Rose was left staring at the door without moving for about a full minute before she snapped out of it, picked up her purse and walked out of the house.She did not want to react to her husband’s last statement or confront him. She put on loud music and drove straight to the prison facility where Chelsea was supposed to be serving time.She wanted to physically confirm that Chelsea was out before she made a decision or reacted to Rex’s threat.She arrived outside the prison and made some calls to people she knew, requesting a private visitation to one of the prison mates.She was asked to wait outside as they made the calls.She waited in the car without minding how long it was going to take. She needed the time alone. Away from her husband, father, and everything that was happening in her life.After what seemed like forever, a call came.She quickly answered it.“Do you have the correct names?” the contact asked. “There is no convict by that name in that prison, or do you have the pr
“Mom, please, calm down," Rose was now in tears. Every new day meant more shit from her father. "We can all sit down and discuss this as a family!" she suggested wiping her tears. Patricia looked behind her, in the direction of her daughter and burst into laughter. "Family?" she laughed. "This house is a sham led by a horny criminal that uses his balls to think and abuse his authority!" she spat out. Peter kept his eyes up, fixed on Rex. Rex maintained his cold gaze on the old man. As much as he wanted to be enjoying the scene in front of him, he could not. Chelsea was out and it was all thanks to the fool in front of him. Unlike him, who had a career and family to lose, Chelsea had nothing, which made her more dangerous. Patricia moved closer, forcing the guards to circle her husband. "Move!" Peter ordered them. "Sir, she has a gun," one of the bodyguards said. "Do I look like I am blind to you?" he yelled at them and ordered them to move. The three guards left space for P
Rex turned to face the old fool, "It's ironic that Chelsea used to say the same words," he replied."You always forget that I am not Chelsea," Peter warned.Rex could not help himself but laugh, "You know what? I have a confession to make, I regret not coming first for you," he went on laughing.Peter’s jaw tensed up.“I thought you were this big wolf that would crash me no matter what shit I threw at you but see here you are desperate and going as far as asking a slut to rescue you,” he laughed and walked out of the room.Peter got up, anger swelling in him as he began throwing and kicking the chairs and tables in a fit of rage.He kept throwing and kicking anything in his way, forcing the guards to back away and leave the room.The noise only stopped when he got tired. He closed his eyes, breathing in and out heavily.He needed a seat but all the chairs were on the floor.He staggered to the door, kicking everything that was in his way and opened the door.The guards turned, asking
“Rose, I did not mean to..." Rex tried to explain."Just shut up!" Rose yelled, blocking her ears with her hands."What happened to the baby?" Patricia asked."She had a miscarriage," Rex explained."Did you cause it?" Patricia asked.Rex raised his eyes at her"She caused it herself," Rex explained.Silence fell in the room."Good for her," Patricia stated and started the car.The whole ride to the office was in silence.They arrived at the car park and Patricia was the first to get out of the car while Rose and Rex remained in the car. "Are you two coming? The board is waiting for us," Patricia asked."Just give us a minute, we will be there," Rex replied.Patricia handed him the keys and walked away.Rex turned to face his wife."If this is overwhelming to you, I can arrange for you to go on vacation to clear your head, and then I can join you," he suggested.Rose rolled her"So that I wait for your dead body?" she asked. "Rex, I know you have some plan, but my father will kill yo
Rex looked at his watch again. He was not going to wait any longer, so he began texting his watchers.In a second, a call popped up from them. Usually, when the watchers called, it was bad news.“Where is he?” Rex asked.“Sir, the CIA director was found in his garage some twenty minutes ago, unresponsive,” a voice replied from the other end.Rex got up immediately and walked out of the restaurant.“What do you mean? Was he attacked?”“We are not sure,” they replied.Rex closed his eyes, trying to control his temper.“We had eyes on him, no one was in his compound, but when he walked into the garage, he never walked out,” they reported.“Why am I hearing about this now?” Rex lost it.“Sir, we were waiting for him outside, no threats entered, so we thought there was only a little delay,” they tried to explain.Rex was tempted to curse, but he held it all in. He was partially to blame; those were the words knocking at the back of his head.Peter was not the type to sit back and wait to b
Rex took his wife to the bedroom and the two closed the door behind them. Rose took a seat on the bed and began wiping her tears. She was trying hard not to cry but the tears kept betraying her. Rex got on his knees and grabbed her by the hands.“No more tears, this is why I did not want to involve you in this,” Rex rubbed her arms.“No, no, you lying to me would have been more of a problem,” she replied and got up. She walked to the wine cabinet and grabbed herself a bottle of wine.“No, no," Rex ran to her and grabbed the wine out of her hands.He was not going to let her slip into depression because of her father’s stupidity. He had watched how Patricia deteriorated with Peter sitting back and watching so he was not going to let his wife fall into that shit. “Let's go out, helicopter ride to clear our heads," he suggested. “No talking just the two of us enjoying clean air.”Rose, who was on the verge of shouting but she paused.“Come on, it will be fun," he smiled.“How are you
Rex and Rose walked to the car after completing two rounds of helicopter rides. Rose couldn't stop smiling; the silent ride were refreshing and allowed her to calm down and think. They got into the car and Rex started the engine."Let's not go home yet," she quickly stated. She was not in the mood to see her father’s face. Rex turned to face her."The sun is still up, it's not like we have kids to run to," she joked.Rex stopped the engine. "What kind of plans do you have?""Anywhere, surprise me," she replied.Rex smiled and grabbed his phone. He sent a text and started the engine."Where are you taking me?" Rose asked, noticing he did not take time to make plans. "I thought I was supposed to surprise you?" he asked."Well, I changed my mind, I want to know," she replied.Rex looked away and went on driving."Rex, seriously?""Just hold on, we are almost there," he urged her.Rose folded her arms.After some minutes, the car stopped at the mall.Rose rolled down the windows."A ma
“Movie first, then we eat later," Rex finally found the words after a long pause. He pulled her closer and embraced her in a tight hug.There was a sense of relief in the air"I am out of words, I do not know what to say," he whispered. "Should I thank you first?"Rose smiled, "No need for that, justice should come first," she added and asked to leave. "Remember today we are Peter Banks free," she added and led the way."Yes, yes, of course," Rex let go of her and grabbed her hand.Rex could not contain his excitement, he could feel his hands shaking because of excitement. Having eyes on Peter Banks was a game changer. The two walked to the car, making sure no one had tampered with it.With Chelsea, anything was possible. It was different when it came to dealing with Peter Banks, who had a daughter to protect and he was always putting her first.The old fool forgot to take that into account. Chelsea did not care about Rose or anyone but herself.If Rose was in the way, she was goin