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The Marriage Contract Chapter seventeen
EMILY'S POV."Hey, Melendez," I called with a smile and walked to sit on my chair.He creased his forehead at me with a smile forming on his face as I sat down. "Wow. Is the AWOL girl back to work, or what?"I tilted my head at him. "Come on partner, I wasn't AWOL, just busy."He slowly nodded. "OK. So did you get anything?"I smiled at him and nodded. "Something big. It turns out we've been working on the same case all along."He furrowed his brows in confusion. "What do you mean?""My investigation about what happened to my best friend is connected to the syndicate group we've been after," I informed him, and it felt good knowing I'm now of help to him.His forehead was deeply furrowed as the news hit him. "You mean the syndicate was involved with her accident?"I nodded. "It turns out, and I have good news. We can stop them."He let out a shaky breath in relief. "Wow. That really is good news."I smiled. "I honestly wouldn't have thought.""You know who the leader is?" He asked.I
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UNKNOWN PERSON POV."What's going on there right now?" The boss asked the person on the other line of his phone while going through some paperwork on his table.The other voice on his phone was inaudible."Hmm. Are you sure you're a hundred percent sure about that? I don't want any liability in my shipments." He told the other voice on his phone.I was beginning to wish I could hear what the other voice was saying cause I was lost in thoughts. What does he mean by shipment? What is he shipping?"It better be. Don't disappoint me. I want things to be smooth as always." He warned the other voice.The boss is becoming kinda suspecting.He sighed and hung up. That was my cue to enter which I did.He furrowed his brows at me as I entered. "Have you been there for long?"I immediately shook my head. "No, Sir. Why Sir?" I asked feigning ignorance.He shook his head. "Nothing. What do you have for me?"I nodded and gave him a file. "I was able to make the impromptu meeting with Kevin Barnes a
The Marriage Contract Chapter nineteen
LEONARD POV.Two days later. (6th. September Monday.)"That's nothing to worry about. My dad doesn't know that I know about his illegal business. What he knows is that I know he's capable of bad things. He won't suspect I'm involved." I assured Emily on the phone."Alright, not to worry. We'll be ready when the shipment arrives."I nodded. "You know it really has to be under the radar. We don't want too much attention on it. We have to make sure someone is caught to determine our next plan.""What do you propose?"I narrowed my eyes in thought. "Well, I want you to know that there is no...yeah there's no innocent person there, so don't think because there's no evidence, you can't attack them. I know you guys have your rules, but this time you've got to play against them. You've got to close the book."I heard her sigh. "Then what should we do?""Immediately lessen their tires, so they'll have no choice, but to come down the truck. Don't talk too much to them, and cuff them immediately
The Marriage Contract Chapter twenty
"You're late," Emily said, darting angry gaze at Leo as he stepped down from his car.Leo looked around walking towards Emily, and James."Why? Did I miss anything?"Emily tilted her head at him. "What if you did?"Leo looked at her with a frown face. "I wasn't gonna, I just had to do something.""Something more important than this mission?" Owen asked walking towards them with a face cap on, while Emily and James's eyes were fixated on him.James has an idea of who Leonard is at least, even though it was his first time meeting him, but not Owen.Leo nodded. "Actually. Yeah."Emily scowled at Leo in disbelief at his answer. He doesn't even seem to care.Leo noticed it and decided to just talk. "Alexa didn't want me to leave." He confessed and looked away from her.Emily's face fell. "Oh.""I was lucky she slept off, if not, I don't know." Leo proceeded truthfully.Emily sighed getting his point. Definitely not angry anymore."Let's go hide, and leave the cops to do their work, and you
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"Get down!" Emily commanded annoyed at the fact that Walter and Greg are not cooperating.Owen knew the next thing that'll happen, and since he also knows Greg and Walter. He knows they're bad decisions maker.They don't think before they engage in something, especially when it comes down to life and death.That was why he knew how easy the mission will go.Walter immediately started the engine making Emily, and James's eyes widen at the sudden sound.Walter drove the car straight towards them, and in fear, Emily, and James rolled themselves on the ground from where they stood, out of the way to avoid getting hit."Shoot the tires." Leo reminded me in a calm voice.His calm voice irked Emily a lot, because of the high tension she was on. She couldn't believe how calm he could be in the situation they were in.Greg and Walter were happy seeing they were making the run for it, but they felt the back tires from both sides of the truck crash down, thereby stopping them from moving further
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"Is that my phone?" Alexa asked.Leo nodded and helped her get it from where she placed it which is on the vanity. He handed it to her.Leo's eyes caught the caller ID. Cleo. Seem like a guy's name."Hello," Alexa answered while Leo stare at her big stomach which happens to be the root of her condition, and rubbed it."Things are happening weird here, Ma'am. Boss issued a meeting with Kevin Barnes...."Leo hasn't even come to an understanding of what carrying triplets mean for her..."Wait, wait, wait. Slow down, Cleo. You're talking too fast." She complained as Cleo was rambling over the phone.Cleo was scared. It sounded in her voice, and Alexa knows, but she just doesn't know why she was extremely scared.Leo sighed. Alexa's probably facing a lot, but he can't tell, and she won't tell.Cleo let out a huge breath. "OK. It's about Kevin Barnes, Ma'am."Alexa furrowed her brows "Kevin Barnes? What does he want with him?" Alexa asked making Leo begin to feel interested."Don't really k
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"It never got there?!" Mr. Hodge's voice boomed out loud in anger, as he stood up from his chair trying to wrap around his head at the bad news that just hit him like a hundred bullets."Yes, Sir. We were also surprised at the outcome. We didn't know the cops will be there." Lion told him over the phone and looked at Owen who was a bit sorry since Lion was shouldering it all.Mr. Hodge's voice was ragged. The anger on his face was so obvious, you could think he'll kill anyone that walk up to him."This isn't happening." He said shaking his head. "This can't happen, Lion! How did it happen?" He yelled out loud. "This is money I lost! A lot of it!" He hit his hand on his desk in anger. "Damn it!" He cursed out loud."Sir, Sir. Two of our men were caught by the police. What should be done?" Lion asked since that was also a big problem.Mr. Hodge's heart was beating heavily, as his chest rose up, and down in rapid breaths. "I'll...I'll deal with that. They have to be silenced before they'
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LEONARD'S POV.Creo.Where on earth did I know that name from? Hmm."Wait. Wait. I don't think I can anymore." Alexa complained for the nth time making me chuckle, as I've been doing since she started her yoga lesson today."Ma'am. Just a bit more." The instructor pleaded as she also kept doing to get my wife to comply.But Alexa shook her head, holding her waist. "I can't. I really can't. I've tried for today." She said walking towards me.The instructor sighed obviously tired of my wife.I walked up to her since I feel walking towards me could stress her further. She was looking worn out.I handed her a bottle of water. "Here."She took it. "Thanks.""So, I should be leaving, then. We'll see..."Alexa shook her head. "No. I'll call you when I want to see you."I looked at her. "I don't think you'll call her."She glared at me. "I will.""Actually, I agree with your husband. You won't." The instructor agreed.Alexa eyes her up to down. "Agreeing with my husband? He doesn't know what
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