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Chapter 20: Derrick and Lily
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Derrick left Hohoken angry, broken and sad back to Washington. He went straight to his office. All he could remember was Lily kissing another man."What has his mum got to do with this? Lily has never met his mum, so what was she talking about? What nonsense was that?" Derrick thought."No, she just found someone else. Whatever she said was pure nonsense," he thought.He remembered their first kiss including subsequent ones. He could tell she loved him as much as he loved her. So what caused the sudden change? Why is she pushing him away?"I am so stupid. She has another man, that is why. How can I forget she was in another man's arms? She kissed him right in front of me," he said angrily.He was pacing up and down his office and had emptied a bottle of wine already. He closed his eyes and fell onto the sofa. Marcus walked in. Derrick looked at him and smiled. Marcus looked at Derrick who was looking miserable. He helped him to the car and took him back to the villa.Ivy was there and
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In the morning, Luis and Lily made a trip to the courthouse. He was successful with his appeal and managed to push the execution back by a month. He met Nora and they spoke at length. He recorded their entire conversation. He requested the case files and went through the accompanying evidence gathered. He saw the video from the house surveillance. He watched it and asked if he could get a copy. They gave it to him. On his way out he heard some officers talking."Is that the famous lawyer Luis from Hoboken?" one officer asked, and another replied."Yes, it is. I just don't know why he wants to handle this case all of a sudden," another officer passed a comment"Did you guys ever think for once this lady may be innocent after all?" one officer chipped in."What do you mean, aside from the polygraph which she passed all the evidence points to her," replied another officer."Shut it guys and get back to work. If he wants to handle the case, how is it your business" came the voice of the se
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Derrick left home for his mum's office after exchanging greetings with his dad and having breakfast together with the family. He recalls what his mum told him before he left home."Go to my office. Turn my seat down and remove the front leg to your left. I have a pen drive hidden there. It's the video of Ivy's attack on Lily," Mrs Mingle said.In Mrs Mingle's office, Derrick did as instructed and there it was, the pen drive was hidden in the leg of her seat. He took it and left the office back to the villa. He instructed the guard at the gate not to let Ivy into the villa ever again. He called Marcus and together they left for the office. On the way, he called the police, reported Ivy and requested they arrest her immediately. After his morning meeting, he left the office with Marcus for the police station when Ivy's father, Mr Garcia, called him. He answered and Mr Garcia started yelling at him from the other end of the call.Derrick gave the phone to Marcus disgusted by the yelling.
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Luis smiled and asked Nora, "Do you remember the address of your house in Venice?""Yes" replied Nora."Write it down for me," he said and gave her a book and a pen.Nora wrote down the address for Luis"Good," Luis said after staring at the written address for a couple of minutes."But what do you need the address for?" asked Nora curiously."Because there is no place like home," replied Luis still smiling.Lily looked at him with a frown."Why did you become a nanny if you were working in an office before," Luis asked curiously."My late husband was the CEO of the company and he employed me. So, when he died, his successor fired me," Nora replied sadly."I will get you out of here. I promise," Luis said assuringly and left with Lily back to the hotel.It was almost dark when they arrived at the hotel. Luis was booking a flight for two to Venice when Lily stopped him saying she preferred to stay back."It's just three days. You can leave me here at the hotel. Aunty Nora is going throu
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Lily hit Derrick's head with the bedside lamp sending him into a state of unconsciousness. This action triggered a memory recollection for Derrick from his childhood. His father killed his childhood friend Jessie. "Son, what do you mean? Is that how to talk to your father?" Mr Mingle said irritated.Derrick inhaled deeply to calm himself down. He got off the bed and walked towards the window and turned to look at his father. Mr Mingle also stood up from the edge of the bed where he was sitting before and sat on the couch resting his back on the backrest."Father, promise me you will tell me the truth?" Derrick said and moved away from the window walking towards his father."What truth?" Mr Mingle asked curiously, staring at him.Derrick sighed and decided to go straight to the point after sitting down next to his father on the couch."Why did you shoot my friend Jessie?" Derrick asked and Mr Mingle turned pale."He remembered. Fuck! But how?" Mr Mingle thought staring at Derrick but c
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Luis arrives in Venice. It was 2:30 a.m. by the time he checked into his hotel. He sent Lily a message thinking she might be sleeping and he didn't want to disturb her. With a smile plastered on his face after sending Lily the message, he went to sleep. It was 7 in the morning, and he had his breakfast at the hotel's restaurant and set off to the location of Nora's house in his rented car. He sat in the car watching the apartment from across the streets. There was a sign with 'For Sale' written on it in front of the apartment. He finally got down and went inside the coffee shop close to where he parked the car.There were just three customers inside the shop and a lady was at the counter. He went to the counter and placed an order. After ordering a coffee latte, he enquires about the house with the for sale sign across the street from the lady at the counter."You interested in buying?" asked the lady."I may if the price is right" Luis replied."I am Mirenda," She introduced and Luis
