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Hayden-“It is better if I start at the beginning.” Dominic settled onto the sofa in my office after we went to my office to talk.“Okay.” I sat beside him on the couch, crossing my legs under me.“As you know, I first came to your house when I was seventeen. I had met Lexi around the same time. My father found that her adoptive parents might be connected to the death of my mother, so he helped me attend the college she was accepted to.”“Maria told me your mother died in a car accident by a drunk driver.” I interrupted.“That is the story that we tell everyone else. Since you know the truth about my mother, I can tell you what really happened.” Dominic turned toward me, resting his arm on the couch's back. “It is true she was in a car accident, except it hadn’t been an accident. Lily’s adoptive parents had run us off the road and beat her until she died.”My blood ran cold at hearing what happened. “So, you got close to Lexi because of that?” I urged him to continue.“When I first me
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Hayden-Exactly an hour after Dominic left the office, he returned, and we went to the cemetery. I couldn’t remember the last time I had gone, but it felt like forever. Since I had believed that Dominic had died in the fire, I had been alone to handle the Funeral arrangements.I knew that my mom had loved Dominic’s father, so I had buried them side by side. Kneeling on the ground in front of their graves, I silently cried until I couldn’t cry anymore. Dominic kneeled beside me on one knee with his hand on my shoulder.Neither of us said anything for long this time. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to talk; I didn’t know what to say. This was the first time that I felt a sense of regret.It has been a long time since I last saw them. After talking about the past with Dominic earlier, my thoughts kept circling back to the past. Specifically, I thought about our last meal together when I found out they were getting divorced.“I wish I could go back in time.” I whispered.“What do you mean?”
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Hayden-Over the following two weeks, my relationship with Dominic improved. Dominic spent a lot of time at the office, dealing with the aftermath of Lexus. No one knew I was the other shareholder, and it seemed Lexus was getting annoyed he couldn’t find me. I couldn’t help but be amused because I was right under his nose, and he didn’t know it.Instead of returning home to wait for Dominic to get off work, I used the time to work on writing my book. With all the downtime I kept getting, I imagined I should finish the book in no time. Aside from that, I have been making waves as the new design director.I am involved with every business meeting, including those that Lexus attends. I am getting a better handle on the business side of things, and I am putting myself in front of Lexus to find out what he is up to. I still haven’t figured it out, but he focused on me during the meetings, not Dominic.“To show that I am sincere, I will return the authors to Fox Ink.” Lexus said during our
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Hayden-We arrived at our destination at three in the morning. We both slept on the plane, but after getting to the hotel Tristan booked for us, we went back to sleep. After waking up, we immediately headed into town to learn as much as possible.For most of the day, we couldn’t find anything useful. Everyone in Lexus’s family was either dead or moved away. Whenever we asked someone about Lexus and his family, they weren’t helpful. Either they refused to tell us anything or didn’t know anything.“What if we can’t find anything?” I asked when it started to get dark.“I knew it was a shot in the dark, but we can’t give up yet. We covered most of the town but still haven’t been to a few places. It is possible we can find information about Lexus at the house where he grew up. I don’t think anyone lives there, but it looks as if it is still maintained. We still have tomorrow to find something out before we need to take the flight back.”Feeling defeated and exhausted, I sighed and followed
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Hayden-“Do you know the son’s name?” Dominic asked.“Sadly, I don’t. I started working here after the son left, and it became a forbidden topic around town.”I wondered if Dominic was thinking the son could be my father. It wouldn’t matter either way because there was no way I could confirm it. From the sounds of things other than Lexus, it seemed like everyone in his family was dead. Even if I did confirm it, it wouldn’t change anything.“I think we are getting off-topic here.” I said as I thought questioning where the inheritance went was pointless. “We came to see if we can find proof that Lexus is responsible for Lexi’s death.”“What makes you think that Lexus killed Lexi?” The older man asked.Dominic went on to explain the events that led up to Lexi’s death; he even admitted to getting close to her on purpose. The entire time he spoke, I watched a multitude of different emotions flash across the man’s face. Dominic also mentioned that he suspected that Lexus might be involved w
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Hayden-After arriving home, we had just enough time to shower before going to work. I slept on the plane but was mentally drained and felt like I was dragging. When we got to work, I went straight to my office while Dominic went to his. For almost an hour, I stared at my computer screen, unable to concentrate.“Hayden?” Tristan knocked before poking his head inside my office.“Yes?” I looked up from my computer, grateful for the distraction.Tristan entered my office, shutting the door behind him. “I came to inform you that Dominic had to leave for a bit. I don’t know when he will return, but he told me to take you home after work if he hasn’t returned.”“Do you know where he went?”“I don’t. He took some men with him but asked me to stay with you.”I felt Tristan was hiding something from me, but I doubted he would be honest if I asked. “Alright, is there anything else?”“If you want to nap, lock your door or go to his office since his couch is bigger.”“Okay, well, if that is all.
