Chapter 154 Fifty Million Dollars
Micheal was silent for quite some time, the words played around in his mind and refused to stop.
Meanwhile Jessica stood there, satisfied, watching all the emotions play out on his face. Just what she wanted to see.
She hit him playfully on the arm, "what are you thinking about so seriously?" She asked with a slight chuckle. "It's not like it's about our family or anything."
Micheal batted his lashes, letting out a nervous chuckle, he responded, "yeah of course not. Go and take care of yourself, have some ointment applied on your neck and stay with your son."
With a nod, she smiled and walked away, rubbing her aching neck.
Chris gave a roll of his eyes. "You reporters will really resort to anything just to get words out of my mouth won't you?"
The man in front of him blinked, confused. "Re- reporters? What gives off the impression that I am a reporter?"
"Oh come on, i have dealt with a lot of reporters like you, coming to me and telling me you have intel on my wife or my mom or my dad." He gave a frantic roll of his eyes and shoved the man away. "Well guess what? I am not in the mood for your nonsense today."
The stranger pushed forward with his words anyway, using his body as an obstacle, "wait hold on, i am not a reporter, i don't even have a job, like just listen to me. My name is Jayden and I am Jessica's ex boyfriend."
Chris' steps came to a halt, he turned his head and turned to look at him. "Ex boyfriend?" His brow arched and Jayden nodded his head. "What does her ex boyfriend have to tell me? Obviously there is something you want in exchange for that information you want to give to me. What is it?"
Jayden smirked softly. "I finally caught your attention, how nice. So, the thing is that Jessica did something very surprising lately when we met but I promise you, it wasn't the sex we had, it was something else."
"You guys had sex?" Chris' brow arched.
Jayden pretended like he had not meant to tell Chris what he just said. "Yikes!" He chuckled softly. "I didn't mean to tell you something so disheartening but yes, your wife and i had rough sex in my car just a few days ago.
"We met to talk about some things, she reached out to me saying she had some intel on you or something and she wanted to blackmail you and collect big money from you so she and I could run away and start a new life with our son.
"But then I found out that she was only planning on using me for the dirty work and then dumping me in prison so I decided to--"
"Wait, wait, hold on..." Chris raised a hand to stop him. Silence dominated for a while before he finally spoke up. "Our son?" He questioned, his brow arching upward.
Jayden had not even meant to say it out straight like that, he wanted to cook up a story first to catch chris' full attention.
"Oh..." Jayden moaned softly. "I didn't mean to... Actually what I meant to say was that--"
"Are you trying to tell me that Jeremy is your son?" Chris' brow arched all the way up. His blood began to boil so much that he thought he was going to explode.
The boy he had been keeping close to his heart all this while, the only child he had, the only child he believed he would keep close to himself after divorcing Jessica was not even his own son?
He broke out in a maniac chuckle. Jayden just stood there, staring and waiting. Anticipating the end of the maniac laughter.
As it finally came to an end, Chris raised his hand and placed it on Jayden's shoulder. "I want to hear the full details. What exactly does she have against me and I want you to make me believe that Jeremy is not my son."
Jayden's lips pursed into a smile, "all of that, I can do and more. But... What's in it for me?"
"Do I have to give you anything?" Chris asked with an arched brow. "You came to me willingly to tell me these things, why? Because you want to see the downfall of Jessica Rhodes for trying to deceive you.
"That's what's in it for you if you decide to tell me everything there is to know and more."
Jayden placed both of his hands behind his back and started forward, causing Chris' hand to fall from his shoulder. Chris did not hesitate in following after him as well.
"Well I would be lying if I said you were wrong but I would also be lying if i said you were right. I did come to you willingly because I wanted Jessica to suffer but she is still the woman I love so to see her downfall is over exaggerated.
"Besides, I just wanted her to get hurt for trying to trick me, not help you. I don't even like you because you stole my woman from me. I never meant to tell you what she has against you.
"But if something is involved for me then I guess i wouldn't mind. Just a few American dollars will do, I promise you that I am not the greedy type." He explained with a slight smile on his face.
"Hmm..." Chris thought for a moment. "Alright, five million dollars and you tell me everything."
"Come on," Jayden said with a soft chuckle. "I said I am not the greedy type but I never said I accepted measly change like I'm some kid."
Chris stared at the young man before him in silence. Several thoughts ran through his head, if he knew what Jessica was holding against him then things would be a whole lot more easier to get rid of her and her child if truly Jeremy wasn't his.
What a day he was having.
He concluded then. "Twenty million dollars for everything."
Jayden was silent, eyes squinting. Then he said, "fifty million dollars and I will help you do whatever is it you could possibly want to get rid of Jessica and every other obstacle."