chapter 54

What did she want?
You can go and ask her , she hasn't left yet.

Why are you like this?
Why am i like this, why are you like this, you ingrate, i picked you up from the gutters, cleaned you up and all you do is paint my name with shame, i should not have done this, i should have listed it to my father, and maybe, just maybe i would have done better than you.

You still can do better than me, all you have to do is file for a divorce and go and meet your mystery lover who calls you round the clock. Since when have you been seeing him i asked and she quietly waited for something stronger to use as a counter attack.
Since she was quiet for longer than normal, I pressed on, since when have you been seeing him?

Our marriage was open, remember, we did not say we were going to commit to one another. In fact, I contracted you to marry me, not the other way round ,why are you probing me, when I should be the one who should feel betrayed that you have gone against the contract?

Arnold, I am in a position to take all you own, you forget that you signed the documents without your lawyer looking at it, she scoffs and says you could not afford one , and even then you did not allow mine to brief you through it, you were so excited , you wanted money, power and the fame that comes with it here. You have it. I have the documents prepared with all the unforeseen circumstances in mind.

And you, my dear, were not of interest then and now.

I stand there and watch her blab about the contract, and I think about what Freddy had told me earlier, did she know I was a dale and made me sign away my inheritance under the guise of marriage, what else did I sign?
I could not help but think about it and my stomach knots in disgust , not at her but at myself, how gullible I was, and how I had thought , I was just a lucky horse.

Yes, a lucky horse drinking from the wrong river.

I turn and walk back to the living room. I see Freddy pretending not to have eavesdropped on our conversation. I walk towards the door and he follows me, he walks and enters my car, hurriedly before I start the engine.

He sat quietly as I drove, there was no word from him even as I entered the highway, and then the free way all he did was put on the radio and nodded his head to the sound that was on.

I have messed up. I said finally breaking the silence between us and he didn't say a word, his silence urging me to continue. I think she knew about me way longer than now, and that is the reason she married me.

He shrugs not getting the part where I messed up and as I continued, it became clear and I could see a chuckle on his face.

What?
Why are you smiling, what is funny about all this?
You should not be worried, we can fix all of this, i was just laughing at you the way you left the house, you looked like a kid whose bully had taken his candy and he was running to the principal to help him get it back.

Who is the principal Freddy?
You?

Hell no you could not even get your own candies from the table, if you ……

All I am trying to tell you is that I am here for you and we would do this together.

Your wife has been in touch with one of the strongest men in New York, one of the most influential, if i might say, his name is Damian King.

Who?

The boss of the lady who you have been sleeping with, and I tell you they are not the kind to mess with.

You mean Sofia?
Yes, Sofia, that one. You are just too lucky to be hooking up with all the most beautiful women in the city and they are all dangerous too, I think you finally figured out your type.

Cut it Freddy, what were you saying about the richest man in New York?

I did not say he was the richest but I think he is the most dangerous and all the other gangs pay tribute to him, he has companies and businesses with his henchmen protecting his interest just like Sofia.

I know you know why Brad Chase came today, you were just playing dumb.

He is really dangerous and you could use a lot of help by teaming with those against him,if queenie is with him , there surely is someone watching you that reports to him and it could be that lady friend of yours.


What are you going to do about it? He says and as he spoke, the only thing that comes to mind is a bar and we are right in front of one, I smile and step out of the car with Freddy in tow. He wanted to continue the conversation, but I would not let him.

If the man he was talking about was as dangerous as he said he was, we should definitely be discrete. The car could be bugged and even the house,

I feel my life this past few months was a lie. A crazy lie which stretched far with my life on its noose.

We sat in the bar and ordered some drinks, he wanted to continue, but I changed the topic.

We should try and visit mom and dad, it's been a long while since we visited.

That is a good idea, he said , now calmer than before, i know he wants to protect me, but I have to figure this all out for myself and know what to do next, i need to find my way through this maze all by myself.