THE LOST HEIR

3. Hurt and jailed

“You’re going to pay for this!” he shouted at them. 

Sharmaine wipes the blood from Chris’ face with her hand and looks so worried. Ian’s heart was hurt again. Like a sharp knife has been stabbed. He was so jealous. 

“Sharmaine, why do you have to do this to me?” Ian softly asked her. 

He wants some answer from her. Sharmaine just looked at him and rolled her eyes. She was so tired of him already. 

“Really? Are you really asking me that right now?” She mocked him. 

Sharmaine had already told Chris the truth. That Ian was really her boyfriend. Chris just doesn’t care, because he doesn’t have to worry. 

“Come on, honey. Tell this idiot why.” Chris smirked. 

Ian growled and angrily looked at him. 

“In that case, maybe he is going to stop hallucinating.” Christopher told her. 

And both of them keep on laughing while Ian can’t say anything. He has been betrayed by the woman he thought who true loves and accepts for who he was. 

“Fine! Why did I do this? Of course, because you are just poor. Ian, you can’t afford to buy me anything that I want.” Sharmaine scoffed. 

With that, Ian was thrilled. He can’t stop thinking back on everything that he had done and bought for her. He would never think that she wouldn’t be happy. 

“Wh-at? But, I did everything to buy you, but it was not expensive. I did everything to make you happy.” he mumbled softly and very hurt. 

Sharmaine just took a deep sigh and rolled her eyes. 

“Come on, Ian. Don’t you know? All I wanted were expensive bags like Gucci, LV, but you always told me that we have to wait for your salary. But, when you got your salary, it wasn’t even enough to afford what I wanted. Gosh! I am so tired of this!” Sharmaine said. 

Ian was so deeply hurt. He was in vague pain. Ian hurtly looked at her. 

“I know. I know that, but still you get happy every time I got you cheaper but the same bags you wanted.” he murmured. 

Chris just can’t stop scoffing while laughing. 

“Poor Ian...” Chris said shaking his head. 

Sharmaine just laughs at what he said. 

“Ian, those were just my acting's, Ian! You’re so stupid! You are not just poor. You are also so stupid!” she said and laughed at him. 

Ian gasped. The truth coming out from her made him very lonely. He would never think after everything he has done for her, she’s just going to repay him like this. 

“I thought you really love me, but the truth was... you just used me.” he blurted. 

Sharmaine and Chris both looked at each other and started laughing. They were mocking and insulting him because he was just poor. 

“Ian, you know what. You were almost perfect. You are kind, handsome, nice, and smart. But, do you know what makes you imperfect?” she asked him. 

Because Ian was so interested to know what she wanted to tell. Ian just nodded. 

“Okay, you asked me for it. What makes you imperfect is that, you are just so poor. I can’t even be proud of you.” she sighed while fixing her hair. 

Ian wanted to slap her face right now, but his hands were locked by the guards. He wanted to cry, but he didn’t want them to see. 

“See, you know ladies loves luxury things, Ian. If you are just poor, no one is going to love you.” Chris smirked telling him that. 

Chris hugged Sharmaine and looked at him. 

“If you were just rich, you’re going to be like me.” he added. 

Ian just went very speechless.  

“Come on, honey. Let’s go. This guy was just wasting our time.” Chris told Sharmaine. 

After that, both of them left while laughing at him still. Ian can’t do anything. It was like he was being nailed to where he was standing right now. 

“Stay here, young man!” the guard told him. 

Ian was about to cry. He knows that the police are going to arrive sooner, but he doesn’t care because all he cared about was that Sharmaine just used him all along. 

“Stand up, the police are already here.” the guard told him. 

Ian just nodded. The police took him to their station and started asking questions about him as it was the process for their investigation. 

“Come on, Mr. Laude. You must coordinate with us, if you don’t want us to force you. Don’t you know that the guy you punched was rich?” the police told him. 

“Ye-ah.” Ian just said. 

“If that so, what did you hurt him?” The police questioned him again. 

Ian didn’t say anything. He was so exhausted and devastated. He has never been arrested, because he is such a nice and kind boy. He would never think that he was just going to end up in jail because of a woman. 

“Why are you attacking them?!” the police yelled at him. 

He could see that they were all mad at him, but they didn’t know what the truth was. 

“Come on, don’t make it hard for us, Mr. Laude!” one of them shouted at him. 

Ian just closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Because he wanted it to end early, he decided to confess what happened. For them to stop shouting at him. 

“Fine.” he blurted softly. 

The police team sighed in relief. After asking him for how many minutes, Ian finally decided to talk. 

“Go on. Tell us what happened and why did you attack them?” the chief asked him. 

Ian sighed and before he opened his mouth, someone came. He would never think he was going to see this person at the right time. 

“May I help you?” the police asked the person who just entered and interrupted them. 

“I am the lawyer of Mr. Ian Laude.” a beautiful and tall lady said. 

All of them were surprised, especially him.