CHAPTER 5

“Are you certain that you’re alright, Ms. Claudette?” Klen immediately inquired as to the time that all of us were already inside the precinct lobby. 

I swiftly nodded and said, "Yes, I’m alright.” 

After a while, Klen immediately approaches one lady police officer, who is at that time accommodating people at the lobby, and inquires about the invitation we received earlier today.

Not a moment long when the lady officer led the way to the police staff in-charge with our case. 

“Good day, I’ve been expecting you, Miss Silverstone. I am Police Sergeant Antony Gabriel and I will be in-charge in handling your assassination case.” the police sergeant introduces himself as he extends his hand to me.

I immediately reach for it and smile at him. “Thank you, Sergeant.” I said.

“Please have your seats.” Sergeant Gabriel immediately told us after. 

As we all took our seats, I couldn’t help but swiftly ask him about this assassination thing that he just said. “Sergeant, what do you exactly mean that you’re handling my assassination case, do you mean someone wants me dead?”

Sergeant Gabriel clasps his hands altogether as he rests it on top of his desk. He then leans a little forward as he makes his reply.

“We are still making further investigation but the scenario but one thing is certain, Miss Claudette. What happened to you and your late father was no accident. It was pretty much plotted carefully.”

“How can you be certain, Sergeant? What motive do they have for assassinating us? Does my father have any enemies?”

"As I previously stated, we are still investigating the incident as well as related clues that may lead us to a better understanding of this matter. Mr. Klen here told me that your father has a strong allegiance to the Alforques. It isn’t new to everyone that Alforques holds the largest estate firm here in Alforques. I still don’t have any concrete evidence but there could be an underlying connection with his relationship with the Alforques that caused his assassination.”

Alforques? Of course, how could I even forget about the Alforques, particularly Matteo, who had completely rejected me because he didn’t believe me? He chose to believe that wench, Chelsie, over me.

I remember that the Alforques, specifically the Blue Moon Pack, had solid ties with the Silvermoon Pack. It was said that if Claudette Silverstone didn’t die with her father, she would certainly be the one to be betrothed to Matteo and not me.

The only reason I came into the picture was because she died. And now, how ironic that I came back in time just to live inside of her body. which makes me wonder whatever happens to the real me during this time.

It never dawned on me until this very moment that the real me might also be alive somewhere out here in Anacortes. I need to check on this as well, perhaps I can check on my home after this. I could also see my mother. She is the only one I have left in the present, it worries me what she could possibly be doing in it now.

I bet she is devastated to know that her only daughter died by jumping off that cliff. I can’t hardly imagine seeing my mother cry that way. How I wish I could easily track down the traitor who orchestrated everything that night. 

Perhaps if I could meet with the version of myself that exists today, I could actually help her take a different route to change what will happen to me in the present time. In that way, at least I don’t need to bother finding the culprit as long as I can escape the death that awaits my present-day self.

What I fail to notice is that while I am stuck in that moment of thought, everyone inside the sergeant’s office is apparently staring at my face. I notice they are all looking at me with anxiety painted on their faces.

“I’m sorry, Miss Claudette. I know this must be very hard for you.” Klen snaps me out of the short silence that follows their long stare at me.

Here goes Klen once again. He was being extra concerned as well as Taylor with the way she looks at me with so much worry. I feel bad that they feel so much anxiety, far more than me. But for the sake of my plan not to be jeopardised, I have no choice but to ignore the guilt that I feel now.

“We can actually try to talk some other time, Miss Claudette, if you are not feeling well today. I understand that you’ve just yet to fully recover from the incident. I know that trying to see through this dark memory of that unfortunate event is hard. That’s why I highly advise you to stay in your house. We will be sending police to patrol around your area every now and then to help secure your safety, but I would suggest to better secure Miss Claudette’s safety, try to hire elite bodyguards to personally attend to her security.” Sergeant Gabriel promptly suggested.

Personal Security? Like a bodyguard? No way! I can’t have a body guard. That will only make things difficult for me to move around if I will have bodyguards around to keep an eye on me every single time.

But still, I understand that, being the last heiress of the Silvermoon pack, it is my duty to keep this body safe at all times. which is why I fully understand that Klen and Taylor have no other option but to hire me a bodyguard in the end.

“Thank you, Sergeant. We will take our leave from here. If there is any progress with the case, please inform us quickly.” I told the sergeant.

“Of course. If you are not aware, I am greatly in debt to your late father, Julius Silverstone. If it hadn’t been for him, I wouldn’t be able to become a police sergeant today. That’s why I’ll see to it that I can find a way to give justice to your father’s death.” Sergeant Gabriel is very determined, given the words he left me.

“Thank you, Sergeant. My father would certainly be happy to hear that. We’ll go ahead.” I told him as we all made our exit from the building.

While we were heading home, I suddenly asked them to stop by the town to buy some drinks. Thankfully, Taylor trusted me easily after she handed over my purse to me. I quickly enter a 24/7 convenience mart and hide myself behind one of the shelves, pretending that I am buying something. 

At that moment, I immediately checked on Taylor and Klen, they were still outside waiting for me. I needed to get away from here in order to go check on my mother. I want to see her and my old self. 

As I try to find my way out, it seems as though fate has been helping me out when I happen to see the back exit of the convenience mart. I immediately made my exit there and hurriedly boarded the next cab passing by.

I am still feeling guilty that I have to deceive Klen and Taylor in order to get away from them. It left me no choice, I know that they won’t allow me to go on my own, especially now that we all know someone is after my life—Claudette’s life, I mean.

Still, I needed to see my mother and my old self in order to relieve me of this weight inside my chest that something could happen to them if they started being with those people I find suspicious. 

I didn’t realize that the cab had already stopped until the driver informed me of the transport charge. After paying for it, I then stepped out and took a closer walk to this familiar place—the Alforque Manor.