"What are you doing here Jared?" Elena asked instead of her apologizing to her husband for humiliating and hurting him by cheating on him with his boss.
"I should ask you what you are doing here, please don't tell me you have been having sex with my boss behind my back. Please tell me this is not true Elena" Jared said feeling so betrayed trying to control the tears that had filled up his eyes.
"You good for nothing slave. I told you to deliver this package by three o'clock and this is past four already" Andrews said, ignoring the fact that Jared had caught him with his wife.
"Answer me Elena! What are you doing here, I thought… you said you had a meeting this morning" Jared said raising his voice with all the strength he had in him as he felt like his world was shattering and his heart was on fire.
"Don't you dare raise your voice at her!Don't forget you are here to beg for your salary and I can decide not to give it to you so watch your mouth" Andrews said.
"Oh, you are here to beg… I guess it's for your poor and sick godmother and you dare to ask me why I am cheating? You useless bastard. Tell me one thing you have added to my life since I got married to you. I have been the one feeding your wretched poor and filthy ass!" Elena said feeling more egocentric and on top of the world.
"Get in right now before you create a scene here!" Andrew said as he dragged Jared into the room.
"How…how could you?How could you do this to me, Elena? You know how hard I have been working and you also know of my godmother's health status and you still Betrayed me by sleeping with my boss" Jared said hoping that all these would be one of those nightmares and Elena would just apologize and tell him everything is a lie that none of it is true.
"Can you imagine the shameless words coming out of your mouth Jared? How dare you question me? Have you forgotten your status or should I remind you?, You are nothing but a begger Jared!" Elena said as she spat on Jared.
"Babe, just calm down. I will deal with him" Andrew said as he kissed Elena right in Jared's presence.
"You destitute fool, listen to me attentively as I will not be repeating myself. Whatever and all you have seen here today should die with you, the day you open your mouth to tell another living soul. That's the day you will die! I can easily kill you and no one will care about you."
"So, if you value your wretched life and that of your godmother, you better keep your mouth shut. Do you understand me?" Andrew said as he held Jared by his fist piercing through his skin and hurting him in the process.
"Did you hear what he said, Jared?" Elena added.
"Please Elena, you know I love you. Don't do this to me". Jared said begging and hoping Elena would have a change of heart.
"Don't you dare call my name Jared, you are mad and you are completely out of your senses!" Elena resorted.
"I will make you pay for hurting me Elena, mark my words!" Jared said.
"And how do you intend to do that? No one will believe you… all I have to do is tell my parents I am no longer interested in you and boom!.... It's finished. They will inflict so much suffering on you that you would rather beg for death" Elena said boastfully.
"From today henceforth, you will do as I say otherwise your godmother is dead. Do you understand me?" Elena said, shouting at him.
"He has no choice, all I have to do is make one call and your wretched mother is dead," Andrews added.
Jared knew he had no choice, for the sake of his godmother he had to dance to their tune even though his heart was bleeding.
"I will do as you say," Jared said as the words felt so heavy coming out of his mouth.
"Good boy, I knew you would listen. It's not like you have any choice and last I checked you are shameless" Elena said.
"So, Andrew love, give him the money to go see his godmother, and in exchange you will keep your mouth permanently shut! Do you understand me?" Elena said.
"Yes, I understand," Jared responded.
Andrew picked up the two hundred dollars from the wardrobe and threw it at Jared.
"Take this money and get lost forever!" Andrews yelled.
Jared picked up the money and turned back as he was about to leave the room.
"Hey you bastard, you should get home on time. Don't forget you have heaps of work to do for tomorrow's anniversary" Elena said as she laughed wickedly.
Jared walked out hurriedly trying to control his emotions as he stormed out and slammed the front gate behind him. Outside, the cool evening air hit him like a wave and he took a deep breath trying to calm himself down.
He couldn't believe that his wife whom he loved dearly cheated on him with his boss and there was absolutely nothing he could do about it because his godmother's life depended on it.
Heading to the hospital to see his godmother, the whole event felt like a pinch to his gut and he didn't know how he was going to handle it or get over it.
Arriving at the hospital, Jared went straight to the doctor to give her the money for the treatment.
