Jake could feel his pulse racing. He had limited time to make a decision and that was when his brain decided to abandon him. For the first time in a long time, no thought flew through his mind. He was lost as to what he should do. "You have five seconds Jake." Ivy reminded him."Okay, Ivy can you please just calm down? We can sort this out." "And this is us sorting it out. Chose!" "If you kill her, you will go to jail. Do you really want to risk that?" "You forget that I am a part of the government. The law doesn't bind to everyone and I can make you do whatever I want. Now, don't make me say it again." "Okay. Fine." Jake looked at Amanda. She was too weak to say anything. She couldn't even look up to them. But Jake could see the tears dropping from her eyes. He knew that she could hear them, she could understand them but she was too weak to fight. There was no way she would get out of there alive if he kept arguing with Ivy and worse if he didn't choose her. She was already on t
He drove with speed to the hospital. He needed to get her checked out as soon as possible, he couldn't have anything bad happening to her. He would be held responsible and he certainly couldn't have such a scandal on his hand. As soon as he got to the hospital, he was happy to see a stretcher being brought toward him. He was too weak and heartbroken, he wouldn't have been able to carry her if it got to that. The nurses helped him lift Amanda unto the stretcher and she was carried into the ER. Jake took a seat in the waiting room and all he could think of was her getting better. Few minutes later, he saw Michael running in. He knew it was just a matter of time before people will start coming to him. He had hoped that their ignorance of where the hospital was would give him more time but he should have known that news spreads like wildfire in his home town."What the hell happened?" Michael asked as soon as he got to Jake. "Who called you?" "Maverick did and he told me that you took
The hospital had a lot of attention that day and it was all because of one person. Amanda Cash. Jake's phone kept blowing up and all he could do was wonder who was calling him by that time. He didn't care to pick up any of their calls or address any of them. He knew what everyone was going to say and he was not in the mood to deal with any of their tantrums or answer any questions. Mostly, Amanda's friends and families were the ones who called him. Everyone he needed to get through this period was sitting next to him. Well, not fully everyone. Sebastian was nowhere in sight but he couldn't blame the guy that much. He did drive out on him."Is Sebastian not coming?" Michael was forced to ask."I have no idea but I hope he does." That was Jake's true feelings. He could see his walls breaking down before his very sight. All that he was planning were slowly coming to the ground. Once Amanda wakes up and everyone knows what truly happened, then he really will be doomed. He couldn't cry and
Jake walked out of Amanda's room to see two men dressed in suits waiting for his arrival. They didn't look friendly but with Sebastian, they sounded extremely friendly. That gave Jake an indication of who they truly were. Still, he walked to them and coughed to interrupt their conversation."Good evening sir," they stopped their conversation with Sebastian and greeted them."What can I do for you gentlemen?" He went straight to.the point."I am detective Conan and this is detective Steve. We are from the state police. I hope you don't mind us asking you a few questions." Jake put on a brave face but his insides were turning with fear. Did they think he had a hand in it? Were they going to take him in? Was everything he worked for about to do down the drain? He gulped and nodded his head."Yes, go ahead." His voice came out as a whisper. Detective Conan took out a notepad and a pen and he started writing on it."How are you related to Mrs Amanda?""I'm her husband.""And how are you re
The hospital walls felt empty as Jake walked back to Amanda's room. He saw no one in sight and listened to none of their talks. All he was focused on was how he will be getting out of the mess he placed himself in. It was just a matter of time before her parents come bursting through the door and heaping curses on his head. He needed to keep his mind straight and think of how he will defend himself when the questions start coming in. His thoughts didn't stop his feet from moving because a few minutes later, he was standing outside of Amanda's ward door. Be opened the door and saw that Amanda's eyes were also opened. She sat still when she saw him come in and a disturbing wind blew in the room. Jake knew that he had a lot to explain to her. He had said things that wouldn't be taken softly if the occasion rises for him to say them in court and from the way things were going, he was going to court to defend himself against Ivy. For now, he had to defend himself in the presence of Amanda
Jake rushed to Amanda's side, his heart pounding inside his chest. The woman couldn't die on him."Amanda?! Amanda?!" When the woman didn't respond to his calls, he dashed out and ran to call the nurse. He was lucky enough to see one in the hallway."Nurse, my wife just slumped! Please come immediately!" He spoke out of breath and then ran back into Amanda's room with the nurse hot on his heels. He stood far from her bedside and couldn't help but chew his nails as he watched the nurse check her vitals. "Is she going to be okay?" Jake asked when he couldn't wait any longer just to get the results. He needed an answer desperately. He needed to know if he killed his wife or not. The guilt would follow him for eternity and he may never recover from it, but still, he needed to know. Jake couldn't remember what had pushed him to say those words. Why did he have to open his big mouth and say that he was in love with someone else, especially when he knew that she wasn't strong? He watched as
He wasn't ready for the melodrama they were going to display but somehow, he felt that if he didn't sit tight and listen to it, he will end up regretting it for a long time. It all happened in slow motion and Jake watched as Mrs Cash rushed in first and gave him a mean look before even looking at her daughter. It was weird to him but he could understand why the woman looked at him first before looking at her daughter. She had always cared about her image more than anything else and Jake was so close to ruining all that she stood for. She didn't have friends but if she did, they would forever haunt her about how she allowed her daughter to get involved with someone like Jake, thereby leading to her kidnapping. She wouldn't be able to stand the shame and to her, that mattered more than her daughter. Mr Cash wasn't any different, he placed much more importance on Jake's betrayal than his daughter's health but that could be understood. The man had given up on her daughter being a good p
Even though he was not there, he could hear the words sipping out of his in-laws' mouths. He knew he wasn't going to get away so easily. The Cash especially Mrs Cash has been waiting for him to do something evil and now, he has. She was going to make sure she enjoyed every moment of torturing him. Jake was so sure of it. He brought it upon himself really. He should have respected himself and stayed away from all the drama she had to offer but love and the need to be loved pushed him into what he will spend his whole life regretting.He wouldn't completely blame the Cash if they chose to destroy him. After all, he was destroyed before and he still got up. It would be easier this time around the cause of the calibre of friends he had to surround himself with. They wouldn't allow him to go through the pain alone, he was very sure of that. The only thing he had to do at the moment was to try and maintain some of his clients. To him, that was the most important thing. It was the only thing