CHAPTER 65LORENA'S POVWe sat around the table in silence. Mother had brought out some snacks which we'd enjoyed with gusto, especially Devon who still had a sweet tooth as Leonora explained. "So, you're dating my daughter." Mom asked looking at Devon."Yes ma'am.""How did you two meet?" She probed. "I want to hear everything.""Well, we practically grew up together. I've known her since she was in diapers because our parents are friends and we both are cops. We were partners too before she transferred here." He replied."What are your parents like? Did they agree for you to come find me?" She asked Leonora."Yes, they did. Umm, they didn't really mention the accident to me and the circumstances I'd been found in. I didn't know I was adopted the whole time until very recently. They are really lovely people and they took such good care of me.""I'm so glad." She replied with tears in her eyes."That's better than I had done for you Lorena." Mother said. "Your father..Marcus and I di
CHAPTER 66LORENA'S POV.I couldn't focus at all during the lecture. I just sat there, letting my mind wander. These past few days had been filled with surprises and I was yet to recover from everything.I was right. Andrew had heard my mom talking about Jonathan Railings. He was smart not to mention that we'd had dealings with him already and besides, I had no idea he was my father when I'd met him. But now I had gotten really curious about him and a part of me wanted to know more."What are you going to do?" He'd asked when we were finally alone. "Jonathan Railings and I have already signed a contract and the company's already working on the supplies. We can't escape him anymore.""I know, and you shouldn't have to go back on the deal because this was the only way your father would let us be together. And it would make him suspicious too if you suddenly pull out. I know he has his suspicions already, it just didn't make sense to me then.""What do you mean?""Remember when he asked
CHAPTER 67EVA'S POVLiam wasn't getting any better. We had talked about it after he was released from prison,that I wouldn't cover for him anymore and neither would his father. When he seemed to have gotten himself together and quieted down a little at the sub company, I had felt a little relieved. Maybe he was making progress after all, or so I thought.I was wrong though, because I'd just caught him sniffing some fucking cocaine in the bathroom, at his father's business seminar, in a place that had reporters crawling around! What the fuck was he thinking? What if someone else had seen him?And yes, he had been too out of it to even realize he had entered the ladies bathroom! I followed him then when I saw him to tell him he was going the wrong way, thinking he was too pressed to notice. But no, he was a junkie that couldn't control himself for even a second. We had talked about it, he wasn't supposed to cause any trouble today!Luckily, no one else was in there at the time and I wa
CHAPTER 68EVA'S POVI didn't know how I managed to contain my anger until we got home. Well, after all these years I guess I've had to learn to be cool headed in front of other people. There were too many people in the car and I couldn't risk losing it in front of them.That woman, Lorena. Her face still clouded my mind and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't shake off the feeling that she was bad news. It was even worse that my husband had known her for weeks. Did he see what I saw? Certainly it wasn't just all in my head. She looked like Ariana Shepherd quite a lot and even if there were little differences, the resemblance was still uncanny. There was no way Jonathan wouldn't have noticed it too especially with how obsessed he'd been with her.He headed up the stairs immediately, loosening his tie as he ascended."I heard there was an incident with Liam. I knew that boy would always try to embarrass me but I keep giving him chances. Let him know this is his first strike and I'm
CHAPTER 69LORENA'S POVBella kept looking at me from the corner of her eyes. Her leg was shaking vigorously and time after time, she tapped on it to keep it still. I couldn't meet her gaze. She would've totally eaten me alive if we'd been alone, but Andrew was driving.My phone buzzed and I opened it to see a message from her. I looked back at her and she stared at me, wide eyed, signalling for me to open her text."You're fucking dating a celebrity!""He's not a celebrity, he's a business man" I typed back."More like a well known, filthy rich business tycoon. When were you going to tell me?" She replied."I didn't mention it because it's nothing to brag about, okay? I would've introduced you to him sooner or later but it just wasn't the right time." I typed again."Okay. But Jonathan Railings?""He just does business with Andrew. That's all.""My mind is blown. Lorena! You have a wine brand named after you that's being sold in Jonathan Railings' hotel!""It just turned out that way
CHAPTER 70TRISHA'S POVThe large sign hanging from the ceiling read. "TEE'S HOUSE OF LUXURY." Another one read "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRISHA." and it was surrounded with colorful balloons and decor which I thought were a tad too childish but I guess I would allow it since everyone got a little childish on their birthdays.It was finally the day I had looked forward to with anticipation. The day I would make Andrew mine.I'd heard he was in London for business and he really had hit it big, partnering with the largest conglomerate in London so I knew he would leave me now. He had no reason to be with me anymore and his father would no longer insist on it. My father was angry at that family now as well and it took a lot of convincing to let me invite him to my opening ceremony and my birthday. What neither of them knew was that I had my own plans and I did not intend to let Andrew go.Everything was ready. I knew exactly what to do to make him mine but still, the thought of it scared me. I'd b
CHAPTER 71ZOILA'S POVThis was my third cup of coffee already. Lately, I'd been having more coffee than water because there was always a case to work on and I always got obsessive over it until it was solved. I hadn't slept much and just when I'd managed to get some sleep, I got a call summoning me for a meeting.I wasn't supposed to tell anybody about this meeting because it was a top secret mission. Not everyone got the call to meet at the Police Agency's Headquarters.I was excited when I got the call. It meant that I'd been able to prove my competence within my short time here. It's been roughly six months since I relocated. Everything has been amazing so far. My parents visited me here from Cuba a month ago. They took a week off to come see me and we'd had a great time together. I introduced them to my mother and I still remembered how emotional I'd gotten to have both my families meet. Marcello couldn't make it though because his midterms were coming up and he had to study.Th
CHAPTER 72LORENA'S POVONE YEAR LATERNever in my wildest imagination did I think I would end up here. This was the last place I wanted to work as an intern, but I had no other choice in the matter. There were no more slots available elsewhere. How would I survive the next six months in this place?I had done my best to avoid the Railings. I made sure I didn't have any business with them and no matter how curious I got or how much I wanted to see him and tell him the truth, I held myself back because I knew it was the best thing to do. I had to constantly remind myself that this decision was the right one, for all our sakes.A list of the companies that would be working with the school to take interns was pasted on the online group but the others were quick to fill out applications for the ones whose requirements they had met. The Railings Corp had quite a high standard and it was understandable because of its status, so a few people were bold enough to apply there. The majority simp