Ch 5

" You won't believe what I just heard ! We got a new psychologist and she's apparently very hot and very rich ! " Alex barged in and yelled.

Everyone stopped to look at him. 

"Huh ? " Thorne asked, confused, " You sure you didn't dream it Alex ? "

Alex shook his head , " No, the people downstairs were gossiping about her. "

" Really ? What did they say ? " 

" They said that she looked like a god , she was very tall with refined features and a full figure . And she's from the Valmont family ." 

" The Valmont family ?! " almost everyone yelled in unison. 

" Are you sure , why would a Valmont work at all ? " Amélie asked, confused , " They could literally spend the rest of their life shopping without ever running out of money." 

Cassius , Julien and Victor came out of the computer room , and they were confused to see everyone gossiping.

" Maybe she's from another family ? " Throne said. 

" What are you all talking about ? " Victor asked . 

" Boss , we're getting a new psychologist , and she's smoking hot and rich ! " Alex answered happily. 

" Huh , where did you hear that ? " 

Alex recounted what he heard downstairs again. Victor and Julien just scratched their heads. 

Cassius had a small smirk plastered on his face, she was finally here. 

Alex quickly walked over to style his hair. 

Everyone looked at him confused , " Hey Alex what are you doing ? " Victor asked him. 

" Bro , she's hot , rich and successful , of course I'm gonna shoot my shot. Once she sees this irresistible face, she'll surely fall for me." 

" There will be no ' shooting the shot' ," a deep voice rang out.

Everyone froze in place , well everyone except Cassius , he spotted the two shadows hanging outside the door long ago. 

Alex and the other slowly turned to see Chief Jung standing behind them with an enraged look , he almost looked like a tomato. Besides him was a tall and beautiful woman. She had a sweet smile plastered on her face.

Cassius leaned on a table with his hands crossed , boy was he going to enjoy this. 

" Ch- Ch- chief " Alex stammered and immediately stood up straight. 

" Detective Alexander Costa , you better watch your mouth ," Chief Jung snarled . 

" Yes, yes , yes Sir ! I apologise Sir !." 

" It's not me you should apologise to ." 

Alex immediately turned to the woman and bowed , " I am extremely ashamed of my previous comments and behavior Ms. Valmont." 

Lysandra smiled at him sweetly , " Please do not mind the Chief's harsh words. I accept your apology."

Cassius was smirking hard , yeap he was enjoying the show very much. 

Chief Jung sighed and turned to Lysandra , " You sure you still want to work here Lys ? " 

Lysandra nodded , " These are minor almost negligible things Lu- I mean Chief ." 

Chief Jung sighed again and nodded , " Okay then I'll leave you to get acquainted with the team. Voss , take care of her okay !" 

Everyone turned to look at Cassius strangely when they heard this , why was Chief entrusting her to Boss ?

" You don't have to ask me, Chief , I'll always take care of her , " Cassius replied, smiling at Lysandra. 

This just made the others stare more. 

Chief Jung sighed for the umpteenth time before patting Lysandra on the head and leaving. 

To everyone's surprise Cassius walked over to Lysandra and hugged her tightly . 

" What's going on ?!?! " Amélie shrieked. 

Cassius soon pulled away and draped his hand over Lysandra's shoulder, " Team, let me introduce you to my friend . This is Lysandra and we've been friends for over 20 years now. The food you three ate today , they were all made by her." 

Amélie , Throne and Victor all looked at them with their mouths hanging open. Alex still held his head down and Julien was just quietly staring at Lysandra. 

Victor was the first to recover , he walked over quickly and stood in front of Cassius and Lysandra , he extended his hand , " Pleasure to meet you Lady Valmont , I am Victor Belios and I really enjoyed your food today." 

Lysandra smiled and took his hand giving it a firm shake , " Please call me Dr. Valmont or Ms. Valmont . And I'm honored you enjoyed the food I made." 

Victor blushed and walked away quickly , soon one by one everyone approached her to introduce themselves. 

" Hello Dr. Valmont , I am Throne Beaumont . I loved your brownies." 

" Pleased to meet you Ms. Beaumont , I'll make some brownies for you next time."

" Hello Doctor , I am Amélie Rousseau."

" Oh my I love your name." 

Finally it was just Julien and Alex left . Alex meekly approached her , " Again I apologise for my behavior earlier Dr. Valmont , I am just mortified." 

" I already forgave you Mr. Costa , I believe that's your name , do pardon me if I'm wrong. So let's put this whole matter behind us." 

Throne nudged Victor with her elbow , " She is a fucking saint I tell you ." 

Victor just nodded. Amélie was looking at her with admiration , " The way she carries herself is majestic, truly beautiful ," she muttered under her breath. 

