The Richardson's

ning pain but he tried to remain calm. He had been shot in the neck. Sarah kneels beside him

ught and this is how h

Edward managed to stay awake. One of the EMTs on board took over the task of applying pressure on the wound from Sarah. He looked at vee, bit

yelled for someone to page the thoracic surgeon, with a stethoscope hanging around his neck. Sarah watched how doctors and nurse

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t a proper cause at the supervisor's office that led to his suspension. He had begged his supervisor to give him more time to gather evidence to pro

joined agent west on the bench. The man brought out a packet of cigarettes and too

his waist, and legs crossed. The man broke into a snigger and then rela

tin's, a reporter and

the tree behind them and removed Martin's arm from his shoulder "so what can I

r me but what I can do for you" he stretched

hat's

can provide

re talking about," said the ag

on the Richardson's". Upon hearing this statem

w about them?" h

garette once more. This time it wasn't refused

who used to run the family b

w was your investigation o

e whole place

of his life before being the family consigliere doesn't

n the fla

very important. So important that it cost him his life and the two girls were at his office the nig

you know you have helped me, with this, I can ret

n to work. I gave them to you so that you w

U

themselves good lawyers and come out of jail and you are back to square one that is if you aren't already dead by then". He draws closer to the agent and spoke quietly "

aid agent west, there was a

enge and also I get

ichardson's operation because I ha

mily run by don Vincent Badami; a close ally to the Richardson

ha

her picture and writes down an address at the back, and gave it to agen

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just outside the emergency room

Sarah

't there. She wondered if vee had eloped with her father's fortune, if she has, she was goddamn lucky. She closed her e

ha

her? the big guy

ey have been in t

for the culprit as we speak and we are going to make the

ke them pay,

was a message, a sign of w

s, surely he must have pissed off somebody or

bottle of cola and sniffing her no

he asked with u

could you

or

Sarah and Bobby the baker both raised to enquire abou

g at vee. Sarah tried not to roll her eyes, she

aid in a comm

ke "I need to speak with you in private". He wa

ed to say, say i

. He was lucky the bullet did not come in contact with the brain stem when it passed out the back of his neck

rah at the same time because they could not

may also have some throat discomfort for some time an

im," said vee with ex

nsferred to the I

, Bobby thought he had lost his pal. He lo

ked up her phone to call the big guy but remembered no one calls him, no matter the u

you left the house in

he is

dward struggle to pull out a small box from his pocket. He gives the box to Sarah and writes HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY WILDFLOWER on the tablet with the help of vee. Sarah opened the box to see a diamond necklace neatly ar

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ught as she fondled the box. Bobby comes u

nice to me to

lips and click

insert into the vending machine "I think it's time to set aside th

eemed tough I saw a sign of

the hospital entrance jogged her memories, she recalled the plate numbers on the black car that sped off when her father was sh

ask her father why he had given the diamond necklace to her and her father tried to calm vee down by making a promise to get vee another diamond

er father she clapped her hands in disappointment. She had thought maybe her father had changed; m

empted to speak but was hushed by Sarah, who had

NAME OF KATE RICHARDSON. Sarah laughed out

it's ironic". She continued to laugh as she w