One Wild Night

Chapter 440: Conference Call (2)

"Exactly! I\'m a lawyer and I\'ve seen things like this happen before. What if she was listed in their Will before their demise and she was supposed to inherit whatever they had? The money he gave the sisters could be a little stipend compared to what she is truly worth," Jade said, and Sonia nodded slowly.         

"It actually makes a lot of sense," Lucy murmured after some time.     

"It would be great if we can look into this and find answers for her. Who knows? She might have a lot of money waiting for her somewhere. I\'d love to see her happy. Matt cares for her deeply," Sonia said, making Jade remember that Matt had visited.      

"Did Matt tell you guys he was coming over? He was here earlier to meet with her. I just realized I forgot to call to find out how she is doing and how her meeting with Matt went," Jade said with a sigh.      

She had too many things on her mind and she was barely giving enough attention to any of them. One minute she was worrying about how to handle the cartel\'s case in court, the next second she was thinking about Candace and her adoption issue, next she was trying to figure out what package Jero had left for Candace, she was also thinking about the love triangle between Aurora, Harry, and her. And now she had to include Amos\' new assignment in it. Talk about overworking one\'s brain.     

"Matt traveled down there? Wow! I hope they are able to work things out. It seems like all the fun things are happening over there while I\'m down here struggling with boredom and writer\'s block," Sonia complained, making Lucy remember that Aaron had said the same thing.     

"You have no idea how lucky you are to not have too many things to worry about. I can\'t even go to bed now even if I tried. My brain keeps coming up with stuff to think about," Jade complained, while Lucy looked at them, wondering what they would think about her own situation if she told them the sort of reality drama she was featured in at the moment.     

"Do you need help? You can let me know if you need me to help in any way. I have a lot of spare time right now," Sonia offered.      

"I wish it was something you could do. Unfortunately, they all require my direct help... Or maybe there is something you could help me do. How good are your investigative skills? There\'s someone I\'d like you to help me gather information on," Jade said thoughtfully.     

"If the person is a public figure, I could check for every single article on them on the internet, but if not, you\'d have to give me another assignment," Sonia said with a grin.      

"She used to be a model so I\'m sure you would find her information on the internet. I will text you her name after the phone call," Jade said, and Sonia gave her a nod.      

"By the way, how are things going with Harry? Any progress yet?" Sonia remembered to ask, and Jade groaned.      

"That guy is really frustrating me right now," Jade confessed, as she told them all that was going on between her, Aurora, and Harry, and her last phone conversation with Harry.     

"He did that?" Sonia asked in surprise, wondering why Harry would hang up at such a crucial moment and not take Jade\'s call or call back.      

"Honestly, I\'m getting fed up right now. I think I might just give up and..."      

"You shouldn\'t," Lucy quickly cut in before Jade could finish, and both Jade and Sonia looked at her with interest since she had been silent for some time.      

"I\'m just trying to say he is just really stressed out right now. You should be patient," Lucy said calmly.      

Lucy was of the opinion that if Aaron and Tom believed that Harry cared about Jade and was interested in her, then it was most likely true regardless of whatever Harry was doing with the Aurora lady.      

"You should listen to her. She is Harry\'s spokesperson. Always championing his course," Sonia said in a teasing tone.      

"Really? I guess that explains why you scolded me earlier. By the way, Candace thinks I should confess my feelings to Harry. Tom thinks I shouldn\'t. What do you both think? Confess or not confess?" Jade asked curiously, and Sonia looked at Lucy, wanting to hear what her advice would be.     

Lucy thought about it for a moment. She wasn\'t sure this was the best time for that. A lot was happening, and soon Harry would be shocked by everything. She wasn\'t sure it was the best time for either of them to start a relationship.     

And maybe it would be best if Jade didn\'t confess first too. What would Harry think after he hears from Aaron that Sara had confessed her feelings to him first? As much as she liked to believe that Harry was wise and wouldn\'t let go of his rationality so easily, she wasn\'t sure this was a gamble that Jade should take.      

"Now is not the right time. Besides, I believe Tom knows Harry best. You should listen to him," Lucy said, and Jade glanced at Sonia who shrugged.     

"As much as I\'m all for ladies confessing their feelings to men, I don\'t know Harry as much as Tom and Lucy do, so maybe you should listen to them. But make sure you don\'t play games with him. You can make your feelings obvious without spelling it out," Sonia advised, and Jade sighed wearily.          

"At this point, I\'m exhausted. I think I\'ve tried my best. I won\'t call him again until he calls me. Heaven knows I have enough on my plate to worry about right now. I don\'t have the time to sit beside my phone waiting for his phone call," Jade said with a slight frown as her eyes fell on the documents on the bed and the picture of the little girl.      

Something about the kid\'s smile reminded her of Candace\'s smile. She must be crazy to be suddenly associating everyone and everything with Candace, Jade thought with a shake of her head.      

