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IN LOVE WITH DAVE: MY HOT STEPBROTHERย ย ย CHAPTER 84
CARMENโMariah has gone missing, Carmen.โIt sounded more like a joke than anything else, and I knew for a fact that Terri would never joke about something like that, so it was obviously true.โWhat do you mean, Mariah has gone missing? She was just in surgery. Shouldnโt she be at the hospital by now, recovering, if she hasnโt been discharged yet?!โ My voice rose in pitch as I dropped my bags and walked out of the house.โThatโs the thing. Sheโฆshe was in the hospital one moment, and just minutes later, she was no longer in the hospital,โ she explained. โIt all happened so fast, and I still canโt bring myself to comprehend it.โโWhen did this happen?โ I asked, frustration working me up as I found it hard to even see a taxi to get into.โJust two days ago. Jasper has been unable to sit still since then. He and his father have shut down the hospital, and I canโt help but think itโs my fault for not being there for her,โ she cried out.โNo, donโt say that.โ I shook my head. I knew just ho
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CARMENโJasper, I need you to hit the breaks on the car right now. You donโt even know where I am,โ I said, walking towards the door as I waited for him to give me a response before I would go out on a goose chase.โYou said you came back, right? Arenโt you at home then?โ he slurred, and I closed my eyes as I heard even louder honks that made my heart rate and the hairs on my skin go up.โJust pull over on the side of the road, and Iโll come meet you wherever you are. You canโt drive while youโre drunk!โ I was trying hard not to raise my voice, but he was making it hard for me.I had seen, first hand, how hard it was for Jasper to keep his control when he was drunk, and adding a car in the middle of a possibly busy road in the middle of the night was something I didnโt want to think about but was left with no choice.โYou donโt know where I am as well. Letโs just meet at the house, Carmen. Iโm not going to pull over.โโJasper, hello! Hello!โ I looked down at the screen of my phone to
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CARMENJasper stared at me, and I stared back at him. I could tell that we both had completely different things going on in our heads; I was thinking about what his reaction would be to me admitting that I wanted a divorce, and himโฆI couldnโt tell what Jasper was thinking no matter how hard I tried.โYou want a divorce,โ he chuckled, leaning back against the chair and shaking his head.โYou know, Carmen,โ he started. โI have never seen a person as ungrateful as you in my entire life, and Iโm not saying this because Iโm angry or bitter about what you just said. Itโs a fact.โI felt a small sting from his words, and I could understand where he was coming from if he was having the same thought process as I did.โI have been lied to by you this whole time. I told you that I loved you, and of course youโre not obligated to say it back, but the least you could do is communicate with me about things like this. Did you get married to me with the intent of getting a divorce?โโYou know, youโr
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CARMENโIโll call you back,โ I said to Dave on the phone before hanging up and getting out of bed with a suspicious look on my face.โWhat do you mean, youโve made a decision on the divorce? Was there ever a decision to be made?โ I questioned, not sure if that was a part of the conversation that weโd had when he was drunk just last night.โIt was not exactly your decision to make so I didnโt tell you about it, of course.โ He shrugged, taking my hand and leading me back to the bed so that we could both sit on it for what he was about to say.โWhat is this about?โ I questioned.โI told you how much Iโm in love with you, Carmen. Yes, I know Iโm not worth believing because Iโm a total asshole to you. I have done questionable and sick things to you that nobody deserves to go through in the hands of someone theyโre married to,โ he started, and I could only nod.โWhen you told me last night that you wanted a divorce, I wasnโt in the right state of mind to think about it as I am this morning.
