WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 51 – The End
Chapter 62
FINAL
Written by: Racheal Dennis.
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 51 – The End
Jasmine’s pov ?
The next morning…
“Is it really necessary for you guys to go there?” Adele asked.
My eyes flicked towards Peter who’s carrying our bags to the car, then sighed.
“Yeah..”
She frowned at the bags Peter’s carrying, then took my hands in hers and pouted.
“Why are y’all taking so much bags with you? Do you plan on settling there already?”
I frowned slightly, then burst into a brief laugh.
“Adele, we might stay for some days.. you’re making it sound like I’m abandoning you”
“Are you not?” she asked.
“You’re just being overly dramatic” I told her.
Just then we heard a knock on the door, I wanted to go get it but Adele told me not to bother.
Her flicked to my stomach and she smiled, she pushed me onto a sofa and made me sit down.
“You should take care of yourself now” she said, her eyes still on my stomach.
I rolled my eyeballs.
“I told you guys, this might just be a false alarm”
Honestly, I didn’t want anyone to find out about this just yet, because it might be a false alarm.
But ma Gloria had her own plan, she made sure to broadcast the news this morning.. even when I was telling them not to be too excited yet.. they wouldn’t listen to me.
Even Thana… He didn’t react the way I had expected, I thought he’d be so surprised and stuffs but he didn’t.
Although, he acted surprised, but it’s clear that he was faking it.. so I guess he’s long suspecting this.
“Jas?” she snapped her fingers in front of my eyes.
“Yeah?”
“Even if..” she rested her hand on my stomach. “…this was supposed to be a false alarm, God will have mercy and perform a miracle”
“Hmm” I hummed in disbelief.
She smacked my shoulder and frowned at me.
“Say amen to that!”
“Fine… Amen!” I said.
She smiled. “That’s much better, I’ll be right back”
Then she rushed towards the door.
My hands landed on my stomach, I rubbed it with a hopeful smile… I really pray this is true… I really wanna give my son a kid bro or kid sis.
“Jas, look who’s here!” Adele said.
I lifted my head and saw my family, mom.. dad.. jade in a wheelchair.. Arthur and… Victoria?
My expression changed drastically, what is she doing here? Is she here for another fight?
Because I’m d*mn ready! I got up in a fighting stance.
“What are you doing here?” I asked her in a hostile tone.
She turned to Arthur, he tapped her shoulder comfortingly and stepped forward.
“We’re not here to fight you, Jas”
“Oh, really?”
Arthur nodded.
“Yeah.. we are just here to say sorry and congratulations” his eyes moved to my stomach when he said the last part.
Victoria stepped from behind him, she stretched out a bouquet of flowers and smiled at me.
“Jasmine, I’m.. I’m sorry for how I acted before, I.. I..” she trailed off.
My shoulders relaxed, I reluctantly accepted the flowers from her.
“I was just feeling insecure and.. I’m sorry” she said.
She really does looked sincere this time, I think I should just let bygones be bygones.. after all, she didn’t do any harm to me.
“Can.. can you forgive me for Arthur’s sake?”
I sighed and nodded.
“Fine! But I’ll hunt you down if you..”
I paused and looked at Arthur, he’s also silently begging me with his eyes.. it’s very obvious he loves Victoria.
I leaned closer to Victoria.
“Do you truly love Arthur?” I whispered in her ear.
She nodded quickly. “Yes”
I straightened my posture and cleared my throat.
“Then make sure you treat him with care.. or I’ll hunt you down if you hurt him, Arthur mean so much to me!”
Her lips curved into a smile, she pulled me in for a hug.
“You’re truly kindhearted, I’ll love him and care for him as he does to me” she whispered in my ear.
I pat her back, then pulled away.
I turned my attention to my family but they’re no longer waiting for me, mom is with ma Gloria and Davis.
Dad seemed like he’s having a serious conversation with Thana, it’s only Jade that’s standing in front of me.
I sighed.
“I thought I’m their precious daughter” I grumbled.
