Chapter 20

Ava's POV

I was awakened at 7:30 am by a text from Veronica.

Veronica: You don't need to come today; I'm back from the hospital so that I can take care of Dalia.

Me: Are you sure? I 'm always available to come over and assist you, so you can rest.

Veronica: I'm sure Andrew is here in case something goes wrong.

Me: Okay, then! I'll see you tomorrow!

I sighed; I wanted answers from Andrew, but it was probably for the best that I had a day to process everything that had happened.

Even though I went to bed at 8 pm last night, I was still exhausted. I chose to sleep longer and awoke two hours later.

I got out of bed and walked over to my window. I observed New York's busy streets, taxis honking at cars everywhere, people racing down the street, and office buildings filling with people walking in and out.

People came to New York to either blend in or make it big. I came to hide and be unnoticed, but I wasn't doing a good job because of