Chapter 144
Did you ever explain to him that you didn’t kill Rhoda, maybe it was a set up”
“Of Course, it was a setup… Even when I tried explaining everything to him that I didn’t kill Rhoda. He didn’t believe me because there was evidence that I did” Daniel said
“What evidence?” Lisa asked
“A video of me in Rhoda’s room. Everyone thought I was trying to choke her to death. Rhoda was poisoned by someone. The day she was poisoned someone texted me with Rhoda’s number that Rhoda needed my help. I had to rush over only to see blood all over. She had vomited blood.
I tried taking her to the hospital that night but she refused to say it was too late for that. That she wasn’t going to make it. She was trying to tell me something before she died but I didn’t understand what she was saying. Someone had set me up.
I tried explaining to Alfred but he didn’t believe me. I know a part of him wanted to believe him but the fact that there was evidence didn’t make him believe me.
He should have called the police after everything but he didn’t. But for the sake of our friendship, he had asked the police to close the case. He cut off all ties with me.
It was really painful though that I had to leave the country. I couldn’t bear the fact Rhoda was dead and I and Alfred were no longer friends” Daniel said and just then he heard the phone ring.
It was the doctor calling him back. He answered the phone call and asked the doctor to come to check up on Lisa in his office, After then he ended the call.
“Is there anybody you think hated the fact that you and Alfred were friends and would do anything to destroy your friendship?” Lisa asked
“Andrew. Andrew never liked me but he would never kill Rhoda. Maybe there was someone else I didn’t know of. But that’s in the past now Lisa.” Daniel said and Lisa exhaled deeply lots of thoughts going through her mind.
She didn’t want to think Andrew was behind all of these.
“What are you going to do now he’s asking for your forgiveness. Are you gonna give him a chance?” Daniel asked and Lisa stared at him in his eyes. She could see he felt hurt even by asking that question. Daniel loves Lisa a lot and it would be death to him if Lisa goes back to Alfred.
“No, I won’t,” Lisa said and Daniel felt his heart leap in joy. He was glad Lisa isn’t going to give him a chance. Lisa stared at Daniel, she could see he was happy with the reply she had given him. She didn’t know If she had just lied to Daniel because her heart was saying a different thing.
Not quite long the doctor came and checked on Lisa.
Meanwhile, Williams and Dina are seen sitting outside Daniel’s office. Dina kept giving Williams a deadly glare. He had come back to town and he didn’t even come to check up on her and Clara.
She felt so angry at him that she vowed she wouldn’t talk to him anymore. On the other hand, Williams was sitting down with his phone in his hands. He looked so engrossed with what he was doing on his phone that he barely noticed Dina was sitting beside him.
Dina had wanted him to come to sit close to her and begged her but Williams wasn’t doing any of that. He wasn’t even looking at her. This hurt her a lot. She almost felt like crying. She’s never felt hurt this way. Was he ignoring her? She asked no one in particular wondering what she had done.
Just then tears started pouring from her eyes. Williams who was so engrossed in the work he was doing on his phone heard someone whimpering. He wondered who was crying. He raised his head and turned to Dina only to see her in tears.
“Dina,” he called as he put his phone in his pocket.
“Dina, what’s wrong?” Williams asked as he stood up and moved towards her. he tried touching her but he shoved his hands away, telling him to leave her alone but Williams cared too much to leave her alone in tears.
“Don’t come here and start acting like a saint because you see me crying. You came back to town you didn’t call me or even text me. Even when you were out of town you didn’t even call me” Dina said as tears slipped down her cheeks.
“Of Course, I called you. Here you can take a look at my phone. I called you so many times but you weren’t answering. I texted so many times but you didn’t text back, I thought maybe…..” he paused as Dina dragged the phone from him.
She scrolled through the phone and saw he wasn’t lying. The number Williams had been trying to reach her with was her second number. She had kept that sim on her other phone and left it in her wardrobe at home. She hadn’t been using it for some time now. It was then she remembered, that was the only number Williams had.
“I no longer use that number,” Dina said
This means it was all her fault. It was still his fault, when he came in he should have come looking for her, Dina thought
“I’m sorry Dina. I should have come to check on you but I have been so occupied since we arrived back in Singapore. I promise I’ll make it up to you” Williams said as if he had read Dina’s mind. He knelt before her and cleaned her tears with his thumb. He kissed her on her forehead and lightly on her lips.
Dina stared at Williams and pouted. Just then he heard his phone ring. It was Daniel calling.
He answered the phone call and Daniel had told him to Come inside the office with Dina.
TBC