Jenson's was deserted by the time Laura and the others had arrived. After opening the doors, she lead the others down a long hallway and then down a flight of steps. Lucky stopped when she reached a door with the word Research on it.
"Izzy, you're not going to use your computer are you?"
"Probably, why?"
"I was thinking. If you hook the computer up to mine, it will be affected by the virus."
"I hadn't thought of that. I'll take me chances though. This is to important."
"No Izzy. I can t let you do this."
"You have no choice Laura. Think about it. The virus can spread to other companies around the world. They don't have the technology to stop it. We however, do. We know about the DigiWorld and how it works. We can stop it." said Ken.
"I guess so. But I pay for a new computer if something happens."
"Okay, now let me and Ken at that virus. We have been dying to see it."
"Why doesn't that surprise me? Come on. The main computer is through this door."
As soon as Izzy and Ken were in the room, they went straight to work. Every once in a while the two spoke to one another, but the others couldn't understand a word of it, not even Laura.
"Run a systems check to see if there are any portals opened."
"Did. All are secured. What about a Trojan horse?"
"Negative. Codes all checked out. Had to be external."
"Planted by one of own?"
"Not likely Ken. Unless one of the workers is Digital like Laura."
"Then how was it planted and how do we stop it?"
"Like this." Izzy opened his computer and connected it one of Jenson's. After doing that he opened his files on the Digital World. From there, he scanned his files for viruses that acted like the one affecting Jenson s. He hoped that DigiWorld had seen something like this before.
About an hour later, everyone's nerves were shot. Kari and the others had joined them as well.
"Any luck yet Izzy?" asked Laura.
"None and from talking to Genni who talked to the Elders, they've never seen anything or heard of anything like this before."
"Great."
"Hold on a second. The Elders say that the virus couldn't have been planted by a digimon. It is too complex and some of the techniques used had to have come from the real world."
"So the hacker is human?" asked Yolei.
"Most likely then."
"How do they know about the DigiWorld then?" asked Tai.
"Man this mystery gets weirder and weirder." commented Matt.
"Wait, you haven t heard the best part. The only way this virus can be stopped is to stop the hacker. The virus can't be destroyed by another computer. Only the hacker can stop the it."
Laura s head hit the table. "How do we stop this stalker if we don t know who it is?"
"Call him out. Have the final battle." Davis exclaimed.
"Unfortunately, Davis may be right with that statement." said Ken.
"No way. I'm not letting you do that Laura." argued Matt.
"But if it will save Jenson's and everyone else, I have too."
"Then we'll help. So what do we do, Izzy"
"Wait. It s all we can do. We have to be patient. A wrong move could cost us everything."
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"What am I going to do? The virus is just going to keep attacking my computers until I call out the hacker."
"Izzy said he put some type of a code in that will slow down the virus some. No, it can't stop it, but at least it buys us some time." said TK.
"I guess so."
"Don't worry Laura. We'll beat this digimon." Matt told her.
"But it is not a digimon. The person is human. Or at least that s what the Elders said."
"I don t know about that. I mean besides all of us, who else knows about the DigiWorld?"
"No one. Plus to know all about your past and present makes me think even more that it is a digimon we re dealing with, not a human." countered TK.
"I know. Hey don't forget, your mom knows. Don't worry, I'm not accusing her of anything."
"She has got you there TK. But is there anyone you can think of Lucky that could maybe have guessed the truth?"
"One, Lady Myotismon."
"Cody thought the same thing. But you've been calling the digimon a he. Is that what the voice sounded like?" asked Matt.
"No, I can't normally tell. I just call it a he mainly because I didn't want to call the digimon it. It could be a she though. And Lady Myotismon would know all those facts about me."
"She's trapped in another world though. We all saw it."
"But she got out once before TK. It could have happened again. Not to say Patamon is weak or anything. I'm just . . . I don't know."
"Scared that it is her?"
"Just the thought of it being her scares me deeply. I can't handle her coming back again."
"We're here everyone." TK said pointing to his apartment.
The teens quickly rode the elevator to TK's floor.
"Hey Mom. I'm home." shouted TK.
"Is Matt and Laura with you." replied Nancy.
"Yeah mom, we're here."
Miss Takaishi walked into the room. She gave both of her sons a quick hug and a kiss. "Hello Laura."
"Hello Miss Takaishi. Thank you for letting me stay here."
"Anytime. Boys, would you mind running a quick errand for me?"
"Sure mom. We don't mind. Want to come along Lucky?"
