CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX
CATHERINE’S POV
After hearing that life-threatening statement from Hayley, fear gripped me immediately. I know she wasn’t bluffing when she said that I hurried into the mansion and went straight up to our room. I needed to tell Burke this revelation, it’s something and we can use it against Hayley.
I went to the room but I heard voices from inside, I wanted to storm into the room and yell at Burke but my curiosity made me listen.
“At the end, you’d still have to tell her you know?”, Diago asked.
“But I can’t, she is making a mountain out of the whole situation, I don’t know how to look her in the eye and tell her”, I heard Burke’s voice from inside.
Tell what, I wondered what they were hiding from me.
” She is going to keep on blaming Hayley and if you do not investigate Hayley she will think you are having an affair with her, it’s only proper you let her know that you killed Jaxon so you can clear this up”, Diago said.
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When I heard those words it was like I turned deaf, I could never have imagined that Burke would kill Jaxon, why would he ever do that, is he working with Hayley, I could no longer bear the anger I stormed into the room with rage in my eyes and they both stood there looking at me like I was a fucking statue, they looked shocked.
“You killed him, you fucking killed him you monster”, I rushed unto Burke and held his clothes, tears rolled down my cheeks, I didn’t know why but I was so emotional, Diago rushed to me and helped removed my grip from Burke’s clothes.
I didn’t know what happened all I knew was my hand hitting Diago’s face, I slapped him so hard that I didn’t even believe it was me “Don’t fucking touch me your cunt, I can’t even believe you are working with Burke in killing Jaxon, get out of here, you murderer”, I yelled at him.
His hands were still on his face, probably shocked that I slapped him.
“My Lord, my lady, I’ll be outside”, he said, giving me a frown.
After he left the room my attention was fully focused on Burke.
“For goodness sake Burke why on earth would you do that are you working with her, tell me, Burke, fucking tell me”, I yelled and threw the flower vase on the ground, it shattered into pieces.
“Working with who, who are you talking about?”, he asked.
“Don’t act like you don’t know, Hayley you are working with her because tell me why you would have Jaxon killed if you are not working with her”, I scoffed.
“Hell no, I am not working with her, it was a bloody mistake, I was angry”, he yelled.
“I don’t understand, what on earth would make you angry at Jaxon, he did nothing wrong to you”, I said.
“oooh well I thought you’d know better, your sick ass ex-boyfriend and Hayley played me, he got Hayley pregnant and made me believe that I was responsible, do you know how much emotional damage that caused me, my goodness, I was going to kill Hayley too, it’s Diago that stopped he and Diago doesn’t deserve the treatment you gave him, he sure doesn’t”, he said softly.
” Oooh fuck Diago, don’t change the topic here Burke, you handled things wrongly, you of all people preaching all saint and righteousness a murderer, I remember when I wanted to kill Hayley you said it was a bad idea and you bluffed all you could and now this, you go behind my back and kill Jaxon and expect me to believe you, your cock and bull story, go fuck yourself Burke”, I yelled.
” Well, I’m sorry we can’t change what has happened, right now all we can do is work together so that Hayley is out of our lives permanently”, he said.
“Fuck you Burke, you want to make amends now, well I am not up for your bullshit”, I yelled.
“What do you expect me to do, what am I supposed to do, answer my cat, raise him from the dead, or wait I’m beginning to get a clearer picture of this. You are still in love with Jaxon, you still have some kind of feelings for him right?” He asked.
“Don’t turn this on me Burke, I see how you are trying to manipulate and turn the whole situation around, make it seem like I am in the wrong meanwhile it’s actually you”, I said.
I tried leaving the room because I didn’t want any more questions from him.
” Stop there cat, I am not done with you, you haven’t answered the damn question, Are you in love with Jaxon, you still have some feelings for him”, he yelled.
“What I don’t know what you are talking about, you have to drop this rubbish talk I am not up for this bullshit”, I yelled back.
” Answer me cat, I am running out of patience, I could see his eyes turn red, I knew he was angry.
I mean I loved Jaxon, and I still do love him, he showed me what love meant when Burke rejected me, and he took care of the kids even though he was a fuck up at the end I still do have feelings for him, and now I don’t know how to explain this to Burke.
“What do you want me to say”? I asked.
“The truth, nothing but the truth?”, he replied.
“Jaxon was there when I needed someone, he loved me, unlike you who used me and abandoned me, he showed me what it meant to be loved, he took care of our kids, he was like their first dad before you came back into our lives, he shouldn’t have gone that way, not that way Burke, you messed up, and for the question whether I still love Jaxon or not, I do, I love him the same way I love Hayley, so cut this bullshit”.