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 joking they raided my store? how?, When? what's going on?" Andrew asked.
"Sir, you need to get here as soon as you can" his assistant replied.
"Okay, I will be there as soon as possible" Andrew replied.
As Andrew returned to Elena and Mrs Harrington, they could see the worry written all over his face.
"What's wrong? Elena asked.
"The police… the police, they just raided my store and they found a lot of evidence. I… I, need to go now." Andrew explained.
"Boss, the deed has been done. Mr Andrews's store has been raided and everything is being confiscated as we speak" Steven reported to Jared.
"You know I was thinking of what punishment to give Andrew before I found out about his drug trafficking business. It made the whole work easier for me. I will make him lick my feet and even do worse to him just as he treated me in the past"Jared said.
"I am sure he is on his way to his store now. Make sure he is arrested and taken to the location as planned" Jared ordered.
"Andrew tell me you are joking, the police raided your store? How?" Elena asked confused.
"I just got off the call now from my assistant, they are still raiding my store as we speak, I need to be there before they take that evidence to the station. That evidence could ruin my life completely" Andrew said with his voice shaking.
"Okay, I will go with you," Elena said.
"No, stay with your mum. Your mom and dad need you. I will be fine. We have a lot on the table like you said let me go and do this. I need to get to the store before the police take away the evidence" Andrew explained as he left the courthouse hurriedly.
Andrew saw that the police had packed up all the evidence just as they were about to leave his store, he drove in.
"Please, there must be a misunderstanding. I will call you the commissioner of police and speak to him you must be mistaken" Andrew said pleading with the police not to take the evidence away.
"Mr Andrews, you are under arrest for sexual scandal, embezzlement of cash, and trafficking of hard drugs and you have the right to remain silent," The police said as he handcuffed Andrew into the van.
While all this was happening, Andrew was trying to comprehend what was going on and who must have tipped the police or sold him off to the police.
While he was being transported, he requested to make a call.
"Please I just need to make one call". Andrew pleaded.
"You can't make any call!" The policeman yelled at Andrew.
Elena took her mum hoping to hear something from Andrew soon but the day went by without hearing any news and she decided to pay a visit to the shop only to find out that the store had been locked down and placed under investigation.
She knew at once that something was wrong it was either Andrew was arrested or he had gone into hiding at that moment she knew she had to go to the police on getting to the station she was told Andrew was not in their district she became more confused thinking of who could have arrested him.
She later got a call, it was Andrew.
Elena, I have been arrested and I have been charged with cases which would lead me to life imprisonment. Please you need to do something you need to make as many contacts as you can and reach out to anybody that can help me please Elena" Andrew pleaded.
"Just hang in there Andrew, I will do all I can do, within and beyond my power to get you out of prison I promise". Elena responded.
"Elena, please you have to do something the only person that can help us right now is the legal holdings conglomerate and you have to make sure that the police do not find out about the non-governmental secret organisation we have been keeping for years".
"It could ruin all we have worked for Elena"
"I promise I will keep this secret within my power by all means" Elena promised before ending the call.
She knew somebody was attacking them but she just could not think of who it could be at the moment she knew the only situation, the only solution was to reach out to the legal Holdings conglomerate to help them immediately.
She drove off to the company to see Alexander but just as she was about to enter the legal holdings building. she met countless reporters outside it's like they planned it all.
It's not like they knew she was coming, immediately she had to reverse she knew having Interviews with the reporters was not a good idea especially now with all that is going on.
She went back home and her dad was already talking. The dad already knew something was up when the mum was crying and he could not find Donald anywhere.
There was no way they could hide it from him they had to spill the truth.
"Father, the nongovernmental secret organization is out," Elena told her father.
Mr Harrington could not believe his ears as he went into another shock.
"no… no… no, all my hard work will not go down the drain," he said as he went into a coma again.
Mrs Harrington could not control her tears.
"Elena, you have to find out who is behind this. You have to go to the legal Holdings conglomerate and beg whomsoever is in charge. I heard Mr Sinclair is now the president. You have to reach out to him and talk to him and make sure you get him to help us before it is too late".
"We lost Donald already, we are losing the company already and now Andrew has been arrested. You have to do something Elena" Mrs Harrington said freightened.
"I will make sure to get us out of this mess as soon as I can Mom," Elena said giving her mom hope even though she was confused herself.
It was not up to forty-eight hours after Andrews's arrest, that he was released after his image and reputation as been ruined. The store has been taken over by the unknown police and his house has been confiscated by the government. He had nowhere else to go he had to go back to the Harrington mansion.
Elena's thought was interrupted by a knock at the door.
"Who is it?" she asked.
"It's me Elena, open the door"
Elena opened the door only for her to meet Andrew she was shocked and curious to know how he was released looking all tattered.
"How did you get here? who did this to you?" Elena asked as she ushered him in.
"I don't know Elena. Everything I have has been taken away from me. I have nothing except the clothes I'm wearing. please we have to do something. Elena, you have to go to the conglomerate to beg that's our only option now" Andrew said looking weak and pale.
"I will go tomorrow and see what I can do," Elena said.
The next day, Elena got up early and got all dressed in disguise just to make sure people would not recognize her.
"Young master, Elena is here to see you," Alexander said.
"I have been patiently waiting for this day. Bring her in" Jared ordered.
