Twisted Fate

Lisa had just started eating her dinner when the fellow who was supposed to have gone far from where they were hidden returned.

“You forgot something?” Lisa asked, raising her head at the same as Jim stepped out of the inner room, coming over to have his dinner as well.

But rather than answering, another voice answered “No, we just found you”.

Lisa snapped her head up and it was too late for Jim to retrace his steps as guns were pointed at him.

Lisa stood up hastily.

The next morning, Nicolas Anderson was having breakfast with his wife and son. They share the same dinning but their hearts are separated.

The security came to inform him that some people were at the gate, waiting to see him.

Nicolas Anderson squinted. Had they gotten a clue? Anyways, he had to keep up the pretence.

He glanced at Jackie and saw her, staring at him with hostility. It seemed the daggers that her eyes were shooting at him were capable of pulling his shirt off.

“What? Why are you staring at me that way? Lisa is also my daughter and I cared about her, as much as you do”Nicolas complained.

“You’re a lying bastard. You orchestrated all things evil and pushed my daughter to execute them. Is that how to care about your daughter? What kind of a father are…” Jackie was accusing Nicolas when the latter stood up and slammed his fist on the dining table.

“Just shut up, Jackie!” He yelled at her and gnashed his teeth. This woman should have taken her miserable self out of his life, a long time ago.

But she wouldn’t reason that she should divorce him. Rather, she placed herself as a reprimander each time he was reaching his goal.

He glared at Jackie and turned to tell the security to let the men in.

At the same time, he walked away from the dinning towards the sitting room and Jackie stood up, followed behind him.

She cursed Nicolas a million times under her breath and hissed between gritted teeth. She knows he knew everything about what happened.

He definitely must have instructed Lisa on what to do. A wolf in sheep’s clothing. When Jerome saw that his parents stood up to the sitting room, he also stood up and followed them.

The men stood and walked in and Nicolas recognized the chief among the detectives. He was the one in charge of Lisa’s case the last time she was prosecuted.

“How can we help you?” Nicolas blurted, getting aggrieved at the sight of the chief detective before him. He doesn’t handle a case and not get to the root of it in no time.

He doesn’t accept bribes as well. He had tried to offer him a gift in the past but he declined it. He even coloured the act by calling it a gift for his tenacity.

He had even subtly called it a gift for his hard work and not a bribery but the scum rejected it claiming he is being paid for his job and doesn’t have an interest in accepting the gift.

Standing before him, unseen goosebumps rise on Nicolas’ body. Thank goodness, he was properly dressed.

He Wondered why this scoundrel should be instructed to handle this case again, of all the numerous detectives and officers, while this fellow with a stone heart?

“On the contrary, Nicolas Anderson you are the one that needs our help” Detective Robert declared.

Before anyone could process his words and ask what he meant he instructed “You are under arrest for an attempted murder of Ms Ella and Alice Foster!”

“What?” Nicolas blurted.

Without as much as paying him attention, two detectives came forward and handcuffed him.

Nicolas was still protesting when detective Robert set his eyes on Jerome without blinking.

Looks like criminality runs in the blood of the Andersons. How could such a quiet, cute looking boy have masterminded the escape of his sister from prison?

Looks are deceptive though. Next, he shrugged and said “You are also under arrest for the role you played as a co-accomplice to Lisa Anderson escape from prison, Jerome Anderson”

Nicolas paused his tantrum. He glared at the detective and his men and gnashed his teeth.

Does it mean Lisa had been apprehended? From his words, he might have gotten hold of that senseless daughter of his.

“No detective” Jackie came forward and blocked the men that wanted to handcuff Jerome.

It seemed she had a spring of tears in her eyes as the tears came down non stop.

She wasn’t going to shed a single tear if Nicolas was taken away. But her son Jerome, she would rather die than lose her only source of inspiration to the police nest.

“It would be advised that you do not obstruct a police arrest” detective Robert declared.

Alex stayed with Ella in the ICU. He would intermittently go and check on Alice. He had instructed everyone around him not to say a word of it to his grandparents.

But how much longer can hide a situation that has gone viral on all television channels and that morning, the magazine took over the news.

For the first time, Alex wished the Foster family was not a popular, reputable one. If they were people to be reckoned with in society, then perhaps, no news of the world would be spread around.

A lot of his colleagues and business partners sent their regards and many called him. His assistant was involved in receiving many of such calls when Alex stopped answering.

Alice had opened her eyes at midnight. But she felt weak and fragile. The doctor said she needed to take some medication and infusion, totally cleansing her system from the offensive toxins.

Alex Foster had gone to check on his sister when he saw her being helped to a sitting position.

Her eyes were puffy, in fact her face was swollen and her cheeks pale. She looked sickly and helpless.

He stood a distance away from his sister and sighed. He almost lost the only family member he has besides his grandparents.

She almost died. She needs to thank God that her servant went to check on her in her room and discovered her delapitated state.

He doesn’t know how she would take it when she discovered that that criminal she married eloped with her asset and even took their daughter along.

But that wouldn’t be hurtful now, that the scoundrel had been apprehended. He would cough out the entire truth.

Many illegal drugs and evidence of fraudulent acts were a bonus to the police discovery where he and Lisa were arrested.

Jim was by Alice’s side while Lisa used to be by his side. A well calculated geometry.

“Sir, she will be perfectly alright in a few hours time” the doctor declared, satisfied that his patient had regained consciousness.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

Alex nodded, forcing a smile. The doctor smiled back and decided to leave the two siblings alone.

As the doctor was almost out of the door, Alex called “doctor”. The latter paused and turned to glance back at him, expecting him to say something.

“Thank you,” Alex said. That word meant a lot to the doctor. He smiled and Alex repeated “Thank you for saving my sister’s life”

The doctor nodded, smiled and replied “just doing my job” and shut the door behind him.

Alice squinted. She’s weak but can still reason. She remembered sleeping in her room the previous night, but she’s in the hospital now.

What happened? Where’s Jim and why is Alex thanking the doctor for saving her life?

After the misunderstanding in the Foster Castle the previous evening, she got home and learnt a secret from eavesdropping on her husband’s conversation.

She did the necessary changes of the documents at the time Jim slept off and completely froze her bank account.

But after that, she also slept off. Now, she’s in the hospital. How did she get there? She’s not angry with her brother anymore, but she wouldn’t allow him to taunt Jim as well.

“How are you now, Alice?” Alex asked, standing in front of her with his arms crossed.

Rather than answer, Alice asked a question “Why and how did I get here?”. She glanced at her brother expressionlessly.

Before Alex could give her an answer, Alice asked hastily “And where is Jim, what have you done to him, Alex?”