Chapter 11

|| GIDEON VITALIES's POV ||

" The lawyer is here, Sir! Would you like to check on the papers?", Max asked, pushing open the car door slowly.

I headed straight to the police station as soon as the sun rose up. I am a man of my words. I wasn't going to take back my words after she admitted defeat in front of me.

Max hired the best lawyer of the town who needed a few more extra dollars to solve the cases. However, Mr.Addams was still staying behind the bars until his daughter repaid the debt to me.

It made me mad when she looked so sullen and broken after our sex last night. It was supposed to be our wedding night but I made sure to make it hell for me. Now, she looked like my maiden doll, ready to be played out anytime.

I put the cigarette down from my lips, murmuring as I glanced up at Max from my thoughts,

" I trust you! Let him handle it!"

Max gave me a small before disappearing into the closed walls of the police station. My thoughts went back to the time of our college days. She promised to be a mother for my child but she killed it for her career for her reputation. Now, I would force her life to the point that she feels worthless just like I did ten years ago. People think that it is easy to forget revenge but have you ever experienced your heart torn into pieces? I guess, it is easy for those people to give such kinds of lectures.

Half an hour later, Max returned with the bearded man with him. He was the lawyer who was in charge of fixing all the mess that Mr.Addams did in his early life. Max said sternly, giving money to the lawyer,

" All charges are dropped, Sir. Would you like to go now?"

I shook my head with a meaningful smile. Getting out of the car, I tugged on my suit before telling,

" Shouldn't I tell the person who is being favoured by me? Let's go, Max. I should greet my father-in-law properly."

It was easy to meet Sevas Addams in the jail since our lawyer was still with us. Even though the cops had a lot of questions regarding my unexpected visit, I didn't bother to answer them.

I asked Max to stay behind. It was a deal between me and Sevas where others didn't need to get involved. A staff member from the cops led me in front of his jail. I peered deep inside to see the man who ruined my life. He was lurking in the darkness. The sign of arrogance had long gone from his face. His skin had wrinkles now. He looked like a solid prisoner who belonged here and here.

I spoke with a smirk, earning his attention to his visitor,

" Greetings, Father-in-law."

He finally snapped his head back to see me. When his cold eyes landed on me, his face deadpanned. He recognized me so easily even after years. Sevas Addams groaned, raising himself from the dirty ground,

" It's..you..how..come..you are here..."

I replied with an arrogant smirk, pushing on his nerves further,

" Of course, I would be here. After all, I am the one who is freeing you from your countless crimes. In fact, we will be seeing each other more often because.."

I paused between my words to pressure him deliberately. His eyes became raged as he growled, gripping the iron bars harshly,

" What do you mean...I don't want pity from you..Get off...Get away from here."

It seemed like I was totally wrong. He was still the arrogant ass like before who didn't like me nor did he appreciate my thoughts but fuck.. I didn't give a damn now. Instead of getting angry, I chuckled in mockery to hear him shouting, whispering while bending down to match his height,

" Because your daughter is legally married to me now...we would be seeing each other too often from now on, Father-in-law. Don't worry about her! I will spare her life but not her soul."

He went crazy after listening to me. He kept shouting his old tantrums like in the past, hitting on the bars repeatedly,

" Bastard!! You don't deserve her!!! You are just a loser..Take back your pity from me..My daughter will leave you again. Mark it!! Mark it!!! You are just unloving trash."

This gave me a whole new level of satisfaction to see him getting crazy over the news. Ten years back, I also begged him like today he was asking me to spare his daughter.

Did they show me any pity? Did they show me any kindness?

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|| VAKERIA's POV||

" All charges are dropped? So fast?", I asked in surprise as soon as Uncle John shared the news with me. He said that all the families had taken back their charges against my father. I knew who was behind everything.

I let out a heavy sigh of relief. At least, I didn't need to be trapped in this marriage forever. I would have somewhere to go after I was done, repaying Gideon Vitalies. I had no idea how influential he had become over the years but one thing I was sure that Gideon wasn't someone any longer who was easy to deal with.

I let go of my worries for the time being. Raising myself up from the bed, I winched in pain. My body felt sore all over including the limbs. It was like he had poured all the hatred on me last night.

After I was done with my shower, I walked downstairs reluctantly, having no idea where to find some food. However, my luck didn't fit well and the first thing that I saw was Lina's straight face. She was sitting like a lady in the house, dressed up in expensive clothes and was ordering her food. I felt the urge to kick her out but I knew that I was practically no one in the house.

The housemaid smiled a little at me, dropping the bowl of pasta in front of Lina carefully. She asked politely, keeping the faint smile on her lips,

" What would you like to eat, My Lady?"

I mumbled, keeping my eyes down to ignore Lina's piercing eyes on me,

" Anything is fine."

The housemaid was about to go back to the kitchen to get something but Lina's hateful tone stopped her in her track,

" Gideon doesn't like to spend on any one. Don't you know that Aunty Marine? Just give her something cheap to eat. Besides, she doesn't have the lifestyle of eating so expensive in breakfast, isn't it, Miss Addams?"

My anger almost erupted because of the tone that she used to lecture. Maybe I was enslaved to Gideon Vitalies but she got no right to insult me. Gritting my teeth together, I mustered up a smile to answer her,

" It's Mrs Addams Vitalies in case you have forgotten."

Her smile fell as she glared up at me, astonishing. Seriously..did she think that it was easy to bully me just because Gideon wasn't around?

I grabbed the bread that Aunty Marine offered, took a large bite onto it before getting up to leave not before saying,

" Besides..I don't stay at someone's house to offer her my body without any identity. That sort of cheap thing isn't for me."

Lina growled through her clenched teeth,

" You..how dare you..."

I didn't bother to stay there to hear her tantrums. I still had to go out and look for a job only if I was allowed to do that. But it was a relief for me that my father didn't have to spend a lifetime behind the bars anymore. In that case, I was free to leave Gideon as soon as I gave him...a child...