Family Business

Chapter 34

Cristy drove silently as Dana and her brothers happily sat at the back. They were so relieved to have found each other that they couldn't stop hugging each other.

Cristy did not like the presence of the boys, they had become an obstacle in her plan. But William asked her to take them, he practically begged her to take him, how could she say no?

She could never say no to William, she cared about him too much to hurt his feelings.

The only time she did, was when he turned 18 and was going to leave town, he asked her to come with him, but she refused.

"Dad wants me to help run the family business. You know how much I want to do that." Cristy told William.

"If that's what you want...." William said before he turned around and left, forever.

Cristy still sent him letters, she called whenever she could track down his number. But the only thing he would ask is... "Still working with your father in that business?"

"It's a family business, if I don't, who will?" She said and then the line disconnected.

But Cristy never gave up. She loved William and was prepared to wait for as long as she needed to get him to talk to her.

She always thought about the day William pushed her attacker down the stairs and killed him. She knew the moment she recovered that she would forever be indebted to him. Even though she lost a great deal, she still had her life and she promised herself not to waste it.

Cristy watched Dana hug her brothers from the rear view mirror as she drove down towards the city.  She couldn't get rid of the boys because of William but she could separate them!

All she had to do was keep the boys safe until William got out of jail.

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William and Captain fields were back in the room, William immediately showed the captain all the secret documents Frank had hidden in his cupboard.

"He has kept details of this person's deteriorating health." Captain Fields said as he went through everything.

"Look at this one! His physical appearance altered so much just after two days!" He continued, shocked.

William, who had already seen it, was pacing the room and thinking about the boys.

"Sir, we need to find a way and bring those boys back. I don't know where Cristy is and I don't trust her one bit. She is just like the rest of them." William said.

"Then why did you hand them over to her?" Captain Fields asked.

"I was desperate. I told them to stay in the room and not eat any of the food." William said. "I dint know how long I would be there!"

Captain Fields pursed his lips thinking hard. "Call her, tell her you are back and you want the boys delivered to you safely."

"She won't do it. I already tried getting her to leave his family alone." William said.

"Then you are out of choices." The captain said straightening up. "Let get out of here."

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John was back to working at the bar. It was his favourite pass time because he was disguised as an old bartender. This gave him access to the people of Lanchester while keeping his true identity a secret.

It had been over two days and they still didn't find Dana and the boys, this was serious.

Leaving Aaron to obsess about it alone,  John and Helen stood at the back to discuss their next move.