Jade laughed and shook her head.
“I thought so too” she replied.
She pushed her wheelchair closer to me, she gestured me to sit down and I did.
“Wait.. why are you all here so early?” I asked.
“Hmm, well, we heard you’re pregnant with your second baby”
I clenched my jaw and balled my fist playfully, then gritted my teeth and pumped my chest.
“Ma!!” I growled.
“Congratulations” she said.
“There’s no congratulations, it might be false alarm” I told her.
She paused, she opened her hands and I put mine in hers.. she smiled.
“I’m really happy for you, Jas. You fought for your happiness, I wish could too”
I know she’s talking about Thanatos and I, but kept quiet…she sighed.
“I’ll be going back to Mexico with mom and dad today, then I’ll leave for Rome tomorrow”
“Rome?” I asked.
She nodded and my brows knit together, what is she going to do in Rome? We don’t have any family there.
“I wanna start all over again, I need a new environment to do that”
Her words just made me recalled when I was in San Francisco, I also left there and came to Las Vegas to start over again.
And honestly, it did do me good, I’m reunited with my beloved and there’s a possibility I’m pregnant with my second baby.. also, I got to realize my dad’s love for me.
Maybe moving to Rome will also be the best decision for her.
“But I’ll be back after you’ve have your baby”
I rolled my eyeballs.
“You guys might just be surprised, there’ll be no baby”
“There is, I’m sure of it” she said firmly.
Then we sat in silence and watched our parents familiarize with Davis…
Davis’s just a wonderful kid, he welcomed them without any questions.
This is just what I wanted my family to be like, happily being together.
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“Alright, Jasmine, take care of yourself and don’t stress the baby too much” mom said.
“I heard you, mom” I replied.
I’m tired of telling them to stop having too much hope, I’ll just let them think what they want.
“We’re heading back to Mexico, you know your dad’s health is declining..”
Dad coughed as if to confirm mom’s words, he smiled at me.
“… we need to go back and continue his treatment, we’ll keep in touch with you” mom said.
I faced dad again.
“Dad, get well soon”
“I will, don’t worry about me.. I’m very strong” he replied.
I nodded.
“Oh, don’t forget to bring Davis home on holidays” mom said.
“I won’t”
Just then, Peter walked in, he nodded respectfully at dad and faced Thana.
“Mr O’Briens, the car is ready”
“Alright, see them off” Thanatos replied.
Peter nodded and turned to dad.
“Mr Reinle, this way please”
Dad pulled me into a short hug, mom also hugged me briefly.. while Jade simply smiled at me, then they headed out.
Peter and Victoria are long gone, they left because they had something to do back home.
“Baby, hold Davis for a moment, I’m…” He trailed off.
His eyes moved to his chest, there’s a huge b.lood stain on his shirt.
“I told you to be careful or you might hurt yourself even more” ma Gloria scolded him.
“It wasn’t me, it’s Davis.. he must have hit it when he was dozing off” he explained.
Ma Gloria glared at him. “Stop putting blame on my grandson!”
He simply gaped at her speechlessly, she turned to me and carried Davis.
“Don’t stress yourself” she scolded me.
“Baby, get me another shirt”
He took off his shirt and handed it to me, I collected it and went to my small trip bag and pulled out one of my oversized hoodie.
“Don’t tell me you want me to wear that” he said, cringing at the hoodie in my hand.
“Yes, you’re gonna wear it”
“But it’s so girly” he complained.
I narrowed my eyes at him and threw it on his head, it’s a pink hoodie but I don’t care.. he should make do with it.
“Sir.. we’re ready to leave” Peter said when he came in.
“Good!”
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 51 – The End
Chicago police department!
After our flight, which lasted for 3hours.. we arrived at Chicago.
Peter sent our bags to Thanatos penthouse, while the rest of us decided to call at the police station.
Currently, we’re listening to the recorded conversation.
But while this is going on, an old man whom I just got to know as Mr Roman, is glaring daggers at ma Gloria.
