Cursed by his Love (Completed)

Chapter 7

Days passed by, I started to love everything about Frank, even his temper fascinate me. I became so crazy about him. We met twice after that, but as usual, he did not stay long, and we were in a simple relationship though I would not say it was a perfect relationship. I was not sure whether he too had the same feeling on me, but I did not care about that. I had no idea what he was doing the remaining time and I never asked.

He always had more money with him which actually made me unhappy, because I knew for sure that money does not come to him in a good way and I never had the courage to ask him, what are you doing? Are you earning this much money in your bike race?

Sometimes I missed him a lot and felt a little desolation, but I did not want to pester him, so I refused to call or text him. We were not like other couples who speak on the phone for hours or chat late at night or hang around whenever we had a chance or speak dirty. We rarely meet.

Most of the time he was like the hardest puzzle to me, the more I tried to solve, the more he became mysterious. So, I just started enjoying his company and stopped overthinking about him and the future.

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One day, I got a call from Lauren and she invited me for lunch on that Saturday. At first, I hesitated, because, I was not feeling comfortable because of Jack after he said that he likes me.

I did not see Lauren for a long time and she too insisted me to come for Lunch, so I agreed to go not knowing the terrific tragedy waiting for me at her house.

On Saturday.

I bought a book for her about gardening since she mentioned once she likes gardening. I also checked whether any bike race falls on the same day just to avoid any mess. Since there was no race on Saturday, I happily went to Lauren’s house.

I rang the doorbell for a long time, no one responded, and I called Lauren’s cell phone and it was ringing inside her house. After a few minutes, someone unlocked the door, I could not see who opened it, because as soon as they unlocked it, they were gone.

I was puzzled and entered into her house, ‘Lauren, Are you there? Jack?’, As soon as I called their names. Someone hit my head from my behind so hard and the next minute I became completely unconscious.

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When I came back to my consciousness, I could see a view that was full of chaos, police cars, policemen, and ambulance. I found myself in the ambulance at Lauren’s house entrance and I could see some policemen standing and discussing so seriously. I was so confused and was looking all around to understand what was happening.

When I turn around, I was more shocked to see, they were taking Lauren and one more person on a stretcher.

I rushed, ignoring my head injury and saw Lauren who was not moving at all. There were full of blood over the white cloth in which she was covered, ‘Madame Lauren? Madame Lauren?’, she seemed passed away and the other person’s face was covered with another white cloth, I became terrific and asked the policemen ‘Sir, what happened? Is she okay?’, I cried.

‘Madam please sit, Lauren and his son have been murdered.’

What? Murdered? No way? ‘She even spoke to me this morning’, I asked him in a panic voice. But the policeman did not answer my question.

‘Ma’am, you are the only witness here. We need to enquire about the incident. Please stay calm and sit’, another policeman said this to me.

‘Calm? How can I be calm? Madame Lauren and Jack is dead?’, I cannot believe what was happening and I was weeping so badly after seeing Lauren on the stretcher.

Someone held my shoulders as if they were comforting me, I turned my head and saw Jack. I was surprised to see Jack.

With my eyes wide opened, ‘Jack, you are here, then who was that?’, I became agitated and asked him.

Jack said in a sad tone, ‘it was Jerry, some burglars broke into the house. They shot my mother and my brother and took away the money in our home’, he told this with eyes full of tears and sniffled.

‘But how? There was no security?’, because Lauren was rich, and I was confused about how anyone could easily get into the house just like that.

‘Somehow, they made all the alarms and the CCTV cameras to malfunction and broke in the house’, he sniffled again.

I did not want to hurt him by asking more questions. Already he looked devastated and his handsome face became pale and full of red. I hugged him to comfort him. I knew no words could convince his loss. I hugged him again. The bandage in my head was paining more and my temples were paining a lot, but I ignored it.

Since Lauren was a famous businesswoman, there were press and journalists gathered already at the front of her house and started clicking pictures.

A policeman approached us and asked, ‘Ma’am, we need to enquire you. Please come to the station with us.’ After hearing this I acknowledged at Jack and boarded the police car. I peeked and saw Frank’s house which was locked.

At the station, three policemen came to the inquiry room separately one after the other and asked the same questions again and again, at what time you went to Lauren’s house? Why did you go there? What happened to her house? Did you see someone? They were questioning me like I was a suspect.

I even showed them my phone registry that Lauren had invited me for the Lunch and that was all I know. I told them everything without losing my temper.

After a long time, a policeman said, ‘okay, you can leave for now. We will let you know if we have any queries and you have come to the station’, I nodded and left. As soon as I came out of the station, I called Frank, but he did not pick up my call. Damn it!

I went to the hospital and saw Rose who was working on that day. I spat everything to Rose and cried for Lauren’s death. She treated me for my head injury. Though it was not a serious injury, it was paining a lot, so, I left home to take rest. I could not sleep a bit that night.

The next day morning, my phone was ringing, and it was only six in the morning. I saw my phone and it was Rose, why she was calling me this early, I answered, ‘Hello’.

 ‘Nora, see the news’, she told in a tense voice.

I turned on the TV, they were telecasting my photo and video of me getting into the police car and commentary says ‘Who was this girl? Is she a witness or is she the murderer of the Nolan textile’s chairman Lauren Nolan and acting like she is also a victim?’

I was so shocked and surprised to hear this. What the hell? I had nothing to do with Lauren’s murder. To whom I can prove. These media people spreading a rumor about me.

I shed tears and sat speechlessly and suddenly I was startled by the sound of my doorbell. I was really scared to open the door. I did not know why I was scared like that. My whole body was shivering, and I opened the door slowly. I saw Jack, as soon as I saw Jack, I hugged him and cried like a baby.

‘Jack! Did you see the news?’

‘Yeah Nora, that’s why I am here. Don’t worry! we will sort it out.’

He took me to his company and already he had arranged a press meet over there. He went there in front of the mic and said, ‘Nora has nothing to do with the murder or the burglary. Police are too slow, I have arranged a private detective to investigate this issue and we found a lead as well. Soon we will find the killer’, he said this to the press people and journalists in an emotionless face.

They were asking so many questions about shares and the next CEO, but he did not reply to any of them and he took me inside his company, which was so elegant and big.

We went to the 9th floor where his office was located and he made me sit and comforted me, ‘Don’t worry. I am here. These people make stories so easily without thinking of the consequences. I will protect you’. I felt so warm hearing his words.

‘Jack, you said you find a lead, right?’

‘yeah’

‘who was it? Who killed Madame Lauren?’

‘I will find it soon. If I find him, I will never leave him alive’, he said this so furiously.

Jack’s phone was ringing, he went near the window and answered the phone. While Jack was speaking on phone with someone, I called Frank many times and he still did not pick up my call. Where did he go? Why the hell he is not picking up? I felt so lonely and depressed.

Jack approached me after hanging up the call, he noticed my gloomy face and held my hands.

‘Jack, I feel tired, I will go home’

‘I will drop you’

‘No thanks Jack, you have to be here’

‘Okay, no matter what, I will always protect you’, he said this in a concerned tone and hugged me.

I left his office after that.