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Chapter 11

  Camilla smiles coldly at her. If Jessie thinks catching up on Camilla's game is going to be an easy thing to do, then she'll have to think again. "Let's assume you actually know what's going on, what can you do about it?" Camilla asks as she starts walking away from her.

  Jessie is brooding with anger as she glares at Camilla's back.

  Camilla is right, what can she do about the plans? She will have to stop Camilla to show that she can do somthing. To do that, she has to tell Ethan. As she turns around planning to go find Ethan in his office, she sights Peter, Ethan's friend.

  "Peter!" She calls running towards him. "Peter stop!"

  The smile that is on Peter's face dies immediately his eyes set on Jessie's made-up face. "How can I help you, Miss Jessie?" He says biting down on his teeth. Peter has never been a fan of Jessie long before Ethan even found Camilla, but he has had to remain kind to her since Ethan enjoyed her company even if he denied it.

  "Oh thank God I found you! Do you know the street rat Ethan brought home? She has been stealing from him! "

  Peter furrows his brows as he stares at her wondering if she was still normal.

  "In fact, she is doing it right now! She is stealing right now!" She screeches like a mad woman.

  "What do you mean she is stealing?" Peter asks cautiously. As a beta, his duty is to protect the Alpha. And this is not just any sort of allegation. It is a very dangerous one that can harm Ethan. Even though the information is coming from Jessie, he can't totally dismiss it. He will need to check it out, but on his own terms.

  "Come with me!" She screeches dragging on his hands.

  Peter has to stop himself from gagging as her skin rests on his hands. He follows her against his will till they get to the back door where Camilla makes a sharp turn with a brown paper bag clutched tightly in her hands.

  "Camilla! Wait you thief!" Jessie shouts and Peter pulls his hands away from her. That's it. He will not stand by and watch her talk to his future Luna like that.

  "Why are you stopping? She is getting it anyway! Come with me!" She laments pulling at his hand again.

  Peter pulls his hand away and stays at the door. Using his body as a shield. "That's enough!" He growls.

  Jessie is surprised at his outburst and she stops trying to get past him.

  "You have done enough now, go back to your room or I will have no choice but to throw you out of this house!" He barks narrowing his eyes at her.

  "But- but she stole. She is a thief!" Jessie says as her cheeks turn red. She can't believe it. Peter is not ready to listen to her because of some street rat!

  "I don't want to hear another word from you! Get out of here!" Peter growls at her and she runs back to her room. Or maybe she is going to Ethan's office, Peter didn't care as long as she got away from him before he does something stupid.

  Camilla had hidden by the wall waiting for Jessie and Peter to leave and when they did, she comes out taking deep breathes. Her phone vibrates in her pockets and she quickly picks it up, knowing it can't be anyone else except Lisa.

  "Hey Cam, I am here. Where are you?" Lisa says on the phone.

  "Lisa, I am coming. I met a little obstacle on the way but I'll be there soon." Camilla replies.

  She pockets the phone, checks her surroundings one more time before running to the back entrance of the Estate which she had noticed on the night she came to pickpocket that it was not as guarded as the main gates.

  "Lisa?" Camilla whispers as she catches sight of her seating on the ground.

  "Hey!" Lisa greets pulling Camilla into a warm embrace. "What happened to your head?"

  "I was on an operation yesterday and somehow some sick police officer picked up on my action and wanted to book me. I took off and somehow got hit by a vehicle." Camilla explains in one breath.

  "Hope it's nothing serious?" Lisa hisses placing her hands carefully on the bandage around Camilla's head.

  "No, just a small cut," Camilla shrugs.

  "Good. So tell me what's the cover story, how did you get here?" Lisa asks grinning from ear to ear.

  "I don't know how Ethan got to our neighborhood, but after the accident, It was like in a movie Lisa, I found myself in his arms!" Camilla explains.

  "No way! He caught you in his arms?" Lisa asks, her mouth dropping to the floor.

  "Yes, and he took me to the hospital and got me treated. At the time I had no intention of coming here but I heard the doctor say there is a possibility I lost my memory..."

  Lisa gasps holding her chest. "No fucking way!" She repeats.

  "Yes, way!" Camilla giggles imitating her.

  "He thinks you have lost your memory right now?" Lisa asks with her mouth open wide.

