All Chapters of Daddy Doesn't Remember Mommy: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

CHAPTER 22: Long Nights and Loose ThreadsReese's POVThe Cyber Intelligence Division was almost empty. Only the low hum of the servers and the blue glow of the screens filled the room. Most of the floor had gone home hours ago. I sat at the main console with my sleeves rolled up and my tie loosened. Min-seo stood beside me with arms crossed, staring at the same lines of code we had already checked three times.“Still nothing,” she said.I leaned back in the chair and it creaked out loudly. “The system only shows that an executive-level authorization happened. It doesn’t say whose card was used.”Min-seo nodded. “Whoever did this wiped the identifying logs right after. Clean and very professional I must say. The only thing left is the fact that one of the three offline keycards was used.”I pulled my wallet from my back pocket and flipped it open. My own keycard sat exactly where it always did. Then, I held it up for a second before putting it away.“Mine never left my possession.

CHAPTER 24: Missing PiecesRebecca's POVI arrived at Lincoln Center earlier than usual the next morning. The hallways were still quiet. I expected to find Elodie already at the barre, warming up the way she always did. She was never late as discipline lived in her bones.The studio was empty.I checked the time again, then pulled out my phone and sent her a short text.*Where are you? Rehearsal starts in twenty.*There was no reply as I had expected an immediate response.I waited a few more minutes staring at the blank screen, before I forced myself to open the doors and let the other dancers in. A nagging feeling sat heavy in my chest and refused to leave.Rehearsal began without her. The music started, bodies moved but my eyes kept drifting to the empty space where Elodie should have been.Robert Fraser paced near the mirrors with clipboard tight in his hand. His irritation grew with every passing minute.“This is unacceptable,” he muttered, loud enough for half the room to hear.

CHAPTER 26: Shadows at DawnReese's POVI walked into Bennett Technologies the next morning feeling like I had barely closed my eyes. Sleep had come in short, restless stretches. There wasn't a clear reason for it, just a low unease that sat in my chest and refused to leave. I told myself it was fatigue due to the investigation and pressure of the upcoming launch. Nothing more.My office was quiet when I arrived. I dropped my jacket over the chair and called Min-seo in immediately.A few minutes later, she entered carrying a thick folder and two cups of coffee. She looked as tired as I felt.“Sit,” I said.We spread the reports across the conference table again. Security logs, access records and lines of code that still refused to give us a clean answer.“The three keycards,” I said. “Mine, my mother’s… Vance’s. Anything new?”Min-seo shook her head. “Still no identifying logs. Whoever used one of them erased the trail the same way as before. Professional and clean. I’ve gone throug

CHAPTER 28: Quiet PlansBetty's POVI left Bennett Technologies with a smile still on my face. Reese had actually smiled today. It was faint and brief but it was real. I held onto that as I walked to the car. The afternoon light felt a little softer because of it. Once the product launch was over, things between us would settle. That I was sure of.He just needed the pressure to ease. The long hours, the closed-door meetings and the constant tension in his shoulders, those would pass. Then we could go back to the way things were supposed to be if also he forgot about that goddamn ballerina he was talking about. The thought of the ballerina woman made me shake. What if he remembered her eventually? What if Reese has been seeing her? What was going to happen to me? No. I wasn't going to let that happen. Reese is mine and I wasn't going to let some woman, who's job was jumping in some colorful panties to rob me off.Never. I had to do something.The drive to the foundation took longe

CHAPTER 30: First LightElodie's POVThe beeping came first. It was steady and sharp. Then came the ache running through my body in dull waves and settling deepest in my leg. .I opened my eyes slowly and saw a white ceiling, mild lightning and machines beside the bed. Bandages held me in place and for a moment I didn’t know where I was.I tried to move my foot but pain shot up my leg so hard I sucked in a breath. My fingers twitched against the sheet as something cold pressed against my arm. It was an IV. The strong smell of antiseptic, ozed in the air.Then the headlights returned in my mind. For a brief moment, I heard the screech of tires, the impact and everything after that stayed blank.A doctor stepped in with a nurse beside him. He checked the monitors then looked at me.“Ms. Moreau, you’re awake. That’s good. How’s the pain on a scale of one to ten?”My voice came out rough. “Seven. Maybe eight. What happened to me?”“You were hit by a vehicle. The emergency surgery was su