"So what now?" Sebastian asked the trio when they were all seated on Jake's couch. They knew that the drama wasn't over. Hell, it had only begun. Sooner than later, the Cashs will come back and they will bring hell and brimstone as they come. They needed a solution to the problem and they needed it quickly. None of them could afford to lose their position because of silly Amanda Cash. Jake especially couldn't risk a scandal when he was just starting to get everything he has ever needed. His heart and mental health wouldn't be able to deal with it. As he took the last sip of his alcoholic drink, he couldn't help but wonder why Amanda would do such a thing. Why would she continuously hurt him? What was it about him that made him to not be good enough for her? What did she even see in a drug addict that was better than what he had? It was his fault for loving her when he knew that she was not ready for him or his love. He will forever blame himself for it, but he will not wallow in his

Ivy did not respond immediately and Jake desperately needed to feel alive. He left his house in search of Ivy. As he stepped his foot outside, he saw the car that Amanda's father had gotten for him but he had lost all interest in driving such a car. He would wait till Amanda came back and took the car with her. He ordered a taxi instead and instructed the man to drop him off at Ivy's house. She wasn't at home when he got in, her maid made it very clear. Still, Jake was not ready to go home, so he decided to wait for her to return. Ivy took hours, longer than Jake had imagined. Her maid was kind enough to allow her to stay in her room. Jake took the time to explore her things. She didn't have much junk, everything in her cabinet either looked expensive or had a lot of worth. Suddenly, something caught his interest. He saw an envelope wrapped haphazardly. Ivy was known to be a perfectionist, so how could she have an envelope that was not properly wrapped? Curiosity pushed him to open

Jake drove with speed and every so often, he would look back, afraid that Ivy was following him or that he was walking into a trap. After all, Ivy was a secret detective. It was possible that those coordinates could be leading to a location where she kept a hardened criminal for questioning. Or it could be her base of operations or even a secret FBI location. All these assumptions frightened Jake but they didn't deter him from moving forward. He needed to know why his wife's face was marked in red. He needed to know why Ivy had her picture in the first place and since this was the only clue he had, he would exploit it.He pressed his legs harder on the paddle and accelerated the car once again. He followed the directions of his GPS closely. He didn't want to miss anything or get to the wrong address. Jake wasn't so surprised when he started seeing bushes and trees as he drove on. He knew it was a shady place. After all, he didn't recognize it at first and he had been looking at it for

He drove with speed to the hospital. He needed to get her checked out as soon as possible, he couldn't have anything bad happening to her. He would be held responsible and he certainly couldn't have such a scandal on his hand. As soon as he got to the hospital, he was happy to see a stretcher being brought toward him. He was too weak and heartbroken, he wouldn't have been able to carry her if it got to that. The nurses helped him lift Amanda unto the stretcher and she was carried into the ER. Jake took a seat in the waiting room and all he could think of was her getting better. Few minutes later, he saw Michael running in. He knew it was just a matter of time before people will start coming to him. He had hoped that their ignorance of where the hospital was would give him more time but he should have known that news spreads like wildfire in his home town."What the hell happened?" Michael asked as soon as he got to Jake. "Who called you?" "Maverick did and he told me that you took

Jake walked out of Amanda's room to see two men dressed in suits waiting for his arrival. They didn't look friendly but with Sebastian, they sounded extremely friendly. That gave Jake an indication of who they truly were. Still, he walked to them and coughed to interrupt their conversation."Good evening sir," they stopped their conversation with Sebastian and greeted them."What can I do for you gentlemen?" He went straight to.the point."I am detective Conan and this is detective Steve. We are from the state police. I hope you don't mind us asking you a few questions." Jake put on a brave face but his insides were turning with fear. Did they think he had a hand in it? Were they going to take him in? Was everything he worked for about to do down the drain? He gulped and nodded his head."Yes, go ahead." His voice came out as a whisper. Detective Conan took out a notepad and a pen and he started writing on it."How are you related to Mrs Amanda?""I'm her husband.""And how are you re