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It has been awhile since Erick has returned to work. And fortunately, nothing much has changed so there wasn't anything that he couldn't do and he was still able to catch up with his work.
He was inside his cubicle where he was reading reports from the time he wasn't in the office. It was a case report on a tenant's rights and duties on foreclosure. Apparently, the client, who was the tenant, had requested for Erick to be the one to handle the case, which surprised both Erick and Murray. Undoubtedly, Murray was also pleased with this because it means that someone has heard of Erick and wanted his services.
Erick was too absorbed in reading the case that he failed to notice the familiar name in the client's name. It was after he was done reading, he finally decided to take a look at it.
His eyes widened in surprise. He then rubbed his face in resignation.
He was still trying to calm his mind when he finally realized who his client was when one of his colleagues, another ȧssociate under Murray, knocked on his cubicle wall. Erick looked up and the other man said that his client is currently waiting for him in the private lounge room.
Erick let out a sigh once his colleague was out of earshots. He then started to grab his essential items and notebook before heading towards the private lounge room. The private lounge room was a room that was designed for lawyers and ȧssociates to have a private conversation with one another. It was a modern and sleek room, with a coffee table and a couple of arm chairs and sofa. There was also a coffee machine, water dispenser and a wall mounted television, for the convenience of people using the room.
Usually the room was fully booked throughout the day, however, it was fortunate that it was empty on that morning. Hence why Erick's client was guided to the room to wait for the latter.
Erick had just arrived at the door that leads to the room when he heard voices from inside.
And without knocking on the door, he immediately opened the door, startling the two men inside. Though, one of them had already sensed Erick was outside but he just pretended to be surprised.
"Seriously, what are you two doing?" Erick asked, looking tired.
Master Silas, who was sitting on one of the armchairs, with his right leg over the other, smiled at Erick, looking innocent. "Hello there, Erick," he greeted.
Ronan, who was on the other armchair, quickly stood up and nodded hello. Since Master Silas has regarded Erick as his 'superior', that makes him his 'superior's superior'. Hence why he has to be respectful.
Erick let out a sigh as he approached Master Silas. He then tossed the case report on the coffee table and gestured with his head, asking without words, what was this?
Master Silas leaned forward in his seat and took the report. Realization dawned on him as he saw the title. "Ah, this," he said nonchalantly.
"What's the meaning of this?" Erick asked, looking at Master Silas as he sat down opposite him. He then looked at Ronan. "Are you seriously planning to overthrow your mother?"
Ronan shrugged. "She's just my adopted mother. We don't share any blood ties between us."
"Even so, she adopted you since you were only a child," Erick retorted back.
Ronan shrugged again. "Actually, Master Silas adopted me. And about her adopting me, it was only a cover for her. She met me when I was 'waiting' in the orphanage. I was actually nine years old when I started staying with her," he corrected him. "Not two."
Erick turned to Master Silas, who nodded. "Wait, what…?" he asked, looking confused.
"As I said, she only used me as a cover. And in actuality, I too used her as a cover," Ronan explained.
Erick then pointed at the case report, which Master Silas had put back on the coffee table. "So, this is...?" he asked.
"Just what the report says," Master Silas said calmly.
Erick took back the report and rubbed his face in resignation. According to the report, apparently, Ronan wanted to sue his 'adopted' mother on his rights to foreclose the daycare center where Amber was working at. "But why?" he asked. "Even so, how does her being a cover make you want to sue her? And also, I don't understand… cover for who?"
Ronan looked at Master Silas as if he wasn't sure whether they should tell Erick the whole story or not.
"We have evidence that that 'woman' is one of Harding's subordinates," Master Silas said, spitting out the word, 'woman'.
Erick was shocked. He never thought that the woman whom Amber had worked for, was someone who would work for Harding. "But she's a human being!" he argued.
"I'm also a human being," Ronan interjected, implying that Erick should not disregard human beings as well.
Erick leaned forward in his seat. "Tell me what you know and why you would think she's with him?" he asked.
Master Silas looked at Ronan, who nodded back. The latter then took out his phone and started to text a message. Soon after, Erick was surprised to hear some glitching sounds. He looked up at the security cameras installed in the room and realized it had been hacked. This must be the work of Toby.
He looked over at Ronan, who said, "So that no one can overhear our conversation."
Master Silas then started to tell Erick about what they had found about Mrs. Paccito. Apparently, Master Silas has long suspected her back then when he fruitfully encountered her meeting with that right hand warlock of Harding. He had been following Harding ever since he had found him in one of the faraway towns. And one day, he found Rehan meeting up with Mrs. Paccito in one of the secluded areas, one where you would not typically meet someone unless there was something fishy going on.
What surprised Master Silas was the fact that the woman suddenly moved to Burkendall town and became one of the locals. And through the local grapevine, he had heard that she wanted to adopt a son, using a story about her being lonely as she does not have any intention of getting married, but wanted a child.
