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A False Alarm
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Linda’s POVAs the car took me home, something started to buzz in my pocket. I thought that it was my phone at first until I found out that it was not, it was actually the burner phone that Willaim had given me. I pulled it out and stared at the small screen. It was a number that I did not know, but again, how was I going to know any number that would call on this miniature phone? I stared at it as it continued to buzz away. Intrigued, I finally answered the call. “Hello?” “Linda…” I knew the voice, it was William. “You have three days to send me five million dollars and get me a shipment of retinol. I don’t care how you make that happen, you’re the wife of a billionaire, you’re part of one of the richest families in the world.” My heart skipped a beat at his outrageous demands. Five million dollars? A shipment of retinol? I already knew what this was about, he wanted to start up the medical program that was stolen from him by the Kingstons. But why would I get myself involved?
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Linda’s POVAs I made my way upstairs to my room, the weight of William’s demands hung over me like a dark cloud. Despite the comforting familiarity of home, I could not shake off the feeling of unease that his words had instilled in me. Entering my room, I closed the door behind me and sank onto the edge of the bed. Ben had made me promise him that I would tell him everything by morning, but now, he wanted me to have my rest. I was so tired that I could feel the exhaustion of the day settle into my bones. My mind raced with thoughts of what I should do next. I had planned to tell my brother about the true identity of William and to explain everything else that surrounded me getting taken to his house. But I did not think I should explain about the demands, or maybe I should. I did not know. I was a very indecisive person and all of this was already hurting my head. I reached for the glass of water on my bedside, taking a few sips before putting it back. Then I sighed and crawled
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Linda’s POVI was still on the bed, feeling the heaviness sitting on my chest as I explained. But I was not done yet, I still had to tell my brother about the demands, and about we had to rush to the hospital, which was just a false alarm. “Yes, it is a lot to unpack. William has been playing dead and said that the only reason he even came out of hiding was because of me. He thinks…he thinks that I can help him.”“Help him do what?” “He wants to take back his lifework from the Kingstons, he wants his program back.” “Impossible,” Ben chuckled the word out as he adjusted his weight on the bed. “When those people find toys, they are like stubborn toddlers, they would never want to let it go.” I nodded, knowing that this was very true. “But he has another way of taking it away from them though. You know that he was the one who started the program, the research was done by him, and when those monsters struck, they thought that it was all done, but the truth is that it’s not.” “They ne
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Linda’s POVThe journey to the hospital felt like an eternity, each bump in the road sending shockwaves of pain through my body. I clung to consciousness with all my might, desperate to ensure the safety of both myself and my unborn child. As we arrived at the hospital, I was swiftly wheeled into the emergency room, where a team of doctors and nurses sprang into action. Their voices blended together in a flurry of activity as they worked to stabilize me and assess the situation. Through the haze of pain and fear, I could feel the weight of uncertainty pressing down on me. What was causing these sudden, intense pains? And what did it mean for the health of my baby? As the medical team conducted tests and examinations, I tried to focus on breathing through the pain, clinging to the hope that everything would be alright. But deep down, a nagging sense of dread gnawed at my insides, threatening to consume me with fear. Hours passed in a blur of medical procedures and anxious waiting,
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Linda’s POVI was back home, lying on the sofa that was in the living room. I had been discharged from the hospital and I was now trying to relax myself as was highly recommended. A TV show was on and it had my full attention. My parents were not home and it was just a few minutes past noon. I had eaten already and had done some light stretches. Ben also made me take a bunch of medication that the hospital had given me. But basically, no one was home, but me and a few workers. Although I had been trying to focus on the show that I was watching, my mind would keep being pushed to the fact that I knew that Chris’s father was alive. I kind of felt like I had the obligation to tell him, he was my husband and should know. But what if he did not know that he was not a true Kingston yet? What if he had no idea that his real father was out here somewhere, his existence being threatened by the very people who he grew up with? I swallowed, adjusting myself on the couch. But again, what if h
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Linda’s POV“How is the shipment of Retinol going to help us? If anything, it’s going to help you,” I told him the truth. “And as I told you, I’m not granting any of your demands. You know how those people are, why should I poke them after what I have been through?” William sighed. “The shipment of Retinol is going to help me, yes. But in the long run, after I have gotten my program up and running and I’m out of hiding, it would help us all; all of us who have been scorched by the flames of those monsters.” I chuckled dryly. “Look, William. Too much is on the line, I can’t get myself involved.” A few seconds of silence passed and then he spoke, “Then you leave me with no choice, do you?” “What do you mean by that?” I was siting on the couch, I adjusted my weight on it and waited for his response. “Are you going to hurt me?” I dared to ask. Yeah, because I wanted to know. If he was going to be a danger to me or my unborn child, then I would have no choice but to get Fallon involved
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Linda’s POVTransferring the money to the account of William was the easy part, it took me only a few minutes, not even more than five. He had the five million dollars and the next thing that I had to do was to get to the facility. I expected Chris to call concerning the sum of money that I had just transferred from the account but then I remembered that I had blocked him. And even if he was not, I would have not answered. When he had transferred a million dollars from the account, I did not question his decision, even though I had plans to do that when everything had cooled down and I returned to China. “Did you receive it?” I asked Willaim, holding the burner phone to my ear. “I just sent it, you should receive an alert, I don’t know.” “Yeah, yeah, I have it. Thank you so much, Linda. You have no idea what this means to me.” “What it means to us,” I corrected him. “Now all I have to do is to get to the facility.” “Hold up, did you not just come from the hospital?” He asked me,
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