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CHAPTER 62LIAM'S POVMaybe the club incident was a wrong move. Okay, I admit it, it was. Because now I'm on lockdown and my father is really determined to disown me this time. I guess I'd pushed him to the limits.It wasn't my fault though that I turned out this way. When I needed both my parents, they were too busy working and fighting with each other and never cared about me. I had both my parents but I felt like an orphan. I would have preferred being an orphan.They argued a lot and at age four, I already knew what the word 'mistress' and 'affair' meant. Because it constituted a major part of their fight. It simply meant that Dad didn't like his family and wanted to be with someone else. That was exactly what my step uncle explained to me. He said my parents didn't want to be together and they were only putting up with each other because of me. So I grew up with the guilt, that I was ruining my parent's lives and they wouldn't be together if it weren't for me. Uncle Adams told me
Collateral Wife PLEASANT SURPRISE
CHAPTER 63ZOILA'S POVThe body had already been moved to the hospital's morgue and true to what Keith said, there was nothing on the body to identify him with. The substance he had swallowed had been hidden in his necklace, a gold chain with a small locket in it. It contained a pill that had been wrapped in a small pack and folded inside the locket."Were you able to question him at all?" I asked Keith as we stood over the body on the examination table."He wouldn't say anything. He said he was only doing his job and has no grudge against the target.""So he's definitely a hitman. I'm sure he's been doing this for a living.""I guess it's some sort of code, to kill themselves before any word is gotten out of them. I mean, he had the drug with him the whole time in case he gets caught and he didn't hesitate to take it.""You're right, definitely. If he had gotten better and was taken to the station for questioning, we could have found out who sent him somehow. So now we've got nothing
Collateral Wife I'LL GET HIM ONE WAY OR ANOTHER
CHAPTER 64TRISHA'S POV.Dayna was calling me. I could see her name boldly written on my screen but somehow,I just sat there, watching the phone ring.She had been sending me pictures of Lorena for a few days as proof that they'd had their eyes on her and that they'd make their move soon. I trusted her. She had done it before and to this day, no one ever found out who did it. She was that thorough.So I couldn't explain the fear that paralyzed me when I saw her call. Maybe it was because this was the first time I'd actually ordered a hit on someone. The first one wasn't really my idea. I had already grown tense when I got nothing from her for a few days and now she was calling me.I picked up the phone and answered. "How did it go?""His tracker got turned off.""What do you mean?""My men, they have a tracker that monitors their heartbeat. Helps me check if they're still alive and where they are. His tracker got turned off and that means he's dead.""I..I don't understand." What the
Collateral Wife THE TRUTH I CAN'T HANDLE
CHAPTER 65LORENA'S POVWe sat around the table in silence. Mother had brought out some snacks which we'd enjoyed with gusto, especially Devon who still had a sweet tooth as Leonora explained. "So, you're dating my daughter." Mom asked looking at Devon."Yes ma'am.""How did you two meet?" She probed. "I want to hear everything.""Well, we practically grew up together. I've known her since she was in diapers because our parents are friends and we both are cops. We were partners too before she transferred here." He replied."What are your parents like? Did they agree for you to come find me?" She asked Leonora."Yes, they did. Umm, they didn't really mention the accident to me and the circumstances I'd been found in. I didn't know I was adopted the whole time until very recently. They are really lovely people and they took such good care of me.""I'm so glad." She replied with tears in her eyes."That's better than I had done for you Lorena." Mother said. "Your father..Marcus and I di
Collateral Wife CAUGHT?
CHAPTER 66LORENA'S POV.I couldn't focus at all during the lecture. I just sat there, letting my mind wander. These past few days had been filled with surprises and I was yet to recover from everything.I was right. Andrew had heard my mom talking about Jonathan Railings. He was smart not to mention that we'd had dealings with him already and besides, I had no idea he was my father when I'd met him. But now I had gotten really curious about him and a part of me wanted to know more."What are you going to do?" He'd asked when we were finally alone. "Jonathan Railings and I have already signed a contract and the company's already working on the supplies. We can't escape him anymore.""I know, and you shouldn't have to go back on the deal because this was the only way your father would let us be together. And it would make him suspicious too if you suddenly pull out. I know he has his suspicions already, it just didn't make sense to me then.""What do you mean?""Remember when he asked
Collateral Wife GHOST FROM MY PAST
CHAPTER 67EVA'S POVLiam wasn't getting any better. We had talked about it after he was released from prison,that I wouldn't cover for him anymore and neither would his father. When he seemed to have gotten himself together and quieted down a little at the sub company, I had felt a little relieved. Maybe he was making progress after all, or so I thought.I was wrong though, because I'd just caught him sniffing some fucking cocaine in the bathroom, at his father's business seminar, in a place that had reporters crawling around! What the fuck was he thinking? What if someone else had seen him?And yes, he had been too out of it to even realize he had entered the ladies bathroom! I followed him then when I saw him to tell him he was going the wrong way, thinking he was too pressed to notice. But no, he was a junkie that couldn't control himself for even a second. We had talked about it, he wasn't supposed to cause any trouble today!Luckily, no one else was in there at the time and I wa
Collateral Wife IT CAN'T BE HER
CHAPTER 68EVA'S POVI didn't know how I managed to contain my anger until we got home. Well, after all these years I guess I've had to learn to be cool headed in front of other people. There were too many people in the car and I couldn't risk losing it in front of them.That woman, Lorena. Her face still clouded my mind and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't shake off the feeling that she was bad news. It was even worse that my husband had known her for weeks. Did he see what I saw? Certainly it wasn't just all in my head. She looked like Ariana Shepherd quite a lot and even if there were little differences, the resemblance was still uncanny. There was no way Jonathan wouldn't have noticed it too especially with how obsessed he'd been with her.He headed up the stairs immediately, loosening his tie as he ascended."I heard there was an incident with Liam. I knew that boy would always try to embarrass me but I keep giving him chances. Let him know this is his first strike and I'm
Collateral Wife HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW
CHAPTER 69LORENA'S POVBella kept looking at me from the corner of her eyes. Her leg was shaking vigorously and time after time, she tapped on it to keep it still. I couldn't meet her gaze. She would've totally eaten me alive if we'd been alone, but Andrew was driving.My phone buzzed and I opened it to see a message from her. I looked back at her and she stared at me, wide eyed, signalling for me to open her text."You're fucking dating a celebrity!""He's not a celebrity, he's a business man" I typed back."More like a well known, filthy rich business tycoon. When were you going to tell me?" She replied."I didn't mention it because it's nothing to brag about, okay? I would've introduced you to him sooner or later but it just wasn't the right time." I typed again."Okay. But Jonathan Railings?""He just does business with Andrew. That's all.""My mind is blown. Lorena! You have a wine brand named after you that's being sold in Jonathan Railings' hotel!""It just turned out that way
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