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Luis was in Venice City to carry out an investigation which would help reveal the actual killer of Mr Adams Shawn. He did confirm however after he was drugged, that the killer of Mr Adam Shawn was truly in Venice City and was also aware of his presence there. He decided to use a different strategy to uncover the truth and catch the actual criminal unaware."This criminal must be watching me now," Luis thought, sitting in his room inside the new hotel.James's daughter arrives at the hotel Luis was lodging with a bag at 10 a.m. She called Luis and soon used the elevator to Luis's room. Fifteen minutes later, she was seen exiting the hotel without the bag, entered her ride and drove off. She returned to the hotel at 4 p.m. holding a package of food. She went inside the hotel and was there for half an hour and exited the hotel again.Inside the hotel room, Luis turned on his laptop and using encryption mode started chatting with James. He sent multiple files and images over to James."How
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Sheila and her mum were arrested in Milan and sent to Venice police station. They have already been slapped with so many charges due to the shooting and killing of three officers in Milan. Some tests were run on them to confirm their identity. In the interrogation room. Luis dropped the medical report."Sheila Williams. 25 years. The only daughter of Andrews Ahmed and Jennifer Morales. Your real name should have been Sheila Ahmed," Luis read and Sheila raised her head to look at him."You found my father?" She asked with a hint of desperation and a spark of joy in her eyes.Luis raised an eyebrow and stared at her for a while before replying"No, we just pulled his name from the records. Why? Are you looking for him?" Luis asked.Sheila's face looked dejected upon hearing his response. The spark of joy in her eyes vanished and was replaced with coldness.Luis noticed this and said, "I see, you are looking for your father but that is not the case for discussion now." Sheila lowered he
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Derrick went silent and lowered his head shocked by the news of his father's death."I was informed yesterday but I knew you were out on a date and I didn't want to spoil your evening with such news," Luis added and Derrick just nodded."I will be returning to Florida, later today. Just let me know if you need anything," Luis said and got up to leave.Derrick got up and escorted Luis to the door without saying anything but just nodding to whatever Luis was saying. He closed the door after Luis had left and out of anger punched the wall so hard, that he got injured in the process. As if he could not feel the pain, he gave the wall another punch. He turned and pressed his back to the wall and sank to the ground.Luis walked to his car and called Isabel."Hello Isabel, are you busy?" he asked."No, what's up?" replied Isabel."Kindly come over to Derrick's place. He is not alright. I just told him about his father," replied Luis."Okay, I will be there in 10 minutes," Isabel replied."Gr
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Derry stared at Luis not sure how to react to the information."Does your wife know?" Derry inquired."No," Luis said and turned to face Derry. "When I found Derrick, I sent Isabel to his location to monitor him. Well, I didn't give her so many details aside from telling her I want her to monitor Derrick and report his activities to me and also to keep an eye on his father, Mr Mingle. I had found out the two were living together. Isabel got herself employed in Derrick's new company, Armani or something. Some weird name, I don't know how he comes up with company names. Anyway, Isabel got close to him and he found solace in her. I am not sure what happened. Isabel is very professional in her dealings but she yielded so I let them be," he explained."So Derrick doesn't know," Derry said."No, he doesn't. Isabel is a CID, but now she is in love with Derrick and she will come clean after our operation. She is a strong woman; she can handle rejection if things don't go well," Luis said raisi
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Derrick spent some time with his children before leaving for his apartment. He decided to stay around for a while before going back to Washington. Derrick was back in his apartment, he stood in the living room recalling memories of himself and Lily. His eyes shifted to the dining area and he remembered the first time he had cooked for Lily. He recalled all the good times they had together. He went up to the bedroom. He opened the door and the familiar fragrance that used to greet him when Lily was in the room was no longer there. He scanned the room and the dressing table still had Lily's stuff on it. He opened the closet and her clothes were still in there. Neither Lily nor he returned to the apartment after Lily was rushed to the hospital. He removed one of Lily's dresses from the hanger and hugged it. It did carry traces of her scent. He walked to the bed and lay down on the bed hugging Lily's dress feeling regretful. His phone rang interrupting the moment. He searched for it and c
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Derry felt Lily needed to know the truth and that would help her make a decision she would not regret. If Derrick's reasons were justified, she could go back to the man she had once loved. She hated him now because she didn't know why he left.He turned to look at Lily, she was asleep but the expression on her face said she was not happy even in her sleep. He got out of bed and went to the washroom and stood under the cold shower. The weather was that cold yet he took a cold shower. He returned to the bedroom to see Derrick had replied indicating he wasn't asleep himself. He sighed and left the bedroom for his study. He dialled Luis's number and he picked up after two rings."Hey men, do you have something against marriage fun?" queried Luis as soon as the call connected."Sorry to disturb you, I just needed someone to talk to," replied Derry sounding sad.Luis looked at Rose who was still sleeping and he went to the balcony."Hey, you don't sound okay, what happened? Is Lily aright?"
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"Perfect," Luis said and Rose looked at him wondering what was on his phone that he was smiling about but he said nothing and continued driving."What is it?" Rose asked curiously."Just work," Luis replied and rubbed her chin with his thumb gently before putting both hands on the steering."Okay," Rose replied and kept her eyes on the road.As soon as they got home, Luis kissed Rose on the cheeks and quickly proceeded to his basement. Rose immediately knew the notification; he received in the car was probably a lead on the investigation. Meaning he had found something on Mr Mingle. She smiled and went to the kitchen to grab a glass of water and after she started preparing some tea for Luis.In the basement, Luis turned on the light and put all his machines on."My babies, Dad needs you to do something really fun for him," Luis said while opening some apps on the machines and waiting for other machines to fully boot.He connected the headset to the machine and put it on. He pulled a se
