Chapter One Hundred and Fifty One Camilla’s POVThe police had gone to Isaiah’s house but he wasn’t there. We all saw that coming. Some of his men were there and were taken in for questioning.It was more than two hours and no progress had been made. My arm was hurting. My head and eyes were also hurting.Martha had woken up and she could barely remember anything. She said the last thing she saw was a tattoo on the man’s arm before he knocked her out. She described the tattoo as much as she could remember.An anonymous tip came in later along with a picture. There was a black car found in the location where the vans were found two days before. It had been sitting there and had disappeared randomly. The person attached a picture of the car.The police worked on tracing it and they found out that it had appeared in one of the nearby security cameras leaving that night around the same time the vans were dumped.They started tracking the car and they were also tracking the number that ca
Chapter One Hundred and FiftyCamilla’s POVAfter my dance with Raphael, he went back to take a seat. I moved around the room having conversations with different people. I got tired of saying thank you to all the congratulations I received.I noticed Raphael, Skye and Alexander going out of the hall. I was curious about what they were going to do but I just decided to focus on what I was doing. Maybe they were planning something.The band was still playing background music while conversations were going on. My legs were already tired at this point from walking around. It was almost midnight at this point and the gala would soon be over.Whispers were flying around that there was an ambulance and police cars around the venue. I also heard that there were officers in the building. Christian went outside to check on the situation. While waiting for him to return, I remembered Raphael, Skye, and Alexander leaving. I also noticed that Martha and Rory weren’t in the hall. The last time I s
Chapter One Hundred and Forty NineRaphael’s POV“Where’s Rory?” I asked. The security kept looking at each other. “Where’s Rory?” I screamed.“Some men are looking for her right now and going through security footage.” One of them answered.I looked back at Martha who was lying on the ground with blood on her head. Skye had already called 911.“Can you guys take care of this?” I asked Skye and Alexander. “I want to go and find Rory.”“Go, go.” Alexander said. “Martha will be fine.”“Thank you. And I think we shouldn’t alert the people inside. I don’t want anything to ruin the night.” I said and ran off.I first went to the control room where they were going through security footage. There was only one person I knew who would do this.I watched Martha and Rory walking into the bathroom and then moments later, two men followed inside. There were no cameras inside but they came out with Rory on one of their shoulders and ran out.“Have you contacted the police?” I asked.“Yes, they're o
Chapter One Hundred and Forty EightRaphael’s POVThe gala was going pretty well. All my anxiousness and nervousness had worn down as soon as we stepped out of that vehicle. The reporters outside were going crazy. They didn’t expect Camilla and me to be together, let alone me attending the event.For the first few minutes, I went around greeting guests. This was an opportunity to network and make connections. Camilla’s grandpa gave the welcome speech and did the ribbon cutting and the event started.First, we had dinner. There were quiet conversations going on around all the tables. The turnout for the gala was a lot. A lot of people respected Camilla’s grandpa in the industry.After the dinner, there was a showcase. A band performed which was the chairman’s favorite band. There was an auction too and Camilla hosted that section. I was beaming with smiles watching her hold her own on the stage.After that part was concluded, the chairman went on stage and said he had an announcement t
Chapter One Hundred and Forty Seven Camilla’s POVAfter checking out the venue and making sure everything was okay, we headed back home to start getting ready. My grandpa who had been out all day had finally returned.The house was packed. We had five hours to get ready. They got started on my hair and makeup. My dress had been altered because of my cast. I didn’t want the attention to be on my cast and I also didn’t want to hide it so the stylists came up with something that met in the middle.I was a bit nervous about the night because after today, I would officially start my duties as CEO. I just knew there would be a lot of public uproar after that added to the fact that I was going to appear on the carpet with Raphael.For the first time, Rory was also going to be attending an event like this. It was a special moment for me and I wanted her to share that with me.After I was done with my hair and makeup, I moved on to getting into my dress. Some of my bruises that were still vis
Chapter One Hundred and Forty SixCamilla’s POVI got back on the bed and started crying. There were a lot of things running through my head. I heard a knock on the door but I didn’t respond. I didn’t have the strength to. After a few seconds, the door opened. I was faced away from the door so I didn’t see who came in.“Camilla.” I heard Skye’s voice. My cries became louder. She came to the other side of the bed and started comforting me. “Raphael told us what happened. Do you want to talk about it?”She helped me sit up on the bed. I tried as much as possible to dry my eyes. “I didn’t mean to go off on him like that.”“I know and Raphael knows that too. Clearly whatever Isaiah said to you might have triggered you.” She comforted me.“I was just thinking about it too much and blamed him for everything that happened even though I know that Raphael wouldn’t hurt me like that.”“You just need to talk to him. Don’t let Isaiah get to you, okay? You have great plans ahead of you. Raphael is