GO, DIE & COME BACK

CHAPTER 14: POSSESSED

A hell was created in that house that night. The mansion was congested with policemen and forensic experts. It was undoubtedly concluded that Bran turned quite hateful toward Eric last night. He even threatened to kill him, and he did it. He killed Sir Eric and committed suicide because he never wanted to get back to prison. A suicide note was found in his room. On that, the ink was breathing heavily. His handwriting was really terrible, which showed how intoxicated he was. That note said that he was tired of all that. He committed a terrible sin. There was no reason that he could live. The letter ended without saying farewell. The police interrogated Matt. He said that he tried to climb up to the balcony, but before he could reach there, Bran jumped off. He told them that he couldn't make it in time and wept some fake tears before the cops.

Lady Lynda, Nina, and even Nick kept crying before their bodies. Matt didn't come to the funeral. He was somewhere else. He was at the place where he sought peace. When the funeral was over, Nina returned to Barrel's place. She was going through the memories of Eric and Bran. The family photographs hung on the walls. They looked so happy there. She found some songs in Bran's Walkman. Most of them were her favorite songs, along with the old songs loved by Bran. She listened to all of them one by one. She wept a lot. That time, she forgot that she used to get mad at Bran for playing those songs all day and night. In those songs, she sought something. She listened to them again and again until she memorized them. Nick came to her. "You like them?" He asked.

She shook her head while crying. "I love them." Having said that, she hugged him.

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Months passed. Things began falling into place. Lynda, Nina, and Nick continued living in that house along with Sir Oswald. Lady Lynda was handling all the businesses with his help. When the Clarks were informed about all the things that happened that night and all the secrets and past that came to light, they were stunned. They didn't say anything to Nina. Lynda stopped them from doing it. She did not have any grudges against Nina anymore. She acted like a mother to her and a grandmother to Nick. Matt rarely stayed in his home. His entire day used to pass in his paradise with his love, Victoria.

"I'm sorry. I'm terribly sorry that I didn't listen to you earlier." Matt confessed to her.

"It's okay, dear. Now everything is settled. I guess you belong to me now."

"Completely. I'm all yours." She kissed him passionately. Matt said, "I never want to leave you." He kissed her again.

"Neither do I." They kissed. They spent a wonderful night after that in the elegant, spacious apartment Matt had brought for her. That place was a paradise for him. They used to meet there every day and pass most of the hours in peace and love.

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Time passed, and Lynda was still handling the businesses alone. Matt had even stopped paying attention to it. He had become a spoiled brat. He came to his home once in a blue moon to drink or to sleep. Nick never came out of his room and faced Matt, nor did Nina. Nick had grown enough to understand things. He was aware of the nature of Matt and, thus, stayed as far away from him as possible. For Matt, the only family he had during those years was Victoria.

Nick was a teenager by then and was always engrossed in his mobile game. Nina scolded him a lot for it, but his all-time savior was Lynda, who was still spoon-feeding everything to him.

"GG!" Nick shouted while being glued to the screen. "Well played, squad!"

"Are you going to put it down or not?" Nina scolded.

"What do you keep playing all day?" Lynda asked.

"You'll not get it, grandma. I'm going to be a great e-sports player, stream, and make money. Just watch!" He retorted boldly.