Chapter 67: Chapter 67

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Darren opened the door as doctor Jorge walked in. Jorge looks tense and it wasn't left unknown to Darren. Darren asked him if he's okay and he said yes.

“Have you made up your mind Darren?" Jorge asked, walking ahead of Darren towards the room where Constance is, still unconscious. Darren followed him behind but didn't speak. He doesn't know why he feels that something is off. He's just having the hunch that something bad might happen.

“Jorge, I hope no one follows you when coming here?" Darren asked.

“Of course not, I was careful just like other days," Jorge replied. His voice was a little bit shaky, making Darren suspect something but he waved it away. He knows that nothing will go wrong. Jorge is always careful and also, Jorge can't betray him.

“Darren, I asked you if you have made up your mind to take this girl to the hospital. She's slowly dying, if no good medical attention is given to her… she will die for good."

Jorge was staring directly at Darren who seemed to look confused. Does that mean Darren hasn't made up his mind yet? Is he going to let this girl stay here and die? Darren claims to love the girl but his actions are speaking otherwise. If he loves her as he claims, he will risk everything to make sure that she stays alive.

“Jorge, I'm still confused. I want Constance to live but I don't want to lose her too. I will not let you take her to the hospital, give her every treatment she needs here," Darren said.

“I told you that I will be careful. The police won't find out if we take her to the hospital. We just need to be careful."

“I've made up my mind Jorge. She won't go to the hospital, you will have to treat her here."

Jorge stares at his friend. Is clear that Darren has turned into a psychopath. He's going to allow this girl to die here while claiming to love her and doesn't want to lose her. If this girl stays here for another day, she will definitely die. Jorge took a deep breath, it looks like he made the right decision to betray Darren.

Just then Darren heard some noises. The house is being surrendered and someone or many people are trying to open the door on the ground floor.

“Jorge, you told me that no one was following you!" Darren snapped. No one needs to tell him that he has been caught. He quickly walks to the window and sees the fleet of police cars and the policemen who are running to surround the house. He glared back at Jorge but saw something in his eyes. Jorge wasn't followed, rather he gave the police the address of this house.

Darren had thought that something was off when Jorge walked in this morning, now he understands it. Jorge betrayed him!

Darren clenched his fist in anger. “How dare you betray me Jorge!" He thundered.

“I'm sorry Darren but I don't want to be part of your crime. I know we are good friends and you have helped me a lot in the past but I've thought about it. I don't want to get involved with your crime again. Also they offered a huge amount of money to anyone that will lead them to where you are. I can't possibly miss such a good opportunity to be rich."

“You bastard!" Darren roared and hit Jorge on his face. Jorge staggered backwards but managed to maintain his stand and didn't fall. “You betrayed me because of money, after everything that I've done for you. You are no saint Jorge, you have done more crime than me. If I go down, you must go down with me!"

Jorge gasped as Darren pointed a gun at him. Why didn't he think about that? Darren will definitely have a gun with him. If he had known, he would have left the moment Darren suspected something and not stay a second more.

“Darren my good friend, can you please drop the gun. It has not gotten to the level of using a gun, we can settle this." Jorge was praying silently that Darren would listen to him and drop the gun.

Darren snickers. ”Your good friend? You must be kidding me, Jorge. Like I told you. If I go down, you go down with me!"

Darren heard the footsteps that were greatly approaching towards them. It looks like the police men have managed to break the door and they are now climbing the stairs.

Jorge wanted to use the opportunity of Darren being distracted to run but he was so unfortunate because Darren quickly understood his mission and immediately shot him three times in the head. He fell down, having a little life in him.

Darren hurriedly dragged Constance out from the bed and made her stand. He will use her as a means to escape.

Constance is so weak, her eyes are closed and her legs can't support her. Darren made her lean on his body for support while he pointed a gun on her head.

“I'm sorry sweetheart but I need to use you. I do not want to die or go to prison and even if I do die, you will die with me."

There's an escape door in the room. Darren followed it while pushing Constance to walk. They finally made it to the ground floor and outside the house. As Darren had expected, the cops had surrounded the house. But he has his own weapon. They can't shoot him or do anything to him so long as he holds Constance captive.

