Chapter 8
The back and check on the screen in hont of me was depressing I realised I should have a hackard check on the moment I found my van was mutrying her. But hack then I had
price. Probably
ught up in the healing of betrayal. It simply didn’t cmus my mind. And in anges, it was for the best that I didn’t check back then. I don’t know if I would have been able to ignore what the report, said about her. It would home set off red dags. Bet aber meeting her, spending time with her and, in be honest, charming out her, I could see how her past had formed her, but not jato and and calculating person, but inte a compassionate one. I looked at Hana’s picture that was on the first page of the report. It was her driver’s Ferner photo, Taken when the son in the middle of her manage to Sen. The seemin looking back at me dem the semen looked nothing like the woman that had on into me, or that had invited me into her apartment yesterday. Her had been fired and high–sting paterday, but in the photo she liked the all hope was lost. Like a shadow of a person, hei eyes were sold of all flings. I hated the phate, and habe knowing that my sin probably had a hand in extinguishing the hope tion those briliant blue eyes, 1 senlled down and found a mour decent picture in the report. It was only a see old and taken from a student ID. Life was back in Hana’t max and she looked determined. She licked the the woman I had met, I wmndered what had changed in the year between the two photo. The deer to my office opened and lason walked in. He was the only one that my avistant allowed put her without warning
“What are you doing he thought
were out uning that son of yours fmm certain deo,” he asked as he walked to my desk. As they any buddy, he leaned over my s and looked at my screen. A loer whistle came from him. “Not bad, where did you find that me?” Imbited, I beked my computer using the sheet keys, burning the screen black,
“Sipping. I have the situation with Simon under pretpol,” | tole him.
When And the girls, good or hull” he asked. In Jason’s eyes the world was black and white with very little gry. These were three kinds of prgle. The good nies, which included sin men and our
and one ce. The clients, which won the select few we choose work with. They were at grey as Jasan would go The rest were had people. He knew then were recent balanden, but in he didn’t know who they wein,
She’s our new clent, pro bono,” I said. There was a long silence. I didn’t need the selection on rap motijador solarn to bol man laton was watching me
- “”“Don’t know we took those hopes of clients,” he fully said
“Fuck efl,” I told him
“Are
“Shut up.”
“Tad me why you decided to take her on as a chent. We aboys.
i ser take m, always, no exceptions.” Laighed. There was no way around it, I needed to sell him something
on is in deep table. Were talking elephant shit deep” I sad. Another whistle came from on.
Somehow be involved with Ask Now he is trying to get away from it and he has thrown his in front of the hunting bounds to distract them,” I finished.
“You can say that apis”
“Ex? As in ex–wife? I didn’t know he got divorced,” lason bold m
Team | But I can’t just leave her in a mers that Sum created”
“Sare, she’s family I guess,” he agreed. I just grumbled at it. She was, but by admitting that I also had to admit my feelings toward her were wrong. “What safe house are using to put her in?”
“She staying at her horse for now, Tiled on. He looked Ime like I was becoming senille, and Louldn’t blame him
“An in the place slær is legally registered in? As in it will take me two minutes to google her name and my fucking phone will guide me to her door?”
“Wut the fuck man” Alsakor is an bad as they get, if he is going after her, she needs to get out,” he told me.
“Don’t you think I know that? I told her as much, lai she sad nn.” I could hear how stupid it sounded as I spoke the words.
Yes.” He landed at me for a while and the started in laugh. Thad the didiet odling he was laughing at me.
“Well fuck ru Finaly found samunder a
taed to turi lles wuna. Dealind and stubbem. Say what you will about your son, he has good taste in women,” lawn sold me dugged my liatal over my lasa du lade lige mish i katai keang hin relenting bellana as Sippon’s suman. “So what’s the phat?” be inkest
Thu mach can to Aksator’h agamatsun and ask shut Hana san do to make tho go away” lanoti nodded.
“I have gives han something to keep for at least somewhat safe let inn
Inom didn’t the Sagan: Jaun, thought he was speed and valities. He was night. But
“There some connectium that canges in nuch with that. What are you going to do with your soni?” i krane la he tried to das respectful anand me, he was a good instal | siglund
“I don’t know 1 garsa I need to trade the toy hip” said
“Il he has Akuker on his tail he must vettanly thees. Let me kraw wiet is
“Thanks, man. I approstate your lap.” I told him. He almuggel like it wasn’t a big deal and left my offer. I logged back into my computer and united on Huma’s picture was the first thing I saw
Fuck. I thought and closed the background check. 1 instead started to trace my son. As epected he did a sloppy job at hiding his macks as he tried to hide. It didn’t take me more than an hour to numow down the area he must be in I checked it against the list of properties of the man his mother was married in and got ben hil. To way I could do it, to could Akinken. I thought about if I should drive out the properties at once, or wat until the next day. But I decided I would sewe kugive myself if I waited and something happened. I got my keys and left the office. It was the merend day in a now I left before the offer hour were ever. The part of the city I was driving to seat a stark contrast sa my drive yesterday. Today I was heading into the mate affernt part of the city. The first property was a usury apartment. The building was well kept and there was a doorman in the entrance and plenty of security can. A good place to stay low. It ab int! couldn’t just walk inside and knock on the dice to the apartment. Not like I had done last night and scared Basa hall to death, I seest of my sons welches. Whatever had happened between him and Haru, Simon had an obligation to make sure she was safe. Especially since he had sent the male after her. There was a hotel opposite the apartment banking parked the car and trok my might tag 1 always kept in the car, just in case, I acted mory bat my part of a bunineunan reeding in stay a night and being a Hile peraline about what direction | needed my bedman window. The unfared receptionist got me a room that suited my needs and I wondered what type of demands they were used to getting as 1 Borsk the elevator up. The room was a foot above the one I needed to see on the other side of the road. But otherwise it was perfect. I took out my blareadors and felt the familiar qui feeling of being rode as l’aimed them at the apartment areas the street. It looked dark, and empty, in wan in the middle of the day, it could be that Simen was just out. I thought about going in the offer site and then coming back. But I decided against it. Instead I book put my phone while I was waiting. I was planning on noding tone emails. But ended up sending a text to Hana
Me: Hello, How has your day been so far?
locked at it as I had set it and felt the an idiot. What the fock was I doing?
H: It’s been good. Al fust better than yesterday. I called my malice and told her I son no longer interested.
Me: I’m sorry
- It’s okay. It is what it in. How hat your day been?
Me Nothing special. I did some papere
at the refice and now Ene reading sSHE STA
H–1 thought your day sesald be filled with car chases, undercover work and hand to hand combat,
had to chockleather reply..
Me. As the owner † lei my men handle all
For choses. T’i’m mostly stock behind the desk.
Smart Do you miss the other parts?
1thought about IL newer mapped long enough to consider it before. I had always done what needed to be done. First, to put food on the table, then to sunster and then to be able to give my son the life I warned him to low. The last couple of years, my business has bem motivated magh, I wanted it to grow, to surand.
Wedding, it was nothings, just so it has to pass the time. At least that was what I was billing spielt
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