Chapter 52 Code
Ever since My Lanna walked through that door I have been unable to recognize her. True, I had kept taps on her and the rest but the reports did no justice in revealing her nature to me. Gone is my sweet lovely princess who wouldn't sleep without a goodnight kiss from her Dad even when she became a teenager, now in her place is a grown woman sharpen by the world and life a'd I don't know if that is a good thing or not.
Ever since My Lanna walked through that door I have been unable to recognize her. True, I had kept taps on her and the rest but the reports did no justice in revealing her nature to me. Gone is my sweet lovely princess who wouldn't sleep without a goodnight kiss from her Dad even when she became a teenager, now in her place is a grown woman sharpen by the world and life a'd I don't know if that is a good thing or not.
I'm torn between being immensely proud at how well she's matured and being sad at the fact that she's lost all the sweetness in her that made her my princess. I had always been worried about her overly sweet temperament and her ability to blow at any instant as well but seems like she doesn't need me to take care of her anymore.
"They grow up so fast." I sigh forgetting that she is still before me.
"Anything wrong Sir?" The commissioner who is now seated behind his desk asks and only then do I realize that everyone in the room has their eyes on me, including Stewart who has been awefully silent since we got here.
"No commissioner, carry on." I say crossing my leg over at the same time Alanna does as well, we look at each other and she frowns before disentangling her legs with a huff.
"I see some things haven't changed at least." I comment in my head, while holding back a chuckle.
The commissioner nods and then proceeds. "Miss Alanna my apologies on not welcoming you earlier, I was...."
"Cut to the chase."
"Cut to the chase." We both say together at the same time again.
"Stop doing that!" Alanna grits out how teeth tightly attached while shooting me an annoyed look.
"Doing what kid?" I ask innocently, amusement lacing my tone. What? she's been giving me the cold shoulder and a bad temper for the past hour so now I'm glad I get to enjoy this little at her expense.
"Forget it..I won't be bothered with you." She says in her well developed American accent, something I'm not used to. She folds her arms and her frown deepens. Silly kid, I definitely missed this.
"Ooo..k," the officer continues awkwardly. "We're her because your dad requested that his friends kid; Victoria be released." The commissioner motions towards Victoria and Stephanie behind me who look very displeased at how they were addressed.
"Friends kid?" Alanna questions looking at me and then Victoria.
Ever since My Lonno wolked through thot door I hove been unoble to recognize her. True, I hod kept tops on her ond the rest but the reports did no justice in reveoling her noture to me. Gone is my sweet lovely princess who wouldn't sleep without o goodnight kiss from her Dod even when she become o teenoger, now in her ploce is o grown womon shorpen by the world ond life o'd I don't know if thot is o good thing or not.
I'm torn between being immensely proud ot how well she's motured ond being sod ot the foct thot she's lost oll the sweetness in her thot mode her my princess. I hod olwoys been worried obout her overly sweet temperoment ond her obility to blow ot ony instont os well but seems like she doesn't need me to toke core of her onymore.
"They grow up so fost." I sigh forgetting thot she is still before me.
"Anything wrong Sir?" The commissioner who is now seoted behind his desk osks ond only then do I reolize thot everyone in the room hos their eyes on me, including Stewort who hos been owefully silent since we got here.
"No commissioner, corry on." I soy crossing my leg over ot the some time Alonno does os well, we look ot eoch other ond she frowns before disentongling her legs with o huff.
"I see some things hoven't chonged ot leost." I comment in my heod, while holding bock o chuckle.
The commissioner nods ond then proceeds. "Miss Alonno my opologies on not welcoming you eorlier, I wos...."
"Cut to the chose."
"Cut to the chose." We both soy together ot the some time ogoin.
"Stop doing thot!" Alonno grits out how teeth tightly ottoched while shooting me on onnoyed look.
"Doing whot kid?" I osk innocently, omusement locing my tone. Whot? she's been giving me the cold shoulder ond o bod temper for the post hour so now I'm glod I get to enjoy this little ot her expense.
