(The Virtuous Husband) In the name of Love

Chapter 31

Noel

I saw her agree to it and I could feel my adrenaline rising. All because I could feel that I was near the truth. I knew how wrong it was to use Allyson to drag her into this mess that I and Christa were both part of but the truth was what we needed the most or mostly I did.

It felt like I could no longer breathe easily without knowing the truth. The desperation was laying heavy on me. As if knowing the truth would just set me free even though deep down I knew the truth and so did Christa but that was just not enough. I needed more, I wanted to clear my name and hers. The label that was engraved over my soul needed to be removed for me and for all that everyone thought of me.

I wanted to show Cheryl that I wasn't what she had accused me of, that her own sister wasn't like how she had been portrayed. I wasn't the man who would hurt her or her sister. She needed to know it more than anyone. I couldn't live with such accusations at all. It choked me to see her happy in her new life with a man I detested. Her smile bothered me and knowing she was having that man's child enraged me. I had put all my faith, love, and trust in her and all she had put in me was wordy vows. Did she ever put any trust in me as others did, or even her own sister did?

"I think we should make the call as soon as possible," Dolores's words drew me out of my thoughts. She was taking over and the reigns were in her hands now. I looked up at Allyson and I could see that she was uncomfortable. Yet she was doing this for us. I was sorry and thankful to her at the same time. Playing with someone's emotions was the biggest hurt a human could get and she had to do it. It was at this time as I looked at her I realized that she was going to be hurt too.

"I agree on that too," Alex piqued in between. "The fast enough we make a call, fast enough he would be here. More than that we would be able to know what happened that night. We need to cut those loose ends soon because I'm sure Richard is planning something big."

"What?" I asked confusingly turning towards him. "What are you talking about and why do I don't know anything about it."

"Ever since your date with Allyson which surely drew Cheryl's attention, there has been a lot happening on the internet front. We had some reporters asking for an interview with you just related to your ex-wife. That had my flags up because why would someone be that interested that much in those things? It had me investigating some of the reporters and most of them were connected one way or another to a company in which Richard is a partner. I really don't think that this is much of a coincidence at all. I guess Richard was not fine with Cheryl trying to butt in your life and he is going to do something about it." I couldn't believe his words at all. Was this even real? For years I had tried to be with her and get her back. I had lived in an unhealthy obsessive state for her ever since our divorce. I was ashamed of it now. However, when I have just got a hold of myself and tried to move on, they were trying to drag me back to the same shit I had taken so much time to get over with.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" I was enraged but I yet I didn't let it out in my voice by much. I looked at him and I was sure he could sense the anger burning inside of me.

"Umm," he looked towards where everyone other than me was standing. "Dolores already knew about all of this," he said and we both turned towards her at the same time.

"In my defense, I knew it and I already had my people working on anything that could come our way," she said with no worry on her face. "He is on something for sure and it is damn big. My bet is on the fact that he is going to use this specific incident of the past," she added and everyone in the room stared at her.

"What do you mean?" Christa asked worriedly. "Is he going to drag this incident of the past just to destroy him and why?" Dolores turned towards Allyson.