Joanna innocently looks from her dad to the pretty lady who’s pinned under him. She points at them and asks, “Why are you with Pretty Lady, dad?”Nathan is stunned by the revelation. So is Halsey.He’s her dad? She thinks.She saved Jo? He thinks.Jo, on the other hand, is curious about the duo. They seem very close and she can’t fathom why they’re together in bed. Suddenly feeling self-aware, Halsey shoves Nathan so hard that he falls off the bed and lands on the ground with a thud.“Ow!” He winces.“I-I’m s-s-s-sorry!” She squeals but her apologies are drowned out by Jo’s excitement.“Daddy, were you cuddling with Pretty Lady?” She exclaims. “That’s so cute!”“What?” Nathan scowls as he stands up. Halsey blushes in embarrassment and quickly slides off the bed. She tries to make a run for it but Nathan speaks up.“You. Stop. Stay!”Halsey awkwardly turns to face him while Jo settles on the bed, watching everything with interest. She’s stroking her Barbie doll as her gaze shifts betwe

The hotel’s lobby is buzzing with guests who are arriving. Staff members are expertly catering to the high profile people who have graced the event, guiding them or provisioning food. Many celebrities and important people of the state have arrived at the small town and it’s creating quite the stir.They’ve all been invited by the elusive CEO of the Michell Law Firm who’s also the owner of the hotel. Colorful chandeliers are shining brightly from the ceiling, amplifying the hotel’s red and white decor. Bianca is running around, networking with anyone she can find. She’s dressed in a red sequin gown, looking important and distinguished. The other staff are in their red and white uniform, working their way as they handle the guests. Mary Ann is moving around, offering people drinks or taking their orders while the guests mingle.Almost all the important people from the town of Bayers’ Coast have shown up and so did many famous people from other states. Some of the people are so famous t

Lincoln is horrified when Halsey collapses on the stage and is about to rush to her when he stops in his tracks. To his surprise, someone else runs to her. A masked man stoops down and carries her away in his arms. He glowers in anger and surprise. Who’s that man and why is he taking Halsey away? Everyone around him snicker at the girl. “What an idiot!” The sultry actress by Lincoln’s side sneers. He learns that her name is Jamie and she’s a popular soap opera star. “Who the hell is she?” one of them scowls. “We need some good music here!” Another guest demands. The guests are complaining. One of the staff members switches on the sound boxes backstage and a soothing music begins to play. “Shall we dance?” Jamie asks Lincoln. Lincoln debates with himself for a while, wondering whether to go after Halsey or not. “We can talk about the business deal I’m interested in conducting with you,” she whispers in his ears in a seductive manner. Lincoln’s interest piques. “What deal?” He

Nathan is waiting in study, idly going through the information Hal sent to him. He scrolls through the map of the casino. There are no hidden places as far as he can guess but the map might be wrong.“Where are they conducting this?” He mutters. Trent and Gerald will be accompanying him to the casino albeit in secret. He needs Trent in order to hack into the security system and gain more information about the hidden place where the drug trade is taking place. Nathan puts his phone away and glances at a red box next to him. It’s wrapped with a satin ribbon, carefully gift wrapped. He sighs loudly. It’s nearly 7 PM and Halsey isn’t here yet. He had to purchase a dress for her so that she could look presentable at the party. Nathan isn’t willing to take her but leaving her at the hotel all by her own isn’t an option. What if Hastings gets to her? Or worse, what if she tries to run away?He impatiently taps his foot.“Where is she?” He groans. At that moment, there’s a knock on the door

Trent is in the car with Gerald. His laptop is lying open in front of him and he inputs several codes in it, hacking the casino’s security. “This is weird,” he mutters. “What’s weird?” Gerald demands. “There’s certainly an incoherency in the map,” Trent informs him. “Look at the screen. I can see there’s movement in the public areas of the casino because there’s a party going on. But I can also see that there’s an extension of the building which is rooted deep underground. There are a few people pacing the area but this area isn’t on the map we have.” “It must be a secret tunnel,” Gerald nods. “Can you find the entrance?” “Let’s see…” Trent scans the casino on the monitor. “There’s an entrance on the first floor,” he says. “Lemme try hacking into their main system.” He navigates the commands, putting in several complex codes but the screen shows an error. “What’s going on?” Gerald demands. “We can’t hack the entrance’s password,” Trent says. “They might have upgraded the syst