“Drop your weapon Darren, if you want to live!" One of the policemen shouted. He knew that this is going to be a little bit tough as Darren held the girl they wanted to save captive but they will have to find a good way to handle this situation.

Jace and Ryan arrived at the scene. They were with the policemen who were going upstairs but when they were alerted by others that Darren was already outside the house, they quickly rushed to the scene.

Jace's heart clenched at the sight of his wife, she looks pale, weak and her eyes closed as if she's dead but he believed in his heart that she's not dead.

He clenched his fist in anger, he is wondering what his wife has gone through in Darren's hand. This time he will definitely kill Darren, the bastard isn't supposed to be in jail, he is supposed to be dead.

Jace blamed himself for not taking good care of his wife, she was kidnapped under his nose. He said that he will protect her but he failed.

When the light went off the second time at the event hall, Jace knew that it was not his doing like the first time the lights went off. The first person in his mind when that light went off was his wife. After some minutes, the light came on and he couldn't see his wife where she was standing before the lights went off. His heart started beating fast, he quickly stood up and started looking for her, everyone was doing the same.

At the point of looking for her the inspector called. He said that Darren and Kevin escaped from the prison. They chased after them and Kevin was mistakenly shot as he died at the spot. Darren escaped and they couldn't catch him.

After hearing what the inspector said, Jace was consumed in anger. No one needs to tell him that Darren was the one that kidnapped Constance. Everyone in the family was restless, no one had slept well since the day Constance was kidnapped.

When Jace saw that the police weren't making any progress in finding his wife. He broadcasted that anyone who finds his wife will be given the sum of fifty million dollars. It was such a huge amount of money and he knew that no one would resist the urge to earn such an amount of money.

Just as he had thought, a man came up to them. Luckily he gave them a good lead.

“Back off. if you come an inch towards me. I'm going to kill her!" Darren hollers, his gun still pointed at Constance's head.

Jace's heart was beating rapidly. Any mistake, Darren will kill his wife. He can't imagine a life without his wife.

“Back off as he said, I don't want him to hurt my wife!"

“Is a good thing that your brain can think straight." Darren scorn towards Jace. “No one will come forward. As I said, She will die if you do."

Darren looked around. There's no car to use and run off. The only option he has is to jump off from the cliff close to the house. Is not a deep cliff so he believes that he will survive.

With that in mind, he started moving towards the cliff and that didn't go unnoticed by Jace. His eyes widened. Is the fool trying to fall down the cliff with his wife?

Darren is still pushing himself and Constance towards the cliff while threatening the police not to come closer.

“If you move an inch, I swear to kill her!" He warned. He can see that the police are trying to make a move. He needs to scare them with Constance's life. He knew that he can't kill Constance but in order to make the police back off, he will have to threaten that he will kill Constance.

“Darren, what are you doing? Stop moving towards the cliff, you will both fall!" Jace shriek. His wife is in front of him and he can't do anything to save her and the fool is trying to fall off the cliff with her. No, he won't allow it. He can't watch his wife die. His eyes moved towards the gun at the back pocket of the police man standing close to him.

“Sweetheart, I can't jump off this cliff with you. If I do, you are going to die and I don't want that. You are already weak as it is. So I'm going to jump off this cliff alone, I believe that I will survive and after that, I will come back for you. I told you that you are mine and like I said, you will be mine forever." Darren whispers into Constance's ear. He kissed her ear and looked back at the cliff.

“It's time to let you go sweetheart but I promise to come back for you."

Jace quickly gets hold of the gun. And pointed it towards Darren. Immediately Darren pushed Constance away and was about to fall down the cliff, Jace shot him twice and the bullets landed on his neck and then he fell down the cliff. It was such a sudden action and no one saw it coming. The police didn't plan on shooting Darren but when they looked around, they saw that it wasn't one of them but Jace who shot Darren.

“You shouldn't have shot him Mr. Williams!"

“That bastard doesn't deserve to live!" Jace retorted towards the police man that spoke to him. He quickly rushed towards his wife who was lying on the ground.

He raised her head up and supported it in his arms. Her body is cold. He was painting heavily in fear as he placed his ear on her chest.

His eyes widened…. She's not breathing.