All Chapters of Ex and Son Beg, But I Never Turn Back: Chapter 441 - Chapter 450

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Chapter 441: Roughed Up

Luigi’s POVSitting down at the long table in the cafeteria, I looked for Logan. We’d been in jail for three days, with two more to go before our hearing. Mostly, we just stayed in our cells. We were allowed to leave during free time, but we both figured it was safer to just keep to ourselves.There were plenty of very dangerous men in the jail alongside us. These men glared at us when we saw them, black tattoos snaking up their arms, onto their necks and faces. They were menacing, and it was obvious that Logan and I were not one of them.Logan and I sat side by side during all our meals, although calling the food they served us ‘meals’ was a far stretch. It was more like slop. We kept our heads down, literally, not even daring to glance up and look around the room for fear of catching the wrong the eye.But this particular morning, Logan was nowhere to be seen. This was cause for concern, since yesterday, during our free time, Logan and I had ventured outside to the pathetic green spa

Chapter 442: Awaiting the Hearing

Willow’s POVStaring at my wardrobe, I couldn’t decide on a dress. What does one wear to a bail hearing? I thought to myself, pushing aside racks of clothes.Luigi and Logan had been in jail for almost a week. Their visitor list still hadn’t been approved, so the only contact I’d had with Luigi had been during his daily phone call. The calls were short though, and every time I hung up, I was on the brink of tears.The lawyer, Stewart, had told me to liquify my assets in preparation for the bail hearing. He said the bail could be very high. I hadn’t even blinked an eye. I withdrew from my mutual funds and other assorted holdings. I didn’t care how much money they needed, I just wanted them back, both of them.Luigi seemed all right during our phone calls. But I knew he was putting on a front. He didn’t want me to worry any more than I was. I could only imagine what they were going through. The whole thing made my stomach twist into a big knot.My mind turned to Sasha. According to the

Chapter 443: Court House Steps

Willow’s POV“Ready?” Adonis asked, opening the car door for me. Nodding, I inhaled a deep breath. I’d never been to a bail hearing before, so I didn’t know what to expect. According to Stewart, it would be short though.Adonis took my arm in his as I stepped out of the car. The moment I did though, I was blinded by the flashing of a camera.The front steps leading up to the courthouse were covered in news reporters. They all had their cameras poised at us.“Oh my god,” I whispered. The last thing I wanted was to work my way through this mess of news reporters. Biting back my anger, Jay appeared on the other side of me.They had a lot of audacity, I thought to myself. Showing up here to profit from Luigi and Logan’s misfortune.“Is every media outlet here?” I asked out loud. “Don’t they have anything better to report on?”“Don’t say anything,” Adonis hissed in my ear. “Remember what Stewart said. Just ignore them.”Stewart had more or less prepared us for the fact that the bail hearing

Chapter 444: The Hearing Begins

Luigi’s POV“Let’s go over this one more time,” Stewart said. We were in a small holding room at the courthouse. Somehow, Logan had managed to make it through the past couple of days without another incident. But there was a group of men following his every moment. It was as though they were hovering, just waiting to pounce again.Which was all the more reason to get the hell out of that jail.“The judge will ask you how you plead. You will both say ‘non guilty’. Then the judge will set a bail amount. As long as Willow can post it, you’ll both be brought directly back to the jail and processed for immediate release. Are you both clear on the proceedings?”I nodded. We’d gone over this several times. It was pretty simple.“Logan?” Stewart asked. Logan was staring at his hands in his lap. His breathing was shallow from his beat up ribs. He gave a slight nod.“Okay then good. We’ll be called in soon. It’s a closed hearing, so we won’t have to deal with any reporters or the public. It will

