"Jelly wanted to kill me." He blurted out. She stopped and turned to him.
"Now you want to lie to your daughter. You want to deceive me, right?" She asked angrily.
"You don't believe me?" He asked rhetorically.
"Jelly will never do that. She is not like that so I will never believe you." She yelled and turned to leave.
"She stabbed me." He said and she looked at him shocked.
Is he lying? Or, is this the new tactics he wants to use to keep her here? She wondered if this was true as she stared at him. Suddenly he raised his shirt and some scars of stitches could be seen. It was very obvious that she saw it despite the distance. She opened her mouth shocked and ran to him.
"Dad, did she really do this?" She asked trembling.
She touched the spot and trembled. She remembered very well that spot wasn't like that before she travelled. Her father has been spotless since she knows him. She always wondered how that was possible. Mr. Robert watched her trembling hands and sigh.
"Sit down." He said, pointing to a chair close by.
She sat down and looked at him.
"Dad, if Jelly really did this, I won't spare her." She said slowly, looking at his stomach.
"I will kill her, I won't let her get away with it." She yelled angrily and stood up.
"I should go and teach her the lessons of her life." She added and tighten her fist.
"You don't have to do anything. I will handle her my way." He said slowly and smiled.
She sat down staring at him, what will he do? Will he make her life miserable? Or, will he kill her? She thought as she massage her fingers. Mr. Robert sat down facing her.
"Don't worry about anything, I won't spare her. I was just waiting for you to return so you can witness it." He said in a low voice.
"But dad, what really happened? I thought you married her. How did she escape?" She asked sadly.
She wasn't even expecting that to happen. She knew no one can run from her father's clutches so it's strange for Jelly to gain her freedom without stress.
"She framed me. She put a camera in my room unknown to me and that day, I was so foolish and furious. I decided to have sex with her by all means." He sigh heavily.
Skylar opened her shocked. "How dare that bitch? That bastard fool?" She thought angrily.
"After your marriage. I forcefully got married to her, remember?" He asked and looked at her.
"Of course, you got married before I left for the State. I remember very well." She said in a low voice.
"She was always avoiding me. She never touched or used my money. Even though she wants something badly, as far as she's penniless, she won't bother about it. Even the things I bought for her, she used none. She always return them to me. I never knew she was planning that. I never knew what she was scheming. I thought she was still angry about what happened and probably she will come around soon but I was wrong and I didn't even realized it." He said and curled his lips, whether it was out of anger or frustration, no one knows.
"You should have called me dad. I would have dealt with her. I would have taught her a hard lesson. One she will never forget." She said angrily. Her father smiled probably out of frustration.
"She has the guts to threaten me. She dares to set me up. She has the courage to tarnish my reputation." He said and smiled again.
This time his eyes were red. He feels like strangling that woman now.
"She put a camera in my room. That fateful day was the beginning of my doom. I tried to rape her but she hit my head with a flower vase. I groaned in pain as I lost my stability and my head hurts badly. Then I didn't know any camera was in my room till I saw the video on TV." He sigh deeply.
Skylar was very shocked, she never expected Jelly to do that. She was suddenly brave to hurt her father because she wasn't around.
"Were you arrested?" She inquired.
"No I wasn't but I was told to divorce her as that was her wish." He replied.
"She has the guts to ruin you. She dares to do that." She scoffed.
"So you agreed and signed the papers?" She asked rhetorically.
"Yes I did. I had no choice." He replied. He was very angry about it. He had wanted to help her and also makes sure his daughter never lacks anything in her life. As well hid the truth from Jace but that woman was senseless not to see his actions.
"How did this mark come about then? It's very obvious." She queried.
"It happened on the day she was leaving. I wanted to stop her from going." He sigh deeply.
"I locked Ana in one of the rooms as a scheme to prevent her from leaving and then put the keys in my pocket. I never knew she was so desperate to leave and she threatened to kill me if that's the only way to get her daughter out of here. I thought she was joking." He said.
"If I knew she was dead serious, I wouldn't have played any games at all. And to be honest, I was trying to help her." He laments.
"I know dad." She reassured.
"I took everything she said as a joke. I was just laughing thinking she won't do anything. Suddenly she ran to the kitchen and took a knife threatening to kill me if I don't let them go." He said.
"Such nerves. She was so brave to take that drastic step." She commented.
"She threatened to kill me after counting to five and I didn't release Ana. I still thought she was joking and laughed about it. She truly counted to five but didn't do anything. I smiled and watched her in awe. She did that many times as if summoning the courage to strike." He said.
"She was lucky I was away. I would have dealt with her mercilessly." She retaliated.
"It's alright. It's the past now." He calmed her.
"So, what happened dad?" She asked.
"I was still teasing her and laughing when suddenly, as if my laughter irritates her, she ran towards me and stabbed me on my stomach." He explained.
