All Chapters of Collateral Wife: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

CHAPTER 71ZOILA'S POVThis was my third cup of coffee already. Lately, I'd been having more coffee than water because there was always a case to work on and I always got obsessive over it until it was solved. I hadn't slept much and just when I'd managed to get some sleep, I got a call summoning me for a meeting.I wasn't supposed to tell anybody about this meeting because it was a top secret mission. Not everyone got the call to meet at the Police Agency's Headquarters.I was excited when I got the call. It meant that I'd been able to prove my competence within my short time here. It's been roughly six months since I relocated. Everything has been amazing so far. My parents visited me here from Cuba a month ago. They took a week off to come see me and we'd had a great time together. I introduced them to my mother and I still remembered how emotional I'd gotten to have both my families meet. Marcello couldn't make it though because his midterms were coming up and he had to study.Th

CHAPTER 73 LIAM'S POV. This place was exactly how I thought it would be. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to have any fun here but that turned out not to be the case. The women here liked me as much as other women did and of course, I was the owner's son. That always added to my charm. I'd followed my parent's wishes and started showing up at the company and trying to learn the ropes. I wouldn't say it was working very well because I'd gotten into trouble a few times. My father's men were too loyal to him and they watched and reported my every move. I couldn't make decisions all on my own until the board met and agreed on it. It was frustrating and I hadn't been able to launder as much money as I'd thought I would. Diego Santos was on my neck and I hadn't had the time to go see him because of my busy schedule and the fact that a lot of people were watching me. I didn't want to hint anyone of the fact that I'd been meeting up with someone like Diego Santos. Everyone in business knew

CHAPTER 75 ZOILA'S POV It wasn't easy calming my mother down. They were really pissed and it took everything in them not to show it with Bella around. Apparently, Lorena had forgotten something really crucial; Bella is a blabbermouth and cannot keep a secret. She was not supposed to mention the fact that Lorena had started working at the Railings Corp as an intern. It was supposed to be a secret but somehow, Bella let it slip. I'd panicked when I received the phone call. Mom was really upset and worried. She couldn't understand why she had to go there of all the other places she could have gone. I was already leaving the station when I got the call so I drove directly to The Grand Hall. They had come up with an excuse to make Bella leave earlier than normal but I bumped into her on my way inside. "I messed up." She said. "I'm so sorry, I have no idea how it happened." "Bella, Lorena trusted you." I told her. "And I promise, I never wanted to break her trust but I was caught off

CHAPTER 77ARIANA'S POVThis encounter was inevitable. I knew it was bound to happen sooner or later and I'd mentally prepared myself for it, but I didn't think it would happen in this way. As I stared into the face of the woman who had almost destroyed my life, I realized that nothing could ever prepare me for how I was going to feel.The memories of our past flooded my mind. It didn't help that I had forgotten about everything for years because of my amnesia. Now, it was so overwhelming and the pain was heart wrenching."I was right all along. It had to be you." She said after almost a minute of silence."Hello Eva. It's been ages.""What are you doing back here?""Why can't I be here?""Whatever it is you're planning, you better not even think about it. Don't forget your place Ariana.""My place? Who gets to decide where my place is? Look, I'm just here trying to live my life and pick up the pieces. I have no business with the past because I've moved on and I suggest you do the sam

CHAPTER 79EVAS POV.It was a miracle I got home safely. I hadn't gone with a driver and despite the complete chaos in my mind, I drove myself back home without running into anyone or anything.I sensed it, I couldn't explain what I'd felt but I just had about feeling that something big was going to happen. I felt like that whenever I saw Lorena. Something about her just triggered me and now I knew what it was.My palm was sore now because I had hit the steering wheel several times on my drive home. She was my husband's daughter. She had Railings blood flowing through her and for some reason, my husband favored her even without knowing who she was.What if the truth about her identity came out? Jonathan would accept her without batting an eyelid. My entire world would crumble in the twinkling of an eye.I hadn't been too concerned about Liam's nonchalance towards the company because I knew he was the only heir. No matter what Jonathan said, he wouldn't be able to rid his own son of e