Lucas gently wiped the tear on my cheek with his fingertips. I looked up at him, my eyes hazy, and he smiled gently at me. "Together, we will make things right," he said softly.


    I sniffled, trying topose myself. "How? How can we make things right?" I asked.


    He gave my hand a reassuring squeeze. "Unless we find Alexandria, then this will never end. By finding her and putting her in a ce where she belongs we can live at peace and so everyone around us."


    "I''m scared, Lucas." I whispered and swallowed the lump in my throat. "Alexandria will do everything to get rid of me."


    Lucas put aforting arm around me, "I understand why you''re scared," he said, "but we can''t let fear get the best of us."


    He was right. I thought to myself. I spent my life feeling scared and running away from Alexandria. Instead of making the situation better it only made things worse.


    "The night Alexandria  ran away, ckstone kidnapped me. I now understand why he did that. He wanted to fake Alexandria''s death."


    Taking a deep breath I continued, "ckstone had this borate n to make it look like Alexandria had died in a car ident," I exined. "He needed me to pretend to be her and drive the car off a cliff. Unfortunately though I survived to tell the tale."


    Lucas was visibly agitated, clenching his fists. "We can never predict their next move," he eximed.


    "It''s just like how we are uncertain about Alexandria''s whereabouts," I told him.


    "I assure you, my men will keep a close eye on ckstone. I have my doubts about him and he is not to be underestimated."


    "I''m suspecting Alexandria might be  pretending to be me so I sent someone to investigate back home."


    "Good." He mumbled. "For now all we can do is wait until we find her."


    Eventually, we both realized that the time needed to go back to sleep.


    "I think it''s time for us to call it a night," I said, stifling a yawn.


    "Yeah, I agree," Lucas replied, rubbing his eyes.


    The moment my backnded on the bed and his arms encircled my body,  I realized how exhausted and sleepy I''ve been. After saying our goodnight we both fell asleep.


    ***


    Lucas leaned over and gave me a soft kiss on the cheek before grabbing his car keys from the bowl by the door. "I''ll see youter," he said with a smile as he straightened up and turned to leave.


    I smiled back at him, feeling a warm rush of affection. "Have a good day at work," I replied, walking beside him until we reached the driveway and he climbed into his car.


    For a few minutes, I watched the car disappear from view, before turning back into the house with a smile on my face.


    Around afternoon, as I sat in my study, poring over thetest financial reports, I heard a gentle knock at the door. Before I could even respond, the butler entered the room.


    "Excuse me, Madam" he said, in his crisp British ent. "You have a visitor in the foyer."


    I looked up from my work, surprised. I wasn''t expecting anyone.


    "Who is it?" I asked, frowning.


    "It''s a young woman," the butler replied. "She didn''t give her name, but she''s quite insistent on seeing you."


    I hesitated for a moment, then made up my mind. "Very well," I said. "Show her in."


    "I''m hesitating to let her in, Madam." The butler reluctantly continued. "Mr. Alexander said not to receive any visitors for a while. However, I couldn''t just dismiss her without informing you first."


    "It''s my order. Please let her in."


    "Very well Madam." The butler bowed and left the room, returning a few momentster with a young woman in tow.


    As soon as the visitor entered the room, I immediately stood up and was taken aback by the sight of Samantha.


    I couldn''t help but feel a sense of relief wash over me. "Sam! Thank goodness you''re here," I said, my voice trembling with anticipation. "What have you found?"


    She took a deep breath, and I could see the exhaustion etched into her features. "It''s not good news, I''m afraid," she said softly. "I guess you have to sit down first."


    With a gulp, I followed her advice and watched as she sat down across from me. My heart raced as I braced myself for what she had to say. "Tell me everything," I asked, desperate for an answer.


    "First let me begin by saying your suspicion was true all along. Alexandria was pretending to be you and she managed to deceive everyone around her. Luckily, Mr. Valentino found out she''s an Impostor rather quickly. However," Samantha paused.


    "What." I gasped, unable to take the suspense. "Telle the bad news."


    Samantha took a deep breath. "Well, Alexandria had ess to your safe box," she said. "And she''s run off with fifty million dors."


    As soon as Samantha said the words, my mind went nk. I couldn''t believe what she had just told me. My heart started racing, and I felt like I would faint. "Fifty million? Alexandria run off with my fifty million?" I repeated, hoping that maybe I had misheard her.


    Sam nodded gravely. "Yes, I''m afraid so. Eros wasn''t able to stop her because she escaped as quick as lightning befoee he could even confront her."


    "Damn it." I cursed under my breath. "I rather give that astounding fifty million to charity than her. She don''t deserve even a cent of my money."


    "Just be thankful she only took fifty million. She could have taken more than that if she could."


    I let out a weary sigh. "But still, fifty million dors is a lot of money."


    Samantha nodded. "Yes, it is," she said. "Imagine what that amount could do to an orphanage. It could benefit a lot of children."


    "Exactly. I feel bad it went to her hands."