It was then he met young Ronan. He was really an orphan, who had lost his parents due to a plane crash. When Master Silas first visited the orphanage where Ronan had stayed, it was unsure why but young Ronan seemed to be quite taken with Master Silas and had kept following the latter. Master Silas too liked the young boy and decided to adopt him.
But when Master Silas wanted to bring him back home, Mrs. Paccito had visited the same orphanage and at first sight, she was interested in young Ronan. She wanted to adopt him too!
At first, Ronan was adamant not to be adopted by her and wanted to say that he had already had a 'father'. But one night, Master Silas had met up with Ronan and they made a deal. The latter will go with Mrs. Paccito and become his little eye for him. And once the time is right, Ronan can leave her.
It took him more than ten years. And even though he could have left her after he had turned eighteen, both Master Silas and Ronan did not expect that the 'mission' took so long. They needed more evidence and were waiting for her to fail at some point. And they finally achieved what they wanted and hence, why demanding for the foreclosure of the daycare was the first step.
"But why the daycare?" Erick asked.
"Remember the case of the missing children?"
Erick frowned. He did recall that a couple of years ago that there had been a case of children missing in town. And back then, Lachlan was about to retire from the police force when the case was opened. It unfortunately became a cold case when they could not find what had happened. All leads were at a standstill, making Lachlan and the other shifters in the police force to become baffled and frustrated. They did suspect that some supernatural beings were involved but they could not bring that up since anything abnormal was prohibited.
That was one of Lachlan's many regrets while still in the force; being unsuccessful in a case.
"She was the child trafficker."
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It has been awhile since Erick has returned to work. And fortunately, nothing much has changed so there wasn't anything that he couldn't do and he was still able to catch up with his work.
He was inside his cubicle where he was reading reports from the time he wasn't in the office. It was a case report on a tenant's rights and duties on foreclosure. Apparently, the client, who was the tenant, had requested for Erick to be the one to handle the case, which surprised both Erick and Murray. Undoubtedly, Murray was also pleased with this because it means that someone has heard of Erick and wanted his services.
Erick was too absorbed in reading the case that he failed to notice the familiar name in the client's name. It was after he was done reading, he finally decided to take a look at it.
His eyes widened in surprise. He then rubbed his face in resignation.
He was still trying to calm his mind when he finally realized who his client was when one of his colleagues, another ȧssociate under Murray, knocked on his cubicle wall. Erick looked up and the other man said that his client is currently waiting for him in the private lounge room.
Erick let out a sigh once his colleague was out of earshots. He then started to grab his essential items and notebook before heading towards the private lounge room. The private lounge room was a room that was designed for lawyers and ȧssociates to have a private conversation with one another. It was a modern and sleek room, with a coffee table and a couple of arm chairs and sofa. There was also a coffee machine, water dispenser and a wall mounted television, for the convenience of people using the room.
Usually the room was fully booked throughout the day, however, it was fortunate that it was empty on that morning. Hence why Erick's client was guided to the room to wait for the latter.
Erick had just arrived at the door that leads to the room when he heard voices from inside.
And without knocking on the door, he immediately opened the door, startling the two men inside. Though, one of them had already sensed Erick was outside but he just pretended to be surprised.
"Seriously, what are you two doing?" Erick asked, looking tired.
Master Silas, who was sitting on one of the armchairs, with his right leg over the other, smiled at Erick, looking innocent. "Hello there, Erick," he greeted.
Ronan, who was on the other armchair, quickly stood up and nodded hello. Since Master Silas has regarded Erick as his 'superior', that makes him his 'superior's superior'. Hence why he has to be respectful.
Erick let out a sigh as he approached Master Silas. He then tossed the case report on the coffee table and gestured with his head, asking without words, what was this?
Master Silas leaned forward in his seat and took the report. Realization dawned on him as he saw the title. "Ah, this," he said nonchalantly.
"What's the meaning of this?" Erick asked, looking at Master Silas as he sat down opposite him. He then looked at Ronan. "Are you seriously planning to overthrow your mother?"
Ronan shrugged. "She's just my adopted mother. We don't share any blood ties between us."
"Even so, she adopted you since you were only a child," Erick retorted back.
Ronan shrugged again. "Actually, Master Silas adopted me. And about her adopting me, it was only a cover for her. She met me when I was 'waiting' in the orphanage. I was actually nine years old when I started staying with her," he corrected him. "Not two."
Erick turned to Master Silas, who nodded. "Wait, what…?" he asked, looking confused.
"As I said, she only used me as a cover. And in actuality, I too used her as a cover," Ronan explained.
Erick then pointed at the case report, which Master Silas had put back on the coffee table. "So, this is...?" he asked.
"Just what the report says," Master Silas said calmly.
