Chapter 41: Flipping Through The Pages Of Angela's Black Book

Tony Woods POV

“Your wife hired me as her third eye in the company.

I tried to back out, but she threatened to report me to the cops. I had no choice but to comply with her evil agenda against you.

She never loved you.

She married you because of your wealth.

She also plots to take over the company immediately after your demise,” Sean revealed.

“She never loved you,” the words ring a bell in my head.

It feels like a Déjà vu.

That was what Susan said when she visited my mansion with Paul.

I thought she said that out of jealousy because she couldn't endure the fact I found love according to a younger woman.

That was the reason I drove her out of my house.

I should have paid more attention to Susan rather than kicking her out.

History has repeated itself and the same thing I avoided has finally happened to me.

Marcus said so much until I stopped him from talking.

He was spilling more dirty secrets than I ever envisaged.

I went from wanting more to wanting none.

My head couldn't contain the excess information, and I was scared that it might explode soon.

I rested my head on the steering wheel to cool off and summon all the courage I needed to proceed with the case.

“Why did she threaten to report you to the cops? This isn't right.

I still feel there's more to this,” I managed to ask.

I had my observations but I preferred to hear from Sean instead.

I figured he was in a better position to explain better.

“ I…" Sean stuttered.

He suddenly lost his ability to speak. I tried to force the truth out of him, but it wasn't working.

Ironically, my use of pressure made him even stronger.

I had to back off a bit to let Marcus handle the situation.

I was hoping he would use his lawyer's instincts to get the job done for me.

“Hey, stranger.

Look at me in the eyes while you're talking.

I'm not here to play games with you,” Marcus lifted Sean's face in his direction to ensure that they both shared a telling look.

“Are you aware that you can still go to jail even without making a full confession?

I've got all the evidence I need to charge you to court,” Marcus warned Sean.

Just when I thought it wouldn't get any better, Marcus brought out a small tape recording from his pocket and flickered it at Sean's face.

Marcus stunned me including Sean. We were with him the whole time, and we never noticed he had a tape recording hidden inside his pocket.

“I bet you know what this means already.

Everything I need to bring you down is stored here.

If I were you, I would start talking now,” Marcus said, after showing Sean the tape.

Sean was more than devastated. His facial expressions tell it all.

He couldn't believe how he ended up being tricked by Marcus in less than five minutes.

“I'll speak now.

There's no point playing hide and seek.

What difference does it make anyway?

My secret has been exposed already,” Sean finally concurred.

Deep down, he knew he might not get away with the crimes.

That was the same action I expected from him.

But no, he chose to defend Angela.

If only he knew that he was most likely to be locked up in the same station with Angela.

“Some time ago, I accidentally knocked someone down with my car. Sadly, the man died.

I was too scared to keep it to myself, so I decided to trust Angela with my secret.

I had no idea that it would mark the beginning of my downfall.

Angela practically took control of my life,” Sean narrated.

Further explanation revealed that Sean and Angela once dated in high school.

They ran into each other some years later. It now dawned on me why Angela insisted that I employ Sean.

She made me believe that Sean was her cousin.

Stupid me!

I believed her without proper investigation.

How could I have thought that she was lying to me?

During our six years of marriage, Angela hasn't given me any reason to doubt her loyalty.

That alone made it easier for me to believe that Sean was, indeed, her cousin.

“Do you remember when some money went missing from the company's account?

It was Angela who authorized the transfer. She warned me not to tell anyone,” Sean made another shocking revelation that swept me off my feet.

I wasn't done dealing with Angela's evil plot, and here comes another bomb.

After listening to Sean's confession, I had a thousand reasons not to spare his soul.

He's as guilty as Angela.

I considered him as more than just an accomplice.

My eyes suddenly reddish as the tears stored around my eyelids.

It was just a matter of time before they started dropping down my wrinkled chin.

“What about my son, Kelly? Are you the Father?” I asked an important question.

I had no idea how the question came about, but I was glad it did.

Since Angela and Sean were once lovers, I considered the possibility of him being the biological father to Kelly.

“No, sir.

I am not.

You have got to believe me.

Angela and I dated in the past. I have nothing to do with her,” Sean swore and cried his eyes out.

I looked away and pretended not to see his tears.

After everything I'd heard him spill, I chose not to believe him anymore.

“You keep making it easier for me to pardon you.

Do you want to keep lying to me until I invite the cops over?” I threatened Sean.

Despite my effort to force the truth on Sean, he still stood by his word and claimed that he wasn't the biological Father of Kelly.

I turned toward Marcus’ direction to ask for our next line of action.

“What do you think we should do to him?

He's still insisting that he's innocent on that one,” I asked Marcus.

He has barely said a word for the last couple of minutes.

Perhaps, he's taking his time to observe the situation better before coming up with a better plan.

“I don't believe him either. He needs to be arrested.

Until the DNA test proves otherwise, he won't be released,” Marcus declared.

He wasn't even done talking when the police van drove inside the company's premises.

“How did you summon the cops without my knowledge?

What kind of man are you?” I asked while my mouth was left widened in astonishment.

For that second time, Marcus has amazed me with his brilliance.

How he managed to call the cops wasn't clear to me. I didn't even see him bring out his phone.