She was a sort of blackmailing him.
"Oh so this was your motive?. You had plenty of time to make that leak out to media. Why did not yoi do that?.. Now you know I am married again and you wanna tell the world about it. Appreciated... get lost."
"I am sorry Mr Holland. It's my mistake. I won't repeat it. I will give you the report in 15 min." She left the room.
POV of Claire.
I don't know what I am going to tell Joan. I was here watching him all the time keeping him away from any other lady. From where did she come. Joan asked me to keep an eye on him but I have never informed her about the manipulation of the results. I really wanted them to be apart because I owe Joan. As per her instructions, I always tried to keep him away from any other woman. But now he says he is married. I don't know how. I am sad because Joan helped me a lot and I cannot pay her back. Joan told me about his old girlfriend who he loved very much and he cannot forget ever. I need to find out her and bring her between them, I will do it"
She went to washroom and burst into tears.
I won't leave her. I need to find whereabouts of that girl. She will be my weapon.
She washed her face and went to her seat, started calling the respective offices of branch no 82.
Lea was standing outside Fred's cabin when Claire went out. She heard entire conversation between them. Once she went out, Lea entered the room.
Lea: So you are healthy. Why you manipulated the results?
Fred: You heard me and Claire?
Lea: Yep.
He thought for a moment.... to tell her or not....
Fred: I want Joan leave me and divorce me.
Lea: Why? was not yours a love marriage?
Fred: No, she was the one who was engaged to Michael. But he never liked her. He married you and so to save my family from shame, I was forced to marry her.
Lea: What? Michael was engaged? He never told me this? I didn't know that."
After some time she asked, Fred why you hate her?
Fred: I loved someone else, a simple girl. Instead of revealing who I am, I used Micheal's name. She loved me thinking I am Michael. I never thought that joke would turn my life upside down. I presented her a Taj Mahal on her birthday, it was actually my proposal to her. Then I was aware that it was too early to propose her. So I asked her to keep till the end of her life. There is a small chamber in it. If she ever opened it she will see a love letter,
TO BE A PAIR OF SWANS
FOREVER IN FUTURE
TO SHARE MY LOVE
TO SHARE MY LIFE
MY LOVE OF LIFE
WOULD YOU BE MINE
I wrote these words on that. I thought I should ask her to open only the day I would propose to marry her. But everything went wrong on that day when mom called me and informed that Joan was in danger as she met with an accident. It was not that dangerous but mum wanted Michael to go there. Micheal hate her for some reason. He asked me to go there. I said I have a date. He begged me that he will go instead of me and keep my girlfriend engaged. The greatest fool in the world was I... If not who the hell a man will leave his girlfriend in another man's company... The greatest mistake I made...
The next day when I came back he told me they made a mistake, they slept together under the influence of alcohol and she lost her virginity. I said I don't care. I was not able to live without her.