It was now afternoon, and Jason had spent every minute since he hung up the call checking his phone to see if Reuben had sent him anything.As he was checking for the umpteenth time, he heard a knock on the door. He hesitated before telling the person to come in; he still wasn't comfortable about the incident with Hannah, and he tried to write it off as Hannah just being nosy and wanting to snoop around in his things. If that were the case, then he would have nothing to worry about because none of his belongings were here. But he had a nagging feeling that something else was going on, and he would have to confront her about it later.There was another louder knock on the door, which bore through Jason’s thoughts. He breathed a sigh of frustration. “You can come in,” he said reluctantly.The door opened to reveal Miriam. Jason struggled to stop himself from audibly groaning. He did not like her the most out of the three women. It wasn't hard for him to notice that they all revered her

Going into the bathroom and locking the door, Jason felt his anticipation rise as he prepared to go through everything Reuben sent to him.The first was a voice recording. Jason lowered the volume on his phone as low as possible. He pressed play, then placed the speaker against his ear.“To be honest, it feels freeing to admit all of this,” he heard a feminine voice say. He assumed it was Monica.The woman continued, “Miriam was the one who leaked the video to the press. And you know that I wouldn't say such a thing without proof. I'll send you the emails and everything, but I'd like to remain anonymous.”Reuben replied, “Of course, you know I'd make sure of it.”“Good because I don't just have emails as proof; I have a recording of her admitting that she did it!” Monica said, her voice tinged with bitterness. “I don't know why she did it, though. I kept on asking myself how someone could be so callous, but I never found the answer. I mean, doing that to your own daughter.”It's terri

“What are you doing here?” Hannah shrieked, “You’re not supposed to be in here, sir.”"Hannah, what’s that? What’s going on?” he heard Miriam say, followed by the sound of her heels against the floor as she walked to the study.Thinking fast, Jason pressed his finger to his lips, signalling for Hannah to be quiet. He took a book from the shelf and opened it, pretending to be immersed in it."Hannah, have you gone deaf? I asked you a question." Miriam snarled as she reached the door of the study. Her gaze darted inside the study, where she saw Jason standing and looking into a book. “Can you tell me why you’re in my private study?” Miriam said, her voice cold.Closing the book, Jason looked up at Miriam and said, “I’m sorry. I was so bored, so I looked around the house and saw the study. The door wasn’t locked, so I assumed that I could come in.” Jason said his tone was calm, a sharp contrast to the rapid beating of his heart.Miriam’s eyes narrowed slightly, her brows furrowing in sus

Rose’s appearance set off a metaphorical bomb in the room. “No, it can't be you,” Miriam said, her voice barely above a whisper.They all stared at her like she was a ghost that manifested in front of them. No one moved; it was as if they feared that if they moved, Rose would disappear.“I don't believe it... Is it really you?” Rachel voiced out.Rose nodded. “Believe it, it's me, sister.” She smiled at her sister.Rachel couldn't control herself anymore; she rushed to Rose and hugged her tightly. “It's really you... You're here; you're really here.”“Aunty!” Camila finally found her voice, and she joined the embrace, hugging both her mother and her aunt.Biting back tears, Rose embraced them back, saying, “I'm sorry I ran away, but I'm back now.” she said.She released herself from their embrace and then walked over to Amelia. ''Baby,” she said as he placed a gentle hand on her cheek, her voice shaky. “I'm back, and I'm never leaving again, I swear." She hugged Amelia, and Amelia me

It had been a day since Miriam passed away.Immediately after she died, Jason, Amelia, Camila, Rachel, and Rose were brought in for questioning.They gave the police all the details, and Jason and Amelia chose not to press charges against Rachel and Camila, provided that they sought professional mental help.During Jason’s questioning, he insisted that the police look into Miriam’s partner. He told them about her study and every other detail he could remember about her having an accomplice. The police promised they would look into it, but they also encouraged him to calm down and told him that the threats were over, but Jason was not convinced in the slightest. He was sure that whoever Miriam was working with would come to finish whatever plan they had.He kept replaying her final moments in his head and wondering what she was trying to tell him.The police were also of the opinion that Miriam was the one who organized the shootout, but Jason was not convinced of that either.He was