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Chapter 195: The Unexpected Guest
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[Juliette’s POV]Something inside me knows what’s happening. As though I had been trained for this day. Trained by Papa. My heels clicked furiously as I hurried towards the two plain clothes policemen who were showing their badges to Ralph.No… No, no, no, no…. Not right now. This can’t be it. Glares. I could feel their fire on my back, burning me alive. The Virtus resentment. I could sense my own kind staring back with contempt. Pin dropped silence as one of the guys removed his badge and flashed the document at Ralph’s face. The warrant for arrest. And the silver cuffs appeared. ‘You’re under arrest, Mr. Ralph Virtus, for extortion and blackmail.’ A silver cuff snapped around Ralph’s wrist as he stared stupefied. ‘You have the right to remain silent—,’ added the other cop. ‘NO!’ I cried, my hand shot out to stop the other cuff from taking another wrist. ‘You can’t do this! You’ve made a terrible mistake!’ I tried to yank the cuff away. ‘Stop this!’ But the officer with the
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[Juliette’s POV]‘So Dr. Rose lied too when she told me last week that Papa made no improvement,’ I said quietly, staring out the window at the shophouses that were far away from the hotel. ‘She had to,’ Uncle Jerry replied mechanically. ‘She wanted so much to share the good news with you, but I insisted that we stick to the plan.’ I swallowed my tears and forced a smile. ‘Thank goodness she did.’ ‘I knew you'd catch up fast.’ A warm hand patted my shoulder. ‘So the divorce papers that Ralph and I signed were legitimate,’ I repeated in my usual business tone. ‘The opportunity presented itself. So I took it.’ His hand left my shoulder as he sank back against the expensive leather. ‘I had to give you an exit by the time he wakes.’ ‘And this is also part of my father’s plan.’ ‘Brilliant, isn’t it?’ he chuckled. Uncle Jerry’s laugh used to be like the encouragement of a brand new day, the cheerful warmth of the morning sun. Now, that same laugh felt disgusting. Something rumbled
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[Ralph’s POV]‘Everything will go away like a breeze,’ said the business king, his friendly chuckle slithered across the metal desk of the interrogation room. Declare myself bankrupt. And with that, Lux Corp will be free from me. I sign this, and I’m the Virtus monster that had stolen from a coma patient and forced his daughter to marry me; that I forced myself on her to get an heir; that I’m no better than a fucking rapist. Sign this, and my connection with Juliette—or the Lux line—will be gone forever. I was gripping the metal arm of the chair so hard, my fingernails were white and shaking with immense rage. All those years of hard work. All the pain, the constant anxiety and agony that I’ve endured from my selfish brothers, my father the Demon, and then the greedy cold-blooded assholes of the Second Tiers. I looked up and the unmistakable sly glint in those old eyes met my gaze. As though telling me: the Virtus gift was nothing—you are nothing. Fingernails sank deeper into my
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[Harold’s POV]The second he opened his eyes, he smiled. He had never felt such elation. What do they call it? Rebirth. Yes. Kids nowadays are into this thing: I was reborn as so and so…. Well, he was reborn back to himself—but better. Without his whorish wife to take half his fortune and her fuck boy to steal from him, he was free to continue his plans. His body was weaker than before, but that didn’t matter. He has Jerry. Good ol’ Jerry has proven to be more loyal than he promised. ‘You trained her well,’ said the old friend, with satisfaction and pride in his tone. Ah, there’s his daughter. The one with the gift. The Lux gift. Those sickening purple eyes that looked like her mother’s. He smiled at the photo of her kissing that filth in the middle of the streets, in front of the row of shophouses that had just been rightfully returned to him. ‘You think so?’ Harold Lux returned the phone to his old pal and exhaled, sinking into the leather seat of the back of his limo. Jerry w
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[Juliette’s POV]Papa was already at the dining area when I arrived. Immediately, I rushed to his side and knelt beside his wheelchair. ‘Good morning, Papa, did you sleep well?’ I checked his face for any signs of upset. There was none. With his usual smile, his hand patted the back of my head as his old voice said, ‘I’ve slept for months, my child.’ Guilt exploded inside me. Staring at his face, I can’t help chastising myself for asking the stupid question. And that smile widened comfortingly. ‘Surprisingly, it was the best sleep I’ve had.’ ‘W-Was it? That’s good! I was afraid that you might—-.’ ‘Die in my sleep?’ he asked, in a testing tone, those hawk eyes evaluating my face. Bafflement hardened my features. ‘I-Is that what Doctor Rose said?’ I whispered, half worried that he would, the other half fearing for my baby’s life. And a weak, old hand patted mine as a light chuckle slipped into the air, finally loosening the tension. ‘I was jesting. Doctor Rose said that I’ll onl
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[Juliette’s POV]Trust no one. Not now. Holding my tummy, I said, finally retrieving my confidence, ‘I don’t need a doctor. But I need help to get to the office.’ I opened the door and Janet quickly grabbed my elbow to lend me some of her strength. ‘I’ll get the doctor on the conference call, Miss Lux.’ I waved my hand to reject it. ‘Just get me a water bath for my feet. Warm water, please,’ I whispered, moving to the sinks. ‘But Agatha said—.’I glared at her in the mirror. ‘Would you like to be her PA then?’ Immediately, Janet swallowed her protests and nodded. ‘Water bath. Sure. But hot water, Miss Lux. Hot water is better for migraines. You have to trust me on that.’ We’ll see about that, I thought as I wiped my mouth with a towel and scoffed. ‘Fine. Where’s Jerry?’ ‘He left. To find Mister Lux. Something about a meeting with the board members.’ Panic seized me. ‘A meeting about what? Did he say?’ The new PA caught on quickly. ‘I’ll find out asap.’ She took my arm once m
