"I'm sorry Lynn" a voice whispered "please forgive me"
"no!" Lynn exclaimed, arousing from her nightmare. Her heart was racing, her head ached. She took a deep breath to calm her heart down.
After scanning the room, Lynn realised it wasn't hers. As she was still numb struck, the door opened with Marcie, followed by a maid, entering.
"Marcie, am i at your place?" Lynn asked
"yes. For now Carrie..." Marcie said pointing at the maid "... will attend to you"
"i want to see mom" Lynn said in a serious tone.
"you will. But for now you have to freshen up" Marcie replied and walked out of the room. Carrie smiled at Lynn and asked "what do i start with?"
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After a while, the door to Lynn's room opened with Carrie walking out followed by Lynn.
"you can go now" Lynn smiled "thanks for the assistance"
Carrie bowed and then left. Lynn then gazed at the beautifully decorated corridor which led to the other rooms. While staring, one of the doors opened with Bruce coming out while buttoning his shirt. He then saw Lynn who was standing outside her room.
" hey Lynn" he smiled
"hi... Bruce" Lynn sighed
"how sure are you that I'm Bruce"
"well I know that you don't usually wear T-shirts"
"Marcie told you?"
"yes" Lynn promptly replied
The two came downstairs together and settled in the living room. Fauna, Louis and Marcie were already there.
Fauna smiled at Lynn and said "Lynn, how are you feeling?"
"I'll be fine Mrs Maxine" Lynn replied with her head down in the dumps. Tears then started escaping from her eyes. She had an appalling expression on her face. Bruce who was beside her rested his hands on her shoulders and embosomed her. Louis' heart flinched. His face suddenly became pallid.
"I'm sorry Lynn" Fauna said "you'll have to stay with us until you're strong enough to stand on your own"
Lynn raised her head to face Fauna. Her cheeks were red "Mrs Maxine..."
"it's the least i can do after what you did for this family"
"I want to see her" Lynn insisted
"the boys will take you there tomorrow" Fauna replied "it's already... 7pm" she finished while looking at her phone.
"7pm? For how long was I unconscious?"
"9 hours" Marcie promptly answered
Lynn parted her head and heaved a sigh. She then remembered her mother's body. There was a knife in her stomach. Her eyes were wide open. There were bruises on her face.
'Joel I know you did this. It was all your doing. I surely will get you justice mom"
The next day, Lynn woke up around 7am. She freshened up and went downstairs. Marcie was in the living room.
"morning Lynn"
"morning Marcie. Let's go"
"you're in a torrent. First breakfast and then Bruce and Louis we'll take you"
"why can't you go with me?"
"mom made the decision so..." Marcie said while standing up "breakfast"
She then led Lynn to the dining room. Fauna, Bruce and Louis were already eating. When they sat down a maid served them.
"Good morning Lynn" Fauna said
"morning Mrs Maxine" Lynn replied and then smiled at Bruce and Louis.
While eating, everyone was quiet. This made Lynn uncomfortable as she felt monitored. She looked at Louis, the army officer. His muscular body was enough to tell people he was doing a arduous job. She shifted her eyes to Bruce, the next of king to the Maxine Corp. Once his mom decides to retire, he was going to be the new CEO. She then looked at her best friend, the future doctor. She hadn't yet started her first year.
After finishing, Fauna stood up and said "Louis, I'll talk to the commander. You and Bruce have to take Lynn to the hospital"
Louis nodded his head as Fauna walked out. He then smiled at Lynn.
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