“LOVE?”Jun smirks, taking the conversation to be the funniest and silliest thing he ever heard in his entire life. Even though he is always asking about the matter. “I do not have the time for that.”He briefly explains and drops the case like it was nothing and not even worth talking about for a second. “You do not have the time?” Nadia asks in a tone that is both intriguing and teasing him. Knowing that he knew more than anyone else why he is acting all reserved about the topic. “Why?” Nadia added. “Because you are this country’s best detective and had many things at hand to even think about it for a second.”She hides the term with its pronoun knowing how sensitive Jun is regarding the topic. Yet, she is a journalist, and a journalist had the habit of pocking into someone’s business especially if it is interesting enough to be sold. “What are you pointing out about Nadia?”Jun asks in a serious and a bit of a dismayed tone. But Nadia is not having any of it, and for being use
“I will be gone for quite some time. Make sure that everything is in proper order while I am gone. Report everything to me and keep the documents of the cases that I need to take from the very urgent ones done to the petty ones, understood?”Jun directed and commanded his assistant officer and current partner. While he keeps everything inside his office secure and takes the necessary documents that he needed and fast. “Yes sir!”His young partner, but capable junior detective Harry Jones replies with a hand salute toward him. “Sir may I ask where you will be for the days of your absence, sir!”Still, a bit stiff and needs working and a lot of practical experience. Jun shove those annoying contextual characters and expressions of Harry in the meantime. Especially since he is in a hurry for a very important case. “I’ll inform you everything once I had it all under control.”Eyes wide and Harry knew that his senior detective and direct superior had a big and dangerous case up on his s
“THIS is trouble,”Cath whispers to herself while looking at the news clippings, online news articles, and some video interviews about Governor Charles Gideon. “But he is doing the same pattern that he does back then.”Her studies confirm her theory and are well aware of the Governor’s work. “Trouble indeed, but I will not let him do as he pleases.”Determine in a way that Cath knew that Governor Gideon will have her investigated after what happened concerning the kids. With the Governor's background and the truth that she knows about him, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Governor is planning something sinister right now. “But I need my files in this case.” Influenced by her days as the journalist partner of the now-renowned detective. Cath is in her ways of assessing things like a pro in the field that dare to be for the sake of her career. “Then.”She then looks around the room that she made into a makeshift investigation office with the largest clipboard with all the informati
“NADIA, I need your help.”Cath video calls Nadia using her computer through a secured IP address that she has way back to her detective years. Custom made for her by the district seven’s police department IT specialist. “Wait.” Nadia holds her horses for a bit with Nadia’s expression that telling that whatever she will about to say, is something way serious and dangerous. “With this IP address, what are you shoving yourself into right now Cath?”Nadia’s worried tone which Cath doesn’t need to further explain the basics upon knowing what she is up into. Which is not that even hard to read. “It’s been a month since you use this IP address to call me. A month after that last big news that almost cost you your life with Jun, and now?”A bit hysterical, yet Cath couldn’t blame Nadia and her worries, especially after the last mission that almost took their lives. “Aren’t you supposed to make an article about Sam?”Nadia asks of her and bit inquiring about her progress that the truth i
“ONE more thing Nadia.” She opens, drawing a favor that Nadia could not say no with. “I need you to cover for me, and it’s about Sam.”“Let me guess.”Nadia stops her with a knowing look and drops the deduction that Cath couldn’t deny that Nadia can and will always guess it right and immediately. “Sam is thinking that you are cheating on him, right? No, I am right.”Nadia emphasizes, that Cath’s silence and a bit of a roll with her eyes are enough for Nadia to confirm what she just thinking. “I couldn’t blame him.” She added. “You are being secretive in a way where you couldn’t tell him what is wrong.”She nailed it, yet not that hard knowing the circumstances and what just Cath had told her. Besides, it is kind of Cath’s habit that Nadia is all used for. “I understand you and support you with that, but I also know what’s running inside that head of Sam right now.”Now Nadia warns, quoting the fact that Sam will not stay silent on the side. “Worst-case scenario, it will be a ‘man’
“CATH, can we talk?”“Talk? Aren’t we talking right now?”Cath teases Sam but just buys some reasons to evade him without him thinking suspicious of her. Especially since she needs to take things quickly as possible and secretively from Sam. “Cath.”Sam calms himself by thinking rationally just like what Brian told him about. But forgot that he should not confront Cath in any way for Brian will do it for him. A thing that Sam immediately failed to do, due to his dwindling patience about the matter. “I need to talk to you about something.”“Can’t it wait?” Cath pleaded with her tone with a little sweetness and caressing. “I’m sorry that I couldn’t talk to you today, I need to send the kids to school and asks about the progress of what happened.”“Is that really is it about?” Sam cut Cath’s words that Cath is not that oblivious to know what Sam is truly thinking. Sam’s suspicious that Cath needs to calm him down.“Of course, why?”Cath chuckles, taking it passively and evading the to
