“Oh no, Henry, you did not just do that to me,” I said to him angrily. He had just hung up the phone after talking to someone who claimed to have our son. He had refused to tell me who it was or where we were going.He rolled his eyes and sighed. Then he removed his hands from his chin and placed them on my lap. “Look, relax, okay? We’re going to meet your ex-husband, but this is the location they asked us to come to and that’s where we’re going,” he said.I breathed a sigh of relief. I thought he didn’t trust me. I guess I was being a little bit paranoid, but still, everyone around me was a suspect, including Henry. He was already acting a little bit shady and I didn’t want anything to happen to me before I could even get a chance to save my son. But the road that we were taking was not even the way to my ex-husband’s house, so that was what made me very confused.“Why did he change his location or something? I mean, he didn’t used to live around here before,” I said, looking around
“Alright, everyone, abort mission and reset,” Henry said into his earpiece. He looked at me with a serious expression. “What do you mean, abort mission? We’re going to do this thing today,” I shouted at him. He yelled back at me, “Stop it, just stop and listen to me for once in your life. Stop it and listen to me, okay? We’re not taking him by force. We’re going to negotiate and I have my reasons for doing so, okay? I don’t even know why I brought you here. I should’ve just gone with the rest of my team because we already had a plan before coming here. Come on, Jane, I’ve already told you the plan. All you have to do is follow it.” He shouted, making me flinch. I had to pause and listen to all that he had said. It made sense. I was just going to sit back and watch everything unfold. Hopefully, it was going to be a success.“Okay, fine, fine. It’s fine. I’ll be quiet, I promise,” I said calmly this time. Then he decided to lean on the car and rub his temples again to calm himself dow
“Do you know you’re wasting my time right here, Henry? I need to find my son. I haven’t sent him breastmilk in days. I really need to find my son. So can you please hurry up whatever it is you’re doing and just get to the chase and tell us who did it if you know? Or else I’ll just assume that you’re wasting my time and I’ll leave.” I said to him in a frustrated tone. I looked at him expectantly, but he just stood there with a blank expression. He didn’t say anything. He didn’t do anything. He just stared at me with his cold blue eyes. I felt that there were so many things he needed to settle with me, but I wasn’t even ready to start settling anything with anyone at that moment. So I had to tell him.“Hey, look, I know that you have so many things against me. I know you’re still holding a grudge for me taking you to court and everything that has happened along the line. But can you break it? It’s been months, probably close to a year or a year and a half. You’re supposed to get over i
He shouted after me as I marched into the car, fuming. “What the hell was that in there all about, Jane?” He was Henry, my husband, my new husband, the man who loved me and supported me. He had brought some of his men with him as backup. He had a plan to negotiate with Rick and get our son back.But I didn’t want to negotiate.I wanted to take him back by force.I didn’t even want to look back at him or even entertain any of the questions he was asking me. Obviously, he didn’t know exactly how I felt and he probably was doing all of this for his own selfish reasons. I don’t know, but I smelled a stinky fish. I smelled something very fishy. I couldn’t place my finger on it yet, but I knew I would in a matter of time. I didn’t have to give up my properties for that idiot.I got into the car and slammed the door. He soon joined me in the car and slammed it too. He glared at me with a very angry expression. His blue eyes were cold and hard. His jaw was clenched and his lips were thin. He
“Alright, whatever you say. I guess we’ll be heading back home now. Let me let my men know that we’re not coming back,” I said calmly. I could hear the defeat in his voice and a hint of something else. Maybe anger, maybe frustration, maybe disappointment. But at that point, I didn’t care enough to even ask him what was going on. I just knew that I had one thing in mind, which was not giving in to whatever it was Rick was going to say or come up with.“Is it me or you sound so cold?” I said finally, breaking the silence. We were in the car, driving away from Rick’s house.He just kissed his teeth and ignored me. He faced the other side of the car, looking out the window. He seemed to be lost in thoughts. Why wouldn’t he be lost in thoughts anyway? We were in the middle of a shit hole, in the middle of some crazy-ass bullshit. And I was already starting to feel that it was my fault.Why would you think it’s your fault? He asked me one of these days when I was at home, sitting in the kit
“You need to get some rest, hon. You’ve been out for a long time. Come, let me take your suitcase off and run you a warm bath,” I said, trying to divert his attention from what he had just asked me.Johnson was one of my investigators, one of the ones I hired secretly to look for my son. Henry had found a lead and called the police for a raid. But the police didn’t show up. They said they had orders from above not to interfere.And the orders came from me.But Henry didn’t know that.But of course, it was a futile attempt because I knew my husband way too well. He was not going to relent until he got an answer from me. He looked at me with suspicion and frustration in his eyes. His voice was tense and harsh.“Excuse me, do you want me to repeat myself or do you want to be in big trouble right now?” he asked me sternly as I looked at him with wide eyes. He had never threatened me that way before. To be in big trouble. This must have been very serious for him to speak to me this way. I
