Jake rushed to Amanda's side, his heart pounding inside his chest. The woman couldn't die on him."Amanda?! Amanda?!" When the woman didn't respond to his calls, he dashed out and ran to call the nurse. He was lucky enough to see one in the hallway."Nurse, my wife just slumped! Please come immediately!" He spoke out of breath and then ran back into Amanda's room with the nurse hot on his heels. He stood far from her bedside and couldn't help but chew his nails as he watched the nurse check her vitals. "Is she going to be okay?" Jake asked when he couldn't wait any longer just to get the results. He needed an answer desperately. He needed to know if he killed his wife or not. The guilt would follow him for eternity and he may never recover from it, but still, he needed to know. Jake couldn't remember what had pushed him to say those words. Why did he have to open his big mouth and say that he was in love with someone else, especially when he knew that she wasn't strong? He watched as

Even though he was not there, he could hear the words sipping out of his in-laws' mouths. He knew he wasn't going to get away so easily. The Cash especially Mrs Cash has been waiting for him to do something evil and now, he has. She was going to make sure she enjoyed every moment of torturing him. Jake was so sure of it. He brought it upon himself really. He should have respected himself and stayed away from all the drama she had to offer but love and the need to be loved pushed him into what he will spend his whole life regretting.He wouldn't completely blame the Cash if they chose to destroy him. After all, he was destroyed before and he still got up. It would be easier this time around the cause of the calibre of friends he had to surround himself with. They wouldn't allow him to go through the pain alone, he was very sure of that. The only thing he had to do at the moment was to try and maintain some of his clients. To him, that was the most important thing. It was the only thing

Jake Swanson was not happy to see the Kings. He knew that the was only one thing that could bring them out of their holes and back into his life. Their daughter. He hadn't seen Oliver King angry before but after the conversation they were about to have, he was sure it would be his first time. He went in with mixed emotions or not truly knowing what to do or say to at least make the matter easier for any one of them. Mrs King was hurting, he didn't have to look into her bright eyes to know that. She was a loving mother and it was just a matter of time before the whole situation got to her. Mr King could try and put on a tough face but he knew that he too wasn't taking the news of their daughter being in jail lightly. Jake turned slowly and faced the couple that he once wished he could address as in-laws. The description in his head was exactly what he was met with just that this time, Mr King looked more upset than he did when he imagined him. His entire being was flaring up and it wa

Her face showed that she wasn't playing. She meant whatever came out of her mouth and that was the scary part for him. Ivy wasn't the kind of woman one should play with and she definitely wasn't the type to be taken for granted. Her every word was to be taken seriously and Jake was aware of it. She could crush him in less than a minute if she wanted to and no one would say a thing. But Jake had the upper hand at the moment. She was in jail for kidnapping his wife and there was enough proof to that effect. All he needed to do was to continuously use the law against her and everything would be okay. "Am I meant to be scared by that?" Jake asked with a smirk on his face."One would assume that you would be but I'm guessing you have some plans that you are still cooking and it is giving you a certain level of courage?" "What do you want from me, Ivy?" Jake was too tired to bater words with her so he decided to go straight to the point. He was thankful that her parents kept mute and allo

Amanda's face never looked more peaceful. All Jake wanted to do was kiss her all around but he couldn't afford to wake her up. She needed the rest, the doctor had told him that personally. He couldn't afford to not allow the woman to rest. All he could do was stand till she was sound enough and then he would kiss her. He licked his lips as he thought of the last time that he actually kissed her. It was a passionate kiss that made his heart skip. He couldn't recall if he was fighting with her at the moment or if he wasn't. All he could remember was that he loved every moment of it.With Amanda, it didn't matter if they were fighting or not, every kiss meant something. Every kiss ignited a flame in him that no other woman could come close to bringing. He loved all the moments he spent with her, both the good and the bad ones. But if he had to choose, he would choose to reduce the bad moments or at least make Amanda not be a bitch so he could love her unconditionally but that wasn't the