“Ahem!” An officer cleared his throat. “Mr Roman, what do you have to say about this? Did you had this conversation?” He asked the old man.
Mr Roman simply glared at ma Gloria and scoffed, he refused to speak a word.
“I’ll take your silence as a yes…”
“Don’t waste your breath, I know you’re gonna send my case to the court.. but first, I want to see my grandson” Mr Roman said.
His grandson? That should be Thana’s stepbrother… I looked around but there’s no unfamiliar face here, it’s just us.
“Grandfather, I’m here!” An unfamiliar voice spoke from the hallway.
I turned and waited until he walked into the office or interrogation.. I don’t know what this place is.
He smiled at Thana, they did a bro hug and shake hands too.
“Rate my acting” he said to Thana.
“92%” Thana replied.
“92%?!” He exclaimed.
Thana nodded.
“Yes.. if I wasn’t injured, I’d have given you 100%”
“You’re so mean!” He pouted.
Wait.. I’m confused. Isn’t he supposed to be on his grandfather’s side? Why does it seem like he’s on terms with Thana?
“So, I’ve a fool all these while?!” Mr Roman growled.
Henry faced him and smirked, he folded his arms on his chest.
At that moment, Mr O’Briens and Henry’s mother came in.. Mr O’Briens halted when he saw ma Gloria.
“Maria…” he whispered.
He took slow steps towards her, but she stepped back.
“We’re here for a case” she said.
Henry’s mother stared at ma Gloria when she said those words, she seemed like she wanted to say something but decided against it.
“Now I understand, I’ve been played all long” Mr Roman said.
He faced Henry’s mother and laughed.
“Look at your son? He betrayed his own grandfather.. isn’t just great?”
“Dad… I’m sorry, but we couldn’t just watch you sink deeper in your sin…we wanted to help you” Henry’s mother said.
“Help me? You called this helping? I’m going to jail.. is that how you’re helping me?!”
Mr Roman scoffed, he shook his head in disbelief.
“How long? How long have you been helping me?” He asked.
“Since you invested in O’Briens groups, I noticed something was wrong… ”
“But I was doing that to secure your future!”
Henry scoffed.
“Those words can fool my mom, not me. I realized you must be doing this for your own selfish reasons… ”
Henry paused and reached for his mother’s bag, he pulled out some papers and handed them to the officers.
The officers frowned when he glanced through the papers.
“… I did a thorough investigation on you, I found out you’re secretly buying shares and convincing some shareholders to help you take over the company… ”
So.. Henry wasn’t as bad as I think? He was actually helping Thana?
Wow! They really put on a flawless act.. if I didn’t witness this, I’d think they’re actually archenemies!
“You foolish boy! I was doing all this for the sake of you and your mother…”
“I’d rather be a servant than accept such favors from you!”
The officer slammed the papers on the table, making silence fall on us.
“We’ve gotten witnesses and testimonies.. we’ll fix a date and take this to court!”
Mr Roman shook his head.
“No, in court I’ll be sentenced to life imprisonment, which is far worst than de.ath” he said.
He paused and smiled at us, he locked gaze with Henry.
“You’re the most foolish boy I’ve ever seen!” He concluded.
In a snap, before we could know what’s going on.. Mr Roman’s bl.ood splashed on everyone.
Luckily, Davis was still sleeping, it wouldn’t look good if he saw this.
“Wh-what just happened?” Ma Gloria asked.
A small danger fell off his hand, I gasped. How come no one noticed the da.gger in his hand?
“He.. he $liced his neck” Henry’s mother whispered.
I stared in h©rror as his head dropped on the table, wait.. don’t get it twisted..his head didn’t fall off his neck.
There’s along moment of silence, as everyone is trying to process what just happened.
I believe this should be the end of this case, there’s no sueing anyone… because Henry and his mother seemed to be on Thana’s side.
Two officers came and dragged Mr Roman’s body away, the officer in charge of the case sighed.
“I guess we’ll have to close this case then” he said.
