Quarter's back secret

chapter four

knew I had to find out , to get to the bottom of this , but the way it is now , it is only a miracle that will let me not serve all the sentence , because I had sold most of my properties just to set me , but all was to no avail . I must serve the 5 years sentence as a Penalty for me , for what I didn't do .

One year passed in a blink of an eye , Rachel stopped visiting me for the past three months.I became worried because the only woman that knows about my daughter ,she was nowhere to be found. I couldn't eat anymore , then the ward came to meet me telling me that Rachel was found dead in her apartment . I couldn't shake the feeling that Tyson and Victoria are the main suspects .

When I told the ward that I know the person behind the killing , they said they can't arrest them without concrete evidence .

The reason why they killed her was because she knew about them , so they had to silence her to prevent any future disaster .

They didn't just stop after killing Rachel , they abducted my beloved daughter . Not to mention the fact that I have a child out of wedlock , but instead to threaten me when I am out of jail .

That feeling alone made me want to end my life ,am fed up with life , thinking my winning days are over . because starting all over again from scratch , it won't be easy . My team really flopped ever since I left. They couldn't shake the feeling that their key player was gone , loss after loss , it took them months before they could get themselves back gradually .

I ought to give the FBI the recording. The reason why I didn't give it to the FBI then ,was because it mistakenly fell to the floor and Tyson crushed it with his leg , that was when the FBI stormed in .

Flash back to today , I am behind bars for a crime I didn't commit , my reputation that I built for years was gradually crumbling in my eyes .And those who are responsible are living a carefree life .

The reason why he won then and had the upper hand, was because he made the lie perfectly organised , is it the signature he forged or the way he put my name to all the illegal funds . and I have no way to deny it other than to face it and look for how to escape from this .

Flash back today , as I was deep in thought thinking about my daughter , because I haven't seen her for the past year . I had the sound of footsteps coming towards me.

The door to my cell opened , and a figure stood there wearing a mask , a figure I had not expected to see .

″Ryder ″ The figure said , a Sly smile spreading across her face, ″ I see you are in a bit of a pickle ,I was shocked . ″ Who are you ? ″ I demanded.

The figure chuckled , oh ,″ am someone who can help you ″ , Ryder . someone who can get you out of this mess ″

I was intrigued . ″ What did you want in return ″ ? I asked .

The figure smiled again , oh , ″ I think we can come to an arrangement , Ryder . You see, I have a proposal for you , are you interested?.

I hesitated for a moment unsure of what to do .But then , I nodded ,″I'm all ears ″.

The figure smiled , and I knew my life was about to change forever .

As she left , I couldn't help but think that the figure's voice sounded familiar. I couldn't see her face because she was putting on a mask . When she came the next day without her mask , I was shocked!! , because I didn't expect the figure to be Sofia .

She said calmly, ″ don't worry Ryder we will get you out of this mess ″ , you know my dad is a famous business tycoon and one of the richest in American ″ , I looked her in shock ,″ but why didn't you work in your fathers company ″, she said her father kept his billionaire secret so as to not raise a spoilt brat that could not work and only depends on him .

She said ″ I didn't know until he told me recently , he said he's proud of me and how hardworking I was ″ .on his dying bed , he told me to look for a husband before he died to claim his company and properties before my older brothers take it over, because those ones are men , time is not in my favor again .

So I came with a proposal of a fake marriage ,I stared at Sofia Rodriguez like she had grown two heads.

A woman who had spent half her career trying to expose me…

A woman who nearly ruined me with one headline

A woman who once celebrated every misstep of mine like it was Christmas morning…

Now she was offering to save me.

Fake marriage?” I repeated slowly, my voice barely above a whisper. “Why me?”