Chapter 21 Marissa woke up early, she made breakfast, did the laundry and also cleaned the house while Martin was still asleep. She herself could not believe she is doing the house chores. It was new to her, Back at her home, she never did any of these, Colin did them all. But now she is no more at home, she is now with Martin who does not look like he gives a damn about it. She would actually love to discuss getting an housemaid with him but it seems he is still mad at her about the last time. So she just held it in. At least until he is no more angry. She was in the dinning room, serving the food when Martin walked downstairs, knotting his tie "Good morning" Marissa greeted awkwardly. He replied with a nod and then walked to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee "I already made breakfast, why are you making coffee?" Marissa asked "I have no intention of eating your food" he replied and gulped down the cup of coffee before walking to the door "What do you mean?" Marissa
Chapter 22Colin placed two glass cups on the table in his living room and poured wine in both while Marissa watched"You are full of surprises Colin" Marissa scoffed"Same with you. From spying on me and now barging into my house, you just keep surprising me" Colin glanced at her and dropped the bottle of wine before taking a seat"Fine. I sent a spy because I was so damn curious about you" Marissa grabbed her own cup of wine and took a sip"Curious about what?""I mean, you claimed to be a poor orphan when I first met you but now you have a house, a car and I heard you have been visiting expensive restaurants" Marissa dropped the cup of wine back on the table "And you even served me a very expensive wine""So?" Colin raised his brow"So I am curious to know where you have been getting this money, have you been lying to me all these while? Who exactly are you?" Marissa asked with a poker faceColin was mute for a whileProbably thinking of an answerHe can't tell her who he really i
Chapter 23 Axel sat in the living room, knitting a scarf and also watching the news. The news of Jackson Dream getting arrested had already been aired and everyone in the city now knows. But Axel was not bothered about that, although it was a bit surprising to him that Jackson Dream would be a drug dealer even though he appeared as a judge to everyone. He was only focused on the scarf he was knitting. He was hoping one day he would meet the Lady he met at the store the other day again and he would give the scarf to her. It was cold that day but she was not putting on a jacket neither was she using a scarfSo he wanted to gift her the scarf. Or maybe he could call her. He grabbed his phone to do so but Andrew and Jason walked in, discussing about something and laughing. "What are you watching? News?" Andrew asked as he grabbed the remote "It's the news about Jackson Dream. I can't believe he is a drug dealer" Jason scoffed "He looks totally normal on the outside. Turns out he
Chapter 24Marissa took a cab back home, this time her mother's house, not martin's."Miss Marissa?" The maids greeted and also, they were surprised to see her back home.They thought she won't be visiting for sometime now that she is married and living with martin.She sat on the couch and rested her back as she was served a cup of wine."Marissa!!" Catherine yelled in excitement and ran to hug her.The noise made Andrew and Jason run out of their rooms."Marissa? Why are you here?" Jason asked"What do you mean why? This is my home after all" Marissa replied politely."That's right. It's so good to see you after many days, how is your new home?" Andrew asked as he and Jason also sat on the couch."It is so crazy. I am always bored since I am not allowed to go to work, the only thing I do is the house chores which can be exhausting sometimes" Marissa complained."So have you tried discussing this with Martin? How about you tell him to hire some maids" Catherine suggested"I would lov
Chapter 25Jenny stormed out of Colin's house in anger,She didn't know why she was madWas it because he got drunk and had to make her go through all the troubles of lifting him on the couch and all? orWas it because he mistook her for Marissa.Whichever one it was, all she knows is that she is mad at him.She turned on her car and drove down the street in a very high speed.While driving, she thought of never visiting him again, at least until he gets over Marissa.But a part of her felt like he need her.She stopped in front of a cafe to buy herself coffee.After buying the coffee, she was on her way out when her shoulder collided with her man's arm.She lifted her eyes and saw a familiar face."You?" She gasped, her face which showed anger a second again suddenly brightened up"Jenny" Axel called"Wow, you even know my name?" She jeered"Of course, you told me the last time we met. Are you here to get yourself a cup of coffee?" Axel inquired"Yeah. I already did" she showed him t
Chapter 26 "Colin?" He heard a familiar voice. He looked up and saw his mother-in-law standing in front of him with folded arms "Mother". His jaw dropped. It really isn't his day Why in the world did he have to bump into her "Wait a minute....." Mrs Williams checked him out from head to toe"Are you really Colin?" Great!She is doubting if he is really Colin Maybe he could use that opportunityHe could deny he isn't Colin and run away "No, I am not Colin" he denied "Do you take me a for a fool or what?" Mrs Williams smirked "Why are you coming from that restaurant? You didn't get a job here, did you?" "No..." "Of course you didn't. We already made sure no one in this city employs you" Mrs Williams interrupted but still needed a good answer. Why in the world was he coming out from an expensive restaurant? "Well....that's just because, I...urm..." Colin stuttered Even though he moved out of her house and he divorced her daughter She still looked terrifying to him "Is
