On a different day, Cameron Parker would have jumped at the opportunity to throw a party, especially since his brother permitted him. However, given the circumstances that led up to that decision, he was doing the complete opposite. He spent the next few days cooped up in the house alone, Logan had not shown up since the night he displayed that footage, he seemed hi and MJ.
He was completely fine without the two of them on his case, however, his peace and quiet did not last long, the devil chose this exact time to invite his favourite assistant back into his life.Montana Parker.He could not believe his eyes when she rocked up at the mansion with her son in tow.He had not seen her in years, and the last time he saw her, she was admitted in a psychiatric hospital, and according to his calculations, she was not supposed to be out.She looked just as crazy as he remembered, if not crazier. Montana was the definition of a wolf in sheep's clothing; she had this cool and calm energy to her that seemed to win her out of every situation she got herself into. She had a sense of innocence to her, but her eyes spoke volumes.She reminded him so much of MJ, and for a second he felt bad for not checking in on her, but he reminded himself that she would never learn if he let her get away with everything.Montana had toned skin and jet-black shoulder-length hair, and she had eyes as wild and dark as a starless night. "Montana, what are you doing here?" He asked as soon as she made herself at home.She laid back on the couch and placed her feet on the table. "Is that how you welcome your sister after so many years?" She asked dramatically.Cameron rolled his eyes and grinned. Montana, always so modest. "The last time I checked, you were in a mental hospital.""Ha! And the last time I heard you were in prison."Ha! Guess trouble runs in the family then."And Chad? Isn't he supposed to be at school?" He turned to the little boy that was busy playing with the TV remote. He looked just like his mother, the male version of Montana Parker, and he was street-smart as both his parents.Cameron found the boy's presence here suspicious, he was supposed to be in boarding school, and they only closed twice a year, once in June and in December. It made no sense for him to be here right now, and it was very suspicious because he was with Montana, and she was in no way a saint. Montana was always up to something, and in most cases, she used her son to get what she wanted.She looked up from her phone and stared at the boy. "Boy, let me show you to your room, it's already late." She got up and grabbed their luggage. Chad followed suit and ran up the stairs. "Careful!""Montana," Cameron called, and she stopped at the bottom of the stairs. "Does Logan know you are here?" She turned to him with a wide grin on her face and a mischievous glint in her eyes, and Cameron knew immediately that something had happened. "Yes," she gushed. "He knows. I saw him earlier, and you won't believe who was with him. Our dear MJ, and she did not look happy at all." She laughed and winked at him, and then turned around and dragged her luggage up the stairs.Cameron grimaced at the noise caused by the action as it made his teeth painful. "Lift up the bag, maniac!" He shouted and laughed, anticipating her comeback."Shut up, bandit!" Montana's voice descended from the top of the stairs.But as soon as she disappeared, all the playfulness dissipated, and in its place settled uneasiness.Why is Montana here? He wondered. Just then, his phone rang, and he rushed to the couch to answer it. He wondered who could be calling him, it was an international number, and not many people had it, all except for one. "Cameron Parker speaking," he answered."Hi, Cameron, this is Blair. We met a few days ago in England. I'm MJ Billings' therapist.""Yeah, I know who you are. What can I do for you?""Uhm... I was just wondering, have you seen or heard from MJ?""Why do you ask?" "I just have a feeling that something happened.""Doctor, do you have all these feelings for all your patients?"He hated how seemingly unprofessional she was where MJ was concerned, she was forcing herself on her, acting like the mother MJ never had. She was imposing herself on MJ, and it would not end well."Mr Parker, need I remind you that Miss Billings is my only patient?" Cameron sucked his teeth but did not say anything. "Listen, before MJ left, she was talking about telling your brother about the incident."A cold sweat ran down his spine, his legs wobbly like jelly, and he plopped down on the couch. "Having your licence revoked must have jiggled with your memories, does doctor-patient confidentiality ring a bell to you?" He asked, hardhearted.He was trying to avoid the reality of the truth being in the open. It couldn't be, the truth would only cause more chaos, a confrontation between Logan and MJ was bound to bring them both an immense amount of pain."Mr Parker, I'm only concerned about her and I'm telling you this because you are the only person other than myself she would confide in. I just want to make sure that she is okay. I've been trying to call her, but her phone is off."He inhaled through his mouth and ran a hand through his hair. "Fine." He