Sorry for the long wait but I hope you enjoy this.

In this chapter I will be making Wesker's office a slight bit bigger than most since the police station is in a museum. That some areas I am going to make bigger to help with the story and just think that there are some places even in the REV2 remake could have made a bit bigger. This is just something I feel that I like because some areas are just too small. I am also going to try and add items from the original game from pictures I looked up to make sure it adds to how I see his character would have in his office.

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The weather was such a warm in the city of Raccoon City as everyone was going on about their business. Though within the City Police Department as a certain secretary was not in a bright warm mood. Lia sat at her desk in a dull haze of working like a depressed cat that had a bath. Her hair was loosely kept up but a clip with several strands falling loose along side her face. Her makeup was just simple than her usual glamour she wears. Today was just base, foundation, very thin eyeliner, mascara, and dark nude lipstick. Lia's choice of clothing was business black flats, jet black office slacks, black button up blouse with no jewelry. Glasses were low on Lia's nose as she typed up a report form no giving any notice to the people around her as she worked. She kept quiet as often most didn't think she was even I the room as this young woman didn't say a word most of the time she was in office.

As she sat there, giving out a sigh Lia turned to her printer waiting for the stack to finish before grabbing the freshly printed paper to the deliver to the filling room. Weaving through the halls passing other officers, most didn't notice Lia as she was standing at her normal height of five foot one. With her heels she often was much taller around five foot five or six depending on her heel choice. As she moved through, back in the office as Jill leaned to the side of her chair as she watched Lia walk off. Jill could tell that something was bothering Lia as her friend wasn't acting like her usual self. Heck she didn't even scold Chris for coming forty minutes late or him bumping into her coming back from lunch. Chris noticed as well but said nothing to get out of one scolding than two from both his boss and Lia in one day. So, the gunman left her alone but also Barry was another in the group to notice Lia's strange attitude. It was very gloomy as if a dark cloud was constantly raining down on her. Heck, earlier in the day Lia ran into two of the buildings pillars while turning down a different corner and clipping the wall almost making her trip over.

"Okay, something is going on with Lia and we need to figure out what," Jill stated as she sat back up in her chair staring at Barry and Chris.

Chris rolled his eyes, "If she is having a bad day leave her alone. Especially if it keeps her from chewing my ass out, leave her be."

Jill glared at him as she rolled over to hit him upside his head. "She is our friend and half the time you do deserve those scolding's."

"Leave him be Jill, and Chris you should care as I know you have been trying to get on her good side," Barry spoke as Chris looked defeated in that truth. "She has been acting strange as I am worried for her. I don't think she even ate lunch; she was still at her desk when I came back from lunch."

"We need to ask her what's up before she falls down the stairs," Jill stated as she got up being followed by Barry and a reluctant Chris.

In that moment as the three went looking for Lia, our favorite secretary was coming from the filling room with a large binder looking over data sheets all in her own head walking back to her desk.

"Lia. Hey, Lia. Lia!"

Looking up suddenly only to fall forward as her purple eyes widen as she saw the steps to the lower floor she missed as she was about to fall down. Though something grabbed the back of her shirt and pants halted her from being gravely injured from the steep fall. Looking behind her as Barry had grabbed the back of her shirt and Jill her pants both looking scared as they were glad to grab her in time. Pulling her back as Lia was shaking just a bit from almost falling as the two brought her over to a cushion bench for her to sit on.

"Holy hell girl you okay?" Barry asked kneeling down on one knee as Lia nodded her head.

"Yes, thank you both for saving me. I must have been seriously caught up in my work to not notice where I was going."

"No problem but that was one of the things we wanted to talk to you about," Jill spoke, Lia looking at her friend confused.

"What do you mean?"

"Lia", this time Lia looked at Barry. "Honey, we know something has been bothering you all day if not the past two days. You haven't been yourself and with what just happened we need to know what is going on? Tell us what up, we are here for you."

Dropping her head as her shoulders sagged downward with a sadden sigh, Lia ran her hand over her hair unsure how to start. Looking back up, Lia looked to her friends (not caring if Chris was there leaning against the wall listening) she began to explain, "It's been almost two months since my grandmother's funeral. In doing so my grandmother left her Will. By code of my family, in the death of a family member dying and if they left a will. The family would have to wait a month or two before the Will can be read to reveal who obtains everything left behind to them to allow all members to arrive within a certain time frame for the Will Hearing."

