~ Golden Ocean Resort ~


    6:38 AM


    Bridgette crawled over Steve in order to reach her phone.


    "Yes…", she drowsily answered when she saw that it''s a call from the resort''s main line.


    Bridgette listened to the man for few seconds, and suddenly was wide awake. "What? … I will be there in fifteen minutes!"


    She scrambled out of the bed and rushed to the bathroom to get ready.


    "What happened?", Steve asked when he got into the bathroom.


    Bridgette was brushing her teeth with rapid strokes.


    "Someone raised aint about a sexual assault. Last night…", Bridgette huffed with mouth full of foam, and it made part of it fly on the mirror in front of her. "Oh, Anna just left and it''s already a mess."


    "You can handle it.", Steve encouraged her. He took theb and helped her brush her hair.


    …


    7:09 AM


    In the resort owner''s office, Bridgette is listening to Mr. Turner.


    "I''m sorry for your unpleasant experience, Mr. Turner. I can assure you that we will investigate thoroughly what happenedst night. We have video surveince in all hallways, and we will start with that. Do you have any clues who assaulted your daughter?"


    Mr. Turner nodded. "Aiden White."


    Bridgette dropped the pen from her hand. "Who?"


    …


    7:27 AM


    "Miss Martin, what is with the wait?", Mr. Turner was impatient. He was pacing through the office for some time.


    "Resort staff is retrieving the footage fromst night as we speak. There was a lot of people, they are making sure that the right clip is sent over. Please, be patient.", Bridgette responded while her eyes didn''t leave herptop screen.


    The door of the office opened, and Bridgette exhaled in relief. Reinforcements arrived, and now she does not need to deal with this messy situation by herself.


    Mr. Turner turned toward the door and all color drained from his face.


    nor gave a reassuring nod to Bridgette and took a seat on the sofa without paying attention to Mr. Turner.


    The door opened again, and Ste entered.


    nor and Ste exchanged silent greetings before Ste sat next to nor.


    Mr. Turner looked at nor and took him some time before he found his voice. "Mrs. White… what brings you here?"


    nor''s face was expressionless when she faced him. "My daughter-inw owns the resort. It is normal that in case of an emergency when she is not avable I am one of the contacts. Especially when someone uses one of my sons of sexual assault."


    nor saw that the man is petrified. Well, he should be. How dares he say something so outrageous against her Den-Den! At the same time, nor is happy that they decided to stay overnight at the resort. It waste when the party ended and with all those people staying extra day or two, nor suspected that there will be situations that need to be… cleaned up. Added bonus is that Ste thought the same so two of them can face this situation together. And if it gets messy even their husbands can help out.


    "Please… have a seat, Mr. Turner…" nor gestured toward the sofa chair. "Tell us what you think happened."


    Mr. Turner nced at Bridgette before his eyes settled at nor. He didn''t pay much attention to Ste, he does not know how she is rted to this, other than being mother of the bride… mother of the owner of the resort… so she is connected with Whites by marriage. Suddenly he felt that this other woman should not be neglected either.


    Mr. Turner already knew that police is not an option, but for the sake of his daughter, he can''t pretend like nothing happened. Going to the press is not a good idea either because Whites are known for controlling the media and not allowing any information to leak without consequences. He is confident that no one would dare publish any content that is damaging to Whites no matter what evidence he has. So he decided to start creating waves internally. First thing is to report the incident to the resort, and then to spread the news about what happened between people… slowly the whispers will be a roar and Whites will not be able to hide what despicable children they have… but, now… he is facing Mrs. White. He didn''t think about this possibility, at least not this soon. But he can''t back down. He will face this woman and tell her what kind of a monster she raised. At the same time, this other woman will find out in what despicable family her daughter married.


    …


    7:41 AM


    Sarah shifted in the bed and groaned. Everything hurts… She does not rememberst time her body was in this much pain. She wants to sleep it off, but that phone won''t stop ringing! And it''s Aiden''s phone… Aiden!


    Sarah opened her eyes abruptly and looked around. She saw Aiden next to her in the bed, not moving. Sarah quickly checked him… temperature is normal, breathing is deep and steady… his pulse is slow, normal for someone who is sleeping… she exhaled in relief.


    Despite her touching him, he didn''t react in the slightest… well, it''s not unusual. The drugs give an energy boost but once they wear off, the over-exhausted body crashes. Aiden will probably sleep for a long time. And why is that phone still ringing?


    "Yes, Nori?", Sarah answered when she saw who is calling.


    "Why is Aiden not answering his phone?"


    "He is sleeping. I will not wake him up. Either tell me or callter." Sarah was in pain and not in the mood to be polite.


    From Sarah''s curt response, Nori understood that something is off, but she needs to go straight to the point. It''s an emergency. "Mr. Turner is here, saying that Aiden assaulted his daughter."


    Sarah clenched her teeth. Thatst name is something she will not forget easily. "Turner? Is he rted to Madison Turner?"


    "So, you know about her?", Ste asked.


    Sarah understood that she is on the speaker. "Of course, I do. She is pursuing Aiden… Mom, she drugged himst night. There is no way he assaulted her. When I found them… her underwear was intact, and he was fully clothed."


    "How is he?", nor was unable to hide distress in her voice.


    Sarah nced at Aiden, and she has no intention to tell them the details.


    "Stable. Resting. Mom, I want to handle Madison. But… I can''t now."


    "I understand.", Ste responded in a firm and gentle voice. She can''t imagine what Sarah and Aiden went through. But they are OK and that is all that matters... for now.


    "Take care of him." nor said faintly before ending the call.


    Sarah kept the phone on the side and looked at Aiden. His handsome face is slightly pale, and his lips are dry… but other than that he is calm, rxed, and she can''t remember if she was ever this relieved to see him next to her and… breathing.


    Sarah''s gaze moved to the bed and her face contorted. The bedsheets are covered in bodily fluids and… blood. She remembered that Aiden cut his arm, so the blood is probably his… and considering in how much pain she is, she would not be surprised if some of it is hers.


    Sarah shifted a bit and besides a mix of dull and sharp pain almost everywhere, she is sticky… gross. She visually inspected herself and she can''t see any cuts, but there are a lot of bruises.


    Sarah wanted to go back to sleep, but now that she is aware of thest night''s remnants, there is no way that she can do anything before cleaning up… no matter how painful it is to move.


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