"She was so courageous. She didn't even think of the consequences of her actions." She reprimanded.
"To be honest, I didn't noticed she was coming. Was it because I was too carried away? Or, too confident that she can't do it? The next thing was blood from my body." He said.
"So what did she do? She took you to the hospital, right?" She inquired. She hoped Jelly did. At least she wasn't that heartless.
"She became scared and ran away from me after picking the keys on the floor. I was holding it before she stabbed me so it dropped from my hand." He blurted out.
"What? She abandoned you? She didn't take you to hospital?" She yelled. She was hurt deeply. How could Jelly do that? She stabbed someone and then abandoned him to die as if it's nothing.
"How did you survive dad? That scar is too obvious to be a little injury." She asked. Her heartbeats could be heard. She wondered when Jelly became that evil.
"I bled for a long time. I was already weak, almost passing out when the door opened and a man entered." He paused and looked at her. He could see the anticipation in her eyes. She seem happy that help finally came.
"Who's he? Do you know him before?" She asked.
"No I don't. He's a stranger. He took me to the hospital and was always there with me till I recoverd fully." He replied.
"Whoever he is. He's a darling." She said and smiled.
"I was very happy when someone walked into the sitting room. I was already praying for mercy. I prayed for help but it seem fruitless till he walked in. I will always be grateful to him. When I asked who he was, he said he was my saviour whom God sent to me." He said.
"Off course he is. You would have died if not him." She reminded.
"Truly he was, if not for him I would have died. But suddenly he laughed and told me he was looking for a job and he saw a vacancy from here, that's why he came." He said and smiled.
"Such an irony. He was still sent to save you dad." She said smiling.
"Off course he was. I was very grateful to him. I appreciated everything he did for me." He said.
"Did you give him a job? I'm sure you won't abandoned him after he saved you." She inquired.
"Why would I? He did something great for me and I'll forever be grateful to him. I gave him enough money to start a business of his own. I even gave him a house and a car." He replied.
"Good. Very good. I liked what you did." She said smiling.
"But I always wished I could do more than that. Though he was always telling me not to worry about him, I still worry. I truly wished I could do more for him." He said and sigh deeply.
"Dad, I want to meet him. I really need to thank him." She said happily.
"You will soon." He reassured.
"What about Jelly? She did come to see you in the hospital, right? She always visited you, right? Tell me dad." She asked anxiously.
"She ran away with Ana immediately. She never came to see me again. I'm sure she believed I died. I started living in this house to avoid the outside world." He said.
"Such a scum. I will deal with her terribly." She threatened.
"You passed through so much and you never told me anything. You didn't call me." She added and cried.
"Forget it. It's the past now." He said.
Skylar was already crying. She never knew something so bad would happened to her father. She wished she was here then, she would have killed that woman with her hands. She would have destroyed her.
"Dad.....
She stood up and hugged him as she cried more.
"I'm sorry for leaving you. I would have stayed back, I won't leave again." She said and cried more.
"It's okay." He said and removed her from his body. She sat down and tried to clean her face.
"What do you want to do to her?" She asked with a stern look as if prepared for anything.
"If it were you, what will you do?" He asked in a low voice. Though he don't know what to do, he wanted to hear her opinion first.
"The day she stabbed you, was there a camera in the sitting room?" She asked slowly. That footage will be the beginning of her doom.
"Yes there was." He replied though he wasn't aware of her plan.
"Has anyone tempered with it since then?" She asked, staring at him.
"No, why do you ask?" He asked, wondering what she wants it for.
"You will know dad, where is the camera?" She asked and rubbed her jaw as if thinking of something.
"It is in my room. I removed it from the sitting room when I was leaving that house. I had kept it in my cupboard and it's still there." He said slowly still wondering what she need it for.
"I want to use the camera. Please give it to me." She said and curled her lips.
"This is the beginning Jelly, you started this but I will end it." She murmured.
"What do you intend to do?" He asked, folding his arms.
"Dad, I want to give her the trash she dumped in this house before leaving. This house is not a waste bin so she should carry it elsewhere." She said and smiled.
"How?" He asked confused.
"Don't worry too much dad. It's not something painful but unfortunately someone has to taste the food she cooked carelessly." She said smiling.
Mr. Robert looked at her shocked, he was still confused. It seem her words only confused him more.
"Dad, don't worry. You will see the result of her carelessness soon, trust me." She said still smiling. She won't let her get away so easily.
"But at least tell me what you want to do." He said slowly.
"I don't want to. I don't want you to start praising me. I want you to see the result of my actions first." She said slowly and smiled.
He became scared. "Anytime she makes that statement, she always do something dangerous. What does she want to do now? Did she want to kill Jelly? What exactly is she planning? Please don't put yourself in trouble dear, you are all I have now." He thought as his heartbeat increased. He might die if anything happened to her.
"I want to see that man outside. Let me check his punishment so far." She said and stood up.
