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©Sir_Zach
EPISODE 9
Seeing how shocked Jeslyn looked, Christine laughed. “That’s not the only thing that should make you shocked, dear Jeslyn. That’s just the tip of the iceberg.”
Christine stood up and started to slowly walk around the room while telling a story.
“Once upon a time, there lived a happy couple with a daughter. The family wasn’t doing too well, and the man was an ambitious man, so he went out to look for better means to elevate his status.
One day, this man came across the daughter of the richest man in the city and pretended to have fallen in love with her. He did everything he could and eventually forced this woman to reciprocate his love.
They got married and lived happily for a few years.
Meanwhile, the man’s first wife created a ruse of an accident and rushed into the scene to save this rich heiress, which earned her the introverted rich heiress’ trust.
The rich heiress made this lady her assistant and while she was home alone during her pregnancy, her husband and her assistant were in their matrimonial home living like a couple with their daughter.
After six years of giving birth to her daughter, the rich heiress found a child and adopted her.
What she did not know was that the child isn’t an orphan but her husband and assistant’s child…”
Christine stopped to look at Jeslyn who was staring back at her with dead eyes.
“Oh, you already guessed,” she smiled.
Jeslyn said nothing as she looked at Christine. No, what can she say? That her mother and grandfather were deceived for years? That her father was a jerk? Certainly, he’s worse than that, but Jeslyn’s brain was too shocked right now to have a better reaction to this story.
“Well, it’s good that you have understood that part, however, it’s not over yet.
Your mother divorced my dad and went back to her father when she found out dad was cheating with my mother. It was after the incident at your graduation party that she discovered the whole thing about dad and her lies and that I wasn’t an orphan. What a witch!”
“But unfortunately, your mother found out everything and hurriedly transferred all the properties, including the one she had given me to you. Isn’t that wickedness?
The reason I was sent to your mother’s arms in the first place was to get a share of her property, but you ruined it all on your graduation!”
“Bang!”
She slapped the desk and glared at Jeslyn with her finger pointed. “It was all your fault, your fault! It was due to your culpability that your mother died. It was your irresponsibility that ki||ed your grandfather. It was owed to your fatuousness that brother Ray was sent to you. Everything was your damned fault!
If you hadn’t done that silly thing that night, your mother wouldn’t have found out anything. I would have still been the holder of 50% of her properties right now.
As for that grandfather of yours, he never liked me. Hey, don’t misunderstand. I didn’t poison him, but I’m glad he was because he was closing in on the secret, making me feel antsy until I realized he didn’t have much to live and–”
“Who was it?”
The tone of the voice was far from what Christine knew. Her heart jumped and she trembled at those words due to fear, but she hurriedly composed herself. She was able to tell Jeslyn all that because she was in handcuffs and also, Jeslyn was never known to be violent, so she calmed her heart down and asked.
“W—Who was what?” Although she looked like she composed herself, those demonic eyes that were staring at her didn’t allow her confidence to return.
“Who is the young Miss?”
She was surprised at the news of betrayal from her father and she knows that she needs to punish him, but that can only happen after she leaves jail. So, finding out who the young Miss was could be her starting point.
Christine’s eyes widened but she quickly pretended like she wasn’t surprised, however, that flitting change didn’t escape Jeslyn’s eyes.
“I don’t know what you are talking about.”
“She was at my wedding, was she not?”
Jeslyn watched as a glint flashed through Christine’s eyes and knew that she was right. So the young Miss sent her those videos just so she could call off the wedding and hasten her grandfather’s reaction to the poison, but why? Was the cure to the poison found? Or is there another reason why the young Miss did that?
“Well, it seems that you already know of the young Miss’ existence. Then the rest of the job will be easy now.” She wasn’t crazy enough to tell Jeslyn who the young Miss was, so she changed the topic.
Jeslyn stared at her and watched as she pulled out her phone and made a call. “Let them in.”
After she put her phone away, Jeslyn asked: “What else do you want? Are your schemes so deep that you’ll take the whole day?”
Jeslyn wasn’t feeling well anymore. She wanted to leave this place so badly. For a long time now, there has been a fishy taste in her throat that she had been suppressing, but it seems the blood will soon be gushing out as her anger had reached the maximum she could bear.
“No, the scheme for you is just starting.”
The iron door cracked open and two men walked in. She recognized the man in the front as he is their family lawyer, but the other is someone she doesn’t know.
“Lawyer An, why are you–” she stopped asking as it dawned on her that they were the people Christine just called.
