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CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE: The Prime Suspect
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Suspicion threaded Scott's mind as he stared at the handcuffed man. Only when Jayden bumped into his leg and held on to him did he come back to his senses. He looked down to see the little boy staring up at him with teary eyes.Without hesitation, Scott picked Jayden up and rubbed his back. The toddler immediately reported, "Please help my mommy. That bad guy is saying nonsense. Tell them to remove that big buckle from my mommy's hands."Following Jayden's pointed finger, Scott's eyes fell on the handcuff around Zara's wrists. He strode over to the closest policeman. "Why the hell is she in handcuffs?""Who are you?" The cop eyed Scott from head to toe and then put one hand on his hip. "Anyway, that doesn't matter. She's a suspect in the attempt on Cora Anderson's life, so she has to be in handcuffs!"Scott tut-tutted, "Keyword 'suspect'. What happened to being innocent until proven guilty? She wasn't caught red-handed, neither has she been convicted. She shouldn't be in handcuffs!"T
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The silence that followed after that question was as thick as the darkness upon them. Jayden didn't say anything, neither did Tommy who was already drifting to sleep.After a while, Jayden finally sighed. "I don't know my father. I have never met him. Let's just go to sleep now."A snore came from the side as soon as he said that. Jayden rolled to the other side and soon fell asleep. The following morning, Scott specially made breakfast. He canceled all his work engagements for the day just so he could be with the kids and also go see Zara. As Scott was clearing the table after they were done having breakfast, he heard a bang on the door.He frowned immediately. Looking at the monitor, he saw who it was. He braced himself up for the storm that was sure to come as soon as he opened that door.Sure enough, Mia stormed into the house and almost brought the room down when she saw Jayden. "What were you thinking, Scott? Why did you keep Jayden here?"She picked Jayden up and faced Scott s
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Open Marriage: It Takes Two To Tango CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE: Unexpected Witness
Everyone looked towards the entrance out of curiosity. Scott walked in with the sleeves of his purple shirt rolled up. Zara's eyes widened at him. What was he doing here? Why did he barge in when the hearing was in session? Didn't he know that he could be held for contempt of court? I thought he already abandoned me?Just as several questions were running through Zara's mind, she saw someone walking behind Scott. What in God's green earth was this woman doing here?Scott glanced at her and winked while nodding his head slightly. Zara knew that look. He always gave her that look when they were kids. It was an indication he was either about to pull a stunt or play a trick on her. Now, she didn't know which it was!At the sight of the woman that came in with Scott, Cora sprang to her feet. "Brenda! What are you doing here?"Brenda flinched at that shout. She stopped dead in her tracks. Scott halted too. He then turned around. Once he got to Brenda, he put his hand on her shoulder and whi
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Cora's legs turned to jelly as she stood in the witness box. She broke out in cold sweat as cameras flashed in front of her. In horror, she watched as the reporters moved closer to her."Daddy!" she cried while holding the wooden structure tightly. In the blind of an eye, the bodyguards who came with her, rushed over. They carried her out through a side door before the reporters or anyone else could get to her.Zara watched as the judge and clerk disappeared through an inner door. She looked to the other side, only to see Portia and Steven go through a side door after the bodyguards. The noise sounded distant in her ears.Her brain was still stringing what had just happened. She held her head and rested her elbows on the table. The voice recording was irrefutable proof that she was innocent. Cora had hired the assassin herself. And Scott was the one who provided that recording! How did he come about it? Did Brenda give it to him? How did he convince Brenda to testify against her only
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Scott smiled faintly. "It was pretty easy actually. You are Cora's greatest enemy. And if I have learned anything from being close to her for almost three decades, it's that she would stop at nothing to get what she wants.""So, you are saying that you just suspected she was trying to frame me because of how obsessed she is with you?" Zara asked with a frown."Yeah," Scott replied. "I mean, I had my doubts because I couldn't imagine anyone doing such a thing to themselves. But then again, it's Cora we are talking about here. She can be very crazy.""How did you find that recording?" she asked, glancing at her son who was now sleeping sounding in her bosom.Scott walked over to the window and looked out with distant eyes. "Well, because of the recent threats I have been receiving, I decided to install a few hidden security cameras in and outside of my home. Something kept telling me that the person behind it knew who I was. That was why I made sure the cameras were hidden. I didn't wan
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The earth seemed to stop rotating as Scott sat in the pediatrician's office an hour after leaving Zara's house. The doctor's words kept echoing in his head as he stared at him."I'm afraid Tommy's good kidney has failed. And his liver is not doing well too. For now, he can survive on dialysis, but a transplant needs to be done."Scott had thought Tommy fainted due to stomach pain since they had spent the morning binging on different foods and snacks. On the way, he beat himself up for that. Little did he know that the problem was bigger than he had imagined. "When can you do the transplant?" he finally asked, holding chunks of his hair tightly.The pediatrician sighed. "About three months.""Three months? That's too long!""I hate to break it to you, Mr. Brown. But there's a waiting list. Tommy has to be placed on that waiting list. Until it's his turn, there's nothing I can do. The only way the transplant can be done early is if he gets a direct donor, as in, someone who is willing
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Scott's mind was blank as he stepped on the gas. He almost crashed into several vehicles as he drove straight to the children's hospital. When he pulled up in front of the hospital, he jumped out of the car and darted into the building without locking his car.The corridor that led to the intensive care unit was a little crowded. Knocking off a caretaker's trolley of food, he made his way to the last door in the ICU unit. He was greeted with the sight of a few doctors and two nurses hovering around the bed. The heart monitor was beeping to no end."Doc, what's going on here? What's happening to my son!"Tommy's attending doctor turned his head to glance at Scott. "He went into shock about fifteen minutes ago. We were able to resuscitate him, but now, his heart rate is spiking. Please stand back and allow us to do our jobs."Scott staggered back weakly. He could barely see Tommy's face. But when he tilted his head to the side, he saw that the little boy's mouth was wide open and his ch
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