The Next Morning

His answer earned him a painful punch at his jaw that had him tasting his own blood.

"I will ask again Mr. Riley, what brings you to Yardstin." Simon repeated his question.

"I came to see Paige Patterson, my girlfriend." He finally replied, almost crying.

"I'm listening." Simon urged.

"I already told you everything. I came to see Paige." He replied, almost in tears.

"And what business do you have with Fiona Reuben?" Simon asked again.

Stefan became silent when he heard the question. He didn't know how best to answer. In fact, he was scared, bruised and tired already. His silence earned him another punch from Bruce giving him a swollen jaw. Charles was about adding his own punch when he shouted.

"I'll talk please, no more. I will answer all your questions." He replied, weeping uncontrollably. "The mother contacted me and asked if I wanted to make some extra cash without doing much and I told her yes. So she made me an offer.

She asked me to distract Paige and make her forgive me