"I will murder and no one not even you Mrs cop is going to be able to stop me,now I want to know who will you choose at the end of the day...Your daughter or your duty?"
" Please stop all this my love" Mary wail. "Please" Isabelle close her eyes.
" You say they're dead,Grandfather is in hell suffering from his sins,the one of weakness,Father... he's alive,waiting to stand by me,waiting to kill that bastard and Debra...I have her, She's here with me... Alive"The line cut off.
Mary close her opened mouth,her eyes widened like a ball. "She's here with me...Alive" Mary broke down in tears,the words failing her,the world's falling behind her,the veil collapsing right on top of her... "She's here with me... Alive"
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" What are you trying to tell me Mr Nowak?" Xander lean more on the swivel chair, the fat middle aged man sit upright, his grey hair shinning brighter.
"I've a hold of the port, the vessels are within my grasp I told you about it earlier"
" So what's the deal? "Xander heart flick back to the incident that had happened the night before, He'd chased her, chased his wife and found her after great difficult, he found her wrapped around another man, the one she'd said she love.
"Xander you married to Zuzzana isn't a crime, this is business even your father is aware of that"
" I'm married... and Zuzzana is in love with Gary"
" How are you so sure?Your marriage is a sham, the Augustyn are nothing now, do you want to throw everything out to keep a woman who's undeserving?"Xander propped his hand on his chin and stare at the CEO with a new interest, did he send his daughter back to Poland because of this? Or did the daughter force her own father?
"Louis would be going to Dubai to direct the port, I need the women protected, their safety comes first Mr Nowak"The old man grin thinking they've an agreement. "There are innocent women on that ship, women who are like your wife, do you really wanna trade their life with the most ridiculous proposal I've ever heard? "
" Xander"Mr Nowak face turn bright red, sweat suddenly on his face and back. "What do you mean by that? is there a crime in wanting to move a business forward?"
" No,but still no...to that proposal,to your help, because my father didn't cheat on his wife up until now,he didn't marry anyone as a proposal but his company is better than yours,so what's the need of it?"
" You don't care about those women do you?They only have ten hours to live without the port,I hope you reconsider" Mr Nowak stood up and motion to his quiet P.A to open the door.
After they left Xander heave and slouch on the swivel chair,the door opened and Katy rushed in with a pout. "Thinking about the girl?"
"You don't just talk about the dead like that,what are you doing here?"
" What I'm supposed to be doing" She lean on the table and cock her head. " Do we have the deal? Should I direct the team to go rescue the women?"
" No, I've got no deal but the help will arrive soon"
" What are you talking about?you know there is no means to..."
"I have to marry his daughter to secure this fucking deal,is this a joke?"Katy step back and lean on the wall. " Isabelle isn't answering my calls,she is now hell-bent on filing for a divorce,those women are losing their breaths without the port and this man wants me to get married"
" You refused,but you know those people are dying slowly" Katy said.
" I know but is it wrong to be selfish for once?" Xander look at her waiting for a genuine and truthful answer.
"You've the right to be selfish Xander,this is the best selfish decision you've ever made in your life,now that the deal is out, we'll have to start working on something else"
" Yeah" Xander pull the file from her grasp and spread the sheets on the table. "Let's save this people" Katy grin.
" Ian" Isabelle swerve when she heard the digital robot say,she met face to face with the tired man and smile.
"Wanna eat something?"
"No, I'm okay" Ian answered and walk straight to his room. "Xander called" A bile of pain aroused in Isabelle throat.
"Why?" Ian stop to access her quizzically. " He lied Ian"
"And that's not a grave offense"
" It is,it is"Isabelle raise her voice. "It is" Her voice shook.
"Then..." Ian pause and walk to the sofa. "Then Isabelle do it, do what your heart tells you not to" Isabelle eyes let his and she remembered how fast he'd come to fetch her,how many days was it now?
It seems a month but it's only just two weeks,two weeks of nothing,two weeks of thinking,two weeks of crying,two weeks of wondering,two weeks of trying to change things,two weeks of planning to destroy that one soul,of secrecy,of revenge.
"Divorce this guy"
"Yes,I was thinking about...about it" She look away and fold her arms.
"You don't want to right?" Isabelle look away from his questioning gaze. " You love him and that's the truth"
" Of course"Isabelle sigh, Ian close his eyes to take the blow,he expected this,the confusion,the undying secret love she as for him but still his heart still wrench...not free but in captive. "Ian save me" Her sudden cry made him jolt...maybe because she doesn't cry out loud,maybe because she really doesn't at all.
"Isabelle " He try to hold her down but it was shaking profusely,tears streaming down like lagoons. "Isabelle calm down, I'll get you something to drink"
"No Ian,I need help"She shout hysterically. " I need to die"
"Hey issy" Ian pack her already sweaty hair. "No,issy you're fine"
"I need help" She cried,so hollow,so painfully, Ian pick up his phone and called the last person she would want to see,he calmed her down , though difficult but he did and watched her the way she sleeps,so peacefully,so divine and again for no reason he felt jealous of her.
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"Isabelle doesn't have attacks,maybe it's because of Zuzzana death,the doctor is here" Xander stroke Isabelle thin and fragile cheek,he imagined telling her once...the truth.
"You're a living image"
And yeah she is...when she's asleep she's a beautiful image,one that's supposed to be etched in the heart.
"She needs you"
"It's you Ian, there's nothing I can do" He let go of her chin and stride to the living room. " Nothing at all"
"She loves you,everyday she stares at that ring,trust me right now all I want to do is free her from those nightmares,from you but that's going to kill her completely"Ian yell tired of Xander feigning helplessness.
But could he change anything,it was no...he couldn't,he didn't have the strength to,Xander left just as he sneaked in three nights ago,just as he'd promised but Ian could see Isabelle move from the corner of her eyes and hear the same word she'd said that three nights ago.
"I hate him,I hate him with passion"
Xander lean on the wall thinking about what Ian had summed Isabelle strange attack to...something is wrong, something is going to happen, he'd a weird feeling of everything blurry right in front of him, there's a secret... and a reassurance that Isabelle might be lying.
He heard a creak sound and amble downstairs,it could be the maids, he reasoned but the sounds were familiar to one he knows,he grab the gun beside the big mantel clock in his living room and fire one at the bleeding body who seems to be in total Oblivion.
"What happened to you?" Xander remain rooted to the ground as James drag the first aid box which is now colored in red land angrily empty the box. "Gunshot?"
"I'll kill her for this,that fucking bitch"James swear under his breath.
"Wait..." Xander try to hide the blooming chuckles deep in his throat. "A girl did this?"
"Your girl" James desperately put a cutting wool on the dagger cut and groan when Xander pour the whole methil spirit and dips his finger into the wound to remove a buried bullet,James face mixed of anger and relief.
"Who?It can't be my wife,she couldn't even move before I left Ian house, You're I'll James and this wound might get contaminated"
"Do whatever you want with me,you care unlike that bitch,I don't deserve this,I only went to visit and got shot"