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CHAPTER 21

SalmaMy blood went cold when I heard Brandon's name but I had a surgery to concentrate on. Even though I did not like the idea of Brandon with my little girl, she was safe with him for now.The second I was out of surgery, I searched for Dr. Allison so I could speak to Brandon. She gave me my phone and said, “He called you on your phone.”“Of course,” I said as I collected my phone from her. It was just like him to stalk me now and have my number. Then I remembered that Leona knew my number off the top of her head and would have repeated it to Brandon so she could talk to me.Brandon answered his call on the second ring.“What the hell do you think you're doing, Brandon? If you touch even a hair on my daughter's head I will come for your head. Do you understand me?” I launched into a litany of words the second he answered the call.“I think what you're struggling to say is thank you,” was his response, which irked me further.“Thank you?” I scoffed. “What will I be thanking you for,

CHAPTER 22

Brandon I watched Salma's back as she walked away with Leona. The first thing that crossed my mind as she faded out of my sight was that I could have gotten Leona's DNA for a paternity test. But that would have been wrong. I walked out of the hotel slowly, but with a smile. I had loved every bit of all the time I spent with Leona. My phone rang in my pocket, bringing me out of my thoughts. It was Elaine. “Hey baby,” she said the second I answered the call. “Hi babe.” “Done with work yet?” I looked around me. “No.” “Oh,” she sounded disappointed, “I was hoping we could get freaky tonight.” “I'm sorry, babe,” I said, “I promise to make it up to you somehow.” **** Madison and Terri were waiting for me in the office the next day. They looked displeased and I was guessing that had to do with the many calls I had missed from the previous day. “Good morning, ladies,” I greeted them, smiling as I ignored the crowns on their faces.“You ghosted us yesterday.”“There was a shootout…

CHAPTER 23

Brandon “That is not how the situation was described to me,” I informed Mr. Summers, “I will not sell if they do not meet the conditions for which I am allowed by law to sell to them.” “What are you? An ethicist? You're a businessman, Brandon,” he sounded frustrated with my ethos, “you take the money and move on to the next sale.”“Leona-S will not become a weapon,” I told him, “in the wrong hands it could…” “Come on!” he threw his hands in the air to show his frustration at me, “it's a surgical machine, and not some military weapon.” “I will not sell to them, sir,” I said to him, “I care about…” “What you clearly do not care about is that Leona-S has brought us no revenue since it's been out on the market!” “That is because…” “Stop giving excuses, Brandon,” he sounded furious, “every single product you have launched since the inception of this company sold out before its official launch party. Just admit it… Leona-S is a failure and investors are not happy that over two billio

CHAPTER 24

Salma “Miss Tina! Miss Tina!” Leona screamed with glee as she entered the room her nanny had been placed in at the hospital. “Leona!” I called her name with a warning embedded in my tone, “We're in a hospital. You have to be quiet.” She turned red but ignored me and jumped to her nanny's side. Miss Tina, although looking pale and tired, smiled warmly at Leona and said, “It's okay, Dr. Gascon. She's just excited to see me.” My face and voice both expressed the worry in my mind. “How are you doing?” “I'm okay,” she replied. “I never should have asked you to fly into Texas,” I felt responsible for what had happened to her, “I am so sorry…” “It's not your fault,” she cut me off, “and now I can add it to my resume.” I was glad she could still make jokes even lying sick in a hospital bed. “Miss Tina!” Leona was not pleased that I was taking away all her nanny's time, “I want to tell you about yesterday.”“Leona, we promised you'll allow Miss Tina to rest,” I reminded Leona because I

CHAPTER 25

Salma I saw the punch coming but made no effort to sidestep. What I did not see coming though was the human shield in the form of Kane who took the hit for me instead of my pretty face. I heard Ariel gasp. She had just punched an attending and that would have severe consequences for her. “Dr. Kane,” I loved the sound of her voice. I was sorry, “I did not see you coming. I… I did not mean to…” “Were you about to punch Dr. Gascon?” demanded Dr. Kane who sounded pissed off. “I'm sorry… I mean, we had a personal…” “You're a doctor, Ariel, not a WWE champion! You do not punch people.” “I'm sorry,” she said again. I stood beside Dr. Kane, enjoying the view of my sister being apologetic. “And I believe you have rounds?” Dr. Kane continued. “I'm sorry,” Ariel said again and ran off like a frightened squirrel. “Thank you,” I turned to Kane with a smile, “but you didn't have to. I was handling it just fine.” “You were going to let her punch you,” Kane said. “And then have her arres

