Chapter 151: LEAVING
Felix darted his eyes between Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith before he realized that things weren’t going to be easy for him at all.
He took in a sharp breath before he mustered up the courage to speak,
"About that uncle, I didn’t mean for any of that to happen. I was drugged and I could...."
"Spare me that long story Felix," Mr Smith abruptly interrupted Felix and glared at the young man. "Do you know that because of your actions, my daughter had to suffer so much? That was simply disgusting," the old man spat, which made Felix wonder if this was the same uncle who had asked for a handshake earlier just now.
Out of shame, Felix lowered his head and stared at the floor with regret. If only he had been careful that night, then what happened that night wouldn’t have happened. He felt it was completely his fault for falling for that woman’s trick.
Monica stared at her parents before staring at Felix who was holding up a long face.
"Mom, Dad," she spoke. "Like what you said before, Dad, that happened years ago, and besides it wasn’t Felix’s fault but was Maddison’s," she tried to defend Felix. She stood up and left her mother’s side to go sit with Felix. "Please, we shouldn’t bring out the past like this, especially when you are blaming the wrong person."
She recalled the times when she had not given Felix the time to explain himself because she saw him, joining his body with that woman at the hotel.
Mrs Smith turned to look at her husband, placed her hand on his shoulder and said,
"Sweetie, will you stop pretending now?"
"Pretending?" Both Felix and Monica exclaimed loudly and faced Mr Smith with a surprised face.
"I was not pretending," Mr Davis defended himself. "I was a little worried that the past would bring out an issue so I decided to test it for myself. And you guys passed," he added.
Still confused, the couple didn’t bother to spout something while Felix released a heavy sigh of relief. His rapidly beating heart finally calmed. For a moment, he had thought that he’d be losing Monica.
"So does that mean we have your blessings?" he asked the elderly couple with hope in his eyes.
"Of course, my boy," Mr responded with a jubilant voice and the others cheered happily.
The butler arrived later on and informed them that lunch was ready and the pairs of couples went over to the dining table and dined as they discussed the upcoming wedding that they would soon take place.
In Adrian’s apartment, the young man was sipping a cup of coffee as he relaxed on his bed and he continued to think of ways to gain power. Not business power but underworld power.
With the little money that he had, he was thinking of starting up his own underworld business and gaining power so he could defeat Ethan and get ’his’ Erika back.
After nothing refused to come to his head, he sprang up from the bed and strode towards his kitchen to make some lunch. He didn’t need to work anymore since he had enough money that could sustain him for a long time.
When he got to the kitchen and opened the shelf, they were nearly empty. With a sigh, he said,
"No more groceries."
He closed the shelf and went back to his room to get ready. In three minutes, he had already entered his car, and left for grocery shopping.
He entered the supermarket when he arrived and casually started his shopping until he realized that someone was following him. He turned around only to find several people casually picking out one or two things from the shelves packed with goods before dropping them in their shopping baskets. He stared at them for a few more seconds but nothing seemed off.
With a shrug, he mumbled, "Maybe I’m thinking too much," before he continued to shop. After going several rounds while selecting the things he wanted. He turned around once more but still, nothing.
"I think I need to get out of here", he said to himself. He suddenly felt uneasy. He might be free from the hands of the police but not free from the hands of those notorious criminals. When the person in front of him was settled by the saleswoman, it was Adrian’s turn.
The saleswoman summed up everything he bought and he paid. After the payment was confirmed, she handed him a receipt. He went back to his car and quickly got inside.
Since his car was only slightly tinted, he bent down, leaving only his head up to look outside. He waited until he saw a man who was wearing a black hoody walk out of the supermarket.
The man searched some places as if he had lost the person he was following. Unsure of what he should do, Adrian watched the man bring out his cell phone and call other people around.
Three more men gathered together with the man and Adrian’s mouth opened wide in surprise. He recognized the three other people who had joined the first man when he was still living his criminal life.
"Oh no," he mumbled. It was obvious that the men were after him.
After waiting for the men to leave, Adrian directly went home.
By the time he was already home, Juliet had arrived as well. "Where were you? I have been calling you. Didn’t you see my call?" She questioned all at once.
"We need to pack our bags now", he hurriedly said as he strode towards his room and started picking out his clothes and Juliet followed behind him.
"But why? Where are we going?" She questioned him.
"We are going to New York," he replied. Even though he wasn’t sure if he should go to New York or not, he still needed to be far from California otherwise, those criminals would find him and kill him.
"What? But what about mom, dad, and Felicia? They are here."
"Look, if you want to stay here then stay but stop asking me foolish questions", he snapped at her, making her flinch in fear.
Her eyes darted around, forcing her to make a quick decision. "Fine, I’m coming with you," she said before walking to her room and started packing as well.
By the time she was done, Adrain was already waiting for her in the car. Together, they both went to the airport and flew to New York.
In the plane, Juliet stared at the dark sky with a frown before she turned to stare at her brother, who kept on staring at his phone.
"Adrian," she called. "Why did you pick New York? There are so many other places that we could go apart from here," she added. When she noticed that Adrian wasn’t listening to her, she tapped his shoulder to get his attention. "Are you even listening to me also, what are you staring at?" she questioned as she reached for his cell phone and quickly snatched it only to find Erika’s face as his wallpaper.
"You must be kidding me," she snapped as she glared at Erika’s photo that had been secretly taken at the award show months ago. "You are thinking of this woman?" she almost yelled.
"Give me back my phone," Adrian demanded as he snatched his phone back from her. "You have no right to ask me that question, Juliet. Mind your own business."
Juliet stared at Adrian as if he was drunk. She couldn’t believe the words that were coming out of his mouth.
"You have no shame, Adrain," she spat out. "You have a wife and a baby on the way but you are still after your ex-wife? You have no shame!" This time, she yelled, disrupting the peaceful atmosphere of the airplane. "Tell me, are we going to New York because of her?" she questioned him.
Without a second thought, Adrian replied,
"Yes, I’m going there because I want to be with Erika. And I also want to take her back from that Ethan. Does that answer your question?"
Going to New York had been his main goal but he was waiting for the right time. But since his life was on the line now that the criminals had started looking for him, he needed to leave, fast. And also gain power for himself.
Not wanting to argue with her stepbrother anymore, Juliet faced the window and let him do what he wanted. She had no idea about what he was planning and was thinking of how to inform her mother that she was no longer in the country. Even though her mother was her grandmother’s murderer, she was still her mother and she wishes to see her out of jail soon.
Adrian stared at his sister before looking away too. "We will soon be together, Erika," he said as he stared at her picture with a grin dancing on his face.
