Chapter 118: “Never speak of it. Nothing happened.”Elaine almost passed out after she saw the video, all of her lies and vague explanations were debunked instantly and the truth was brought to light.She tried to call Ruben’s number again but to her surprise, he had blocked her. Her calls weren’t going through.Elaine paced around her living room, hands to her mouth she bit her already short nails off her fingers, causing them to bleed but she couldn’t feel the stinging pain at the moment.She tried calling that person’s contact again but it didn’t go through.Scared and lost, she decided to seek her only hope of survival, the orphanage. She knew that person would show up if she tried to wreck havoc in the orphanage that held his deepest secrets.Elaine managed to get out of her apartment at midnight, with the help of her assistant, she rented a car and drove off to the orphanage. Unknown to her, Ruben had his men keep a close eye on her and they were currently on her tail. They fol
Chapter 119: The universe’s last act of kindness.Arnold took a step forward to leave but Elaine wasn’t going to let him leave easily. With every ounce of strength with her, she threw him against the bed and climbed on top of him. “You don’t want me anymore?” She asked, tears brimming in her eyes. “…” Arnold was silent, trying to discern if she had been drinking.“D-do you also believe the rumors about me being Involved with my adopted father’s death?” Elaine asked, her tears fell like a rainfall. She looked so vulnerable, like a dainty beauty. Although Arnold was her closest aide, he wasn’t aware of any of her evil deeds or corruption. Somehow, within a corner of her heart, she didn’t want to taint his good image of her. Over the years, she kept him in the dark and only had him for clean work related Issues.Inwardly, she knew that if there was anyone who believed in her innocence without a doubt during these difficult times, it was Arnold.Arnold tried to mouth his feelings into w
Chapter 120: “When speaking to me, you go down on your knees.” Accompanied by Regal, Tess walked to the village square. Where the citizens of the village were made to gather.Everyone had a terrified look on their faces, children were ordered to stay indoors so only adults were present at the gathering but they still shivered in fear. This was because Tess was holding Ed’s head. His head was mutilated from his body and she walked around carrying it.Unbothered by their reaction, She cleared her throat and spoke, “Your little leader here.” She held his head up causing the crowd to roar and move back.“He tried to kill me so I had to pay him back for the kindness, an eye for an eye. He took my men captive, locked them up, starved them and stole the basic right to live along with their family from them so I stole what was most precious to him, his position and his life. If anyone has an objection to this, you can come out and suffer the same fate as him or forever hold your peace.”The
Chapter 121: “Can you meet my demands?” Shannon’s uncle, Holland felt a burning sensation in his knees and gradually, he couldn’t feel anything from there. His eyes widened in horror at this observation. He looked up from his knees, at Tess and she smirked. “You have noticed?” Her voice dropped, giving him the chills one would feel if they heard an unfamiliar voice in the dark.His personal bodyguard panicked. He tried to help Holland up but he didn’t budge, instead the weight pulled him down, it was as if Hollad was as heavy as a mountain.Holland couldn’t blame his bodyguard. He was the finest of the sturdiest men in the new generation of military men and the best he had seen in ages. Judging as he couldn’t lift him off the ground, Holland was convinced no one could.Holland feared his demise was approaching but a military man scared of death was a wimp, in fact, he had been prepared for death since the day he was born into the underworld.But when you say death, Tess wasn’t refer
Chapter 122: Journey to the CoreRegal watched Tess smile to herself like those thieves in the gambling ring that ripped people off their money.Tess returned his gaze, thinking to herself that he looked like he peed his pants.“What are you doing there? Come help me.” She said casually as if a man wasn’t melting into liquid beside her.“Also, have someone clean up that mess.” She pointed to Holland. Regal took a step back in disgust.Tess read through his thoughts. “Don’t worry, it’s not contagious and cannot harm them in any way. They just have to carry him into a wheelbarrow then into the dungeon and leave him there, it would continue for seven days before the effect of the drugs wears off and he would continue the rest of the suffering in hell.” Regal stared at Tess as if he saw a ghost.“What’s wrong?”“Nothing, nothing at all.”Holland seemed to hear their conversation, his tears flowed endlessly and the itching of his face quickened until his fingers and face skin fell apar
Chapter 123: EXPOSED! “For the past six years, I have dedicated my life to tending to public affairs, helping over a thousand poor families in the countryside relocate to the city for better life and their children’s education. In addition to that, I’ve helped countless students pay their tuition to college, guaranteed jobs after graduation and, ” she sighed. “…the list goes on”Arnold watched her proudly, love burned in her eyes. Yes, this was the Elaine he knew, burning with vigor, dedication and courage. Her strong presence was uncanny. He was so much in love with her, his heart could burst.“Are you trying to justify your bad actions?” One bold reporter asked.“You-“ Arnold tried to step forward but Elaine stopped him with a stretch of her hand.“No I’m not.” Elaine closed her eyes to make up her mind. To either speak the truth and spend the rest of her life in jail or deny all allegations, resign and live a quiet life with Arnold.“I’m saying all those allegations are disrespect
Chapter 124: Retribution.Elaine placed a hand on his shoulder. “So in the orphanage, there was this little guy that was being bullied. His parents abandoned him on the cold streets during winter, apparently he ate something bad and also caught a bad cold so he couldn’t speak. His breathing was too loud too, like a broken radio. He wrote in his book that he was tired of living. So I told him, if he climbed the rooftop and looked down, he would fall deep enough to enter the ground and into paradise where he would be able to live a good life.” Elaine threw her head back and laughed. “Funny right?”Mr Janssen was now having troubles with breathing. With much difficulty, he turned his head to the side to gaze at Elaine. His eyes were deep with emotions.“Aish Shit! That look, I hate that look in your eyes! I DON'T NEED YOUR PITY.” She swung her hand on his shoulders down, throwing him on top of the wooden table. His head hit the side of the table and he fell to the ground, a larg
Chapter 125: Terrifying womanThe ambulance and police arrived shortly after, the police ordered for Elaine to be taken to the hospital for forensic test, it took a great amount of effort to separate her from Arnold who held her in a tight grip.Arnold suffered a heart ache from shock and fainted shortly afterwards, he was rushed back to the hospital. The police investigated the crime scene and welcomed top class detectives as Elaine wasn’t just a public figure, she was the prime minister of the Netherlands. Her case had to be executed to perfection.They profiled the scene and it was easy to deduce the house was overturned out of rage, heartbreak and sorrows. They deduced suicide was possible but the forensic test would prove further is their profiling was accurate.As the media was present at the scene, it didn’t take time for the news to spread far and wide across the country.“Foolish woman, Ruben De Vries, I wonder how you managed to pull this off.” A man clothed in black watche