The Billonaire Revenge Bride

Chapter 5: More than just Revenge

I couldn’t sleep .

I was worried.

I kept thinking of what happened two nights ago.

The sentence behind that photograph rang in my ear anytime I tried to sleep.

“If anything happens to me Alfred Hayes knows the truth “

I was disturbed by that sentence.

The sentence haunted me like a ghost.

“Could my father really kill someone?”I thought to myself.

Nothing made sense anymore.

Her father was such a loving man he couldn’t even hurt a fly in real life not to talk less of killing someone.

I sat at the edge of the bed,staring at the window.The mansion was always silent and lonely but It was different this time.

The silence was suffocating.

Then a sharp knock sounded from the door.

“Who could it be?”I thought to myself.

I didn’t know how I was going to face Xavier.

The shame.

The embarrassment.

What do you mean I'm the daughter of a murderer.

Luckily for me when I opened the door it was Mrs Evelyn.

I felt a little bit relieved.

“Mr Kane requested breakfast downstairs “Mrs Evelyn said.

My heart skipped a bit again.

How would I face him?

He requested.

Xavier likes to disguise command as being respectful.

“I will come downstairs soon”.

Mrs Evelyn was about to take a leave then she turned back and said be very careful today .

Some secrets should remain hidden.

Her words hit me hard.

I gathered the courage to go downstairs and have breakfast.

The dining table was arranged to perfection,it was neatly arranged as usual and filled with foods ten people can finish.

And there was Xavier.

Sitting comfortably like nothing had happened yesterday.

Pretending like everything didn’t just change yesterday.

“What kind of man is this?“I thought to myself.

He doesn’t even look bothered.

Getting closer to him.

His eyes were swollen and red.

I guess he couldn’t sleep properly either.

“Good morning,

" he said with a big smile on his face .

I felt guilty.

Good morning,I replied with no form of excitement.

“Why didn’t you tell me about the message you read from the photograph?”I asked out of curiosity.

Why didn’t you tell me when you knew about it?

I couldn’t even get angry because my anger wasn’t justified.

“There things you don’t still know and understand “

“Things like what”I asked him, trying to force him to tell him.

Please explain them to me and tell me things I still need to know.

My voice echoed round the whole house.

I didn’t even know I was shouting.

The employees looked down and walked away.

They also felt the tension.

“The mistake my father made was trusting your father,“Xavier said.

Everywhere was silent for a while.

something is still missing.

Please tell me .

I’m tired of not knowing the whole truth.

Stop searching for answers,Xavier said.

“I don’t think you can handle the truth “.

“Stop deciding what I can handle and what I can't handle “I said angrily.

Xavier also stood up with anger and said,“My father’s death wasn’t just about business”

“You want to know the truth so bad.You think I'm a fool for not telling you earlier on.

Do you think the truth will bring peace?”.

I don’t care if it brings peace or not.

I just want to know the truth.

Don’t you think I deserve to know why you want to destroy me?

Don’t you think I deserve to know why you want revenge on my father?

Don’t you think I deserve to know why our family destroyed each other?

One way or the other I also deserve to be involved in all that is going on.

I walked out crying heavily.

It was Xavier’s off day at work.

He couldn’t go to work after all that had happened.

Later that afternoon ,I decided to go to the library.

I needed to find answers to the truth.

There was something Xavier wasn’t telling me.

something bitter.

painful.

I was searching.

The large shelves were filled with business books, legal files and biographies.

I searched and searched.

Something finally drew my attention.

It was a little drawer.

I tried to pull the handle.

Then it was locked.

As usual.

“You’re becoming too predictable”.

Scarlett turned quickly.

Xavier was leaning on the wall with his arms crossed.

He was watching her.

Oh you’re watching me again?

“stop trying to find things about my father’s death,the more you search the more heartbroken you would be.

”I’m already heartbroken.

What is the worst that can happen at this moment?

I have faced it all.

Xavier was affected by her words.

Rain started falling heavily.

“Do you think your father was the only Villain in this whole incident “Xavier said silently.

Isn’t he the only one or is there more to this you aren’t telling me?

“No he his not the only one involved “

My jaw dropped.

“What are you talking about?”

“When my father died,a lot of people benefited from it,”Xavier said.

Not only one person wanted him dead.

There were more than one.

A lot of people won after he died.

He was so successful that they believed he was blocking them from having a chance to win.

“Who are these people and why haven’t you told me about them?” I asked him, expecting answers.

“That piece of information does concern you”.

It concerns me that I need to know everything.

Xavier was suddenly filled with rage and anger .

He was violent and aggressive.

He shouted with a loud voice “No you don’t need to know everything “

I was shocked by his sudden anger.Then he walked out.

Later that evening, I couldn’t think straight. His words kept replaying in my head.

If many people benefited.

Then why is it only my father that is to blame for his death.

Does he just need someone to pour everything on.

It didn’t settle well with me.

I continued my search until midnight not letting what Xavier said discouraged me.

I wanted to go to the library to continue from where I stopped .

But when I passed Xavier’s office,

Something felt different.

I decided to check there.

Not knowing Xavier was inside.

Surprisingly he wasn’t alone.