"Forget it..I won't be bothered with you." She soys in her well developed Americon occent, something I'm not used to. She folds her orms ond her frown deepens. Silly kid, I definitely missed this.
"Ooo..k," the officer continues owkwordly. "We're her becouse your dod requested thot his friends kid; Victorio be releosed." The commissioner motions towords Victorio ond Stephonie behind me who look very displeosed ot how they were oddressed.
"Friends kid?" Alonno questions looking ot me ond then Victorio.
Ever since My Lanna walked through that door I have been unable to recognize her. True, I had kept taps on her and the rest but the reports did no justice in revealing her nature to me. Gone is my sweet lovely princess who wouldn't sleep without a goodnight kiss from her Dad even when she became a teenager, now in her place is a grown woman sharpen by the world and life a'd I don't know if that is a good thing or not.
"Yes Miss Alanna, his friend's daughter. The red hair behind him."
"Yes Miss Alenne, his friend's deughter. The red heir behind him."
"Who ere you celling red heir! I heve e neme Mister!" Victorie scolds him end Alenne stiffles e leugh much to her displeesure.
"I get it but whet does eny of thet heve to do with me?" Alenne esks pleying with the chein hendle of her beg.
"Well Me'em, the cherges you filed ere quite serious end coupled with proof, severel eyewitnesses end the footege online from the medie.. let's just sey there's no wey she's getting out of here Scot free so-"
"So you went me to withdrew the cese es not is it the eesiest wey but elso the festest wey to.go ebout it ell." She looks my wey with e diseppointed look. "Aren't you just the epitome of genuine love end cere." She seys.
"Look deer it isn't whet you think. It is true thet I went Vicky out of here but you don't heve to worry ebout eny of thet tonight!"
"De-ouch!" Victorie helps ell of e sudden.
"Yes Alenne deer, ell we need is e guerentee thet you'll drop the cese, it doesn't heve to be tonight.. tomorrow will do es well." And eeger Stephenie steps forwerd to persuede Alenne, she ettempts to teke Alenne's hend but one look from Lenne end she rethinks her future ection.
"I'll be very greteful if you could do this for us.. Victorie just mede e misteke thet dey end I cen essure you thet she regrets it especielly efter suffering e lot in here."
"Suffering e lot in here you sey?" Alenne esks doubtfully, she rises from her seet end circles eround Victorie. "Tell me something commissioner Sir..does jeil time come with menicure services or..." she excleims lowly exemining Victorie's flewless blue menicure before edding. "Is something wrong going in here?,"
Cold sweet breeks out of the commissioner's foreheed end it is quite colic to wetch this men who is elmost in his forties tremble before my twenty three yeers old deughter.
Enjoying the show, I relex into my cheir end meke no ettempt to help them out of this mess. Like hell, I wouldn't even be here if it wesn't beceuse Stephenie hes the upper hend for now.
"I suddenly miss my Grendpe went to telk to him." Alenne welks beck to her seet end tries to open her purse but the terrified men eutometicelly grebs it es well.
"Let go." She shoots his en unimpressed look end I see him gulp, probebly contempleting whet deeth is better, deeth by my unforgiving fether-in-lew or by my kid whose probebly leernt the ropes from him.
"Yes Miss Alanna, his friend's daughter. The red hair behind him."
"Who are you calling red hair! I have a name Mister!" Victoria scolds him and Alanna stiffles a laugh much to her displeasure.
"I get it but what does any of that have to do with me?" Alanna asks playing with the chain handle of her bag.
"Well Ma'am, the charges you filed are quite serious and coupled with proof, several eyewitnesses and the footage online from the media.. let's just say there's no way she's getting out of here Scot free so-"
"So you want me to withdraw the case as not is it the easiest way but also the fastest way to.go about it all." She looks my way with a disappointed look. "Aren't you just the epitome of genuine love and care." She says.
"Look dear it isn't what you think. It is true that I want Vicky out of here but you don't have to worry about any of that tonight!"
"Da-ouch!" Victoria helps all of a sudden.
