<b>Chapter </b><b>225 </b>


    <b><i>“</i></b><i>Vanessa</i><b>, </b>can I <b><i>speak </i></b><b><i>with </i></b><b>you </b>for a moment?<b>” </b>


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    <b><i>Startled</i></b><b><i>, </i></b><i>Vanessa </i><b><i>slowly </i></b>nodded <i>as </i>she <b>followed </b><i>Jamie </i><b>to </b><i>his </i><b>room</b>.


    <b><i>“</i></b><i>Um</i><i>, </i><b><i>big </i></b><b><i>brother</i></b>…did <b>you </b><i>just </i>call <b><i>me </i></b><b><i>Vanessa</i></b><b><i>?</i></b><b>” </b>


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    <b>51 </b>


    <b><i>Throughout </i></b><b><i>her </i></b><i>entire </i><b><i>life</i></b><b>, </b><i>Jamie </i><i>had </i><b><i>never </i></b><i>called </i><b><i>her </i></b><b><i>Vanessa</i></b>. It <i>was </i><b><i>always </i></b><i>eight </i><b><i>Ness </i></b>or <b><i>Nessie</i></b><b>; </b><i>but </i><b><i>never </i></b><b><i>Vanessa</i></b><b><i>. </i></b><b><i>She </i></b><b><i>knew </i></b><b><i>something </i></b><b><i>was </i></b>wrong <i>but </i><i>was </i><b>too </b><b><i>afraid </i></b><b>to </b><b><i>ask </i></b><i>what</i>. <b><i>As </i></b><b><i>soon </i></b>as <b><i>she </i></b><b><i>walked </i></b><b>into </b>his <b><i>room</i></b><b><i>, </i></b><i>Jamie </i><b><i>immediately </i></b><b><i>closed </i></b><i>his </i><b>door</b><b>. </b><b>For </b><b><i>several </i></b><i>minutes </i><b><i>they </i></b><b><i>both </i></b><b><i>stood </i></b><i>in </i><b><i>silence </i></b><i>causing </i><i>Vanessa </i><b>to </b><b><i>speak </i></b><b><i>first</i></b><b><i>. </i></b>


    <b>“</b><b><i>U</i></b>–Umm<b>…</b><b><i>did </i></b><b>you </b><i>want </i><i>something </i><i>Jamie</i><b><i>?</i></b><b>” </b>


    <b><i>Jamie </i></b><b><i>stared </i></b><b>a </b>few <i>moments </i><b><i>longer </i></b><b><i>before </i></b><b><i>speaking</i></b>.


    <b><i>“</i></b><b><i>Why’d </i></b><b><i>you </i></b><b>do </b><i>it </i><b><i>Vanessa</i></b><b><i>?</i></b><b><i>” </i></b>


    <b>“</b><b>Do </b><i>what</i>?”


    <b><i>Jamie’s </i></b><b><i>eyes </i></b><b><i>darkened</i></b><b><i>. </i></b><b><i>The </i></b><b><ist </i></b><i>thing </i><i>he </i><b><i>needed </i></b><i>was </i><b>for </b><b><i>her </i></b><b>to </b><i>continue </i><b>to </b><i>lie </i><b>to </b><b><i>him</i></b><i>. </i>


    “I’m really not in the mood for your lies Ness…so just tell me why you did it!”


    <i>Jamie’s </i>voice <i>began </i><i>to </i><i>raise </i><i>causing </i><i>Vanessa </i>to <i>step </i><i>back</i>. <i>Though </i><i>he’d </i><i>never </i><i>been </i><i>with </i>her<b><i>, </i></b>she’d <i>seen </i><i>what </i>Jamie <i>could </i><i>do </i><i>when </i><i>he </i><i>was </i><i>angry</i>.


