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Sometimes, the ones who stayed quiet the longest were the ones who could strike the hardest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin didn\u2019t argue. Curtis knew Adriana better than anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re sure she\u2019s not some delicate little thing hanging off your arm, then fine. I\u2019ll take that gamble.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He just hoped she wouldn\u2019t make him regret it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back at Adriana\u2019s place\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
She walked through the door, dropped her bag, and sank into the couch. She didn\u2019t say a word. Didn\u2019t even move.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton and Yolanda finished making dinner. The smell filled the room. Adriana still didn\u2019t budge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdriana, are you okay?\u201d Yolanda sat next to her. Her voice was soft. Her eyes were full of\u00a0<\/p>\n
worry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYolanda, you only became friends with me because we got along, right?\u201d Her voice was quiet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yolanda nodded. \u201cAt first, yeah. I mean, I wanted to know more about Curtis. But then I got to know you. You were just \u2026 honest. Like a blank canvas.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana shook her head slowly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t a blank canvas. That had just been the mask.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had picked Yolanda as a friend because she\u2019d wanted someone real. Someone who didn\u2019t play games. Someone who didn\u2019t hide behind a smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen tell me,\u201d she said, her voice even softer now, \u201cwhy do you think Irene treats me like this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
People always had a reason when they got close.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just like Yolanda had, once. She wanted to get closer to Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Irene was different.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She had shown up out of nowhere. Kept her distance on purpose. But when Adriana hit rock bottom, Irene was always the one who showed up. Always the one who helped her back up. Always the one who made sure the baby was safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That kind of loyalty didn\u2019t come from casual kindness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIrene?\u201d Yolanda lowered her voice. \u201cI heard she\u2019s secretly dating Gary. You know who he is, right? Curtis\u2018 uncle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe Irene cared because technically, she\u2019d be the baby\u2019s aunt one day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana shook her head. \u201cI thought that at first too. But Curtis and Gary hate each other. They\u2019re not even civil.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was no way Irene was doing all this for Gary\u2019s sake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way she looks at me,\u201d Adriana said slowly, \u201cher eyes get glossy. Like there\u2019s grief in them. Like there\u2019s something she can\u2019t say. She doesn\u2019t look at me like I\u2019m me. She looks at me like I\u2019m someone else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She drew in a shaky breath. Then she turned to Yolanda. \u201cHelp me find out who Irene really is I don\u2019t think she\u2019s who she says she is. And Jeremy \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2026 he came to see me too. I thought he\u2019d tel me to walk away from Curtis. But he just watched me eat. That was it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her smile cracked at the edges.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t the first time she\u2019d felt like something didn\u2019t add up. She had been questioning things for a while. She just hadn\u2019t said it out loud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The upcoming trip overseas was being handled by Irene\u2019s people. Adriana had only filled out a few\u00a0<\/p>\n
papers. Irene took care of everything else.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was too careful. Too thorough. Too consistent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even Yolanda had picked up on it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No one else knew about Irene\u2019s involvement. But Adriana and Yolanda did. \u201cAdriana,\u201d Yolanda said in a low voice, \u201cshe treats you better than a mom treats her own kid. If I didn\u2019t know for a fact that she never had children, and that she\u2019s not the right age to have a daughter your age, I\u2019d honestly believe you were hers. And have you noticed something else? You two kind of look alike.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pulled out a picture of Irene and held it beside Adriana\u2019s face. \u201cThe eyes. The brows. You two look way too alike.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Adriana\u2019s chest tightened as she took a deep breath. Her lungs filled slowly, and the pressure in her chest refused to ease. \u201cYolanda, did you find out what I asked you to look into?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah. Irene\u2019s never had kids. She\u2019s a celebrity, so all her records are sealed tight. I had to dig deep, but I found out she\u2019s pregnant. She\u2019s a little behind you.\u201d Yolanda paused and lowered her voice. \u201cShe\u2019s so thin that you can barely see it. She plans to go with you to Pastalia for maternity leave.\u201d Yolanda glanced around the room, cautious and alert. \u201cShe\u2019s really pushing herself. At her age, doctors would call it high risk. That baby is Gary\u2019s for sure. Those two are serious about each other.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana\u2019s thoughts drifted. Irene is pregnant too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Am I overthinking this? Is Irene just using me as cover so she can leave the country without attention? Or is there something else?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIrene\u2019s older sister is Jeremy\u2019s daughter\u2013in\u2013law. She\u2019s from the Murder on 817 case that shocked Harborton and Haldoria. The victims were Gilbert and Lucinda Barton.\u201d Yolanda sucked in air fast, and her shoulders stiffened. \u201cThat case went worldwide. The Bartons\u2018 only heir and his wife were murdered. Their newborn daughter, Nicole, was taken from her crib. No one ever found her. The case went cold.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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