I was kept on edge as I waited impatiently for any news about my son from my investigators. I got none.I kept glancing at my phone every now and then and with every ding I heard, I rushed quickly to check if it was my investigators.They found a lead. A very strong one and I sent them on a mission to go and abduct my son.I prayed fervently so that everything would run smoothly and safely. I wasn’t in talking terms with Henry so I didn’t even bother telling him anything about it. Hell, I even slept in a different room than the master’s bedroom last night.But when I woke up, he was gone. It’s not like I cared too much. Okay, maybe I cared just a little but I was too engrossed with finding my son, it was barely noticeable.I picked up my phone and decided to distract myself.I decided to text him for where he was.“Hey, good morning. You left this morning without a kiss. Where are you?” I typed and hesitantly pressed send.It was immediately delivered and it was immediately marked se
I made my way to the kitchen counter, feeling his gaze on my back. He was still standing there, in the living room, like a statue. He had been following me everywhere I went since he arrived at the door. I was a little bit skeptical because I had never seen his face before. He had introduced himself as David, my husband’s bodyguard. But why did I need a bodyguard? And why didn’t my husband tell me anything about him?I instantly got scared and reached out for my phone in my back pocket. I pretended to get some water from the fridge so he wouldn’t follow me into the kitchen. I texted my husband urgently: “Hey, there’s somebody here I don’t know. He’s really tall and he looks really scary. Did you ask him to come around or what’s going on? I’m really scared.”I sent the text message and put my phone back into my pocket quickly, waiting to hear a beep sound. I glanced at the living room and saw that he was still there, staring at me with his dark eyes. He was wearing a black suit and a b
“Well! Now, we’re going to have to make a new round of chicken,” I said, groaning angrily while he chuckled and pointed toward the store room.“At least we have a whole island of them,” he joked and I nodded, slightly feeling guilty about wasting food.I had grown up to know that wasting food was not an option and here I was, abusing the gift of abundance. I needed to retrace my steps.“Why don’t we just order takeout?” I suggested and he pondered a while over it before he shrugged and looked me in the eyes.“What?” I asked and he shrugged. “Well, why do you want takeout?” He asked and I rolled my eyes. He was literally impossible.“Don’t give me that look! I just want to know why. I can cook the food if that is what it’s about,” he pressured but I was already having a headache as he kept going on and on.“I didn't know men talk a lot,” I spat and he looked at me with a surprised expression.“Okay, I’m only talking this much because I want you to be comfortable with me. I don’t want
“Oh, I see. Well, it is hard for a guy to pass by you and not stare at you with his eyes or even make a passing comment. But that’s not what we’re trying to talk about here,” he said, noticing my uncomfortable look. “I’m sorry, okay? I just want to keep letting you know how beautiful you are and how lucky I feel to have you over. How lucky I feel that both of us are sharing the same house at the moment. How lucky I feel that I’m helping you with whatever it is that you need, okay? I don’t want you to feel uncomfortable near me. I want you to feel very comfortable because it’s going to be a long ride in the long run. But I need to remind you once in a while how crazy you drive me,” he said and I blushed again.“Okay, I’ve heard you. I’ve heard everything you said. Now, I guess it’s time to go and have dinner. Maybe. I’m starving,” I said to him as he nodded in agreement. “Of course, yeah, dinner. I didn’t even realize how much time had passed since I stayed with you. You make time go
“Alright then, we can drive there right now,” David said with a mischievous grin. I looked outside and saw that it was already getting dark. I just wanted to smile and relax and wait, because obviously he couldn’t penetrate that safe. And I made sure that it was a high-quality safe that I laid my hands on while I was at UNI. You know, that woman who first gave me those original documents? She also gave me that safe. Nobody could crack it open, not even the best programmer in the world. It couldn’t even be blown up by a bomb. It was just a safe, just the way it was. So I was less bothered about that, but what I was a little bit bothered about was the fact that he would go in there and probably start taking all the furniture and all his clothes and all that.“Don’t worry, there’s no rush. Revenge, especially the sweet ones, take time. We’re going to go tomorrow. It’s already getting late. We should make something to eat and go to bed,” I said to him with a smile. He smiled back
