Charlene POV I heaved a deep sigh as I stared at the food in front of me. I could barely eat knowing that I was a suspect in murder and I was to be placed under inspection again.Except for Dominic who trusted in me because he was suffering from memory loss, no other person believed in me. I had to find a way on my part to prove to everyone that I was not the one who had murdered Alexa but I had no idea how I was supposed to do that without creating more problems for myself just like five years ago. ‘’Are you alright?’’ Dominic must have noticed that I was picking at my food and in return, he had his eyes on me. ‘’Are you alright?’’ he repeated and dropped the fork in his hand. Alright? I doubt if I would ever be fine but I nodded in response. ‘’I am sure Charlene is feeling bad about what is happening. If I were in her shoes, I would be sad too because everyone is pointing fingers at her as the assailant who was involved in the murder of Alexa.’’Zenobia said and looked at me. "Bu
Charlene POV ‘’you are under arrest for the murder of Alexa,’’ The cop that had escorted my brother announced and walked towards me with cuffs in his hand. Before he could reach me, Dominic stopped him. ‘’what the hell do you think you are doing!’’ he shouted at them. ‘’how dare you enter my home and try to arrest my wife! I already made it clear to you all that she is not the assailant and….’’ ‘’According to her brother, it seemed that she is an accomplice. She and her brother has been in contact for a while now and she surely knows something about the death of Alexa.’’ I lowered my head knowing that what the cop had said was the truth. Not even Dominic knew about it and there was no way to prove that I had only met my brother once. ‘’I told you didn’t I son,’’ Caroline shouted. ‘’I told you that she is a bad person. Someone who you should get rid of! Someone that does not deserve to live!’’ Dominic stopped his mother from talking with his hand. ‘’I don’t have the time to conti
Dominic POV ‘’I need you to come right away. My mother suddenly appeared today and almost got my wife arrested!’’ my voice was low as I speak with Edward on the phone but there was a hint of fear in my tone. After she fainted, she was rushed to the hospital. ‘’let me know once you left the hospital. You and I would pay a visit to her brother then,’’ he informed me and I replied with yes. Once the call ended, I walked back to the ward where Charlene and yet, there was no sign that she would be waking up anytime soon. The doctor had attended to her but they haven’t given any results to me yet and I couldn’t wait to hear from them. ‘’she is pretending to be sick so you won’t suspect her,’’ my mother’s words resounded in my head when I rushed Charlene to the hospital. No matter how hard I tried to think about it, I believed what happened was because my mother wanted to cover her crimes but still I couldn’t believe that Charlene knew about the accident yet she pretended she didn’t. Why
Dominic POV I heaved a deep sigh as I walked into prison. The warden gave us a high time before we could see Jeremy and when we finally did, he burst into tears. ‘’what are you crying for?’’ I asked him through gritted teeth. I was angry at the fact that he acted as if he didn’t do anything wrong. He had brought the cops and my mother to my home and lied against Charlene whereas he was being controlled. ‘’what the hell are you crying for?’’ I wanted to scream but then again, I knew that I could attract the attention of the warden so I let Edward do the talking since he was much more familiar with how things work. ‘’why are you treating your sister in such a crazy manner?’’ he asked him. ‘’you haven't spoken to her in years and now you return to spreading lies about your sister?’’ Jeremy placed his cuffed hands forward and sniffled. ‘’I had no choice but to do that. They wanted to get rid of my daughter and I had to….’’ he lowered his head. ‘’I don’t deserve to be called a father a
Charlene POV The smell of bleach was overwhelming as I fluttered my eyes open. The beeping of the machine beside me was overshadowed by the loud noise made by someone in the room with me. I struggled to open my eyes but then felt the light shining into my eyes. no one needed to tell me that I was in the hospital because I had come there a thousand times. ‘’you can stop talking loudly grandmother, she has woken up,’’ Zenobia’s loud voice was the first word that I heard clearly. She moved closer to me and waved her hand in my face. ‘’Are you alright Charlene?’’ she asked me. I blinked and nodded in response. I tried to get up from the bed but then my vision felt hazy and everything in the room became two then I felt a hand around my waist and I looked at Zenobia who smiled back at me. Her smile was everything that I needed at the moment, she was smiling brightly as she stared at me but it was all cut short by Caroline’s throat clearing. ‘’I need to speak with Charlene alone, my dear
Dominic POV ‘’you need to tell her everything!’’ Edward’s words kept resounding as I walked into the hospital. When I entered the lobby, I saw Zenobia and Jackson seated in one of the chairs and I wondered what they were doing there when they could be with Charlene. I curiously walked towards them and asked the question. ‘’what Is happening?’’ I asked them. ‘’Dad,’’ Zenobia smiled at me as soon as she saw me. ‘’you are here,’’ she stated and I nodded In response. ‘’what are you doing here when you should be with Charlene?’’I asked them. Jackson answered. ‘’Because Mrs. Caroline is with her,’’ he informed me. At the mention of my mother’s name, my heart started racing fast and I couldn’t imagine that my mother would be in the same room with Charlene. ‘’you both should stay here,’’ I said to them. ‘’But….’’ Zenobia argued but she was pulled back by Jackson before she could follow me. I rushed into the elevator and played with my fingers until I reached the floor where Charlene’s
Charlene POVI shifted uncomfortably in my chair as I sat down in front of my brother, my heart pounding in my chest. The police officer seated beside him and my lawyer who was Edward, sat beside me, silently observing the tense scene. Dominic was not allowed inside the investigation room but he waited for us outside of the cell. I hated that I had to be a bother to him and at the same time, I was glad that we were both going to overcome everything that was affecting us soon. He had forgiven me and the next thing to do was to find answers to the past.I couldn't bring myself to look at my brother. The betrayal felt too raw, too fresh. How could he have done this to me? I wanted to scream at him, to demand an explanation, but I knew that wouldn't help anything. He had always been like that while placing everything on me and walking free. I kept my eyes fixed on the table in front of me, my fingers nervously tracing the edge. I felt Edward's reassuring hand on my back, and I drew some
Dominic POV‘’what exactly are we doing here?’’ I frowned as I pretended to be reading through a newspaper as we sat in the hotel lobby where Edwards told me that Maria could be. Before the court summoning, I knew I had to find out if it was true. I had to know If Maria was alive or not.‘’I already told you that it is the hotel where your supposed dead wife is,’’ Edward replied and scoffed. ‘’There is no point talking to you any longer because I have explained myself over and over again about what this place is. ‘’he sighed and returned to reading the newspaper in his hand.‘’when will she be here?’’ I asked because I couldn’t wait to see her and what she had turned out to be.Edward removed the paper from his face and glared at me. ‘’why the hell are you not patient enough to wait for her.’’I also removed the paper from my face and glared at him. ‘’Because I don’t want you wasting my time. We have to do something about Charlene too; sitting here with you will not sort out anything.