"So, your family is about to have the Will read soon which is why you have been upset?" Chris pondered as this all confused him though Lia nodded.

"But it isn't just about the Will. My grandmother was the very Head of the Duchannes meaning she had access to all of the family's money, estates, charities, and more. I don't have much family besides my father mother, two older brothers with one brother having married with two kids. My family has very old traditions but my grandmother changed that when her husband died. Usually it's the men that control everything but when my grandfather died it all went to her instead of my father," Lia answered.

"Bet he wasn't too happy about that," Jill scoffed as Lia has told her about how her father is not a nice man.

"No, he was not as my father was increasing furious that he was bypassed by his mother in law. My father wasn't born from my family, he married into it."

"What about your mother?" Inquired Barry but Lia shook her head.

"My mother is an alcoholic that the only way to get along with my dad or anyone was and still is to drink. She isn't much reliable mother to begin with, often with her friends at the country club drink all day and hungover most of the time at home then get drunk again. My parents don't really care for one another as it was an arrange marriage, yet since my grandmother is gone. I've become increasing depressed because I'm quite scared of the outcome of what would happen when the Will is going to be read loud to everyone," Lia rung her hands together with her eyebrows knitted together in worry.

Even now close up, Barry and Jill can see pass her makeup that Lia hasn't sleep with dark circles around her eyes. Jill moved forward and sat down by Lia wrapping an arm around Lia's shoulders who let out a small whimpered with her head resting on Jill's shoulder.

"I am so sorry to hear this; I wish you come to us sooner and talked. When is the Will Hearing?" Barry asked as he stood up.

"This Friday at noon at City Hall across the street."

All three seemed confused by the place Lia had told them.

"City Hall? Wouldn't this matter be held privately at your grandmothers' home?" Chris asked as he pushed himself off the wall.

Lia shook her head, "No due to the fact that my family has so much money; the family lawyer thought it be best for a Judge to read the will that was outside of the families payroll or friends with any Judge to make sure they don't tamper with the Will. Say if my grandmother gave everything to charity, the Judge if paid off by my father reads the will can lie to say he will get everything instead of the truth."

"Damn that's crooked," Barry sneered.

"That's my father. He wants the money my grandmother has and everything else, but I'm more scared of what will happen if he doesn't get it. He may have major ties in the Military but having him as a father I know his anger would explode harder than the eruption of Mount St. Helens," Lia explained further as her body began to shake. Jill rubbed her sides to comfort Lia as she deeply felt hurt that she had to go through all this.

"Again, I am sorry you are going through this," Jill apologized.

"Thank you but another shitty thing is that the news has caught word of this and been calling to try to get an interview with me. I'm surprised they haven't come here yet. I had to unplug all my phones and keep my cell phone off."

"Damn girl, why didn't you come sooner to tell us that! If their causing trouble we can have police –"

"No no no! Please don't because I know the news has free of speech but they just want a damn story before the Will Hearing and I'm not going to give it to them. I'm more scared of my father that at the hearing I will get everything and he will come after me!" Lia waved her hands frantically as she shook her head not wanting to involve them in the idiocy that the news has been bugging her. In truth what she spoke was true, her grandmother warned about death the news will be a pain but of her father.

If she did get everything, Lia's grandmother told her to get a restraining order against her family to keep herself safe. Then again, both women knew that Lia's father would do anything to make sure Lia would get hurt or die so he can get everything. The only other person that Lia could possibly trust was her grandmothers' lawyer that she knew since she was young whom to be her best friend named Edmund Sidney. Lia has met Sidney many times even when she was in college as he was vacationing there with his own family and had delivered a gift from her grandmother one year. Lia trusted the old man as he also hated her father with a hellfire passion.

"Which is why I asked you to inform your boss of said situation my dear," Everyone turned to see a tall elderly man in his fifties standing behind Chris. His blackish grey hair was combed elegantly back with light color skin on his lean form as he stood about six foot. Wearing an expensive three-piece navy, black pin stripe suit with a black tie and business black shoes. In his hand was a black leather brief case with gold locks, a Rolex on his left wrist and sporting thin rectangle framed glasses on his nose. Dashingly handsome older man stood there with Captain Wesker by his said making everyone stand up in a panic to see their boss back from a meeting at the mayor's office uptown.

