Jessie and Katherine could not stop laughing as they watched a movie in her apartment. "My goodness Jessie, you really are a great actress, what's with that expression?" Katherine laughed.

"Of course, I've never had the time to watch movies, it's great to do it with a friend. Your apartment is really great. How much do you earn? I even remember they wouldn't let me come up to see you earlier because I didn't have an appointment." Jessie said.

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"Well I am the head of my department, Neurosurgery." She shrugged.

"Wow Katherine your way too humble. And what your only 26?" Jessie marvelled.

"27, well almost, next week." She winked at Jessie.

"Wow, your older than I am. We would never have been friends in school, not only are you my senior your smart too." She pursed her lips. "So should I call you older sister now?"

"Of course!" Katherine laughed. "What do you want watch next? Another Jessie Marin drama?"

"Sure whatever, you pick." She smiled.

Katherine phone vibrates on the couch besides them and she picks it up and looks at the text.

"It's for you" she hands the phone to Jessie.

"Me?" Jessie takes the phone and reads the text.

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"You know you could have let me stay in Katherine's tonight right?" She sighed as the walked into the manor.

"And you'll abandon me in this large house alone? That doesn't seem fair." Jason said.

"Alright then, I'll stay with you." She said with a small smile that Jason returned. "Oh by the way, are you planning a party? You spoke about it on the phone all the way here." She asked.

"Oh yeah, it's a tradition I have to throw a ball since I'm a new chairman." He replied.

"Ooh a fancy party, I love those. Besides it will do this manor good, it's perfect for a party." She smiled.

"I'm not having the party here, I'm throwing it at the Kang mansion. I can't go to the stress of buying a manor that is hidden just to invite people to it." Jason informed her.

Jessie's brows furrowed and she pursed her lips. "I don't understand, isn't it more convenient to throw the party here? It won't be easy to attend the party if you throw it at your father's house." She frowned.

Jason tilted his head and let out a low laugh, "you must have misunderstood me, you're not attenting the ball." He stated matter of factly.

"What? What did you say?" She laughed. "A ball, with fancy dresses and dancing, you're joking right?"

"I'm not, you cannot come." He said.

"Tch, let's see you stop me." She scoffed.

"Stop you? From my ball, that I'm hosting? It's simple you're not invited."

"Why?!" She exclaimed.

"Because Jessie, you're not exactly a person that can be seen in public. It's not as if your any regular person, you're the most famous actress in this country for crying out loud!" Jason said his voice going higher in annoyance. Trying so hard to keep his cool.

"So? Like that has stopped me before, I'm going to that ball Jason. You can't stop me." She huffed.

"What the hell is the big deal it just a party, why do you have to argue with me one everything!" He yelled.

"Because! You always control everything, I can't understand how you haven't figured out I'm not exactly one to follow orders." She spat.

"I'm not controlling you Jessie, I'm protecting you." He said slowly.

"Well I never asked for your protection, the same way I never asked for any of this, to be kidnapped and bought!" She screamed.

"Why are you even bringing that up right now? Are you trying to make me feel guilty?" He asked.

"Shouldn't you? I mean..." she gestured to her surrounding.

"I've been nothing but courteous and kind to you, hell I go out of my way every single freaking day for you. And your blaming me for you problems?" He huffed in disbelief.

"And did I ask you to do that?" She spat, all the alarms in her brain were going into overdrive, telling her to stop talking. But she ignored all of them, she already started she might as well just see it through, besides the fact that he was right made her even more angry. She couldn't explain why but she was frustrated and he was going to have to be her emotional release.

Jason fisted his palms to push down his anger but just like Jessie he was talking before he could think. "Oh yeah? So I shouldn't have bought you that day, probably. Left you at the mercy of some deranged sicko, who you'd probably be sucking off right now like some whore!"

Jessie eyes widened at his statement and she looked around her, grabbing the flower vase beside her. She chucked it towards him, he tilted his head in the nick of time. Causing the case to shatter against the wall behind him.

"Jessie!" He yelled.

But all she was seeing at that point was red, she grabbed whatever she could and tossed it at him.

"Jessie, wait... wha-" he struggled to walk over to her, it wasn't easy to navigate through a room of flying objects. The only thing he could be thankful for was her horrible aim. He finally made, grabbing her arm before she could grab something else he pushed her to the wall as she struggled aganist him. Holding both arms above her head and trapping her with his body.

"Let me go!" She panted as she glared at him. Her eyes glistening because of the welled up tears.

"Jessie, I didn't mean what I just said."

"Let me go Jason!" She struggled.

"Why are you getting so mad! Would just calm down? Stay... hey.. stay put." He pushed her back towards the wall.

Realising going about this head on wouldn't help matters she raised her legs and slammed her knees right where it hurt the most.

Jason, not at all expecting that reaction from her immediately let go and fell on his knees in pain.

Jessie used the opportunity to dash away from him as fast as she could, he tried to run after her but damn she put a lot of force into the attack.