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Hayden-Standing up, I was about to circle the bush to approach the house but quickly dropped behind it again when I spotted two armed men patrolling the area. Luckily, they didn’t seem to notice me. Sucking in a breath, I held it as they walked by where I was hiding.“I never want to piss her off.” One of them was saying.“You’re telling me.” The other one snorted. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the guy was dead by now.”My blood went cold as I thought the guy they mentioned was Dominic. I didn’t know what the situation was, but I had a feeling it wasn’t good. When I thought about it, there were only two people I knew that wanted to harm Dominic. One was Lexus, and the other was…I didn’t need to finish my thought as I already had my answer. This was the Villa where Valerie lived. As I put the pieces together, I poked my head over the bush and saw Valerie smoking a cigarette on the front porch.Three armed men were standing with her. Valerie said something to one of the men, but I could
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Dominic-“I guess you aren’t dead after all.” Valerie sighed.“Let her go!” I rocked the chair I was sitting in.“Sorry, I can’t do that.” Valerie stood, releasing Hayden.Hayden moved closer to me, wrapping her arms around my legs. My chest ached as I saw absolute fear on Hayden’s face. When I left this morning, I suspected it was a trap. The moment the plane landed, I received a text message from an unknown number, telling me to meet at a location if I wanted to learn more about my father’s death.It hadn’t mattered at the time because I figured that as long as Hayden was safe, I could handle anything. When I arrived at the location, which had been an empty warehouse, I was knocked out and woke up where I am now. On the plus side, I learned more about my father’s death, which was directly tied to Lexus, as I suspected.Valerie had brought a man who had been involved with the fire and told me he was the one who had lit the match. She had told me she would let me handle the man howeve
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Hayden-Once he bent over, I secured the blindfold around him and led him out of the house. I guided him to the passenger seat of his Jeep, helped him inside, and shut the door. Once in the driver’s seat, I moved the seat up a little before starting the vehicle.It didn’t take long to arrive at the venue. Lily was waiting for us, holding the wedding dress in her hand. Tristan was also waiting with a broad smile on his face. I knew I could trust Lily by getting Tristan prepared. He had a tuxedo similar to Dominic's, except the colors of his tuxedo were opposite of Dominic’s.“We are doing a double date.” I told Dominic as I got out of the car.Another thing to report: Tristan and Lily were officially a couple. This surprised me at first, but I realized I saw it coming once the shock wore off. Lily admitted they had been dating for two months, but I didn’t learn about it until two weeks ago. I didn’t know if they would have a happily ever after, but at least they both seemed happy curre
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Hayden-Since Lexus was no longer in the picture, everything seemed a lot calmer. In the last four weeks, Dominic and my father have been working to bring Fox Ink back to its former glory. They also worked on other businesses.I wasn’t involved with anything as much as I wanted, but it didn’t matter. I still owned the companies my grandfather left me, but my father and Dominic wanted to help me smooth things over. It didn’t bother me too much since I didn’t know the first thing about running a business.I offered to give my father the companies, as he should have been the one to inherit everything, but he declined. Once the companies were in shape, he just wanted to teach me to run everything. He told me that if he had been younger, he wouldn’t mind, but a lot of things have changed while he was in a coma.There were still things he needed to learn. He did agree to help manage things for a few years until I gave birth and the child was old enough to start school. My father also remind
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Hayden-When I heard the gunshot, I flinched behind Dominic. I was afraid to look, as I wasn’t sure who Lexus had shot. I heard a commotion around me, making me want to see what was happening. Looking around Dominic, I saw Lexus lying on the ground with his mother crying as she sat by his feet.“Is he dead?” Dominic muttered, but he didn’t move away from me.Agent Leo moved over to where Lexus was, knelt beside him, and felt for a pulse. “He is dead.”Only after confirmation that Lexus was dead did Dominic move away from me. “Although things are finally over, it is a pity he didn’t live long enough to face his crimes.”“Cuff her.” Agent Leo motioned toward Lexus’s mother.“Wait!” I rushed forward and blocked the FBI agent who walked toward Lexus’s mother. “Can’t you let her go?”“It is okay, Dear.” Lexus’s mother patted me on my back. “This is for the best.”“But from my understanding, you haven’t done anything wrong. You even helped us.” I didn’t know why I was trying to help her, bu
