A Different Divergent: A Better Tomorrow

~one hundred~

Chapter 100

Lauren's laptop not only is in Candor but it's in Candor's headquarters, The Merciless Mart? This actually doesn't surprise me. I've always figured that Molly and Drew had to have help from inside their born faction but this proves it. But the big question is who is the traitor? Will it be Molly's mother or stepfather or will it be someone from Drew's family? Maybe it's Olivia's mother or maybe it's her father lending them a hand. There is one person without a doubt I know that I don't want it to be and that is Ruth Hayes. I don't think I would be able to trust myself around anyone new ever again if she's betrayed me after opening my heart and my home to her. I consider her more than a friend. She may not be my husband's mother, and I hate her son completely, but I think of her as my mother-in-law.

"You say it's in their headquarters?" Tobias asks and Callen nods. "If I call their leader right now, can I tell him exactly where to look for it?"

"Yes," Callen says. Well that's promising. Maybe Molly, Olivia, and Lauren will be hiding with it and taken into custody within the hour. It's unlikely but a girl can dream. "It's in room 534." Tobias drags his phone out of his pocket and dials Jack Kang.

"Jack, Four here. Sorry for the wake-up call but there's been a development that I thought you would want to be made aware of right away. One of our computer technicians just discovered where Lauren Jones' laptop is. Apparently, it's in room 534 of your headquarters ... Yeah, I'm 100% sure of the information. I trust him and his skills fully ... No, we have no way of knowing if Lauren or Molly and Olivia for that matter are with it but if you find it unattended, maybe you could set up surveillance to see who comes back for it and arrest them then ... Yes, our list of suspects include Molly's mother and stepfather, Drew's parents, Olivia's parents, and although it is highly unlikely, Peter's mother ... It's obviously not our fault but Molly and Drew are excellent storytellers. They might have been able to convince their parents of our guilt and recruited any one of them ... Will you let me know what you find ... Thanks. Can I run something by you before I let you go ... We have a prisoner here who is receiving care for a couple gunshot wounds ... Yes, that's right. I shot the bastard. He tried to kill my wife. Anyway, I want him interrogated under truth serum as soon as possible. Does he have to wait for his wounds to heal or can he just be stable ... Good. I'll give you Dr. Parrish's number and you can coordinate with him on Drew's progress. He has important answers locked in his mind, and the coward won't open his mouth. We really need to know what he knows, and we needed to know it yesterday." He gives Jack Zander's number then hangs up after saying his goodbyes. "He thinks that as long as Drew is stable, he'll be able to handle the truth serum. Apparently, it's been administered to Candor members on death's door, and they've tolerated it well enough. If Zander okays it, they will come here later today and do the interrogation. He understands the time sensitive nature of the situation."

"Did he give you an idea of whose office her laptop is in?" I ask. I'm getting to the point where I can barely keep my eyes open and know that I won't be long for this conversation.

"The fifth floor houses attorneys, judges, and courtrooms," Tobias says. "Jack wasn't sure which office belongs to what person. He's going to have that looked into."

"I'm sure we'll find out soon enough," I say. I fight as hard as I can but finally yawn widely.

"Will you hold her?" Tobias asks as he hands Tessa to Callen who looks uncomfortable taking my daughter then he comes over and picks Peanut up off my chest. She immediately lays her head on his shoulder and closes her eyes. I notice that both my girls are as sleepy as I am. "I'll be right back, love. I'm just going to put the girls down across the hall. Go ahead and get some rest."

"Sleep tight, girls," I say. "Mommy loves you."

"They love you, too," Tobias says as he dims the lights then makes his way out of the room. I should fall directly to sleep because I'm tired enough to sleep for a week but I fight with all my strength against the darkness, needing to see him one last time before I let the fatigue consume me.