"Actually, if you don't mind Laura, I would like it quite much if you could stay with me."
"Sure. That is fine with me."
"Good. Now I need you two to run to the market for me. Here's a list of everything you need to get. Take your time though. Dinner wouldn't be for awhile."
"Sure mom." Matt and TK headed out the door.
Nancy turned to Laura. "Now that those two are gone, we can have a woman to woman talk."
"Sure. What about?"
"You're secret."
"My secret?"
"Yes. Lucky, you posse a great ability. I can't prove it, but I have this feeling that you do. Certain things have led me to believe this."
"Oh?"
"Laura, I would not confront you about this unless I thought it was important. I can tell that my sons, your friends, and even you have taken great measures from preventing people from learning the truth."
"What truth is that, Miss Takaishi."
"Not only are you DigiDestined, but something more. Something powerful. Am I correct?"
"Why do you say that?"
"There are just some little things about you that just don't add up."
"May I ask what they are."
"The first thing I noticed is that you are DigiDestined, but there is definitely something more to it. I made the connection much earlier than Matt and TK that you re last name was Li. I was the reporter that covered your parent's death."
"What? Why did TK find that article?"
"I hid it from him. I wanted them to hear the truth from you and you alone. It wasn't my right to tell them. That belonged to you."
"Oh, but what does my family's death have to do with me being DigiDestined?"
"The story you gave the hospital and the crime scene didn't match totally. It was close, but little details didn't agree."
"Seriously? I was eight. I guess I got it confused or something. I went through a traumatic experience."
"Maybe, but even at a young age, you were smart. Too smart to mess up little details like that."
"What details?'
"The first was your apartment building. You said that at 2am, you got up and left the building. It collapsed a short time later. Correct?"
"Yeah."
"See, that is the strange thing. There was a witness to the destruction. He said a monster made the building collapse. No one listened to that man. But now, I believe that he was correct. You were a DigiDestined. You were part of that battle weren't you?"
"Maybe."
"Lucky, I won't tell anyone. I promise."
"Yes. I was a part of that battle. The kids they found with me were the other Chosen Children."
"I knew it. Now, why did that Digimon destroy that building? Why not any other? Was it because your parents lived there?"
"Miss Takaishi, can you keep a secret?"
She slowly nodded, realizing that she was about to hear the truth.
Laura started telling her story, from the very beginning. She explained her role as one of the original DigiDestined, to her first battle and final with Lady Myotismon. She told about her life, her fears, the flashbacks, and even her heritage. For some odd reason, Lucky felt that she could trust Nancy. It was a weird sensation. The conversation remind her of what she saw her friends have. A parent to child relationship.
"So, you're a digimon?"
"Sort of. I'm partial. I am human too. I do have abilities but nobody knows the full range of them, not even me. This had never happened in the DigiWorld before. I'm the first, the guinea pig."
"Amazing. And this is why your being stalked, because someone knows your heritage."
"Yes and if it becomes general knowledge, I will be killed. The Elders have to protect the Digital World. And the only way to do that is to destroy the evidence."
"Meaning you."
Lucky nodded somberly.
"Don't fret Laura. I know Matt and the others. They won't let anything happen to you."
"I do realize that. But see, that is why I didn't what to tell them the truth. The information they knew put them in a great deal of danger. Luckily the Elders didn't see it necessary to harm the others. But in this world, I can't control or persuade individuals. My powers don't lie there."
"So in other words, you can't protect them here."
"Not as easily. No. And that's why I kept so much hidden from them. They were already threatened by my digital counterparts. If they knew who I was in this world, they would be in more jeopardy. I couldn't let that happen."
"And then the virus struck and the stalker."
"Yes, he threaten to hurt the others if I didn't comply with him."
"Then Matt s attack . . ."
"Was my stalker. I am so sorry Miss Takaishi. I didn't know he would go after Matt. I would have closed Jenson s in a minute if I had known. I didn't mean for him to get hurt!"
"You don't have to apologizes Laura. I know that you would never hurt Matt or anyone deliberately. Besides, you saved his life. I could never stay mad after that."
"Thank you."
"I think I should be saying that to you. Now, I have to ask. Was it because of your powers that you found my son or was it because of a bond?"
"Honestly? I think it s both. There is an old prophecy in the Digital World stating Friendship and Unity forever be. Notice both Matt s and mine crest s are mentioned. Our relationship was destined I guess. So the bond is there, but I think my abilities contributed."
"What are you abilities exactly?"
"Psychic Visions and I have 2 defense attacks. But Genni thinks that I may not have fully developed my powers. I m still in training."
