WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 41 – 50
Chapter 48
Written by: Racheal Dennis.
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 41 – 50
Writer’s pov ?
Chicago… Sir Roman’s resident…
Henry halted outside the door, he grabbed the handle but hesitated as he pondered wether to go in or not.
Suddenly, the door pushed open and Simon (sir Roman’s butler), stepped out.
“Mr O’Briens” he greeted Henry with a bow.
“Is grandfather inside?” Henry.
He tilted his head and took a glance inside, but couldn’t see Sir Roman.
“Yes, Mr O’Briens… he said he knows you’re here”
Henry took a deep breath, he nodded and pushed Simon aside then walked in.
He walked straight into the living room, with Simon trailing behind him.
Sir Roman sat on a recliner, a glass of wine in his hand and a TV remote on the other hand.. he’s watching a wrestling match.
“Sir, Mr O’Briens is here” Simon reported.
Sir Roman simply waved him off, he turned to Henry with a smile.. that clearly doesn’t reach his eyes.
“Henry… My grandson!”
Henry shut his eyes at how fondly his grandfather just called his name.. he knows something deadly is coming afterwards.
“Grandfa…”
“Come on, watch this match with me” sir Roman cut him off.
Henry took a glance at the TV and shook his head, which made Sir Roman narrowed his eyes at him (Henry).
“Is that supposed to be a no?” He asked.
Henry gulped and quickly faced the TV, Sir Roman smiled and nodded.
“Good boy… now watch this match closely, make sure you don’t miss any parts!” He said.
He turned back to face the TV, he took a sip from his wine and thet both focused their attention on the match.
Henry’s busy thinking of the reason his father called him, though he knows it’s gonna be related to his failed assassination.. but he wasn’t so sure.
After all, his grandfather is so unpredictable.
“You see that?” Sir Roman asked.
“Y-yes” Henry stuttered and nodded.
Sir Roman sighed, he dropped the glass of wine and TV remote he was holding.. then got up.
He went behind Henry, he leaned closer to his ear and held his shoulders.. he began to massage them.
“How did John Cena managed to win this wrestle?” He asked.
Henry shut his eyes and balled his fist, he already understood what his grandfather is trying to say.
“I hate repeating questions!” Sir Roman whispered in Henry’s ear.
“He waited”
Sir Roman nodded.
“And what?”
“He waited and studied his opponent.. he made sure to understand his opponent’s tricks” Henry answered.
Sir Roman moved away from Henry’s back, he stopped in front of him (Henry)..
He smiled and started applauding Henry for getting the answer right.
Soon he stopped, narrowed his eyes and the smile on his face wiped off.. he raised his hand and landed it on Henry’s cheek.
Henry shut his eyes tightly, he balled his fist tightly than before by his side.. his knuckles turned white.
“Wasn’t that what I told you before?!” Sir Roman growled.
Henry stayed silent, which seemed to infuriate sir Roman even more.
“Speak when I ask questions!”
“Yes, grandfather”
Sir Roman wiped his face in frustration.
“Why did you act recklessly?! Why didn’t you wait just like I told you?!”
“I’m sorry, grandfa… ”
Sir Roman kicked a small stool, which made Henry shut his mouth at once.
“Save your sorry! Do you know what you’ve done?”
He paused and glared at Henry, he’s obviously drowned in anger right now.
“You’ve just ruined the perfect plan I gave you, you’ve alerted the enemy!”
“Grandfather, calm down.. I was very close to getting rid of him”
Sir Roman frowned and stared at him for a few moments, the burst into a humorless laugh.
“You were close to getting rid of him?! Why is he still walking the streets of Las Vegas in good health?!”
There’s nothing left for Henry to say, he’s simply staring at his feet and bitting his lower lip.
“Just you watch, he’s gonna use the idea I gave you to his advantage.. ”
Sir Roman scoffed, he folded his arms on his chest.
“…he wasn’t here when I gave you this plan, but now, it seems like he’s gonna be using it against us”
Henry lifted his head at once and shook his head in disagreement.
“No, grandfather, we can’t let him win.. we must bring him down, I must be the heir!” He said.
His grandfather walked back to the recliner, he sat down and continued staring at the TV.
“Grandfather, what should we do?”
“We wait, let’s take a break and I’ll come up with an excellent idea” sir Roman said.
Henry smiled.
“But don’t act on your own and mess things up!”
“I won’t, I won’t.. I’ll wait for your orders” Henry agreed.
He smirked.
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 41 – 50
Thanatos pov ?
Las Vegas… Central Park!
I watched and laughed loudly as my son chase after me, in desperation to catch me.
My joy right now is indescribable, I can’t explain how happy I am…my beloved accepted me..my son also accepted me.
