Calista

Chapter 9

"I believe that the moment one person lies to another person, whether it be outright or by omission, then the trust between the two is broken. You're not lying to me, are you...sister?" His words were softly spoken but they shook Calista to the core.

"N-no," she whispered.

"Very well. I'll talk to you later."

Both women held their breath as Sebastian exited the room, the door clicking closed behind him.

"Oh that scared me," Janelle whispered. "Who would have thought that such a handsome man could be so scary? Do you think he knows you're an imposter?"

Calista stared at the door, a hand on her cheek where Sebastian had touched her. "No, even if he is rich he wouldn't spend so much money trying to get me well."

"The way he touched you...do you think he and his sister were...you know..."

Calista grimaced. "That would be gross."

"Well they weren't blood related, remember?"

"Still it's morally wrong and probably illegal."

Janelle shrugged. "Love makes you do crazy things."

A sudden image of her husband, Adam, came to Calista's mind. She wondered how much he loved this Yvonne woman to kill his wife. Try to kill his wife, she corrected herself.

"I'm telling you, something's fishy about him," Janelle said. "And did you see the way he stared at you? Like he was imagining you had your clothes off or something."

Calista rolled her eyes. "Don't you mean that's the way you were staring at him?"

"True."

"Janelle, Sebastian Dover has been very nice to me while thinking I'm his sister. So has his assistant Roger. I don't think anything weird was going on between Calista and Sebastian."

"But what if there was? What would you do if one morning you wake up and that handsome stud muffin is in bed with you?"

"I'm married!"

"Oh please. Your husband is with another woman right now. Even before you went missing, he was always with her. You shouldn't care about him," Janelle said.

"I just need to buy some time until I can figure out whether or not Adam tried to kill me."

"And what if he did?" Janelle asked.

"Then...then he needs to be held accountable for his actions," Calista said.

"And what if the real Calista Dover shows up and wants her life back?" Janelle asked.

"I told you...they think I have amnesia. I'll just use that card."

"You're playing with fire. You know that, right?" Janelle asked.

"I know but what choice do I have? If my husband tried to kill me...wouldn't he try again? I have no proof at this point."

"Do you have a plan?"

"I helped put him through law school so first I'm going to ruin his career."  Calista smiled.

"Ohh you're more vicious than I thought. I like it." Janelle laughed. "I just hope you know what you're doing."

"You were able to transfer all her shares to me?" Sebastian asked.

"Yes, there weren't very many but it tipped you as being the majority holder," Roger said. They were both in his study. "It's a good thing Ms. Dover returned and the judge granted you conservatorship while she was in the hospital. Her will had them going to some of our leading competitors. Why do you think she would have done that?"

"Because she's Calista," Sebastian answered.

"So now what do we do, sir?"

Sebastian closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of the nose. "We continue playing this game with her. In the meantime...you do as I just ordered."

"It may take some time," Roger reminded him.

"That's fine. As long as he can find my sister...cost isn't a problem."

Roger sighed, "This is all so sudden but medical tests don't lie."

"It's my fault for waiting so long to check. I was sure she was—"

"Don't blame yourself, sir. You were in an emotionally vulnerable state," Roger said. "So...what do we do with the woman upstairs in the meantime?"

Sebastian tapped his fingers against his desk. "We'll play along until we no longer need her anymore."

"And then?"

"We get rid of her."