"So Genni is really your uncle?
"Yup."
"Amazing."
"This isn't making you uncomfortable or anything? I mean, I am human. I bleed like everyone else."
"I don t think you re a freak, if that s what you re implying Lucky."
"No, but people may be a little squeamish with the idea of a half human, part digimon."
" I'm not. And neither are you friends. But yet, it bothers you. Why?"
"I don't know. Maybe because I envy everyone else. They've had normal lives. They can be kids. I couldn't. I was forced to be an adult at the age of eight. I never had a normal childhood. I am CEO of an company, I am living with a digimon who claimed to be and is my uncle, I have inherited more problems than I could ever handle, and to top it all off, I was a digimon who watched her family die because of her powers. I think I always dreamed of being normal."
"Normal is highly overrated." stated Matt as he walked in.
Lucky laughed. "And you would know how?"
"Um, point taken."
"Where's TK?"
"Was right behind me mom."
"I'm coming. Matt left me with like twenty bags."
"Liar. It was four. And I was carrying three."
Laura watched the two mock fight with a sudden interest. After talking to Nancy about having a normal life, she wondered what her life would have been like if her family had survived. Would she and Nick fight like Matt and TK? Would she and Aryn have been close? Would her mother ever told her the truth about the DigiWorld? 'No sense in playing the what if game. I'll never know the truth. But sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have a family. Sure Genni is great, but he's not my mom or dad or siblings for that matter.'
"Lucky, you okay?" asked Matt, concerned.
"Huh? Yeah I'm fine. Just thinking about something your mom said. That is all."
"You told her the truth." stated TK.
"Sort of. She guessed most of it."
"You know, if mom was able to figure out the truth, do you think that it is possible for others to have?" asked Matt.
"I guess, but your mom had more resources available to her. Like the knowledge of the DigiWorld and knowing my true past. Not to many others would have."
"Are we sure about this?"
Lucky pursed her lips together. "Not really."
"Figures. We're not sure about a lot of things are we."
"Well I'm sure of one thing, dinner will be in an half hour. You're staying right Matt?"
"You can't get rid of me that easily mom. Besides it will be nice to have a decent meal again."
"I'll second that notion." Laura said, raising her hand slightly. At the same time, she pulled her hair back into a ponytail.
"Are you saying my cooking is bad?"
"Nope, you did. I just happened to agree."
"Funny. Real Funny."
"Anytime Matt."
TK smiled at the couple for the doorframe. It was nice to see them together again. For awhile he was sure that he destroyed their relationship for good. But once again, destiny proved him wrong. 'I guess some things, like unconditional love, just couldn't be broken.'
"So, do you think they will get married when they're older?" whispered Nancy.
"Mom!" exclaimed TK.
"I'm only stating the obvious."
"You definitely have a point mom. Yeah, I bet they do."
"I hope so. It would be nice to have a daughter."
"I guess this means you approve of Lucky?"
"I always did. She has suffered so much, has so much going for her, and yet she is the most down to earth person. She is mature for her age and has a good head on her shoulders. Laura could have taken so many different paths in her young life, but she didn't. She took the harder road, and it has paid off. No TK, I would not mind having her as a daughter - in - law one day."
"She told you the truth, didn't she?"
"Sort of. I guessed most of it."
"How? We thought we kept it pretty well hidden."
"You did. But remember TK, I am an investigative reporter. It s my job to uncover the hidden truth."
"So you didn't trust her?"
"No, I didn't realize at first who she was, but she kept remind me of someone I knew a long time ago. Her name was Jenny Li. Only recently did I put the pieces together."
"You and Jenny were friends?"
"I guess you can call us that. I covered many of the Li's parties and functions for the paper. We kept running into one another and a friendship bloomed."
"How come I never saw any of your articles then? I searched all of your clippings and never came across one that mentioned Laura."
"I hid those. It wasn't my secret to tell. Lucky had to be the one to tell you."
"Makes sense. Did Matt or I ever meet Jenny or anyone from the family?"
"No, the Li's were extremely busy people. While Simon worked, Jenny stayed home with the kids. She was so scared that someone would try to kidnap them."
"I bet."
"I was so sorry to see that family die that way. They didn't deserve that."
"No one deserves to die that way Mom. It was even harder for Lucky who had to watch. She blamed herself for so long."
"I know. I'm shocked at her strength and will though. I know I would have broken down long ago and yet she hasn't wavered. Maybe nothing can break her."
