Isabelle's mother gave the detectives all the information she had; she didn't leave any tiny details. As Isabelle sat there and listened to her mother reveal everything, she couldn't help but realize she never really knew her father. She talked about the hours he'd spent on his computer in the basement. He hid the password and insisted that it was work-related."We wanted to talk to him, but the doctor refused; our men have camped outside his door, though." The detective explained after recording my mother's statement and our interrogation. She was the key witness in his case.They were going to bring charges against Mr. Jenkins. Ranging from three counts of blackmail, attempted first-degree murder, domestic violence, assault, and others Isabelle couldn't understand. Christian's personal lawyer had taken up the case and had the backing of the state and the prosecutor's office if more evidence were found."Has he been this violent before?" Mr. Baron asked, listening attentively as Mrs.

The next day, Christian dropped Isabelle off at the hospital and left. He had a very important meeting that he couldn't afford to miss. A security company was facing losses, and to avoid being closed up, opted to sell the last of what they had to Black Inc. Isabelle found her mother already awake, with the detectives by her bedside."Isn't it a little too early for this?" Isabelle didn't even say hi as she walked towards her mother. She placed the shopping bag in her hand on the table and went about serving her mother the breakfast she had prepared. "It's okay, honey." Her mother hugged her when Isabelle leaned over, kissing her on the forehead."It's 8.30, mom; you don't need to wake up to this." She understood the urgency to put her father behind bars, but her mother also needed time to recover. "We're sorry, Ms.Isabelle but we just wanted to brief your mother about what we uncovered yesterday." Baron replied curtly, giving Isabelle a hand as she helped her mother up to enjoy baco

Christian raced down the highway after his security detail called him. They had been at the packing lot giving Isabelle space as requested by Chris when they spotted her exiting the main entrance. According to them she was crying hysterically, almost unaware of her surroundings."Don't lose her." Christian ordered, pressing the blue airpod into his ear. "She's about to board a taxi." One of the men informed Christian while his colleague walked faster to stop Isabelle from leaving."Do your fucking job!" Christian barked, exiting one of the lanes into the one that led to the hospital. He knew then that he shouldn't have put his meeting before Isabelle. He had been sceptical about leaving her but she had insisted that she would be okay. "Let me go!" He heard Isabelle's shout on the other side of the ongoing call. He knew that the men had got to her and he somehow felt some relief. "I'm sorry ma'am, but I can't." He didn't care for any traffic rules at that moment, he zoomed past vehi

"I'm glad you called; we'd have driven straight to the hospital after work." Sean hugged Isabelle in the backyard. She had decided to enjoy a bowl of strawberries while Christian held a meeting online in his office."Imagine the pain of finding out that you're not there." Dion faked a sob as he hugged Isabelle too, his arms lingering comfortingly on her back. "Quit whining; at least I told you." They plopped down beside her on the bench, enjoying the sunset. Minutes after sitting down, Isabelle's phone rang. She was tempted to let it go to voicemail but decided against it when she realized it was Russell calling."Your mother failed the poligraph test; she didn't get some questions right." She almost rolled her eyes, bored with being told information she already had an inkling about. "I know. I talked to my father, and he told me she knew about his uncle—that they worked for him." Isabelle nonchalantly replied, even though deep down her chest was becoming heavy.Sean and Dion stood

A sudden, deafening silence filled the hospital room. Jaws dropped, eyes widened, and hearts stuttered while every single person in the room turned to look at Dion. Isabelle could feel Christian's grip on her hip tighten, but she didn't realize that her feet no longer had the strength to hold her upper body. Dion's teary eyes met with Mrs. Jenkins's similar ones, and everything in that room paused. The two looked at each other as their systems rebooted to accept the reality of the situation. "My baby."That was the first utterance that broke the silence, accompanied by an unexplainable tone. Isabelle's mother didn't feel her body or recognize her own actions as she pushed the sheets off her body. Drowned in shock, nobody had the energy to stop Mrs. Jenkins from getting off the bed."My baby." She repeated in a broken voice, walking past her bed to where Dion stood in the arms of Sean. "Oh god." The woman's heart beat erratically as her brain resumed functioning. When she finally sto