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Chapter 13 - Chapter 13

Diana's heart skipped a beat as she recognized the voice on the other end. It had been a while since they'd last spoken. Diana's instincts screamed at her to be cautious, but a part of her trusted Daniela. They had a complicated past, but Daniela had always been a wild card. "Okay, I'll be there," Diana said finally. As she hung up the phone, Diana felt emotions swirling inside her.The warehouse loomed before her, its abandoned façade a testament to the city's neglect. Diana took a deep breath and stepped inside, the darkness enveloping her like a shroud. "Daniela?" she called out, her voice echoing off the walls. A figure emerged from the shadows, and Diana's eyes locked onto Daniela's familiar face. "It's been a long time," Daniela said, a hint of a smile on her lips. Diana's eyes narrowed, her mind racing with questions. Diana and Daniela stood facing each other, the dim lighting of the warehouse casting long shadows on the walls. "You're back," Daniela said, her voice low and even. "I knew you wouldn't stay hidden for long." Diana smiled, a fierce glint in her eye. "My return will be massive, Daniela. And I'm not going to let anyone stand in my way." Daniela raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement playing on her lips. "I'm not going to stand in your way, Diana. In fact, I'm going to help you." Diana's eyes narrowed, her mind racing with possibilities. "Why?" , Daniela's expression turned serious. "Because I have my own reasons for wanting to take down the people who have been pulling the strings from behind the scenes. "Diana's eyes locked onto Daniela's, a spark of understanding passing between them. "I think I know who might be behind some of the shady deals," Diana said, her voice dropping to a whisper. "My secretary, Emily" Daniela's eyes widened, her expression turning thoughtful. "And then there's Mr. Cruz," Diana continued, her eyes glinting with a hint of warning. "I'm not sure what his game is, but I know he's involved in this somehow. "Daniela's expression turned grim, her jaw clenched in determination. "We'll take them down, Diana," she said, her voice low and deadly. "Together." Daniela's eyes locked onto Diana's, a hint of curiosity in her voice. "Diana, if I may ask what was your main reason for disappearing? What drove you to leave everything behind?", Diana's expression turned somber, her eyes clouding over with memories. "My father," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "He threatened me, Daniela. He said if I didn't back down and forget about the investigation, he would destroy me." Daniela's eyes widened, her face pale with shock. "Your father? But why? "Diana's eyes flashed with anger. "Because he's involved with Mr. Cruz, and they're both hiding something big. I stumbled upon some information that could expose them, and they'll stop at nothing to silence me". "We'll take them down". Diana's eyes locked onto Daniela's, a spark of hope igniting within her. For the first time in months, she felt like she wasn't alone.After some while, a message popped into Daniela's phone, it was from Charles, her eyes was widened as she read the letter, " what that Daniela", Diana asked with a curious expression," its from Detective Charles, and he has something big, " Daniela said, " which is?" " take a look" Mr. Cruz was the CEO of the Cruz Corporation, a large and influential company. Diana's father and your father both worked for the corporation, and as part of their employment, in which they were forced to take on the Cruz surname as a condition of their shady contract, this explains why your surnames are alike, but no trace of relativity and that's not all.I discovered a cryptic document that hints a connection between Mr. Cruz, Diana's father and your father. As I dug deeper, I uncovered a dark secret: The Cruz Corporation has been using its power and influence to silence whistleblowers and cover up its own wrongdoing. I've realized that Diana's death is just the tip of the iceberg, and we are in grave danger."Oh my words, this is really big, how this he crack all this," Diana was heavily surprised, "'he's a genius, and also Scarlett winters is in town, and she planning on taking your company under every ones nose, what will do about that" Daniela asked as they walked slowly to the car parked outside, " just giving her some time, honey, she will pay dearly for the loss she caused for Cruz enterprises" as they kept on striding, Diana noticed a specific figure staring at them from a far distance, " Let's move immediately", Diana alarmed Daniela as she rushed into the black car, then after some seconds she zoomed off to Diana's apartment