~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
~SIERRA~How was Damian’s father his father? He might be playing a joke. “Wait,” he said, then came back to the table. He opened the drawers and then brought out an envelope and gave it to me. I quickly opened it and saw it was a DNA result. “I did a DNA test with Damian,” he said, and when I looked at the results, it showed a ninety-nine percent chance of being siblings, which I knew was positive.“So he's your brother?” I was in shock.“Yes, Damian is my brother,” he confirmed.“Then why are you doing all this? Why send him to jail?”“Because he took my place, I'm the elder son; I'm supposed to run the company; I'm supposed to be the CEO!”“Does he know?” I asked in a calm tone, and he shook his head. “He doesn't?” I wanted to be calm so he could tell me everything, as I knew arguing would not help me solve the problem.“He doesn't, my mom...” He walked back to the window and gave me his back. “Mom and Dad were very much in love; they've been together for years; mom was disowned bec
~SIERRA~I didn't respond. I steadfastly calmed myself. Yes, Damian disrespected me; he didn't care that I was pregnant, but he was making up for it, and it was not like I was getting back with him. I didn't expect him to love me; he loved my children. Going to jail without defending himself just so they could be safe was enough to prove it.“You should never let him walk on you like that, this is time to get your revenge; get on my side, and let's make sure he remains there together,” he said. I only stared at him, understanding the pain he went through, but I didn't think Damian deserved his wrath; he didn't know about his father's mistake, and no child should be punished for their parent's mistake; that was just so wrong. “Sierra?”“He didn't know anything, Ethan,” I said, and his lips tightened into a smile, clearly making fun of me. “You have to forgive your brother, he's innocent,” I added, and he burst into laughter as if I had said the funniest thing ever.“Forgive him? Do you