Chapter 699 - Jesse (3) (1/2)

Sarah wanted to clarify one more thing with Jesse while he is still under the influence of the truth serum. ”You said that you will be loyal to us. At the same time, you mentioned that you want to find your family and who set you up. What will you do if these collide?”

”I was betrayed, but I know how to be grateful. You already took me with you, and you gave me a chance to explain myself. If you take care of me, I will put your needs first. I will work on my issues when I have free time and when I'm confident that it's safe. I will not put you in danger on purpose. If by some chance they find me, I will surrender myself. I already gave up on my life more than one year ago, and this is the time I have thanks to you.”

Sarah was pleased with Jesse's answer. If not for the truth serum she might be doubtful, but like this… she is confident that Jesse is not hiding his intentions and that he wants to be helpful as a gratitude for giving him another chance at life.

”Do you have any more questions for him?” Sarah asked Aiden. ”If not, let's go back and join others on the beach. We will talk about this later, in private.”

Seeing that Aiden shook his head, Sarah faced Jesse. ”I am disappointed that you lied to us, but I can understand why you did it. We will let you know our decision tomorrow. Don't try to escape this property. We have ways of knowing where you are at any time, and perimeter is secured. No one comes in and no one goes out without our permission. You are already in the red with us, and the slightest misstep will make us send you back. Is that clear?”

Jesse stood up and nodded. ”I will not try to escape. I'm going out first.” He turned and left the study room.

Sarah looked at Aiden who was glaring at the closed door of the study and she scooted closer to him.

”Hey… you are getting wrinkles.”, she pressed her index finger between his furrowed eyebrows. ”This is the second time today that Jesse is making you look older.”

Aiden relaxed his face and kissed the tip of her index finger. ”What do you think?”

Sarah thought for a second before responding. ”He can't stay here. And I see two options: we take him with us or ship him where he came from… but let's discuss this later. It's such a rare opportunity to spend the evening with the kids… and I want some more of that barbeque.”

”Goes good with beer.” Aiden suggested.

Sarah approved. ”Let's grab two cold beers from the fridge on the way to the beach.”

Kids were excited that Sarah and Aiden are with them, and everyone stayed on the beach until late. The atmosphere was festive, and kids were reluctant to head to sleep. Sarah had to remind them that next morning they will be subjected to physical tests so they should all get some rest.

Their original seven kids will have different activities measured in order to check for improvements, and new kids for establishing benchmark. At first they thought to postpone physical tests for newcomers, but seeing that they are so enthusiastic about it, Sarah and Aiden agreed to do it.

It was a long day for all of them. And there is much more to come.

…

Later that night, Sarah and Aiden are on the balcony of the master bedroom. They are relaxing on a lounging chair next to each other while enjoying the view of the moonlight over the ocean and each other's company.

Both of them noticed a silhouette of a person sitting down on the beach.

”Eve, who is on the beach?”, Sarah asked.

”Person you call Jesse.”, Eve responded.

Sarah sighed and hugged Aiden tighter.