The entire group stared at the angry man approaching them with a rush. The chanel lady almost went to hide behind Bruce. Bruce held her hand so she would stay put beside him. "Kate, what the fuck are you doing here?" The angry man asked, breathing wildly. He looked ready to throw his energy on someone."I am on a tour of the city, obviously. What are you doing here?" She tried to put some confidence to her wavering voice. Bruce held her firmly beside him."I am not the point here. You take my child and you take my money. You run away and pretend you are on a buisness trip. How long did you think that lie would hold?"Maggie and Claire can not hold the gasp of shock that escape their mouths. Bruce's eyes went wide and he could not help his facial expression. "I did not take your money. She is my child too. Do not act like you have forgotten how I carried her in me for nine months. Go find someone else to hassle." She began to find her courage and removed her hand from Bruce's grip. B

Maria could not believe what Hugh Steele had asked her to do. She had thought this was going to be an easy mission. In. Out. And her bag of cash. She already planned out what she had to do when she finished with this. She would take the money, go to a new city with a new identity, find a job and settle down. It was not supposed to be this hard. Steele's voice still rung in her ears like a ring tune."Step 2, Maria. If you fuck this up, you fall alone. I will not pick you up from whatever trouble Bruce puts you in." He had warned her and she already knew this. She knew when he had approached her the first time through his right hand man. The man had warned her that if she chose to do this, she was on her own if everything went south. It was funny to her how they kept using the word "choose". She did not have a choice. Steele made that clear when he showed her the videos in his possession. He had the power to ruin her life permanently. She was supposed to sneak into Bruce's office and

Maria was going to do all she could to save herself. No one would do it for her. Not her brother. Not Aurora. Not anyone. She was going to do as Steele had ordered and she was going to stuff her conscience at the bottom of the Mississippi river if she had to. She stepped out of her room. It was midnight and everyone was in their rooms except Nene. Nene liked to stay in the reading room and flip through children stories. Lee said it helped her find some sleep. Something about her grandchild who used to live with her, but died in her sleep after Nene had read her a bedtime story. Nene had so many conspiracy theories about those children stories after that tragic loss. The doctors said it was an aneurysm. These things just happen, they had said. But Nene knew of all the things to happen, it could not have been a brain aneurysm.With the knowledge that only Nene could possibly awake at this hour, she had approximately three hours to find the young master's office so she could get the infa

Claire went to the door to find out who could be knocking at their hotel room. She threw a glance at her mother who was reclining on the couch. She had a blank expression on and Claire could not figure out if she was scared or just nonchalant. Claire swung the door open and there stood Nick.Her mouth fell open, his eyes looked like it would fall out from it's sockets. They both recollected themselves and acted like everything was normal."Well well well, hello stranger." Claire greeted him and he nodded with an easy smile. This felt really awkward for Claire, she wondered if he felt the same. He strutted confidently towards Claire's mother with the bouquet of white roses in his hand. Her mother could not help the rosy glow that spread through her cheeks. Claire rolled her eyes. This all felt like a play."Hello baby." Nick said to her mother. Claire could not help the scoff that escaped her lips. Her mother shot her a look that could be interpreted as "back off, lady." Claire lifted

"You and Maria would be spending a while together. We need to sort out the library. The young master wants the organization system to be rearranged. He sent details as to how to order the books. No worries, ladies. This will be fun, I promise you. Seeing as a friendship is already blossoming, this might fasten the process." Nene said this without looking to see how Maria and Aurora were throwing daggers at each other with their eyes. Nene finally faced them with an infectious smile and held both of them with her hands. "The library is on the third floor, so you have to take the elevator. The elevators are in the hall that comes before the dinner room. It might not be so easy to spot, but I am sure you two are very smart women. You will definitely figure it out." Nene said with a smile and led them out of the room. They both walked in silence to the hall Nene had described. "What is going on here? There are no elevator doors anywhere here." Maria said this impatiently, she stormed he