  "Yes, and I am going to be staying here for at least two weeks until we go for another test which will confirm my memory is intact. Until then..." Camilla trails.

  "We make money!" Lisa squeals and Camilla has to cover her mouth so as not to attract attention.

  "For now, I need you to take this." She gives Lisa the brown paper bag. "It is a dress, the best quality there is. I want you to sell it and hold on to the money. Today, I will find more merchandise, and tomorrow you can come to pick it up again. There are so many goodies in here, it's like a treasure Island Lisa!" Camilla states with excitement.

  Lisa takes the paper bag and peeks inside it. "Oh, girl! This is going to be worth at least ten thousand!" Lisa exclaims.

  "One more thing, I can't go see my dad today, can you please check on him and see that those nurses are taking good care of him?"

  "Not a problem, baby girl. As soon as I cash out on this piece of gold, I will go check him out and give you a call, okay?"

  "Okay, thank you so much, Lisa!" Camilla says pulling Lisa into a hug.

  "Miss Camilla! Is that you?" A new voice joins them and Camilla pulls back from Lisa.

  Camilla turns her eyes sharply and finds the maid that brought her food, moving to where she is standing with Lisa.

  Oh no!

  "Lisa go, go!" Camilla instructs.

  Lisa being a professional herself wastes no time in moving fast through the grass and out the way she had come.

  Camilla takes a deep breath and plants a fake smile on her face before turning around.

  "Yeah?" She replies flashing the older woman a big smile that didn't reach her eyes.

  "I thought I saw someone else with you, what are you doing out here?" The woman asks.

  "Oh I felt bored to death in that room, I came out here to get some fresh air." Camilla lies through her teeth.

  "I see. Sir Ethan is looking for you, why don't you go see him. He is in the sitting room."

  "Of course. Thank you." Camilla says before walking back into the house.

  Camilla has to become more careful in her dealings. This is the second time this maid is walking in on her like this. The next time, she might not be so lucky. Taking on a tired demeanor, Camilla walks into the sitting room where Ethan is waiting for her.

  "Ah, there she is! Camilla, come sit with me." Ethan calls, tapping the empty space beside him.

  Camilla is not so confident when she sees Jessie also in the sitting room with Ethan. She is sprawled on the couch next to his, watching Camilla's every step as she gets closer.

  "Ethan, I didn't know you were home," Camilla says, more to calm her own nerves than to actually greet him.

  "I left to do some brief work but I came back almost right away. How are you feeling?" he asks his voice dripping with concern.

  "I am feeling good. Just a slight head ache but it's no issue." Camilla says, squeezing her nose like she is trying hard to remember.

  "Pff, stories..." Jessie mumbles under her breath.

  Ethan glares at her, giving her a silent warning to behave but Jessie rolls her eyes, returning her focus on Camilla.

  "Are you by any chance starting to remember anything?" Ethan asks.

  "No, I don't. I don't remember anything," Camilla says faking a sniffle and a sob.

  "It's fine," Ethan says nodding his head in understanding. All of a sudden he starts to feel like a man with two wives and the burden threatens to swallow him whole.

  "Jessie here brought something to my notice and I am a bit bothered by it. Did you drop your pills last night?"

  Camilla feels her heart slice in half and drop deep into the pit of her stomach.

  That bitch! So, she went behind my back to report to Ethan! Well, she will pay for it -Camilla thinks.

  Camilla is a smart girl it's no surprise she has been pick pocketing on the streets of Besaadi for months without being caught. Someone as cheap as Jessie should not pose a problem for her.

  "Didn't you hear what he asked you?" Jessie snaps.

  "Jessie!" Ethan growls and Jessie immediately keeps quiet folding her hands to her chest. "Let me handle this!"

  "Camilla, did you drop your pills by any chance?" Ethan asks again.

  "Drop my pills?" Camilla repeats. Her brows meet each other as she pretends to remember. "I didn't. I took all of my pills. Jessie was even there with me when I did, where you not Jessie? You remember right, please tell Ethan I took it?" Camilla says. She makes her voice sound so fragile Ethan hates himself for even listening to Jessie in the first place

  "I remember you flushing your own pills in the toilet!" Jessie snaps as she starts to lose her cool. She can't understand how Camilla keeps looking so innocent before Ethan when it is clear she is lying!

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