He was with four other men dressed black fine suits,black shades and shining shoes.

“We haven't found who gave them the final order” One of the men said.

According to the footage,Alfred was trying to protect them.

“Do you think Alfred was trying to protect them?”The other man there asked Xavier.

“Yes”,Xavier said.

“Order”,”someone”.

So another person is involved apart from my father.

So it isn’t only my father truly.

Then why blame only him.

So there is a boss giving orders?

This story isn’t even clear to me anymore.

I mistakenly made a sound.

Immediately Xavier panicked.

“Oh my goodness, who could that be?”Xavier said worriedly.

I hope it isn’t Scarlett.

He rushed to open the door before I could escape.

He saw me and the look he gave me said it all.

He looked at me like someone who has heard what wasn’t meant to be heard.

I walked away quickly with tears in my heart.

Xavier felt heartbroken.

It was at this moment he realized he doesn’t want to lose Scarlett for anything.

He realized he had started feeling something he wasn’t sure of.

Seeing her that way made him feel some type of way he didn’t like.

“Did I hurt her “He asked himself.

Scarlett on the hand couldn’t sleep.She was wondering what was going on.She was frustrated and confused.She was so curious and she believed she had to do more findings on this issue.

Curiosity took over her again and she went to Richard Kane’s room in the middle of the night to investigate and find answers to her questions.

The house was so quiet.The quietness hit Scarlett really hard.The walk to Richard Kane’s room felt like a threat to her safety.She felt like somebody was watching and monitoring me.

“Maybe it’s just my imagination,”I concluded quickly.

I took slow steps till I found my way to Richard Kane's room with the sound twin echoing round the house.

I finally found my way into the room. The room looks so good , dreamy and it smells so nice. it is the biggest room in the whole mansion.

After admiring the room i headed to his wardrobe.Where there was a fine lining of the most expensive suits in London.They were all designers.From the suits ,tie,shirts and cufflinks they all looked very expensive.While going through the suits a particular suit caught my attention the pocket of the suit was a little bigger than the others.

I checked inside the pocket there was something inside. it was a handwritten letter.I rushed to read it and the letters says”Oh my sweet Xavier if you’re reading this i already failed.I trusted the wrong people.They fooled me to the extent i treated them like my own siblings. Do not believe anything they tell you about Alfred Hayes but he knows the truth.Take care of yourself my darling Son and try to reconnect with your mother.I love you”

This letter just said a lot about all that is going on.Does that mean my father wasn’t alone in this whole incident and where is Xavier’s mum and why aren’t they together.

I heard footsteps around me, the letter dropped from my hand and the rain hit the windows hard. It was Xavier.I picked the letter up immediately before he came closer.I wasn’t scared this time because it was like i just discovered something new.

“What are you doing here ?”He asked arrogantly.

Finding the try you refused to tell me about.

Haven’t I warned you about coming to my fathers room?

Oh yes you did but you refused to tell me anything so i had to find out by myself.

“Give me that letter," he said calmly. He was way more calm than I expected.

No I wouldn't.You always want to hide the truth from me .

If i should tell you the truth you wouldn’t understand.

what do you mean i wouldn’t understand what is so difficult to understand about the whole situation.According to all that is written in this letter which i believe is the whole truth my father wasn’t the only one who killed your father.They were a group of people but you chose to put the blame on only my own father.And you have been telling lies to me this whole time.

Xavier didn’t answer.I left him and i went inside the room to break down.

While leaving Xavier he looked scared and threatened like someone was watching all we were doing .

What if someone was the way we are? That means I'm not only trapped into Xavier’s revenge plan but another person’s game and the person seems more powerful.I slept off after crying for a while.

The next morning came and I tried to leave Xavier explaining to him that the marriage cannot work out because of so many reasons.

Xavier couldn’t even think of losing her or letting her go because he was already falling in love with her and building something very strong and deep with her.

Xavier apologized to me. He said that he is very sorry in case he has done anything bad or hurtful to her throughout their journey of marriage.

Xavier was really scared because he didn’t want to lose someone he really likes again.

Xavier has tried all ways to stop her from leaving the house but she wasn’t willing to stay then he quickly remembered that he made her sign legal papers that stated if she leaves the marriage all the little properties her father has would be transferred under Xavier’s name.

“Stop you can’t go anywhere “Xavier said.Remember you signed this paper everything you own is gone

She broke down and started crying remembering

She actually signed a document like that.

“Oh lord , what have I done to deserve all this?”,she said with tears in her eyes.

She confronted Xavier, reminding me him of the way he treats her sometimes in public.”You use me in public and destroy me in private".Tears flowed down my eyes heavily.

I cried so much to the extent that I was finding it difficult to breathe well. Xavier tried to comfort me and I was wondering why he was comforting me and when he started being this sweet to me.

It was at that moment he knew he felt something for her. He wasn’t sure what it was.Could it be love.

He promised to start acting right and treat her right.

After the whole crying episode I came to realize my father might not be the villain in this incident. He might have been trying to protect someone then it went wrongly and he was blamed for murder.The look i saw on Xavier’s eyes earlier told me things very clearly that i had just discovered something i was never meant to hear.