"Mr. Sinclair will see you now," Alexander said ushering Elena to Jared's office.
Jared stood by the window backing Elena as she came in. As Elena entered Jared's office unknowingly to her. She went on her feet immediately without even seeing who she was talking to.
"Mr Sinclair, please I beg of you. Have mercy on my family. We are in desperate need of your help. We have almost lost everything. You are the only one that can help us now" Elena pleaded while still on her knees.
"And what makes you think I will help you and your wretched family?" Jared said as he turned to look at Elena.
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
Andrew!, Wake up. You have to prepare for today." Elena said tapping Andrew from his deep sleep."Oh God Elena, I just need to sleep some more. I haven't had this long sleep in a while." Andrew responded trying to get back to sleep."Wake up!, You have to get there early even before the security men to show him how serious you are and also we need to do some make up on you before leaving." Elena explained still giving Andrew a slight blow to get up."Okay, okay… I will stand up." Andrew responded as he couldn't bare her tantrums any longer."What!, Elena it's just four o'clock, it's not even dawn yet and you are waking me up?." Andrew said angrily."Does your sleeping solve the problem at hand?, Oh!, You could even sleep. I could not close my eyes all through the night. I was awake thinking of what today would be like for you and here you are sleeping like someone that has no problem." Elena replied Andrew harshly.Andrew knew in as much as he loves Elena, she can be very mean sometim
"Ja… Jared, please…" Andrew begged but he was interrupted by Jared."Don't you dare call me Jared!, Address me properly or I will have kicked out of my company right this instance!." Jared said."Bo… boss, please I beg you have mercy on me." Andrew pleaded."You know when you all treated me like a pauper, I still had better clothes on me than what you are wearing at the moment so saying you are wretched is an understatement for how you actually look like." Jared said."Anyways, what can I do for you?, I mean I ought not to grant you audience but then, what is revenge without watching you beg for my help. I derive so much joy in watching all your life accomplishment being taken away from you in a blink of an eye. I had always known you are wicked and you were also a cheat but I never knew you do drugs.""Imagine what the police would do to you when I inform them about your drug dealings. All I need to do is just to make a call and you can as well join Donald in prison. I mean I know th
"Activate the tracking device now." Jared ordered Steven."Yes boss, I will do that right away." He responded as he bowed in respect."Andrew, I know this is going to be easy but I also believe that you can do this. I am sure he believes we are divorced already so we have to use that to our advantage as soon as possible before it's too late." Elena explained."Is the tracking device ready?" Andrew asked."It will be ready by tomorrow. We have to make sure you know how to sneak into his office first before you can put in the chips." Elena said."I know." Andrew responded looking tired." We have a long way to keep up now. We have to keep going Andrew, we are almost there. Once the chip is in. We will have the secret file and Jared would be done for me." Elena said as she squeezed his hands lightly.The phone call from Rick, Elena's brother, disrupted her conversation with Andrew. His voice, usually vibrant, now carried the weight of daily humiliations endured at college. Each word seem
Andrew and Elena had spent the night talking about how the next day would turn out for them. How they would derive so much joy in watching Jared find out that the secret file is missing and how they would threaten him with it."I will walk confidently to work tomorrow. That I am sure of." Andrew said."Sure, you will. Once you leave for work by morning, I will activate the chip and make sure I get every information we need." Elena said."What if he doesn't keep the secret file in his office. Or what of he doesn't come into his office the whole day?, What are you going to do then?." Andrew asked curious."Do you really think Jared will not come to work tomorrow? You have no idea how much he gets in seeing you as a cleaner in his company, I am sure he wouldn't miss that feeling for anything. Even if he doesn't have anything to do, he would come to office just to mock you and I am sure he is also suspecting you are up to something so he would want to keep a watch on you." Elena explained
"I… I came in here to clean your office boss." Andrew said, going on his knees still holding onto the secret file behind him."Oh yes, I am sure you came for the secret file." Jared said as he continued moving closer.I…, I…, I can explain, it's not what you think." Andrew said as he continued stammering."Tell me exactly what you think I am thinking?." Jared asked.Andrew was still on his knees hoping that this was just all a dream, a nightmare he would just wake up from. He couldn't say a word as the lump formed in his throat and the sweat dripped from his forehead."I am quite sure you are looking for this." Jared said as he brought out the secret file showing Andrew.He was shocked, he couldn't believe his eyes. Slowly he brought out the file from behind his back. Still confused as to which is true he opened the file and couldn't make a word out of it."But …, but I I thought this is the secret file."Andrew said confused."Oh yes you thought what I wanted you to think. I mean I e
How did it go?" Elena inquired as they drove off.Andrew was silent for some while staring at Elena hoping to find compassion. Hoping to find that what Jared had said was not true."You would never betray me right?" Andrew asked her the question out of the blue."I…I don't understand, where is this coming from?, Why is god's name would you ever think that I will betray you Andrew. Have you forgotten how far we have come. I would put you first in all we do. Can't you see that all I am doing is for the good of both of us,?'' Elena said.Andrew couldn't believe that the woman he had given his all could lie so perfectly well that you would never detect. If Jared had not shown him that video, he would never have believed that Elena is capable of betraying him."I mean I just asked the question. No big deal about it. And the secret file…""Yes, the secret file. Were you able to get it?." Elena asked curiously."Well… I couldn't get it." Andrew said wanting to see how Elena would react at w