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CHAPTER TWENTY: ' the truth '
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Hayley asks, grabbing her phone.
"You know—" He laughs. "I laughed when I first found out you guys were looking for it. But the fact you guys actually found it!"
"What are you talking about?" She questions, tears filling her eyes as she got more scared. "Dad... what job did Ward offer you?" She began to put two and two together.
Elijah looked his daughter in the eyes, rage in his own as she figured out the truth. "After Ward's incident, he needed help finding the gold. He lost the only lead he had." He explained, and that's when Hayley knew John B had told the truth about Ward killing his father. "Lead" was actually a cover up for Big John.
"No." Hayley stood up, moving away from her father.
"And then you became friends with John B—" He scoffed, stepping closer to his daughter. "I had to keep a close eye on you. I needed to get whatever information about the gold you had—"
Hayley quickly turned around, opening the door to run away, but her dad quickly grabbed her. "Get off of me!" She shouted, kicking him and running.
Elijah recovered quickly, chasing her down the hall and tackling her. "Where's the gold!?" He shouted.
"Get off!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. "Mom! Mommy, please help!" She screamed loudly, trying to push away her father.
"Elijah!" Melissa had finally made it upstairs, pushing the man away and freeing Hayley.
The brunette immediately ran off once she stood up. As much as she felt guilty for leaving her mother alone with him, she couldn't stay a second longer.
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Hayley ran up to the house, banging on the door repeatedly. This was probably the last place she should be, but she could only think of one person she wanted to be around.
"Alright, alright! I'm coming!" A man yelled, causing her to get even more nervous. Her breath stopped as the door was pulled open quickly. "Well, ain't you a pretty little thing. What do you want?"
"Is JJ here?" Hayley asked, on the verge of tears.
The man sucked his teeth before turning towards the inside of the house. "JJ! It's for you."
Luke stood in the doorway, looking over Hayley. "What's gotten you all shaken up?" He asked.
"N-Nothing." She stuttered.
"Mhm." He hummed before he was pushed out of the way.
"Hayley, what are you doing here!?" JJ yelled stepping outside and closing the front door.
"I— my Dad— the gold— John B—" She had began to hyperventilate, not being able to form an actual sentence.
"Hayley, calm down. What's going on?" JJ places his hands on her shoulders to stop her from pacing.