    <b><i>“</i></b><b><i>Jame</i></b><b>, </b><i>you’re scary </i>me. <i>I </i>don’t <i>know </i><i>what </i><i>you’re-</i><i>” </i>


    <i>“</i><b><i>I’m </i></b><i>talking </i>about <i>this</i><i>!!</i><b><i>” </i></b>


    <i>Jamie </i><i>threw </i>a stack <i>of </i><i>photos </i><i>at </i><i>Vanessa’s </i>feet. As <i>she </i><i>picked </i><i>them </i><i>up </i><i>to </i><i>view</i><b><i>, </i></b><i>her face </i><i>began </i>to <i>pale</i>. <i>The </i><i>photos </i>were of <b><i>her </i></b>and <i>Tillman </i><i>from </i><i>their </i><i>meeting </i><i>that </i><i>day</i><i>. </i><i>Vanessa </i><i>began </i><i>to </i><i>breath </i><i>heavy </i>as she stumbled <i>backwards </i>onto <i>his </i><i>bed</i><i>. </i><i>Her </i>hands trembled as <i>she </i><i>stared </i><i>at </i><i>the </i><i>photos</i><b>. </b>


    “W–Where did <i>you </i><i>get-</i><b>” </b>


    <i>“</i><i>Are </i>you serious<i>! </i><i>You </i><i>think </i><i>THAT’S </i><i>what’s </i>important<i>! </i><i>Where </i><i>I </i><i>got </i>them <i>from</i>! <i>What </i><i>the </i><i>fuck </i><i>were </i>you doing with the man <i>that </i><i>tortured </i><i>Josie</i><b><i>!</i></b><b><i>” </i></b>


    Jamie was fuming. <i>He </i><i>didn’t </i><i>care </i>much <i>for </i><i>Josie </i>but <i>after </i>reading that report he’d <i>felt </i>sorry <i>for </i>her. Afterall, <i>she </i>was only <i>in </i>that prison because <i>she </i>took <i>the </i><i>fall </i><i>for </i>Vanessa. <i>She </i>didn’t deserve to be punished for it.


    “Jamie…I–I didn’t <i>know </i><i>he </i>was the one that-”


    <b>18:00 </b><b>Thu</b><b>, </b><b>Sep </b><b>25 </b>


    <i>“</i><i>Stop </i><i>lying </i>to me<i>!!!</i>”


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    <i>Jamie </i>closed <i>his </i><i>eyes </i>and took a deep <i>sigh</i>…as he <i>reopened </i><i>them</i>, he <i>could </i>see the <i>tears </i><i>pouring </i>from Vanessa’s <b><i>eyes </i></b>causing him to cool <i>his temper</i><i>. </i><i>He </i>took a <i>step </i><i>forward </i><i>while </i><i>speaking </i><i>in </i>a softer <i>tone</i><b><i>. </i></b>


    <i>“</i><i>Ness</i><b>…</b>I <i>need </i><i>you </i>to stop <i>lying </i>to <i>me</i>. I <i>already </i>heard <i>the </i>conversation <i>between </i><i>you </i>and <i>Tillman</i>…so <i>just </i><i>tell </i><b><i>me </i></b>why you


    <i>did </i><i>this</i>.”


    <i>Vanessa </i><i>dramatically </i><i>threw </i><i>herself </i>onto the <i>floor </i><i>at </i><i>Jamie’s </i>feet <i>crying </i><i>hysterically</i>.


    <i>“</i><i>I </i>don’t know!!! <i>Jamie</i><i>!! </i>I<i>–</i>I….<i>I </i><i>just </i><i>wanted </i>to make her a <i>little </i><i>mad</i><i>! </i>I <i>didn’t </i>know he <i>would </i>do <i>all </i><i>of </i>those <i>horrible </i><i>things</i>!!!”


    <i>“</i><i>Why </i><i>would </i><i>you </i><i>want </i>her to <i>be </i><i>upset</i><i>” </i>


    <i>Vanessa </i><i>continued </i>to sobbed<i>, </i>


    <i>“</i><i>I</i><i>–</i><i>I</i><i>…</i><i>I </i><i>was </i><i>scared</i><i>! </i>Scared <i>that </i><i>you </i><i>all </i><i>would </i><i>want </i>her over me once she <i>got </i><i>out</i><i>! </i>I <i>couldn’t </i><i>lose </i><i>you</i><i>!!!</i>”


    <i>Jamie </i>stared <i>at </i><i>Vanessa </i><i>with </i><i>strained </i>eyes. <i>This </i><i>entire </i><i>situation </i>was <i>spiraling </i>out of <i>control</i>. Vanessa being the <i>reason </i><i>for </i><i>Josie’s </i><i>abuse </i>would <i>definitely </i>cause a <i>stir </i><i>in </i><i>the </i><i>family</i><i>. </i><i>Their </i><i>father </i><i>and </i><i>Christian </i><i>was </i><i>already </i>on edge and Josie <i>was </i><i>out </i><i>of </i><i>control</i>. <i>If </i><i>word </i><i>got </i><i>out </i><i>Vanessa </i><i>was </i><i>involved</i><i>, </i><i>she </i><i>would </i><i>most </i><i>definitely </i><i>reveal </i><i>the </i>truth <i>about </i>the <i>car </i>crash.