“ALRIGHT!”Nadia brace herself and march her way to their news company editor in chief who is known to the rest of them as the dragon lady for being strict and only having the eyes for quality articles. “Don’t worry Nadia, I am sure she already decided that what you just send us is the perfect news article that this company needs.”She assures, tapping herself on the back after sending the email to their editor-in-chief. That she made sure that everything is written on point and not just convincing, but a catch that Shiela will never say no with. “You can do this, for Cath.”She marches directly towards the office of their editor-in-chief. “Come in.”Shiela immediately let Nadia inside, knowing what she wanted and after reading her email that interested her more than anything, but with a little flaw. “Nadia.”Shiela’s way of greeting and at the same time intimidating her journalist and writers. For in the field of news and correspondence, time is gold. “I have read the email that
“ADRIELLA, could I ask you about Governor Charles Gideon?”Cath immediately asks with a casual tone and expression that doesn’t buy anything from Adriella. “What is it that you want to know from that person and why?”Adriella typically asks with her eyebrow raising and looking suspiciously at her. Enough when she asks about the only person Adriella rather not want to talk about for years. “Never mind, I do not want to know.” She stops Cath from explaining which is convenient for Cath and thinking that asking her for a thing or two wouldn’t hurt. Even though it is about the most unlikely person that she ever meets. “Neither Sam nor Lindsey know a lot about me and Charles. As I do not want to even hear his name, but I believe you want to know because of the twins?”She half-nailed it. Cath agrees for it is the easiest way to progress their talk and make Adriella share what she knows without causing any fuss. “Very well.”Her calm demeanor and words that a bit rings a red flag at Ca
“MOMMY!” The twins, Monique and Cole opens the door and runs up to her with excitement and twinkling adoration to their eyes upon seeing her. “Wow, you look like a princess, Mommy.” “You do, you do!” Monique’s comment with wide smile and agreed by Cole. Admiring her beauty as she is dress in a sophisticated white dress. Her wedding gown and the day that she will finally tie the knot with Sam. After all the problems that are resolve, the secrets that are said, apologize, forgiven and done. With the twin’s biological mother gracefully out of the picture by her death. Everyone is there in that very special day to witness and congratulate them. “Thank you.” Cath smiles and giving the twins one kiss each on their cheeks. Making the twins giggle more in excitement. Just then, the wedding coordinator knock on the door and asks her. “Miss Catherine, shall we?” “Of course.” She couldn’t contain her happiness and smiling all the way through. With the wedding theme of like mystical fore
“HOW long has it been since then, Leo?”The expected meeting, but the unexpected expression and tone that is in a mix of disappointment and anger that Cath is showing right in front of him. Left alone in the headmistress office and at first glance they are seem to share a casual tea time. He looks down, not in shame, but a bit of worry from how things unfolded. Which makes him think if he is regretting his decision of giving Cath a clue about the past.“Or should I call you now with your known name, Aaron?”“Tell me, do you hate me that much after what you have learn, Cath?”“Hate you? Why should I? You didn’t do anything to me which needed me to resent you. Instead I am the one who should be asking you of that question, for I failed to recognize my old friend.”Old friend. The words that means more than the shallow meaning of it. Words that will disappoint anyone, for it means more than just a rejection, but a total abandonment towards someone who only thinks about one person and dea
MORE than being stripped of everything that he had, Harry is slapped with the truth and faces the wrath of Adriella in her calm demeanor whom everyone knows that it is worse than a tyrant in that kind of mood. “You do not need to explain anything to me but sign the divorce papers, right now.”“I-I…”Definitely shaking within his wits, Harry couldn’t even utter a single word nor look at the face of his mother-in-law worst towards Lindsey whose expression is indistinguishable for lacking nothing to see. Worst with the atmosphere in the room that is getting heavy and dreadful upon their conversation that a while back is going smoothly and just like always. Only to be struck by the divorce papers and the secret that Harry is been hiding for almost a month now. “I stayed quiet and compose for the sake of Lindsey. But since it all comes to this and the fact that you are caught red-handed. There is no need for further discussion.”“But I… I only did it once, or maybe twice or thrice, but t
