Chapter 45

Marcus POV

I paced around my large office, which felt small and confining at the moment, my hand sweeping through my hair every few minutes. Why were they not here yet? All this waiting and waiting was driving me crazy. I looked at my watch the a hundredth time this evening to see how much time has passed.

" Sir, your guests are here" announced the intercom.

I almost tripped on my own legs when I ran to press on it.

" Let them in , please"

They were here, finally. After taking there sweet time. They better come with some good news or else someone will loose their job for making me wait.  I sat on my chair , straightened my back and tried to look as professional and intimidating as possible.

Two sharp knocks were heard before the door was opened.

" Come in. Come in please"

Three people came in. Two men and one woman, all dressed in black suits. They looked nice but you would think they were security or something. I motioned for them to take their sits before we can start.

" Hello Mr Anderson, my name is Stephen and we spoke on the phone." One of the guys introduced himself.

" This is Karl and Lucy" he pointed at the rest showing who was who.

" Nice to meet you Stephen, Karl and Lucy. I am Marcus, we spoke on the phone a few times over some investigation "

" Yes sir, sorry we took so long to get back to you but we found a lead and wanted to follow it through " said Karl

" Tell me about your findings " I asked impatiently.

" At first the evidence you had seemed legit until we started digging. Basically we followed the money"

" And ?" I raised my brows.

" We have no other way to say this. In short Zawadi was framed" said Lucy looking everywhere but at me.

" What!!" I gasped

" The money that was supposedly in her account never actually reached her account. Her Kenyan account was hacked and the balance was altered but the money was never really there" she explained.

My eyes widened at the shock. My shaking hands wouldn't stop shaking as I covered my mouth.

" The money was transferred into an offshore account and then to an account in the United States registered under Jackson "

" Who is Jackson? I don't know any Jackson "

" You might not know a Jackson but he knows you" said Karl

" Explain please" I groaned.

" Jackson is the brother to Katelyn your fiance "

" W-what?" I stammered.

Could this possibly get any worse? Are they trying to say that Katelyn has been stealing from me this whole time?

" We have tracked all your money since the first case of theft to his account. When the money gets in his account ,he distributes it to three other people"

" Which three people " I asked

" Katelyn, Jake and Adeline " Lucy read from her notebook.

I rubbed my eyes to try and wake up from this never ending nightmare. I.....for the first time didn't have anything to say. I was speechless.

" How did they frame Zawadi?" I asked.

" They didn't, Katelyn did. She paid your investigators to frame Zawadi. She forged all the evidence to make Zawadi look guilty " stated Stephen.

I leaned on my chair and cleared my mind. I needed to think fast. Zawadi was innocent. Just like she has been insisting for years. Lord, what did I do? I opened my eyes ready to hear the rest of their findings.

" Was there something else?" I enquired

" Yes, Zawadi went into hiding because Katelyn sent people to kill her. She was aware that Zawadi was pregnant with your child and she needed to remove her from the picture"

My mind went blank. She almost died because I failed to listen to her. How could I be so daft? The love of my life almost died because of me. What was I supposed to do now?

" Sir, I can see that this is hard for you but you have to reopen the case and exonerate Zawadi. She is not safe in prison " adviced a concerned Lucy.

" I will, thank you for the advice "

I wrote John's email on a paper and gave it to Lucy.

" Kindly send all the evidence to that email address. Also forward the same to me. Thank you for all your help"

I stood up and shook their hands. They gave me so much to think about. They also gave me the ammunition I needed to take some people down. I will start with the big fish before I deal with her minions.

I asked Adeline to call my driver and ask him to bring the car around. It was high time I dealt with a snake that has been slithering down my life and causing havoc.

We arrived in the house at around 7 pm, which was the perfect time. The two were around. My door was opened by one of the maids and I stradded in like I owned the place. Well I did own the place.

They were in the dining room taking dinner and I decided to invite myself. I walked in the room and they were both suprised to see me.

" Marcus you are here. What are suprise?" Said Katelyn in a warm inviting voice.

A voice that made me want to gag after what I learned about her. I sat on one of the chairs and asked the maid to serve me dinner. I might as well deal with this when I am full. I ate in silence as I listened to their stories.

The baby was sitting on a highchair as she played around with the buttons on her chair that made different noises . She laughed at certain noises making me laugh too. Despite my anger and frustration, this child made me smile and laugh. How could an evil Person like Katelyn create such a beautiful perfect child.

We finished our meal in record time and I ordered the maid to open one of the most expensive wine in the house.

" Are we celebrating or something?" Asked a happy Katelyn.

" Or something" I said taking a sip of the rich wine.

I took a few big gulps to calm my nerves and give me the strength I needed to deal with this .

" Brother is something the matter" asked Jake.

" Nop, I am happy today. That's all" I answered

" What made you happy?"

" I am getting Zawadi out of jail" I announced.

" What!!" Screamed Katelyn

" Yea, I come to the conclusion that there's no need to continue punishing her yet I still love her"

" But she stole from you" argued Katelyn.

" Well as from today she didn't actually steal from me. She was framed"

Katelyn laughed loudly for a moment and even shed a few tears. Jake and I looked at each other before we both stared at her.

" This is so funny" she said wiping her eyes with a tissue.

Why was she laughing? Is this woman psychotic or what?

" What is funny?" I narrowed my eyes at her.

" You. And very pathetic" she swirled her drink before she took another sip.

" Are you calling me pathetic?" I asked angrily

" Yes, you. Who else would I be talking about?"

" Okay so explain to me why you think I am pathetic"

" You want to free a thief because you love her. How romantic and stupid at the same time" she said boldly

" I might be pathetic but at least I won't let an innocent person get punished for something they didn't do"

" How would you know that if all the evidence points to her"

" I might have gone rogue and done my solo investigation" I announced

" What?" They both mumbled

" Would you like to know what I found out?" I asked looking at both of them.

They both gave each other a look before they turned their gaze to me. Katelyn didn't look as confident as she had been a few minutes ago. The cracks were finally showing.

" The money was never in her account. Her account was hacked"

" Who would do such a thing?" She asked in a pitch higher than normal.

" Jackson. The police are in his house right now arresting him ,as we speak"

" You can't do that?" Katelyn said quickly

" Why not? Do you know him?" I asked even though I knew the answer

" He is my brother" she resigned

" Why does you brother have my money?"

" I don't know"

" Are you seriously going to throw your brother under the bus" I yelled angrily

" I don't know what you are talking about. "

" You don't know? Wow! I guess now you will"

" I didn't know my brother was the one stealing from you. I am so sorry " she started whimpering.

" Brother please talk to her" I said to Jake

" Katelyn he already knows. He knows you were the one stealing from him"

" I-i ....I didn't do it alone. Your brother was on it too" she pointed her finger at my brother.