    <i>“</i><i>Vanessa</i><i>…</i>do you <i>realize </i><i>what </i><i>you’ve </i><i>done</i><b><i>? </i></b><b><i>If </i></b><i>dad </i>or <i>Chris </i><i>finds </i>out-”


    <i>“</i><i>No</i><i>!! </i><i>Jamie</i><i>!! </i><i>You’re </i><i>not </i><i>going </i>to tell <i>them </i><i>are </i><i>you</i>??? <i>You </i><i>can’t </i><i>do </i><i>that</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>


    <i>Vanessa </i>stood <i>back </i><i>up </i>as <i>she </i><i>began </i><i>to </i><i>panic</i><i>, </i><i>it </i><i>was </i><i>no </i><i>telling </i><i>what </i><i>Christian</i><i>, </i>or <i>their </i><i>father </i><i>would </i><i>do</i>. She <i>had </i><i>to </i><i>convince </i><i>him </i><i>not </i><i>to </i><i>say </i><i>anything</i>.


    <i>“</i><i>Jame</i>….<b><i>please</i></b><b><i>….</i></b><i>I</i><i>–</i><i>I </i><i>know </i><i>what </i><i>I </i><i>did </i><i>was </i><i>wrong</i><i>! </i><i>I’ll </i><i>make </i><i>it </i><i>up </i><i>to </i>Josie I promise<i>! </i><i>But </i>you can’t tell <b>dad </b><b>or </b><i>Chris</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>


    <i>Jamie’s </i>brows <i>furrowed</i><i>. </i>Now <i>that </i><i>Christian </i><i>was </i><i>in </i><i>pursuit of </i><i>Tillman</i><i>, </i><i>he </i><i>knew </i><i>it </i>was <i>only </i>a matter <b>of </b>time before <i>he </i><i>found </i><i>him</i>.


    <i>“</i><i>Ness</i>…it’s not <i>that </i><i>simple</i>. <i>Christian </i>is <i>already </i><i>tracking </i><i>him </i>down…<i>when </i><i>he </i>founds him-”


    “He <i>won’t</i><i>! </i>He <i>won’t</i><i>! </i>I <i>gave </i><i>him </i>a <i>million </i><i>dors </i>to <i>leave </i><i>the </i><i>city</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>


    <i>The </i>words blurted <i>out </i><i>faster </i><i>than she </i>realized <i>but </i><i>it </i><i>was </i>toote to take <i>anything </i><i>back</i>. Jamie’s <i>eyes </i>widen in <i>shock</i>.


    “You <i>what</i><i>! </i>Vanessa….do <i>you </i>have <i>any </i>idea <i>what </i><i>you’ve </i>done!”


    “It’ll <b>keep </b>him away so Chris can’t find hi-”


    “A million <i>dors </i>isn’t <i>enough</i><i>! </i><i>Do </i><i>you </i>have <i>any </i>idea the resources we have! Especially Christian! <i>All </i>you’ve <i>done </i><i>was </i>


    18:00 Thu, <b>Sep </b><b>25 </b>


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    <i>created </i>a <i>paper </i><i>trail</i>!”


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    <i>Vanessa’s </i><i>eyes widen </i><i>in </i>horror as <i>tears </i><i>poured </i><i>down </i><i>her </i><i>face</i>.


    <i>“</i><i>Jamie</i><i>!! </i><i>You </i><i>have </i><i>to </i><i>help </i>me! <i>Please</i><i>!! </i>I’m <i>your </i><i>little </i><i>sister</i><b><i>!</i></b><i>” </i>


    <b>51 </b>


    That night, Jamie had Vanessa tell him everything she knew about Tillman. The next morning, he had his assistant meet with him giving him a debit card with another million dors along with an airline ticket and a key to a condo he owned in Bailer; a city located in the Northen Region.


    Now, four monthster…he was using every resource he could find to keep his brother off Tillman’s track.


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