"Doctor, I am so sorry I am late. This is the money for the treatment" Jared said, bringing out the two hundred dollars from his pocket.
The doctor's expression was one Jared could not explain. He did not know what to make out of his expression.
"Doctor, what's wrong?" Jared asked worriedly.
"We are sorry Mr Jared, your godmother's condition has worsened. She is diagnosed with cancer…. Something we were hoping would not happen. Now we need one million dollars to operate on her before it's too late" the doctor said.
Jared was shocked to hear what the doctor just said. Where would he get one million dollars to save his godmother's life? He knew the Harrington's would not give him such an amount and he had just two hundred dollars with him.
"Doctor please tell me this is not happening please doctor do something I don't have that amount, what will I do now doctor help me?" Jared said pleading with the doctor to do something.
"I'm sorry Mr Jared, there's nothing I can do, you have to bring the money as soon as possible. She has just limited time left" the doctor said as she walked out of Mr Jared.
Jared went in to see his godmother as he saw her lay down on the bed looking helpless, he couldn't help but feel pain knowing his godmother would die if he failed to provide the money as soon as possible.
"Mother, I promise you I will do all I can to raise the money for you," Jared said as he squeezed her hand gently.
Has Jared walked down the streets not paying attention to where he was going as different thoughts crossed his mind as to where he could raise the money?
Still hurt from the pain of Elena and Andrew's betrayal, he knew he had to focus on his godmother now. Lost in his deep thought, Jared remembered the Harrington would be having their tenth business anniversary the next day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrington would be in a good mood as different investors would come to attend the party and invest in their businesses, Jared saw it as an opportunity to get them to help him pay his godmother's hospital bills.
"I will do anything to save my godmother even if it means losing my pride and dignity," Jared said as he approached the Harrington mansion.
"And where are you coming from by this time!?" Mrs Harrington asked as Jared entered the Harrington mansion."I warned you this morning not to come back late otherwise you would be severely punished and yet you went against my rule!" Mrs Harrington yelled.Just as she was about to slap Jared, Elena interfered."Mom, please he had to run some errands for me. That's why he came in late and he is your son-in-law's mother!" Elena said standing in between her mother and Jared.Jared was shocked. Elena who had just betrayed him is also standing in to defend him. He was speechless as he couldn't comprehend all that was happening. All he was concerned about was getting the money to treat his godmother and he knew he needed to get on Mr and Mrs Harrington's good side to be able to do that."Mother, I am very very sorry for disappointing you. Please tell me how to make it up to you" Jared said, going on his knees.Mrs Harrington was surprised, he knew with the way she had always treated Jared.
"Stop!, I agree but I need to see the evidence of transfer right now," Jared said."Of course, you will" Donald responded as he transferred half of the money to the hospital of Jared's godmother "God no, I can't let this happen to my husband," Elena said crying "Don't worry he will be fine it's just for some time and I mean he is of no use to you" Mrs Harrington added "Jared I am here for you don't worry all will be sorted out soon enough," Elena said patting Jared slightly on his back, and just as the show was going on, the police siren wailed from a distance "Oh they are here already, okay see you in court" Donald said smiling at Jared."You are under arrest Mr Jared for embezzlement and you have the right to remain silent until you get to court and you have the right to a lawyer," the policeman said as they handcuffed Jared inside the police van. Jared sat in the police van as he watched as Elena and Donald smiled at him sheepishly and wickedly as they drove him off to the pol
Immediately Stephen had ordered a black SUV waiting outside and a Rolls-Royce with hefty guards dressed in black suit and tuxedo ready to take Jared out of the prison. Jared was taken out of the prison through the backdoor he was relieved to see in sunlight after a long while."Wow finally I am out, firstly I need to go to the hospital to see my godmother immediately" Jared ordered."As you wish young master" Steven replied as they drove to the hospital.While on the way, Jared could not help but pray and hope that his godmother was still alive and he would be able to give her all the care and love she deserved in the whole world."Make the transfer payments available we will be paying as soon as we get to the hospital," Jared orderedOn getting to the hospital, Jared rushed quickly to the reception asking after his godmother "Please, I am here to see my godmother Rosalyn. how is she feeling now?" Jared asked the nurse in charge.The look on the nurse's face proved what Jared was sca
