Chapter 44

Kimberly smiled with a cheerful feeling as she took her ears away from the window. Actually she didn't drove out their street. She walked back to their compound to give Raiden his ear phones and met them in a tight conversation.

She smiled and walked out of the compound and head down to her car.

FLASHBACKS ENDS...

Her friends couldn't believe their ears when she was done explaining. They all turned their gaze away from her face and focus their mind...

"Are you trying to say Barton did this to your face" Sharon muttered clenching her teeth.

"Why didn't you tell us this is what you are passing through despite considering us as your friend" Hannah asked with a furious expression.

"I thought-- don't thought anything" Shannon cut her off in between her conversation.

"This is how you have been avoiding our protection towards you. Cindy and I did our findings and found your relationship with Barton three years ago and we got to know it was against your wish but yet still, we have been waiting for the day you will personally explain things to us. Unfortunately, you didn't, you kept enduring every trashy things he does to you" Shannon lash out her anger..

"Did you know we can ruin Barton's family if you had explained things to us. Your brother isn't a good brother to you. We know the owner of the school wanted to take you in, but you declined, she wanted to fight against your brother but you decline. Don't you know she can't do those things without your consent or support. You kept doing endurance in every pain that doesn't suit you. " Cindy muttered.

"I'm sorry" Kimberly sobs slowly...

"This is not a matter of sorry, this is a matter of action Kim. Despite trying to act strong in front of us, in front of the whole school, we know you aren't. Kimberly it's time we send Barton's dad and your brother to the ministry or else consider us dead. We can't be friends when you don't tell us things, we aren't your friend again if you aren't ready to take action." Cindy said using her face towel to wipe the tear that almost streamed down her cheeks.

"I thought the definition of friends is family, love, affection, one heart and soul. Why did you keep this away from us" Hannah asked.

"Give me a reason why you kept this away from us and I don't want that excuse of " I don't want to stress you guys" " Sharon scoffed.

"I don't know where to start from. But to be sincere I'm very weak, I don't like it when people I love see me whenever I'm weak" Kimberly burst into a round of tears. Her friends stood up and shifted their chairs to her side and comforted her the best way they can.

"Don't shed tears anymore,we aren't condemning you. We will fight for you" Shannon and Hannah said.

Everywhere was silent after... Shannon decided to keep it cool among themselves.

"This is real... Kimberly is finally in love with someone" Shannon gasped loudly...

"Finally Barton got his mate, " Sharon smiled.

"He did and I'm happy about it" Hannah giggled.

"I still can't believe you asked him out yourself" Cindy frown and continued.

"After betting back then that you can never ask a guy out. After bragging about it back then" Cindy laughed...

"I'm still wondering how I did it, but I guess I did it out of love" Kimberly said and stood up as she picked up her bag.

"I'm off to class" she said and friends stood up with her.

"Do you think he loves you?" Hannah asked as they walked out of their VIP seat.

"Remember he's not over someone, which is his ex" Sharon asked..

"Let's hold on his reply, " she replied with a shun.

"Okay" They replied and laughed.

"You guys are making it embarrassing" Kimberly should and ran off. Of course, they ran after her with a loud weird laughter.

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"There are a lot of secret the Walter family don't know" Richard yelled out of anger. He had a conspicuous lump on his left cheek.

"Secrets" They uttered with full surprised conspicuous on their faces, ..

"Yes secrets" Richard replied..

"What secrets Richard ?" Collins asked.

"Sarah Smith your late girlfriend is my elder sister" he said and everyone gasped loudly..

"What's the meaning of this joke ?" Collins yelled holding Piper's hand tightly.

"Why did you disguise your true self and your true identity... Because I know you aren't used to this hardship life style." Glory asked.

"I wasn't used to hardship life style but it was request to protect Kiara. That was her last wish before she died. She said she's sorry for ruining your life and the least she can is to assign me to protect you and Kiara from any accidents or attack from any angle. " Richard explained.

"Oh! my goodness" Collins mumbled with a heavy sigh.

"What else are you hiding from us ?" Glory asked.

"Your secret agent by the name Khalid is me. My true identity is. He paused leaving everyone in a tense state.

"I work in the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, which simultaneously serves as its primary federal law enforcement organization."He paused but Glory was fast enough to interrupt.

"OMG, this is fucking real, FBI" Glory screamed, moving away from him instantly which made him chuckled.

All Piper could do, is to comfort Collins who seems not to get himself anymore. Owen wasn't left out as he stared at Richard who he also consider as a friend.

Richard continue " In short I'm an FBI ( Federal Bureau of Investigation). I risk my job to protect you and my niece. I was later called to office to take your case and detect my sister's case who happened to be your ex girlfriend. But along the line, when you said I should run a back ground check on Miss Piper, I discovered she's from a wealthy family but lost her memories.

Her mom statement of wealth happened to be with you, because without it they can't get their property back from the government. Actually the government aren't holding their property but it was Mrs Mary Walker's late mom wish, that we shouldn't give her assets to anyone without the statement of wealth." Richard paused, trying to observe everyone's facial expression but they all seem confused.

"Oh, that's true, mom's statement of wealth! Is it still with you ", she asked Collins and he nodded positively which made her smile out of relief.

"You can get your property back from the government since you recovered your memories and also I think it's high time you get your twin sister from the orphanage home.

"I discovered something about my research" Richard said.

"Adams was behind your loss of memories. He cause the accident intentionally, he's the same person behind your ex girlfriend death Collins and I have evidence on that, though through the dashboard camera and the near by CCTV footage. And lastly he's behind the fire outbreak that took place at your penthouse" Richard explained.

"Adams ??" Collins shuttered.

"I never knew he still cold-hearted. He almost raped me back then but Collins was fast enough to save me before he could and that's how we became friends and lovers" Piper said with a soft smile.

"Don't worry about him, he's going to get punished for his actions. I'm happy I caught him in the act and I took your penthouse CCTV footage for evidence" Richard explained...

"Did Kiara happen to know you are her uncle ?" Collins asked.

"Why not, she knew about it when she demanded for evidence to my words and I did." Richard chuckled.

"I never showed her, her mom's picture" Collins blurt out staring at him.

"But your mom did, the pictures the two of you took when she saw pregnant with Kiara's, Your mom knew I wasn't a driver same goes with your dad. But they are just doing this for Sarah's request to protect you and your daughter. So don't hold any grudge against them" Richard said and excuse himself to pick up his call.

"Mom and Dad knew about this all long" Glory mumbled as she stared at Collins who wasn't sure if he should close his mouth or not.