WHO IS M
808 Words
_Day 33. 3:12 AM. Penthouse._
Lily couldn’t sleep.
The photo of her at the OBGYN was on every gossip site.
Stock down 8%. Headlines: _IS HART HEIR IN DANGER?_
Damian was on the phone. "I don’t care what it costs. I want every camera within 5 miles of that clinic pulled."
He hung up and came to bed.
Pulled Lily into him.
"They have your records," he whispered. "That means someone in the hospital. Or someone in us."
Lily put her hand on her bump. 16 weeks.
"I’m not scared," she lied. "I’m mad."
Damian kissed her temple. "Good. Use it."
His phone buzzed.
_Unknown: Cute bump. Shame if something happened. - M_
Damian didn’t throw the phone this time.
He forwarded it to Adesina. "Trace it."
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_Day 33. 9:00 AM. War Room._
Adesina. Head of Security. Eleanor. Damian. Lily.
"Options," Damian said.
Adesina: "The number is a burner. Bought with cash. No CCTV."
Head of Security: "We sweep the hospital. And we put 24/7 on you, Mrs. Hart."
Lily crossed her arms. "No."
Everyone turned.
"I’m not hiding," Lily said. "M wants me scared. I’m going to work."
Damian sighed. "Fine. But 2 guards. Minimum. And you don’t go anywhere alone."
Lily nodded. "Deal. Now we find M."
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_Day 34. The Hospital Sweep._
They went to the OBGYN undercover.
Wig. Sunglasses. Big coat over the bump.
Dr. Patel met them in a private room.
"I’m so sorry, Mrs. Hart," she said. "Only 3 people had access. Me. My nurse. And billing."
Damian: "Pull their financials. Now."
By 2 PM:
The nurse had $50,000 deposited last week. From an offshore account.
"Her name?" Damian asked.
"Carla Reyes," Adesina said. "She quit yesterday. Flight to Mexico booked."
Damian stood. "Get her."
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_Day 34. 8:00 PM. Airport._
They caught her at JFK.
Carla was crying in interrogation.
"I didn’t know what it was for!" she sobbed. "A man paid me. Said he just wanted to know if she was okay!"
"Description," Damian said.
"Tall. Black coat. Woman. Voice like... like she was smiling when she talked."
Lily and Damian looked at each other.
M was a woman.
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_Day 35. The Leak Response._
Press conference.
No Damian. Just Lily.
She walked in alone. 16 weeks. Suit.
Cameras flashed.
"I’m pregnant," Lily said. "16 weeks. Baby is healthy. And someone illegally accessed my medical records."
She paused. "To whoever did this: I’m not scared. I’m Hart Industries. And we sue."
She walked out.
By 6 PM: #TeamLily was trending.
Stock: +5%.
Damian met her in the car. "That was insane."
Lily smiled. "Told you. Not hiding."
His phone buzzed.
_Unknown: Round 3 isn’t over. - M_
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_Day 36. The Trap._
They leaked a fake schedule.
_LILY HART: PRIVATE SCAN, 10 PM, HART MEDICAL CENTER_
In reality: 12 guards. Server room. Waiting.
At 9:47 PM, login alert.
Someone accessed the patient database. From inside Hart Tower.
Adesina tracked it. "Floor 22. Empty office."
Damian, Lily, and 4 guards moved in.
Door kicked open.
A woman. Hoodie. Laptop open.
She looked up and smiled.
"Hi, brother."
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_Day 37. The Truth._
Meredith Hart.
Damian’s younger sister.
Disowned 5 years ago for stealing $3 million from Hart Industries.
Interrogation room. Glass.
"Why?" Damian asked.
Meredith shrugged. "Dad gave you everything. Then you gave it to her."
She nodded at Lily. "A contract bride? Please."
Lily leaned forward. "You threatened my daughter."
"I didn’t touch her," Meredith said. "I just wanted you to feel what it’s like. To have everything taken."
Adesina slid papers across. "Wire fraud. Cyberstalking. HIPAA violation. 15 years minimum."
Meredith laughed. "You think this ends with me?"
Damian stood. "Yes. Because we’re done playing."
As they led her out, Meredith looked at Lily.
"You’re welcome for the baby," she whispered.
Lily went cold.
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_Day 37. 11:59 PM. Home._
No more threats. For now.
Emma asleep.
Eleanor gone.
Just them.
Lily sat on the couch, shaking.
Damian knelt in front of her.
"What did she mean?" Lily whispered.
Damian took her hands. "She didn’t do anything to the baby. She’s lying. Trying to scare you."
Lily nodded. But tears fell.
Damian pulled her in. "I’m sorry. She’s my blood."
Lily wiped her face. "And I’m your wife. And she’s our daughter."
She put his hand on her bump.
A kick.
Damian exhaled. "Elena," he whispered.
Lily looked up. "What?"
"If it’s a girl. Elena. After my mom."
Lily cried. Happy this time. "I love it."
Damian kissed her. "No more M. No more leaks. Just us."
Lily nodded. "Just us."
His phone buzzed.
Adesina: _Meredith in custody. All devices seized. We’re clear._
Damian turned it off.
"Come on," he said. "Bed, Co-CEO Hart."
Lily smiled. "Lead the way, Co-CEO Hart."
For the first time in 37 days,
There were no enemies.
Just a family.
_TO BE CONTINUE.....
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