Falling in Reverse (GxG, Lesbian)

Ch.12 Third Case: Veronica Lewis .2

Sky's POV

Everyone already left except me, I stayed behind to watch and listen to the video record of Pepper and Heather's conversation earlier. I listed down all the important details that Pepper said and enumerated it, and from there I will investigate.

First point that I wrote is having a date with lady Mystique, why does she want Pepper to be involved with the case? Second point is Heather will be abducted one of these days, when? I need to have a timeline. Third point, Heather is not the real target, then who it might be? Who is the mastermind? And lastly, Lady Mystique is helping with the case, but how?

When I'm done, I opened the CCTV video footage of Pepper's first date with Lady Mystique and started watching it from the beginning again.

"You intentionally chose the seat near the glass wall" I muttered while fast forwarding the video to check if I can see Vincent's car passing by. I pressed the pause button when I did, then I zoomed it in.

"You want Vincent to see you and Pepper so that he will suspect. You want Pepper to be under our custody" I said amused before taking a sip of my brewed coffee.

I closed it afterwards and opened the video of their third meeting in Verons. We've been watching the shop before it opened and we didn't see any trace of her entering the shop, wearing a pink hoodie.

I played the video on repeat several times and paused it on the scene where a blonde pregnant entered the shop. Then I fast forwarded it to the scene where the police are checking the phones of the customers one by one, and she's not there.

"Stupid of us" I muttered angrily before forwarding the video again and paused it on the scene where she is exchanging gun fires with us at the back of the shop. She kept the blonde hair but it's covered with her hoodie and she's also wearing shades. I slapped my forehead in annoyance when I remember that she raised her middle finger on me when I told her to stop.

Everything was planned, the motorbike that she used to escape was intentionally parked at the back side of Verons one hour prior to our arrival. Then we lost her when she jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge. I turned the video off afterwards because I'm already feeling exhausted.

I glanced to the clock and stood up when I found out that it's already two in the morning. I've been lacking sleep for several days already because of Heather's complicated case. I turned my computer off and lazily walked to the parking lot.

Pug welcomed me as soon as she saw me. I petted her for a couple of seconds before giving her a small amount of food for her late midnight snack. I'm about to go up to freshen up when I noticed a torn out pink envelope under the centre table. I picked it up and shook my head because Pug's bite marks are all over it, meaning, someone slipped it under my door.

I opened the envelope and was upset when I read that it's a wedding invitation for Nicole and someone named Dustin. The wedding is next week and I have been informed just now. I sat on the couch and watched my front door's earlier CCTV footage using my cell phone. Nicole herself came to deliver it, she pressed the doorbell thrice and waited for ten minutes before she decided to just slip it under my door and leave.

It's been five months since we last talked, I know that we're over but I didn't expect her to get married so soon. I guess she's not the type who deals with heartbreak for a long time. I opened my contacts and about to call her when Michael suddenly called.

"You just came home?" He inquired as soon as I answered.

"Yes, why are you still awake?" I blandly said.

"I guess you already saw the invitation" he carefully said.

"Uh, yes. What about it?" I replied, hiding the disappointment on my voice.