Royce's POV It's about time for me to get inside. I flipped the doorknob and all their eyes were set on me as I entered the conference hall, Cameras were flashing and I was bombarded with a lot of questions from media men. "Please hold on everyone. My brother had no idea about this. I just called him and asked him to come here because I knew that this would happen. As what I've said, I haven't called for this meeting. I did not remember I signed a CEO memorandum thus, it simply means someone had faked my signature." I was just listening to Reid, while I was seated at the vacant chair not so far from him. I couldn't help myself but get worried about him because I know he is not yet fully recovered. In no time, my gaze landed on Uncle Sam and Charles's direction and I could see the fear in their eyes. "Now, can I answer what the Chief Operating Officer was saying a while ago?", Reid spoke with a calm voice. "Well, it's obvious that he doubted my identity. He mentioned about the art
Vera's POVAfter telling Harold what I got from the Private Investigator, we decided to postpone our flight today. We wanted to find out who the real Andrea was and look for shreds of evidence about Margaret's plastic surgery. I promised myself that I would never stop until that woman would be imprisoned and pay for all the miseries she caused to my life.It was eleven in the morning but still lying in my bed because I was still having morning sickness. Suddenly, someone was knocking at my door. I thought it was my brother but to my surprise, it was my friend Alexa. I did not have any idea that she would come here because she never had called or texted me. I get up and sat on my bed."Surprise!", she exclaimed and approached me with a hug. Then she placed the basket of fruits on the bedside table."I never thought you would be coming here, gurl. Is there anything wrong?", I asked. "Nothing gurl. I was just wondering why you texted me that your flight today is canceled". Alexa said fu
Royce's POV My whole body felt paralyzed and I could barely breathe when I heard everything Vera said to me. I saw the anger in her eyes and it was like fire burning through my veins. Vera and her companions already left but I chose to stay inside my car for a while. I don't know how to bear this pain but I couldn't blame her because it was all my fault. Now, I'm paying the prize for hurting her and accusing her of the things she never had done in her life. But I won't give up on her, no matter what! I took my cellphone and dialed Vince's number. "Hey bro, wazz up?", I heard my friend speaking on the other line. "Uhm, Alexa was with Vera a while ago. She accompanied her to an Oby gyne clinic". "Uh--I see. She told me, she need to see Vera because she wanted to ask her, why Vera canceled her flight to Canada." "She would be flying to Canada bro, with whom? with Dave?", I asked continuously and my voice got a little louder. "Hmm. Dave? Who is he, bro?" A long deep sigh esca
Royce's POVNow I'm certain that Reid knew everything about Margaret's plastic surgery before he got into an accident. But why he did not tell me when we talked in the hospital? I asked, at the back of my mind. I looked at him silently, waiting for him to say something more."That time when we talked in the hospital, I said it was Andrea. I wanted to tell you, it was Margaret who stole Andrea's name, work, and identity. But I was worried about you then that you might not be able to control your anger and that our plan would go awry. Besides, I don't want anything wrong happen to you while I'm still in the hospital. I know how much you've done your part on my behalf. And for that, I'm truly grateful to you bro.""It's okay bro. Don't mention it. All my life, you've always been a good brother to me. And even though I have many shortcomings, still you understand me. So I wanted to make it up to you bro", I softly said.Suddenly, I remembered the sound recording stored on Reid's phone. I
Royce's POV Many things were revealed when we talked to Andrea's mother for half an hour. But the most shocking part was that Andrea looked exactly the same as Vera. I couldn't believe it when her mother showed us her picture. And then, she let us read Andrea's letter that was written a day before the murder took place. There she said, Margaret made her a deal to copy her face in exchange for 80, 000 dollars. Due to extreme necessity, because her mother had to go on a heart bypass surgery, she accepted the offer. But she was told to hide somewhere after her mother's operation. She just told her mother that she was hired to work for a certain company in Washington and so, she would be away from home. But as soon as she visited her family, she received death threats but just ignored them, until it happened. And there's only one person I thought responsible for it---Margaret! I took a quick glimpse at Reid who was just silent while his eyes were focusing on the road. I knew he was al
Vera's POVIt was already eleven in the evening but still, I couldn't sleep. So many things were lingering in my mind. I was thinking about Dave's offer. He said he would be willing to be a father to my baby. Well, Dave is a good man so eventually, I would learn to love him someday. I shook my head and heaved a deep sigh. Then suddenly, Royce's face flashed in my mind and anger rose in my heart. I hate him and I continue to hate this man until my last breath!Wanting to have someone to talk with, I reached for my phone and dialed Alexa's number, hoping she's still awake this time."Hello gurl, sorry for calling you this very late hour", I spoke on the line."It's okay, gurl. What's wrong?""Nothing too serious, gurl. It's just that I can't go to sleep. I kept on thinking about Dave's offer", I said."So? Have you made up your mind? Well, Dave is a good man. I know he could be a good husband to you and a good daddy to your child.""Isn't it unfair gurl?", I grunted."Yes, it may be u
Royce's POVIt was my alarm clock that woke me up from sleep. It was already six in the morning. I remember, Reid asked me to go with him today. Well, I couldn't believe I'm still needed in META now that he's back. Suddenly, what happened last night came back to my mind. Our lives were close to danger, at the hands of those people yet, we were still lucky, we have survived. I know my family and I were no longer safe, so we need to be very careful because we don't know yet, who were our real enemies.On the other hand, tomorrow would be Uncle Sam and Charles' first trial in court. I couldn't wait any longer for them to be convicted so they have to pay for the crimes they have committed. Suddenly my phone rang and it was my best friend Vince. It's been a while, we haven't seen and talked to each other. He was also busy with his parents' business. I'm glad he decided to take life seriously this time rather than going out with friends in bars and nightclubs. "Hello bro! Waz up man?", V
Royce's POV After Margaret's arrest, Reid called for an emergency meeting. While I remained to be in the office and looked for something inside Margaret's file cabinet. I'm just hoping I could find more shreds of evidence against her. I want this to end soon so I could fix everything with Vera. I swear to win her back, no matter what the cost. I tried to open Margaret's PC, but it was protected by a password. I tried to input Andrea's name in upper and lower cases, but it wasn't working. I don't have any idea, what could be the password, so I stopped. Then I looked for Margaret's planners and notebooks. I scanned the pages one by one until I saw something. It was a picture of her and Walter, eating in a certain restaurant. I closely looked at it to make sure it was him. It's really Walter---Reid's bestfriend. So many questions were lingering in my mind. Why do they have a picture together? I sat on the couch near Margaret's desk while in deep thought. Then I remembered the last t