"Would they agree to your request?" Trente asked Xander who was lost in his thought. Xander, Hunter, Randy and him sat in the dinning with Xander's phone at the center of the table.
"They would. Right?" Alexander answered not sure of himself. He was getting nervous at every minute. It had been three hours since he crashed Hermia's wedding and had been waiting for a phone call from Mike.
"They would, Hermia has to agree sooner or later, if not Mike would have to call of the marriage and that would leave a scar in the Dally family" Hunter assured.
"Enough of staring at phone, anyone up for a pie?" Randy asked, trying to lightening up the mood but no one responded.
She groaned and went to the kitchen to get the pie. Soon she was back with the pie and some plates. She divided the pie among four of them and and sat beside Xander. The new chairman ignored the food and kept staring intently at the phone while ate wholeheartedly. This annoyed Randy more. She had his body beside her but his mind was with his ex wife.
"Come on, eat, the phone won't ring because you starve yourself" she coarsed him. She took a spoonful of the pie and brought it to her mouth. Hunter and Trente try to behave invisible but it seemed impossible as they had the urge to tease them. "Ahh, my hand is aching" Randy complained and Xander rolled his eyes before opening his mouth sightly.
At the same time, the phone rang. He quickly took the phone knocking off the spoon in the process. Xander let the phone ring three more times in his hand before answering.
His voice sounded confident but only those around him knew he was rubbing his neck repeatedly.
"What did he say" Trente asked immediately the call was over.
"Mike requested I come to station for their answer" he answered and picked up the spoon that had fallen on the table. He ate few spoonful before putting on his tuxedo.
"So can we get our hopes up?" Trente asked again excitedly.
"Not yet" Xander equipped a reply
"You can, they would make the right choice, which is agreeing to Xander's choice or it would be bad for them" Hunter clarified though his voice sounded threaten.
"How do you know so much?" Randy asked this time because most of this plan was cooked up by him.
"Study?" Hunter said and she shrugged. That has never been her strong area.
"I'm going with you Xander" she said and left for her floor to dress up.
"I'm meeting my niece soon!" Trente said with giddiness.
***
"Mike you can't do this!" Hermia screamed from the cell she occupied with two other women.
"If I don't do this, he would surely find a way to put you in prison and your daughter would be under his custody since aren't legally married" Mike said in frustration.
Hermia opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out. Mike was right she had totally been blindsided and had no way out.
Xander and Randy walked into the station was greeted by the chief of police and was led to Hermia's cell. Mike was not far from her. He was holding out longer than he expected. Hw wonder what would make him leave the picture because he wanted this woman to suffer as much as he did.
"O what's your response" he asked confidently
"You can have your daughter so drop the charges" Mike said
"Not until I hold my daughter hands, if you not really, spending your wedding night in jail is not bad" Xander said with a smirk.
"I would make a call" Mike said and stepped outside.
"You son of a bitch!" Hermia cussed and the new chairman paid no attention to her.
"I'm talking to you, Xander!" Hermia tried again, still no response. "You don't get to treat me like I don't exist, I would always be important to you!" she shouted and pulled on the metal. Randy squeezed her fist at the statement but did her best not to react.
"It doesn't matter if you look at me or response, just listen carefully, remember this day, I would make you regret what you have done to me and don't think you would be rich forever" She said hatred dripping from her every word.
This caused Randy to look at her and size up. She looked disheveled. Her make up was smuggled and she was still in her wedding gown but without the lengthy attachment.
Randy shook her head in disbelieve, the almighty Dally Queen could look like a peasant, life was unpredictable.
"Your daughter would be here soon" Mike announced as he stepped into the station.
A bust of excitement bust through his vein but he put on a hard face.
"I'm wondering why there is reporter lingering about" Randy spoke her thoughts out as they waited for Emily to be brought to the station.
"I took care of the public" Xander said as he took out his phone to check for any lingering scandal post on internet.
He check his business stock and noticed it dropped by one percent, which was not good but it won't affect his business that much as it is going to rise with the next business strategy he has in mind. He couldn't say the same for the Dally as their stock below equilibrium.
"They are here" Mike said and soon Helena came into the station holding Emily by the hand.
"Daddy!" the little girl squeal and ran to her father who carried and twirled her around. She giggled and teared up. "Daddy, I miss you" she cried.
"Daddy misses you too" Xander responded, running his fingers through her long brown hair.
"Don't leave me again" Emily begged
"I'm never leaving you even when you become a big girl" Xander promised wholeheartedly and Emily giggled and wiped her tears. She wrapped her little arms tightly around her father's neck and he didn't seem to care.
"I would drop the charges and take care of the change of custody, one more thing she is going to bear her father's name" Xander said and left the station with Randy following beside him.
Emily Cage, he ran the name through his mind and loved it.
Hermia squeezed the rod on the cell till her knuckles turned white, "Alexander Cage, you would pay for it".
***
The next day,
"Sir, I think the black Mercedes is following our car" Xander's driver informed him and his assistant.