Now I’ll have someone calling me dad, now I’ll have someone looking up to me…what more can I ask for?
Isn’t this more than all the riches in the world? I can’t trade this moment for anything!
I ran a few meters and took a peek back, he’s stopped running and he’s trying to steady his ice cream.. to prevent it from falling off it’s cone.
“Davis, come on, catch me” I taunt him.
He nodded and wanted to chase after me, but his ice cream suddenly fell off.
“Daddy, my ice cream! My ice cream!” He started crying.
I rushed over to him and crouched down in front of him, I swooped him on my lap.
“It’s alright, don’t cry.. I’ll buy more ice creams for you” I tried to cooed him.
But he doesn’t seem to be getting any of it, he opened his mouth very wide and let out a loud wail.
Some other parents in the park started throwing nasty and weird glare at me.. they must be thinking I’m trying to kidnap Davis.
With him still crying like this, people must certainly think I’m kidnapping him…
I let out a nervous laugh.
“He’s my son, I’m his father” I explained to no one in particular.
“Then do something to make him stop crying!” Someone snapped at me.
I would have dealt with that person, but my son is here and I can’t do that in front of him.
I tore my gaze away from them and faced Davis.. I wiped his tears and smiled at him.
“Buddy, don’t cry, you’re a man and shouldn’t be crying so easily….”
He didn’t listened to me, in fact, he increased his volume. Don’t tell me he’s purposely doing this..
“My ice cream…my ice cream…my ice cream..” he said amidst tears.
I sighed deeply.
“Come on, let’s go get more ice creams” I said and got up.
As if there’s a switch in him, he stopped crying immediately but didn’t stop sniffling…what a fox!
He’s got some tricks up his sleeves at this age.
His eyes moved to the ice cream booth and he broke into a smile.. it’s confirmed, this boy is obviously my son…no DNA test needed.
“Ten ice creams” he said.
“Alright, ten ice creams it is” I replied.
We headed towards the ice cream booth, I told the seller to package ten ice creams for us.
While he’s packaging them, I heard rapid footsteps approaching me and I frowned… don’t tell me it’s one of Henry’s puppets.
I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turned back at once and launched a punch on whoever it was.
“Ow!” A familiar voice grunt painfully.
My brows furrowed at once. “Peter?”
“Mr O’Briens, that was one heavy punch” he grunted out.
I mentally facepalm myself.. he had called me earlier and asked about my location.
I’ve become way too alert lately.
“Sorry, I thought you’re someone else” I apologized.
He nodded and rubbed his lower lip gently, it’s bleeding.
“Why did you wanna see me? You sounded so urgent on the phone”
He stretched out a file towards me, I tilted my head in a little of confusion.
“Mr O’Briens, I’ve got the data you requested” he said.
I nodded.
“We’ll talk about this when we get home” I replied him.
Just then the ice cream seller handed the packaged ice cream to me.. I dipped my hand in my pocket and pulled out my wallet.
I took out a few cash and gave it to him, he stared at the money with a confused frown.
“Sir.. this is too much, your bill isn’t up to…”
“Keep the change”
He stared at the money in his hand again, then shook his head in rejection.
“No, sir, I can’t take this…”
“But I don’t need the change, it’s yours”
He stared at it hesitantly.
“Just take it” I simply told him and turned back to Peter.
I handed him the packaged ice creams.
“Let’s go” I said and walked away from there before the seller would call me back and give me the change.
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 41 – 50
Jasmine’s pov ?
“Baby, are you home?” I heard Thanatos called immediately he walked in.
I dropped the magazine I was reading and turned my head towards the door and faced him… he’s carrying Davis in his arms with his (Davis’s) head resting on his shoulder.
“Is he asleep?” I asked him.
He nodded in response, I frowned slightly…he doesn’t normally fall asleep after eating ice cream.. what’s wrong today.
Thanatos seemed to understand my expression, so he quickly clarified things.
“I know he’s always sugar high after eating ice creams, so I made sure he ate only one cone”
He collected a small plastic bag from Peter and handed it to me.
“These are the extras” he said.
I collected it from him, I stared at it and sighed.
“Well, he’ll just have to go to bed without taking his bath” I grumbled.
After all, I’m feeling kinda lazy to bath him already.
My eyes fell on Thanatos lips and I suddenly felt the urge to kss him..his lips are so pink and they reminds me of strawberries.
I subconsciously got up and went on tiptoes, then planted my lips on his in a short peck…he licked his lips and smiled.
He looked in my eyes.
“Well, I don’t know what that’s for, but I enjoyed it”
I grabbed his collar and bent him down slightly, then crashed my lips on his again..the kss was very brief.
“That’s your reward for doing a good job…you didn’t let Davis’s charm work on you” I said.
