Mom cups my face with her hands. And for the first time since the k.idnapping incident, she expresses some semblance of concern. “Please don’t do that,” she says. “T-To show you I’m really innocent, I’ll even hire private investigators.” “You should’ve done that the moment you found out that your grandson is missing.” I remove her hands from my face with aggression, then stand up. “Before I commit s.uicide, I’ll make sure to kill you and Pierce first,” I add coldly through my clenched teeth. Mom trembles in fear at my threat. But that doesn’t give me any satisfaction at all. She and Pierce keep on ruining my life to the point that they even involve my sons! I must find evidence against them before I commit another crime once again! I head to Pierce’s study and start searching through his cabinets and bookshelves. The staff beg me to stop, but I ignore them. Then, the bodyguards come in to stop me. The instant one of them touches me, I punch him in the face, causing him to r
I ring the doorbell of Mei Zhou’s penthouse, and a woman in business attire opens the door. She jolts in surprise when she sees me, and even attempts to stop me from entering. But I enter anyway, and head straight to where the familiar voices are echoing from - a small library. The police officers are seated around the table, each of them has a wooden box in front of them.Mei Zhou’s shoulders stiffen when she sees me. “I didn’t expect you to come here, Marius. But I’m glad you did. So you’ll hear my innocence firsthand.”When one of the police is about to touch the wooden box, Mei Zhou stops him.“There’s a mistake, these are for my friends,” she says nervously. She then motions for the woman in suit to take away all the boxes. “Please give the officers and Marius a can of China’s black tea as my gift.”Gift?Instinctively, I snatch one of the wooden boxes from the table. When the woman tries to snatch it from me too, we accidentally drop it to the floor, and rolling out of it is a
As soon as Hazel slides down the balustrade, I bolt towards her, and manage to grab her hand. Fear threshes through her features, her feet suspended almost three feet above a paved ground. “Hold on tightly,” I hiss in pain. But then, Hazel’s hand slips from mine, that I have to jump off the balustrade to catch her again. Luckily, I’m fast enough to grab the ledge. Now, both of us are hanging unsafely and on the brink of breaking our bones or possibly worse than that. “Marius, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have attempted to kill myself,” Hazel cries. “Just promise me not to do this again,” I say. Hazel nods and clutches me even tighter. Soon enough the bodyguards notice us and come to our rescue. Some prepare a mattress below us, while others dart to the balcony. The ones on the balcony pull Hazel first. A wave of relief washes over me when Hazel’s bare feet connect onto the balcony floor. However, before I can be pulled up too, my numbing hand gives up its grip and slips off the
Back in Archie’s bedroom, I tuck him into my arms, careful not to wake him up. And then, as noiselessly as I can, I make my way out of the farmhouse. Once I drive far enough from the farmhouse, I pull up my car to take a moment to calm down my emotions and to process the new information I got. Mom, Mei Zhou and now Elmyra. Reve and Pierce are still suspects in my list. I won’t let the police know what I found out since I can’t fully trust them anymore. But, I will reveal all the evidence I’ve collected so far and will be collecting in the next few days to bring down these people in front of the entire country, in front of the entire world! The thought that Sammy is still not with me crushes my heart. But when Archie stirs from sleep, his wide gold eyes blinking at me, the hope that I’ll also save his brother fills me. I scoop Archie up, and embrace him gently but with enough firmness. My tears of joy welling up again. “I miss you so much, buddy,” I whisper. He coos, as if un
My brow furrows as Elmyra enters a mansion with a throng of bodyguards surrounding it. How can she rent, let alone own such a place when she’s financially not as well off as she was before? Did Mei Zhou finance this? I’m gonna have a hard time finding Sammy there, much less penetrating it. I need a plan! Suddenly, a clever and still risky idea materializes in my head: to become one of the bodyguards! I study the bodyguards very carefully. They’re wearing black suit with black necktie, a pair of heavily-tinted eyeglasses, and an earpiece. Next, I make my way to the nearest stores where I can buy everything I need. I put them on and wax my hair down. Satisfied with how unrecognizable I look, I drive back towards the mansion. I leave my car parked far enough from the mansion that no one will notice it, but near enough that I can run towards it once Sammy is already with me. Without anyone suspecting me, I enter the mansion as casually as I can, as if it’s an every day routine.
Funny how I’m labeled as a kidnapper when I’m just taking my son back from the real kidnappers. Dismissing the pain, I force myself to stand up again. I then jog towards my car, fasten Sammy in the passenger seat, while I take the driver seat. When the bodyguards finally catch up to us, it’s already too late as I’m already maneuvering my car. Bang! I lower my head while glancing at Sammy as those stupid jerks start shooting again. My car moves in a frenzy motion. And soon as the shooting stops and the bodyguards are out of my view, several BMWs start pursuing us. I speed over the limit, and snake my way through the traffic. Horns are honking at me, but I keep going until the BMWs finally stop chasing. Smart choice for them to just give up. If the traffic enforcers catch us, they’ll be in bigger trouble than I will ever be. I turn to Sammy and smile. “Great job, buddy. You’ve been really brave.” He stops crying, then he gawks at me, before smiling back. A wave of relief swa
MEI’S POV: Weak and useless. It’s not a surprise that Betty and Elmyra aren’t smart enough to play and stay dirty. And now, they’re paying the price. On TV, their faces are pale as they're handcuffed and arrested by the police out of their homes. Their crimes have been exposed to the world, but they never fully admit to any of them. They also mentioned my name in the CCTV recordings that are circulating all over the net, causing my business’ sales to fluctuate even further and for the public to crucify me. Due to this, I can’t compete, much less destroy Hazel’s business. The only positive thing about the CCTV videos, is that Elmyra nor Betty never said that I’m the mastermind or that I helped them k.idnapped their grandsons. All they said was to ask me for help to find their grandsons. However, that doesn’t stop the police from interrogating me once again. I let them talk to my lawyer this time, so I can avoid making a mistake. I also consider giving them my gift to bribe them
REVE’S POV: A vile glint appears through my glare, and Mei fearfully steps back. And then, I chase after her when she starts running towards the study room. She closes the door, but I manage to slide my arm through and push the door open with all my might, causing her to reel backward. She tries to scream for help but I quickly clutch her mouth with my hand. I then pin her to the desk, and using my belt, ties up her wrists on top of her head. “Marius is just manipulating you. So don’t fall for it,” I say. “He wants you to lose me, a strong ally. Haven’t you thought about that?” I loosen my grip on her mouth, so I can hear her response. “Marius will love me, I’ll prove that to you!” she hisses. It’s no use. She’s completely blinded by her obsession with him. But, too bad for her, coz I’m also obsessed with her. I rip off Mei’s nightgown in one swift movement, then her b.ra, exposing her small t.its. I then lean down to s.uck and bite her n.ipples as hard as I can. I slide my l