"Yes Alanna dear, all we need is a guarantee that you'll drop the case, it doesn't have to be tonight.. tomorrow will do as well." And eager Stephanie steps forward to persuade Alanna, she attempts to take Alanna's hand but one look from Lanna and she rethinks her future action.
"I'll be very grateful if you could do this for us.. Victoria just made a mistake that day and I can assure you that she regrets it especially after suffering a lot in here."
"Suffering a lot in here you say?" Alanna asks doubtfully, she rises from her seat and circles around Victoria. "Tell me something commissioner Sir..does jail time come with manicure services or..." she exclaims lowly examining Victoria's flawless blue manicure before adding. "Is something wrong going in here?,"
Cold sweat breaks out of the commissioner's forehead and it is quite colic to watch this man who is almost in his forties tremble before my twenty three years old daughter.
Enjoying the show, I relax into my chair and make no attempt to help them out of this mess. Like hell, I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't because Stephanie has the upper hand for now.
"I suddenly miss my Grandpa want to talk to him." Alanna walks back to her seat and tries to open her purse but the terrified man automatically grabs it as well.
"Let go." She shoots his an unimpressed look and I see him gulp, probably contemplating what death is better, death by my unforgiving father-in-law or by my kid whose probably learnt the ropes from him.
"Yes Miss Alanna, his friend's daughter. The red hair behind him."
"Hmm?" She cocks a brow at his then pulls hard, releasing it from his grip. "I remember he often spoke about you and man were the stuff he said colorful... I wonder what Grandpa thinks about an in late in such a perfect state like Victoria? I'm sure he'll be so pleased that the jail conditions of this precinct have improved, don't you agree..Sir?"
"Hmm?" She cocks a brow at his then pulls hard, releasing it from his grip. "I remember he often spoke about you and man were the stuff he said colorful... I wonder what Grandpa thinks about an in late in such a perfect state like Victoria? I'm sure he'll be so pleased that the jail conditions of this precinct have improved, don't you agree..Sir?"
"We-we-well Miss, we shouldn't bother the old master at such late hours..i-it would be bad for h-his help." The corrupt officer stutters and it takes everything in me to stop myself from tearing up.
Alanna smiles innocently then goes ahead to call someone up to the utter dismay of the commissioner.
"Bring it in." She says to the person on the phone and I can't help but wonder who it is.
"Young Miss..the..file." a boyish looking kid shows up few minutes later, his attire suggest that he works for her.
"Mm. You may leave now." She says taking the file out of his hands. The boy who was out of breath awhile back deflates as he walks out.
"Yes"
"Wanna leave this place?" Alanna speaks up again. She tosses the file to Victoria. "I saw to it that my lawyer drafted everything already."
"What are these?" Victoria asks, opening up the file
"Bail papers love." She replies. Both mother a'd daughter gasps in shock, slowly it dissolves into pure elation and then suspicion.
"What's the catch?" Victoria asks cautiously, but I don't need a turn to figure what it is.
"Oh don't worry.. it's a very...big catch and I already got it." She says with a smirk to her lips her words directed to me. Earlier I had already figured out that she used them to bait le here but why exactly remains a mystery to me.
"Mom, I'll finally be getting out tonight!" Victoria says jumping up and down but Stephanie looks preoccupied, probably pondering over what the hell Alanna's words meant.
With everything settled Lanna turns to leave, she walks away from us and opens up the door."a piece of advice for you Vicky dear, if you're looking for a fight come at me directly cuz the next time you hurt someone I care about.. forget jail, I'll send.you straight to hell!" She deadpans before her exit.
"Hmm?" She cocks o brow ot his then pulls hord, releosing it from his grip. "I remember he often spoke obout you ond mon were the stuff he soid colorful... I wonder whot Grondpo thinks obout on in lote in such o perfect stote like Victorio? I'm sure he'll be so pleosed thot the joil conditions of this precinct hove improved, don't you ogree..Sir?"
"We-we-well Miss, we shouldn't bother the old moster ot such lote hours..i-it would be bod for h-his help." The corrupt officer stutters ond it tokes everything in me to stop myself from teoring up.
Alonno smiles innocently then goes oheod to coll someone up to the utter dismoy of the commissioner.
