Liam and his associates were informed about the arrest of the two people who had been a thorn in their lives. Isabelle had come to terms with the truth and had insisted on following Liam and William to the police station. She wanted to see her mother one last time and have a serious conversation with her. Now, they had arrived at the police station.
“Welcome, Mr. Callahan, Miss” the detective who was bitten by Gina came to welcome them. His neck was heavily bandaged but he had refused to rest. “Right this way”
He led them to the cells where Damien and Gina were locked up right next to each other.
“Hello, Damien Russo” Liam couldn’t help but click his tongue the moment he sighted his sworn enemy in jail, looking so helpless. He was unbothered by the glaring daggers thrown at him. “Look who lost everything”
“I’ll be out of here before you know it” Damien snarled banging the iron bars between him and Liam. “Just wait for me and I’ll have everything back in multiple folds”
Laughter erupted from Liam’s belly as he stared amusingly at Damien who had a sour expression on his face. “You think you’re coming out of here?” He asked, his voice laced with sarcasm. “Conspiracy to commit murder is enough crime to sentence you to life imprisonment, talk less of the plagiarism and corruption you are charged with. Dream on”
“Don’t get so cocky, Liam. I have my ways. My lawyers will fight for me” Damien spoke with confidence but the second round of laughter was enough to make his boldness falter.
“Damien, your level of thinking amazes me, I have seen no one like you before” Liam stated in between laughter. “Just as you were so big for me to measure up to, so were you easy for me to bring down… You have nothing to say in your defense, even your lawyers will be scared to defend you for fear of tarnishing their reputation”
Damien was scared to admit the truth, so he refuted “You’re lying. I have built up a big name for myself, no one would fail me”
“Well that same big name is now being trampled upon by those you belittled in the past” Liam declared with a straight face. “You’re going to rot in jail… My love, let’s go see that woman”
They both walked further, ignoring the constant yells from Damien who refused to stop hitting the bars. They walked further until they saw the woman they were looking for wrapped in restraints. Her mouth was and her whole body was wrapped up. No matter how hard she tossed around, she couldn’t get it off her. The woman was insane, she had lost control of her sanity.
“Mother” Isabelle called out with a cracked voice, her eyes welled up in tears as she felt a tinge of pity for the lost woman before her. “Mother, can you here me?”
Isabelle watched her gaze at her for a moment. She could see tears in her eyes as she glared at her which showed she recognized her.
“I just want you to know that I tried my best to make sure you were okay so that I could experience a tiny bit of love from you but it didn’t work. Sometimes, I felt I hadn’t done enough, so I pushed on and on till I had spent my days without enjoying the life I was entitled to.”
Isabelle choked on her tears and continued “I even had to paint day and night to provide for you, to buy you your medications but you used the money to satisfy your greed. You sold me to a man for money, though I really appreciate that, but what if it didn’t end like this, would you have cared?… The worst thing that I despise you for the most is that you were behind my father’s death. All the lies you told me were just another one of your deceitful acts. You burnt him to death and didn’t even bother to bring his remains for burial”
Isabelle paused a bit, her gaze changed from despair to resolution. “I loved you and I still do, but we will have to say goodbye to each other. I have a new life to live now and I have friends who cherish me, so I’ll be fine.. I don’t know what will happen to you but I hope you find peace”
Tears trickled from Gina’s eyes but she couldn’t say anything because of her sealed mouth.
“Let’s go, Isabelle. It’s time to say goodbye to your past” Liam consoled her while patting her back. “We’ll be fine, my love. I’m here for you”
The two stepped out of the prison and headed back to the office.
“Mr. Callahan, you need to see the massive feedback we got from the two projects we launched”Adrian announced, running towards Liam who had just stepped out of his car with Isabelle walking next to him.
“The review is groundbreaking. We have been getting proposals for a long-term partnership from different enterprises and organizations all over the world” Adrian reported with enthusiasm in his voice.
“That’s great..” Liam complimented. He could now feel a sense of accomplishment in his heart. His enemies were gone. Though new ones will arise his present status could take them down at any time they rise to attack him.
He was walking to his office but suddenly halted in his tracks which startled the two people beside him. A thought crossed his mind then he voiced out. “The Russo enterprise, I want us to absorb it before those leeches start to cling to it. Let it be our compensation for all the trouble their former CEO has caused us”
Adrian was stunned for a moment but immediately recovered himself and replied. “You’re right sir. We should do that. I heard it has a lot of qualified staff and well-advanced facilities.”
“Of course, their CEO was my rival. What else were you expecting?” Liam stated with a knowing look on Adrian. “When you’re done with that, appoint Rachael as the interim CEO till I have the time to visit”