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CHAPTER 33: A GLIMPSE OF HOPE
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The Fallacy of Love CHAPTER 34: THE CRACKS SHALL LET THE LIGHT IN
“You know each other?” Victoria asked in surprise.“Yes. She is my sister in law,” Jessica said. Ella had now walked to Jessica and hugged her for what seemed like an eternity. When the hug was over, Ella stepped back. She had tears in her eyes. “I never knew I would ever meet anyone I know again,” Ella said.“Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you everywhere. It was like you dropped off the face of the earth. Did you get admitted to the hospital again?” Jessica said as she ran her hand through Ella’s hair.“It’s a very long story but to cut it short, I’ve been in jail,” Ella said.“Why? How is that even possible? Why didn’t Blake get you a good lawyer?” Jessica asked. Ella had sat down at the kitchen island now and Jessica followed suit. Victoria and Lola watched on in silence. “They put me in there. His mother claimed that Kevin told them that I killed Blake’s former wife,” Ella said.“Kevin again? I’m so sorry sis,” Jessica said with a look of pure anger in her eyes. She
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“You are so quiet. Is anything the matter?” Jessica asked Richard on the flight back to their city. He had been quiet on the ride to the airport as well. Jessica had talked about Ella non stop so Richard’s silence bothered her. “I’m just thinking about your ex husband. He is a real piece of work,” Richard said with disgust. “He is. I sometimes wish he didn't father my children. I don’t know what I ever saw in him,” Jessica said.“Why does he hate his sister so much?” “He claims that his father stopped loving them when he married Ella’s mother. I always thought it was just childish jealousy but I guess it was bigger than anyone thought. This surprises me because their other brother doesn’t care either way,” Jessica explained.“Why didn’t you tell me that he was the man that was assaulting you when we first spoke?” Richard asked. “I was shocked to see him and we didn’t know each other too well then. Plus, it’s embarrassing to be associated with such a nuisance. I hate him for what
The Fallacy of Love CHAPTER 36: NO PLACE TO HIDE
“What the hell do you mean that she got released? I thought she wasn’t even in the law enforcement system,” Kevin shouted as he slammed his glass of alcohol on the table. A generous amount of the liquid poured on Rose but she merely brushed it away. She couldn’t believe Ella’s luck. “She’s not. Apparently, she got noticed by some government officials who exposed her situation and now there is an investigation going on,” Rose said.“You said she would never get out,” Kevin said as he threw a glass at Rose. rose ducked and the glass made a loud noise as it crashed against the wall.“Are you out of your mind?” Rose asked in rage. She marched towards Kevin ready to slap him but he was one step ahead of her. He slapped her so hard that she felt her ears ringing. “You made me sign a confession and now that bitch is out of jail. I’m not going to jail and if the police get within one metre of me, I’ll sing like a canary. I swear you will go down with me,” he said.“Could you please calm dow
The Fallacy of Love CHAPTER 37: SURPRISE
The days seemed to be flying for Ella after she began working with her therapist. She had experienced a roller coaster of emotions as she walked with her therapist Susie who she now felt was a good friend. Susie had helped her go through the painful journey of transition from a victim to a warrior. It had not been easy to work with a therapist because the sessions brought out raw emotions that overwhelmed Ella. Sometimes, she wanted to give up and stop but when she looked back, she was always determined to move on. Each day, she managed to regain her sanity and she developed better mechanisms to cope and move forward. She was leaving one of her sessions one day when she bumped into someone she was not expecting to see.“Ella,” someone shouted from the parking lot. Ella turned and came face to face with Tracy. She had just stepped out of her car and she was holding a pack of food that looked like take away. “Tracy,” Ella said reluctantly. She suddenly felt a wave of fear as she looked
The Fallacy of Love CHAPTER 38: PAINFUL REVELATION
Ella sat back on the seat as though the breath had been knocked out of her lungs. Tracy’s words sounded like they were proof that she was the biggest fool in the world.“So the rent has been paying off the loan all along?” Ella asked.“Yes. The agent has been very active in marketing so occupancy rate has been at 95% all along. Most times it has been at 100,” Tracy continued.“That means that the rent has been more than enough for the instalments. I probably finished paying it off right on schedule with some change left over,” Ella said in shock. This meant that Ella had not needed Blake’s help to regain her property. The only thing that Kevin had sold was her personal residence. So Ella would have had enough money to rent a place and sustain herself while fighting for her house against Kevin’s fraudulent activity. “You told me that the rent had already been directed to the new owner’s account,” Ella said with fury.“We used your documentation to open a new account and channel all yo
The Fallacy of Love CHAPTER 39:TORN
Ella was driven home by Victoria and the driver as she went through the file presented by Tracy. Victoria noticed her disturbed expression and waited until Ella was ready to talk. But when they got to the house, Victoria stayed in the car. Ella knew she had to tell her everything now because she felt like she would explode if she kept things to herself.“See you later,” Victoria said to a troubled looking Ella. “You have to go to work?” Ella asked.“Yes. Is anything the matter?” Victoria asked.“We can talk later,” Ella said as she glanced at the driver. “Don’t worry about that. Get in. He will bring you back when I get to work,” Victoria said. Ella told her all that Tracy had confessed and Victoria reacted with a mixture of shock and anger.“Don’t trust that woman for a single second Ella. why did she suddenly decide to come clean now?” Victoria asked. “She said she was doing this to make things right,” Ella said.“Let her give you this address and then we will send someone th
The Fallacy of Love CHAPTER 40: EVERYTHING IS SO HARD
Several days had passed since Ella had abruptly ended her call with Eddie. He had tried to call and text her but she had not responded so he decided to give her some space. When two days went by without a word from her, he became impatient. Just as he was about to call her, a call from an unknown number came in. He quickly responded so as to get back to his main agenda.“Eddie, we need to talk,” the female caller said.“I thought that is what we are doing,” he said sarcastically. “I would take this more seriously if I were you,” she said. There was a trace of anger in her voice and she clicked her tongue when Eddie paused for a long time.“Please identify yourself and state your reason for calling,” Eddie said politely. He was not sure whether the caller was a client whose contact details he had not saved so he decided to reel back his impatience. “I’m Chantel,” she said. After a short pause, his impatience came rushing back but he forced himself to speak calmly.“How can I help yo
The Fallacy of Love CHAPTER1: WELCOME HOME?
The sun was beginning to set in the calm and quiet suburb with about 50 houses. Ella stepped out of her taxi to gaze at the lovely sunset on the horizon. She smiled to herself as she realised that she would enjoy this view for years to come. She looked at her beautiful two storey house with pride and walked towards the gate. She was surprised to see curtains already set up on the windows in the upper rooms. She had planned to furnish everything herself but she didn’t mind if Kevin had set things up for her. Besides, she didn’t mind saving some money. Just as she was about to ring the doorbell, a car hooted from behind her. She turned around and was surprised when she noticed that the car was two feet away from her. It seemed to be ready to enter her property. The driver looked at her with suspicion and she walked to his window. He rolled it down and looked her up and down. A beautiful woman who was wearing too much makeup looked at Ella harshly.“Can I help you?” the man asked.“I was
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