Aurora Dourada: Retorno By Ricardo Almeida

Justin went to his study and waited for lan.

The maid’s words played back in Justin’s mind as he stood in front of the window, smoking away with unreadable eyes. Even so, his heart pounded out of his chest.

Justin suspected that the maid had been in contact with Bella.

Why, though?

He wondered what Bella was thinking. He could never stop worrying about the woman.

Following a knock on the door, Justin snapped out of his thoughts and took a long drag. His callous fingers flicked away the ash.

The door opened, and lan stepped into the room. He shut the door and approached Justin from behind, presenting him with a note.

“Mr. Salvador, Linny gave me an address. She will meet Ms.

Thompson there tonight.”

Overcome with emotions, Justin could barely get a good grip on his

cigarette.

He took the note and glanced over it memorizing the address by

heart.

“Did Linny say anything else to you?”

lan shook his head. “Mr. Salvador, I think she works for Ms.

Thompson.”

“She is, without a question,” Justin said hoarsely, and he clutched the

note.

Bella was a wild card. She was always step ahead of him,

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“Um… What is Ms. Thompson trying to do?”

lan’s eyes suddenly lit up. “Oh, my. Maybe Ms. Thompson can’t forget

you. She has eyes in the Salvadors’ residence to keep an eye on your every move. She must still care about you, Mr. Salvador. That’s good

news!”

Justin looked at him glumly while releasing a puff in resignation.

He was not vain enough to think that Bella still had feelings for him.

Bella was too busy and ambitious to waste time on idle pursuits.

There was only one possibility.

Bella had some concerns with the Salvadors that needed addressing.

For all he knew, Bella could be trying to get back at Shannon after

what she did to Celeste.

In that case, Bella would carry out the revenge covertly. Yet Linny

sought him out in private and disclosed her meeting with Bella to him.

Justin wondered if there was an invitation to help Bella out.

As tears welled up in his eyes, Justin felt alive again. All he ever

wanted was to protect her.

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“Should I go with you tonight, Mr. Salvador?” lan asked worriedly.

Justin exhaled and shook his head. “No. Linny only asked me. They must not want anyone else to know about the secret.”

Still, lan could not shake off the concern. “But Mr. Salvador, does the young madam know that you’re going too? If Linny made the decision herself, the young madam could get angry to see you there.”

“I’ll follow her discreetly and watch her from afar.”

Justin’s stern gaze was softened with love at the thought of Bella. She always gets herself in trouble. I cannot stop worrying about her.”

At 9:00 p.m., Bethany dolled up and went out.

Not long after she was gone, Linny, dressed in a black tracksuit and

cap, exited Tideview Manor from the back door.

When she took off in a cab, a black sedan drove out of the darkness.

“Should we follow her, Ms. Bethany?”

The driver was Shannon’s trusted aide, Winston. He had gone out of his way to help Shannon and Bethany over the years, and tonight, he

was at Bethany’s disposal.

“Nah. We can’t let the double-crossing traitor make it back alive

tonight. We don’t want to be captured near her by following too

closely behind.” Bethany had learned a lot from Shannon.

“Alright. I’ll wait for Mrs. Salvador’s instructions for the right time to make a move,” Winston said emotionlessly, like a robot.

“When do you plan to strike?”