Justin went to the NextEra head office, where Noah was currently in charge and handling everything. Noah had been absent as he was gone with ira and had inford the office about his late arrival.
Justin went to his office—the CEO’s grand office—where he started working. But one important matter was still his priority: finding his real sister.
"Any more addition to the information about that man?" Justin asked Trevor, who had followed him to the Imperial City and was in charge of this new investigation.
"We managed to find the first location he stopped at with the baby after he left through the seaway," Trevor inford. "He didn’t stay there for long, but our people are trying to find where he moved next. From our guess, he moved to the other part of the continent, as far as he could go from the eastern country. But we can only confirm it after locating his next stop."
"Make it fast," Justin ordered. He knew his people were skilled and the best in their job, so he didn’t have to doubt them.
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Briena had reached the hotel where she was called. She made sure no one noticed her as she wore thick lens glasses and a black mask. Just as she reached the designated floor and ca out of the elevator, she ca across a woman.
Briena acted as if she didn’t notice her and walked past her but—
"Well! Well! Who do we have here?" the woman said, "The Global Star, Ms Briena Ford."
Briena froze in her place while the woman walked and stood facing her. She was of similar age to Briena, wearing quite loud makeup, a blonde-haired wig, and a revealing black dress.
"Who are you?" Briena fumbled. "You are mistaking for soone else."
"Tsk! After ruining my life, Ms. Briena refuses to recognise ?" the woman said with a wicked smile on her lips, but then her expression turned slightly serious, yet mocking. "Have you forgotten already, my dear?" she asked. "Last year, there was one young promising artist in your company who was about to rise to success, but before that, you ruined her—just because you were afraid soone like , with no family background, could surpass you. Isn’t it?"
Briena swallowed hard and took a step back. "I don’t know what you are talking about."
The woman chuckled, "There are so many like you’ve ruined back then. How many of us would you refuse to recognise?"
Not answering her, Briena turned to leave, but the woman blocked her way. "Where are you hurrying to? Don’t tell , just like , you’re forced to get into the porn industry? Are you here to et a director?"
"Porn? What the hell are you talking about?" Briena shouted at her. "Get the hell out of here, you lowly, disgusting bitch."
The woman simply smirked playfully, "If you had said this to in the past—to my innocent self—I would have been deeply hurt. But you called a bitch so many tis back then that I’m immune to it now. And to put it right, I am indeed a lowly, disgusting bitch after how you forced into this life so I could survive and help my poor family. I wish you face the sa fate one day."
"Shut up! I am not you," Briena pushed her away and walked ahead.
The woman simply smirked and said, "The director’s room is just at the first right turn."
Briena ignored her and didn’t take the right turn, as if she were not there to et that director.
After walking ahead, Briena turned around and saw the woman was gone. She returned and then took the right turn.
Just then, the sa woman ca out from another corridor and smirked. "So I was right."
She saw a hotel staff mber coming out from the sa room direction and stopped him, "That woman with glasses and a mask—what room did she enter?"
As the staff answered, the woman opened her purse and pulled out a stack of bills, "This is yours if you do what I ask you to."
The man’s eyes brightened at the sight of so much money and he agreed to what he was asked to do.
The woman smirked, Briena Ford, you’re gone for good this ti. I’ll wait for you to join in what I do.
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In the late noon, ira returned ho. She went to the university after going to the music class enquiry with Noah.
ira ca straight to see Natalie, who was relaxing in the drawing hall while gossiping with Julia. Staying ho had turned her into a gossip queen now, and Julia was telling her so many things going on around.
ira heard both of them laughing and asked, "What are you two talking about? Is there anything funny?" She looked curious to know.
"Here’s our girl," Natalie said. "I wish there would be a day we could gossip about her as well, Julia."
"Soon, maybe," Julia replied, only to have Natalie say, "An!"
ira was puzzled to hear what they were even saying, but the two looked so comfortable, like friends having fun. Natalie even called the old lady by her na.
"That innocence of hers is so torturing," Natalie comnted, and Julia humd.
ira blinked a few tis in confusion. "Did I do sothing wrong?"
"You do nothing, that’s what is wrong," Natalie comnted and looked at the parcel in her hands. "What is it?"
"Ah! This is the best dessert I found recently near my university and thought to bring it for you as well," ira said. "My friend told pregnant won like such things."
"So you started talking about pregnancy, but I wonder how long it will take for you to act on it," Natalie comnted.
"Maybe eternity, and I won’t be alive by then," Julia said.
ira truly couldn’t understand what these two were talking about or why, but she felt like she had done sothing wrong.
Both won felt it and said, "Okay, give it to us. Let’s see what it is."
ira happily opened the box, and Natalie quickly picked up one piece with the wooden fork given with it.
"Umm... damn tasty," Natalie said.
Julia had so as well and agreed. ira was happy that they liked it.
Just then, Natalie asked, "So, you have friends now? That’s good."
ira felt a little hesitant and said, "Not friends... just a friend."
"Oh? Who’s the fortunate one to have you as their friend?" Natalie asked.
"Her na is Olive," ira said. "She doesn’t have other friends either. Just and her."
"Seems like a loner just like you," Natalie said casually.
"She can’t speak. Maybe that’s why she doesn’t have friends," ira added.
As she said it, Natalie raised her brow. "What’s her full na?"
"Olive Sumrs," ira answered and explained further, "Oh! The day I went to the university with Mr. Noah, she was there with her husband. That’s when we t for the first ti. I didn’t know she was enrolling in the sa class as mine."
"Her husband’s na is Adam Sumrs," Natalie said.
"Yes, that’s right," ira replied. "She’s a good girl. I like her."
Natalie humd and said, "You should bring your friend ho soti. It would be good to know her."
ira felt happy to hear it. "Soon, I will."
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