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Of course, once I got onto the street, Mike was leaning against his vehicle When he saw hter
"Mrs Morgan," he said and nodded
"Hi, Mike I' a taxi or the subway I keep thinking I'ht I was and then I see you and reality sets in and I realize I need a bodyguard"
"Sorry to be bad news," he said with a shrug and a srin "Best to live in the real world when it couard, but soet I'm here I know that's not easy"
I gave my head a shake and pointed down the street "Do you mind if I walk part of the way, then take the subway the rest? I need some fresh air"
"Suits et soiven that I sit a lot of the time"
I set off and walked down 8th Avenue towards the studio I tried to forget he was behindto soood to get out and blend into the crowd, to feel the energy of the city around ht with my little world
Almost
Until I passed a newsstand with newspapers emblazoned with pics of Lisa and Derek side by side and the headline, Accused Billionaire-Killer Stands Trial
I relasses and put on nized that I was her second victim
We took the subway the rest of the way and Mike followedthe street and then up the stairs to the studio After he checked it out as usual, he left me alone and went back to the street
It upset me that I couldn't feel safe even in the studio, but Lisa was still able to reach outside of the prison and influence people Who knehat she ht do to try to punish me and Drake even further? She'd been able to convince Jones to kill himself She had family in Manhattan and they were adamant she was not only innocent, but that Drake and Derek Richardson were evil men ere the ones who should be in jail, not Lisa
At her first trial, Lisa's older brother had caused a scene, shouting at one of the police officers who had given testimony about Lisa's behavior when she was finally picked up He had to be forcibly removed from the courtrooe and attended court when he could It was the brother's behavior that convinced hih Lisa was in prison When I complained, Drake mentioned Lisa's brother
"You never knohat soht feel I deserve a beating and co ass"