I can trust. Will you help me protect this town?”
ALL of a sudden, the memories of my stay here in Roz Town flashed in my mind. I thought of the vendors who greeted me warmly, the teachers and children who were nice to Elena, my colleagues who often helped me, and
Riley, who treated me sincerely…
These people-they didn’t deserve to suffer the collateral damage. They deserved to be helped.
“Of course,” I said decisively. “I’m with you!”
No matter what happened, I couldn’t just walk away from these people.
Only when I tried my best to help them could I not regret.
I wouldn’t forgive myself if I just stood by and watched as Roz Town was destroyed in front of me.
Tears welled up in Riley’s eyes.
“Thank you so much, Debra. I really appreciate it.”
Now that that was settled, both Riley and I felt a little relieved.
“Come with me to pick Luca up from kindergarten. His class is about to end. I’ll have someone else bring the lunch box to Adam. Anyway, I’ve appealed for your return as my assistant. Now, you won’t have to suffer in Adam’s office.”
“Great!” I agreed happily
On the way to the kindergarten, Riley told me, “Ever since Elena stopped attending class, Luca has been in a terrible mood. No matter what I say to comfort him, it’s useless. I really don’t know what to do!”
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
I mulled over it carefully before suggesting, “How about Elena and Luca meet up in secret?”
Riley’s eyebrows shot up in surprise.
“Elena’s still here?”
I nodded with a small smile.
Anyway, I already knew that Riley was on my side, so I trusted her
“I didn’t dare to tell you before, but the truth is, Elena’s my daughter.”
Riley was once again shocked.
It took a while for her to recover. She sighed and said, “Your Line of work is even harder than I thought. You can’t even tell others that
Elena is your daughter.”
“Yes, but it’s worth it.” I smiled at her reassuringly.
Riley looked at me with both admiration and gratitude. “Debra, we’re so
