SIN"Lily was just talking about going back to our house in the estate to get the car key of my father's car since Aunt Margaret is trying to get us back into the family but I was explaining to her that it isn't a good idea," Mae replies avoiding my eyes, a clear sign that she is hiding something. I narrow my eyes at her, sensing that she's not being entirely truthful. "Your dad's car key?" I raise an eyebrow at her."It's our right, it was our father's she can't deny us his car," Lily adds looking at me. Seems she is a better liar than Mae, if I didn't know better I would find this a good reason but Mae has never been materialistic, and even if she is a car? Are they kidding me? They could have come up with a better lie."Mae, what is it that you're not telling me?" I press, my tone firm. "We both know a car is the least of your problems right now."Mae hesitates, her hands trembling slightly as she packs the item into the bag before she finally sighs and meets my gaze. "There's som
MAE"We'll be waiting," I reply. Maybe it's not a bad idea to let him in on our plan, the more people we have on our side the better. We pack up Lily's things and head to the ground floor. As we reach the ground floor, Ryder opens the back door of the car for us, Lily gets inside while I follow suit but I am stopped halfway by Sin, he grabs me by my arm pulling me back slowly. "No goodbye kiss," he raises an eyebrow. "What?" I stare at him with a puzzled look. He leans in closer planting a kiss on my lips. It's a quick, soft peck but it sends a shiver down my spine. As his lips slowly leave mine, I am left standing there frozen in place. He plants another kiss on my cheeks and this time he whispers into my ear, "Be a good girl, I will be back soon before you know it.""Um- yes," I nod still in shock by the public display of affection from him, I never imagined him to be someone like that or maybe he is and I am just starting to see the affectionate side of him.With a nod, I get
SINI walk into my office to find the senator sitting down waiting patiently for me with his bodyguard standing on his side. He has been trying to reach me for a while, but I intentionally kept him on hold. A strategy I use quite well to build up desperation and looking at him now I can see it written all over his face."Good morning Senator," I greet extending my hand for a handshake. He stands up from his seat taking my hand. "Sin Hayes," he nods. "Was wondering if I will be kept on hold yet again today?" I smile as I gesture for him to take a seat in front of my desk. "I apologize for the delay, Senator. I've been quite busy with some urgent matters."He nods, taking a seat and motioning for his bodyguard to stand back. "I understand, it's no news that your father was arrested this morning for a rape charge I believe.""Yes," I nod taking my seat. "I assume that's not the reason why you are here this morning.""As much as I would love to find out what happened, that's the least
MAE"He really said that?" I chuckle out loud sinking back into my chair and struggling to stop myself from laughing.After Ryder dropped us back home, me and Lily decided to catch up on things we hadn't been able to do due to her illness and always being at the hospital. After Lunch, Lily began to tell me all about the hilarious moments she had encountered in the hospital. I am not certain I have laughed this hard in a while. It feels good to just be normal again, even if it's just for a little while."Yeah, it was the craziest thing," Lily says with a grin. "I couldn't believe it either.""Feels like you had fun than I imagined, here I was thinking you spent most of the day in your bed," I chuckle. "Well, I did spend a lot of time in bed, but I also made sure to have some fun whenever I could," Lily replies, a mischievous glint in her eyes. "You know I am thinking of creating a to-do list, things I want to do before you know."I pause, my lips curling into a flat line. I know Ethan
MAEWhen I get to the ground floor, I find him waiting by the car for me. He smiles as I approach him, "that was quick," he says."Quick?" "You women tend to spend a lot of time in the bathroom, heard it has something to do with the shower head?" I stifle a laugh, "Oh right, and you men never spend time in the bathroom?""Of course not, in and out, no fuss," he says, opening the car door for me.As I climb into the passenger seat, I take a moment to smooth down my gown. Anxiety slowly kicking in at the idea of having to distract my Aunt.I haven't done anything like this, I have never been good at keeping secrets but I will have to give it my all tonight. He gets into the driver's seat and starts the car engine, "Seatbelt.""Right," I nod, reaching for the seatbelt and strapping it in place."So, what's the plan?" I ask as he makes a turn into the street with Ryder following behind in his other car. I know I have to distract her but what else, how do I know they have gotten the pro
SINI look in the rearview mirror waiting patiently for Mae in the car, it was barely one hour when I got her message to come get her and abort the mission to get the prototype. I stare at my phone again wondering what's taking her so long and if I need to go in there and get her out myself. Taking a deep breath, I reach for the doorknob but I stop mid-way as I spot her coming out of the house with her aunt. I don't miss the anxious look on her face even though she tries hard to hide it, her aunt pulls her in for a hug before waving her goodbye as she approaches the car.Sliding into the passenger seat, She buckles her seatbelt in place and turns to me, her eyes with a mixture of relief and worry, "I'm so sorry I took so long," she whispers, her voice barely audible."It's okay," I reply softly. Starting the car engine and making a turn out of the street. "Are you alright?" I ask noticing the worried look on her face.She nods slightly, but her eyes tell a different story. "She... Sh
MAE"How did it go? Were you able to get the prototype?" Lily questions as we step into the elevator door opens. I and Sin had spent some time in the car going over the file, making sure they were connected to Winchester's family. We even found some connections to the Hayes family but Sin reassured me he would look into it."Yes, we were able to get it," I smile raising the flash drive in the air for Lily to see as I stare at Sin proud of his findings. I knew I wasn't making a mistake when I trusted him to help us, maybe now Lily will see that he means well to us. I know it will take a while for her to begin to trust him, but I hope this will at least open up her heart to him a bit. "Oh my," she gasps covering her mouth with her hand in surprise. "Wow, I can't believe it. I was starting to wonder what was taking so long and if Aunt Margaret had gotten to it before you guys.""She found the secret workshop but what we have here is far greater than whatever she eventually finds in th
MAE"Yeah," I nod stepping into the room. The light is toned down but I don't miss the pile of books on the table and a pen. Has he been working on some paperwork? I know handling a club business comes with a lot of paperwork but not to the extent of working at night."Do you rest? I mean why don't you rest? It's late," I suggest, nodding towards the pile of books and a pen on the table."I just have some files to go through.""The club? Or Hayes Tech?" I question going to take a seat on the edge of the bed. "You don't have to answer that," I mutter realizing I might be prying into his private life.A chuckle escapes his lips as he joins me on the bed, sitting next to me. "It's fine, these are just normal procedures for me. Going through every paperwork to make sure nothing out of the ordinary has happened during the day.""Shouldn't this be like your Personal assistant job?" "It is but I prefer to go through it.""I see.""What do you see?" He questions raising an eyebrow at me. "T