Charlene POV I stirred in Dominic's arms, a soft groan escaping my lips as the sound of knocking on our bedroom door penetrated my sleep. I snuggled closer to him, seeking warmth and comfort, but the knocking continued, insistent and unyielding. Dominic stirred beside me and I felt his arm tighten around me. He was the first to wake up, and as he tapped me, I slowly opened my eyes and groggily blinked at him. "Zenobia needs to speak with us," he said, his voice still heavy with sleep. I sat up, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. I yawned and stretched my hands wondering what Zenobia wanted to speak to us about. There must be a good reason why she wanted to see us but I had hoped that it wouldn’t be something bad. "What could she possibly need at this hour?" I grumbled, as we both got out of bed and quickly got dressed. we opened the door and Zenobia burst in, her face pale and her eyes wide with fear. "Daddy, you have to come quick," she gasped. "Something terrible has happened," s
Charlene POV I heaved a deep sigh for the umpteenth time in front of the cops that were seated in front of me. After being summoned by them, Dominic drove me to the station, and on getting there, I was the only one allowed inside the investigation since I was the suspect while Dominic promised to get to the root of the matter after informing his lawyer. ‘’I am trying to tell you that everything is not true,’’ I repeated this sentence over and over again to the extent that it was starting to get on my nerves. ‘’what is it you are not telling us? If you have anything else, you better tell us so we could speed up the investigation and find out if you are in any way connected to what happened. We need to know!’’ I rolled my eyes and ruffled my hair. ‘’That video circulating didn’t start from there. Whosoever recorded that video has a scheme and it is why they released it shortly after Alexa died.’’ ‘’Are you admitting that what happened between you two wasn’t coincidental? You even s
Dominic POV I knew that everything was a facade. A way to show that the evil ones had struck again and wanted to put all the blames on Charlene just like five years ago. I had to make sure that I find a way to find the real killer so Charlene wouldn’t have to suffer again just like she did before. I called Edward as soon as I got to the station with Charlene and luckily for me, I found out that he had a license as a lawyer.Ironic, isn’t it? Who would have thought that Edward had spent years trying to become a lot of things to get revenge for his wife and his brother? When he arrived, we both stood outside the station where we discussed what was happening. "Are you sure you want to do this, Dominic?" Edward asked. "It could be dangerous." "I'm sure," I replied firmly. "We need to find out what they know about Charlene and clear her name." ‘’That is why I am here,’’ he heaved a deep sigh and rubbed the bridge of his nose. ‘’ I believe whatever happened has to do with my source foun
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