Erick took back the report and rubbed his face in resignation. According to the report, apparently, Ronan wanted to sue his 'adopted' mother on his rights to foreclose the daycare center where Amber was working at. "But why?" he asked. "Even so, how does her being a cover make you want to sue her? And also, I don't understand… cover for who?"
Ronan looked at Master Silas as if he wasn't sure whether they should tell Erick the whole story or not.
"We have evidence that that 'woman' is one of Harding's subordinates," Master Silas said, spitting out the word, 'woman'.
Erick was shocked. He never thought that the woman whom Amber had worked for, was someone who would work for Harding. "But she's a human being!" he argued.
"I'm also a human being," Ronan interjected, implying that Erick should not disregard human beings as well.
Erick leaned forward in his seat. "Tell me what you know and why you would think she's with him?" he asked.
Master Silas looked at Ronan, who nodded back. The latter then took out his phone and started to text a message. Soon after, Erick was surprised to hear some glitching sounds. He looked up at the security cameras installed in the room and realized it had been hacked. This must be the work of Toby.
He looked over at Ronan, who said, "So that no one can overhear our conversation."
Master Silas then started to tell Erick about what they had found about Mrs. Paccito. Apparently, Master Silas has long suspected her back then when he fruitfully encountered her meeting with that right hand warlock of Harding. He had been following Harding ever since he had found him in one of the faraway towns. And one day, he found Rehan meeting up with Mrs. Paccito in one of the secluded areas, one where you would not typically meet someone unless there was something fishy going on.
What surprised Master Silas was the fact that the woman suddenly moved to Burkendall town and became one of the locals. And through the local grapevine, he had heard that she wanted to adopt a son, using a story about her being lonely as she does not have any intention of getting married, but wanted a child.
It was then he met young Ronan. He was really an orphan, who had lost his parents due to a plane crash. When Master Silas first visited the orphanage where Ronan had stayed, it was unsure why but young Ronan seemed to be quite taken with Master Silas and had kept following the latter. Master Silas too liked the young boy and decided to adopt him.
But when Master Silas wanted to bring him back home, Mrs. Paccito had visited the same orphanage and at first sight, she was interested in young Ronan. She wanted to adopt him too!
At first, Ronan was adamant not to be adopted by her and wanted to say that he had already had a 'father'. But one night, Master Silas had met up with Ronan and they made a deal. The latter will go with Mrs. Paccito and become his little eye for him. And once the time is right, Ronan can leave her.
It took him more than ten years. And even though he could have left her after he had turned eighteen, both Master Silas and Ronan did not expect that the 'mission' took so long. They needed more evidence and were waiting for her to fail at some point. And they finally achieved what they wanted and hence, why demanding for the foreclosure of the daycare was the first step.
"But why the daycare?" Erick asked.
"Remember the case of the missing children?"
Erick frowned. He did recall that a couple of years ago that there had been a case of children missing in town. And back then, Lachlan was about to retire from the police force when the case was opened. It unfortunately became a cold case when they could not find what had happened. All leads were at a standstill, making Lachlan and the other shifters in the police force to become baffled and frustrated. They did suspect that some supernatural beings were involved but they could not bring that up since anything abnormal was prohibited.
That was one of Lachlan's many regrets while still in the force; being unsuccessful in a case.
"She was the child trafficker."
It has been awhile since Erick has returned to work. And fortunately, nothing much has changed so there wasn't anything that he couldn't do and he was still able to catch up with his work. He was inside his cubicle where he was reading reports from the time he wasn't in the office. It was a case report on a tenant's rights and duties on foreclosure. Apparently, the client, who was the tenant, had requested for Erick to be the one to handle the case, which surprised both Erick and Murray. Undoubtedly, Murray was also pleased with this because it means that someone has heard of Erick and wanted his services. Erick was too absorbed in reading the case that he failed to notice the familiar name in the client's name. It was after he was done reading, he finally decided to take a look at it. His eyes widened in surprise. He then rubbed his face in resignation. He was still trying to calm his mind when he finally realized who his client was when one of his colleagues, another ssociate under Murray, knocked on his cubicle wall. Erick looked up and the other man said that his client is currently waiting for him in the private lounge room. Erick let out a sigh once his colleague was out of earshots. He then started to grab his essential items and notebook before heading towards the private lounge room. The private lounge room was a room that was designed for lawyers and ssociates to have a private conversation with one another. It was a modern and sleek room, with a coffee table and a couple of arm chairs and sofa. There was also a coffee machine, water dispenser and a wall mounted television, for the convenience of people using the room. Usually the room was fully booked throughout the day, however, it was fortunate that it was empty on that morning. Hence why Erick's client was guided to the room to wait for the latter. Erick had just arrived at the door that leads to the room when he heard