Chapter 52: Chapter 52

Jessica's laughter filled the room, with a wicked grin, the sound of a monster was all the laughter rumor was filled with, her laughter is becoming uncontrollable, yet no trace of emotions are found in it.

You could think she is happy that she hurting everyone, but that laughter is the only way she could hide her pain

Xander glared at her, he hated her with everything in him, got the longest time, he had wished that he didn't start this thing called love and relationships with her. How come he doesn't see this side?

Stop staring, stop looking at me, like I am the queen of all evil. She riffles her hair back and then parts her lips suppressing the pain in her. father wanted me to make friends with you, so you could fall hopelessly in love with me, then get married to me and after the marriage, we could have your father assassinated and you will become the heir, it did work but your father is a hell of trouble for me and my father. With him in the way, it seems impossible for us to get out of poverty, I hate the smell of those slums, and the sound of those lowlife kids and their insolent mothers and hooligans of a father, those smokes coming from their cigarettes, those noise emitting from their gamble lifetime, they freak me up, them make me want to get out of there, very fast, but who is the daughter of Kimball, the poor drunkard, and a gambler, that have the right to make a choice, when dad brought the idea, I jumped at it, yet you won't look at me, we have met in the school Library, yet, you ignore me, like some plague, then I realized that you are friend with Alexia and my only ticket to you was Alexia, the soft kindhearted girl, the one that loves unconditional, the one that, doesn't discrimination, who sees everyone as one, that impartial fellow, that thinks too much about people well being

For the first time, Jessica's tears dropped, felt heartbroken for saying those hurtful words to Alexia and always picking a fight with her, Jessica was desperate, desperate to become rich and leave her poor life behind, tired of living in the slum, tired of been referred to, as the daughter of a drunkard, that she hurt the one person that had treated her like human right from the first day they met, not even her father, had loved her as Alexia did, her good education was all thanks to Alexia and her family, her decent cloths and meal, where all thanks to Alexia, the one person her actions kept hurting

Surprised is what is now written on Xander's face, seeing those tears in her eyes, he had no idea while she is crying, he can't tell if, she is faking it or they are really yet he felt she is faking it, and trying to make him fall for her again, he trusted her, he loved her genuinely, those attitude of her recently made him see the other side of this woman he had love blindly. he is done and he has to move on and stop loving her, he doesn't want to associate with her anymore. He closed his eyes, so as not to feel pity for this woman that had ruined his life, he is not going to fall to her tricks, he is not a dog that goes back to his vomit.

Yes, I am blackmailing your father. Xander's eyes flew open, he never thought that Jessica will answer his question, yet again, she gave him the shock of his life, he wondered what she could be using to blackmail his father, then he release his eyebrows, that he had frown causing it to form an arc, when the thought that, it could be that video that she had made showing that he killed Leah.

Stop thinking, it's that video I had against you, that I am using on him, it was something else, something he did in the past. Xander held his head, he is such a fool, for these past months he had thought that his father was protecting him, that is the reason, he allowed the union between the two and he is planning a big wedding for the both of them in a cruise, not knowing he was a puppet to the both of them. I am sorry, you were just a puppet in our hands.

Tell me what is it that you are blackmailing him with? Xander rushed to her and pushed her, causing her head to hit the floor, she fell unconscious but Xander felt nothing for her, he hated her and her manipulating soul, he hated his father, for using him as an instrument for achieving his dreams, the man had played him for a fool. Slowly Xander walked out of the building, he is tired, so tired of everyone around him, tired of loving the wrong people and always getting used in the end, the only thing he could think of doing was to go to the cops and tell them he killed Leah and end his pain, the prison will be a better punishment for his crime.

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The next morning, Alexia was getting ready to go back to camp when her father tap at the door.

Good morning Father.

Good morning daughter, have you seen the news?

What news dad? Alexia looks at him.

Max called, he said that the cops called that, Xander turned himself up, that he is responsible for Leah's disappearance, and that he killed Leah

What? When did this happen? Alexia asked.

Last night.

That idiot, what is wrong with him? Alexia grabbed her phone.

Where are you going?

To the prison to see that idiot.

You can't he is dangerous and he is a...

Father stops, Xander can't kill anyone, I know him, he is just doing this, he was drunk last night and he is blurting out nonsense, trust me on this, he is innocent.

Alexia, what are you saying? He confesses that himself, even if he was drunk, then it's good because that beast will never have agreed to his crime if he was sober

Father please, you know he can't and What I am saying is that Xander is not responsible for whatever happens to Leah, he might be a witness but not the culprit, the Xander, I know is afraid of blood, talk more of been the curse of the blood.

Alexia, you amuse me sometimes, one minute you are telling everyone that Xander is the culprit and now the man had blurted it out, and you think that he is innocent, is there something that you are not telling us?

Father please, for now, don't take the matter to court, I will meet with him, please let me talk to him first. Prime Minister Lee didn't think it was a good idea to let her meet with Xander, yet his wife wanted him to trust their daughter's judgment for once.

Alexia went to the detention cell where Xander was held. She hesitates at the door and let out a loud sigh before informing the cops that she is ready to see Xander.