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For a second I genuinely wonder if I heard her correctly.“You are what?” I screech. “I’m laundering money.”My mouth falls open and I stare at Mae with wide eyes. “You’re laundering money!”Mae crowds into me, putting a finger to her lips. “Please don’t say it that loudly.”I nod and continue to stare at her. Out of every possible thing I had imagined during the hours, somehow that had never been one of them.Never. Not even once.Money laundering?“I followed you because I thought you were secretly dating someone.” I blurt out. Mae blinks. “What?”“Or robbing people.” I add. “What?!”“Or maybe working for Benjamin.” That was a theory I had formed while following her. Her expression becomes offended.I arch an eyebrow. “Why is robbing people less shocking than Benjamin?”“Because Benjamin is you know. And he already helped us move here.” She huffed. “Fair.” We had silently agreed to cut off from everyone in our old life. Even if he had helped us, Brittany’s brother was a snake.

The bodyguard on duty, shifted uncomfortably on his feet. As he saw Roman return, he knew it was to report the outcome. Glancing toward Roman he searched the man’s face hoping for some glimmer of progress, but there wasn’t any. Not a single thread of it. Not a whisper, a lead, nothing.“Sir.” The bodyguard started carefully, trying to keep his voice steady. “Any progress?”Their boss’ mood depended entirely on this Roman's weekly report! He didn’t mind asking in the presence of the said boss. Roman rubbed the back of his neck, dropping down paper's on Jude’s desk. His voice was tight, laced with frustration. “No. Still no progress.”Jude didn’t even look up. He had been standing near the window, his hands clasped behind his back, watching the city lights flicker. The hum of late-night traffic below was too gentle for the rage building inside him. Then he spoke, his voice quiet at first, but there was coldness in it. “Do not stop.”Roman raised an eyebrow. “Sir. It’s been four year

CECILIA’S POV“Allison! Alex! Come back here!”I glance up from my computer screen, to see Mae running after the two kids.I stretched my back, careful not to knock the laptop off my lap, and enjoyed the view of the sea that spread for miles and miles in front of me. It took my breath away every single time.“Rhoda! You’re just going to sit there and watch these two run around without sunscreen?” Mae demands, pinning me with a glare.I chuckle, and close the laptop screen shut. And call out. “Allison! Alex! Come put on sunscreen or you’re not going for Linda’s birthday party later today.”My authoritative voice did the trick. They both stopped dead in their tracks and turned around on their heels.“We're sorry Mum!” Allison says feeble, blinking her lashes up at me. “We forgot!” Alex says right next to her. I raise an eyebrow. “You forgot five minutes after I reminded you?”The twins exchange guilty looks.Mae finally catches them and places a hand on each tiny shoulder. “Got you.”

CECILIA’S POV All morning, I’d had this ugly premonition crawling in my mind. I couldn't explain it. Nothing had happened, neither had anything threatened us.In fact, life had been really good lately. Yet the feeling remained. Like something unpleasant was waiting just around the corner.I stood in the kitchen making breakfast while trying to ignore it."Alex, stop feeding bacon to the dog." I scolded my son. "I'm not!""You literally have bacon in your hand."Alex immediately hid his hand behind his back. Across the table, Allison gasped dramatically."Mummy! He's teaching Muffin bad habits!"Alex pointed at her. "You're a snitch.""I'm telling!"Mae walked into the kitchen and groaned."It's seven in the morning. Why are you two already fighting?"I shake my head, muttering to myself. “I shouldn’t have let them play with the neighbour’s dog so early.” The twins immediately abandoned their argument, and said at the same time. "Good morning Auntie Mae!"Mae's expression softene

Jude's voice strained.Maybe it even shook for a second. He didn't care.His eyes remained glued to Cecilia's form as though looking away might somehow make her disappear again.There was no chance in hell he was letting her out of his sight now.She had dyed her blonde. The rich brown colour of her, just like om the photo, was nowhere in sight. He hated it. Absolutely hated it. The blonde reminded him of his wife, Brittany. Well, ex-wife now. But everything else was still entirely Cecilia. Her smile. Her voice. Her face. The little expressions she made without realizing it. All of it.All of it was still Cecilia.She looked radiant.The two children in her arms, rugged on each one and were saying something. But he could barely concentrate, as bitterness filled him. They called her mum.That meant they were Cecilia’s children!So after she had ran away, she met another man and even had his children? The resentment he had ignored, came crashing together.She broke down his walls,