Thana sighed and nodded his head.
Well, I don’t know if this will make me wicked, but I don’t like how Roman just died…he had it too easy.
Mr Roman had his punishment way too easy! How can he just choose death so easily?!
I wanted him to serve some years in prison, but…
“Thank you, officer… we’ll take our leave!” Thana said.
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“Maria.. I’m sorry about what happened between us, dad was just…”
“He’s not my dad, he’s yours” ma Gloria snapped.
Ok, here is what’s happening right now.
After we left the hospital, we came directly to Thana’s father’s mansion.
Henry’s mother’s apologizing to ma Gloria, but as you can see it’s not going so well…
Everyone could felt the tension between them, even Davis that was resting his head on her shoulder (ma Gloria)… he’s looking for ways to come to me.
But I smirked at him and shook my head, he should stay there.
“I’m sorry, Maria, I didn’t wanna snatch Bernard from you”
Ma Gloria narrowed her eyes at her, I sighed.
Henry’s mother seemed to be making things worse by her choice of words, but I could see how sincere she is.
“Bernard is not my problem, we don’t even love each other in the first place”
Mr O’Briens looked sad when ma Gloria said that, he stared at her with a pained expression.. but ma isn’t even looking his way.
“I know, but there’s something you don’t know.. dad lied about Bernard being my boyfriend then”
“What?!”
What?! Ma Gloria and I exclaimed, though I exclaimed mine in my head.
Everyone, including Mr O’Briens stared at Henry’s mother curiously.. but Henry isn’t surprised.
“Bernard isn’t Henry’s father!”
Ma Gloria and I gasped loudly, we turned towards Henry and he smiled at us in return.
Henry isn’t Mr O’Briens son?! But.. but.. why did he helped them?! Or is he just being a good friend?!
“Dad sent men to kill Henry’s father and forced me to make Bernard father him…”
“This…”
“Aunt, don’t be too surprised” Henry said to ma Gloria. “Mom and dad…”
He cut himself off and smiled, he sighed.
“Mom and uncle Bernard are not in a romantic relationship, they just respect each other as husband and wife”
“But…”
“Oh, there’s another shocker, they were never married…the marriage certificate issued to them is fake”
God! This is so much to take in, in one day!
“Maria, you can have your husband back… I just want you to know that we’ll always be sisters!”
She stepped closer to ma Gloria and hugged her briefly. They both cried on each other’s arms for a moment, before pulling apart.
“Henry and I are going back to India, we’ll continue our lives there”
“Thank you, Gladys” ma Gloria said.
She shook her head.
“Oh.. least I forget, Henry hand the papers to your aunt”
Henry searched his mother’s bag and pulled out some papers, he handed it to ma Gloria.
“You can have your father’s company back, it’s yours again” she said.
Ma Gloria cried as she held the papers, I had to carry Davis from her.
“Thank you, Gladys”
“Don’t thank me, we’re sister.. besides, this was yours right from the start”
Ma Gloria shook her head, she pulled Henry’s mother into a hug and cried… After a few minutes she pulled away.
“Alright, we have a flight to catch, we’ll start leaving now.. Henry let’s go”
They waved us with a smile and headed out.. they’ve already packed their luggages.
After they left, Mr O’Briens wanted to talk to ma Gloria but she stopped him.
“We have nothing to talk about, I have a lot of things to do and I don’t have time for other things now!”
“Maria, I’m…”
The door burst open and cut him off, doctor Grace rushed in and jumped into ma Gloria’s back.
“Maria!” She shouted.
Ma Gloria quickly turned and hugged her back, they both started crying…
“I thought you were dead, I thought I wouldn’t see you again…” Doctor Grace cried.
Ma Gloria couldn’t speak, she was just crying out her eyes… I watched them with a smile.
At last everything fell in place, but I’m not happy with how Roman died easily.. if I was given an opportunity.
I’d go to his grave and make him die a million times!
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WHEN LOVE IS GONE: Chapter 51 – The End
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