ROSE’s POVI sat up immediately, struck by the whispering voice at the other end of the phone.“How have you been?” She asked.“Is it really you, maman?” I asked, frozen on my bed, trying to recognize a voice long lost in my memory. “Yes, my child. It is I” the lady replied.“Thank you…” she added quickly,“For what?” I thought.“…for clearing my debt. There were so much, I didn’t think I could ever be free from hiding…” she continued.“What?!” I exclaimed, a surge of anger built up in my chest.“Did you really abandon me for years, because you were hiding from debtors?” “And if I may ask, what exactly did you do with that much money?!” I asked, my voice a little higher than I wanted.“I can’t say…” maman replied.“No, I want you to say. You disappeared for so many years. I thought you were dead, maman!” I paused, holding my breath to stop the outburst of anger that was brewing within.“Have you always had my number, maman?”A brief silence passed, my heart was pounding crazily, wi

ROSÉ’s POVLinda couldn’t drive me to work today, she had to go in the opposite direction. I alighted from a cab a few blocks from Varde, since commercial vehicles are not permitted at the gate (definitely sounds like him).I took a few steps towards the gate and Darcy appeared before me, with a cup of coffee in hand.“Hey!” “Where did you come from?” I asked, looking around suspiciously. My eyes fell on a thread color Chesterfield coat burrowing its way into a black Range Rover beside it, and even though I didn’t see his face, from my racing heartbeat, it must have been Nav.Darcy pushed his door open, pulling me in with him. We barged into the office, and I realized I was right, it was indeed Darcy at the pedestrian lane behind me.“D… Darcy and I had some things to discuss with you” I stuttered awkwardly, in a failed attempt to explain why we were in his office. My heart racing uncontrollably at the uncomfortable sight of his lips glued to a blonde woman, backing us with curves so

ROSÉ POVI woke up in a strange surrounding, laying on a small bed, dressed in a blue hospital gown. The last thing I remember was saying goodbye to Finn.I laid motionless for a few minutes and bits of unrecognizable events popped up in my memory.I think I was carried from the office to the hospital..."Oh my god!" I gasped, recalling correctly that I was brought here because I passed out.The nurse hurried in, she handed me a glass of water. “You fainted at work, and a good friend brought you. We’re currently running some tests, and the doctor will be with you soon.” She explained.I nodded in response, and she walked out.My first instinct was to leave the hospital. Hospital expenses were the most expensive bills to pay in Ontario and I had little to no money afford a hospital bill.Sneaking out of the hospital seemed like the lowest thing to do but I couldn't deny the thrill of letting loose.I glanced at the medical equipments readied for me and the thought o

“Get out!” I bellowed.“Huh?!” Finn exclaimed with his eyes widened in confusion.“I said get out, Finn!” I repeated, almost losing my cool.I didn’t know how to handle what he had just told me. I didn’t know if it was right to be angry with him, or be upset with Rosé.“What? She would rather remain blackmailed than accept my help?” The words rang in my head again and again.The mere thought that she was getting harassed and abused yet she remained quiet, made my blood boil in anger, and oh, heaven help whoever is involved in that illicit act when I get them.My eyes were almost squinted close, my grip on the steering solidly tighter.“I will step down, sir, but after I get your permission…” Finn said.“Permission for what?!” I reprimanded.“Permission to skip New Orleans,” he replied, “I apologize sir, please think of it as a day off.”“Do as you please… get off!” I raged. Finn took a deep breath, moving to open the car door, then he paused abruptly.“I wasn’t supposed to tell you an

ROSÉ’s POVMelissa pointed to a dead home cell in a corner of the house. Our only hope was to charge it and pray it came on.“But how do we save it, the video I mean?” Melissa asked, staring at me like I was about to work some magic, but her question was valid. “We can’t leave it on that phone after I record, what if he finds it?”I had nobody’s contact and I didn’t bring my phone either. If I was going to use a random phone to do the recording, I needed a way to access it later.My mind went wild thinking of all the possibilities I could do with the phone in front of us.“First of all, we need the phone to come on…” I said, denying the fact that my heart was racing with a possible disappointment.Luckily the phone came on, and the building’s WiFi network was validly connected to it.I heaved a sigh of relief and settled into Melissa’s shabby couch.An idea suddenly popped into my head, “Finn!” I exclaimed.He already knew about the situation, and I could trust him with Meli