As soon as they were back from the court, the maid gently walked Chloe back to the inside. There was a sombre atmosphere now. It was very quiet and everyone knew what was going on. For Chloe, it was something else entirely. They had lost, but that wasn't any of it. She knew that she should have seen the whole thing before it was presented to the court. But she guessed she had been blinded by anger and rage that she didn't take notice of what had been staring in her face the whole time. She was shocked, and so was everyone else. She sat there on the couch, staring into the facade before her. This couldn't be real, she said to herself wishing that this was some form of cruel joke, but she knew that it wasn't. It was happening and it was real, they had lost the lawsuit and Cage had walked out a free and. And the worst thing about this was the fact that she should have known that Cage was innocent all along. It was at this moment that she realised what Cage had been telling her the whol
The next day, Cage decided that he would go and see Zo who was still awaiting trial. At least, this was the only time he could be allowed to see the man who saved his life, so it would be a very good opportunity especially to know if there was anything else Zo wanted to tell him before his trial. As he walked through the cold, sterile corridors, led by the police officer, he couldn't stop thinking about how amazed or rather, shocked he was about what Zo had done. It was a pretty brave act that not many people would do. And even though Zo had only revenged, he knew that he had done the right thing. It was only bad because he had said it to the court, but for him there was nothing bad without dealing with the person who made your life a living hell. There was no help for such kind of people, and all they deserved was the worst form of punishment possible. He couldn't wait to hear anything else Zo had to say. On the other hand, he wondered if Zo would even talk to him. He pushed off the
Mr. Richland stood there at the doorway, glaring at the girl who had nowhere to go to now. There was no way she could escape and before she could even try it, because he would teach her a very bitter lesson if she attempted. His mind was already made up and nothing was going to stop him from doing what he wanted to do now. Then for the third time that morning, he spoke to her again in the same cold and menacing voice that he had used previously.She was more than scared as she heard him tell her that again and she knew that there was nothing she could do to salvage the situation she had been caught up in. There was nothing she could do to escape, which was even more terrifying than what he was asking her to do. She wondered what he was going to use against her if she tried to force her way through. Did he have a gone, she thought, or a knife, or was he going to use his hands.She had no idea but she knew it would be a good idea not to tempt him into using any of those because she didn
After he was done with the whole thing, he walked back to his room. He was all smiles and couldn't wait for her to wake up. He wondered if Cage had the number to her other phone. Well, he hoped that he would be yelling at her whenever he called. That would further serve to damage what was left of their relationship.As time passed, he walked to he room to check on her to see how she was doing. Her breaths were steady and quite undisturbed. He loved how where this whole thing was going towards and couldn't wait. However, it soon started to take dark turn after three hours. He walked back to her room with a fast-beating heart and found her still sound asleep.That was the moment he started being concerned about her. He had no idea what was happening but it wasn't a good thing at all. The spiked coffee was supposed to make her asleep for two hours only but three had already passed. He walked back to his room, trying so hard to push off the thoughts and tell himself that he was just overt
Cage couldn't believe what he was seeing as his eyes ran over the contents of the message. It was just too much for him to understand. He scoffed, wondering I'd this whole thing was a joke. Maybe it had been sent to the wrong person or it wasn't actually Chloe who had sent the message. But reading it again, he knew it was her and the message was more than clear. He read it a third time and the shone dropped from his hands. It felt like a punch to the gut. It knocked the wind out of him as he thought about what must have brought this up. Yes, he had expected their relationship to go downhill since she lost to him but this was too far. Was she really going to divorce because she loved her grandfather that much? He thought to himself as a sad laughter escaped his lips. It was just unbelievable how some people behaved, he thought. Could she be really serious or was this some sort of joke? Those rhetorical questions were left unanswered and something nagged at him. It was a feeling that
Chloe felt a bolt of shock after he had said it but she was surprised at the fact that he had turned the whole thing on her now and she was the person who was apologising when she should be the one. But she knew how her father could act at times, so it would be better to be safe than sorry.She made a mental note not to say anything rash or anything that would make his anger rise but she was definitely determined to be to the bottom of it all. He continued to stare at her with an equally shocked look on his face. He couldn't believe what his daughter was saying and found it hard to come to the realisation that this was actually happening. He was suspicious of her behaviour long before now, but this was the grim news he didn't want to hear. Joe she had told it to him, herself. There was nothing he could do now other than to let what was going to happen, happen. He shook his head one more time before bowing it as the grief ate him up. Something was definitely wrong with her, he mused.
His phone beeped with a notification from Daryl who thanked him and asked if he had time so they could see anytime soon. He didn't reply to the message, not because he didn't want to or because he didn't want any sort of meeting with Daryl, but because it soon skipped his mind. Nothing seemed to make sense to him any longer. He felt like an empty, hollow shell of a man.The lonely feeling continued to engulf him over the days. He couldn't shake off the weight of her absence no matter how much he tried. Her presence seemed to haunt his thoughts like a relentless ghost. Yes, he had told him that he would stop thinking about her but it was harder than he thought. Every corner of his mind seemed to echo memories of her and every single one was a painful reminder of what they had lost. He hoped that somehow they would have the chance to make things better but that didn't look like it was going to happen. He still wondered if she was still going to send over the papers. He couldn't even im
"I never expected something like this would ever happen." His secretary added, still shocked. "It's been long she actually said anything of this magnitude and last time it was against another company we had problems with. Zo was still representing you back then." "And." "And of course, we won. She came up with a lot of facts. She's very intelligent. I just hope she's sorely mistaken even though it doesn't look like it. We just need to figure out where this is coming from and tackle it as soon as possible. Just do your thing and get a lawyer very soon." She added before she walked to the seat and sat across from him, running her hand over her head. She was already feeling tired from the kind of work she'd been doing. She wanted to desperately get home now and have some rest. But it didn't look like it was going to happen anytime soon, at least until they were done sorting it all out. Cage was still seething. "You were there when we bought the company fair and square! This is all fa