He looked at her surprised. Was she still going to stop his punishment? He sigh deeply and smiled. "She's no longer a child, I should respect her decisions." He thought and smiled again.
"Okay." He said.
He don't want to restrict her. She can go ahead and do whatever she wants. It's her choice. She pat his shoulder and walked away. He looked at her and smiled.
"She has truly grown up." He thought and laughed.
"Where is Ana?" Jelly asked immediately the door to her room was opened.
"Why are you looking for her? Are you missing her already?" Ana asked as she ran inside.
Jelly looked at her shocked, she wasn't expecting her to come now. She thought it was Prachi.
"Of course darling." She replied and smiled broadly.
"Well, I'm here now. It's such a good timing. I was thinking of coming here and you were already missing me." She said smiling. She kissed her mom on her cheek and smiled.
"What is it? Why are you kissing me?" Jelly asked slowly.
"Well.....Well.....
"Tell me." Jelly said smiling as Ana covered her face smiling. She removed her hand from her face and smiled, she looked shy.
"Did you buy something for me?" Jelly asked.
"Well no, I just came here. My heart says I should come and see you." Ana said and smiled, Jelly looked at her surprised.
"Your heart?" Jelly asked in a low voice.
"Yes." Ana replied, nodding her head.
Jelly looked at her and tears gathered in her eyes. She tried her best to prevent it from falling. She wouldn't want Ana to see that.
"That's sweet of you." Jelly said smiling and kissed her on her forehead.
"Thank you mom, I will leave now." She said and smiled.
She ran outside and laughed. Jelly was shocked at her behaviour. She wondered what happened to her, why did she run to her room suddenly? She smiled as tears dropped from her eyes.
"I can see you are enduring the pain, it's better that way." Skylar said, staring at Jace who was carrying a small box filled with stone on his lap.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaa." He shouted endlessly.
"Remove it." She said with a stern look.
The guards obeyed. They can't disobey her in anyway. She looked at Jace who was groaning in pain. Upon sighing, she bent down besides him.
"It's good you have patience and endurance. I like your consistency. Finally, you are going back to your lovely wife and daughter." Skylar said and smiled.
"I won't love you anymore and I'm freeing you of this marriage." She added.
Jace was shocked. He wondered what happened to her suddenly. Though the pain was still there, he was very happy. But suddenly, like a flashing lightening, he stopped smiling and looked at her.
"What about my child?" He groaned.
"It's not yours, the father of my baby is coming soon." She replied.
"What?" He yelled and groaned from the pain.
"It's not mine. You lied to me. You deceived me, how could you do that?" He queried.
"Forget about it. I'm letting you off for the first time, so hurry up and get divorce papers. I won't wait for long." She replied.
"You ruined me, Skylar. You are so heartless." He muttered.
She sigh deeply.
"You are lucky I'm leaving you now. Be grateful." She said.
"Are you kidding me?" He yelled.
"I know that child is mine." He added.
"Forget it. Better forget it. That way you will be happy." She said.
"You want me to forget about my child. You want to give my baby to someone else. I won't let you." He replied.
"Go ahead and do whatever you want. Just don't step on my tail. I'm fierce now and I will do everything to make your life miserable if you obstruct my way." She threatened.
"I won't let you off easily." He scoffed.
"Neither will I." She said confidently.
"Someone you loved so much has stepped on my tail. I will advise you go and protect that person because I'm gonna be her worst nightmare now." She added.
"Who...who is that?" He asked confused.
"You should find out yourself. I don't have time telling you." She replied.
"Just remember I won't let this person off so easily and I mean it." She added. He scoffed.
"Hurry up and get the divorce papers, I don't want him to come and meet us still together." She said and stood up.
"I won't let you off so easily. Don't think I will listen to you." He said.
"Okay then. Let the game begin." She said and smiled.
"Why did you put it on his legs? It should have been on his head instead." She said, looking at the guards. Jace scoffed at her words. She really have the nerve to say that.
She looked at Jace
"Endure the pain." She whispered and turned to leave.
Jace was shocked. He can't believe this woman. One of the guards took the box and put it on his head. He yelled.
"Sorry Jace but that's just the beginning of my punishment. I won't spare any of you. No one dares to hurt my dad and go scout free." She mumbled and entered the house.
Mr. Robert came out of his hiding place. He wondered what happened to her. His daughter had never been this serious all her life. What could have caused it? He walked towards Jace who was still shouting uncontrollably.
"Remove it and let him go." He commanded.
A guy nodded and quickly removed the box from his head. Jace tried to move his neck sideways but the pain was unbearable.
"Take him to the hospital for treatment." He added, staring at the helpless Jace.
"Thank you sir." Jace said.
Mr. Robert nod his head and walked away. He felt sorry for hurting his son in-law badly. He promised to find a way to compensate him.
Some guards lift him up and took him to the car so he can be taken to the hospital.