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“The bath’s ready. Come on, get in
in.”
Caitlin turned and saw Sebastian entering the bathroom. She stood and urged him toward the tub.
Sebastian walked over but didn’t get in right away. Instead, he pulled her close and asked, “I’ve got a question.”
“What is it?”
“Where do I rank in your heart?”
When Caitlin heard that, she thought he sounded exactly like one of those insecure lovers always fishing for reassurance. Was he having another wave of doubt?
She cupped his face in both hands and answered seriously, “You silly man. You’re number one–how could you not be?”
“For real?”
He was clearly delighted but tried to keep a
a straight face.
Apparently, if she didn’t give him a clear enough answer, he’d just keep spiraling .
“Of course it’s real, Look, my mother gave birth to me–she’s the closest person to me. But she also has my brother. And my brother? One day he’ll have his own family. Our children, when they grow up, will leave us too. But you… you’re the only one who’ll stay with me for life.
“So what do you think? You’re the most important one. Number one. Got it!”
It was a perfect answer.
Sebastian’s
‘s heart melted. A warm, satisfied smile spread across his face.
“Love you,” he murmured, his gaze burning with affection.
Caitlin laughed and shoved him toward the tub. “Enough with the sweet talk, Get in already!”
Water splashed up as he fell into the tub, dragging her in with him.
A perfect morning is waking up next to the one you love most.
By the time they finished bathing and got dressed, more than an hour had passed. Caitlin tidied herself up, then headed out with Zinnia. Xavi, noticing Zinnia with her, quickly stepped forward.
“Madam, heading out? Let me drive you.”
As he spoke,
he cast a glance at Zinnia, who remained cold and expressionless
Caitlin easily saw through his little crush but didn’t call him out. “ Sure , I’ll trouble you, then.”
“It’s my honort”
Xavi helped them into the car and took the driver’s seat
After they left, Sebastian came downstairs. Cain had left him with a mission today: take care of the kids at home.
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The kids were already in preschool, so there wasn’t much for him to do. James saw him and gave a pointed warning
“Don’t ever do that again. Even I was uncomfortable, let alone Callin.”
“Do what?”
Sebastian looked genuinely confused. He had no memory of what happened after he got drunk..
“Didn’t Call in tell you?”
“Tell me what? What happened?”
Caitlin hadn’t said a word about it, and James‘ comments left him even more confused.
“You got drunk last night and nearly ended up in bed with another woman. Lucky for you, Caitlin’s the forgiving type. If it were me? You’d be
out.”
“What?!”
Sebastian was stunned. He vaguely remembered Nolan taking him upstairs to rest, but a woman?
“That woman–Jillian–isn’t she Nolan’s sister? You might want to ask your good buddy what kind of plan he had in mind.”
James walked away, clearly still upset.
Even if Caitlin could let it slide for the sake of their kids, James couldn’t .
Caitlin had kept quiet about it not because she didn’t care, but because she was smart enough not to dwell on something that could hurt their relationship–especially once she confirmed nothing actually happened.
From James‘ words, Sebastian pieced together enough to suspect that something else happened after he went to rest in the private room.
Did Jillian try something!
If that was true, the thought alone made it hard to breathe. Did she do something while he was unconscious?
He needed to find out–immediately.
At the police station.
Caitlin came to see Felix and asked , “What’s the current status on Black Hawk?”
“Once the legal procedures are complete, there will be a public trial. He’s a special case–he was taken into custody before the verdict, due to the nature of his crimes.”
Caitlin understood. Black Hawk’s guilt was already a matter of public record. It was just a matter of time before the justice system formally sealed his fate.
Catching him again hadn’t been easy. They couldn’t afford to let him escape this time,
“I want to request a visitation. I need to ask him something about my mother.”
“Of course. No problem.”
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Caitlin then brought up Teresa’s murder. “The anesthesiologist already confessed, right?”
“Yes. He admitted to billing her
“But what was his motive? Did he explain why he killed her?”
Felix shook his head. “No, that’s the problem. Without a clear motive, we haven’t been able to officially close the case ”
“Take me to him.”
er to meet the man who killed Teresa.
Felix escorted her to meet the
The anesthesiologist was a handsome middle aged man named Knox. According to his file, he was married–but his wife had been missing for over six months. He had reported it, and when the search turned up nothing, she was declared a missing person.
His social circle was small, Colleagues had only good things to say about him. He didn’t seem like a killer
To dig into his motives, Caitlin used a special hypnosis technique and successfully put him under
Half an hour later, she ended the session, and Knox slowly woke up from his trance.
“Knox, want to know what you just said?”
She held up a recorder.
Knox blinked, still disoriented.
He hadn’t even realized he’d fallen asleep mid – conversation. Now he was wide awake and clearly confused..
y interesting things.”
“You fell asleep and said some very
His face turned pale. “You… you hypnotized me?”
As a doctor,
ha knew there
were forms of hypnosis that allowed for subconscious communication while the subject was asleep.
people tell the truth.
I can to ask your car Buscaia the body for trained in hypnosis–I
can bypass the mind and make
“You admitted why you killed Teresa. It’s all in this recorder. This can be used as legal evidence.
“So, what will it be? Are you going to confess? Or should I play it for you?”
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