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CHAPTER 27NICOLEI know I have to be very careful about my meeting with Chester, I had slipped him my card that day with the inscription, “Call me, I have a job for you” written on it.Even though he promised me client confidentiality, I still didn’t want Chris to know what I am up to and Chester’s services were really expensive but I need to get the info.This is the second time we are going to be meeting now. For some reason, he likes to meet in the most popular, most public places which I find intriguing considering his profession is private investigation.“Ma’am your suspicions were correct but we do not have concrete proof yet” Chester said.He was telling me about George and Claire’s relationship but all he was saying was what I already knew, they weren’t exactly discreet about it.“I need concrete evidence Chester, something big enough to create a scandal, something I can blackmail them with.” I said tapping my fingers on the table.“What if you create it?” Chester replied, si
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CHAPTER 28NICOLE“Bella, so it’s true? You got married and abandoned your family?” The woman asked with sadness, clearly honing her voice.“Who are you?” Chris asks the woman, quite taken aback by her tone and choice of words.I was trying to process what was going on, this woman clearly knows Bella and I didn’t know her. In her diary, Bella had only mentioned her father as her family and this woman was claiming to be Bella’s family.“Who am I? Bella, do you want to tell him who I am?” Her voice came again in the same tone.“I’m sorry but I don't recognize you” I replied sternly.I already told Chris that I had no family so even though I know this woman may be Bella’s relative, I couldn’t say otherwise, I’d have to find a way to meet her and probably explain things to her.What do I even want to explain to her? That Bella is dead and her body is possessed?Chris signals his bodyguard to take her out of the premises but the woman protests “wait, wait, wait” She brings out her phone
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CHAPTER 29CHRISI don’t know what exactly Bella has against the Reyes’s, the look on her face right now shows she is angry and irritated at the public proposal of Mason to Claire.She even had Chester investigating the latter, when she contacted him, he let me know but I told him to spare me the information, it was between them both.When Nicole was alive, Chester had found out her husband and personal assistant were sleeping together so I’m not surprised they are getting married after her demise but it was Nicole I needed information on and I got nothing dirty on the woman.“Let’s go home Babe, I don’t feel too good” Bella’s voice broke me out of my reverie Even though I could tell her countenance only shifted when Mason proposed to Claire, I didn’t want to ask her why it affected her so much.I remember the first day I introduced her to Mason at Nicole’s funeral. She froze and couldn’t even look him in the eye and afterwards, she was crying so much.I even asked Chester to look
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CHAPTER 30NICOLEI freeze at the sight of both of them, flipping in my mind whether to fake happiness that she’s here or to keep up my lie that we had a big fight and remain indifferent towards her.The three of us stood there in awkward silence for a few seconds before the woman spoke.“Bella, your husband is a nice man, he has been taking care of me” she turns to look at Chris and puts a small smile on her face.Has been taking care of her? That means Chris has been in touch with her all this while and he didn’t tell me.I hope she hasn’t said a lot of things about me that I myself do not even know about, most of my childhood memories I told Chris were those of myself, the few vague things I told him about Bella were from her diaries.“He has?” I finally reply, opting to put on a smile to show my relief rather than keep up my supposed anger.Chris notices my apprehension and knows he has some answering to do, so he says “I’ll leave you both to it, I’ll let you know when I’m leaving
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NICOLE“Manchester? I thought you grew up in Soho Bella” Chris paused and asked me, looking surprised.Before I can think of something to say, Aunt Alice replies again “oh it must be the amnesia, she only moved to London five years ago” making things even worse.“Amnesia? What amnesia?” Chris asked again, looking even more surprised.Luckily his phone rings that instant and he excuses himself to take the call, I could hear him screaming at someone on the phone and when he returned, he looked worried.“You guys carry on without me, I have to go” He said and grabbed his jacket off the chair.“What is it? What happened?” I ask him.“Two of our warehouses with over a billion pounds worth of goods were simultaneously burnt down” He replied.“I’m coming with you, " I reply, putting my phone in my purse and standing up.“No, you stay behind with your aunt and finish dinner.” Chis says and starts to walk away.“I’m sure Aunt Alice can manage,” I reply and follow behind him.We drove for abou
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CHAPTER 32NICOLELenon fits are a female bespoke clothing brand and after Esther sent our proposal, they got back in touch with us and we followed up effectively, culminating in two other meetings and today we’ll find out if we get the deal or not.Esther, John and I are all seated in the beautiful lush office of Mrs Lenon, the CEO of Lenon fits.I’m convinced the woman has a borderline obsession with pink, her office chair is pink, the edges of her table are pink, the pens and pen holder are pink, the index papers and complimentary cards on the table are also pink.The window blinds are pink, the couches in the lounge area are also pink even her office cabinet was pink.I wasn’t surprised when she came in wearing a pink blouse and a white skirt on pink heels carrying a pink bag.“Sorry for keeping you waiting, my other meeting went longer than expected” she apologized as she took her seat.“That’s absolutely fine Mrs Lenon” John answered for the group.She brings out her iPad, scrib
