Love, Lust & Lies (season one)✔️

S1E21

ETHAN VAN RUSSELL-Back to Work, Back to Wreck

He felt better so he decided to hit the office today. Donna did not think it was a good idea.

"A few more days Ethan, that's all. You need more rest."

"I let your brothers win if they think they have me down."

"Nobody wins if you reinjure your ribs."

"I'll be careful."

"You'd better."

He kissed her and was off to work. He did not tell her the reason he had to go in was to stop the massacre he started. The Scoville deal was all his idea. He knew it was the perfect properties for Jackson Properties to take over. He knew they needed it.

He also knew if Donna was their legal counsel and approved any contracts, she would not approve them with the help of her scheming assistant giving her false information.

Ethan did not ask why Anita wanted to take the Jacksons down, he just knew he needed her in his pocket. She did her part with Donna, had her stall on the deal giving Van Russells a chance to scoop it up.

Ethan also knew they had no real use for most of the Scoville properties they acquired. Only one major strip mall had possibilities of housing their department store, and it was not in their ideal target area. It was a dead deal for them, but he knew that would put them in direct target for Jackson to come to them.

And they had.

He wanted it to be Donna so he could gloat over her begging.

Knowing her now, she would have never done that. It was not her.

Now he had to make this mess go away and hoped Donna never found out. Especially his fling with Anita.

In his office, Noralene was shocked to see him.

"You look like hell."

"Battered and bruised is the new GQ," he said and kissed her cheek.

"Don't ever do that again," she said without batting an eye.

"I missed you." He gave her his best sexy smile, knowing it never worked, but he liked getting under her skin.

"Funny, my days go by a lot quicker with you not in them. Coffee?"

"With a side of Tylenol please."

Ethan immediately got started drafting a letter to sell sixty percent of the Scoville properties to Jackson.

ANTONIO JACKSON-Go Make That Money

"Antonio, get back to bed," Sasha moaned.

"Work baby." He grabbed his pajama bottoms.

"I'm horny," she said as she tossed her delectable body in the bed.

He chuckled. "When are you not."

"Just one more time."

"Babe, we've been at it all morning. I'm late as is," he said. He leaned over and kissed her. "I have to go make this money so I can buy my beautiful wife all the pretty things she likes."

"That would be nice. Mommy needs more Prada."

"I get the girls tonight. We can go shopping."

"Tonight?" Sasha sat up in bed. "It's a Wednesday."

"I know, but Tamara has to go out of town. I want the girls with me, and not with her sister. That's okay, right?"

"You know I love those girls. Such princesses."