Fate Has A Say

Finally the truth

In the last chapter, Alexei starts investigating Mac's lack of money. Jenny tells him something that shocks him. What will he do now?

"What? Jenny, what are you saying? That's nonsense. Mac and AJ inherited more money then we did. Where did you get this story from?" He was glaring at Jenny. Jenny got angry. "Don't glare at me. You asked questions and I answered. Listen carefully, butthead! Mac and AJ do not have an inheritance. Uncle John told Mac that her parents made bad investments and all the money was gone. Mac has had it very hard since she left this house. She has worked more than one job at a time and refused to let me help her. I don't know why you think she received money from that idiot uncle of hers. He's a bigger scrooge than Ebenezer. I bet that girlfriend of yours knows and is laughing about it. Who knows, maybe Uncle John lied and stole the money. Wait! What did you mean by Mac and AJ received even more than we did. How is that possible? They received nothing. What I don't understand is if both our parents did everything together, why would Mac's parents lose their money but our money is intact? "

Alexei was flummoxed but he also didn't like what Jenny said about Melissa. "Jenny! Please respect Melissa. I love her and we are getting married soon. She will be your sister in law. I'm not asking you to like her. Please just respect her. She has nothing to do with  this situation. Even if her father, is guilty of something, it's not her fault. I'm marrying her. Not her father. So please refrain from abusing her when she's not guilty of anything." Jenny lost her temper and lit into him. "I don't believe you, Alexei. You are so loyal to that witch. You can't see what she's really like. My God, has she got you so tight by the balls, that you can't find your way back? You cheated on Mac with her. You hated Mac for no reason and then you had the nerve to flirt with Mac. You hurt Mac again. She left because of you! I won't forgive you for that. Then again, maybe Mac is better off, without you. She can find a nice guy, get married and have kids with him. You will get married to that witch and live happily never after. I will be an aunt to Mac's kids. Your witch is too selfish to have kids. That will be perfect. Don't you think so? Oh well, have a happy life. I need to go talk to my friend. Oh, and no, I don't know where she is. Not that you were going to ask. Just incase you did, I don't know where she went. She didn't even tell me, her best friend." She almost shouted the last words at him as she left.  She called Aaron as soon as she got into her car. Appraising him of the situation, she asked him to look into the money situation. Next, she called Mac and told her what she found out. Mac explained that she was dealing with it. Satisfied, Jenny felt bad about how harsh she had been, with Alexei but she knew, that he deserved it.

Alexei sat there, still stunned at Jenny's aggression. "She had only spoken the truth after all, except for her insults against Melissa. That, he could not understand. Melissa was always good to Jenny." Hoping that Mr Barnes will send the documents, soon, he called his investigator, to check if he had any news. He didn't like the reponse he received. Surely one female and a small child could not, just disappear. As if magically conjured up the door bell rang. Hoping it was Mac, he left his office in anticipation. Molly had already answered the door. He could not say that he was not disappointed when he saw that it was not Mac. He, however, perked up when he realized that it was a messenger with a package. Signing for it, he quickly went to his study to open it. He studied the signatures closely on the transfer of Mac and AJ's inheritance and finally he found it. His signature, was forged. The curl on the A was on the left instead of the right. He sat there with his face, in his hands. He had misjudged Mac, despite knowing the type of person she was. Guilt ate at him. Too late now, to have regrets. Idiot!
Clearly, John had switched the papers before he had taken them back to the lawyers office.

Taking out the paper which contained the account details, where the allowance was transferred to, he scanned the information provided, then the transactions. There was a monthly allowance of a substantial amount transferred to an account in Mac's name. He stared at the details for a long while wondering what he was missing. Something was nagging at him. He couldn't put his finger on it. Putting aside the papers, he noticed the time and wondered if Melissa was coming back. She was quite upset with him when she left. She was the innocent party just as much as Mac was. He hoped she would cope with the consequences of what her father had done. (Kill me now! Is this Estupido for real?) Maybe he should postpone the wedding until things settled down. There was definitely going to be drama once he confronted John. Maybe, he should call Miss Daniels and check on her, incase she was sulking. As if a thunderbolt hit him on his head, he looked at the paper again, specifically the banking details. He looked at the account number and took out his phone. Logging into his banking app, he checked his recent transaction history. When he found what he was looking for, he compared the two. His face got hot as he looked at the undeniable facts. A perfect match. This meant that Melissa was benefiting from Mac and AJ's inheritance. "Was Melissa aware of this? Was she an innocent victim of her father's crime or did she know?"

Deciding that he needed answers, he left the papers in his safe (Atleast he's not so stupid!) and taking his phone and car keys from his desk, he left the house. All the while, as he drove, his thoughts were spinning from one angle to another. Arriving at Melissa's house, he was about to ring the bell when he realized that it was dinner time. Not wanting to disturb their dinner, he walked around the house, to their back patio, unconsciously passing the dining room, which looked out, onto the patio. Through the open windows, he heard raised voices. Specifically Melissa's voice. "Mom! Please tell Dad that he needs to get rid of Mac for good. She is getting in my way." John responded by asking how Mac was getting in her way. "She is after Alexei. Dad, please do this for me. It is also for your own good. She wants her money back right? Imagine how much trouble she would make. Maybe we should plant rumors about her again. It worked last time but that idiot Alexei, keeps pointing his nose in her direction. He sniffs around her, like a dog in heat. Then as soon as I marry Alexei, we can get rid of him too. I didn't invest all this time, pretending to love him for no reason. All the times, I had to pretend to sleep with him, made me nauseous." "Yes please! Melissa is mine and I don't want her to keep pretending with another man." This came from an unknown voice. "Don't be jealous my love. You know that all we ever shared was kisses. The sleeping pills I gave Alexei, each time, made him sleep like the dead so when he woke up, he just assumed that we did have sex. You were there all those times anyway. I slept with you, then pretended that Alexei and I had done the deed, the next day. I think I need to seduce him or pretend to be pregnant so that he forgets that witch. What do you think, Mom? Will I look good with a big belly. Not that I want kids. They will spoil my perfect figure. I think...."

Alexei had heard enough. He was furious. Entering through the patio, he interrupted the bitch's ramblings. "That won't be necessary Melissa. I'm so sorry but I can't marry a lying deceitful bitch. The engagement is over. You can keep the ring. Maybe sell it to make bail. When I'm done with all of you, you won't see sunlight for a long time." John and the unknown man got up from their seats and came towards him.

AN: I am leaving it there.