Anthony filled in the rest._Liam spotted a few people in the Scott Group who seemed shady.Moreover, he saw Supriya Lanz close to Scott Group with people with whom she shouldn’t be acquainted.To those who don’t know, Supriya Lanz is our neighbor, her mother is Bella’s friend, and thus she had been a close acquaintance until six years ago.She is obsessed with Liam. Six years ago, she drugged him, stalked him, hired people to assault Lina, and ended up with a restraining order.She was monitored for three years after those events to ensure she maintained a distance from Lina and Liam. And she had abided by the rules.Liam got suspicious and asked me to help him cover Supriya.She had been in touch with a few people from the Scott Group who were planning a coup.It included someone thrown out of CARE for attempted rape and arrested. And a few people from the syndicate that Lina had helped disband.All these people held a grudge against Lina.They had not done anything yet. Although t
Isabella asked, “The body found in the car?”Anthony answered, “It was a dummy made in Lina’s image. The DNA test is correct. The dummy had Lina’s blood smeared on it, the raw material also had Lina’s blood and other fluids mixed on it, and had Lina’s hair, fingernails, etc.”Aria asked, “It was still quite dangerous for both of them.”Anthony shrugged, “Liam grew up in the military. He is well trained and qualified to be a soldier. He can jump out of a speeding vehicle without a scratch on him.”He added when everyone seemed unconvinced.“Besides, it was a calculated risk. People are after his life - intelligent people with enormous patience and willpower to run such a long con. People who understand him and the people around him inside out.”“The choice was between taking the risk and neutralizing the threat at the root. Or living with a target on the back.”“They could not live their entire life worrying when and where he, his wife, his child, and the people around him will be harm
Aria asked, “What about us?”Anthony looked at her for a while but did not quite have an exact answer for her.Rosaline answered for people who Anothony did not know well._Go back to the AR mansion. You should be the beneficiary after William and my death. Take care of Anna and her son for me, please. And Leena and Jenna too.And go to CARE from time to time. My bodyguard should follow you around.Anna, you two also go back to the AR mansion. Make sure to act quieter than usual but don’t be too grief-stricken. No amount of grief will ever overshadow your happiness of having a child.Don’t go out too much. And if someone asks, talk about us in the past tense. Act sad and choke a little. It usually stops people from asking too many questions.If they persist, act as if you are afraid of being suspected of having a hand in our accident. Give the mastermind food for thought.Anna, you and the baby stay put in an AR mansion, and do not go out under any circumstances. The doctors and nurs
Anthony finally looked at Elisa, George, Danial, and Isabella, who had been quiet.Elisa was holding her daughter’s hand and had tears in her eyes.Anthony solemnly said, “You four are the trickiest.”George answered with a grievance in his voice, “Don’t worry about us. We know there is nothing we can do apart from urging the authorities.”Rosaline proposed, “Mom, act depressed after you go home. Eat just enough to get proper nutrition and lose weight.”“After a few weeks, Tess will convince you to go to T city in my Villa. Go there, just you and Dad. Don’t take anyone else.”“Dad, you guys will have to take the semester off. I know Mom was planning anyway to take care of the baby.”Elisa nodded at her, “Okay.”Isabella said, “We will continue with the investigation. There will be a board meeting in a few days. We will probably get some clue if the mastermind is after Scott Group.”Danial added, “Yeah. I have already notarized my will, transferring all my shares to Liam and Ash. With
Asteria reluctantly nodded.Tessa asked, “What about their spies?”Albert replied, “We let them be. We don’t let out anything. We will have to wait until we know the mastermind before we attack them.”“On the flip side, this is our chance to identify people who would turn. Better to have no help at all than unreliable ones.”Anthony approved, “They are watching you closely. We are monitoring your watchers closely.”“We will warn and protect you if there is any danger. But make sure no one sees through your disguise.”“Do not even breathe the word that you know they are alive. You never know who is eavesdropping. You don’t know if someone has tapped your phones or bugged your room.”Aria queried, “Is it not risky to tell us? As happy as I am, I feel you should not have told us.”Anthony frowned, “Lina was adamant about telling you guys after the funeral.”Rosaline smiled sadly, “I did not want you guys to get sick or something in grief. We are putting our lives in your hands.”Tess sat
Anthony nodded in approval. Tristen had good senses despite the frivolous attitude.Tristen exclaimed, “Uncle, I did great, right?”Anthony frowned without saying anything.Rosaline mocked him right away.“He was just about thinking you did great when you opened your mouth and ruined it.”Tristen asked through gritted teeth, “How did you even know?”Rosaline shot him down. “Did you forget William has facial paralysis?”Tristen mumbled, “He does not have facial paralysis when he is with you.”Rosaline clicked her tongue, “No use being jealous.”Everyone finally laughed at that.They were all relieved that the kids were alright. They would manage despite the bleak road ahead, as long as they were okay.Rosaline knew why Tristen had cracked everyone up and smiled at him gratefully.He winked at her, and she shook her head.Isabella noticed this small interaction and smiled. She recalled Tessa mentioning their weird equation.After scattering the ashes, they all left.Some took weeks, som
The quietness of her exile was interrupted when Felix called her out of the blue. He asked her to take care of Asteria.He had told her to marry Michael, and he knew Ash was livid. But it was not the time to tell her anything.Rosaline thought for a while and called coach Jacobson. She summarized the issues as concisely as possible and asked for his help.He praised Timothy and said he was apt for the job. It would also be his learning experience. He had a backup in case Timothy failed.However, their worries seemed unnecessary as Timothy passed with flying colors.Asteria never saw a hair or hide of him. He passed her note without alerting anyone and avoiding surveillance as much as possible.He got caught on the hidden cameras. The Brown mansion also had 100% surveillance without blank spots. But those were family secrets.Things were getting to the end, and Rosaline was beyond excited.She could not wait to see William again. She could not wait to walk in the sun again or see every
Asteria sat straight reflexively at the tone of his voice.Coach Jacobsen took a deep breath and explained.“Little girl, if you wake up in a strange room, the first thing is to make sure you do not alert anyone.”Asteria blushed at that. She had done just the opposite.“After making sure you are alone, you check for the cameras. It’s useless since they would have hidden cameras in place. But no harm in checking the basics.”“Check for the things on your body - phone, smartwatch, whatever. Usually, they would take it, but if you have tracking devices like in a hairpin or something - discreetly activate them.”“Then, you slowly get up and check for exits. See which ones are locked, which are open, and which are doable.”“Take something for self-defense. Preferably something small that you can hide. While taking it, do it discreetly so even the people watching don’t know you have something on you.”“If you hear anyone coming, you play dead.”“If they know you are conscious, they are wat