“Jane, Jane, relax.” David said, as he rushed towards me. He tried to hold my shoulders, because I looked like I was going crazy. Like I was going mad. And he was probably very afraid at that point, because I was acting batshit crazy. That I was going to injure myself or him. So he held me firmly in his arms and made me look at his eyes. His caring eyes.I said to him, with tears in my eyes, “All the assets, everything I worked my ass off for, everything is gone. I have searched everywhere. I have checked everything. Maybe I misplaced it. But no. Henry has betrayed me.” I said in the most heartbreaking voice you could ever imagine.I was so heartbroken, because I never would have done the same to Henry. But why did he do this to me? He had stolen from me. And I would not stop until I had stolen back from him.“I always knew Henry was shady for that thing he did. Of course, it had nothing to do with getting married to you or you being a terrible person to get married to. There were alw
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I said, with a very nervous chuckle, as I tucked my hair behind my ears and faced forward, avoiding his gaze. But deep down, I knew he was right about what he was saying. I was just very afraid to admit the truth. He asked again, “Jane, look at me. We need all the information we can get if we’re going to get to the bottom of this. You don’t have to be afraid to release any information. You don’t have to be reluctant to do that, OK? I’m here, standing by your side. I’m always by your side and I will forever be by your side. Right now, we need all the information we can get. You’re the only one who can give us that information. Do you understand, Jane?” He asked, looking at me intently. I shook my head, feeling overwhelmed by emotions. I didn’t know how to feel at that point, because he was right. I knew so many things that could have made Henry make this decision of his. Or whatever it was. I knew quite a few things about why he may have lef
“OK, so I have some detective friends who could also help out in your case, but I need your consent with everything. I promise you it’s not an affiliation with anybody, not your ex-husband, not your fiancé. You know I just really want to help, just in case you need backup. Is that OK with you?” He asked, his voice gentle and reassuring.I looked at him, feeling a surge of gratitude and affection.His eyes met mine, and I saw a flicker of something else in them. Something warm and tender, something that made my heart skip a beat.I almost wanted to jump up and hug him, but I had to comport myself because I was a lady. Oh, fuck it, I thought, and jumped up and hugged him tightly. He wrapped his arms around me, holding me close.“What was that for?” He asked, sounding surprised but pleased.I smiled shyly and pulled away slightly. “Well, you care about me more than anyone else cared about me ever since I lost my child. So I think you deserve more than that.” I said softly.He took my ja
“Why don’t you call them to know what’s up?” He asked, looking at me with concern. I shook my head.“No, no, no, no. We already spoke about this. We discussed it. It’s OK. They will have to be the one to call me after the mission is complete. I can’t call them now. It would be destroying something in the mission.” I said, biting my lip nervously. I was already tapping my feet fast on the ground and grinding my teeth anxiously. Just remembering everything already brought a knot to my stomach and a lump to my throat. And I guess he noticed, because he reached out to my hands and took them in his. He rubbed them gently and gave me a reassuring smile.“It’s OK. I’m sure you’re going to get the text soon. But I need to ask you some questions. I don’t know if it will be OK for you to answer them for me.” He said and I looked at him. I hesitated a little bit, because I didn’t say I was going to trust anyone with the information that I had. But I was willing to give him a small chance. May
“Oh, not so fast, David,” I said, holding up my hand. “Not so fast. You have to take it easy with all this flattery. I’m very quick to fall in love, haven’t you noticed that?” I teased him and he looked at me with a twinkle in his eyes. His smile matched his eyes, bright and warm. It was one of the most brilliant features about him. Was I falling in love again? I had just promised myself that I wouldn’t fall in love so quickly, but I couldn’t help it. This man was amazing. So good looking… Even more good looking than Henry and Rick combined. And I had a very high affinity for very good looking men. And to be honest, at that point, I didn’t really care. I just felt that I should live life and just be who I wanted to be, when I wanted to be, and how I wanted to be.“Oh, I have noticed,” he said, leaning closer to me. “We did have quite the chemistry there when I first walked into the room. When I got coffee with you, you know… I felt it. It was kind of obvious. But I didn’t think anyth
I felt dizzy for a while because I was so confused. I was usually the one who said I love you first in all my relationships. I was usually the one who made the first move, probably because of my desperation. I hoped so much that this man wouldn’t see through my desperation, that he wouldn’t see how desperate I was to find somebody to love. But obviously, I was wrong because he saw it. Why would a man be telling me that he loved me on the very first day we met? And given the circumstances surrounding it, it was a big lie, at least in my ears. What did he mean by love at first sight?“Jane, Jane, did you hear what I said?” David’s voice woke me up from my little mini trance right there. I didn’t even realize that I had drifted off from the normal conversation that we were having. But in truth, I didn’t know what to reply to that because obviously, I didn’t love him. But I did have a little bit of liking for him. And if there’s anything I’ve learned over the past few months, it’