The next morning Andrea walked out of her room only to come face-to-face with Gabriel. "I heard you were quite shaken by the incident that day. I'm glad you're up and about." She smiled, but the man took two steps closer to her and gripped her jaw tightly. She had no choice but to wince painfully, "That isn't how you treat your daughter, the mother of your granddaughter." "My daughter and the mother of my granddaughter sure lack manners for not paying her father a visit despite the critical condition she thought he was in." Gabriel scoffed. Andrea furrowed her brows slightly and took off his hand. Then she scoffed, "You cunning old fox! This is child abuse." "You neglected your aged father, even the law would punish you." The man retorted. Andrea gave up. She'd let him win just this time. "Besides, aren't you supposed to be in your fiancé's house?" Gabriel asked as they walked to the dining room. "Sounds like you're indirectly asking me to stay away from your house." "It's my
Carrie's ApartmentCarrie walked out of the bathroom drying her hair. Kirby sat in front of her study desk going through some things when Carrie passed by and caught sight of a Reuben's name. "Reuben Mark. Isn't that the business tycoon who was found dead in his penthouse yesterday?" Carrie asked and Kirby nodded. "Yes. I'm surprised you know him." Kirby chuckled. If one looked closely, they'd notice she clenched the pen in her hand so tightly that her knuckles had turned white. "You care about stuffs like them, so I try my best to get the first, undistorted news. It makes you happy whenever you solve a case and your happiness means everything to me." Carrie smiled, walking towards Kirby. Her eyes quickly swept through the words on the numerous files. "One of my sources say he got involved with the mafia. Heard he messed with one of their own so they came for him. I mean how else do you describe a bullet in the skull?" Carrie mumbled, supposedly sucking in a deep breath. There w
"How do you know Reid Dahmer?" Carrie frowned, picking up the card. She recognized the private number because she had it as well. Andrea extended her hand and snatched the card. "I ran into him somewhere. Do you know him?" "Not really." Carrie shook her head. "Are you sure? I know his family is in the mafia." Andrea muttered, starting the car. Carrie sighed, "The Dahmers and the Forbes were very good friends back then. They had a big fight with something some time ago, so they split. They can't even bear the sight of seeing each other." "I see." "Yes. Now tell me the proper story of how you ran into him because Reid isn't someone you can see in just any convenience store. That's if he goes to any. But that's not the point." Carrie soliloquized. "Now that I think of it, doesn't the R.D in R.D Law Firm stand for Reid Dahmer?" Andrea asked in amusement. "They were actually rumors of that, but no one really confirmed it." "And yet you interned in an enemy's firm. Weren't you sca
"Thank you for coming to see me." Andrea muttered, forcing out a smile. Reid stared at her without a word. However, he filled her cup with red whine. "I came here to see if we can work on your contract." Reid said, dropping the bottle of wine on the table. "Are you trying to recruit me because I work for Ryker Darius or because I'm Gabriel Accardo's daughter?" Andrea chuckled lightly. "Both." "Then there's a possibility you might ignore me once I'm in your firm. How about we strike another deal?" Andrea suggested, interlocking her hands together. "What do you have to offer?" Reid asked, propping up his head. Andrea took out her phone and swiped through it for a while. Then she stopped and handed it over to him. Reid took the phone and stared at its screen for a long time. "This looks like you're threatening me." "I'm glad you don't think I'm threatening you." Andrea uttered, "But I'm not the only one with that document. I know a couple of my friends who have them as well. Who
Andrea returned to Ryker's manor where the man kept his eyes on her at all times. They also got closer during the next few weeks. Ryker walked into Andrea's room with a tray filled with breakfast just like he had been doing for the past few weeks when Andrea's phone on her desk rang. Because she was having her bath, Ryker had no choice but to see who it was after the person called for three consecutive times. "Miss Accardo?" A man's voice called from the other end and Ryker frowned."This is her fiancé, Ryker Darius." The latter went silent, but said after a few seconds, "Mr. Accardo was admitted to the hospital this morning and I was hoping to have a talk with his doctor." "Gabriel has a family doctor. And I know him." Ryker stated in a suspicious tone. "I'm the family's doctor assistant, Joshua Spears. Dr. Zayn can't be reached at the moment, so I took it upon myself to admit Mr. Accardo. But I need Miss Accardo's consent to do anything." The door to the bathroom opened and A
"Help me run tests on this." Andrea said, dropping something in front of Cheryl. Cheryl picked it and slipped into her pocket. "I heard about your dad." "That was just yesterday. How did it spread out so fast?" "When was the last time you had a talk with your father's workers? Most times when you let them be for a long time, they seem to forget the ethics of their work." Cheryl reminded. The café shop's door opened and Cheryl saw Carrie walk in. "Did you tell her about Valerie?" "Nope, she figured it out on her own. Being smart runs deep in our blood." Andrea replied in a smug tone. Cheryl scoffed and looked away. "If I knew she was going to be here, I would've rescheduled our meeting." Carrie complained as soon as she got to their table. "Don't act like I want to be here. If Andrea hadn't insisted I would be out of here." Cheryl hissed. "Even my daughter doesn't bicker this much with her agemates. Why are you two trying to annoy me?" Andrea asked, rubbing her forehead slight
Andrea stared at the body in front of her, then at Carrie and Cheryl who both had Ice bags pressed to their head. "You mean the both of you visiting a boxing arena and stayed up until 2am so you could steal this body?" Andrea summarised what they had told her in a question and they nodded. She scratched her jaw a little and grimaced, "I had no idea you were still planning to steal this body." "I even went as far as letting that disgusting thing touch my hand. Do you... What do you mean by you had no idea I was still planning to steal the body?" Cheryl asked, taking the ice bag away from her forehead. Andrea parted her lips three times but no words came out of it. In the end, she sat down and held her head with both hands. "When I returned back to the manor, my father called and asked me to come over. In summary, because of his situation, they are things he can't do. And that includes running his empire. So he left in charge." Andrea said, peeking at them through her fingers. "Yo
"I can get him killed if you want." Ryker suggested as he watched her go through the news covering for the evening. "He's an annoying soul and I hate him as well, but his death will only imply he was right about my father." Andrea refused without looking at him. "We can just get rid of him quietly." Ryker mumbled. This time, Andrea turned her attention to him. "Well, I'm trying to turn over a new leaf." "You're trying over a new leaf after being made the heir to an enormous empire? You have no idea how many idiots you'll have the urge to kill." He chuckled. "I'm glad you said I'll have the urge to kill. I can just stab a pillow and claim it's them." Andrea laughed. Her phone vibrated and she took it up to see it was Anna. The chatterbox had been calling for hours but Andrea hadn't been opportuned to answer her phone. "She's been asking to speak with you. It's a relief you're finally here." Andrea sighed in exasperation and walked towards Ryker. Then she answered the phone. Ann