'I wish that was true mom, but there is something that will break Laura. If her stalker is Lady Myotismon, she will never recover from that shock.'
"Izzy, you're not going to use your computer are you?"
"Probably, why?"
"I was thinking. If you hook the computer up to mine, it will be affected by the virus."
"I hadn't thought of that. I'll take me chances though. This is to important."
"No Izzy. I can t let you do this."
"You have no choice Laura. Think about it. The virus can spread to other companies around the world. They don't have the technology to stop it. We however, do. We know about the DigiWorld and how it works. We can stop it." said Ken.
"I guess so. But I pay for a new computer if something happens."
"Okay, now let me and Ken at that virus. We have been dying to see it."
"Why doesn't that surprise me? Come on. The main computer is through this door."
As soon as Izzy and Ken were in the room, they went straight to work. Every once in a while the two spoke to one another, but the others couldn't understand a word of it, not even Laura.
"Run a systems check to see if there are any portals opened."
"Did. All are secured. What about a Trojan horse?"
"Negative. Codes all checked out. Had to be external."
"Planted by one of own?"
"Not likely Ken. Unless one of the workers is Digital like Laura."
"Then how was it planted and how do we stop it?"
"Like this." Izzy opened his computer and connected it one of Jenson's. After doing that he opened his files on the Digital World. From there, he scanned his files for viruses that acted like the one affecting Jenson s. He hoped that DigiWorld had seen something like this before.
About an hour later, everyone's nerves were shot. Kari and the others had joined them as well.
"Any luck yet Izzy?" asked Laura.
"None and from talking to Genni who talked to the Elders, they've never seen anything or heard of anything like this before."
"Great."
"Hold on a second. The Elders say that the virus couldn't have been planted by a digimon. It is too complex and some of the techniques used had to have come from the real world."
"So the hacker is human?" asked Yolei.
"Most likely then."
"How do they know about the DigiWorld then?" asked Tai.
"Man this mystery gets weirder and weirder." commented Matt.
"Wait, you haven t heard the best part. The only way this virus can be stopped is to stop the hacker. The virus can't be destroyed by another computer. Only the hacker can stop the it."
Laura s head hit the table. "How do we stop this stalker if we don t know who it is?"
"Call him out. Have the final battle." Davis exclaimed.
"Unfortunately, Davis may be right with that statement." said Ken.
"No way. I'm not letting you do that Laura." argued Matt.
"But if it will save Jenson's and everyone else, I have too."
"Then we'll help. So what do we do, Izzy"
"Wait. It s all we can do. We have to be patient. A wrong move could cost us everything."
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"What am I going to do? The virus is just going to keep attacking my computers until I call out the hacker."
"Izzy said he put some type of a code in that will slow down the virus some. No, it can't stop it, but at least it buys us some time." said TK.
"I guess so."
"Don't worry Laura. We'll beat this digimon." Matt told her.
"But it is not a digimon. The person is human. Or at least that s what the Elders said."
"I don t know about that. I mean besides all of us, who else knows about the DigiWorld?"
"No one. Plus to know all about your past and present makes me think even more that it is a digimon we re dealing with, not a human." countered TK.
"I know. Hey don't forget, your mom knows. Don't worry, I'm not accusing her of anything."
"She has got you there TK. But is there anyone you can think of Lucky that could maybe have guessed the truth?"
"One, Lady Myotismon."
"Cody thought the same thing. But you've been calling the digimon a he. Is that what the voice sounded like?" asked Matt.
"No, I can't normally tell. I just call it a he mainly because I didn't want to call the digimon it. It could be a she though. And Lady Myotismon would know all those facts about me."
"She's trapped in another world though. We all saw it."
"But she got out once before TK. It could have happened again. Not to say Patamon is weak or anything. I'm just . . . I don't know."
"Scared that it is her?"
"Just the thought of it being her scares me deeply. I can't handle her coming back again."
"We're here everyone." TK said pointing to his apartment.
The teens quickly rode the elevator to TK's floor.
"Hey Mom. I'm home." shouted TK.
"Is Matt and Laura with you." replied Nancy.
"Yeah mom, we're here."
Miss Takaishi walked into the room. She gave both of her sons a quick hug and a kiss. "Hello Laura."
"Hello Miss Takaishi. Thank you for letting me stay here."
"Anytime. Boys, would you mind running a quick errand for me?"
"Sure mom. We don't mind. Want to come along Lucky?"
"Actually, if you don't mind Laura, I would like it quite much if you could stay with me."
"Sure. That is fine with me."
