(The Virtuous Husband) In the name of Love

Chapter 29

Noel

"I won't lie but the story does seem unbelievable," Dolores spoke from across me. "But once you get to know Jayce's habits and Christa's past with him it just clicks together."

"Not many people know but he is surely an addict and had been a part of this secret sex club that is run by some notorious people," Alex piped in and I looked at him with curious eyes.

"Have you been there?" I asked with the thought in my mind that if he had been there then he could bring evidence related to Jayce.

"Once and I had avoided that place like a plague. It just rubbed me the wrong way," he replied.

"I have been there," my eyes widened at the response Dolores gave me. She just shrugged as all three of us looked at her.

"There is a level of the club where many people meet and greet. It's a sex club but there are rooms where people deal with illegal business. I have met some of our clients right out there who need a little more than money to sign the contracts. You might find a good amount of bureaucrats there too." Dolores explained to us.

"I have seen Jayce and Adam there too," she adds on.

"Do you think Adam might have been a part of it?" I ask her as I look at Christa.

"I think so," she answers. My eyes turn towards Alex. "I think the same," he replies.

"It's really hard to think that they wouldn't have been involved in it. His car keys were proof of that. Moreover, Adam's law firm has been the one for years who has been protecting the Peterson's. Their family relationship runs deep and for generations. Whatever shit they do they are backup up by Adam's team of lawyers who himself has some political influence." Delores emphasized why she believed Adam was part of what had taken place.

"But he never showed a hint of," Christa was out of words and the way she was distressed about it was evident on her face.

"Never had Richard when he met you while Cheryl was asking you to but charge on Noel. You might not believe this but none of them have ever had shown a hint that they had something like this. Noel had met them in numerous conferences and they have always been normal. If it wasn't the truth that we had found out there wasn't a reason to even point fingers on them." Christa nodded to Delores's words.

"So what are we going to do about this?" Christa asked resigning to the fact that she couldn't insist on the fact that Adma was innocent.

"I think we should have this talk with him face to face. Christa agreed to it," I told the others.

"It's a nice idea," Delores said. "We have his key for sure so him explaining this would be interesting," Alex added.

"Christa, I think it should be you who should call him and ask him to come over," I just ordered her and others nodded their head in affirmation.

"What would I say to him? I mean I had just talked to him once in the last many months."

"Ask him on dinner or something. Present it out as if you are just friends and she needed to talk to someone. Maybe about old times or present times." I gave her enough reason but she had been the one to make him believe that there was nothing wrong.

"Wouldn't he think it to be suspicious?" she questioned.

"Christa, only we know the truth and he has no idea that we know something. If you had seen him in the last few months then it would be easy." Dolores tried to ease her worries. "All you have to do is talk normally."

"Keep it on the speaker so we can tell you whether everything is going in the right direction or not," Alex told her. "We can surely guide you if you felt like you were going the wrong way." Christa nodded to both of them. For the first time, I felt lively. I was under no delusion that this truth was going to change the time or bring back Cheryl but it surely would help me in clearing the blame that had been placed on me and Christa.