Xena peered at it. Indeed, it was a simple ring, but it came with a deceptively straightforward mechanism. There was a button disguised as a diamond. A simple press would make it shoot a tiny piece of pill out of it. Obviously, there was no trace of a pill in it now.She was a little downhearted. “This is not strong evidence if there isn’t any pill in it. The Mary I know wouldn’t be wearing this ring at all times. So, how do you plan on proving that it belongs to her?”Hamish was stunned by what she said.“There’s probably some fingerprints or something. I’ll get it checked. Moreover, I’m sure there’s a security camera in the private room.”“She moved too nimbly for the camera to catch her movement. It wouldn’t help anyway. On the off chance that the camera captured her trick, it would’ve captured you swapping the glasses as well. That’ll further solidify the fact that you set her up.”They were still discussing it when his phone rang. It was Paisley.Realizing that he was ab
All hell had broken loose in Room 1018. A male reporter was curled up on the floor in anguish, while a female reporter lay unconscious outside the door. Mary was crying her eyes out, insisting that she didn’t know how things had happened the way they did. She kept calling Hamish, but he wouldn’t answer his phone.Both the Carson and Martinez families were overwrought with worry and tension. Mary was leaning limply against Paisley. They couldn’t be sure if she were pretending, but she wasn’t responsive.They were startled by the sudden turn of events and frantically sent all three of them to the hospital. It didn’t matter what the truth was. They just couldn’t let anyone die tonight. They also subdued the naked stranger.Naturally, they didn’t dare involve the police in this. First of all, it wasn’t something they wanted publicized. Both families’ reputations would be ruined if people found out that Mary slept with a male prostitute.The Carsons daren’t stay out of this incident e
Mary entered the restaurant and saw Hamish sitting in a booth. He was leaning into the seat, looking relaxed. Hamish didn’t look anything close to the way Mary remembered him. There was an air of cold resolve about him. She took a moment to calm her nerves. If Hamish wanted to talk, it meant he needed something from her. That was proof that things weren’t as bad as they could’ve been. Walking over gracefully, Mary sat down across the table and stared at Hamish coldly. She no longer looked at him with an affectionate gaze. Since he had seen through her, there was no point in her keeping up the pretense. Evidently, he was more cunning than her, and she had nothing to say about that.Mary said coldly, “Out with it!”Sneering, Hamish said, “That’s more like it. I like this tone of yours better.”She smirked. “You used to be completely fooled by my act, though.”His face went stiff a little before he responded, “Whatever helps you sleep at night.”Paying no mind to Hamish’s quip, s
It was morning, and Sophia already heard from Elliot that Hamish set up the whole thing. She liked what she heard. She then went to college, feeling excited. Sophia was studying in Phoenix, but she needed to take up some military training as soon as college started. For ease of management, she had to stay in the hostel for the first couple of weeks.Although Elliot didn’t want her to stay in the hostel, Sophia was excited about it. Her husband had been nagging her like an old man for far too long.A car pulled over at the college gate. As expected, Elliot proceeded to nag her again, “You should sleep earlier so that you can get up in the morning. Don’t spend too much time on your phone or sleep past your bedtime.“The temperature is drastically different between day and night. Always wear a coat so you don’t catch a cold. I want you to call me every day—once in the morning and another one at night. Make friends with your roommates. If you run into any bullies, call me.”Sophia ke
Avery didn’t exactly try to hold him back. Smiling at Sophia, he said, “I didn’t know you enrolled in the same college Charles did. In fact, this is my alma mater!”Returning his smile, she said, “Nice. I’m going to say I know you if anyone looks at me funny.”He chuckled. “It’s a handy trick, too. I had a word with the director and dean. So, feel free to look them up or give me a call if you need any help.”She smiled helplessly, “Come on. I’m not a kid.”Michelle, who had been keeping a faint smile on her face, said, “Keep an eye out for Professor Patel’s lectures. You have to catch it. They’re as wonderful as they are informative.”She wasn’t about to shoot her down. Moreover, Sophia knew that there was time and place for everything. So, she smiled and went along with her, “Alright. Got it.”However, she did glance at Charlene as she spoke. Charlene might’ve seemed fine, but Sophia knew that she was just putting on a brave face. She was trying hard to be a competent bodyguar
As Avery fell to the ground with Michelle in his arms, he saw Charlene soaring through the air from the impact before plummeting to the ground. She then rolled away from the road until her head crashed into one of the many stores’ steps.“Charlie…” Avery clambered to his feet, wanting to check on Charlene.However, Michelle grabbed his hand and called out to him weakly, “Avery…”Avery looked at Michelle frantically as she fell limp into his embrace. “Hold on, Michelle. What happened?”Charlene looked toward Avery. She needed to see if he was safe and sound. The moment she saw past the crowd and everything that stood between them, she saw him holding Michelle tightly and the panicked look on his face.She took a deep breath at the sight. She couldn’t fault Avery for this, either. After all, he didn’t love her, and she couldn't force him to.With that said, the crash was excruciating. Charlene’s whole body was in pain. Raising her hand weakly, she touched the back of her head and f
“Michelle will be fine. Her parents can take care of her.” Avery turned toward Mason and Leticia. “You two should look after Michelle while I keep an eye on Charlie. She doesn’t have any family here.”Leticia responded, “Sure thing. Don’t worry about Michelle. We’ve got her.”Mason also said, “Get some rest, Charlie. We’ll see you again later.”Avery wiped Charlene’s tears when both of them left, “I’m sorry. Does your head still hurt?”He felt as if he was deceiving himself as soon as he asked the question. Charlene was a tough girl. So, why would she cry because of her head injury? Avery wondered why she felt sorry for herself.‘She’s crying because of me. I know that, but what can I do or give her to stop her heartache?’Charlene responded, “Not really.”Avery changed the topic on purpose, “Is there anything you want to eat? I’ll ask my men to buy you some porridge.”With that, he made a phone call.Charlene watched as he thoughtfully told his men to buy the porridge from a
Smiling, he explained, “I’ll stay with you, but there will be times when you need a lady to take care of you. So, it’ll be easier for both of us if we have a private nurse with us.”That reminded her of the times when she had to use the restroom. Avery couldn’t have helped her with that. Suddenly, she felt a little embarrassed. She responded softly, “Um. Sure. Does Sophy know that I’m hurt?”He responded, “No, she doesn’t. Otherwise, she would’ve come here in a heartbeat.”That brought a warm smile to her face. “Don’t let her know about this. She’ll just get her panties in a bunch.”He said, “How did you know her? She told me that you guys are besties.”She said, “We studied under the same master, but our ranks are equal. Here’s the thing. I’m older than her, so that makes me her senior over there. However, she kept insisting that she was the senior because she greeted our master a second earlier than I did. “She can be quite the headache sometimes. The fact is that we went th