"Captain!" Chris, Jill, and Barry spoked worriedly as their boss glared at them while Lia stood up and rushed over to hug the older man who returned the hug.

"Sidney!" Lia exclaimed as she missed him so. Sidney often kept in touch with Lia while she was away with college to make sure she was doing well and if she needed any help, he was there for her.

"Hello my dear, it has been some time since I have seen you. I am terribly sorry I couldn't make it for the funeral," Sidney spoke as he pulled back from the hug as he used his thumb to wipe a tear from Lia's eye. "There was a storm in Germany that greatly delayed my return."

"It's okay, you're here now. I'm just really glad you could make it back, I don't know if I can go through with this hearing," Lia replied though her temperament was breaking as her eyes began to glisten with tears.

"I understand my dear but I will be by your side through it all," Sidney symphonize to Lia whose head dropped against his chest as she started to shake.

Albert watched as his Dearheart was upset as he can tell Lia was still having a hard time coping with the lost a family member so close. Wesker couldn't remember his own parents much now nor did he care as they were no longer alive. He needed not to dwell on the past as he stepped forward gaining the attention to the lawyer before him and Lia lifting her head sniffling to wipe a tear away from his gaze.

"I can see that this is getting upset for her, lets go to my office to talk is to why you are here Mr. Sidney," Wesker spoke politely as he could earning a nod from the man. Then turned to his employees, "Get back to work to make sure all the paper work is done before you leave or consequences will be given."

All three gave "Yes sir" before returning to work.

Stepping to the side as he held his hand out, "If you could follow me; we can discuss this matter in private."

"Certainly. Come my dear," Sidney placed his hand behind Lia's back to guide her to her boss's office.

Once inside as Lia took a seat on the couch next to the wall closer to his desk as Sidney took the black wooden, leather chair in front of the desk as Wesker closed the door behind him to give them all privacy. Closing the blinds on all his windows looking in, Wesker moved around his large cherry wood desk with the lamp light on to sit in his black leather rolling armchair. The latest computer that the police had within their system lay on the right-hand side of the desk with several files stacked neatly beside it with some office supplies in a metal cup holder. Several books stacked by the desk lamp, black telephone, some papers placed in the center. Behind him were the S.T.A.R.S. logo behind him with the sides of all his awards he earned neatly placed on the wall. A faded wooden large cabinet dresser stood behind Albert as he kept several case files, books, the fax machine/printer, and anything he stored in a small safe he kept underneath hidden with two lamps on each side lite up. Across from his desk along the wall by the wall by the dress as a wooden shelf holding several books, a small box tv, several trophies, large size books on law, and more files. Some paintings also behind Lia where she sat showed he had good taste in different collections of a famous painter, some floral settings to ease the mood for some people coming to talk to the Head Captain in need. Beside the American flag near the window behind Sidney, a metal filing cabinet in the corner and a fake tree plant on the opposite side of the couch by the door where Lia sat far from.

"Please tell me what you direly needed of me Mr. Sidney?" Wesker asked as he placed his folded hands onto the desk.

"I am in need of you to help provide protect for Lia before, during, and after the trial that is this Friday. If you haven't heard from the news and paper about the hearing?" Sidney asked as he crossed his legs with his hands in his lap looking like a lawyer at work.

"Yes, I have heard as the Mayor had informed me during our meeting that a special hearing at Court House as Major Sweets had asked me to provide protection for his family," Wesker mentioned as Lia snapped her head at him angry.

"He what?!" She stood up as she yelled angry as Sidney quickly turned grabbing her wrist.

"Lia sit down," he commanded calmly.

"Are you kidding me? He went to the fucking mayor for protection are you kidding me? –"

"Lia that is enough, sit down," Sidney ordered harsher but Lia tore her wrist from his grip.

"No! He is a trained sniper for fucks sake, he doesn't need – "

"DEARHEART!" Weskers voice boomed as Lia shook from his voice as she went silent though fearful and mad with emotion. Never has Lia been yelled at by her boss, often always at Chris or other workers for not doing their work and lazing about. She was used to his voice being loud with yelling but calling her a name she has become used too was able snap her out of her anger fit.

