Becoming Strangers Again by Lily

LILY

There is every possibility Maya will be charged to court for murder. Every evidence including her statement proves that she knows something about what happened to Richard, and it is either she is the one, or she is protecting whoever did it.

As far as I know, there is only person that Maya would want to protect is Salome is her mother. So there is also a possibility that Salome is the culprit.

My phone vibrated and I reached for it thinking it was Ryan, but I saw Neo's name on the screen instead. Swiping the answer icon, I placed the phone to my ear. "Neo? Do you have any lead?"

"Yes ma'am." He responded, "I traced them, and I learned that the residence is occupied by three men, and they only moved in three months ago."

That doesn't prove anything. "How is that a lead."

"I deployed more men with authorization from Mr. Ryan, and they have been trailing two of the men, while I have been trialing one."

Oh... Ryan never mentioned it. "And? Did you discover something?"

"Yes ma'am. He was at the pharmacist last week, and he ordered drugs for kids." My heart skipped at his words, "As far as I know he has no kids, likewise the rest, so he has no business buying drugs for kids."

stopping you from breaking down their doors?" I demanded, "What is stopping you from breaking that door

a forceful break-in, a felony, and if the kids happen not to be there, you can

about the law!" I hissed at him, "What I want is to have my sons

the police, and I promise you that we will be on standby. Let them be our entry into that

obvious he is not going to bulge and I think it has something to do with Ryan. He must have given them the instruction not to let me do anything illegal. "fine." I huffed out, "I will put a call across, but make sure you still have your eyes on

the whimper threatening to escape. "ma'am?" Neo called out softly. I guess he sensed that I was trying so hard not to cry right now. "I swear on my life that I am going to

all it took to get me sobbing loudly. He listened to me sob without saying a word, allowing me to get it all out, which I was very much grateful for.

"Yes ma'am."

job, but his dedication to making sure

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doing my job, and I will be waiting for

tears and dialed the detective's number.

"Ms. Williams?"

men that took my kids, but they can't gain access to the house as it can be considered a

paused, digesting my words. "What evidence do they have that makes those men a possible