hung up. All he had to do was check up on her, what's the worst that could happen? "Montana, I'm just going out for a second, don't burn the house down while I'm away!" He yelled as he rushed towards the entrance. He got outside and asked one of the guards to drive him to the city even though he did not know exactly where to look for her, and for a second he felt guilty for not caring enough to find out. But there had to be someone who knew. He took out his phone and called Jackson, he had to know since he was in the city. The phone rang four times before someone answered, he understood because it was late."This better be important, what do you want?" Jackson's sleepy voice came from the phone.Cameron grimaced. Jackson was one scary dude, it was difficult to have a conversation with him but he had no other choice. "Jackson, you are the one who gave me your numbers and said I should call you if there's anything I need," he paused and swallowed. "Well, now is the time. Blair called me earlier and she's worried about MJ." So am I, he thought. "I need to check up on her, but I don't know where to find her. I was hoping you could tell me."A deep sigh came from the other end. "The boss met up with Logan Parker earlier and she didn't look well when she came out. I thought she might need some space, so I followed her to the house just to see that she got there safely and then I left. I'm not sure if she's still there."Cameron frowned. "What house are you talking about?"There was a pregnant pause before the guard responded. "She... she went to the beach house."Cameron shut his eyes tightly. "And you let her stay there alone? Aren't you supposed to be her bodyguard? You know that place is dangerous, you know everything that's been going down and you still left her alone, what exactly is she paying you for?" He yelled."Cameron, Cameron, Cameron," Jackson mused in a chilly voice. "I'll let you know this once, MJ Billings is not my responsibility and she does not pay me. I don't owe my life to her. Next time, watch how you speak to me or I might just cut your tongue off. Do you understand?" There was a warning in his voice, and Cameron knew he could not avoid it.He grounded his teeth. "Yes, I understand.""Good. Now go on and take good care of her or else there will be hell to pay." The line died, and Cameron sighed deeply. He sat in the car in silence, wondering why he had to go through all this. Why did he bother? Anything that had to do with MJ had trouble and danger associated with it, and mingling with her was putting himself in danger. He wished he could stop caring but MJ was the most important person in his life and no matter how much she messed up, he just could never abandon her."To Jorge's beach house, please!" He said to the driver.This was the price he had to pay for loyalty.There is a saying that you will always find what you are looking for, and that was something that came too easily in the mother city.Being a tourist had its own benefits, you got to be in places where no one expected you to be. It was easy to blend in and speak to everyone without looking suspicious; the people here were easygoing and kind, and they were interactive. A person could easily ask them anything, and they would answer without hesitation or holding back.The streets held answers to questions that nobody ever thought of asking, it held way to the secrets of the city. Logan thought he owned the city, and what better way to get to know him if not by knowing his city, his people.One thing that caught Samantha's attention were the street kids. They seemed to be aware of everything, they were vigilant and extra cautious.She was at the marketplace and it was packed but it seemed as though someone was watching her. She looked around and everything se
For hours she sat on the floor with a glass of whiskey in hand, but for some reason she could not bring herself to swallow the strong beverage.She could not believe the last few hours happened, that she had the confrontation she had been dreading for years.It left her with so much pain, anger, and hatred. The truth did not set her free, it chained her to every exchange that happened last night, and it brought back the past like a wave on the shore, making it harder to breathe without thinking about it.For hours she hesitated whether or not she should call Blair. She was not sure whether she wanted to be in complete silence or speak to somebody about her encounter with Logan Parker. She felt lost, exposed, neglected, and abandoned. She felt naked.She felt as though every time she stepped outside, everyone would notice, everyone would see that she was a rape victim. Her hard work would no longer count, her success would not come to her rescue, and her a
