  &quot; Sir, these are the files you requested for&quot; Aurora's voice called out to me as I turned to watch her standing in the doorway holding on to the files in her hands.
  &quot; Good. Come on in&quot; I told her with a broad smile on my face as I motioned her over.
  Aurora dropped the file on my table while I flipped through the pages looking for a particular entry. It was the budget for the Thompson's Hospital. Apparently, Dad found out the money budgeted for the hospital was too much and requested that we reduce it which was why I'm in a meeting with Doctor Damien. The director of the Thompson's Hospital.
  &quot; So, Doctor Damien. We've cut down the budget to fifty million dollars, hope that will be enough?&quot; I asked him, I could see his lips curled up in a frown.
  &quot; Anything is okay by me, Mr. Thompson,&quot; He said the words out in between breaths which I knew h

  &quot; Good morning, Mrs. Thompson&quot; Lexa greeted me the next morning as I stepped out of the elevator carrying my brown Christian Dior bag with leopard skin, it was a gift from Michael during my birthday.
  &quot; Good morning, Lexa. How was your night? Hope you slept well?&quot; I told her with a smile on my face as I made my way into my office. 
  &quot; It was fine, thank you, ma'am&quot; Lexa replied as she came to stand in front of my table after I had sat down and dropped my bag on the table.
  Kicking out my brown suede heel which matched with the bag and complimented my outfit which was a brown mini skirt, brown blazer, and a pink camisole, I let the purple velvet rug caress my feet as I turned to stare at Lexa.
  &quot; Woah! You look pretty this morning. What's the occasion?&quot; I asked her as I let my eyes run through her model-like body which was clad in a tight-fitt

  We all sat in the courtroom looking around while I held onto my daughter's hands, Michael was on my right holding on to Nadia's hands while Nora was beside me. They had recovered from most of their bruises but we were all still going to therapy every Tuesday. Even Lillian had joined us this time, I couldn't help regretting dragging her into my mess. 
  I stared into the whitewashed room of the courtroom but I wasn't really seeing anything. All I could remember was the night when I felt I was going to die and Michael had saved me the second time ...
  <em>&quot; What is she doing?&quot; I turned to stare at Lillian who gazed was fixed on Deborah, who was checking her gun to see if she had enough ammunition in them wearing a light smile on her face. I turned away from the face of the woman that I had come to despise, but couldn't do anything.</em>
  <em>&quot; Don't worry, you'll find ou

&quot; Sir, these are the files you requested for&quot; Aurora's voice called out to me as I turned to watch her standing in the doorway holding on to the files in her hands.
  &quot; Good. Come on in&quot; I told her with a broad smile on my face as I motioned her over.
  Aurora dropped the file on my table while I flipped through the pages looking for a particular entry. It was the budget for the Thompson's Hospital. Apparently, Dad found out the money budgeted for the hospital was too much and requested that we reduce it which was why I'm in a meeting with Doctor Damien. The director of the Thompson's Hospital.
  &quot; So, Doctor Damien. We've cut down the budget to fifty million dollars, hope that will be enough?&quot; I asked him, I could see his lips curled up in a frown.
  &quot; Anything is okay by me, Mr. Thompson,&quot; He said the words out in between breaths which I knew he wasn't quite okay with it. He wanted more money so he could embezzle them when he's done.
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102. The Children's Birthday