voices from inside. And without knocking on the door, he immediately opened the door, startling the two men inside. Though, one of them had already sensed Erick was outside but he just pretended to be surprised. "Seriously, what are you two doing?" Erick asked, looking tired. Master Silas, who was sitting on one of the armchairs, with his right leg over the other, smiled at Erick, looking innocent. "Hello there, Erick," he greeted. Ronan, who was on the other armchair, quickly stood up and nodded hello. Since Master Silas has regarded Erick as his 'superior', that makes him his 'superior's superior'. Hence why he has to be respectful. Erick let out a sigh as he approached Master Silas. He then tossed the case report on the coffee table and gestured with his head, asking without words, what was this? Master Silas leaned forward in his seat and took the report. Realization dawned on him as he saw the title. "Ah, this," he said nonchalantly. "What's the meaning of this?" Erick asked, looking at Master Silas as he sat down opposite him. He then looked at Ronan. "Are you seriously planning to overthrow your mother?" Ronan shrugged. "She's just my adopted mother. We don't share any blood ties between us." "Even so, she adopted you since you were only a child," Erick retorted back. Ronan shrugged again. "Actually, Master Silas adopted me. And about her adopting me, it was only a cover for her. She met me when I was 'waiting' in the orphanage. I was actually nine years old when I started staying with her," he corrected him. "Not two." Erick turned to Master Silas, who nodded. "Wait, what?" he asked, looking confused. "As I said, she only used me as a cover. And in actuality, I too used her as a cover," Ronan explained. Erick then pointed at the case report, which Master Silas had put back on the coffee table. "So, this is...?" he asked. "Just what the report says," Master Silas said calmly. Erick took back the report and rubbed his face in resignation. According to the report, apparently, Ronan wanted to sue his 'adopted' mother on his rights to foreclose the daycare center where Amber was working at. "But why?" he asked. "Even so, how does her being a cover make you want to sue her? And also, I don't understand cover for who?" Ronan looked at Master Silas as if he wasn't sure whether they should tell Erick the whole story or not. "We have evidence that that 'woman' is one of Harding's subordinates," Master Silas said, spitting out the word, 'woman'. Erick was shocked. He never thought that the woman whom Amber had worked for, was someone who would work for Harding. "But she's a human being!" he argued. "I'm also a human being," Ronan interjected, implying that Erick should not disregard human beings as well. Erick leaned forward in his seat. "Tell me what you know and why you would think she's with him?" he asked. Master Silas looked at Ronan, who nodded back. The latter then took out his phone and started to text a message. Soon after, Erick was surprised to hear some glitching sounds. He looked up at the security cameras installed in the room and realized it had been hacked. This must be the work of Toby. He looked over at Ronan, who said, "So that no one can overhear our conversation." Master Silas then started to tell Erick about what they had found about Mrs. Paccito. Apparently, Master Silas has long suspected her back then when he fruitfully encountered her meeting with that right hand warlock of Harding. He had been following Harding ever since he had found him in one of the faraway towns. And one day, he found Rehan meeting up with Mrs. Paccito in one of the secluded areas, one where you would not typically meet someone unless there was something fishy going on. What surprised Master Silas was the fact that the woman suddenly moved to Burkendall town and became one of the locals. And through the local grapevine, he had heard that she wanted to adopt a son, using a story about her being lonely as she does not have any intention of getting married, but wanted a child. It was then he met young Ronan. He was really an orphan, who had lost his parents due to a plane crash. When Master Silas first visited the orphanage where Ronan had stayed, it was unsure why but young Ronan seemed to be quite taken with Master Silas and had kept following the latter. Master Silas too liked the young boy and decided to adopt him. But when Master Silas wanted to bring him back home, Mrs. Paccito had visited the same orphanage and at first sight, she was interested in young Ronan. She wanted to adopt him too! At first, Ronan was adamant not to be adopted by her and wanted to say that he had already had a 'father'. But one night, Master Silas had met up with Ronan and they made a deal. The latter will go with Mrs. Paccito and become his little eye for him. And once the time is right, Ronan can leave her. It took him more than ten years. And even though he could have left her after he had turned eighteen, both Master Silas and Ronan did not expect that the 'mission' took so long. They needed more evidence and were waiting for her to fail at some point. And they finally achieved what they wanted and hence, why demanding for the foreclosure of the daycare was the first step. "But why the daycare?" Erick asked. "Remember the case of the missing children?" Erick frowned. He did recall that a couple of years ago that there had been a case of children missing in town. And back then, Lachlan was about to retire from the police force when the case was opened. It unfortunately became a cold case when they could not find what had happened. All leads were at a standstill, making Lachlan and the other shifters in the police force to become baffled and frustrated. They did suspect that some supernatural beings were involved but they could not bring that up since anything abnormal was prohibited. That was one of Lachlan's many regrets while still in the force; being unsuccessful in a case. "She was the child trafficker."