“WILL this be alright?”Lindsey’s worry and her thoughts about what Sam decided upon after what happened. Hiding the fact that they were kidnaped. Letting Jun handle the rest with the pieces of evidence at hand and the new ones that were suddenly sent to them just a while back. With all of them know that it was from Beatrice, leaving Francis in the air and saving herself. “This is better and the appropriate thing that we should all do.”Cath seconded, forcing everyone to have this talk and all from Sam’s protest. With her injuries and critical state in the first few hours after they are saved. Luckily Cole wasn’t hurt in any way nor the child is traumatized. But make sure, Sam sends his son to the psychiatrist, and is currently under the care of Adriella. Lindsey recovers fast, and can now move on her own, unlike Cath. “Let’s just leave it to Jun and Nadia. They both know what to do.”She added, hiding the fact that she doesn’t want Sam to know about the organization that Francis on
DAMN alive and still breathing despite his injuries and the gunshot that he just receives from Aaron a while back. Francis stands before Cath, with his gun up a bit shaking from his wound, but directly pointing it towards her. “I may stupidly fail at first, but this time I will not fail to end your life. You who put me behind bars, Catherine Wayne.”“Cath!”Two familiar voices echo in the air, but before Cath could look and see for herself who could those two people be? Francis fired his gun, missing Cath’s vital spot from his shaking hand due to his injuries. Yet still, inflict Cath with another injury and a gunshot to her left arm. Stumbling backward made her lose her footing and leads her to fall to the cliff.“Damn! Just die!”Two gunshot echoes, now directly to Francis's legs leaving him impaired and down helpless. “You cannot save her, she is gone! You failed to save your girl, Samuel Lawrence!”Consumed with anger, Sam clenches his hands tight, yet he didn’t blow up on Franci
STARTLED and quickly stops in her tracks, now standing and still. Lindsey instructed Cole to close his eyes and cover his ears. Do not let go no matter what happens and wait for her to say so. “Do you understand, Cole?”“Alright, aunt Lindsey.”The little boy replied and quickly borrow his face to Lindsey’s chest. Being an obedient child, Lindsey could feel the fear of her nephew with Cole’s shaking body and cold hands. “Stop, or find yourself swimming in your blood.”More than a familiar voice and the only person right now that Lindsey could think of who. She slowly looks back and is not surprised to see the Governor, no, Francis, pointing a gun right in front of her and with a cursing look on his face. “Just how low could you go for doing this to our family? Are you desperate to establish your dominance over us that you are going this far for your selfish desire?”“Low? Who, me? Tsk! Do not make me laugh Miss. Lindsey Lawrence.”Their exchange made it clear and more than to Linds
TRAIL OF BLOOD is visible from near. Cath’s breath is heavy and her sweat is dripping from her forehead. She’s easing the pain from the gunshot wound that she got to her left arm and right leg. Dragging her heavy body and following the path that she instructed Lindsey at first if anything might happen and they needed to separate. “Tsk!”She clicks her tongue in anger and irritation. Tired and has been losing a lot of blood after she fought and struggled against Ivy. Now holding the gun that almost took her just a while back. “CATHERINE WAYNE!”The name, her name that Ivy screams in anger at the last second when she pulled the trigger and put a hole in its forehead. Ending a nightmare that she took within her hand and fails to put her back behind bars. “Almost. Just how many it is right now?”Suddenly reminisced and the similar danger that she took and choose for her career and passion. She chuckles and a bit rested behind a large tree. Ripping her bolero and tying it around her leg
GUN shots can be heard from a distance and back. The exchange and the loud crash with the blow of a bomb shake the ground for a few seconds. Holding on to a tree while tightly holding Lindsey’s hand with her right one, Cath held her ground looks back when Lindsey screams in surprise at what just happened. Starling Cole awake, that worried Cath even more than she is under a lot of stress right now. “Lindsey, are you alright?” “I am. I am just startled.” “Mom? Mommy?” “Cole.” They both immediately coax the child back to sleep. Lindsey covered Cole’s ears while hugging the little boy tight into her arms. “Mommy, aunt Lindsey, what is happening?” “Don’t worry Cole, that was just nothing, just go back to sleep.” Relieved that the little boy is still sleepy and that it didn’t give them the hard time to coaxing it back to sleep. Cath looks around and a few steps away from where she instructed Lindsey to stay covered and safe with Cole. “Tsk!” She couldn’t help but click her tongue
“THIS is what you need to do.”Instructions that Beatrice needs to follow. Things that she is hesitant at first to do since it might drag her name along with the danger that she just run away successfully from Francis. But with Hiro’s assurance and the things that Hiro just told her. The plan and the fact that the organization has Cath, Lindsey, and Cole, the truth that the organization is the other party that is rubbing Francis's patience, and the little deal that Hiro on behalf of the organization strikes a deal with Cath. Is more than a heavy reason for her to believe. No, she had no choice but to believe. For in between the organization and Francis, added with the fact that Cath strikes a mutual deal with the organization. One thing is only left for her to choose from, and that is to follow the plan Hiro just told her about, and put everything of the blame on Francis.“I got it. I’ll prepare everything as soon as possible. I’ll call you when everything is ready.”“Thirty minutes.