Ashley was a normal homicide detective until her big shot model sister winds up dead on her wedding day with so many enemies that she somehow made her bridal train, but the case is closed as suicide but she does not stop digging. A new partner with...
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I have searched every document and file I could find, in her study, in her room, in Charlie's room, my room, basically the whole house but nothing helpful have been found, I was considering going back to Jacob's house where the murder was committed maybe I would find some thing there, when I got a call from Chloe telling me to come back to the precinct that she might have found something.
I took a last look at the house I grew up in, nothing has really changed except the fact that I am the only one still alive, everyone I love just seem to have been taken away from me, my parents, Charlie and now mum. I locked up the house, got on my bike and drove off without looking back, I need to bury all of this, they are now in the past.
As I drove to the precinct, I noticed I was being tailed, a black sedan, I couldn't make out which model, I pushed the thought down assuming it was my imagination, I wasn't that interesting.
I parked in the garage and got of my bike, pulled off my helmet, my hair was in a braid, as I walked out of the garage, there, was the sedan again, parked across the street from me. I stopped and examined the car, the glasses were tinted so I couldn't see through, I couldn't make out the plate number and there was nothing peculiar about the car.
I walked as fast as I could into the precinct and straight into Chloe's office.
"Cee am being followed" I said a bit too loud, I was panicking
"Like tailed up to this place or what" "The person is parked across the street, I noticed the car a few blocks from the house" "Your house or the family house? " "The family house" She stood up and walked to the window, she pulled up the blinds and peered through them. "There are many cars parked out here" "A black sedan, I don't know the specific model" I rushed I looked intently, her eyes scanning the length of the road "I don't see any sedan" "What? " I asked, as I walked to join her by the window
There was no black sedan
"I can swear there was a black sedan parked across the street"
Cee exhaled as she walked to the dispenser by the side of her desk
"Here take some water and calm down" she said slowly, drawing out the words
I took the Styrofoam cup of water from her and drank. Her door burst open after a brief knock, a disheveled looking harry came in
"Ashley are you okay? " he asked concern written all over his face. "Am fine" "She is being tailed" cee said, I gave her the what the fuck look
"What? " harry asked "Its no big deal"I said trying to calm this situation down
"A black sedan has been following her from her mum's house all the way to the precinct " Chloe added, there was this mischievous look about her, and I just knew she was up to something
"Is the car still outside? "Harry asked he really was, I don't know, fuming? "No, no it's no longer there"I said making hand gestures
"Well if she is being tailed she can't go back to her house tonight" harry said
"Yeah, that's true "Chloe added "Well, where am I gonna stay then? " "Well you can't stay at my place " Chloe gushed "Why can't I" I fired, I already knew where this was heading
"You know I have stuff"she shrugged "Stuff? "I asked with a raised brow "Yeah, what of Angie? " Chloe asked "She traveled to Rio with her husband" I muttered, I still can't believe she didn't tell me anything about it, what's up with people either lying to me or refusing to tell me shit, I mean, I had to hear from her assistant
"She can stay at my place" harry said "What? " I asked "Good, since guys are best of friends already that shouldn't be a problem cause seriously a hotel might even be more risky" Chloe said with a sly smile. So this was her plan all along huh? Staying at Harry's is not a bad idea except I might die of heart attack before I even find this murderer. I am still trying to get over what ever this is I might be feeling for him but staying in the same house?
"Why can't I just stay at my place, I can hold my own"
Chloe reached for my hand "I do not doubt that but we don't know who or what we are dealing with and so till then, you might have to stay at Harry's, its for the best, I promise" she assured me
I exhaled, they were right and I really did not have a choice
"Okay"I groaned
"Good, well let's start packing"she said
Harry helped me pack up a few things to take with me to his house, am still not liking this idea the tiniest bit but I just went with the flow, he drove for like hours, I wonder how he makes it to work from here, at last we drove into a drive in, there was a tiny gate and one those fences covered with climbers, the gate opened automatically after some scanning device scanned his face. Okay am seriously trying to keep my cool when we start driving through acres of field, at last we stop at the front of the biggest glasshouse I've ever seen. My jaw was on the floor.
He came down from the car and some white dude in a uniform came to open the trunk and started bringing down my stuff
"What the fuck"I muttered "Its a bit too much, I know, my mum specially bought and furnished it when I told her I was moving to america"
I didn't know what to say, I mean I wasn't expecting this, I was so confused right now. Why was he working as a detective, I mean our pay is crappy but he obviously doesn't need that
"Come along, Schmidt would handle your stuff"
I followed him up a few steps, he placed his hands on another scanning device and the door swung open, the security here was tight, I followed him inside
"Welcome master harry" some robot voice echoed through the house
"Thank you Linda, meet my friend Ashley, she is going to be staying with us for a while" "Hi Ashley I've heard a lot about you" "Good things I hope" "Of course, master harry doesn't...... " "Shut up Linda " Harry barked "Am sorry, call me if you need anything "
And she went dead
"So what do you think? "
I looked around, I couldn't describe the house, it was so beautiful
"You are rich"I muttered "Family wealth" he shrugged "And you did think to tell me, this is like overwhelming, too much to take in" "I know, what you need now is to rest, you can take any room you want, dinner would be ready in five and if you need anything, Linda would be there to assist you, she is installed all over the house" "Okay, and my things"
He laughed lightly
"You would get your things Ashley, I promise " "Relax, settle in and feel at home"he said disappearing into the hall way.
Yeah right, feel at home, easier said than done. This must have cost a lot, His family had to be one of those top billionaires, you know the type that owns series of private jets, owns an island, fleets of decks and all those stuff, I just stood there not knowing what to do with myself.
"May I suggest a room" "Jesus Christ!! "I exclaimed, holding my chest, I totally forgot about the robot "Sorry to scare you" I exhaled "its no problem" "May I suggest a room? "