"Good. Now I need you two to run to the market for me. Here's a list of everything you need to get. Take your time though. Dinner wouldn't be for awhile."
"Sure mom." Matt and TK headed out the door.
Nancy turned to Laura. "Now that those two are gone, we can have a woman to woman talk."
"Sure. What about?"
"You're secret."
"My secret?"
"Yes. Lucky, you posse a great ability. I can't prove it, but I have this feeling that you do. Certain things have led me to believe this."
"Oh?"
"Laura, I would not confront you about this unless I thought it was important. I can tell that my sons, your friends, and even you have taken great measures from preventing people from learning the truth."
"What truth is that, Miss Takaishi."
"Not only are you DigiDestined, but something more. Something powerful. Am I correct?"
"Why do you say that?"
"There are just some little things about you that just don't add up."
"May I ask what they are."
"The first thing I noticed is that you are DigiDestined, but there is definitely something more to it. I made the connection much earlier than Matt and TK that you re last name was Li. I was the reporter that covered your parent's death."
"What? Why did TK find that article?"
"I hid it from him. I wanted them to hear the truth from you and you alone. It wasn't my right to tell them. That belonged to you."
"Oh, but what does my family's death have to do with me being DigiDestined?"
"The story you gave the hospital and the crime scene didn't match totally. It was close, but little details didn't agree."
"Seriously? I was eight. I guess I got it confused or something. I went through a traumatic experience."
"Maybe, but even at a young age, you were smart. Too smart to mess up little details like that."
"What details?'
"The first was your apartment building. You said that at 2am, you got up and left the building. It collapsed a short time later. Correct?"
"Yeah."
"See, that is the strange thing. There was a witness to the destruction. He said a monster made the building collapse. No one listened to that man. But now, I believe that he was correct. You were a DigiDestined. You were part of that battle weren't you?"
"Maybe."
"Lucky, I won't tell anyone. I promise."
"Yes. I was a part of that battle. The kids they found with me were the other Chosen Children."
"I knew it. Now, why did that Digimon destroy that building? Why not any other? Was it because your parents lived there?"
"Miss Takaishi, can you keep a secret?"
She slowly nodded, realizing that she was about to hear the truth.
Laura started telling her story, from the very beginning. She explained her role as one of the original DigiDestined, to her first battle and final with Lady Myotismon. She told about her life, her fears, the flashbacks, and even her heritage. For some odd reason, Lucky felt that she could trust Nancy. It was a weird sensation. The conversation remind her of what she saw her friends have. A parent to child relationship.
"So, you're a digimon?"
"Sort of. I'm partial. I am human too. I do have abilities but nobody knows the full range of them, not even me. This had never happened in the DigiWorld before. I'm the first, the guinea pig."
"Amazing. And this is why your being stalked, because someone knows your heritage."
"Yes and if it becomes general knowledge, I will be killed. The Elders have to protect the Digital World. And the only way to do that is to destroy the evidence."
"Meaning you."
Lucky nodded somberly.
"Don't fret Laura. I know Matt and the others. They won't let anything happen to you."
"I do realize that. But see, that is why I didn't what to tell them the truth. The information they knew put them in a great deal of danger. Luckily the Elders didn't see it necessary to harm the others. But in this world, I can't control or persuade individuals. My powers don't lie there."
"So in other words, you can't protect them here."
"Not as easily. No. And that's why I kept so much hidden from them. They were already threatened by my digital counterparts. If they knew who I was in this world, they would be in more jeopardy. I couldn't let that happen."
"And then the virus struck and the stalker."
"Yes, he threaten to hurt the others if I didn't comply with him."
"Then Matt s attack . . ."
"Was my stalker. I am so sorry Miss Takaishi. I didn't know he would go after Matt. I would have closed Jenson s in a minute if I had known. I didn't mean for him to get hurt!"
"You don't have to apologizes Laura. I know that you would never hurt Matt or anyone deliberately. Besides, you saved his life. I could never stay mad after that."
"Thank you."
"I think I should be saying that to you. Now, I have to ask. Was it because of your powers that you found my son or was it because of a bond?"
"Honestly? I think it s both. There is an old prophecy in the Digital World stating Friendship and Unity forever be. Notice both Matt s and mine crest s are mentioned. Our relationship was destined I guess. So the bond is there, but I think my abilities contributed."
"What are you abilities exactly?"
"Psychic Visions and I have 2 defense attacks. But Genni thinks that I may not have fully developed my powers. I m still in training."
"So Genni is really your uncle?
"Yup."
