Ava’s heart clenched in pain. Oh her Papa is dead. Did Adrian do it, did he frustrate them until Papa’s weak heart couldn’t take it, did he do it?
She hates him now. Everything he’d done to her, she can let it go. She can close her eyes and assume none of it existed except in her imagination.
He wrongly accused her and jailed her, she can let that go also. He fucked her and planted his seed in her belly, she can put that behind her.
He called her parents many unpleasant names, qualifying them with disgusting adjectives, she can forget about it. But hurting her parents until Papa’s weak heart packed up, that’s an unpardonable offence.
“Who’s Adrian and which Lester family is he from, why would anyone want to hurt you by killing your father?” Luna asked.
“Adrian, son of Richard and Anna Lester, the CEO of the Lester conglomerate is my husband” Ava announced and turned to glance at Luna with her reddened eyes and sore nose.
Luna’s eyes displayed a deep surprise. Anna Lester’s son? Looks like they are having a Common enemy, the Lester family. But what happened.
“I am Adrian’s unwanted bride. I was married to him by arrangement. I don’t know the reason but Papa told me he has to keep his promise to them.
But my life was hell in the Lester family. And the summary of it is that I was thrown here by Anna Lester and her son, and my mistake of a husband came to threaten to ruin my parents.
Now my Papa is dead and I can only think of Adrian Lester as the mastermind. I only tried to save his grandfather but he framed me up and had been jailed for attempted murder….” Ava explained everything she experienced in the Lester family.
There was a long silence that followed. Luna sighed softly. There’s only one evil seed in that family and that is Anna Lester. She had infected her son with her evilness.
The Lester family has succeeded in stepping on many toes over the years and karma will locate them, especially Anna, the evil seed of that family.
“My Papa…was a very.. good man. He doesn’t hurt anyone and now, he’s dead…oh Papa…Papa.. Papa…” Ava sobbed.
This is too much for her to bear. She can endure everything but how does she endure the death of her Papa? She loves him very much.
What about her momma? She must be really sad and heartbroken and because of Adrian and her family, she is locked behind bars here, unable to be by her mother’s side.
What about her papa, shouldn’t she give him her last respect? Is this how he’ll end up being buried without his only child by his graveside? What kind of life is she living in?
“My condolences Ava. I understand the heaviness in your heart. Please be calm for the baby’s sake” Luna coaxed.
“But I didn’t do anything to deserve this. I was not the one who stabbed grandfather, I went in to help him and now everyone thinks I am responsible for grandfather’s present health condition” Ava explained.
“I believe you Ava, because a lot of people are in jail today for offences that they know nothing about” Luna declared, of course she’s one of such.
Money controls power and vice versa and truth sometimes gets lost and buried in the mare. Just how long will the truth be hidden away?
“Papa was a good man…Papa…my Papa…” Ava sobbed, pouring out her emotions unrestrained. “My momma is heartbroken.. I want to see my momma..” she sobbed more.
“I can feel your pain Ava. But you also need to remember the little but fragile life growing in your belly and control your emotions dear. I’ll also see that I find a way of helping you communicate with your mom” Luna offered.
Ava cleaned her tears and thanked her. She suddenly found a friend in whom she had thought would smash her skull any moment for disturbing her sleep.
Meanwhile, Patrick Connor couldn’t control the pain he felt at the moment. But even at that he still dragged himself to Sam Leon’s funeral after cleaning his bloody lips.
Someone needs to do it for Ava. She’s locked away in jail and that husband of hers doesn’t seem interested in letting her off just yet.
Sam Leon was being laid to rest when he got there. He stood by Clara Leon and when it was over, he drove her home in his car.
As he stared at the woman, she appeared to be thinner than the last time he saw her. Her eyes became deeply socketed and he knew that the pains that plunged her heart were beyond what her tears could express.
“You can call me when you need someone to talk to or send an errand. I am Ava’s friend after all” Patrick Connor offered.
Clara Leon gazed at him with moist eyes and nodded “Thank you for being a true friend to Ava and someone who loves Sam. Thanks so much” She appreciated.
She saw Patrick’s reddish facial complexion, swollen lips and chin and didn’t ask. That would be something she would ask about another day.
When Patrick left Clara, he received an email that popped up on his phone. He decided to check it when he got out of the car. He drove to the hospital for a check up and got the doctor’s prescription.
He went back to the office and was surprised when he was restrained from stepping in. The first thought that came to his mind was, had Adrian Lester done his worst?
Then he remembered the email that popped up. Going through it, he realised that he has been relieved of his duty and position.
He sighed softly and muttered “And just what else can you do, Adrian?”