How could a person be so heartless? How could someone who was once so sweet be so cruel? Logan wondered, but the warning bells went off in his head; he knew why, it was the same reason he was walking around like a zombie.He did not know what was worse; that she was raped, that she hated him, or the fact that she had no sympathy. Logan knew her too well to know that she would never lower down to his level and comfort him for his loss; MJ Billings was proud, heartless, and unsympathetic – she was cruel, and that was the first thing one saw in her the first time.Logan had known MJ since she was little, after all, he was four when she was born. His father and Jorge's father were the best of friends, and that was how he met Jorge who was seven at the time and they became the best of friends.Most of the time when he visited, Jorge was either spending time with his baby sister, or he was reading since he was home-schooled. Logan did not understand why until a
He watched her run up the stairs and a second later, he heard the bedroom door slam shut.She was right, she did not invite him, he came because Blair asked him to, but he also did it out of free will. However, it did not mean that he was going to leave just because she did not want him there.He walked out of the house and told the driver to go back home because he needed enough people to keep an eye on Montana, but that was only an excuse to get rid of the guard and stay behind.He puffed out and rolled his head back around, suddenly feeling tired and drained like he had been lifting heavy machines, while in reality, he had not been doing anything, at least nothing useful, he was just lazing around in his brother's house.He sighed and walked back into the house. The house was spotless, MJ had done a really great job at cleaning it, nobody would be able to tell that it was a crime scene. The only thing that was a reminder that a crime had taken place wa
"She was admitted at the same hospital as Mr Billings."She sat there for a second, waiting for someone to tell her something else, something that did not need for her to solve.But the prolonged silence killed her hopes. Her mouth suddenly filled with too much saliva, and she felt her stomach twisting and turning strangely, and then she retched. She pushed her chair back and ran past Cameron and Jackson, and barged into the nearest bathroom, immediately falling to her knees and bending over the toilet. Her throat burned as all the contents she just had spewed out through her mouth.She choked and gagged until nothing was left. Her body shivered as if she had not had anything to eat, she felt weak to her bone as she leaned over the basin and rinsed her mouth.She stayed in the room for a minute, thinking about what Jackson just said to her.She could not believe that Samantha Grayson was in the same hospital as Jorge, whoever put her there thought
Logan thought that the days to come would be miserable following the confrontation with MJ Billings, but not even a day later, he was in the greatest mood of his life.He woke up that morning and cooked up a storm of breakfast, taking Antonina by surprise."Is there a problem?" Logan asked when Antonina threw him a suspicious glance at the breakfast table."You were not home when I went to bed last night, and I did not hear you come back," she said.Logan felt his heart beat slowly for a second, but he refused to let it get to him. She did not remember anything from last night, and he did not want to worry her by trying to get her to remember things, it would only make matters worse."I was working till late last night. I missed quite a lot of work when we went London."Her eyes perked up. "Hmm, me too! We should finish up here and leave, there's a lot of paperwork to catch up on." She gulped down her juice and got up. "We can pack some of t
Logan was not particularly happy to see her, but she did not expect anything less from him. He had every right to be mad at her.She was not planning on being in the same room as him after their confrontation, but after everything she heard from Samantha, she wanted to look him in the face and ask him why he did what he did.He put her brother's life in danger and put all their lives at risk.She went to look for him in his office and found out from Natalia that he was at La Café, she did not expect to find his bodyguard with him, but from the look of things, the news of his latest adventure had travelled fast."What are you doing here?" Thuso asked, but MJ ignored him.Her attention was focused on Logan, she had no idea how to feel about him or the situation he put them in, all she felt was a burning feeling in her chest, and it felt as if she was going to explode."Just give me a reason why, one good reason," she said quietly. "I kn
Home was not the same, not without Logan.She wondered what it would take to get him to move back into the house.She did not understand why he was staying with that old lady.To top it off, Cameron was still not home when she woke up. What was the use of being here if she was going to be all alone?She and Cameron never really had a good relationship, they were like an odd pair of shoes, water and oil, they just could not get along.With Logan on the other hand, they did not have a perfect relationship, but they got along just fine.She had to figure a way to get him home. An idea popped in her head, she was tired of being cooped up in this house."Honey," she said to her son who was having cereal in the kitchen. "Don't have a lot for breakfast, we will have something on the way.""Mom..." He heart swelled in joy when he addressed her. "Are we going somewhere?" He asked excitedly.She messed with his hair and smiled. "Y