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2024-10-29 19:42:56Marc was in the living room of his wife's house, closely examining the vase he had mentioned earlier at the family dinner. Suddenly, his brother-in-law Jhon entered the room with a defiant smile on his face.
"So, Marc, are you going to show us what you've been talking about?" asked Jhon mockingly.
Marc stood up and turned to Jhon. "Of course I will. But I'll need your help."
Jhon arched an eyebrow in response. "My help? For what?"
"Because I need you to the antique store you bought it from," Marc explained.
Jhon looked surprised. "What do you intend to prove how do you figure I'm going to buy such an expensive vase from an antique store?"
"Well it's all about proving I made the truth so take me to the place where you bought it."
"Ok but I have a better proposition for you because better both me me me me let's go our respective gift a store be collector that is made these who values showed work."
"I accept your challenge let's go to the store."
Together they got in the car and drove away hiding from all the guests to a store that was in the center of the city where she had the car in front of her.
"How do you think you are going to do badly in this place if this store is owned by a friend of yours."
"Well Marc I think it's the right thing to do or do you want me to go to your old family's store."
"What are you talking about John?"
"Do you think I'm stupid? I'm quite clear who you are I couldn't help but put an end to your arrogance."
Marc got out of the car silently and didn't say another word to his sister-in-law walked straight into the store with both vases in his hand and handed them to the man in the antique store to truly appraise both pieces from before.
"Both vases are fakes one is a good copy the other is extremely blatant."
Marc couldn't believe what he had heard. As he walked home, trying to process the information.
"Will you just walk all the way home?"
Marc ignored him and continued on his way, he didn't know how John had really figured out where he had come from so as soon as he reached the mansion he decided to confront him.
"What's wrong, Marc?" asked Jhon, without looking up from the television.
"What's wrong?" said Marc, trying to control his anger. "You know who I am why did you lie to me? Even at the party today you made me look like a fool by making everyone want to believe that you brought an expensive gift when it was just a trinket.
Jhon was silent for a few seconds, trying to find the right words. "I'm sorry, Marc. I didn't know it was fake. I was fooled too. I bought it at the same antique store where you bought your gift. I paid way more than it's worth."
Marc sat on the couch, trying to process all the information. He couldn't believe his brother-in-law had lied to him like that. "Why didn't you tell me the truth from the beginning?"
"You understand I enjoy treating you like vermin your family has always done it with mine they think they are so powerful."
Marc got up from the couch, still upset. "I can't believe you did this, John. You lied to me and made me look bad in front of my wife."
"I repeat your family is responsible for all of this."
"You are a huge idiot you know very well that my family and I are very different that's why I chose to lead a simple life instead of living close to people like them I am not responsible for the things they have done."
While they were arguing , her phone rang. It was an unknown number. Marc answered, hearing a man's voice on the other end of the line, but what he heard surprised him.
"Are you Marc?" asked a male voice on the other end of the line.
"Yes, who are you?" replied Marc cautiously.
"I'm a friend of Melinda's We need you to come to the mansion downtown immediately. Melinda is in danger and needs your help," said the voice.
Marc was puzzled, what was going on, why was Melinda in danger? Despite all the doubts he had, Marc knew he had to act immediately. He grabbed his jacket and ran for the door.
As he ran out of the mansion Marc couldn't help but wonder what had happened, why to Melinda and who?
Finally, he arrived downtown and found his wife and her friend in front of the bank. Melinda was crying and looked terrified.
"I want you to tell me right now who you are."
"I'm Bob, I'm a member of a kidnapping gang received orders from my boss to kidnap Mrs. Hamilton."
Marc was furious and determined to take action to protect his wife and his new life.
"First I want you to tell me who organized 3the kidnapping and second why you decided to save her and didn't do your job."
"Because I am a friend from school which I made mistakes in life and ended up working on this just because of that not continuing my job."
"I guess now I can't contact the police otherwise I will get him in trouble."
"That's right so take his wife home and do something definite to protect her from the people who want to hurt her are more powerful than the Hamilton families."
That night he went home with Melinda when he arrived, Melinda went to the shower and he again received a call again an unknown number so he quickly picked up.
"Well yes?"
"Hello little brother I hope you've learned your lesson and don't get snippy with me again."
"Victor?"
"Yes it's me tomorrow I will send some men for you so in the morning I want you to be ready to meet me I don't want you to disobey me again otherwise this time I won't be so foolish to hurt your family or rather your new family."
Marc was shocked to hear that the call finally ended and he threw himself on one of the mansion's armchairs thinking about what to do.
Would Marc have any idea what awaited him? Will his brother's intentions be good? What could happen to Marc if he does not agree to meet him now?
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