Levy

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Amanda arrives at the reception as the wedding is underway in the nearby hall. Considering what a bridezilla the bride has been, it is a surprise she did not have her the ceremony halfway across the world only to have the reception here. Some guys from the catering company help Amanda take the cake out from the car and move it to the main table. It is truly a masterpiece, the four stages of the couple's relationship are expressed just as the bride requested. Amanda had sent a picture to the bride the night before and she liked it. Well, at least that's what she said. Hopefully she still feel the same way. Amanda waits patiently with the caterers for everyone to come this side so the bride can let her know if she is happy or not, then she can leave. Soon enough, people start flooding in and sitting in their designated spots. The bride and groom walk in happily and everyone claps for them. For a moment, Amanda remembers her own wedding but her thoughts are pushed away when the couple comes towards her. "This is so beautiful Amanda. I knew you could do it. Thank you so much" the bride cries shocking Amanda so much that she freezes not knowing how to respond. "I'm sorry. I know I was a headache to deal with but honestly I love your work. Thank you so much for this" the bride says causing the people around them to laugh. "I'm glad you are happy with my work. I'll get going now" Amanda says and she watches as they look at her like she has grown a second head. "Are you not staying"? They ask her and she shakes her head no. "I'm sorry. I have an urgent family matter to attend to" Amanda explains making them understand. "Oh that's too bad. I'll drop by the bakery some time then" the bride says as they bid their goodbyes. Amanda walks out of the reception hall in a rush. Antonio said he found something from the addresses he has been looking into so they need to have a meeting to discuss that. In her state of rush,Amanda does not realise she is about to bump into someone until she hits a very warm wall. "Watch where you are going kid" the man says baffling her. Kid? How dare he? "I don't see a kid here" Amanda says sharply causing him to laugh. "Sorry. You are so short I thought you were a child" he says with a smirk. Irritated as she is, Amanda decides to let it go. There are more important issues to deal with. As she tries to walk away, he grabs her wrist and pulls her back to him. She hits his chest and for a moment they are standing there staring at each other, that is until Amanda squirms trying to push him away. "Excuse me. I'm trying to leave" she says but it falls on deaf ears as he just stands there, holding her wrist tightly but gently enough not to hurt her as he watches her intently. "What is it with short women and being so, so, beautiful"? He asks leaving Amanda confused. How did they go from him calling her a child to finding her beautiful? "Excuse me Sir. You are holding my hand and I would like to leave" she says and he smiles. "I don't want you to leave" he says with a bright smile. A security officer appears from the hallways and walks up to them. Seeing the confusion and shock on Amanda's face, he approaches them and asks. "Everything alright here"? And Amanda looks to him and responds with, "Uh no. This gentleman here refuses to let me go". The officer looks at the gentleman in question and he just laughs. "The lady and i were, just talking" he says before letting her go, making sure to read the label on her jacket and seeing the name of the shop she works for. Amanda looks at the officer grateful and rushes out, as she was in the beginning. This time making sure she bumps into no one on the way. She drives home in a hurry and pulls up to the house just as Tristan pulls up. "Hey princess. You look tired" he says pulling her for a brief hug. "Yeah. I just delivered that wedding cake I was working on" she tells him, her mind going back to the dark eyed stranger she bumped in to but she shakes her head trying to forget him. "The bridezilla one"? He asks with a chuckle and she nods. "I'm glad you are done with it. Now you can breathe" He says holding her hand leading her inside. The house seems so quiet when they walk in, that is until they reach the lounge area. Jaxon and Lauren are standing by the patio door talking in hushed tones. They immediately stop talking as soon as they notice the siblings coming in and Lauren faces the floor choosing to not face the two. Tristan notices this and he stares at them expecting some sort of explanation which he does not get. "What are we discussing"? He asks them and Lauren finally raises her eyes to look at them. "Why are you crying"? Amanda asks with worry and goes up to the woman. "It's nothing. I'm just really emotional. I think I just miss Jaden that's all" she says wiping the tears away. Amanda realises she is not telling the truth because of how she keeps looking at Jaxon and the man looks angry so it is safe to assume he said something to upset her. "Jax....." Antonio and Richard walk into the room just as Amanda is about to ask her husband what really happened in here and so she decides to ask him later. "You said you found something"? Jaxon asks walking towards Antonio. "Yes I did. I have found each of these places and managed to successfully hack into the security systems and you will not believe what I found" Antonio says excitedly. Everyone starts paying close attention to what he says, more especially Lauren, who is surprised at how fast all this is happening. Just a week and they already have something tangible. "So I found the last property in the country Alexander was in with the boy" he says as he starts playing the footage on the TV screen. A wave of fear hits Amanda upon seeing him after so long and she shivers but tries to not show it. Unfortunately for her, Lauren already noticed her shivering but she does not say anything about it. "Okay so where is he now"? Tristan asks and Antonio scratches his head. "I haven't found him yet but I found someone else in the footage. Look at this" he zooms in to one particular guard and the guys start cursing and screaming confusing the women in the room. "Who is that"? Amanda asks the question going through both their minds. "That's Levy. He used to work for Jaxon and suddenly decided he wants to be a good guy, did one last unpaid job and disappeared. Turns out he just changed camps" Antonio, being the only level-headed, explains. This is the purest form of betrayal to Jaxon and that too after everything he has done for Levy all he can think of is how painful he will make Levy's death to be be. "What now"? Amanda asks and Jaxon looks at her dead in the eye, his own eyes looking evil. "Now we find him".
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