Phoebe’s POV “How did you get my number?” He laughed out loud. I couldn’t figure out if he was an imposter, a helper, or a distraction. But he sounded confident and was confusing. “Don’t you think that is the less important thing you should be asking?” he said. “It’s important to me. You could be a fraudster, and I can’t deal with that.” He chuckled. “You are as hard-headed as I thought.” “Tell me why you came to me and not Diana? She is the one handling the case. I want a definite answer if you want me to listen to you.” “Because I see more potential in you than Diana. She may be a lawyer, but she is a softie.” His tone was calm but harsh. There was no doubt in my mind that he is one of the men who look down on women in power. I chuckled. “Let’s meet up,” he said. “I hardly know anything about New York. I can’t meet you anywhere,” I said to him. “Don’t worry about that. You tell me your location, and I will have my men pick you up.” Men? I said to mysel

Phoebe’s POV I was a little harsh. Why can’t I control this little mouth of mine? I left his office in a rush because I felt so guilty; I couldn’t look him in the eyes. He must have doubts about my feelings for him. Since we got back from New York, I hardly had time to talk to him. A week had passed since I met up with George De-Royal. I went to him because I wanted some advice on what to do with the information I had gotten. Diana and her team were still in New York, probably looking for more evidence or suspects for the case. Anthony was asked to rent a new apartment. But he decided to stay in his new house he purchased not long ago. On my way to my desk, I ran into Andrew. I sighed and passed by him. “Miss Meyers!” he called. “Yes, Andrew,” “Are you okay? You seemed a little distracted,” “It’s nothing to be worried about,” We had the attention of the other employees, so I had to hurry back to my desk. I smiled at him and asked to leave, but he stopped me

Phoebe’s POV An hour before the meeting.. I missed my dear friends. It’s quite a while since I had a chat with them. They would scream hell on me if I reveal to them I was solving a murder case. Since I lost most of my contacts. I had to call Jon to help me with that. I finally got to hear their voices. I had to put them on loud speaker. “Cat!! “Phoebe, I missed you more than anything ?” “me too” Ella whispered. “You better be,” I teased. “It’s been a while” Ella said. “Yeah it has” I responded. “You should have called earlier, why wait this long for us to miss you this much,” Cassie nagged. I laughed it out. “Well I wasn’t in Singapore, we went to New York City, for a case,” “Case?” Ella exclaimed. “Yeah” I revealed everything to them. They were stunned by it. I took the insults and the scolding with an open heart. Cat kept yelling on the me. I knew she was loud but sometimes I get stunned at how a human can yell with every cell in her body. I

Eric’s POV I couldn’t believe she broke her promise to me. I knew who she met up with, but still, I expected her to tell me. I didn’t really care who she had to meet. I knew she wouldn’t cheat on me whatsoever, but every time she wasn’t close, my anxieties rose up. I couldn’t sleep for fear of her disappearing on me. That thought kept me up all night. I never agreed for her to move out, but Phoebe was very independent. She hated the idea of not being able to do things her own way. Surprisingly, I found it attractive. Honestly, I believed she would have told me everything if she had remembered in the first place. So forgetful... When Andrew told me who she had gone to meet, I was startled for a moment. After Andrew helped me out with putting a GPS in the wristwatch I gave Phoebe, a few days later, he came out to me opposing it. I had assured him I would take it out, but I didn’t. And now he has no idea of the GPS being in the wristwatch. He would probably scold me like

Eric’s POV: I wasn’t upset, or anything of that sort. Well, maybe a little. I won’t deny I liked the idea of them pressuring Phoebe. She shouldn’t have hidden it from me in the first place, but I couldn’t hold it in any longer. I had to defend her, until the call came in. Cloud knew no shame. It was as if he wanted to come between us. His ridiculous demands were just appalling. He knew I was with Phoebe and needed my attention. It was quite surprising at the beginning, but I caught up as soon as he suggested to Phoebe that they should meet up. We hid ourselves to give them some privacy, but knowing Cloud, he would definitely find something fishy about the hideout. Just as I predicted, he knew I was watching him, and so was he. “I dare you to touch her,” I commanded his bodyguards. He chuckled. He hadn’t changed. Just one look at his smirked face, and memories I had once forgotten came to mind. I remembered his hatred for me and my family. I was so sure he was happ