"Elena, today is the day we will be getting the official notice from the legal holdings conglomerate as regards the contract we will be signing with them," Andrew said as he kissed Elena intimately."That's true and we will be one of the richest elites in the whole of Aurora and beyond. Let me get a call across to Donald" Elena responded picking up her phone to call Donald."Hope you are prepared for today's great news," Elena asked."Of course I am and I'm sure Father and Mother are also happy to hear this news everything went according to our plan and now that wretched Jared can rot in hell for all I care" Donald responded laughing loudly.Mr Harrington interrupted Donald's call."Donald, what have you done again this time!" Mr. Harrington yelled."Father, I don't understand what you are talking about" Donald responded confused."Donald, did you see the news? did you see what just happened? The legal holdings conglomerate had just cut down all ties with us!" Mr. Harrington yelled an
As Donald drove off from the legal Holdings conglomerate he received a call from Andrew Donald. "I am close to the company where are you, Donald?" Andrew inquired."You have to go back now Andrew, things are really hot down here. The reporters are everywhere I am on my way back" Donald explained over the phone."Okay Donald, what happened? Were you able to resolve the issue?" Andrew asked concerned."Things are worse than it seems. All our secrets are out to the press, embezzlement case, the reporters know all about it and not just that the… the family secret we have been keeping for years"."The reporters know all about it, I have to call Elena now I don't know how my mother and father will take this news".Donald responded as he ended the call on Andrews."Elena, things are worse. The non-governmental organization secret we have been keeping for years, the reporters know all about it.""I… I… I don't know what to do. I am on my way back home now". Donald said to Elena over the phon
Just as they were having their family dose of pain and sorrow over Donald's fate, Andrew's phone rang. "Your phone is ringing Andrew. You should pick it up". Elena said. "It can wait, Elena, what's important now is you, right now you and your mother needs me and that's all that matters now. Every other thing can wait" Andrew said. "No, just pick up the call it could be something important. We already have a lot on the table as it is" Elena insisted. Andrew stepped away to pick up the call only to get the biggest shock of his life that the police had just raided his store and they had found a lot of incriminating evidence against him in terms of sexual scandals and illegal trafficking of drugs. Andrew was shocked to hear the news, the drug business has always been a secret no one knew. the police who knew about it had always been tipped off about it to keep the secret. So how come they raided his store? All these questions ran through his mind simultaneously. "No no…you must be
Elena recognized that voice immediately, it was Jared. "No… no…no, it can't be. Jared is dead. He can't be the one" Elena thought to herself as she raised her to see who she was talking to.It was Jared. Elena felt like the word should open and swallow her. So Jared has been the one behind to whole attack. Jared is the heir of the legal holdings conglomerate, she was shocked Beyond words. She was there on her feet, begging her ex-husband whom she treated badly to help her."It's nice to see you again Elena" Jared said as he moved towards her while she was still on her knees"No…no…no, this has to be a very bad dream" Elena thought to herself trying not to believe that the man standing in her front in none other than her ex-husband whom she had treated badly. "You can raise your head up now Elena… or are you ashamed? Oh!, I'm sure you had never thought not even in your wildest imagination that one day you did be kneeling in front of your supposedly"pauper husband" right?" Jared said
"Leave me alone!, I can walk on my own!" Elena shouted at the guards as they approached the company's gate."Leave her alone, she won't be able to survive this". Steven, Jared's right hand man ordered the guards to let her be."And who are you Mr Man?" Elena asked."I am the man who will support Mr Sinclair in bringing you down. The pain I saw in his eyes at his godmother's burial is enough to send you to hell Elena and trust me you have no idea what is coming to hit you soon". Steven said as he walked away."You know I would have decided to help you after I bring that worthless Jared down but seeing you have teamed up with him, you are now part of my blacklist and I advice you to watch your back because I will crush you so bad you would beg me to end your life". Elena threatened."You can try all you want but let me give you a friendly advice regardless of your disgusting character. The reporters are already on their way, so for your own good, I advice you to leave quietly. I am sure