CHAPTER SEVENTY FIVE

CHAPTER SEVENTY FIVE
  ENZO’s POV.
  As soon as I step out, I place the phone against my ear as a familiar voice filters into my ear.
  “We found the judge, boss” Stephan says from the other end. Stephan is also one of my trusted men, he also gets the job done quickly.
  “Good, bring him in. I will have a talk with him before the show”
  “Yes boss”
  As I end the call, I close my eyes for a moment to calm myself down. Finding out that Nicholas came to take my wife to the court with him annoyed me the most and I think it is high time I bring him to his knees, he wouldn’t dare to even look at her again if I am done with him.
  With this at the back of my head, I make my way back into the room.
  Now Michelle is pacing up and around the room and I know exactly what is going on in her mind, I know exactly what she is passing through now and I know what is about to happen.
  “Get him treated” I tell Izzy before grabbing a hold of my wife’s hand,
  “Let’s go”
  She picks up her bag and the moment we board the car, the tears she has been struggling so hard to contain comes bursting out of her.
  I know exactly why these tears are flowing, I know exactly why she is in pain. Imagine being rejected and divorced by a man you loved because of another man’s child? Thinking about it, I am even more upset than my wife, how dare Nicholas treat her in such a way?
  I just hold her in my embrace and allow her to continue crying because after now, she is not allowed to shed a single tear because of that scumbag again.
  After a few minutes, Michelle finally stops crying and leans away from me, her eyes red from all the tears.
  “You can cry all you want now baby” I tell her as I tuck a few strands of her hair to the back of her ear, “because after now, you are not allowed to shed a single tear because of that damned man. I know you are in pain and I can totally understand what you are going through. Tell me anything you want and I will make it happen for you”
  She sniffs back a little as a pout appears on her lips,
  “You already make  everything possible for me, Enzo” she tells me, “I do not have need for anything else, I just want to be by your side forever”
  “Of course my love” I gently clean away her tears, “nothing under the moon can come between us. I have already made arrangements for you to change your clothes and get your makeup done at the venue, I want you to meet someone later”
  “Who?” She asks immediately, curiosity evident on her face and I know why, she didn’t want to be surprised again.
  “Patience, my woman” i flash her a gentle smile, “you will know soon enough”
  Michelle mods and presses her head on my shoulder before closing her eyes. I know she just wants to lay in bed and cuddle me now, that’s what’s going on in her mind.
  After a few seconds, she raises her head abruptly and turns to me. A look of confusion flashing through her face.
  “Why, Enzo?” She asks and I know exactly what she is talking about.
  “Because you are more important to me”
  “What if I had actually killed him if he didn’t say anything?”
  “Believe me when I say that I have the urge to kill him everyday and you would have been doing me a favor if you actually did. I can look for other ways to find out about the Zu clan”
  She is speechless for a while, a lot going through her mind”
  “Thank you so much baby for everything you have been doing for me since you met me, I don’t….
  “Shhhh” i place my index finger on her lips, “thank you is not a word I want to hear from my wife, you deserve everything I am giving you and even more”
  “So should we go on a vacation then?”
  “Which country do you wanna go, baby” i caress her arm a little, “I will have Maria send a list to you and you can make your pick”
  “Awwnnn, ain’t I the luckiest lady alive?”
  “No, I am the luckiest man”
  She puts her head on my shoulder and closes her eyes, her hand slowly massaging her tummy.
  For a moment I genuinely wish that the babies inside of her really belong to me but even at that, I will love them like I love their mother. Anything that belongs to her also belongs to me too and that’s the biggest truth of our lives, anything that makes her happy also makes me happy.
 
  After making sure her makeup started, I left Michelle to attend to some things before the show began. I have a few documents to review and sign for the event.
  Skimming through them, I pause when the door to my private room opens and he ventures into the room.
  Looking at me, anger surges through my body and how I want to strangle him and make him disappear for all eternity.
  “You sure have some nerves coming into my private area” I drop my pen and raise my head to meet his gaze, “is your sister fully healed now?”
  Nicholas lowers himself on the chair before me and crosses one leg over the other, his gaze not leaving me.
