256 Updates and plans 3 (1/2)

~ Seattle, the Franciscan Medical Center ~

While Max and Liz are chatting with Mia and Hunter, at the same time in the VIP room of the Franciscan Medical Center…

Finally, all the doctors dispersed, and Jackson was in the room with his parents. Just the three of them.

Jackson was examined, questioned, and it was decided that he will stay in the hospital for the next seventy-two hours. On Tuesday, Dr. Peltz will examine Jackson and make recommendations for future treatments.

Mrs. Adams exhaled and spoke to Jackson. ”Can you tell us how you found yourself in this mess?”

Jackson exhaled, just how his mom did a few seconds ago. Their mannerisms are almost identical. When they are side-by-side, anyone can easily tell that they are spending a lot of time together.

Jackson spoke while staring at the invisible spot in front of him. ”Yesterday, I sent a few messages to Rina. She didn't respond so I decided to go and visit her. I got the flowers and I was smiling and then she threw the breakup bomb at me. I lost it and I said some mean things and at that time the wannabe boyfriend showed up and punched me. I had to take the pill to stage the seizure. I thought that when she sees a seizure she will realize that my condition is serious. The logical conclusion is that the seizure happened because he hit me and she will hate him and comfort me and things will go back to how they should be.”

Both Mr. and Mrs. Adams frowned while listening to Jackson.

”How can you be so stupid! You took the pill in front of Sabrina? What if she saw you?” Mrs. Adams sneered at her son.

Jackson made a face. ”She didn't see me. I was careful.”

”Yeah, you were so careful that they know that you took the drug and now you are marked as an addict!” Mrs. Adams said angrily.

Mr. Adams patted her shoulder, indicating her to calm down. ”Getting upset will not solve anything. Can we agree on that?”

After some thinking, Mrs. Adams exhaled and responded with a nod of agreement.

Mr. Adams is happy that his wife calmed down. She is easy to snap, but she calms down easily as well. He turned to Jackson. ”Let's start from the beginning. What kind of messages you sent to Sabrina yesterday?”

”There is an event tonight. I asked Rina to get me an invitation a few days ago. She delivered, as usually, and I was texting her to ask if she wants to join me.”

Mrs. Adams looked at her son blankly. ”Why didn't you ask her to join you when you asked for invitations?”

Jackson shrugged. ”I never ask her to join me.”

”So, why did you ask her to join you now?” Mr. Adams probed.

”Because I felt that she is slipping. At the Fourth of July party, I saw her dancing with Ashton. And the way she looked at him was… different. Yesterday I went to her studio and saw Ashton there. He is definitely interested in Rina and he even got a job there.”

”Mom, this is not the time for you to scold me. I know I messed up and that by the time I tried to salvage the situation, it was too late. We should figure out how to reverse this situation.” Jackson reminded his mother.

”Great. Great…” Mrs. Adams said sarcastically. ”A sign of a true leader. Ask your parents to fix your mistakes even though we told you so many times that you are doing the wrong thing. Did you really try to force yourself on her? What were you thinking?”

Jackson sneered. ”This will impact all of us. How will you afford your club membership and your spas and vacations when the company goes down? Instead of putting all the blame on me, why don't you try to help for once!”

”Ungrateful brat!” Mrs. Adams hissed.

”Pompous old woman!” Jackson returned the insult.

Mr. Adams could not take it anymore. ”Enough! Stop bickering, and let's figure out what the problems are and how to fix them!”

He waited for both Jackson and Mrs. Adams to nod before saying to Jackson: ”First, Rina broke up the engagement. Make her reverse that.”

Jackson made a face. ”How do you expect me to do that?”

”You are capable of seducing so many women, why are your charms failing against Sabrina?” Mrs. Adams asked mockingly.

Mr. Adams gave a scolding look to his wife. Why can't she keep her temper in check? He decided not to say anything to her and focused on Jackson.

”Sabrina broke up with you because of you sleeping around, neglecting her, and due to that new guy. Fix your behavior, show her that you can be the man of her dreams, and get rid of the competition. Don't tell me that I need to teach you how to do that?” Mr. Adams waited for Jackson to confirm that he can handle this before he continued: ”Second, you are now marked as an addict. This can be an obstacle for you to move higher. How do we make that go away?”

”I was set up! No one does bloodwork for these substances when someone has a seizure. And if the blood draw was ten minutes later, they would not find anything…”