Finally , only Julien left , he inhaled deeply and walked over to Lysandra and Casssius . " Hello Dr. Valmont , I'm Julien Valois , I look forward to working with you." 

" The same goes to you Mr. Valois , I've heard about your abilities from my friends multiple times already." 

Julien looked at Cassius confused, but Cassius just shook his head. 

Then Victor remembered something , the lunch box that morning was given by Dr. Tolliver , Was Dr. Valmont friends with Dr. Tolliver too ? 

" Excuse me Dr. Valmont but are you also friends with-" his sentence was interrupted by the door slamming open. 

Alaric stood there breathing hard , " I saw Lys's car and I heard downstairs that a very attractive psychologist reported to work today ! " he managed to pant out. 

Seeing Lys next to Cassius , Alaric jumped at her and almost knocked her down to the ground, " You really came ! " 

" Well you were baiting me the whole time yesterday " Lys replied exasperated, " So of course I came ." 

" Our group is finally working together again ! " Alaric jumped down and draped his hands on both Cassius and Lys's shoulder , they both were taller than him , so it was a bit hard. 

Seeing everyone's confused looks Cassisus explained it to them , " The three of us first met at high school .All three of us were in the crime enthusiasts club at school, and we were the only members so we became fast friends despite our major differences ." 

" We even went to university together majoring in forensics , psychology and criminal justice respectively , and we were supposed to join the police force together , but Lys had to leave to take care of the family business . But she's helped us multiple times already, " Alaric cut in. 

" Helped us ? " Victor asked, scratching his head.

" Yes she was the one who made us the downtown child kidnappers profile , she was also involved in the sewer murderer case and Johnson Hospital's child murdering nurse case." 

" She was a civilian back then, so we had to keep it a secret , " Cassius explained.

" But Chief eventually found out and reprimanded the three of us," Alaric replied, rubbing his head. 

Everyone was staring at Lysandra in shock , she's helped them so much , yet they didn't even know about her existence. 

Lysandra just smiled and waved her hand , " Please I'm always glad to help you two darlings out . Now did you both have lunch ? " 

Before anyone could answer , Alaric's stomach growled. 

Both Lysandra and Cassius turned to look at him bewildered.

" Alaric , you literally had 2 lunch boxes for breakfast , I doubt you shared it with anyone , but you're already hungry again ? " Cassius asked shooting Alaric a dirty look..

" What? I just have a very fast metabolism , and I've been working hard since morning ! Lys , this guy is bullying me , say something." 

Lysandra shot Victor and the others a helpless look. " Alright alright , stop fighting , I'll order some food for you all . Did you all eat too ? " she asked, turning to the others. 

They wanted to say no , but their stomachs betrayed them too. 

Lysandra laughed softly and nodded , " Food is on me today , take it as my thanks for you all being so welcoming . Also do you all have any food sensitivities and allergies ? " 

Everyone shook their heads , " Then do you what do you all prefer ? " 

" Anything would be fine, Dr. Valmont, " Victor answered. 

" That won't do , Cassius here , order whatever they like," she said, handing the phone over to Cassius . 

Cassius nodded and he began to order the food , " Lys , do you want your usual ? "'

Lysandra nodded back , " Ask them to reduce the dressing ." 

" Okay , the order's placed ," Cassius said, handing the phone back to Lys. 

" Cass if it's not a bother can I read through the stuff you have about the killer now ? " 

Cassius nodded , " Yeah , let me just get the report."

Cassius led Lysandra and Alaric over to his office. 

He handed over the findings they had so far. As Lys was leaving through the report , Alaric settled himself down next to her and leaned on her shoulder fully intending to get a nap. Cassius didn't like that so he also sat down next to Lys and rested his head on her shoulder. Initially he didn't intend to fall asleep , but the familiar scent and the comfortable feeling quickly lulled him to sleep. 

Lys knew how tired they were so she let them sleep on her shoulders , usually this would've been uncomfortable but after the countless times they've done this before , she's gotten used to it. 

She slowly leafed through the report making sure she didn't wake them up. 

She came across the crime scene photos and froze , she picked one up and observed it closely. It was the photo of how the body was found . Lysandra ran her finger over the photo noting each element down in her brain, then she came across something usual.

So far , from what she can see in the photo , the elements in this murder , each component was beautifully executed , all components except one. And it was a pain to look at. Lysandra's eyes that were once shining , were now dimmed . 

" So much so for a masterpiece , " she grumbled under her breath.

Alaric and Cassius were still sleeping soundly , Lysandra saw Victor coming over with some lunch boxes . 