“Miss Jeslyn, Young Miss Christine.” The lawyers took turns to greet the two ladies.
“Have a seat.” Christine gestured to the empty seats while Jeslyn watched them with little understanding of what was about to happen.
After the two men sat down, lawyer An brought out two files and placed them on the table.
“Miss Jeslyn, as you know, I’m your mother, Ms. Alice Lee, and your grandfather, Mr. Lee’s lawyer, and their wills are stored in my possession.
Before your mother died, she made it clear that you must not be given a dime unless you get married on the day you clock 26, and also if you refused to get married, all her properties should be distributed to the orphanage the next day.
Now, I don’t know why she made such a condition, but the fortunate thing was that you fulfilled her condition and now, her properties can be fully transferred to you. The only thing that you need to do is to put your signature on the documents.” He pushed a black file to her with a pen.
Jeslyn glanced at the file and then at the lawyer without uttering a word.
“Ahem. There is this one too, your grandfather’s will in which he also transferred all his assets to you with a condition that you get married before it is handed over to you, though there was no expiring date. However, since you have fulfilled the condition, you can sign them.”
“Pfft… puff”
Jeslyn tried to snicker but spat out blood in the process.
They all looked down at the documents she puked blood on and Christine’s rage became visible.
“You–” Her remaining words died down in her throat at the stare she got from Jeslyn. That stare was no longer just cold but filled with viciousness and evil.
“Miss Jeslyn, please, sign them.” Lawyer An urged her.
“To think my family trusted you. My grandfather made you into the lawyer you are today. He picked you up from the slum and sent you to school. He ‘bought’ you a wife as no one was willing to marry a pauper like you. He did everything for you until you became the best lawyer in Rose City. However, you couldn’t wait to bite him back. Karma will locate you and be sure that as long as I live, you and everyone involved in the downfall of my family shall pay!”
“Enough of your thr_@ts, Jeslyn. You should find a way to get out first before you think of revenge, now sign them!” Christine yelled in frustration. Why was she even made to do this?
Jeslyn grabbed one of the files and held it from the middle. She was about to rip the files apart when the lawyer that came with lawyer An raised his phone to her.
“Do not do that, ma’am.”
Once he said that he clicked the play button and a lady’s chuckle was heard before her voice.
“Jeslyn, I knew you’d put up a resistance. I already did so much, so why do you think I won’t have other things in store to force you to sign them? Let her see the prepared articles that will be published in the next five minutes if she still refuses to sign them.” The lady’s voice sounded sophisticated and calm like she was a big shot.
Jeslyn tried to remember if she had ever heard that voice but she couldn’t remember anything.
She was so engrossed in her attempt to catch the owner of the voice that she didn’t see the joy on Christine’s face when the person was talking.
After the call ended, the lawyer scrolled through his phone and stretched his phone to Jeslyn who collected it with both hands to read the articles.
[News flash!
The truth behind her grandpa’s death!…
The reason she ki||ed her grandfather!
D-list singer, Jeslyn Lee, the heiress of the Lee family who ki||ed her grandfather some days ago was said to have confessed to ki||ing her grandfather because he had been segzually abusing her for a long time and after her wedding, he told her to have one last round with him before she goes to her husband. Enraged, the young Miss got into an altercation with him and he slapped her. In retaliation, she pushed him. Click the link below for more videos and pictures]
Jeslyn whipped her head up to look at them. She slammed the phone on the table as she cried out in pain with bloodshed eyes.
“Why!! Why are you doing this?!”
Her grandfather was already dead, ruining the good name of a dead person is something no one should do and it’s the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
The tears she had vowed to never shed started to gather around her eyes and she quickly picked up the pen and started to sign the whole pages that required her signature.
She didn’t care to read anything. They won!
After she was done signing, another document was given to her– TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
She swallowed and signed. All the properties were transferred to Christine.
After they had gotten what they wanted, as they were about to leave, Christine walked up to Jeslyn and slapped her cheek, forcing Jeslyn to almost fight back, but her hands were cuffed.
“That’s for calling my mother a wh-_-re!”
With that said, they all left the room.
Everything is gone. She had lost, totally lost to the wickedness of men.
Jeslyn broke down in despair. She fell to her knees as she lamented her sorrow to the being who created her.
“They say truth triumphs over lies and light triumphs over darkness. They say there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but I am right at the end but why am I not seeing the light? Why is my life filled with so much darkness that I can’t even take a step forward? Where did I offend the supreme being? If I offended you in any way, I’m sorry, please forgive me and make a way for me!”