jilted episode 88

JILTED
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Sequence 88
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Ambrose POV
I got a call from the officer immediately I left Aris Clinical Care.
We met at a joint and Fiks joined us.
We were a total of four, two officers, I and fiks.
Fiks gave directions and we arrive her house just on time. She was packing her lugages into the back seat of her brown Toyota Camry car.
No peace for the wicked.
"We I'll love to have you at our station for few questionings" The officers faced her.
She frowned clinking her tongue against her inner maxilla.
"For what?" She sounded harsh.
"For....... Questionings" The police insisted.
My eyes caught something, the exact copy of the bracelet I bought for Haira.
I walk up to her and grabbed her left hand raising it up in the air.
Her facial expression changed at once, I sense discomfort.
"Where did you get this?" I asked taking a closer look at the bracelet, I was searching for a mark, Haira marked the bracelet with her pin earring the day I bought it.
I don't know why but she does that to every of her jewelry.
"I bought it, from Dubai" She tried defending.
I chuckled.
"This is still not at Dubai, you can only get it at China, so which of the Dubais are you talking about?" I grinned, she have been bursted.
"Ehn, my agent got it for me and he stays at Dubai, he sent it from Dubai" She defended trying to slip her hand off my grip.
"How much?" I enquired, something deep inside of me tells me it's my wife's bracelet though I haven't been able to point out the three star like marks she put on it.
"4million naira"
Lie from the pit of hell.
I bought this bracelet directly from it only manufacturer in China for 12million naira. How come she got hers for 4 million Naira?
"You manufactured this yourself? This last time I checked, it was sold for 12million naira and that was late last year, how come it's now 8million cheaper in a space of five months?"
She winched from my grip, I forcefully slid the bracelet off her wrist and did my thorough search on it.
There it was, all the stars mark were marked at the inner part of the bracelet. If I hadn't slipped it off her wrist, I wouldn't see this.
"Officer, this lady here is a thief, murderer and a blackmailer, this is an evidence, arrest her, I would write my statement" I said at once.
She tried saying some words in defense, the police men attacked her with that one statement they can never forget "Anything you say or do would be used against you in the court of law"
She was pushed into the golf car they brought, I and fiks hop into my car.
I was about telling him the bracelet story when his phone rang.
Anita calling, she need him to come at once.
I had to drop him at a round about close to his house while I headed for the station.
At the station, I wrote everything I know, I was allowed to see Laura and we had a dialogue, she eventually spilled the beans.
"If only you knew..........my arrest wouldn't change the fact that your home is already on fire" She grinned.
I couldn't comprehend but I waved it.
The officers began their questioning, she spoke on all their plans to separate I and Haira, she confessed to setting Haira up with Emeka, she claimed it was Hanna's order, she said Emeka took the bracelet from my wife because he like it. She saw it on his wrist and forcefully took it for herself.
"What do you know about Late Mrs Priscilla Ima's death?" The officer asked.
She whuffled dropping her head to face the floor.
"Hanna never wanted anyone dead, the plans was to shoot Haira in the arm or leg, the assassins did the opposite of our instructions" She said.
How do you hire assassins and instruct them not to kill?
"What was the instructions you gave the assassins?" The officer asked again.
I sat opposite her, a wide table separated us, our eyes met every few seconds.
"To barge into the Fords house and shoot her in the legs or arms, we emphasised on no permanent damage, we just wanted her to also land in the hospital and feel some pains like Hanna was feeling at that time"
"And what do you stand to gain tormenting the Fords?"
"A lot.
Happiness
Money
Love
Fulfillment
Hanna's husband is actually my day one crush, I supported her from the start because I thought she could win Ambrose back and leave Anthony, I had to become her enemy when I realise that Ambrose and his wife can't be easily separated. The news of Haira's pregnancy and Hanna's spoilt everything, it became messy and I decided to use her against her own home. Unfortunately, Ambrose is just too smart and Anthony stood by Hanna even though he knows she's a cheat"
"With the tight security at GRA, how did your gun men carry out the murder of Mrs Ima and still manage to escape untouched?" more questions were thrown.
"I don't know, that's their job" She hissed dropping back into her wooden chair.
"Miss Laura George, you are under arrest for the master minded plan of Mrs Priscilla Ima, stealing and blackmailing" The officer announced. He must have done enough questionings.
"I wish you all the best in court" I lean over the table, our nose almost pushing into each other.
"I would make contacts, don't be silly Manny, Hanna is involved and it's her mom, Anthony wouldn't let her rot in jail neither would her father watch his image been tarnished, watch it dude, I would be out in a very short time but my then, that home you cherish so much would be no more"
This idiot still have the gut to brag?
I spat at her face angrily.
"You, Emeka, Hanna and the rest would rot in jail, I assure you!" I gave my final words before storming out of the room.
Outside the police station, I met Fiks, he alighted the police van with Sonia, Jeremi and three officers.
Sonia and Jerry were handcuffed, I stood hands Akimbo as they walk up to me.
Jerry haven't changed a bit, I wonder if she's planning on settling down.
She wore a tinted crazy red ghetto style on her head, a crazy jeans and a spaghetti top.
"Heii, run away boyfriend, osheeey finest!" She hailed me.
I felt embarrassed, I turned my back on her.