"Amazing."
"This isn't making you uncomfortable or anything? I mean, I am human. I bleed like everyone else."
"I don t think you re a freak, if that s what you re implying Lucky."
"No, but people may be a little squeamish with the idea of a half human, part digimon."
" I'm not. And neither are you friends. But yet, it bothers you. Why?"
"I don't know. Maybe because I envy everyone else. They've had normal lives. They can be kids. I couldn't. I was forced to be an adult at the age of eight. I never had a normal childhood. I am CEO of an company, I am living with a digimon who claimed to be and is my uncle, I have inherited more problems than I could ever handle, and to top it all off, I was a digimon who watched her family die because of her powers. I think I always dreamed of being normal."
"Normal is highly overrated." stated Matt as he walked in.
Lucky laughed. "And you would know how?"
"Um, point taken."
"Where's TK?"
"Was right behind me mom."
"I'm coming. Matt left me with like twenty bags."
"Liar. It was four. And I was carrying three."
Laura watched the two mock fight with a sudden interest. After talking to Nancy about having a normal life, she wondered what her life would have been like if her family had survived. Would she and Nick fight like Matt and TK? Would she and Aryn have been close? Would her mother ever told her the truth about the DigiWorld? 'No sense in playing the what if game. I'll never know the truth. But sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have a family. Sure Genni is great, but he's not my mom or dad or siblings for that matter.'
"Lucky, you okay?" asked Matt, concerned.
"Huh? Yeah I'm fine. Just thinking about something your mom said. That is all."
"You told her the truth." stated TK.
"Sort of. She guessed most of it."
"You know, if mom was able to figure out the truth, do you think that it is possible for others to have?" asked Matt.
"I guess, but your mom had more resources available to her. Like the knowledge of the DigiWorld and knowing my true past. Not to many others would have."
"Are we sure about this?"
Lucky pursed her lips together. "Not really."
"Figures. We're not sure about a lot of things are we."
"Well I'm sure of one thing, dinner will be in an half hour. You're staying right Matt?"
"You can't get rid of me that easily mom. Besides it will be nice to have a decent meal again."
"I'll second that notion." Laura said, raising her hand slightly. At the same time, she pulled her hair back into a ponytail.
"Are you saying my cooking is bad?"
"Nope, you did. I just happened to agree."
"Funny. Real Funny."
"Anytime Matt."
TK smiled at the couple for the doorframe. It was nice to see them together again. For awhile he was sure that he destroyed their relationship for good. But once again, destiny proved him wrong. 'I guess some things, like unconditional love, just couldn't be broken.'
"So, do you think they will get married when they're older?" whispered Nancy.
"Mom!" exclaimed TK.
"I'm only stating the obvious."
"You definitely have a point mom. Yeah, I bet they do."
"I hope so. It would be nice to have a daughter."
"I guess this means you approve of Lucky?"
"I always did. She has suffered so much, has so much going for her, and yet she is the most down to earth person. She is mature for her age and has a good head on her shoulders. Laura could have taken so many different paths in her young life, but she didn't. She took the harder road, and it has paid off. No TK, I would not mind having her as a daughter - in - law one day."
"She told you the truth, didn't she?"
"Sort of. I guessed most of it."
"How? We thought we kept it pretty well hidden."
"You did. But remember TK, I am an investigative reporter. It s my job to uncover the hidden truth."
"So you didn't trust her?"
"No, I didn't realize at first who she was, but she kept remind me of someone I knew a long time ago. Her name was Jenny Li. Only recently did I put the pieces together."
"You and Jenny were friends?"
"I guess you can call us that. I covered many of the Li's parties and functions for the paper. We kept running into one another and a friendship bloomed."
"How come I never saw any of your articles then? I searched all of your clippings and never came across one that mentioned Laura."
"I hid those. It wasn't my secret to tell. Lucky had to be the one to tell you."
"Makes sense. Did Matt or I ever meet Jenny or anyone from the family?"
"No, the Li's were extremely busy people. While Simon worked, Jenny stayed home with the kids. She was so scared that someone would try to kidnap them."
"I bet."
"I was so sorry to see that family die that way. They didn't deserve that."
"No one deserves to die that way Mom. It was even harder for Lucky who had to watch. She blamed herself for so long."
"I know. I'm shocked at her strength and will though. I know I would have broken down long ago and yet she hasn't wavered. Maybe nothing can break her."
'I wish that was true mom, but there is something that will break Laura. If her stalker is Lady Myotismon, she will never recover from that shock.'