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If I wanted to find Carl before, the desire for that had accelerated now. I quickly ended the call with Sam after telling her I was on my way. She tried to stop me, as she said she had everything under control, but I couldn't. I had to see and make sure the detective was really okay.I reached the doorknob and let myself out; all the employees I passed by greeted me but I didn't respond. I was in such a hurry that I almost bumped into someone, and I immediately apologized.“It's my fault, Ms. Reid.” It was one of the cleaners, and I knew she would take the blame. That's why I apologized before she did. “I was actually on my way to your office,” she said, and I cleared my throat and told her now was not the right time.“I will speak to you first thing tomorrow when I get here; just remind me in case I forget,” I kindly responded, and she nodded then walked away after bidding me goodbye.Outside, I found my driver standing by~SIERRA~Okay, I was not a prayerful person, but at this moment I hoped for him to do a miracle. I couldn't let Lily do what she wanted; I couldn't let Lily get away with murder. Yes, in my eyes, she's the one who murdered Dr. Sanchez since Cassie was forced; Lily was the criminal."Ow, you don't look so happy to see me; you want a cigarette?” She tried to force the cigarette on me, but I moved my face and spit on her hands. “Bitch!” she cursed and threw the cigarette out the window as her driver started the car. “Are you sure he won't talk?” She asked one of her men, who was in the driver's seat.“Yes, two of our men are with him, and we warned him that if he tries something, his family will suffer. That bastard believed us,” the men said, and looking at things, I could tell Lily called the shots.“Good, now back to you.”“What do you want, Lily? Why kidnap me?”“To chat, don't worry; we are just talking, at least for now, as I still need you alive.” She said now, playing with her to
~SIERRA~I didn't know what to say; surely following Lily wasn't an option now as I knew what she was capable of. From what Cassie told me, I knew how dangerous it was, so I shook my head, he opened his mouth to say something but stopped as his phone started to ring.He looked frightened to pick up, but he still did as he shakingly placed the phone on the loudspeaker."Hi, babe, how are you?” It was a woman's voice. He looked at me, clearly too shocked to speak, so I took the phone from his hands and spoke.“Hello, this is Sierra. Who am I speaking to?”"Hi, I mean, hello, Ms. Reid. I've heard so many great things about you. Thank you for giving my husband the two days off. I really missed him.”“Wait,” I said, looking at my driver, who still looked shocked before I turned my attention back to the call. “Are you his wife?” I asked because I didn't know his name; I didn't know most of my guards' names. I mean, they told me once but didn't keep it in mind, but I knew their faces.“Yes,
~SIERRA~“I…I'm…” He broke out of his state. I sensed regret in his tone. "Well, it seems Atlas did a good job,” I said, trying to clear the tension, my eyes were now on the tulips, which looked perfectly watered.“He did,” he agreed, sounding relaxed. Yes, I also want to tell them that he's their father, but until the case is solved. It was not safe.Then we silently watered the flowers before we followed the kids inside. I went straight to my room and took a shower, as the sun was already setting. I couldn't help but think of Lily while applying lotion to my skin and preparing for dinner. How did I not see it? If I didn't believe Cassie before, now I believe her; Lily really set her up. Lily was a terrible person. I had to find a way to end her.After I finished getting ready, I called Jane, and we spoke mainly about the Elite. I had an interview with them this weekend, and the company depended on it. I then changed the topic by asking Jane about Lily. I wanted something that coul
~SIERRA~I was so lost in my thoughts, thinking of the most terrible things. What if it really was Lily, and she was trying to get to me through their mother? I couldn't even imagine them finding out that I was the reason their mother was in that condition.“Ms. Reid?” Lana's voice shook me out of the thoughts, so I turned to her and acted like I wasn't just lost in thoughts moments ago. Then my eyes caught Beatrice's, which were full of tears; she seemed to have been crying as her cheeks were red.“Beatrice...” I got close to her and took her into my arms. Yes, they worked for me, but the way they've helped me, how they've been treating my children, and the five years we spent together made me grow close to them. They were like sisters to me, and their pain touched me, especially because I was the cause of it. “I'm sorry,” I said as I patted her back, which made her just cry even more.After a few minutes, we pulled away, and she cleaned her cheeks. “We were hoping you could give us
~SIERRA~ I had forgotten that I had plates in my hands until I heard the tinkling sound of the glass meeting the sink. I quickly turned and realized the plate was broken. I uncomfortably cleared my throat and tried to take the broken pieces, but Damian was quick enough as he held my hand, stopping me just as I was about to take the first piece. Again, that made us have a moment as our eyes met, his eyes still soft but now with affection. No, what was happening? Damian was my ex-husband. I couldn't keep having these moments with him, so I quickly looked away and again cleared my throat in embarrassment. “It's okay, I…” “I will do it,” he cut me, and I nodded as I wanted to be at a distance from him to catch my breath. I moved away from him to wash the dishes. I pretended to want to wipe them dry, but in reality, I was just pulling myself together. After a few moments, I turned to Damian, who had successfully removed the broken pieces from the sink. “Thank you,” I said, and I walke
~SIERRA~It's been a week; life was getting better; the company was doing well; I interviewed with Elite; and the contract was signed. The Winters were now being recognized again, just like when Mr. Winters (Damian's father) himself was running it. Nothing has been heard from Lily, and the detective had no leads, or maybe they just refused to tell me as Detective Thomas had recovered and was back on the case, but every time I went there, he would just tell me they had no leads and request for Damian, thus he has been visiting the station lately, and he said it was to see his brother, which was a lie as whenever I went there I would find him in detective Thomas’s office.He did ask me to stay away from the case and take care of the company once, but my response made him take back his words as he instead asked me to be careful. “You're the mother of my children; I don't want anything to happen to you; I will solve this case for you.” These were his words, which were kind of him, but wi
~SIERRA~We were now in my office, and I walked to my seat so it wouldn't get into any uncomfortable situation. “Was she arrested?” I asked as I stood behind my seat while he stood a distance from me.“No, she went in to report a robbery.”“A what?”“She claimed to be robbed.”“That's impossible,” I said, getting into my thinking position. There was no way Lily was robbed; she was surely there for something.“I thought so, but Detective Thomas believed her; he said someone was robbed around the area she mentioned.”“Oh my god, but why didn't they arrest her? Or even take her for questioning; the detective knows she's somehow involved.”“He couldn't; James is nowhere near to confirm the allegations.”“Did the detective tell you that?” I asked, as I thought he trusted me, why would I lie? Damian nodded his head. “So he doesn't believe me?” “It's not like that; the detective was given a last chance; if he blew it up, he would be permanently cut off from the case,” he explained, and it m
~SIERRA~ After a few awkward minutes of silence, we finished, and Nana took the kids to their room. She looked so excited as if she had planned everything with the kids, as she even winked, and I rolled my eyes. When they disappeared, I stood up to clear the table, but Damian stopped me. “I will do it,” he said, his hand now on my wrist. I looked down at where he was holding me, and he quickly realized as he removed his hand and apologized. I nodded and bid him goodnight. He seemed surprised as if he was expecting me to help him or something, but he cleared his voice and said goodnight to me too, so I walked away, but as I reached the door, he said, “I could use the company, though.” I turned and told him I was tired when, in reality, I knew I couldn't be around him.Then I rushed up and almost bumped into someone; it was Nana. “It’s okay to give yourself a second chance,” she said, and I shook my head and walked past her, running straight to my room.