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Finding out

Author: Sunday
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-06 23:15:49

POV: Samantha

I sat at the edge of the bed, my phone resting loosely in my hand as I replayed the events from the banquet for what felt like the tenth time, not because I enjoyed it, but because something about it refused to make any sort of sense at all. It wasn’t just what happened, it was how it happened, and more importantly, how Arthur reacted to it afterward.

Evelyn had walked in like she belonged there. Not like someone returning after years away, not like someone trying to prove anythin
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    Arthur~The knock came at six in the morning. Not a normal knock. Not the kind delivered by neighbors, friends, or delivery drivers. This one was sharp. Deliberate. The kind that immediately made your stomach tighten before your brain caught up.I was already awake. Sleep and I had not been getting along lately. So when the second knock came, I was standing before it finished.The moment I opened the door, I knew something was wrong. My lawyer stood outside. Still wearing yesterday’s suit. His tie was crooked. His eyes looked exhausted. And in twenty years of knowing him, I had learned one very important thing. He only looked like that when the situation was terrible. Not difficult. Not complicated. Terrible.I stepped aside. “What happened?”He entered without speaking. That answered the question immediately. Whatever it was, it was bad enough that he did not want to discuss it outside. Wonderful. Exactly how I wanted to start my morning.He dropped a folder onto the kitchen table. I

  • Three years, Three Billion dollars- His worst mistake    Reconnection

    Evelyn~The house had finally gone quiet. Toby’s door sat cracked open like always, that soft blue nightlight spilling into the hall so I could hear if he had one of his bad dreams. I lay in bed with the sheet twisted around my legs, wearing nothing but that old oversized shirt that barely covered anything. My hair was still damp from the shower, sticking to my neck. The fan spun lazy circles above me but it did nothing for the heat crawling under my skin.Leone’s footsteps came up the stairs slow and deliberate. He paused right outside my door, one hand resting on the frame like he was giving both of us one last chance to pretend this was still just friendly tension. Our eyes met through the doorway and something in the air went thick. Heavy. The kind of heavy that had been building since the porch conversation about Arthur.“You’re thinking too loud again,” I whispered.He stepped inside and shut the door behind him with a soft click that felt final. “Been thinking since we stood ou

  • Three years, Three Billion dollars- His worst mistake    Toby and Arthur(2)

    Evelyn~The sink chose violence at seven in the morning. I was halfway through making breakfast when the faucet made a horrible choking sound and blasted water directly across the kitchen.I yelped and jumped backward. The pan nearly hit the floor. Water sprayed everywhere. The counter. The cabinets. My shirt. The stupid fruit bowl. For a few seconds I just stood there getting attacked by plumbing because apparently life had decided Samantha was not enough stress.“What happened?” Toby appeared in the doorway.I pointed dramatically. “The sink has declared war.”He stared. The faucet continued spraying water across the room. “That is actually kind of impressive.”“Not helping.”“A little helping.”The water somehow got worse. I groaned. Then another voice appeared behind us. “Move.”Leone. Of course. The man had not even finished his coffee yet. He stepped into the kitchen, took one look at the disaster, and immediately disappeared under the sink.I watched him open cabinets, reach fo

  • Three years, Three Billion dollars- His worst mistake    Toby and Arthur

    Evelyn~The request came during breakfast. Which honestly should have warned me. Nothing good ever happened when Toby sounded casual. Absolutely nothing.One minute he was eating cereal and complaining that Leone had bought the wrong orange juice. The next minute he said, “I think I want to meet Arthur.”Just like that. Like he was asking about the weather.I nearly dropped my coffee. Across the table, Leone stopped reading whatever security report he was pretending not to obsess over. The room went quiet.Toby looked between us. “What?”I set my mug down carefully. “What do you mean what?”He shrugged. “I want to meet him.”“You already met him.”“You know what I mean.”Unfortunately, I did. I knew exactly what he meant. Not courtrooms. Not hospitals. Not emergency situations. Not disasters. An actual meeting. A normal one. As normal as anything involving Arthur could be.Leone leaned back in his chair. “Why?”Toby considered the question. Not defensive. Not emotional. Just thinking.

  • Three years, Three Billion dollars- His worst mistake    Toby call

    Arthur~For a second, I just stared at the phone. Certain I was reading it wrong. The screen still displayed the same name. Toby. Not Evelyn. Not Rebecca. Not a lawyer. Not a reporter. Toby.My hand actually hesitated before answering. Which was ridiculous. I had negotiated billion-dollar deals without blinking. Faced hostile boards. Handled crises. Taken questions from entire rooms full of angry investors. Yet somehow a phone call from a thirteen-year-old boy had my heart pounding like an idiot.The phone rang again. Then again. I answered. “Hello?”Silence. Not complete silence. Breathing. Faint breathing. Like someone was suddenly questioning every decision that had brought him here.“Toby?”A pause. Then: “Hi.”The voice was smaller than I expected. Not physically smaller. Careful. Uncertain. Like he was not entirely sure what this conversation was supposed to be. I sat down slowly. “Hi.”Another silence. Already awkward. Wonderful. Neither of us seemed to know what came next. Eve

  • Three years, Three Billion dollars- His worst mistake    Realization

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  • Three years, Three Billion dollars- His worst mistake    Safe places

    POV: EvelynAfter I hang up, the house feels too quiet. I stare at my phone for a few seconds before dropping it onto the counter harder than necessary while my hand tightens around the empty glass.I hate that Arthur can still do this to me.After everything that happened between us, after all the

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