a minute I'll be back with your water." He said and she walked further to the oval table surrounded by chairs.

As she was about to sit she noticed a small black flash drive across from her. Walking around to retrieve it she noticed a writing on the flash. 

Property of Jessie Marin. 

Her eyes widened when she saw the writing. This wasn't hers, she had never entered this room before how could she have left this here? 

"Here is your water." Matt said handing her a bottle.

"This... do you know how this got here?" She asked him, raising the flash drive.

Matt reached out to take it from her, "it isn't yours?"

Jessie shook her head "I have never seen it before. Do you think she left it here?" 

"Perhaps... we shou-"

"Jessie?" A shockingly familiar voice called out. Gasping she stepped back in fright.

"Ch-chairman?" Matt stammered, stealthily Putting gthe flash into his pocket.

"What are you doing here?" Jason asked Jessie, then looking at Matt.. "And you? This is were you've been? I was wondering what you've been doing all day."