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Dominic-As soon as I saw the flash of metal, I reacted. Lurching forward, I pushed past Agent Leo. I didn’t care about anything other than preventing Lexus from harming Hayden. Putting myself between Hayden and Lexus, I grabbed the blade of the knife with my hand.“It is over. You have lost.” I ignored the pain of my palm being cut open as I kept a firm grip on the blade.With my free hand, I removed my mask. Lexus released the knife and stepped back right into Agent Leo’s hands. Dropping the knife, I wrapped the mask around my injured hand. As Leo tried to cuff Lexus, I turned around and pulled Hayden in my arms.“You all tricked me!” Leo screamed.“Dominic?” My chest muffled her voice.“It is me.” I tightened my hold on her as I thought about how close I came to losing her. “I never should have pretended and let you be the one to expose him.”“Wait.” Hayden wedged her hands between us, shoving me away from her. “This was your plan?” She looked from me to Tristan, then to Agent Leo,
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Hayden-Upon arriving at the press conference, I was a bundle of nerves. Throughout my school years, public speaking had never been my thing. I could perform in front of an audience, but this was a lot different. It helped that Alexander stood in front of everyone with me since he handled the inheritance.“I knew you would do the right thing.” Lexus covered the microphone and leaned over to whisper. “Don’t worry. If you do your part, I will release your friends.”Little did Lexus know that Lily, Tristan, and my father were in the crowd wearing masks. Taking a deep breath, I tried to keep my emotions to myself so he wouldn’t suspect anything. Nodding my head, I looked down at my feet.“First, I want to address that Dominic Fox was recently hit by a car and passed away. Although there have been issues between us in the past, we were good friends. Some time ago, I bought many shares of his company because we planned to join Parker Publishing and Fox Ink to embark on a path to lead the wo
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Hayden-Over the next couple of days, news about Dominic’s condition blew up. Other than the day Lexus announced he would hold a press conference, I haven’t been able to return to Fox Ink. Almost everyone had been fired, including Tristan. Lexus brought over his employees to keep Fox Ink running.I had almost announced that I was the company's largest shareholder, but Tristan suggested I wait. Agent Leo informed me that the press conference was the perfect opportunity to bring Lexus down. I thought I would be able to do something to save Fox Ink from Lexus, but there wasn’t anything I could do.“Isn’t Tristan supposed to be here by now?” My father rolled his chair out of the kitchen, carrying a plate of sandwiches.“I got a text from him an hour ago, informing me he would be late.” I leaned back on the couch, crossing my legs under me.“Any news about how Dominic is?” He placed the plate on the couch next to me.I had a craving for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, so my father want
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Hayden-When I woke up, I was lying in a hospital bed in the same room as Dominic. “How long was I asleep?” I asked Tristan, who was the only other person in the room.“Twelve hours.” Tristan stood from his chair and came to sit next to me on my bed. “How are you feeling?”“Fine.” I turned to look at Dominic, who seemed to be sleeping. “Has he woken up? How is he?” I returned my attention to Tristan.“He hasn’t woken up, and there is a chance he won’t, at least not for a while.” He diverted his gaze.Lifting the covers off me, I climbed out of bed. Walking a few feet to Dominic’s bed, I sat beside him. As I had done with my father, I held his hand in mine. I said nothing, afraid I would start crying if I tried.“Hayden?” Jack’s voice came from the door, so I turned to look at him.“What is it?”“Your father woke up.” Jack’s eyes moved from me to Dominic and back again. “If you want to stay here, I can tell him you won’t return now.”“No. It’s okay.” I placed Dominic’s hand back on the
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Hayden-Sitting beside my father, I waited for him to wake up. His breathing tube was already removed now that he was breathing on his own. Other than choking on the tube, he hadn’t fully woken.“How long do you think it will take?” I asked Jack, who was sitting in the room with me.“I don’t know, kiddo. I am still blown away by all of this. He has never shown any signs of waking in all the years I have been taking care of him. I don’t know what you said to him, but whatever it was, he must have heard you.”“Do you really think he heard me?” I moved my knee on the bed and rested my hands on it, still holding my father’s hand.“He must have. Before he ended up like this, he had told me that your mother was pregnant. I can still recall the sound of his voice when he told me. Your dad was excited about being a father. I wish he had had the chance to watch you grow up.”“You two must have been close.” I muttered as I glanced at him.He rubbed his hands over his face and sighed. “We were c
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Dominic-I hadn’t wanted to leave Hayden, but Agent Leo said it was urgent that we meet today. By now, he should have received everything to convict Lexus. We still had to be cautious, but at least this was almost over.“Thank you for seeing me today.” Agent Leo greeted me after I entered the safe house where I had stayed after he had rescued me from the police station.“If you hadn’t told me it was urgent, I wouldn’t have come. Hayden just found out her biological father is still alive, although he is on life support.”“You should have said something. I would have come to you.” Agent Leo motioned toward the chair across from him. “Since you are here, we will make this quick so you can return to her side.”Sitting at the table with Leo, I scanned the numerous papers scattered around the table. “What is all this?”“I have compiled everything we need to handle Lexus. I also have new leads on everyone who he is working with. Lexus has been busy lately, meeting with a lot of people, all o