The food arrived but Cap and his friends were still inside so Victor came over to deliver their food , he walked over to Cap's office but he froze when he saw Cap and Dr. Tolliver leaning on Dr. Valmont's shoulder fast asleep , he looked up to meet Dr. Valmont's eyes , she motioned him to not make any noise. He nodded , he lifted the food boxes and showed them to her , she motioned him to come in and leave the food on the table . 

Victor slowly opened the door and placed the food boxes on the table , then he turned to Dr. Valmont to say that he was leaving now , she smiled and mouthed the word ' Sorry' to him. Victor smiled back and nodded.

He slowly exited the office and closed the door behind him , and walked back. Everyone was already eating when he returned. 

" Vic , this is so damn good ! Come eat quickly," Thorne urged him. 

Amélie looked behind , but seeing no one , she turned back to him , " Where's Boss ? Aren't they joining us ? " 

Victor shook his head , " Boss and Dr. Tolliver are napping , Dr. Valmont is reading through the report." 

" Huh ? Boss is napping. I've never seen him napping during work hours before. I wanna see this ," Amélie said standing up. 

Victor just shrugged and sat down picking his lunch box up. 

Amélie made her way over to the Boss's office , and she froze before inhaling sharply . Boss and Dr. Tolliver were already well known for their handsome looks but with the addition of Dr. Valmont , the group was just ethereal and right now, Dr. Tolliver and Boss were still napping on Dr. Valmont's shoulders and she was immersed in reading the reports, this was a scene right out of a painting.

Amélie quickly pulled her phone out to snap a photo of the trio. Just when she clicked the button , Dr. Valmont looked right at her , her gaze sharp. 

But seeing who it was , her gaze softened immediately , the change was so fast that if she didn't have the photo Amélie wouldn't have believed her own eyes. 

Dr. Valmont smiled at her and motioned her to keep quiet before resuming her reading. 

Amélie rushed back to the group , " Oh my god Dr. Valmont scared me ! " she declared plopping down on a chair. 

" What happened ? "

Amélie shook her head , " When I went over Dr. Tolliver and Boss were napping leaning against her shoulder , I thought it was cute so I wanted to snap a photo , but she must've noticed me because she stared right at the camera." 

" She must've been startled by you pointing your phone at her ," Throne shrugged , " But did you get the photo ? Let me see." 

Amélie handed her phone over . 

" Oh my god they're so cute . I've never seen Boss this relaxed before," Thorne squealed. 

Victor grabbed the phone from Thorne. 

In the photo Dr. Tolliver was leaning on Dr. Valmont's right shoulder , he was hugging one of her arms , while her left shoulder was occupied by Boss who looked very relaxed , his face that was almost fixed in a permanent frown had eased up. As for Dr. Valmont , sure enough she was staring directly at the camera , her gaze sharp and cold sending shivers down his spine. 

" Her gaze sure is scary ," Victor added. 

" I know right , I was so startled ," Amélie replied. 

Alex, who was eating in peace, felt his phone buzzing. When he opened it , he saw that his friend from the Department of Personnel had sent him a file , he opened the file and his eyes almost bulged out. 

" Guys, my friend from the department of Personnel sent me Dr. Valmont's profile." 

" Let me see ! " Amélie jumped up and snatched the phone from him.

" Lysandra Nyx Valmont , Age 35 . Attended Goldenhill school. Valedictorian of the National University of Lymara. Did her Masters at Aethelred University, graduating with a double Master's degree in criminal psychology and social psychology. Board member at The Vamonts, served as the director of Valmont Hotels. Founder and owner of the popular fine dining chain ' Maison Lumière' . National level swimming athlete . 10 years of Judo and 5 years of Muay Thai ! Well trained in profiling and interrogation techniques. " 

" Damn , she can't possibly be human ," Thorne muttered. 

" God is so unfair sometimes ," Amélie agreed.

" On the bright side , our work might become easier with her around ," Julien finally spoke up. 

" Yeah , it's a miracle we got someone this competent." 

Everyone nodded and looked towards the Boss's office. 

Cassius didn't wake up till an hour later. He felt faint movement and he cracked his eyes open. 

" I'm sorry Cass did I wake you up ? " Lysandra whispered to him.

Cassius shook his head and sat up straight , " Sorry I fell asleep Lys ." 

" Oh please, you must've been so tired." 

Cassius rubbed his eyes and he saw the food boxes on the table , " Mr. Belios delivered it an hour ago , so it must be cold already. I can order something else for you." 

" No , I ordered some sandwiches so it's fine, did you eat already ? " Cassius asked, turning around. 

Lysandra shook her head , " Not yet." 

Cassius spotted Alaric still asleep , he was clutching Lys's arm acting like a damn koala.

Cassius put his food down and walked over ,before Lys could stop him , he smacked Alaric's head.

" Wha…. who…. What ….." Alaric jumped up , looking around.