Sidney snapped his head to the Captain stunned to hear the pet name given to Lia.

"Dearheart I know you are upset but I need you to sit down. Can you do that?" Wesker calmed asked as Lia sat down biting the inside of her cheek as her lip trembled. She inhaled though her nose and out. Wesker watched as she calmed somewhat of herself down. Looking back at Sidney who was watching him suspiciously. "The Mayor asked me if I could do it, since he said him and Major Sweets go way back. I told him I would place officers in the building to make sure no trouble is caused."

Wesker looked to the side from under his glasses to Lia as inhaled through her nose in sharply looking disgusted then back at Sidney, "Unfortunately I could not give Major Sweets extra protect besides what I can give to the building. Not only that, his daughter is am employee here as my secretary."

"So you think there will be a conflict of interest if you did?" Inquired Sidney.

"Yes, I do but I don't wish to make you think you aren't safe Lia," Wesker spoke a she scuffed.

"You don't know my father Captain," Lia spoke with disgust. Standing up and went to the door, "I think it's best I head home early Sir. I'm not feeling well."

Before Wesker could say anything, Lia opened and slammed the door behind her.

"Let her cool down. Lia and her father have never gotten along even when she was young," Sidney lamented.

"There seems to be bad blood between her and her father?"

"More than you could ever know, the only freedom she has ever had was going to Europe for college. To be as far away from him as possible, and the only other person beside myself who cared was Coraline her grandmother," Sidney looked at his hands in sorrow. "She was my best friend growing up and was able to still help her even through her own shitty arranged marriage as her Lawyer. I promised to look after Lia if anything happened to Cora, and I stand to uphold that promise till I die myself."

His stare met back up to Wesker with a glare colder than ice, "What's with the pet name?"

Albert tilted his head in confusion, "Excuse me?"

"Dearheart, that is what you called Lia, Captain," Sidney chided. "In my years that I have know this family and Lia has never liked pet names. Her grandmother was the only one to give her a pet name and that was Bizzy Bee."

"I can inform you that I call most of the women that I know this little name, its not to be a pet name. An old officer when I was in the U.S. Army, I worked with often said it and it somewhat stuck," Wesker lied as there was no officer and he only called Jill once by accident when he thought it was Lia.

Even if he did use it, it was to sway women for his own needs.

"Even when I first called her that, Miss Sweets still has yet to inform if she disliked it though I mean no harm. She is by far one of the best secretaries I have ever had, and a valued member in this office. Everyone loves her here, I'm glad I hired her," that was the truth. Wesker could clearly see a change in many of the officers here and also an improvement in him. She was great at her job, if she left the whole department would probably fall back in chaos with everything disorganized.

Sidney kept his hard glare for a minute before slightly settling down in the chair but the air still tense.

"Yes, Lia has talked to me once over the phone about this place. She sounds really happy here, and I don't want to take her away from something she likes doing. Even though she doesn't need the money," Sidney affirmed.

Wesker raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

Sidney gave a closed lip smirked, "Just between us, Lia already has money to support her for several years even without if she gets everything in the Will. In truth, she doesn't actually need a job, but her grandmother and I taught her that if you want something you earn it through hard work. That she has accomplished for sure, even though some mistakes."

Wesker can sense a threat in his voice, this man has earned power and wealth as well as a huge protective side for his sweet, sweet Dearheart.

"I assure Mr. Sidney; I will place my finest officers in the room to make sure to keep her safe without trying to play favorites sir," Wesker spoke as Sidney tilted his head before standing up fixing his suit as Wesker also stood up as well.

"I do hope so, because the power the Duchannes have is far greater than Umbrella. Spy."

Weskers eyes widen in shock as his blood went colder than the Artic waters. Sidney grinned darkly as he grabbed his brief case and walked out. Leaving Wesker feeling fearful that how someone like this man knew of his undercover at S.T.A.R.S. and working for Umbrella. This fear soon turned to blinding angry as he punched his desk hard leaving a crack in the wood.

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Hope you like this cliffhanger. Love all you readers thank you for holding on till next chapter. I do have more of this but I do have a major surgery next month so again I do appreciate you all reading my story and enjoying the plot.