Chapter 30
“Lord, why did this happen to me again? Do I really deserve this?" she murmured as her tears kept falling.
Two policemen grabbed her hands and handcuffed her.
"Sir, I'm not at fault! I'm innocent!" she insisted as she pulled her hands away.
"We've already caught you in the act so your alibi is incredible!" the policeman snorted as she was handcuffed.
"Let me go! I'll just call my boss because I want to let her know what happened to me," she wept.
"Your boss already knows what happened to you because she herself called us to arrest you!" the police pulled Kelly's handcuffed hands and led her toward the patrol car.
Kelly's heart seemed to pound as she heard what the police had revealed to her. She had no idea why her friend thought of imprisoning her.
"Jhanice, why are you doing this to me? What have I done wrong? Why are you embarrassing me like this?" she screamed even though she didn't see Jhanice.
Unbeknownst to Kelly, Jhanice was just watching her in the distance.
"You have no mercy! You're even worse than the devil!" Kelly groaned.
Jhanice heard all of Kelly's resentment but it didn't shake her because of her evil plan.
"Sir, don't lock me up because I'm not really doing anything wrong," Kelly begged as she pulled her hands away because she didn't want to ride in the patrol car.
"Miss, please come calmly so you don't get hurt," the police requested.
"Don't worry because you can get a good lawyer for your case," the policeman tapped her on her shoulder.
Her tears flowed incessantly because of the bitter thing that had happened to her. She entered calmly and she could barely see inside the patrol car as her tears covered her eyes.
"Kelly, you'll finally get out of our way and there's no obstacle yet to our marriage," Jhanice blurted.
"That's where you fit in because you're ambitious! I can't let you take the man I love!" she grumbled.
Jhanice watched the patrol car leave and she was secretly delighted with Kelly's fate.
Meanwhile, Stephen turned on the TV to watch his favorite movie but he was surprised by what he saw.
“A former convicted inmate has been re -arrested for stealing a large amount of money from her boss,” the reporter broadcast in a live video.
"According to the report, she was among the inmates who escaped due to the fire that broke out at the jail and she is the one who is thought to have been burned inside the jail three months ago."
"This prisoner has also previously been jailed for stealing a large amount of money from her former boss," the reporter added.
"Honey, I can't believe you can do that! You're a good woman and I know that," Stephen whined.
Stephen couldn’t contain his emotions because of what had happened to Kelly.
“I thought Jhanice was protecting you but why was she able to imprison you?" he lamented.
Stephen's tears flowed as he stared at the TV and he could not help but grieve over the bitter fate of his beloved woman.
He was unaware that Lyca had been watching him for a while.
"Sweetheart, don't waste your tears on that thief woman!" Lyca scoffed.
Lyca turned off the TV in her extreme frustration.
"Did that woman poison your brain? You'll still love a woman like her even if she has an ugly background? That woman will only tarnish your good reputation!" she retorted in a silky voice.
"Kelly didn't poison my mind, I just loved her because she's different from all the women I've ever met!" he defended Kelly.
Lyca laughed. "She's weird because she's a thief!" she applauded.
"Kelly isn't a bad girl because I know her and she can't do everything that's been blamed on her."
Lyca shook her head.
"You know her? Remember you've only been together for three months and I'm not convinced by what you're saying because you don't know her thoroughly yet!" Lyca smirked.
"I will admit that we have only been together for three months but my heart knows her and even though I am not the father of the one in her womb I am ready to accept her!"
Lyca almost bit her tongue because of what Stephen had confessed to her.
"What? You're not the father of the one she got pregnant with?" her eyes popped in shock.
He was speechless because he didn't mean to say that to Lyca.
"Sweetheart, are you crazy? Did she give you a potion? I think you're already obsessed with her!" She could not restrain herself from being disappointed.
"Open your eyes and think carefully and don't involve yourself in her complicated life!" Lyca blushed in anger.
"I love Kelly and I accept her whole being!"
Lyca's heart was broken by the words Stephen revealed to her.
"Open your senses! That girl just used you!" she taunted.
"I loved her and that's what my heart cries out for."
Lyca picked up the small flower vase on the table and slammed it hard on the floor. "It's embarrassing for myself because you traded me for a thief! What can I do to get your love back for me? ”she picked up a piece of broken flower vase and threatened to cut her wrist.
"Sweetie, please stop that!" Stephen approached and tried to snatch the broken flower vase from Lyca's hands.
"You don't love me, do you?" Lyca's hands were so fast that Stephen failed to grab the broken flower vase she was holding.
"Sweetie, you're important to me so please don't do that," his voice pleaded. Stephen was sweating because he was afraid of what Lyca might do to herself.
"My life is meaningless if I lose you," she sniveled.
Lyca ran to the kitchen and took a sharp knife, fortunately Stephen grabbed the knife and hugged Lyca tightly.
"Sweetie, please calm down. Do you think I'll stay by your side if you don't matter to me?" Stephen stroked Lyca's shiny hair and kissed her on the forehead.
Lyca clung tightly to Stephen's arms and she wailed.
Someone suddenly opened the door.
Two nurses and a doctor entered.
"Sir Stephen, we'll take care of Ma'am Lyca," the doctor suggested.
"Doctor, she was hysterical again earlier so I calmed her down," he reported.
The two nurses approached Lyca and held her both arms.
"I'll just give her sleeping pills so she can rest," the doctor suggested as she examined Lyca's wrist.
"Sweetie, take a break, I'll go to the office and just bring you your favorite dish later."
Two nurses sat Lyca down and gently massaged her nape and hands.
"Sweetheart, forgive me earlier for what I said," Lyca's tears dripped.
"Sweetie, please don't worry about that because I understand you," Stephen kissed Lyca on the forehead again.
Stephen hurriedly dressed himself and hurried to the office.
He was five minutes late so he quickened his steps.
As Stephen got to the office he noticed it was quiet. He glanced at his Auntie Helena's desk but it was dark and even Adrian's former desk that Archie occupied was also dark.
"It's weird, this is the first time Auntie isn't here," he scratched his forehead.
He hurriedly finished his pending job and even thought of taking a half-day.
While in the office, he still couldn’t help but worry about Kelly’s fate.
After thirty minutes Stephen finished his work immediately.
He took a sticky note and left a message for his Auntie.
He was so worried about Kelly that he thought of visiting her in jail. When he arrived at the jail he immediately approached the guard.
“I just want to visit someone, Kelly Sawyer,” he said without hesitation.
The guard took out his logbook and looked at Kelly's visitors.
"She still has a visitor today, just wait a few minutes here," the guard told him.
Twenty minutes passed but Kelly's guests still did not come out. He was impatient and suddenly curious about Kelly's guests so he stood up and went for a walk, but he heard a familiar voice in a corner so he thought to peek at it.
He was surprised at what he saw.
"I warned you before not to squeeze yourself into any of my family! You're ambitious and you've even messed up Adrian's life!"
Stephen could not believe what he heard.
"Ma'am, I just want Adrian to know that I'm pregnant and he's the father!" Kelly reasoned while moaning loudly.
Stephen wondered as he frowned.
"Does this mean that Auntie Helena was Kelly's former boss and the one who ruthlessly imprisoned her?" Stephen clenched his fist in anger.