  “Here” he flings a document on the table, “I think you should brace yourself, Enzo”
  With a smirk on my lips, I pick up the envelope and tear it open before skimming through the content. The more I read, the more my anger intensifies. How dare he?
  “I think you fully understand what is going on, don’t you?” He asks again.
  “You think this is enough to keep me away from her?“ i ball my hands into a fist, “you must be joking, Mr woodsborn''
  “Of course not” he leans forward, the smirk on his lips widening,
  “I mean it is inside of the constitution, Michelle and I have to stay together if I object to the divorce and what more, we haven’t gotten divorced but you claim the two of you are married? How ridiculous”
  “So what’s your point?” 
  “My point is, I am going to make sure I drag this case for as long as I can, I am going to separate the two of you and…” his statement is interrupted when a knock resonates on the door.
  “Boss” it is Maria, “Mr Hernandez is here”
  The smile on my face widens as I press back against the reclining chair.
  “Let him in”
  The moment the door opens and they both enter, the look on Nicholas’s face changes for the worse. He didn’t expect to see the presiding judge over the divorce case in my office.
  “What the hell is going on here?” He asks as he pulls his body out of the chair.
  “Mr Enzo” the old man’s face curl into a smile as he walks up to me but the moment his gaze settles on Nicholas, a look of confusion flashes through his face,
  “I didn’t know you two are acquainted” he further adds.
  “What are you doing here?” Nicholas asks him.
  “Please have a seat, Mr Hernandez” I tell him, “I am quite busy so I will make this as snappy as I can” I turn to Nicholas for a moment and I want to laugh badly, I am certain he can already guess what I am up to. How dare he think I will allow my Michelle to go with him?
  “I know how busy you can get Enzo” the old man says again, “tell me, what do you want”
  “There is a divorce case on your table, i want you to approve it by the end of today”
  The look on Nicholas’s face darkens the moment the words reach his ear.
  “I have a lot of divorce cases on my table, which one in particular are we talking about here?”
  “Nicholas woodsborn and Michelle Xavy” I finally drop the bombshell and the look on his face changes drastically as he turns to Nicholas for a moment,
  “Sir, this…
  “What the heck do you think you are doing, Enzo?” Nicholas half yells in anger, “how dare you think you even even put an end to this matter for me?”
  “Because I can” I tell him calmly before turning to turn old man; “I will be expecting a confirmation from your end by the end of the today, Mr Hernandez”
  The old man is speechless for a while, he knows more than to disobey my words and that’s the biggest truth of his life. I would like to see if he would take my words or cower in front of Nicholas.
  The door pushes open again and this time Michelle saunters in looking very exquisite in her attire and I can’t help but swallow hard, now this lady is looking hot.
  Her eyes travel around the room for a moment and settle on me; I can see a conflicted look on it and I totally understand why.
  “What is going on here, Enzo?” She asks me, her gaze settling on me before drifting off to Nicholas, “and why the hell are you here, Nicholas?”
  “This is the man I wanted you to meet, baby” I stand up from my chair and walk towards her, “he is the judge presiding over your divorce case”
  “So you knew what Nicholas was up to?”
  “Hmmm” I nod, “and that’s why I brought the judge here to make sure he hastens up the process, Mr Hernandez” I turn to him, “like I said, I will be waiting for your feedback”
  “Of course” the old man gave a weird chuckle, “I will do as you say”
  Without sparing Nicholas another glance, he hastens out of the room leaving the three of us.
  “It seems we won’t be having that alone time, Nicholas” Michelle is clearly mocking him and i can’t help but chuckle, this wife is mine is actually a nutcase.
  “This is not the last of me” Nicholas hisses and makes to move but Michelle stops him.
  “I have something for you, Nick” she pulls out her phone and drops it on the table as Rome’s voice filters through it.
  “The child Natalia is carrying belongs to me” these are the words, she had him repeat it and she recorded it earlier.
  “I know this is not your voice Nicholas, now I wonder who is claiming to be the father of Natalia’s baby” an evil smirk appears on her lips while Nicholas’s face drops to his knees , “Gosh, I have been waiting to see that look on your face since this morning”
  Nicholas just stands rooted there as she leans into my embrace and I snake my hand around waist before capturing her lips.