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ll. She was now taller and had dyed her hair silver. The new hair color complimented her olive skin tone perfectly. Her straightened hair framed

I was seated at. "Nova!" she exclaimed with genuine excitement. W

late, I got hel

you're here now," I

of minutes late," I added

aged a day since I last saw you," sh

kled. Touched b

etty sure little girls look at you wishing th

blushing. I'm glad

my smile tinged with a m

we last spoke. It was a welcome distraction, but beneath the surface, I couldn't shake the heavy burden of Nora's deat

eath. "You remember I told you on the call, I

ing the shift in my mood. "Yes, I

ed away," I said, strugglin

y found out? Haven'

didn't even tell me until a f

ry. I heard a little about her death, but I didn't kno

t's been really hard to process, especially since I've also

y said, her voice fi

e for her and it hurts," I sai

. You didn't know," she sai

just want to

ou mean?"

r diary. Based on what she wrote, her h

know who that is

d at her state

ully. "Yeah, he's one

et him. I need to get some

lem if you regularly visit the

ut very soon for a huge business trip. He might

lf, I don't want him to recognize me and get spooked

you're going through right now, but I Totally Understand how you feel," she sa

ng me a card. " just show it to the gu

ny, I owe you," I

me you won't do anything stup

letting out a ligh

-needed outlet, and I was more determined than ever to make Ron pay. I thanked Bonny once more before head

vy on me. I shut the door behind me, my mind already racing with the detai

get back at Ron

sure he loses his huge business deal?"I murm

be completely unrecognizable when I approached Ron at The Brass Lantern. "A

undetectable to incapacitate Ron without causing him

st place to keep him locked up an

nt had to be meticulously arranged. I needed to be pr

bark on a risky plan to exact my revenge and uncover the truth. The stakes were higher than