"Are you now avoiding me? But Ambrose you fuck up o, so after I sent my guys to rubbish that your virgin babe on your wedding day, you still went ahead to make her your wife?"
I turn around at once, my jaw dropped.
This idiot was responsible for my wife's rape? Jerry is the reason my wife had to travel down to South Africa with me only to kill a human in self defense.
"You did that to my wife? What's her offence?" A tear escape my eye.
Why do they come for Haira always? I thought it's me they feel something for? Why not me? Why Haira?
"She did nothing oo, two years ago I was on my own when I heard Hanna has recovered from her madness tour. I dragged myself to the clinic only to hear you yelling at her on top of your voice bragging about how good Haira is, you even said she was a virgin. Chai! I pitied my friend oo and that was why I planned the rape, after all my wahala sef you still married that betrayal. If to say I sabi where you park go, I for don take motor jam that your ogbanje wife tey tey" She bragged.
I held my head with my two hands, too much enemies.
"Ota po, enemies yapa" Fiks commented in his mother's tongue.
He took his left suede shoe off and stone it at Jerry.
She grinned widely as she was dragged in with Sonia.
"Marrying Haira brought me loads of headache" I lamented bitterly.
Fiks wore his shoe and held my hand as we stroll back to my car.
"You think life would have been better with Hanna? You are wrong. Haira is the ribs of your ribs, she's the one and that's why you have a lot of difficulties to tackle together.
Look, the devil doesn't go close to families that have nothing to offer, you wouldn't have had so much problems if you guys aren't the best match for yourselves. Agreed, to some people, marrying Haira is an abomination but it happened right? Then let it be. Do you think you would have been happier with Hanna? Hanna? I and you know Hanna oo, crazy Hanna, she wants to have a taste of every guy she meets, she's interested in only fashion, very loose and spoilt, common, crown befit the king and not a piece of torn rag" He consoled me.
We sat in the car together, I wept.
"Her baby died hours ago, Her husband knows the truth about the baby's paternity" I said igniting the car's engine.
"Problem solved, what's her husband saying?"
"Very cool, he doesn't have a problem with her"
"You see, that's it, power of love" He grinned.
"What up with you and this Jerry now? What happened? Sonia refuse the money or what?" I asked.
"Those ones? Jail straight. Can you believe that Anita is at the hospital right now?" He bursted.
I pause driving, I found a good space add parked by the side of the road.
"Immediately you gave me the money yesterday, I sent it to her immediately and I went over to her house with my lawyer last night. It was so late though but we had to get things done. She signed the agreement and I took Theo with me. I explained things to Anita and she took him as her son.
Guy, you won't believe that those idiots attacked my fiancee at home this morning and wounded her on the head with a plank?"
I exclaimed continuously, all this girls on the street are just mad.
That Jerry, when God mold her, he already assigned a husband to her, now that the young man's wife is useless, Who would the poor guy marry?
I decided to turn back so I can see Anita. Theophilus is now a big boy, Fiks said he's seven months already.
Anita's head was wrapped in a bandage, she's happy with fiks anyways, she never knew he was planning to make Theo her son, she's so excited. Even in bed, she still hold the little boy and take good care of him.
I have my own clothe to stitche, Fiks saw me off and promise to come around at night so that we would beg Haira together.
The police would soon go for Hanna, I hope Anthony can save his wife.
The only thing I want to think of right now is how to tell my wife the whole truth.
Hanna POV
"Princess" He rushed into the room, beads of sweat formed on his forehead.
Fear gripped me, he wasn't stable.
"The police are here" He announced.
"Police, for what?" I asked frowning.
I was drinking liquid pap before he burst in.
"Laura have been arrested, the death of your mom have been traced to you" He said.
My heart accelerated, Oh Lord, I said I have changed.
"Relax, everything is under control for now. I have planned with the doctor, all you have to do is lie motionlessly here okay? The doctor would tell them you are unconscious, just make sure you don't move, fake it well" He said as he took the cup away from me.
He set me well and hide the cup under the bed.
"Remember, don't move, no coughing, no sneezing please" He pleaded.
I nodded.
He sat on the plastic chair and everything went silent for more than five minutes.
I was about to turn and ask him what was going on when the door open.
"Here she's, I wouldn't have allowed you in but I respect the fact that you are from the government, she lost her son this morning and she have been unconscious since then" I heard the doctor's voice.
Someone touched my neck, I quickly held my breathing realising it at intervals had as slow as possible.
"Ok, please give us a call as soon as she regain consciousness" I heard a masculine voice say.
I soon heard heavy foot steps, seconds later I heard Anthony thanking the doctor.
I sat up realising my breath, I thought I would die.
"Baby, tell me everything, let me start making calls, I can't watch you go to jail" A tear escaped his eyes, its only I and his now.
"Who's interested in this case? My family would never dig into this case, I mean God, what have I done?"
"Ambrose invited the police, now that doesn't matter, I know a good lawyer in the states, I would bring him down at once, just tell me the whole truth, we can get it twisted as long as there's no evidence against you" He said.
I feel sorry for him, I owe him the world. For months he have abandoned work, he has been running around all for me. If I get out of this, I would worship him for life.
"It was Laura's idea" I started.
I told him everything I knew about the shooting and he began to make calls.
I cried seeing how much troubles I have put him through.
"You would be fine, I promise" He suck my nose.
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TBC