I'm Married To Pain

Chapter 35

Tyler's POV

"So what are you trying to say?" Cassidy yelled at me. "This is not just your company, Tyler. This is also mine! Did you forget? It was a merger between your family and mine."

I sat silently, watching her rant about stuffs she cannot control.

"I won't let you!"

I smirked and put my cig in the ash tray. "How then, Cassidy? Yes. The company's a merger but I am the sole president. You don't even own a single stock for it was all transfered to me. Now..." I lifted the papers my lawyer gave me. "... it says here, all assets personally owned by the current president together with the company will be passed to his or her eldest inheritor unless Board Members elects another. However, I owned 53% of the voting stocks. What will you do now?"

"He's an illegitimate child of yours!" She claimed.

"I don't have a legitimate child though. Even Chloe is not legitimate. I don't remember getting married with you."

She smirked at me. "If I have to kill that kid just so Erin will get what is hers, I will."

That banged my ear. I instantly grabbed her arm tightly. "Touch my son and you'll never see Chloe again. You already took Gina away from me, if you do this to Zach, I'll make sure you will never want to live again. I am warning you Hesse. I am warning you!" Then I let go of her.

Although I haven't seen Zach yet, I know he deserves to be my inheritor. Not only because he is rightful to it, but also it's the only thing I can give him.

Gina's family won't let me near Zach. Not until he's 21, according to her parents. I agreed just because they pleaded me. What right do I have? They waived the rape case without me pleading them.

Cley promised I won't miss a single thing about my son that's why I forgave him already.

Don't worry, Zach. I can wait for 15 years or more if that's how you want me to suffer for what I did to your mom.

Tyler, Jared and I are already in good terms. However, Jcee's still not showing up. I have no grudge against Jcee but Jared has.

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Ashley's POV

After the Nate's case has been closed by the court, everything went smoothly. Jared, Tyler, Cley and Jcee paid an amount for trying to hide their connection with the case but since they are not directly involved with Nate's death, the court decreased their fine.

After that, I felt lighter. Nate no longer haunted me in my dreams. He is no longer in me. I already closed our own book just like how the court closed his case. I can already move on from him and be with Jared throughout my life.

I went to Nate's grave once more to give him peace.

"I have loved you more than anyone else. Now, I want to love Jared more than anyone else, too. I want to give him the same thing I have given you when you were still living. I know you're happy. That moment when you smiled at me before your car was burnt, that moment when you looked at Jared before your car flipped, you knew he deserved to be with me and I deserved to be with him. And I am thankful for that. Thank you for making sure I'll have the best man after you." I smiled as I put the flowers I bought beside his tomb.

I was disturbed by a familiar voice. "Nice speech."

Jcee was leaning against a tree near me. His hands were placed in his pockets casually.

I ran and hugged him tight. "I missed you. You haven't talked to me in awhile."

"I just want it all over first before talking to you. But before I ask for forgiveness from you, I want to give Nate first the peace he asked for so long. It seemed that he's in peace now, I want to ask for your forgiveness." He said sincerely.

I hugged him. Tight. No matter how angry I get with him, he can make it fade away. What can I do? He's like a brother to me now.

We we're disturbed by a voice. "Not so fast, Jayce."

Jared.

He threw a car key to Jared. No way. Jcee caught it.

"Win and I'll let you in the group."

Jcee's POV

Like when I first entered their group. But instead of car race, it was a bike race. We were still kids before.

He asked. "Win and I'll let you in the group." I stared at it.

He's so fast that time and my legs were giving up already but then he just slowed his pace and let me win. That's how I got in.

But this is a different thing already. I'm sure he won't let me win easily.

We left Ashley with Cley and started the race.

As soon as Tyler reached our cars, Jared and I flew in the road. We are riding the same model of cars. That means no advantages is given to any of us. He fired his exhausts up infront of me then he's gone in few minutes. I can't win against him but I want our friendship back.

I fired up my engines and slowly I'm heading closer to him.

When we're almost in the finish line, he drifted his car facing me. I hit the brakes real hard causing me to be thrown against the wind shield. I hit my head but it didn't bleed. But shit! It hurts as fvck!

I went out my car and saw Jared leaning against his car.

"What the fvck is that?!" I yelled at him.

He smirked. "I just want you to try the car. Do you like it?"

That made my expression change. What? He just-- what?!

He came close to me and said. "I just realized, why do I have to waste our time and our precious gas? I'll let you win anyway. You're my brother. Regardless if you win or not." He smiled at me.

I gave him a manly hug instantly. Cley cheered behind us with Tyler beside him and Ashley smiling widely at us.

I guess it's over. All the bullshits our brotherhood went through are over. We're back to normal without guilts, without our wrong decisions haunting us.