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CHAPTER 33CHRISI haven’t really been able to rest since the attack on my company on many fronts, first my warehouse and then my servers.Someone is messing with me and I need to find out who and teach them a lesson, the cops are beating around the bush, with no tangible information on the perpetrators.My software engineers do not also have a reasonable explanation as to why a software security system I spent millions of dollars on was easily breached and our database wiped clean.Thank God for the backup server or else we would have been toast but now all our client information, important files and documents, confidential information between us and our clients are flying in the wind and the people I pay millions of pounds to annually cannot seem to find a way to remedy the situation.“You need to get to the roots of this, I don’t care what you do, do you understand me?” I berate my team of software engineers.“We’re trying our best sir, it’s not as easy as you think?” The lead engi
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CHAPTER 34NICOLE***FLASHBACK***“How about we all go and celebrate this achievement together?” Mason suggested as we all walked out of the elevator leading to the reception hall of the Lenon fits building.“I think that’s a good idea” Esther replies smiling from ear to ear, obviously smitten by Mason’s good looks.“I don’t think that’s a good idea.” I replied, staring daggers into Esther.Mason read the situation and spoke again.“It does not have to be a celebration, we can brainstorm some rough ideas on how best to make this work over a few drinks and food”“Good thinking boss” The guy that came with Mason said.One of the two men that came with Mason was Mrs Lenon’s personal assistant, this one I’m assuming is Mason’s new personal assistant.I understood the angle he was coming from, it was reasonable for us to at least sit and discuss a few ideas but I really wasn’t in the mood to entertain him in any way, after all this partnership was just dumped on us.“I’d prefer brainstormi
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CHAPTER 66AUTHOR’S POV“Mason and Claire Reyes. The court hereby finds you guilty of the murder of Nicole Reyes and you will be sentenced to life imprisonment with the option of parole. All of her assets in your name, including your shares in her company will now be transferred to her living relative, Mrs. Annabella Bale with immediate effect. This claim has been backed up by multiple witnesses including the prosecutor’s Aunt, Madam Alice Lawrence, and Sister Abigail Lance of St. Stephens orphanage home as well as the evidence of the original birth certificate of Mrs. Nicole Reyes. Court dismissed.” The judge gave his verdict and slammed his gavel.Chris had fought tooth and nail to find ways to prove that Bella was Nicole’s sister and that she got all her assets and shares when the truth about Nicole’s murder came out.They were able to get one of the sisters of the orphanage to back up Aunt Alice's claim and Nicole’s original birth certificate was obtained from the hospital in Manc
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CHAPTER 65NICOLE“Chris…..I,” George tried to speak as his mouth shook but Chris cut him off.He looked at George like a Tiger observing his prey. “I don’t want to hear it,” Chris took out a document and handed it over to George. “Here, I took the liberty of preparing the documents and you should be lucky that I am buying this from you at the actual price. My original plan was to leak the video and when your shares started dropping, I’d buy as many as I cared to but I’m doing this for your wife and my nephews.”I could tell George was more confused as to why Chris was buying his shares rather than why he had a video of him being intimate with Claire.George looked at me and I frowned. The man was a good man when we partnered. He helped my company but he let that witch dig her claws into him so deep that he even started stealing from the same company he was a majority shareholder in.I brought out the documents of the fake transactions he and Claire used to steal the money and handed
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CHAPTER 64“Let me answer that,” A voice came from behind me and I was stunned when I saw Casper pointing a gun at us.How did he even get past all the guards we had outside?Chris’ eyes tightened and he clenched his fist, his eyes fixated on Casper but I could see the worry in them.Casper grabbed me from behind and I screamed. His arm went around my throat as he pointed the gun to my head and I could feel my heart race. My breath easily became labored and my body shook.“How did you get in here?” Chris bellowed, his bad legs meant he couldn’t move but I could feel he was trying.Ben’s eyes slowly darted between Casper and Chris but there was a mischievous look in his eyes that I couldn’t quite place until he spoke.“Oh, Relax Chris. Casper is only here to do what we should have done a long time ago,” He smirked and walked up to me.It turned out I was right all along. No wonder Casper got access to the house. Everything that happened yesterday and earlier was a farce. I wonder if Ch
