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Lily tried her best to keep her head up, and her strides smooth and elegant as she made her way into her company. She had to make use of the back, instead of the front door she loved so much because reporters were swarming out there, trying to get the latest big news. Inside wasn't any less easy to deal with; her employees looked downtrodden, and their aura was in a sorry state, so despite the fact that she was shaking inside, and filled with fear like never before, she had to fake being calm, and from the way her employees perked up at the sight of her, she was glad she did."What is the situation like?" she asked her PA, Alicia, once she was settled in. She had confidence that all the work her family put in, must have yielded something.Alicia dropped a file on the table, "After Emerick Corporation's pullout, 7 more clients have pulled out, 13 others are considering it and have been reaching out incessantly, there is a 35% drop in revenue, and our debts have skyrocketed so much. Sho

Lily shot straight for her phone the moment she woke up. Her head was pounding, and she felt slightly disoriented and all of that heightened when she looked at her phone and it was 11:30 AM.Panic immediately shot through her and she shot up from her bed, which resulted in a dizzy feeling but she pushed through it as she ran into the bathroom and freshened up. Thankfully, when she packed up yesterday, she packed up outfits she could wear to work, so she quickly threw one on, and dashed out of the house.Liam was downstairs in the kitchen, having breakfast and watching a video. "Why didn't you wake me up?" she blurted out even though she just wanted to brush past him and head to her company in hopes of managing the issue, but seeing him look so calm while her life was toppling down was a bit upsetting.He looked at her with a feigned ignorance, "was I supposed to? You looked so calm sleeping."She wanted to yell a loud yes, and tell him that he should have given the current situation h

Helplessness clouded Lily's gaze as she watched the officers pack things out of her office. She knew she wasn't involved in any case of tax evasion, but she was too tired and too stunned to defend herself against them so she chose to watch.About half an hour later, her office was practically cleared out and so was half of her company, for something that she had zero knowledge about."All accounts related to this company will be frozen till further notice. Thank you for your cooperation." The officer gave her a slight bow before he joined his crew outside.For minutes, Lily stood still like a statue, staring at a vacant spot. "Tell all the employees to go home for the day, sign and accept all the presented resignation letter, tell the audit and finance team to bring over any document that was not taken... or a photocopy if they have any. When you are done, you are dismissed for the day."She slumped on her seat and continued her staring into space, while Alicia, who was holding back t

Lily's eyes went to the door then back at the phone and she swiped across the screen and placed it on her ear. Alicia's voice flooded her ears immediately and lily's eyes widened. "I have done as you instructed sir, the evidence is on its way to the police station, they should get it in an hour or so through the mail man."Lily's hand immediately flew over her mouth to muffle the sobs that were threatening to escape. She thought a lot of things and suspected a lot of people but she never suspected Alicia, never Alicia."Are you there, sir?" She asked when she got no response after delving the information and Lily immediately ended the call as a sob rippled out of her throat. With shaky hands, she went to the call log and deleted the call before she slid down the bed and covered her face with the cover as tears slid down the corners of her eyes.Buried under that cover, she made up so many excuses, so many theories, and at a point she gaslit herself that maybe just maybe, it wasn't Ali

Lily was aware of the people all around her, but she seemed to be in a world different from theirs. She heard them talk, she saw them pace around, she registered the apprehension on their faces, but oddly enough they felt so far away, so unreachable from her, and only when she felt a finger swipe across her cheek, flicking away the tear drops that were trickling down her face did she realize they were all together. "Has she been found? Has my baby been found?" Elle's face squeezed up in pain, and she rubbed her hair gently. "Soon, she'll be found soon," she said with as much reassurance she could squeeze into her voice and words, despite her own doubts. It's been two days since Liam ran off with the child, and a day since the entire family trouped to Paris, yet there was not a single clue on where they could be. "You, don't worry yourself dry, okay? She'll come back to us, to you..." she continued, smiling as she patted Lily's hair, hoping she was doing a good work at convincing Li