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CARMENโDo you now see why I said that there are some inconsistencies? You assured us that she hasnโt been able to use her legs for the past four years now.โ Detective Johnson crossed his arms as he gave Jasper a stern look. โWhat do you want us to believe here, Mr. Hayes?โโI swear, I didnโt know she could walk. You can clearly tell from this footage that sheโs struggling to walk,โ Jasper defender himself, pointing to the screen and looking back at it to feed his shock once again.โMrs. Hayes, did you know anything about this before her disappearance?โ Detective Johnson interrogated, and I suddenly felt all eyes on me.I couldnโt afford to lie to jeopardize a whole investigation, but he had asked if she could walk, not talk, and I only knew that she could do one of them.โI didnโt know she could walk. She spent all of her time in that wheelchair. Maybe she couldnโt tell anyone, soโฆโ I stopped when I realized that what I was saying didnโt seem to make any sense to anybody else in the
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CARMENJasper stared at me with wild eyes as the thought of it crossed his mind, and he placed his hands over his head in complete stress and confusion.โHow come we forgot to ask such an important question?โ he groaned as he sat on the couch and pulled out his phone to call Detective Johnson to ask him about the security guards on duty that night and how come someone had deleted the footage.Just as he was making the call, the front door opened, and in walked Emily in all her beautiful glory. Her smile faded for a split second when she set her eyes on Jasper, but she was quick to mask it when Terri opened her arms for a hug.โHow are you feeling?โ Emily asked her mother, who only shook her head in response and waited in silence for a while before giving an answer.โThings are just a little complicated right now, but I am certain that we will find Mariah and bring her back,โ Terri said.Jasper finally got off the phone with the detective just as Emily walked towards me and enveloped m
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CARMENI shot out of my lounging position with a loud gasp that made Jasper look at me with a raised eyebrow and curiosity written all over his face.“Please, don’t let him know that I’m the one on the phone,” Mariah pleaded, and I immediately knew that she was talking about her son.“I’m sorry, it’s a client,” I whispered to Jasper as I walked out of the bedroom. “I have to get this as soon as possible.”“Hold on, I’m going out to the garden where we can talk in full privacy,” I announced to Mariah as I rushed down the stairs and bolted out of the house where I was sure that Jasper could not hear me.“How are you? How and why did you leave like that? I have so many questions that I want to ask you, and you have to give me answers to all of them!” I rambled, and I could hear her laugh at me.It was good to know that she could laugh in whatever position
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CARMENMy mother grabbed a hold of my hand before I could finish speaking to Steve, pulling me towards the door with a glare that told me that she could say or do something I wouldn’t like.“What are you doing? Don’t you see that he’s weak and can barely even keep himself awake? Are you planning to stress him out even more than he already is?!” She snapped at me, and I was quick to pull my hand away from hers.“Let me take him to the hospital then. If you don’t want me to say what you think I’m going to say, then let me get him admitted,” I negotiated.“I didn’t say you couldn’t.” She crossed her arms, stepping aside for me to watch him.
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IN LOVE WITH DAVE: MY HOT STEPBROTHERย ย ย THE END- CHAPTER 130
CARMENโAre you sure about this? Maybe you heard him wrong the first time. Besides, I just got out of prison. I highly doubt that heโll want to get to see me just yet,โ I said to Dave as we slowly walked towards the front door of his fatherโs house.โYou just have to relax for me, Carmen,โ Dave said, placing a hand on my lower back. โI didnโt hear him wrong. He clearly said it after his divorce with your mom that he would feel better about giving us his blessing now that heโs not married to her.โWe got into the living room, where Steve sat with his legs crossed as he took note of something from a piece of paper.โDad, look whoโs here,โ Dave called for his attention, making him look up at us and stand up to give me a good look. I almost laughed at his reaction, but I was too consumed by nervousness to make a sound.โCarmen, whatโฆ Come here, my sweet child,โ he said, walking towards me and meeting me halfway with a hug.โWhat happened to you?!โ he asked as he pulled away from the hug a
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CARMENโHow may I help you?โ the woman who stood at the doorway asked me, and I had half a mind to apologize and tell her I had the wrong house before walking away, but I decided to stay instead.โIs Dave home?โ I asked.โMr. Wilmer is home, but he didnโt tell me he was expecting anyone,โ she answered, looking down at my hands which held the small box where the wristwatch was. โYou can tell me your name, so I can go tell himโโโYou really donโt have to,โ I said, stopping her from walking back in. โJust let me in, please. I have something important to talk to him about.โโI understand that you probably know him, but I donโt want to get into any trouble. Itโs my first day at work, and I donโt want to mess this up.โโYou wonโt,โ I assured her. โYou just have to trust me.โIt took a moment of hesitation before she finally sighed and stepped aside for me to walk in.I glanced at the little girl she had in her hand with a smile on my face as I got to see just how much she looked like Kate.