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CHAPTER 63NICOLEMy back was against the chest of the person who pulled me away from the door, but when the person spoke, I instantly recognized the voice. “Listen closely,” Ben whispered, releasing the pressure of his hands over my mouth.I could hear Charlotte’s saying, “I’m tired of this, I’m done.”“You’re tired when I say you are. You need to find a way to make things up with him. How else are we supposed to know what the heck is going on?” The other voice came, I recognized that voice, it was Casper’s. I recognize the voice from the other day at the spa.Ben looked disappointed as we shared a look, it turned out my suspicions were not exactly wrong. He was sharing everything with his girlfriend who was the mole that was in turn feeding Casper.I quick brought out my phone and texted my driver to come with the bodyguard. Ben had already informed the police.Then we started to hear Charlotte scream, we heard a loud bang and then complete silence rented the air.Next thing the d
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CHAPTER 62NICOLEInside the executive conference room of the Strong Haven building, Chris gave a reassuring speech that was broadcast live from the building.Reassuring customers and investors alike, taking responsibility for the sudden downturn of events at the company, and promising a better tomorrow.In his own words to them, “You trusted me when my father gave me the reins of this great company. You put your faith in that young man all those years ago and I did not let you down. I only ask that you do the same now in such a time. As many of you may now know, our company suffered a data leak and the same people responsible for it also came after my life. It is said that in times of adversity, a man’s true friends will be revealed..”“I and this company are merely going through such a time, one that I know will be over soon. When this is all said and done, the ones who stood by us, our friends, will be revealed, and God helping us, we will make sure that they are duly rewarded. An
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CHAPTER 61CHRISI couldn’t sleep all night. Everything Bella said made no sense and yet it explained so much.As I turned the possibilities over and over again in my mind, it began to make even more sense.Her behavior at the funeral, the altercation at the jewelry shop, her uneasiness at the award night, where Mason proposed to Claire, the iCloud name on her phone, and everything that happened afterward.Do I want to believe this? Can someone be reborn? I know I’ve heard and seen a lot of mysterious things but this one tops the chart.Bella had no reason to frame Mason and Claire for Nicole’s murder, so why would she cook up such a story? If the woman lying beside me was truly Nicole, everything she said made sense. Does this mean Nicole has been my wife all this time?No wonder she knew so much about my line of business, no wonder she could lead a team to secure a contract worth billions despite being a fresh graduate.Her story ticks so many boxes but it’s some supernatural shit
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CHAPTER 60NICOLEWait a minute. How does Chris know I was doing something with Chester? Does that mean Chester didn’t keep to his word? But from the way Chris sounded, he didn’t know exactly what it was we were doing, so maybe he just had an inkling.I have to be honest with him, but how honest? Do I tell him everything? Do I tell him the real truth? Do I tell him that I am Nicole? Reborn in the body of a sister I only recently found out that I had? Would he believe me? What valid reason could I give? I have to really think about this. I have to find a smart way to do this. Not tonight.“Baby, it’s already late, remember the doctor said you need to get maximum rest. I’ll tell you everything in the morning.” I finally replied.I better have a good explanation when I wake up, that’s if he lets me off the hook tonight.“Bella, when Chester told me you had him on a job out of respect for me, I told him to keep it strictly between the two of you because I wanted to respect your choices a
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CHAPTER 59NICOLEThe day finally came for my husband to go home. He could sit in a wheelchair now but would still be under constant watch. He started occasionally getting seizures recently but the doctor assured us it was nothing fatal.The board was still on him to name someone as the New CEO while he was recuperating. A new face for the company as the shares were still plummeting hard.The media wasn’t helping either with various speculations flying up and down the internet. Competitors were taking advantage of the turbulence and luring away customers.It was slowly becoming a very difficult situation for Chris to handle. Casper was still out there somewhere, probably smiling at everything happening and the mole was still unknown.“Thank you, doctor. I’ll take good care of him.” I said to the doctor as I wheeled Chris out of the hospital room.We planned to move very early in the morning to avoid the press and it worked. There was minimal presence outside.We got home and settled i
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CHAPTER 58NICOLEWow, this is not going as I planned at all. I didn’t think Brenda would get suspicious and invite Claire.If anyone knew my sister, it definitely would be Claire, and considering our history since I took Bella’s body, this was going to be a crazy meeting.Brenda got up and briefly hugged Claire before the two took their seats.“Hi, Claire.” I greeted, forcing a smile.“Hey! Bella, do you know Brenda too? Small world. I heard about your husband. I’m so sorry.” Claire said in her usual cheerful manner.Typical Claire, cheerful for no reason with the heart of a beast.“I just met her yesterday, she says she’s Nicole’s sister,” Brenda replied to her before I could say anything.“Sister?” Claire asked, looking at me bewildered before she burst into uncontrollable laughter.There was no way in hell she was going to believe it but this is a good time to show Brenda what kind of a snake Claire is and to call her out.“C'mon Bella, be serious. I’m the only thing close to a si
