~SIERRA~I couldn't believe it. How could Gilbert steal from me? No, maybe he was threatened or something; Gilbert was not that kind of person. “Is everything okay?” Sam asked, and I shook out of my thoughts. I looked at her and saw that the detective's eyes were now on me. I faked a smile and nodded."Well, the…the call...”“Thomas!” Sam stopped the detective from asking questions, and I was glad she did. I was not ready to tell them about Gilbert yet; I could be wrong.“I need to go,” I said, and they both nodded and asked me to call if I needed anything. “Thank you,” I said, then walked out, refusing their offer to walk me outside. I went straight to my car and instructed my guard to drive home. I took my phone and dialed Gilbert's number, and when he didn't pick up, panic set in. What if he was in trouble? “Can you speed up, please?” I said to my guard, and he nodded and sped up. I kept trying Gilbert's number, even when I got the same answer.Finally, after like forever, the car
~SIERRA~She reminded me of the time I forcefully went into Damian's office; she was the one trying to stop me. I forced a smile and then asked Gilbert to call me back, but he refused. He told me to watch my back, as he was not going to protect me anymore. “I'm far enjoying my luxurious single life; have a good life, Sierra, and I really, really wish you all the bad things life has to offer.” He cursed and ended the call.I gave the telephone to Lana and asked them to excuse us. After Beatrice closed the door, I asked Jane to sit. Yes, Jane was the one against me in court, saying all sorts of things, even knowing that Damian was wrong, but I was curious to know what she wanted, so I let her. “I don't have much time,” I said and asked her to start talking."Okay, I know I'm the last person to defend Mr. Winters, but I want you to know he's a good man. I know him too well, and I know he didn't do it.”“Do you have proof?” I asked, not that I was interested in helping but to show her tha
~SIERRA~I couldn't believe Nana was accusing me of killing my father. Yes, he was not a good father, but still, I loved him; he gave me life, and even though he mistreated my mom, he was still a good father as he provided for me. “Of course, how else did you find him?”“He texted me.”“At two, why would he text you so early? Why didn't he text me? I was his mother.”
~SIERRA~Well, even a child would tell the fakeness in Ethan's tone, but that was not enough to assume he did what Jane said, so I cleared my throat and told him I had a proposal: “You're the acting CEO, right?” I asked, and he confirmed with a nod.“Not long till I become permanent,” he added."Oh, you want to be CEO so bad; I mean, Lily, why didn't she take it?” I was just curious.“Wait, are you here to question our decision or talk business?”“I mean, even you would admit it's kind of weird, from finance manager to CEO?”“I'm the only suitable person, and it was already decided.”“Without consulting me, I own ninety percent of this company.”“Which is going to change soon.” He sounded like he had it all planned, well, I didn't really care about what he would do with the company; I only wanted to find out the truth, which was the reason Damian killed my father, so I changed the topic to business.“I know we were in the process of terminating the contract, but I thought of it and ch
~SIERRA~To say I was in shock would be an understatement. I really didn't know where the world was going; everyone was just a liar, including my grandmother. “He's gone,” Jane whispered, and I shook out of my thoughts before I followed her out. “I hope you heard what I heard; he's definitely behind everything,” she said, and I nodded, although I didn't believe he was behind my father's death as he was not around years ago.Jane suggested we continue looking, but I knew there was nothing that could help us. With the way Ethan sounded, I could tell he was smart and had everything planned; he wouldn't leave evidence lying around. I bid Jane a good night and left her in the office. She said she would go through just once more. I wasn't even surprised at why she was determined to help Damian. I knew Damian would do the same for her. They worked together for years, and I knew her job depended on Damian.My driver was waiting outside; he opened the backseat door for me, and I told him to pa
~SIERRA~His voice was barely loud, but I could hear him. Gosh, why was I feeling pity for him when he was a criminal? He deserved to be here; this is what is supposed to happen to him. Well, I guess the fact that he was the father of my children made me feel this for him. “You can't be here; please, you need to be with our kids,” he got off the bed and came close to me. I cleared my throat, trying to find my strongest self, as I knew I could just stutter if I didn't first carefully think, “Sierra, I...”“How are you?” I sidestepped him, he looked shocked as he didn't respond. I could tell he was not expecting me to greet him, “Damian.”"Sierra, please, you…you need to be with the kids, you can't leave them.“I know, but I need answers, Damian. I need to know if you really killed Cassie.”“Sierra.” He avoided my eyes by looking down. “They found her dead in my house; I was about to dump her body; isn't that proof enough?”“No,” I firmly said, and he looked at me confused. I don't know
~SIERRA~I struggled to open my eyes but kept trying, and when I finally did, I was shocked to find a small hospital window. I quickly sat up as I took in my surroundings, and with the little stretcher bed and disinfectant smell, I easily figured to be at the hospital.“Ms. Reid,” Sam quickly ran to the bed as soon as she noticed that I was awake.“Sierra, just Sierra,” I told her since she insisted I called her Sam, then it was only fair that she called me by my name too. “Am I at the hospital?” I asked an obvious question, although the answer was not as expected.“Prison hospital, we’re just a few feet away from the station,” she said, and I nodded. Well, I was feeling okay, so I fixed my hair and got up from the bed. “I think you need to rest.”"No, I have a lot of things to do; I need to be home before lunch,” I said, and she nodded in understanding, then the door opened and the detective walked in with two cups of coffee."Ow, the patient is awake,” he said in a joking tone as he
~SIERRA~I felt like the car wasn't fast enough, so I asked my driver to speed up, and he did. I couldn't wait to reach the company and face Ethan. Taking Damian's position was one thing, but speaking dirt on his name, wow, he must have something against Damian. I mean, everyone will now believe him because he is Damian's friend, and who knows you better than a friend? And they don't know that Ethan is a fake friend.The driver alerted me that we had arrived. I told him to wait in the car, then ran straight inside, ignoring the employee's eyes. I didn't even bother to check in with the receptionist as I went straight to Damian's office, as I was sure Ethan was there.“Sierra?” Ethan looked shocked to see me. He seemed to be on a call as he pointed at his ear, clearly asking me to wait.“I don't have the whole day. I know you tricked Damian into signing the contract, and if someone should be arrested, then it's you.” He quickly ended the call and stood up. The receptionist had arrived