Justin went to the NextEra head office, where Noah was currently in charge and handling everything. Noah had been absent as he was gone with Meira and had informed the office about his late arrival.
Justin went to his office—the CEO’s grand office—where he started working. But one important matter was still his priority: finding his real sister.
"Any more addition to the information about that man?" Justin asked Trevor, who had followed him to the Imperial City and was in charge of this new investigation.
"We managed to find the first location he stopped at with the baby after he left through the seaway," Trevor informed. "He didn’t stay there for long, but our people are trying to find where he moved next. From our guess, he moved to the other part of the continent, as far as he could go from the eastern country. But we can only confirm it after locating his next stop."
"Make it fast," Justin ordered. He knew his people were skilled and the best in their job, so he didn’t have to doubt them.
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Briena had reached the hotel where she was called. She made sure no one noticed her as she wore thick lens glasses and a black mask. Just as she reached the designated floor and came out of the elevator, she came across a woman.
Briena acted as if she didn’t notice her and walked past her but—
"Well! Well! Who do we have here?" the woman said, "The Global Star, Ms Briena Ford."
Briena froze in her place while the woman walked and stood facing her. She was of similar age to Briena, wearing quite loud makeup, a blonde-haired wig, and a revealing black dress.
"Who are you?" Briena fumbled. "You are mistaking me for someone else."
"Tsk! After ruining my life, Ms. Briena refuses to recognise me?" the woman said with a wicked smile on her lips, but then her expression turned slightly serious, yet mocking. "Have you forgotten already, my dear?" she asked. "Last year, there was one young promising artist in your company who was about to rise to success, but before that, you ruined her—just because you were afraid someone like me, with no family background, could surpass you. Isn’t it?"
Briena swallowed hard and took a step back. "I don’t know what you are talking about."
The woman chuckled, "There are so many like me you’ve ruined back then. How many of us would you refuse to recognise?"
Not answering her, Briena turned to leave, but the woman blocked her way. "Where are you hurrying to? Don’t tell me, just like me, you’re forced to get into the porn industry? Are you here to meet a director?"
"Porn? What the hell are you talking about?" Briena shouted at her. "Get the hell out of here, you lowly, disgusting bitch."
The woman simply smirked playfully, "If you had said this to me in the past—to my innocent self—I would have been deeply hurt. But you called me a bitch so many times back then that I’m immune to it now. And to put it right, I am indeed a lowly, disgusting bitch after how you forced me into this life so I could survive and help my poor family. I wish you face the same fate one day."
"Shut up! I am not you," Briena pushed her away and walked ahead.
The woman simply smirked and said, "The director’s room is just at the first right turn."
Briena ignored her and didn’t take the right turn, as if she were not there to meet that director.
After walking ahead, Briena turned around and saw the woman was gone. She returned and then took the right turn.
Just then, the same woman came out from another corridor and smirked. "So I was right."
She saw a hotel staff member coming out from the same room direction and stopped him, "That woman with glasses and a mask—what room did she enter?"
As the staff answered, the woman opened her purse and pulled out a stack of bills, "This is yours if you do what I ask you to."
The man’s eyes brightened at the sight of so much money and he agreed to what he was asked to do.
The woman smirked, Briena Ford, you’re gone for good this time. I’ll wait for you to join me in what I do.
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In the late noon, Meira returned home. She went to the university after going to the music class enquiry with Noah.
Meira came straight to see Natalie, who was relaxing in the drawing hall while gossiping with Julia. Staying home had turned her into a gossip queen now, and Julia was telling her so many things going on around.
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