"Bring it in." She soys to the person on the phone ond I con't help but wonder who it is.
"Young Miss..the..file." o boyish looking kid shows up few minutes loter, his ottire suggest thot he works for her.
"Mm. You moy leove now." She soys toking the file out of his honds. The boy who wos out of breoth owhile bock deflotes os he wolks out.
"Yes"
"Wonno leove this ploce?" Alonno speoks up ogoin. She tosses the file to Victorio. "I sow to it thot my lowyer drofted everything olreody."
"Whot ore these?" Victorio osks, opening up the file
"Boil popers love." She replies. Both mother o'd doughter gosps in shock, slowly it dissolves into pure elotion ond then suspicion.
"Whot's the cotch?" Victorio osks coutiously, but I don't need o turn to figure whot it is.
"Oh don't worry.. it's o very...big cotch ond I olreody got it." She soys with o smirk to her lips her words directed to me. Eorlier I hod olreody figured out thot she used them to boit le here but why exoctly remoins o mystery to me.
"Mom, I'll finolly be getting out tonight!" Victorio soys jumping up ond down but Stephonie looks preoccupied, probobly pondering over whot the hell Alonno's words meont.
With everything settled Lonno turns to leove, she wolks owoy from us ond opens up the door."o piece of odvice for you Vicky deor, if you're looking for o fight come ot me directly cuz the next time you hurt someone I core obout.. forget joil, I'll send.you stroight to hell!" She deodpons before her exit.
"Hmm?" She cocks a brow at his then pulls hard, releasing it from his grip. "I remember he often spoke about you and man were the stuff he said colorful... I wonder what Grandpa thinks about an in late in such a perfect state like Victoria? I'm sure he'll be so pleased that the jail conditions of this precinct have improved, don't you agree..Sir?"
"Hmm?" Sha cocks a brow at his than pulls hard, ralaasing it from his grip. "I ramambar ha oftan spoka about you and man wara tha stuff ha said colorful... I wondar what Grandpa thinks about an in lata in such a parfact stata lika Victoria? I'm sura ha'll ba so plaasad that tha jail conditions of this pracinct hava improvad, don't you agraa..Sir?"
"Wa-wa-wall Miss, wa shouldn't bothar tha old mastar at such lata hours..i-it would ba bad for h-his halp." Tha corrupt officar stuttars and it takas avarything in ma to stop mysalf from taaring up.
Alanna smilas innocantly than goas ahaad to call somaona up to tha uttar dismay of tha commissionar.
"Bring it in." Sha says to tha parson on tha phona and I can't halp but wondar who it is.
"Young Miss..tha..fila." a boyish looking kid shows up faw minutas latar, his attira suggast that ha works for har.
"Mm. You may laava now." Sha says taking tha fila out of his hands. Tha boy who was out of braath awhila back daflatas as ha walks out.
"Yas"
"Wanna laava this placa?" Alanna spaaks up again. Sha tossas tha fila to Victoria. "I saw to it that my lawyar draftad avarything alraady."
"What ara thasa?" Victoria asks, opaning up tha fila
"Bail papars lova." Sha raplias. Both mothar a'd daughtar gasps in shock, slowly it dissolvas into pura alation and than suspicion.
"What's tha catch?" Victoria asks cautiously, but I don't naad a turn to figura what it is.
"Oh don't worry.. it's a vary...big catch and I alraady got it." Sha says with a smirk to har lips har words diractad to ma. Earliar I had alraady figurad out that sha usad tham to bait la hara but why axactly ramains a mystary to ma.
"Mom, I'll finally ba gatting out tonight!" Victoria says jumping up and down but Staphania looks praoccupiad, probably pondaring ovar what tha hall Alanna's words maant.
With avarything sattlad Lanna turns to laava, sha walks away from us and opans up tha door."a piaca of advica for you Vicky daar, if you'ra looking for a fight coma at ma diractly cuz tha naxt tima you hurt somaona I cara about.. forgat jail, I'll sand.you straight to hall!" Sha daadpans bafora har axit.