The evening sun cast its auburn rays into the hospital room, making the room lit with a shade of red natural light. The two friends, Camelia and Jessica were sharing a carton of Pizza and fruit blends.They had ordered it from the hospital canteens.“This tastes so good,” Jessica moaned, while taking a huge bite off her Pizza.“We are getting this executive treatment because Marcus paid for it all. Money is good,” Camelia chuckled and the two ladies laughed heartily. They were truly in their element.The news flashed with the headlines of the crimes committed by Derek and the voice notes of him taken by Camelia was played on the TV.“Look!” Jessica yelped with excitement, “isn't that Derek on the TV?”Camelia was stunned to hear the recordings playing and turned to Jessica.“Wait a minute, you saved the files I sent to you that day?”Jessica smiled heartily. She had never told her that she had the file and had in fact given it to Marcus who in turn transferred it to the police.“Yes.
Marcus hurriedly left the hospital, unable to let the ladies know why.The case before him was a very serious one and with this, his hopes of gaining the MANDIS building project was quite bleak.He drove roughly through the streets, overtaking cars as though he was participating in a car race.“I cannot believe this!” He slammed his hands on the horn, honking loudly at a driver who was moving slowly in front of him.“How did this happen?” He kept asking himself aloud, whilst navigating through the toxic city traffic.Once he arrived at his home, he turned off the car ignition and sat still for a few minutes to gather his thoughts before rushing out of the car.Sam and Uncle Richard were in the living room, waiting for him to return.Uncle Richard knew how devastating the news of Matthew's death would be for Marcus because Marcus was hoping to take back that property and Matthew was his only witness.“How the hell did this happen?” Marcus asked loudly, slumping onto his couch.“We have
Marcus was too stunned to speak. He knew that this was definitely a mix up and he did not know how to start clearing his name out immediately.“Look officers, I am going to come with you to the station but you need to treat me with some respect because ordinarily, I should never be in this kind of situation. As matter of fact, I am still in awe of this terrible mix up.”Officer Salam nodded. Deep down, he knew that what Marcus stated was the fact He could not be treating him like a piece of trash. “I apologise to you Mr Marcus. Please forgive my initial manners,” he gently pointed towards the door for his mate's romgo through it and waited for him and Marcus outside.“You just have to come with us to the station now. There, you would have to speak with your lawyer to discuss possible bail while the court decides what would happen to you.”“Call Luciana immediately!” Marcus ordered Sam before joining Officer Salam to leave the house.It seemed like a dark day as he was led like a lam
“If your lawyer does not get here on time, you may have a delayed case. We are trying our best to hasten things up for you, considering your personality.”This was Officer Salam to Marcus. He was being a bit more helpful than earlier in the day when they had come to arrest him. Knowing who Marcus was, it was only reasonable to treat him with maximum respect, this is the richest man in the planet, not some common criminal.They had prepared a judge who was ready to sit on the case that very day but Luciana had not shown up yet. However, Marcus was not perplexed. He knew Luciana too well to know that she would certainly show up and do her jobs perfectly.“Well, I guess my lawyer is having a delay or she is probably trying to get things in order; evidence and all that proves my innocence before getting down here. I bet you, she is going to be here at any time.”“In that case, I am just saying whatever happens, she needs to get here instantly.”“I do understand that, Inspector.”Officer S
Marcus was filled with rage at the display by those two men. He could not believe that Maxwell was also standing with Magnus just to fight him. “I would suggest you ignore those fools boss,” Sam expressed with a grunt voice. “They are lucky that I and Uncle Richard did not arrive too early. They would have seen the worst of us.” Sam said.Marcus nodded. He knew that the best thing he could do was to ignore them and focus on getting himself out of the situation that he had been plunged into.“Have you contacted Luciana?”Sam nodded.“She was handling a case briefing at the court. She said I should give her about two hours from when I called and that we should say nothing at all to anyone.”Marcus sat back on the seat. It was time for him to be taken back into his cell when the guard appeared at the door way.“It is time sir, you gotta go back in there.”Richard was sad by the fact that he was going through this level of humiliation. He was pained that Maxwell and Magnus would dare to
Luciana got to the station the following day after she had put a call through to different law firms, to make sure she had legal strength.Marcus was slightly worried that she had not shown up yet and she was probably going to leave him all by himself but Richard and Sam assured him that they had been keeping in touch with her and that she was working behind the scenes to secure a quick court proceeding for his case.The news outlets still had the news of Marcus being in jail as their headlines and they kept dishing out both true and untrue news regarding the situation.Marcus was downtrodden. He was basically unhappy and cools not to rise past the situation.Once again, the guard appeared at the doors with his bunch.“Good morning,” he greeted Marcus. Marcus barely responded. He was not really in the mood to reply to greetings. All he wanted was for the case to go to court so that he could get his fair hearing and find his freedom.“Your lawyer is here now,” the guard announced and
Magnus and Maxwell both arrived at the courthouse, flaunting themselves with so much pride and arrogance. Their faces were elated and they seemed satisfied by the fact that Marcus was about to get grilled for a crime they both knew that Marcus did not commit.The other people seated at the courtroom were a few TV reporters with their cameras, some friends and family members of the late Matthew Shein’s family, Camelia and Jessica and Camelias mother who insisted that she would appear at the courtroom for Marcus's sake and then Hannah.Hannah was still absorbed with the jealousy she gained from staring at Marcus and Camelia sharing a hug. So, she sat at the back of the courthouse, hoping she would be seen by Marcus and he would appreciate the fact that she came out to stand by him.Richard and Sam arrived a little bit later than 9:30 because they had another role that they were playing. Richard was helping with the events at the company while Sam was privately investigating the entire s
“What the hell was that?” Luciana yelled on top of her voice at Marcus, in the presence of Richard and Sam.Marcus was ashamed but most importantly, confused.“It isn't what it seems like,” he drawled, trying so hard to catch his breath.“Can you tell me what the hell it is then? We do not have time on our hands!” She was shaking with sonic whilst Marcus was scared.Richard did not like how he was being humiliated.“Miss Luciana, you would have to take it easy with him. I am sure that he is as confused as you are right now. We need to join heads together to understand what this is.”Luciana took a deep breath.Richard turned to Marcus and placed his hands over his shoulders. Marcus placed his hands on his mouth and let out a loud groan. He was exhausted and angry and also scared of the turn the case just took.“Now, if you don't know that man, how come you two are in that vehicle, having a nice conversation and you are exchanging money with him? When I asked you earlier today about y