CHAPTER 26

Brandon “There's our chubby cheeks!” My mother pulled my cheek playfully as I tried to hug her. I hugged my father too and he said, “There's my man.” I cringed inwardly. My parents still knew how to embarrass me like I was a kid. We all sat down around the table and ordered our meal. “You've been very scarce, Brandon,” my mother, Teagan McClean, said. “Yeah,” my father added, “I've missed having you around, son.” “It's not my fault,” I told them, “the two of you are always travelling.” “It's the joy of retiring in good health,” said my mother with a bright smile. “And being married to the love of your life,” my father added, and both of them began to kiss, causing me to roll my eyes. “I'm at the table you two.” “Sorry dear,” my mom said, pinching my cheek playfully, “it's just when you're in love… You understand, son. You're in love too.” “Huhuh.” “Brandon?” My father called my name with a tinge of concern, “What's the matter? Did you break up with Elaine?” “No, no, nothi

CHAPTER 27

Brandon “Dr. Gascon is right,” I said, “I'm Mr. McClean. You must be the parents of the twins,” I introduced myself, “I apologize for my tardiness.” I extended my hand, and they shook it. “Mr. McClean here is also a doctor,” Dr. Allison said, “he left us to build his medical company.” The meeting ended about fifteen minutes later, with the parents leaving satisfied with Leona-S. Dr. Allison escorted them out of her office, leaving me alone with Salma.“You did not make up bad things about Leona-S,” I remarked to fill the awkward silence between us. “I don't have any reason to yet,” her tone was tense, “don't give me one now.” “How's Leona?” I asked, and that elicited a frown from her. “Why do you care?” she asked, her tone confrontational. “She's been through a traumatic incident,” I said, “I think she should see a therapist.” She scoffed. “What makes you such an expert on children?” “There was a shootout,” I was trying to be reasonable, “she was there. That sort of thing ca

CHAPTER 28

Salma I was not the violent type and I was certainly not the type of parent who hit their child on any occasion, but just this once I wanted to smack Leona. Yet, I suppressed all those negative feelings inside me and said, “We do not have dinner with strangers, sweetheart.”“Brandon is not a stranger,” came her sweet tiny voice, “he's my friend.” “He's not my friend,” I said in a tone firm enough to let Leona know she was crossing a line. “Well,” drawled Leona, “he's my friend. You can go back to the hotel if you wish. I would like to have dinner with my friend.” “Leona Gascon!” I raised my voice just enough to put the fear of God in her, “Do not test my patience.” Leona frowned, clearly not pleased with me. “You owe him dinner, Mom,” my little girl said, not backing down despite my raised voice, “it's the least you can do after he brought me safely to you. A creep could have…” “Enough!” I said, knowing Leona would only wear me out with more talk. I looked over at Brandon and

CHAPTER 29

Brandon A smile made my lips curve up as I put my head on pillow to sleep. Today had to be the best day of my life. I would do anything in my power to spend another evening just like I had with Leona.Salma had tried to ruin the evening by being sour all night, but I had ignored every snide remark she made after Leona threatened to sacrifice waffles forever. If she were my biological child, that would be a huge sacrifice. My phone rang, pulling me out of my reverie and making me sit up in bed. It was Rose calling me. “Rose?” It was already ten o'clock at night. What could she possibly want at this time? Had she scheduled some meeting for me in the middle of the night?“Brandon?” “Did you call me by mistake?” “Not at all. I'm just surprised you answered at all given that you have ignored all my seventy two missed calls thus far!” “Is there an emergency at the office?” “You were supposed to be back by 4:15pm for your meeting with the New York branch, then you were meant to have d

CHAPTER 30

Salma “A fake paternity test?” I echoed Josephine's suggestion. “Well, yes. You can't do a real one because you know what that's going to say. But you can give him a fake one that reads the way you want it to.” “I don't know,” I said, “it sounds a bit excessive. Besides, where would I get a fake test from?” “The dark web has an interesting…” “The dark web? Are you crazy, Josephine? I'm not going on some creepy site,” I said to her, my tone strong. “Then how are your forging skills? Because you're going to have to get one somehow,” she told me. I sighed. “You're right,” I said, “I should fly Leona to Baltimore. You know I never planned on staying this long in Texas. She's missing school and seeing way too much of Brandon.” “Just say the word and I'll be waiting for her at the airport,” Josephine sounded excited at the prospect of spending some alone time with her goddaughter. But something about that felt odd especially when she had just casually mentioned the dark web to me.

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