Torn apart

Andrew had expected news from his investigator since he left the hospital that day but he couldn't get any information even when he called him after a while, he stopped because he didn't want to pressure the man into bringing false information out of desperation, he was ready to wait long enough to be given the right information about the rape case.
The incident bothered him so much, though he never discussed it with Pearl again, he was still perplexed about the whole thing, being accused of rape is a grievous offense before the law and even though a person is proven guilty, people would still doubt you, it brings about a lot of social and psychological trauma.
"Who is it?" Andrew asked, he wanted to know the man who had raped Pearl's sister and made his Blue cry.
He watched her cry and plead with Ivan that day at the hospital, he saw how vulnerable she was, she almost got killed by a car because of that situation, and Andre gritted his teeth in anger.
He had never been a violent or aggressive person but when he finds out who the bastard was, he would find him, bring him out of his hiding and batter his face with punches then throw him into jail, he would use his connection to ensure that he is deserted in the worst jail cell in California and he would never get bail, life in prison would be tough and horrifying for him.
Mark sighed out loud and brought out an envelope, Andrew stared down at his hands and slowly collected it from him.
"This is something more serious and I don't think you would like the outcome of this investigation but all I have to say is that my sources are genuine and never false, I have handled many critical cases like yours and my sources have never failed" Mark reassured him.
Andrew gazed at him wondering why he was spouting all these things, without wasting another second, he brought out a picture from the envelope and stared at it, he was taken aback.
His eyes bulged, he pulled the picture closer to his face and his mouth fell open.
"You must be kidding me!" Andrew snapped, his face filled with fury, irritation was evident in his voice. "This can't be true, this is impossible, absolutely atrocious!" Andrew thundered, tiny beads of sweat forming on his forehead even though the dining room was well-ventilated.
"It is true sir I went to the crime scene and watched a clip of the video and it was his face, Joan Jones!" Mark explained.
"My second cousin!" Andrew exclaimed in utter disbelief.
If anyone had accused Joan, he would have slapped the person in the face and beat that certain person to a pulp, In his widest dream he never imagined that Joan would do something so sickening and evil as raping Kylie, it was unbelievable.
"This is a blatant lie!" Andrew yelled again, he wasn't raising his voice on purpose but the revelation was too shocking for him.
Mark comprehended the situation, he perfectly knew how he felt, he had worked for other people and he has witnessed various reactions to disheartening and flabbergasting situations like this.
"It's not a lie sir, he was the one who raped her which led her into a coma, when I got to the hospital, I derived a few pieces of information from the conversation between you, your wife, and the doctor, the guy in the picture looks almost like you and that's why… she mistook you for him, "Mark said sensibly.
The pieces of the puzzle were finally coming back together, Andrew stared at the picture again and he was right, Joan and he share some resemblance when He and Pearl left the mansion that day, Pearl couldn't stop talking about the drama Joan had orchestrated and his striking resemblance to me, she talked about it all day long before they moved to the mansion.
No wonder Kylie got scared and horrified when she saw him, she thought it was Joan.
But the million-dollar question was, why did Joan commit such a crime? what was his relationship with Kylie? was that why he hugged Pearl? Joan had always been a gentle and quiet person though troublesome but good, how could he turn out to be a rapist?.
These questions would be answered by only one person and that was Joan but it wasn't advisable to ask him anything to prevent him from leaving for another country.
"Sir"
Andrew lifted his gaze from the picture to Mark.
"Should we take this evidence to the police? maybe he could be arrested" Mark suggested.
Andrew creased his eyebrow and answered, "Not now, I need you to find more proof, I can't just bring myself to believe this shit!"
"We have to get to the root of this"
"Sure sir" Mark smiled and took the picture from him.
********A week later *********
Pearl stared blankly at her snack, she hasn't been eating well since she left Andrew, she wished she could get that man out of her system completely but it was futile, every second, he popped up in her mind, his sexy smile, the way he touches and kisses her, make her moan, she recalled their beautiful sex moments.
"Oh, Fuck!" Pearl moaned loudly, shocking Kylie who was beside her.
Kylie had been discharged from the hospital, and Pearl took her to the old house, Andrew and she stayed, there was still a year left before the rent expired, Pearl and she stayed there for close to a week, but she noticed that Pearl was either sad, moody, crying or distant but hearing her moan was shocking.
"Did you just moan?" Kylie laughed loudly, she touched her bandaged bald head to check if it was intact.
Pearl covered her mouth, she didn't know she moaned out that loud"No I didn't" she argued.
"Yes you did, you miss him that much?" Kylie stopped laughing and asked.
Pearl talked about Andrew to her.
"No, I don't" Pearl lowered her gaze and her face grew cold.
"Go back to him"
"I am never going back to him, I will never be his second best, I won't raise another woman's kid" Pearl snapped angrily.
"But…"
"I will never go back to Andrew" Pearl interrupted coldly and dumped the snack in the trash can.