Chapter 27"What are you guys doing here?" Axel opened the door.For some reasons, Marissa felt relieved he came at that moment.Having sex in a storage room was never part of her plan."Axel, why are you here?" Martin moved away from Marissa"That question should be directed at you" Axel replied rudely"I don't know what you want but get out, I am discussing something with my wife" Martin replied back with the same tone."I wonder what you are discussing while holding each other like that in this holy place" Axel opened the door widely and leaned on itMartin arched his browHoly place?Come onIt's just an empty storage room."I am sorry but can you at least leave us for some minutes" He requested but Axel was adamant and won't even move an inch"Why should I? This is my aunt's company and I work here. If someone must leave, it should be you" Axel gagged.Marissa was quiet.What could she possibly say?She also wants Martin to leave but Axel was being disrespectful too."Marissa, ca
Chapter 28 "Let go of him" she pushed martin away with all the strength in her and held Colin who was slowly losing consciousness. "What is wrong with you?" She glared at martin "I told you to go home, didn't I?" Martin yelled back at her "So you can do this? You were strangling him" Marissa was furious Colin finally regained his consciousness, coughing "Jeez. I almost died" he heaved a sigh of relief Thankful he is still alive "Jenny are you okay?" He asked Jenny who looked startled ever since Martin pushed her away "Yeah, I am fine" she regained back her voice "I can sue him for attempted murder, right?" Colin asked and Jenny nod as a reply"How many years will he use in prison?" "under section 1(1) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981, attempted murder is an indictable offence which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, the same as the mandatory sentence for murder" Jenny explained "You heard that, right?" Colin turned to Martin "I might as well make you spend th
136 At the station, both Axel and Martin were locked up in a cell while Shawn, Eric and Jenny sat with the detective, giving evidences of all what they've done."I think there is one more person that needs to be arrested" Eric said"Who?" Shawn asked"Jackson Dream. I think he works with them too" Eric replied "About that..." The detective meddled "Our boys are on our way to get him""Really?" Shawn blinked in surprise "does he really work for them?""Yeah. You remember the doctor who died in our cell, right?""Yeah" Shawn nodded "Turns out he was actually the one who came in and strangled her""Ugh? How is that possible, what in the world were your boys doing?" Eric scoffed in disbelief"He paid the lieutenant in charge a handsome amount and also paid the security in charge of the CCTV so the footage was deleted" the detective explained, looking kind of disappointed that his fellow officers joined hands with a criminal to kill a human who they should protecting"That's just so bad
135"Where in the world are we going?" Shawn asked as he was not aware of where Eric has been driving him to for the past 30 minutes."Somewhere important" Eric replied, paying good attention to all the houses around"Can you at least tell me the important place? I don't think it's okay for me to just appear somewhere without being prepared" Shawn got even more curious "Don't tell me you are taking me to Axel, are you working for him too?" He gasped"That's offensive" Eric clicked his tongue "Fine. I am trying to look for someone who knows Axel well""Someone who knows Axel? I don't think someone like that exist, he is so sly and pretentious so much that he deserves an Oscar. Why are we wasting our time searching for someone when we should....." Before Shawn would complete his sentence, Eric stopped the car in front of a bungalow"We are here" he mouthed as he made signal for Shawn to alight."What is this place?" Shawn couldn't stop staring as he came out of the carThere was nothing
134"Babe, your stomach is getting big" Colin smiled while taking a look at Marissa's tummyOf course it was getting big, the pregnancy has been months now"I know right? I can't wait for pumpkin to come out" Marissa smiled back, slicing an apple for it to be easier for Colin to eatDue to the punch, his jaw hurts so it's hard for him to take a bite from the apple himself."You should really take a rest, I am okay""Says someone who can't drink a cup of water by himself""That is because my hands are in bandage""Because you broke them while fighting" Marissa nagged "Next time, don't even think of doing something like that, if you do I will kill you myself""You are being cold to someone who is hurt" Colin pouted "What should we name our pumpkin?""Why don't you think about recovering first" Marissa clicked her tongue "I am really fine" he emphasized "Should we name our pumpkin, Annabelle? Ella? Because she will be a pretty princess""How are you so sure it will be a girl?" Marissa s
