Chapter 4 EPISODE FOUR.
4.
RAFAEL.
"Murderers always have an unsettled look on their face anytime they're around their victim."
As they always say, but nothing about Kimberly Sloane gave those vibes off. She had this relaxed look on her face that gives me the chills.
Makes me wonder if the frail looking girl I left in my father's house years ago is her, The years of torture probably toughened her up, I remembered how hard she couldn't blend in then, A girl full of life, topping her class and has the best family even though they barely had nothing now reduced to someone that serves guests food and drinks every night where her body is lusted upon.
My father was one hell of a man, I came back to the country with the sole purpose of reducing him to nothing till he writhes to death in my hand but Kimberly beat me to it, and I kinda resent her for that.
I've always known that she would walk right into Dad's trap but I did nothing to save her because it wasn't really my cup of tea.
Until I realized that the loan I borrowed Dad through my shell Company so I could confiscate his life long legacy will still uphold if Kimberly chose to renounce the inheritance.
That means his company name still lives on, just that it's now under the shell Company, I don't want to have his assets to myself or to anyone.
It was built on my own mother's tears and blood, No one deserves it.
"Are you sure she will cave in?" Rowan, my personal assistant and friend asks, his eyebrows raised comically.
"Well, I don't know."
"You don't know after bluffing her that you had the evidence that she killed your father?"
"What the fuck am I supposed to do? You know it will kill me if I let her do anything stupid."
"How did you know she will do something stupid?" He presses further, causing me to release a strained sigh.
God,I'm so over this discussion.
"We're talking about Kimberly who didn't get to live a normal life like other adults, she has no experience, all she knew was trauma, trust me, she will definitely do anything to alleviate her burden a little."
"I told you this was a stupid idea. The investors are on our fucking necks because you promised them to company."
"I will refund them if they choose to act like some inconsiderate dicks."
"You can't afford that."
"Financially,I can."
"But it will kill you!" He yells angrily, slamming the heap of files on the table in a hard thud. His broad chest heaves in anger and I find myself rubbing my hands over my head in frustration.
"That's not even the only thing we have to deal with, what about the condition the investor gave to us?"
"You mean that old woman?" I scoff, referring to Rita Williams, the only potential we were able to find to buy off Dad's company.
She's this family oriented woman who believes that her business partners who are married gives the best outcome when she gets involved with them but I'm yet to balance up in that area.
I mean, I can't, marriage isn't on my bingo list for now, even, forever. I don't see myself staying committed to a woman for the rest of my life, it's so much work.
"Let's do anything to stop her from disclaiming liability."
Sighing, I nod."Sure."
That's the most pressing thing right now.
I start going through my laptop, checking the movements of everything going on in the house through the secret camera I implanted days ago.
Surprisingly, Kimberly hasn't been captured on camera, except her blonde friend, walking around frantically as if she's expecting something.
"This is weird." Rowan mumbles behind me, I jerk in surprise immediately, totally shocked at how he got behind me so fast.
"A simple tap would have done the job, Rowan." I groans.
"Where did she go?" He prods, ignoring my words totally.
"Maybe she is..."
A soft knock taps on the door faintly.
"Who's that?" Rowan grumbles in a rather impatient voice.
Honestly,I don't blame him for being this invested in the whole thing, Mom practically raised him, this is also his revenge as well.
"Wendy."
"I thought you told her to take a few days off?"
"It ended today because I had an assignment to give her." I quickly clear the documents off the table."Come in." I mutter.
Entering, she comes forward with her iPad and drops it on the table.
"What's that?"
"You told me to give you any updates about Eliana and Kimberly."
Rowan knocks me a hard stare, quite displeased on how I let her in this whole situation but I'm not ready for his scoldings right now.
"And you found something?"
"Yes, Eliana went to the station this morning to report a murder, and Kimberly is at the lawyer's office." She answers, I clench my fists in my hands tightly, already having cold feet about this whole thing.
The two of them are definitely up to something dangerous that would throw me under the bus, I should be in control of this whole situation,not them.
"Doing what?"
"Which of..."
"Fuck, just say anything you know about the two of them." I growl in response, anxiety eating me up.
"Kimberly went to the firm to renounce the inheritance because your dad's lawyer filed a motion for it this morning."
"Fuck." Rowan mutters under his breath, beads of sweat emerges on his face and he turns to me in shock.
"Did she sign it?"
"No, because he hasn't gotten a response from the supreme Court yet."
"And how long does it take for that?" Rowan chips in curiosity.
Wendy casts him an unsettled look, totally confused as to why we're both invested in this.
"Twenty four hours."
"That means we have until tomorrow?"
"Yes, but that's not the point?" Wendy stutters, showing me another clip of a woman being bundled by two men dressed in black.
I look up to her, not understanding a thing about the video."What's that?"
"Kimberly was just arrested for your father's murder right in front of the firm."
"What?" I scoff, my head reeling in shock and realization of the meaning her first report holds.
Her report about Eliana.
Jesus Christ. That fucking bitch.
"You can leave now, thank you." Rowan dismisses her immediately.
"I wasn't expecting this."
"No one was."
"This just put us in a fight we can't win, Eliana is a crazy woman, she won't back down until she gets what she wants."
"And I won't let her get it."
"How?"
"It's actually a fight we can win." I grin, relishing the crazy idea that just struck me now.
It's a fucking crazy and dangerous idea but heck, this is the only thing that gives me the trump card.
"Spill it, Rafael."
"It's simple, I'm just going to chip myself in and play the hero card by saving her from Eliana."
"You can't." He deadpans.
Eliana is a very crazy woman, but not when I have her darkest secret with me, it's going to get her off me but not off Kimberly completely,which is why I have to bring her under my radar.
"Remember Rita Williams and her conditions?"
"Yes." He says, his face muddles with blankness, suddenly, he scoffs at the realization."You're going to..."
"Right." I tuts, grinning.
"You're fucking crazy, Rafael." His expression morphs into something horrifying, as if he's scared of me.
I throw my head back in laughter, flagging my arms ou
t nonchalantly."What's crazy about making the woman who killed Frederick my wife?"