When Zo's name flashed on his phone screen, Cage took a deep breath before answering the call. He had no idea why Zo would be calling him at a time like this but he suspected immediately that the man wanted to commiserate with him on the loss of Grandpa Richland which he barely thought about now. His mind had been on Chloe since she decided to leave. The past few days had been very hard for him and he was doing his best not to think about her because the thought of her made everything in him weep. He couldn't couldn't help it. "Hey, Zo," he greeted, sounding so sad. The man noticed it right away but didn't ask any questions about it. His job was simple and that was what he was here to do. "Hey, I heard about the death of Mr. Richland. I'm really sorry, man." He said, sounding so sad. Cage was happy that the man had neglected the formal greetings and behaviour now. This wasn't the time for any of that. He was deeply wounded, not by the death but by what she had done. In fact, he h
"What are you doing here?" She asked coldly. He was surprised that she hadn't even greeted him. He wondered the kind of anger she had been holding in ever since and the kind of poisonous words her father might have said to her all those times. "I kept calling but you wouldn't answer, so I came to see you." He said, flashing her a smile despite the situation. He was very happy that he got to see her again. Her father who had been standing there walked out angrily. They waited until he had gone before Chloe motioned the guards to give them space. "Wasn't it clear to you that I didn't want to talk to you. As you can see, I'm fine here. There was no need coming here. Its very pointless and I don't want to see you again. I made that pretty clear to you when I was leaving. I asked you not to call but every moment you keep calling, so I had to change my number." She said passively, even though it hurt him so hard. Well, she didn't care at all and relished the sight of him looking so crest
Cage replied quickly. "What do you mean by the woman I've been seeing? I don't have anything to do with any other person apart from you." He said to her but she laughed. "It's all over the Internet. You tried to deny the slut you've been keeping, but I'm happy some people were there to capture the whole thing. I just can't wait to kick you out of my life. My lawyer has already started to draft out the divorce document and I can't wait to leave you alone. Now I see why everyone hates you. They think you're an angel, I used to think that way too, but now I know that you're nothing other than a snake. And if given a chance, you could do the most unimaginable thing. I'm just shocked because I can't believe that I have allowed myself to be decided by you for such a long time now. I feel so stupid right now, but I guess we all make mistakes." She said, "I'm happy that I'll live to correct mine. Is there anything else you want to talk about?" "That woman was the person I told you about. Sh
It was the next day in the afternoon that the woman decided that it was time to give Chlor a call. As much as she was sceptical of Cage, she knew that there would be a bit of truth in her words and she also didn't want to see their marriage fall apart. She had only been guarded with him the day before because she thought he had come to manipulate her into turning against her own client, which was impossible. She learned, however, after Cage left that he had only come with good intentions. She dialled the number of her boss and put the phone in her ears. Meanwhile at the Richland mansion, Chloe's phone buzzed with an incoming call. She glanced at the screen to see her lawyer's name flashing on the display. She had no idea why her lawyer was calling but she just put the phone to her ears and listened in. "Hi, I hope I am not disturbing you?" He asked with a polite and professional voice. She forced a smile, masking her annoyance while trying to act nice. She had been angry since speak
"Zo, what I'm saying is that we need to gather evidence. Even though we know they're going to lose, we can't afford to just go there without any kind of proof. Let's just take this seriously." Cage said, shaking his head. He knew that the fact her father wasn't going to back down from pursuing the lawsuit meant he had something Cage didn't know yet. He could only wait till the d-day to find out what it had been the whole time. He contained. "We need footage, witness statements that I wasn't there. Thankfully, the hospital will provide all that for me. That alone will kill the whole thing and nip it in the bud." Cage said, sounding so determined despite calling it a small case.Zo replied. "I'm not saying I'm not going to take it seriously or something. I'll get right on it, Cage. We'll clear your name, I promise." He promised with an also determined tone. Cage felt some hope when Zo said those words but he knew that he had a lot to do if this was going to work. Apart from the lawsui
The rest of the week and the week after passed in what seemed to be a blur. And soon the day of the trial came. The courtroom was buzzing with a nervous energy as everyone took their seats and waited for the proceedings to begin. Cage didn't feel a thing by the way, and he was sitting beside his lawyer who was going through some papers. His mind was a whirlwind of thoughts by the way, because he knew that this was going to further damage heir relationship. He wondered how they would ever ever when they would be together ever again. It would be very weird and even if he won, she might never accept the fact that he wasn't the one who had done it. He knew she could keep thinking that he was responsible for it, so winning the case wasn't going to solve the whole problem. He had still had to convince her, outside that, that he wasn't cheating on her or anything like that. He was heavily conflicted that there was nothing else he could do to solve it other than to wait to see how things woul
The courtroom seemed to spin around him at that point. He could feel more and more sweat gathering at his forehead. He had no idea what was going on but he felt a very terrible foreboding, one that he hadn't felt in a very long time. What was the meaning of that? His office phone. How had they even found his office phone? He asked, because if they had only said they had found the leaked chats, it would have been better. But his office phone?! That was a very bad one right there. He wondered who was going to believe him when we told them that he was innocent and had no hand in this. He was the only one who knew that this was a setup, but what if there was nothing he could do to avert it. He knew that he hadn't been to his office in about a month or two, but suddenly his office phone was found with chats that were meant to explain the killers of Grandpa Richland. He wondered if Chloe would ever let that happen. He knew he'd be damned if she ever let them sentence him, if the worst cam
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