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"I met with Damien's parents and his dad said he doesn't believe Leonel has the will or knows where it is. His words hit me to question Saffi's message. Maybe it was all set up. Maybe he forced her to write it just as he did when I came. He is riding us into a lie he formed so that we should divet focus on his true intentions." Brithney continues

Ciara leans in and Katty says "You mean he doesn't know where the will is but wants us to believe he has it"

Brithney nods and Ciara brows crisis "I think I know who to ask further about this"

They look at her with difficult understandings

"Jake"

"Why him?" Brithney questions

"I just feel he knows a lot about him. Just like the day, he found out we were spied on"

...

Romaine found out where his past Secretary lives and decided to follow her.

She discovers she is been followed so she walks faster. Once she is away from the crowd, she runs and Romaine calls her out.

"I don't want to hurt you! I'm here to help you"

She stops and looks at him a meter away

"That's what you all say"

Romaine knits his head "I don't know who you're talking about but I work for nobody"

"What do you want?"

Romaine looks around.

"We can't talk here."

"Why should I trust you?"

He throws his ID at her

"Here. You can have it. I'm just as normal as you are. On your left is a pic of me."

She looks at it. Then at him and back to it considerately before letting him walk over.

She takes him to her hidden carbon far away from town.

"For how long have you worked with Mr. Leonel?"

"So this is about him uhh?"

"Please just help me out"

"I thought you said you're here to assist me" she peeks over at him as she packs her car over and matches out. He does the same.

"Yes, I said that. But I can't help you if you don't help me help you"

She nods opening her door and letting him in.

"Six years. I've worked for him for over six years"

"Why did you quit?"

"I didn't. He paid me to."

"Well, from my records, you quit and was caught by him."

She pauses as flashing thoughts of the torture they made her go through almost ended her life.

"Those are your records. Not mine. I'm telling you what happened. He tried to bribe me to hide his evil work. I claimed to accept it with the mind of reporting him later. However, I didn't know he had his plans. Until he came after me recollecting every piece he gave me. And paying someone to finish me up. I was short and they thought I died."

"Who saved you?"

"A beggar saw me abandoned in a gutter and took me home. From then I transformed into a new woman."

The was silence and she went over to a kettle "Do you want some tea?"

"Yes, please"

She made two for both of them and sat opposite to him.

"You said something before about what people like me say... I don't know but I just wish to ask who else has been after you for interrogations?"

"A certain man. He said he's a lawyer"

Romaine nods

"I told him I lost my memories so I don't know how to answer his inquiries"

"And you think he believed?"

"I don't know. Maybe. If not he won't have gone so easily"

"What are those things you discovered about Mr. Leonel?"

She looks away through the window "His dad's will. He has always been obsessed with what his dad said or did. That's why he has been after it. He doesn't trust what is within it."

"After it?"

"Yes. He was searching for the will. And his very tight friend Damien knew about this will. So-he killed him."

"Do you think he killed his dad?"

"I don't think. I know he did. The night before his dad passed away, he told me to go on holiday. But I stayed back because I had other things to do. I passed by the office to pick up some documents and heard him speak over the phone to a certain Mr. James about his dad's medication. The following day, his dad was announced dead"

"That is why he told you to go on holidays"

"I knew him when it came to that. Each time he told me to go on holiday sit back to know what he is up to. I guess that's why he sacked me. He noticed me already. So he had to take me off his list"

Romaine reflects "Where do you suggest the will could be?"

"So far, I know he was looking for it. But I don't know where it could be."

"Wait-I think I know where it is"

Romaine's face lits up

"His lawyer. Before his dad passed away he always had his lawyer do errands for him. I'm very certain he has his dad's will"

"Thanks" Romaine grins bringing his cup to his head.

...

Katty walks across the street and waits for a Taxi but gets pulled over by Fred.

She blinks her eyes in awe then angrily moves away from his car.

He Jumps out of it "Katty!"

She hastily flies but he runs ahead of her momentum.

"Katty please"

Her eyes redden as she slides past passengers who are minding their time.

But he holds her arms and turns her to face him.

"Let go!"

"Please listen to me" he pleads

"No, I won't. Stay away from me!"

"Katty!"

He roars looking into her eyes coldly with a slight emotion floating in them and she relaxes letting her tears flow.

"You have no idea how this is hard for me. Believe me...I know I messed up. But I want you to know I've always loved you and that I'm sorry"

They stay still for more than a second. He lets go of her arm and pulls strands of her hair at the back of her ear. Then wipes off her tears.

"Can we please start over?"

She bits her lip and looks down "I-I don't-"

"Look at me" he utters softly

She brings up her gaze to him

"I'm here now. To stay. And I promise I won't let go. Not anymore. I don't care about the your-bad side or good side. All I want is you. Either being in perfection or not"

She sniffs and he draws near and leans his forehead against hers

"I can't believe we're doing this," she says with chuckles

"Maybe this was meant to be for us to be strong"

They smile at each other faces and the weather begins to freeze.

She shivers and he takes her hand and pulls into his car.

"Where were you taking off to?"

"Just waiting for a cap to take me home" she responds

"I'd be threatening to you for dinner then. You're hungry?"

"Very very"

He giggles and heats his engine then drives away.

...

Romaine telephones Mr. Steve "I found something more valuable than the will"

He jerks from his position and Romaine continues

"His past Secretary. She's alive. He tried to kill her but she survived. So, we'd need her to testify against him"

"Don't you think it's risky for her? What if she gets caught?"

"We won't let that happen. She's safe where she is and though she didn't accept my proposal yet, I know she will. She's a good woman"

"We need to keep eyes on her and make sure she doesn't run or back out at the very last minute"

"She wouldn't do that. She has nowhere else to go. But someone is after her. I still haven't found out who that is"

"Ok. My wife is asleep now. I'd tell her once she wakes up"

"Certainly"

"Thanks," Mr. Steve says and Romaine hangs up.

To be continued...