~SIERRA~No, nothing was making sense now. I walked to the bed and sat down, as I felt like I was losing my mind. “What?!”“It's a long story. I know you think I'm dead, but I'm not, and I need your help,” she said, and I bit my inner cheeks as I thought I was dreaming. “I will explain everything to you.”“No, when did we become friends?”“Listen, I have nowhere to go; Damian probably hates me, and I can't even think of Ava, as I know she hates me too.”“Well, maybe you didn't hear, but Damian has been arrested for your death, which I now see is unjust because you are very much alive.”“I know I heard it, please. I need your help, Sierra; my life depends on it. I will explain everything, why I faked my death, and...”“Oh, so you faked your death?” I sarcastically asked."Sierra, please, trust me; I want to help Damian.”"Well, he doesn't need your help because, fortunately, your body was poisoned and you were not home all day, so Damian is kind of saved.”“I know that, but trust me, t
~SIERRA~“Lily is behind everything.” She said, and I confusedly looked at her. “She's been the one sending you those notes.” I was still confused. What did she mean by that? Sure, Lily betrayed me, but that was because Damian forced her, and no matter how she has been behaving lately, Lily was still the reason I succeeded. When Damian divorced me, she was there for me; she helped me book a ticket to Texas. I even remember her offering me a place to stay when Damian left me in the hospital. Lily was a good person, and I knew there was no way she would ever do such a thing to hurt me.“Cassie, do you know what you’re saying?” I asked as there was no way Lily was behind this; she even lost Lucas all because of the mysterious Carl, so how was it that she was behind the notes? “And besides, we do know who’s behind the notes; we are just trying to get to him.”“Don't try,” she said, and I shook my head in confusion; this was not the Cassie I knew. “Carl is dangerous, and Lily is working w
~SIERRA~I looked at Cassie, who was on her knees, her hands joined together in a begging position. “Sam?” I stood up from my seat as she walked in.“What's going on here? Please don't tell me you set Mr. Winters up because I won't believe you.” Sam was in shock; her eyes were on Cassie, who was still on her knees. Luckily, Beatrice had already closed the door as she left. “It's not what it looks like; I can explain, Sam.”“Explain what? There's nothing to explain here; you set up Mr. Winters; oh my god, was this your way to take revenge?”“Sam…”“She didn't set him up; I did.” Cassie took the blame.“What?” Sam turned to her and said, "It's obvious the two of you set him up, oh my god.”“No,” Cassie stood up, “Sierra has nothing to do with this; I'm here because I need her help.”“It doesn't matter; she still knows you're alive and kept it from the police.”“Police?” Cassie panicked. The mention of the police scared her. I mean, she should as if she killed someone, right?"Cassie, s
~SIERRA~I was looking out the window, lost in my thoughts. I still couldn't believe Lily was behind everything and that she had been playing me all this time. Well, now it makes sense why she sided with Damian the day of the custody hearing; she never liked me from the start; she just pretended to, but why would she go as far as helping me leave the country? Well, if there was anyone to answer that, then it was Lily, but she was nowhere to be found.“Sierra?” Cassie's voice shook me out of my thoughts; I didn't realize we had arrived at the airport. “We’re here,” she said, and I nodded. We decided to come in my car, as we knew taking a cab would risk her being caught. Even though it was impossible with her changed look, we didn't want to risk it."Okay, good luck,” I said. I honestly had nothing to say; we were not friends. I mean, not that I knew how friends worked since Lily turned out to be a fake one.“Thank you for everything,” she said, and I forced a smile. “Also, it's not too
~SIERRA~I couldn’t let that happen. I asked my driver to reverse the car since it was headed home, as now we were going to the station as he was rushed to the prison hospital. My driver agreed and started the car. Well, I wasn’t thinking straight, so I ended the call with Sam and told her I would be there in a few minutes.I wondered if they informed Ava, then I dialed her number, but instead, her phone started ringing from my bag, and then I remembered how I grabbed it from her the other day when she showed me Ethan’s interview; of course, I haven’t returned it, and I wondered why she hadn’t asked for it; maybe she had forgotten. Well, I hoped the news reached her somehow, as Damian and she were very close.I was lost in my thoughts thinking about Damian’s condition. What if he died without me telling the kids he was their father? I know Damian has been a bad person, but I would never be able to forgive myself. My children would hate me; that's when I made a mental note to tell them
~SIERRA~It's been a painful hour; yes, I've been checking on my phone for the time. I texted Lana to put the kids to bed since I earlier texted her to keep them up, but now it was already late and I was not planning to leave without hearing about Damian's condition.“Are they performing the surgery today?” I restlessly asked Sam; I'm sure she was tired of answering that, but instead of annoyedly answering that, she smiled and stood to her feet and came to me.“You need to calm down, Sierra; everything will work out okay,” she held my hands, and I nodded as that was the only choice I had—to stay calm.“You know,” I wiped imaginary tears since I've been holding them in. “I haven't told my kids that he's the father,” I said, and she nodded her head, which showed me that she was listening. “I was so close to telling them today, but something came up,” I sniffed. “I just want them to have a father in their lives; there are things that a father can do that I can't.” Okay, this was the firs
~SIERRA~My response seemed to have gotten a different reaction from Sam, so I cleared my throat and tried to sound calm. “I mean, how is his case related to mine?” I calmly asked.“He lost his father in an accident; it was not normal as some parts were missing from the car, which meant his death was planned.”“Oh.”“Sad, well, he has been trying ever since to find the culprit; that's the reason he became a detective; he had been secretly working on his father's case. That night…” She paused; she didn't look comfortable, and so I nodded my head to show her that she could trust me. “That night when you went to get him, I was there.” I tried hard and recalled the night I went to get him as I wanted to speak to Damian. I was sure someone was there, as I remembered a female figure, so I nodded my head.“Yes I…I almost asked
~SIERRA~ After agreeing to be the CEO of The Winters temporarily, I came home since I couldn't see Damian, and sleeping there would be crazy. I arrived to everyone asleep, except Lana, who was in the living room watching TV, “Ms. Reid.” She quickly stood from the sofa, but I asked her to sit as I removed my heels. “Don't worry, I'm not hungry, and if I get hungry, I will go into the kitchen and warm the food, okay?” I said as I knew she stayed up just so she could help me warm the food. “Thank you, Ms.; um, the kids are asleep with Beatrice.” I nodded my head, then headed up as I took my phone from the handbag. I was very tired; it was like I hadn't slept in forever. I scrolled through my phone while walking up the stairs. I wanted to see if the media people had heard about Damian’s situation, which I knew they had, as nothing went by them; it was like they had cameras installed everywhere. “A successful lawyer and CEO of The Winters Enterprise tried to escape lifetime jail