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The grass looked beautifully green under the bright blue sky. Pink and white blooms covered the branches of the trees dotting the grounds. I breathed in deeply, inhaling the subtly scented spring air.
I’m so lucky to be here, I thought as my mind reenacted the events from three days ago.
I thought of the moment when Noah used his body to shield me. He’d taken a bullet for me, even risking his life to save mine.
You’re worth the pain, Noah’s voice rang in my mind. This was what he told me the first time I saw him after the surgery.
Noah didn’t hesitate to step in front of me. If he had, I wouldn’t be here. Bill’s aim would’ve probably sent the bullet through my heart, killing me.
The grudge I held against Noah was completely gone. The pain he caused me all those years ago seemed like a faded memory now. He wasn’t the same person who’d hurt me.
Noah had truly changed. He gambled with his life to prove how much he truly cared for me.
My fingers brushed over the owl pendant nestled between my breasts. I hadn’t taken it off since the night he’d put it there.
I’m in love with him. I was finally able to accept the truth of my own feelings.
My mind strayed to Corey and Caleb next, because when it came to love, I loved them too. They were also the reason Noah and I were alive.
My life would’ve been completely destroyed if they hadn’t come in time. Without their frenzied attempt to find me, I’d be a prisoner in Bill and Luke’s hands for the rest of my life.
Luke and his father might’ve let me live but it’d have been worse than being dead.
Noah, Corey, and Caleb saved my life that night. They disregarded their own lives to save me. People only did that for the ones they loved.
All my doubts about them were gone. I was absolutely sure of their feelings for me now.
Thinking of that night, I couldn’t help but relieve those nightmarish hours. It’d take years for me to forget the terrible memory of being left tied to a chair in the cell of Beckett Manor.
A shudder ran through me each time I thought of their plans for me.
Bill was dead now and Luke was locked up in prison on charges of assault, kidnapping, and murder. How could they think the outcome of their horrible actions would be any different?
Without their corrupt leaders, Beckett Industries would soon close down.
The company was already on the verge of collapse. Bill thought he’d be able to snatch the Eastern Corridor project from us, that he’d successfully close down his competitors and grab the prestigious, lucrative redevelopment scheme to save Beckett Industries. All his plans got ruined when Amhurst Co. resumed construction in full swing.
It wasn’t long before the media got wind of what happened to me and Noah.
While the initial reports were about me and Noah, the latest news articles being printed were all about how Beckett Industries was a corrupt, immoral company that had cheated its employees, vendors, and clients over the past two decades.
The news of Bill Beckett’s death allowed several people to tell their stories. It seemed they’d all been threatened to keep quiet.
A heavy breath exhaled out of me.
I was just glad to be standing at this window, admiring the beautiful grounds of Amhurst Mansion.
“Mom.”
I started at the sound, turning around to look toward the bed.
Irene was sitting up, sleepily scratching her face but her gaze was fixed on me.
“Mom,” she called again.
Confusion flickered through me. Was she still dreaming?
I walked up to the bed and sat down on the edge.