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CARMENโDid you tell anyone? I told you not to tell anyone. Did you tell anyone?โ I blurted to Evan as I found him standing and waiting for me on the day of my release.โRelax, Carmen,โ he laughed. โI only told them that I was coming to check up on you. Why donโt you want them to know that youโre being released, anyway? Are you planning to live as far away as possible without them knowing?โโNo,โ I answered. โI justโฆ I didnโt want them standing out here and waiting for me to come out. I still need to prepare myself for everything. Itโs been a long three years, and I donโt know how theyโre going to react.โโIโm sure all this is not what theyโre thinking about right now. Trust me when I say that those people will wait for ten years if they have to,โ he informed me.As much as it was assurance enough to hear those words from Evan, it didnโt make my heart beat any slower than the speed at which it was going.โThank you for going through the stress of picking me up, by the way,โ I told him
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CARMENโCartier!โI flinched when I heard my last name being called by the prison guard as she stopped in front of the cell I shared with two other women โ Reese and Naomi.She chewed her gum aggressively, using her baton to hit the cell bars, as she watched me so intently that I almost started to dig a hole to hide myself in.โYou have been here for a while now, Carmen. Itโs time you took the bull by the horns. Donโt let people like her intimidate you,โ Naomi said, giving me an encouraging pat on the back to approach the prison guard and ask her what her deal was and why she was calling me.โWhatโฆwhatโs the matter?โ I questioned, looking down at my feet to avoid making eye contact with the woman.โAre you ready for your board hearing today?โ she asked me, leaning against the bars with folded arms.โI think so,โ I said with a nod.โWell, then.โ She sighed and took out the key to the bars, opening it for me to step out.โGood luck, Carmen! Iโve had two board hearings so far that have n
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CARMENEvan was now standing in front of me with a silent reminder for me to keep my chin up and that I would be fine after the trial, but it was getting harder to do so.After the prosecutor finished asking me questions, I started to feel as if every answer that I had given had dug me into a hole that I would not be able to come out of.โWhen the victim was making those moves towards you, you called out for your mother, didnโt you?โ he asked.โI did.โโWell, to demonstrate just how far her voice must have reached when she called out to her mother, we tested it. I called out to different sound experts to the house, and I was asked to stay in the farthest room from the kitchen. At 70 decibels, I could hear someone calling out to me from that room.โโFrom the footages gotten from the security cameras around the house, Mrs. Wilmer was not even in the farthest room to the kitchen. In fact, at the same time that Ms. Cartier is seen shouting for her motherโs help in the kitchen, we can see
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CARMENMy mother stared at Evan with a shocked expression on her face as he submitted a flash drive to the judge as evidence.โThe house where you left after you got married to Mr. Wilmer had a lot of security cameras, which Mrs. Wilmer here may have forgotten about when she slipped into the kitchen and put about ten pills of aphrodisiac into the victimโs drink,โ Evan explained as the video on the drive was played for the whole courtroom to see.I had not thought that Evan would work that hard and go that far to get evidence, but he did. Was that why he had been working with my father the whole time? Even I didnโt know about that.โIf we watch further, we can see that there was no complete and direct contact between my client and the victim that they were involved in any sexual discussions with each other. To further prove that an aphrodisiac was used in this footage, we have receipts from the pharmacy that she bought them from that week.โโDo the prosecutors have anything to add to t
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CARMENDave and I shared a look of disappointment, and I could see that he had made up his mind to be with me no matter what his father said, but that didnโt stop me from feeling bad.โThis whole thing between Bianca and I is not close to being over, and I believe sheโs going to raise hell before everything is finalized. I have all of that in mind, and I donโt want anything to distract me just yet. Perhaps, after the divorce, we can revisit this talk,โ Steve explained.I completely understood why he didnโt agree to the whole thing, but that didnโt mean I was not hurt by it.โYou can take all the time you need to think about it,โ I encouraged. โWe wouldnโt want to put you under any kind of pressure.โโCarmen and I have something important to discuss. Thank you for giving us your honesty, father,โ Dave told him as he took my hand and led me out of the room as he asked me, โWhich of the bedrooms is yours?โโHere.โ I took the lead from him and opened the door to my room, slamming it shut
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CARMENBefore Dave could take me into the room where his father was staying, I pulled him back. I tried my hardest to hide my annoyance from him, but I could feel it coming off in waves, and I was certain that he could tell as well.โIs something wrong?โ he questioned, and I raised my brow at that.โI should be asking you that question, Dave. I know youโre mad at me, and you should be mad at me for what I hid from you, but you havenโt spoken to me in a week. We canโt just leave things hanging and go in there to tell your father about us.โโI know, Carmen. We have a lot of talking to do, and I do have a lot of apologies as well, but I donโt want to prolong this. The more we keep him the dark, the less likely he is to be happy about the news. We can talk about everything else that we havenโt talked about during the week after.โโAre you sure you want to do this?โ I asked. โWith everything that my mother must have planted in your mind against meโโโShe planted nothing in my mind against
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CรRMENโWhatโฆwhat are you doing here?โ I asked, looking around to see if I could find out if someone else came with him โ perhaps Kate or his father.โI wanted to talk to you about everything,โ he said.โThereโs nothing to talk about. Weโre divorced,โ I replied, wanting to turn around when he grabbed me by the wrist.โWhat are you doing?โ Dad asked, finally bringing Jasperโs attention towards himself.โWho areโฆโ Jasper trailed off as recognition grew in his eyes, and he took steps back as be looked between me and my father.โYouโreโฆ Youโre her father,โ he noted. โThey said you were dead.โโIf she doesnโt want to talk to you, donโt you think you should take a hint and leave her alone?โ Dad asked him, ignoring his shock and refusing to give him any explanation.โI just wanted to have a short and important talk with her about something, thatโs all,โ Jasper defended.โExcuse us,โ I told Dad, a little curious to know what Jasper wanted to say even after we had legally gone our separate way