Davis can be stubborn sometimes, he might insist on having something and when he refused to give in to him…he would cry and draw people’s attention.
There are times I don’t even know what to do, but to give in to his demands… that’s a very bad habit he inherited from his big headed father!
“Then I guess I’ll be doing more good jobs, so I can continue getting this reward everyday” he joked.
I simply elbowed his ribcage and he groaned softly.
“Baby, are you trying to murder your husband?”
I scoffed and showed him my ring finger.
“I don’t have a husband, where’s my wedding ring? Did you see any?”
He didn’t say anything more, he simply stared down at his feet. I shook my head and sighed.
“Come on, let’s take him to his room” I said.
He nodded and followed behind me in silence, until….
“Right…I called your phone, but you didn’t pick” he said.
“Yeah, I set it on silent mode, I wanted to sleep and I didn’t need any disturbance” I replied.
I hate hearing my phone ring whenever I’m sleeping, especially when I’m already so into the sleep.
“Oh… I have something to discuss with you, but we should put Davis to sleep first”
“Ok”
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 41 – 50
Thanatos stared at a file for a moment with a deep frown, he angrily slammed it on the table.
“Peter, what’s this?” He asked.
“The data you…”
“I already know about this information, I already know she’s my mother…what I wanna know is why she is in a retirement home..and how she ended up there!” He roared.
Peter didn’t try to defend himself, he simply bowed his head and kept quiet.
“Thanatos, calm down..Peter only did what you asked him”
There is silence as Thanatos pulled on his hair, I studied his expression and noticed he’s frustrated.
“Thanatos, what you wanna know can only be found out by you.. try to get close to your mother…”
“But she doesn’t want to see me”
“Yeah… maybe she’s scared of something or someone. Something bad must have happened to her…”
He leaned back on the sofa and inhaled, I turned to Peter and gestured him to leave…he bowed slightly and left.
I leaned back and rested my head on his chest.. wrapped my arms around his waist.
“…how about, you let me help you. I can trick her into telling me what happened and why she’s denying knowing you”
“Can you do that?” He asked.
“Of course, just leave it to me… I’ll try my best”
He nodded, he pecked the middle of my head.
“Thank you” he said.
I simply hummed in response, we stayed that way in a brief silence.
“Tomorrow I will come home very late”
“Where are you going?” I asked.
“Mike’s kitchen”
“Tomorrow is thursday, I don’t think there are gonna be any rush”
He lifted me off him slightly and laid back on the sofa, then pulled me onto him…making me lay on him.
He wrapped his arms around my waist.
“Mr McMahon is coming over from Chicago, we’ll be having a meeting in my office…”
“Oh” I cut him off. “Set me down” I changed the topic at once.
He frowned.
“Why? I love this position”
I rolled my eyes.
“I wanna go take my bath”
He paused and smirked.
“I just remembered, I haven’t taken my bath yet…how about we save water?”
“Huh?”
“Let’s bath together!”
“No, we….”
Before I could finish my words, he maneuver and got up with me in his arms…then dashed towards my room.
I groaned and mentally slapped myself…I don’t think his intentions are pure… we’re gonna spend three hours bathing..if you know what I mean!
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 41 – 50
Writer’s pov ?
McCarran international airport…. Las Vegas.
Arthur pulled his luggage aside, creating space for other passengers to walk through.. he stared at his wrist watch and groaned.
“Are you gonna keep checking your watch?” Victoria asked him.
“I don’t know what’s holding them up” he muttered.
Victoria raised her brows at him.
“Holding who up?” She asked.
Arthur pinched the bridge of his nose, he swept his fingers through his hair and sighed.
“I called and also sent both of them messages, they should have been here by now”
Victoria roller her eyeballs, she leaned against a nearby wall and crossed her arms on her chest.
“They’re not coming, do you think you’re the only thing that resolves around their world?”
Arthur didn’t reply her, he simply reached for his phone and started typing on it.
“Besides, I don’t even want that ugly Jasmine to come pick us up!”
He stopped typing and snapped his head towards her, he narrowed his eyes.
“I thought we had an agreement?”
“Yeah.. I remember it quite alright, I won’t pick a fight with her”
Arthur turned to face her fully, he inhaled deeply.
“You promised you’d make peace with Jasmine and wouldn’t cause trouble for her.. what now? Are you changing your mind already?”
Victoria gulped and turned away from him, she shut her eyes.
“Fine! I’m not gonna cause trouble for her.. but I don’t want her to pick us up”
Arthur stared at the back of her head for a brief moment, then nodded.
“Don’t worry, she’s not coming to pick us up… I already texted my assistant to come pick us” he said.
“Better!” Victoria grumbled and stormed towards a waiting bench in a corner.
WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 41 – 50
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