"Enough about me. How are you feeling now? And how are my brothers?" Jade asked, flashing them both a smile.      

Lucy looked behind her into the room where Tom was sleeping on the bed, "Tom is asleep. He had a long day."      

"Bryan had a short day. He is in the living room playing soccer while waiting for Evelyn and Desmond to get home from their date," Sonia said with a grin.     

"Date? Those two are the reasons I won\'t settle for less when it comes to love and relationships," Jade said, and both Lucy and Sonia smiled in agreement.     

"I should let you two return to your men while I return to my pillow," Jade said, and they all laughed.     

"Let\'s do this often. And Jade, don\'t forget to text me the name. Goodnight," Sonia said as she closed her journal.     

"Sure, I will do that right now. Goodnight. Kiss my brothers goodnight for me," Jade said before hanging up.     

After the call, Lucy stood up to go in, but almost immediately Sonia called her back making her raise a brow, "Did you forget to say something?" Lucy asked immediately after she received the call.      

"Yes. What are you hiding?" Sonia asked curiously.     

"Hiding? Who said I\'m hiding anything?" Lucy asked in mock confusion as she returned to her seat.     

"I know you, Lu. C\'mon! We\'ve been friends for over fifteen years now. Don\'t you think I can tell when you\'re hiding something?" Sonia asked, but Lucy shook her head.      

"Nope. I\'m not hiding anything," Lucy insisted without meeting Sonia\'s gaze.     

"I can\'t believe you are lying to me right now," Sonia said with a slight frown.     

Knowing that Sonia was not going to let it go, Lucy decided to tell her the part of the information that didn\'t involve Harry and Aaron, "It\'s not about anything we discussed. Before I called, I told you I was on the phone with my mom. Her twin sister showed up at the house," Lucy said, and Sonia gasped in surprise.     

"Her twin? The one you said she never talks about?"      

"Yeah."     

"I can\'t exactly remember the story. What happened between them? Why were they estranged?" Sonia asked, and Lucy reminded her about how Sara had run away from home after stealing from their father.     

"And she is just showing up now after thirty years? What did your mom do? Welcome her like the prodigal daughter or throw her out?" Sonia asked curiously.     

"Of course, she didn\'t welcome her. She is not a good person. I suspect the only reason she is back is that she is ill and in need of an organ donor," Lucy said, and Sonia sighed.      

"That is too bad. Is she wealthy? Is she married? Does she have a kid?" Sonia asked curiously.     

"I learned she is a famous international model. Sara Walker..."     

"Sara Walker? I know her. One of my ex-boyfriends used to have pictures of her on his wall. Remember the guy I told you I caught jerking off on the picture of an older woman?" Sonia asked, and Lucy nodded.     

"Sara Walker was the older woman. If I had known she was your aunt back then I would have stuffed the picture in his mouth," Sonia said, and Lucy giggled.          

"I don\'t care about her. Don\'t let that bother you. A person like her deserves that," Lucy said and raised a brow when she noticed that Sonia looked distracted as she stared at her screen.     

"What are you looking at?"      

"Jade\'s message just came in. The person she wants me to look into is Sara Walker," Sonia announced, causing Lucy\'s heart to skip a beat.     

Lucy swallowed, "I wonder why," Lucy said, wondering if Jade had figured out the connection already, and how.     

"Do you want to tell her that Sara is your aunt?" Sonia asked, and Lucy\'s brows pulled together in confusion not knowing what to do.     

She couldn\'t give Jade such information without knowing why Jade was looking into Sara. And she didn\'t want to tell Jade about it either since she needed to tell Harry and Aaron first.      

"No," Lucy said with a shake of her head as Sonia watched her closely.     

"You are not going to find anything related to my family there. She claims to be an orphan, and since I don\'t know why Jade is looking into her I\'d rather we don\'t associate with her," Lucy explained, hating that she was keeping secrets from Sonia.     

"Don\'t worry, tomorrow I will give her a call to find out why she\'s looking into her, and I will let you know," Sonia promised, and Lucy sighed as she gave her a nod.     

"Alright. Thanks. I should go to bed now. I have to go to work tomorrow," Lucy said when she saw that it was past almost midnight.     

"Sure. We will be leaving for Heden tomorrow. I need to take care of my business with my editor. I will call to let you know how it goes, and also tell you about my conversation with Jade," Sonia promised.      

"Thanks. Give my love to Bryan, Desmond, and Evelyn. Love you," Lucy said, and Sonia blew her a kiss before hanging up.      

Lucy sighed as she stood up and returned to the bedroom to meet Tom. How did her ordinary life become so complicated and entangled in so many webs and dramas? She mused as she lay on the bed.      

She smiled when Tom opened his eyes sleepily and pulled her to himself before turning off the light in the bedroom, "Sweet dreams, Jewel," Tom murmured in a husky voice as he kissed her forehead.