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[Juliette’s POV]‘R-Ralph, what are you doing here?’ The heat of joy and relief swarmed in. What do I do? I want to hug him. I want to kiss him. I want to tell him that I lied. I had no idea of Papa’s plan. I was only putting up an act at the police station so Papa wouldn’t make things worse.I want to tell him about our baby. Large hands grabbed my shoulders, squeezing them like the iron cuffs that were once around my heels. ‘Is that all an act… or do you really mean it?’ His deep voice growled with pain.But there was also a pleading tone. A willingness to forgive me, should I choose the former. ‘H-Have you been drinking?’ My hand lifted slightly, wanting to reach out and feel that bristled jaw, to comfort him. But my fingers acted wisely, curling up into a tight ball, as though they sensed something. ‘ANSWER ME,’ he hissed, rage shooting from his red-rimmed eyes, a bull’s eye through my chest. Abruptly, he shut his eyes and did a mental count. When he opened them again, they s
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[Juliette’s POV]That night, back at the Lux Mansion, I had a chat with Agatha as I soaked in a tub of warm bubble bath. Apparently, according to Agatha, it helps to sooth mine and baby’s nerves. ‘Oh dear! Oh, I’m so sorry Julie! I should’ve told you first that Janet was Margaret’s distant relative. It was sheer coincidence that she happened to apply for the job of your PA. When she got the news, she was ecstatic, because she couldn’t trust anyone to stay beside you, other than me,’ explained Agatha. I smiled weakly at the bubbles. ‘She’s still a threat, Ags.’ ‘But—.’ ‘Papa is meticulous, remember?’ I looked at her, feeling frustrated at Papa for the first time. ‘If he doesn’t want anyone related to the Virtus by my side, you think Janet would make the cut?’ ‘You’re saying that he hired Janet on purpose?’ ‘I can’t be sure. But my gut tells me that I can’t trust Janet. Something about her feels off.’ *****[Harold’s POV]If it wasn’t for that whorish wife of his, he would alread
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[Juliette’s POV]I woke up to the most handsome face and the scariest pair of eyes staring at me in the fiercest silence. “Ralph?” I grabbed my throat. “Damn, what’s wrong with my voice? I sound eighty years older.” A glass of water appeared before my eyes and a low, sexy voice gruffed. “Drink.” The cool rim wedged between my lips and the sweetest water carefully slipped in. I sipped hungrily, emptying the glass with a sigh of satisfaction, and a Kleenex pressed the corners of my mouth. “Why did you put sugar in water?” He laid my head cautiously on the pillow. “I put nothing in the water.” “But it’s sweet.” My eyelids felt heavy. “Sleep.” My eyes flew open. It was my turn to stare at the beast till he asked what’s wrong, and I told him. “You’re upset.” “Because you were sick.” “Was I?” I checked myself for scars, and memories of the past forty-eight hours swiftly slotted back into my calendar. Ralph worry-stricken face calling my name repeatedly, stroking my face to get a
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[Ralph’s POV]Robert’s gaze shot a warning that was the same as mine: it’s a trap. I held a finger to my lips—an instruction for him to not be heard—and he solemnly nodded. Then, I said, “Why?” “It’s Juliette.” The voice sounded secretive and rushed. “I can’t explain anything. But I’ll get her out. You have to take her away.”It was then I smelled danger and shot forward in my seat to the desk where the phone rested. Still, something feels off. “Why should I trust you?”There was a pause and then a sigh. And then the same voice lowered and exhaled. “Her child needs her, doesn’t he?” Fuck. Fuck that dumb Ben. Fuck that smartass lawyer. The fact that he knew about Milo set off all the red alarms. I sprang into action, like the pathetic Ben who had lost that darn phone and leaked all the secrets. The desperate rush to fix everything right. Oh, her crying had weakened. I rubbed her back in a comforting way, the way her housekeeper always does whenever she’s upset. She pulled back and
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[Juliette’s POV]Way to go, Juliette. You fell for your father’s old tricks, and then you fell for some stranger’s weird tricks. Just because he knows your name and says it out loud, you got into his car. Great. I’m going to be trafficked as a sex slave. Milo. I’m never going to see him again. And Ralph. A clean tissue entered my view. My view was misty, so I blinked to clear it, and then realised that I was crying. Quickly, and embarrassingly, I grabbed the offer and dabbed my eyes. The man cleared his throat and repeated my name, and I gave a cold chuckle. “Yes, my father sent you, didn’t he? To get rid of me.” Both open palms waved frantically. “No, Miss! I mean, Madam. I mean, Dona.” “Who the fuck are you?” I wailed. “Just tell me. I can take it!” God, I sound pathetic. But I can’t seem to stop. “W-wait—.” His phone was out, slapped to his ear, and it rang once, then a voice came on, loud and clear. “Yes.” That deep gruff. I spun around like a deer caught in headlights.
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[Jewel’s POV]This idiot. She glared down as the baby drank quietly. How dare he ignore my calls! Is he an idiot? We can’t even tell how long those two idiots are going to take, and he wants a baby now? Her finger tips caressed those tiny plump cheeks, and her mouth curled up in a loving smile. It’s not that I don’t want a baby. Heat of worry and anxiety swarmed to the back of her eyes and knocked her eardrums. The Virtus princess perked up with vigilance. Hugging Milo closer to cocoon him from danger, her gaze bounced between the main door and the bedroom door, her Virtus mind calculating and reciting the drill. Bedroom, lock door 1, bathroom, lock door 2. Two knocks. Three knocks. One knock. The Virtus code. Jewel crept closer to the tiny slit between the main door and its frame, and a familiar voice hissed through. “Peach.” Instantly, she unlocked, and the door flung back—only to shut tight. She was in the arms of the man who’d never stopped loving her since they first met. D
