Hayden-Despite drinking as much as I had, when I woke up, I could recall everything Dominic told me. I was a little upset that I didn’t see Dominic when I woke. Glancing at my phone beside the bed, I saw it was twenty minutes until ten.Bolting out of bed, I nearly fell over my feet as I went to the bathroom to get ready. I was finishing my shower when I heard a knock on the bathroom door. Waiting to answer after I turned off the water, I grabbed my towel to dry off.“Yes?”“It is me.” Dominic’s voice was slightly muffled. “I thought you might want to sleep longer, so I made an exception for you not to go to work if you don’t want to.”“The last thing I need is to get an extra perk because I am with the boss. It is bad enough. I was teased last night because they figured out we are together. I don’t need them thinking that I can do whatever I want just because of our relationship.” I finished drying off and opened the door with my towel wrapped around me.“I mean, I can tell everyone

Hayden-“It is better if I start at the beginning.” Dominic settled onto the sofa in my office after we went to my office to talk.“Okay.” I sat beside him on the couch, crossing my legs under me.“As you know, I first came to your house when I was seventeen. I had met Lexi around the same time. My father found that her adoptive parents might be connected to the death of my mother, so he helped me attend the college she was accepted to.”“Maria told me your mother died in a car accident by a drunk driver.” I interrupted.“That is the story that we tell everyone else. Since you know the truth about my mother, I can tell you what really happened.” Dominic turned toward me, resting his arm on the couch's back. “It is true she was in a car accident, except it hadn’t been an accident. Lily’s adoptive parents had run us off the road and beat her until she died.”My blood ran cold at hearing what happened. “So, you got close to Lexi because of that?” I urged him to continue.“When I first me

Hayden-Over the following two weeks, my relationship with Dominic improved. Dominic spent a lot of time at the office, dealing with the aftermath of Lexus. No one knew I was the other shareholder, and it seemed Lexus was getting annoyed he couldn’t find me. I couldn’t help but be amused because I was right under his nose, and he didn’t know it.Instead of returning home to wait for Dominic to get off work, I used the time to work on writing my book. With all the downtime I kept getting, I imagined I should finish the book in no time. Aside from that, I have been making waves as the new design director.I am involved with every business meeting, including those that Lexus attends. I am getting a better handle on the business side of things, and I am putting myself in front of Lexus to find out what he is up to. I still haven’t figured it out, but he focused on me during the meetings, not Dominic.“To show that I am sincere, I will return the authors to Fox Ink.” Lexus said during our

Hayden-“Do you know the son’s name?” Dominic asked.“Sadly, I don’t. I started working here after the son left, and it became a forbidden topic around town.”I wondered if Dominic was thinking the son could be my father. It wouldn’t matter either way because there was no way I could confirm it. From the sounds of things other than Lexus, it seemed like everyone in his family was dead. Even if I did confirm it, it wouldn’t change anything.“I think we are getting off-topic here.” I said as I thought questioning where the inheritance went was pointless. “We came to see if we can find proof that Lexus is responsible for Lexi’s death.”“What makes you think that Lexus killed Lexi?” The older man asked.Dominic went on to explain the events that led up to Lexi’s death; he even admitted to getting close to her on purpose. The entire time he spoke, I watched a multitude of different emotions flash across the man’s face. Dominic also mentioned that he suspected that Lexus might be involved w

Hayden-Standing up, I was about to circle the bush to approach the house but quickly dropped behind it again when I spotted two armed men patrolling the area. Luckily, they didn’t seem to notice me. Sucking in a breath, I held it as they walked by where I was hiding.“I never want to piss her off.” One of them was saying.“You’re telling me.” The other one snorted. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the guy was dead by now.”My blood went cold as I thought the guy they mentioned was Dominic. I didn’t know what the situation was, but I had a feeling it wasn’t good. When I thought about it, there were only two people I knew that wanted to harm Dominic. One was Lexus, and the other was…I didn’t need to finish my thought as I already had my answer. This was the Villa where Valerie lived. As I put the pieces together, I poked my head over the bush and saw Valerie smoking a cigarette on the front porch.Three armed men were standing with her. Valerie said something to one of the men, but I could