133Marissa couldn't stop crying as she sat in the waiting room at the hospital with Shawn and Emerald who were trying all their best to console herColin's last words before the Ambulance finally arrived was stuck in her head, she felt like he was really saying his last words.What If he doesn't survive?What if he really pass away?It was hard to predict what would happen to him.But she was desperately hoping he would be okay so they can spend more time together.Ever since they got back together, they haven't been able to spend time together because they have been busy trying to catch a criminal who was right under their nose.That made her even more furious as more tears rolled down her cheek.She doesn't care anymoreShe would do all her best to catch Axel and make sure he pays for everything he has done."I am sure Colin will be okay, to be honest I am surprised he is still alive" Shawn said, leaning on the wall"How can you say that?" Emerald snapped "You are not helping""I a
132Colin laid on the floor, holding his groins in pain.He couldn't not throw a punch but on the other hand, Axel was not in any way lacking, he kept throwing punches without minding how much pain his opponent was.Colin's nose had been bleeding for the past 30 minutes when Axel had punched him so hard, breaking his nostrils.He was in so much pain but had no other option than to get up and keep fighting"Axel, please stop this" Marissa whimperedShe hated herself for not being able to do anything while the person she loves is suffering.She couldn't help but think this was all happening because of her, if only she wasn't kidnapped by her crazy cousin then she wouldn't have to watch Colin groaning in so much pain."Why are you telling me to stop?" Axel scoffed as he took a quick break to drink a gulp of water "At this rate, you are going to kill him" Marissa sniffed back her tears "Please.... I am begging you, just stop""You are so annoying" Axel dropped the bottle of water and wip
131Marissa kept struggling to untie herself from where she has been tied to in a place she has no idea of.On her way to the airport, a car just suddenly hit theirs but even though it wasn't fatal or ghastly, she had no idea how the young bodyguard Colin had ordered to escort her to the airport just stopped breathing.She was so scared, trembling, she opened the door of the car and made attempt to leave but was dragged and blindfolded by an unknown person.But there was no doubt the person behind this all was AxelHe really needs a serious beating.While struggling to untie herself, she heard footsteps approaching which made her stopJust how close was she with Axel?They were so close that she could recognize him just by hearing his footsteps "Do you mind removing this blindfold? I already know it's you" She said"Alright then" Axel scoffed and removed the blindfold just like she wanted "I am sorry they brought you here in this manner, I told them to bring you safely because of you
130While preparing to leave for Islighton, Marissa was almost all dressed upHer stomach was slowly starting to get big so she put on a comfortable dress, her hair was all done and she was done with her make upYeah, Axel is currently being a jerk but that won't still stop her from looking good for her dear.Her eyes moved to her shoe rack, trying to check out a heel which would be great with her dress but then she noticed some of her foot wears were missingAnd they were mostly heelsThere is only one person who is so obsessed with heels and that is Catherine.She sighed, trying to hold in her anger as she walked out of her roomOn her way to Catherine's room, Mrs Williams came out of her room which was just in between the two sisters room, all dressed for work."Marissa, I am sorry I won't be eating breakfast with you guys, I have......""It's fine" Marissa interrupted.This isn't Mrs Williams first time of skipping breakfast so why was she suddenly making up an excuse?After the i
129Shawn was so stressed out in his room, he kept dialing Jenny's number but one minute she wouldn't answer the call, the next minute her phone would be turned off.It's been a day now and she isn't back home.Her parents are not really bothered about her not being at home since she do that a lot of timeMany times she stay over at Colin's houseBut they were frustrated about her not being at home.It was quite a lot of work for them as no one could sleep the whole nightMr Rodman had gone to the nearest station to report a missing daughter even though Shawn persuaded them so many times not to do it."Do you know where the hell she is?"Is the question they kept asking him anytime he does that so he just had to let them be.He couldn't tell them she was captured by her own so called boyfriend because if he did, Shawn knew his father would be so eager to go there.Capturing Jenny is already a pain in the neck and now he wouldn't want his father to be captured to.He pick up his phone
128Marissa sat in her room with a puzzled lookShe knew Axel used to be her favourite cousin and all but now he is now in a position he can no longer be trusted.But her mother is not someone she can trust either.She didn't know who to believe exactlyWhy would Axel be her brother?And why would her mother lie about that?She hesitated a lot before giving it a thought to go to her mom's room.Without knocking, she barged in and met her mom working on her laptop"Why are you here? I am busy, I can't talk right now""But I have a lot to ask you" Marissa replied coldly."We can just talk about it later""I said I wanna talk!" Marissa blurted out and furiously turned off the laptop"What in the world do you think you are doing?! I was so damn busy!" Mrs Williams yelled back her "I said we can talk later!""I need to know the truth about Axel, who is that guy for real?""What do you mean who is that guy? He is your cousin obviously""Mom!""What?! What in the world do you want me to say?