The drive became quiet with Frank deep in thought; Nera could tell that her question bothered him too, and maybe if he asked his mother, they would all get the answers they wanted because asking Marcus was not a possibility.They arrived at the police station and found it packed with Brooke's friends and family. Immediately they saw her, some began looking away and whispering. She could tell they were gossiping about her.Nera looked away; she could see that she was not wanted, but she wanted to see Brooke and offer her support, or even better, clear her name.But from the reception she was getting, she doubted if that was possible.Brooke's lawyer moved forward and asked her to leave. She was not sure if Nera was the snitch but her presence was only agitating everyone."Please let me talk to Brooke; she misunderstood everything," Nera pleaded. "Everything is a lie, and I could never hurt her."Brooke's sister moved to where Nera was standing."You have no shame, right?" She yelled, g
Frank looked in her direction and watched as she frantically began going through her call logs."Who is Patricia?" Frank asked."A woman who probably hates me with all her guts," Nera replied, finally landing on Patricia's line.She paused; the woman was the last person she would ever run to, and it was embarrassing just thinking of the idea.Frank quickly held her hand."Stop! You can't just bring people into your fight, especially if they hurt you too," he warned her."I know, but Marcus ruined this couple's life, and they would love to take revenge on him," she said, and she narrated to him exactly what happened in Texas with the mayor and his wife.Frank raised his eyebrows; he was not surprised by the extent to which Marcus had gone. He had once read about the saga but never knew of the details Nara narrated."I just think the former mayor is politically connected and probably has friends who can take Marcus down," she explained."If he had that political power, Marcus would have
Sam ran out of the room excitedly; finally, he was going to make a lot of friends.On his way out, he bumped into Frank, who was heading downstairs."Slow down, where are you rushing to?" Frank stopped him."School, school, school!" Sam kept jumping in the air excitedly."What?" Frank paused for a second, wondering what was going on."We are going to school; daddy is taking us to school," Sam explained, then began demanding to be bathed.Frank was taken aback; he was supposed to be happy that the old man was finally going to let his son breathe and experience a normal life, but he felt it was all play. Or maybe Nera managed to convince the old man. But that was too far-fetched, it was obviously the old man.Marcus was not stupid, and he had obviously noticed that Nera was slowly detaching from him and knew her eyes were finally open, hence the fake change of heart."Frank bathe me," Sam kept insisting, jumping.He could see that the boy was so excited so he picked him up and took him
Marcus quickly stepped on the brakes, stopping in the middle of the road without any care.Nera looked behind her in shock; she could not believe he stopped in the middle of the road with total disregard for their safety, especially that of Sam, their only son was in the back seat."Are you okay in the head? How could you stop in the middle of the road?" Nera yelled at him."You wanted me to stop, didn't you?" Marcus asked. "I stopped on your request.""Mummy?" Sam called from the backseat; the cars in the back were honking for them to move, and it was starting to scare him."Sam, your mother is ruining this trip with her stupidity!" Marcus yelled. "She thinks she knows what is best for you."Nera was caught out of words, Marcus did not have any respect for her as the mother of their son.The drivers behind them kept honking."Move the fucking car!" She yelled"Watch your language in front of my son!" Marcus yelled.Irritated Nera opened the car door and got out of the car and tried t
Marcus quickly turned the surveillance off as he got up. His entire desk and seat were covered in his own vomit. He was not supposed to feel nauseated because he was the one who started the horror. But it felt wrong; it was not right. His wife was cheating while he was in the house, and she did not care that he would open the door on them and catch them in the act. He walked to the corner of his study room, staring at his own vomit. It was clear Nera was no longer in love with him, nor did she respect him. He wondered If she ever loved him.He felt disgusted with her; he could only imagine how many fights they had and how many times she had gone to fuck Frank as an excuse. He had hoped to back out and wait for her to get pregnant, then deal with Frank later, but it looked like the woman was invested in the stupid fool and would follow the boy to his death.And worse, telling her about Frank's real identity meant exposing himself, but he did not care. It was clear Nera was in love,
Frank's heart started beating fast as he looked in Marcus's direction. He could feel a cold chil run up his spine. He had hoped for Nera to find out on her own and realize it was their baby, or for her to get pregnant later on when she had secured the money and they were off on a new journey.But it looked like he had gotten too comfortable with fucking her every day, forgetting the contract he had signed with Marcus would ruin everything if Marcus found out first about the pregnancy."Congratulations one last time, and though she is sleeping, you can go and see her," the doctor broke the weird silence and walked away.Marcus kept staring at Frank, and he could see that the boy was more disappointed about the result. He did not expect Nera to get pregnant soon. He was enjoying fucking her every time he felt like it.He curled his lips into a smile and grabbed the phone in his pocket, calling for Sam's former daytime nanny. Now that Nera was pregnant, they were going to need her servic
At the hospital, Nera opened her heavy eyes. It was morning; she could tell from the rays that were emitting from the window. She looked up and could see a white ceiling, and the stench of bleach said she was in a hospital.She remembered fainting and Frank's voice. She was at the dining table, and Marcus's alcohol had made her lose her appetite."Finally someone has opened their eyes," Marcus, who was seated at the bedside, stated.Nera closed her eyes, a little disappointed. She was expecting Frank to be on the other end of the bed.She opened them and looked around; it was only Marcus with her in the room. She gave him a fake smile and tried to move into a sitting position.Marcus quickly got up, helping her."It's fine, Marcus, and I am fine," she stated, irritation evident in her voice."I was just helping," Marcus replied, raising his arms.She gave him the irritating smile again."By the way, I have good news," Marcus stated.Nera looked up at him."Sam is going to have a baby
Meanwhile, Frank was having the worst day of his life, or was it the last day? He thought to himself as he got off the plane. When he first decided to go after Marcus and take Nera away, he had prepared himself for the worst. He was even surprised that he had made it a month without taking a bullet to the chest.However, he never expected to be flown to the other side of the world with poison in his system that was slowly consuming him.He could feel freezing spasms all over his body, and he didn't know how long he had. All he was given was a map to a warehouse where to find an antidote. And if he wanted the antidote to be brought to him, he needed to give them the names of his lawyer and all the recordings.Unfortunately, the lawyer in the confession video was just a homeless junkie whom he had paid to ask questions that he had written for himself.The stupid video was fake; he needed something to scare Marcus into fear, but now it looked like the old man had opened his eyes and seen