No Reason But Us

Chapter 54 : Finally, Justice

Adrian was in jail all by himself. He was more enraged than ever that his nemesis was able to succeed in one battle, yet the evil man would not rest until he got back at Leon.

"You may have won this time," he grunted. "But I swear I will bring you down again. Just you wait."

Then Monday came. He was released since he was able to be bailed out. Adrian finally gets to leave the precinct with his lawyer. "I suggest you stay out of trouble, Mr. Munro," the attorney advised him after the unhinging he did in the court, and to Leon. "You're lucky that I was able to argue that those drugs are not yours because charges like that are non-bailable."

"Well, at least you proved yourself useful for once. Now, I don't want to hear any lecture from you again. Your job next is to help me put that son of a bitch in prison forever," Adrian grumbled. "Me being in jail was his delaying tactics."

"It'll be hard to prove that. Especially now that Mr. Magnum has found evidence against you."

"What evidence?"

"He found the accountant whom he said you paid to frame him for the embezzlement," the lawyer revealed.

Adrian began feeling scared and stressed. "Whoever that is, Hal must have paid him to lie in court for me."

"Is that so?"

"Whose side are you?"

His attorney looked at him with an annoyed expression. "I'm on your side, of course. I'm just making sure I'm not missing anything to do what you want me to do."

"Just do your job."

Later, the imprisoned man arrived at home. Once he closed the door behind him, he could hear footsteps coming down. It was his wife. "Honey, you're here. I was planning to go to the precinct to get you," Marie chimed, then ran to him to hug and kiss him. "I was so worried about you. Are you alright? Did you get to sleep?"

"Yes, I'm surprised I could sleep in that hellhole," Adrian responded in a disgusted tone.

"Well, I made your favorite lasagna. I thought it would cheer you up."

"Thanks, Honey. Where's Gage?"

"You just missed him. He's on his way back to CarmU," his wife answered.

"Oh, that's too bad," the man muttered.

They went to the kitchen, and Adrian sat silently, thinking about what his lawyer told him by the counter while Marie put a placemat and plates with a knife right in front of him.

"Anyway, my boss was nice enough to let me stay home for the day because I want to make sure you're fine. Gage will be glad to learn that you're home. You should text him so he'll stop worrying about you..." The woman rambled on as she sliced a lasagna for her husband, not knowing that he was not listening until she turned around. "Honey? Honey?"

Adrian snapped back to reality and then shifted to his wife. "What?"

Marie noticed that he was distracted when she placed his favorite dish on the table. "Are you alright? You seem quiet?"

"Yes, I'm just... tired."

"I understand, but you should eat first."

"Sure." The man started eating. "This has been a humiliating week. I won't let that happen again."

His wife watched and felt disturbed by his attitude, though she understood that he had to spend his weekend behind bars, which was why he was in a bad mood. "It's going to be okay, Honey. Try not to think about it. You're home now."