Chapter 445: Detained

Luigi’s POV“You contest?” the judge asked. Fear prickled through me. This wasn’t supposed to be happening. The prosecutor was supposed to agree to a bail amount.Stunned, I looked at Stewart. But he looked just as surprised as I was.“What’s happening?” I asked, but he waved his hand at me to silence me. Behind me, I heard Willow gasp.“On what grounds?” Stewart asked, rising to his feet. “Your honor,” the prosecutor said. “We deem Luigi and Logan to be a flight risk.”A flight risk? As in, they thought I was going to jump bail and leave the country? I would never do that. Willow was going to post our bail. If we left the country, then she would be on the hook for the money. Not to mention we had kids here. A life. And I wasn’t a criminal! I had nothing to run from.“How so?” the judge asked, raising his eyebrow.“Luigi has a family estate in Italy,” the prosecutor said, approaching the bench. “Both he and Logan visited there recently. And due to the negative media attention,” she

Chapter 446: Bail Denied

Willow’s POVA flight risk?“Adonis, what’s happening?” I whispered, reaching for his hand. This wasn’t the way the bail hearing was supposed to play out. In our preparation meeting with Stewart, he hadn’t mentioned anything about the prosecution contesting the bail request.Stewart, Luigi, and Logan all had their backs turned to us as the prosecutor approached the bench.“This isn’t good,” Adonis said, holding my hand.Dread tore through me. They couldn’t do this. Luigi would never jump bail. He was one of the most honest, most loyal men I’d ever met. He was a beacon of morals and ethics. Besides, he wasn’t even guilty.My dread turned to anger.This entire thing was ridiculous! Luigi and Logan had done nothing wrong. Sasha had lied to them, for reasons still unknown. They were just innocent victims in all of this. She was the one who had forged the FDA papers, not Luigi. She was the one who had told them the grapes were cleared for use.Wasn’t it enough that their wine label had been

Chapter 447: The Plea

Luigi’s POV“What?” I gasped. Glancing backwards, I looked at Willow. Her face was pale. Beside me, Logan’s eyes remained locked on his hands. Looking at them both, my heart hurt. Willow was putting up a strong front, but the judge’s denial of our bail was causing her to reel.Logan too. Knowing now that he had to go back to jail, his hands started to shake. “Your honor, a moment with my council?” Stewart said.“Request granted,” the judge sighed.Stewart turned to us. My eyes were wide as I tried to register what was transpiring.“Okay, look. This isn’t the outcome we wanted,” Stewart said. “I will appeal this. We can ask for another judge. A second bail hearing. Sort of like a second opinion. But in the meantime, you are both going to have to go back to jail.”“No,” I said. “This isn’t right. We’d never jump bail.”“I know,” Stewart said. “Like I said, we’ll appeal this decision. We’ll fight it. You’re not a flight risk and I’ll make a case to show the judge that.”“What happens no

Chapter 448: Incarcerated

Luigi’s POVMy words hung in the air and for a moment, everyone was silent.“Luigi,” Stewart hissed at me. “What are you doing?”“Mr. Hernandez,” the judge said. “Are you aware of what you’re confessing to?”Nodding, I stood my ground.“I am, your honor. I take full responsibility for all charges laid against me. My partner, Logan, is innocent. He had no knowledge of anything. This was all my doing.”“Stop. Talking,” Stewart said, gripping my arm. But I turned to him.“No,” I told him. “You said it yourself. If I plead guilty, we can try for a plea bargain. There will be no trial. Logan will go free, yes? He’ll walk out of here today?”“But you’re confessing to a crime you didn’t commit,” Stewart said.“I didn’t know I was committing a crime,” I said. “That’s true. But I still committed to it. I grew the grapes and made the wine. I distributed it. On some level, I am guilty.”“You were lied to,” Stewart said. “Don’t be a martyr. Revert your plea. Let this go to trial.”Locking eyes wit

Chapter 449: Home Coming

Willow’s POVPacing around the kitchen, I was an utter wreck. I was furious with Luigi for pleading guilty and leaving me all alone. But I was also proud of him. He’d taken the fall for Logan, and I knew Luigi. In his heart, he believed he was doing the right thing.But still.Biting my fingernails, I served the kids their dinner.“Aren’t you going to eat, Mommy?” Mira asked.Shaking my head, I wandered over the sink. I couldn’t eat anything. Not only was I sick to my stomach over what had happened at the courthouse, but I was also struggling with really bad morning sickness.It had started about a week ago, and it was getting progressively worse.The children wanted to know where Luigi and Logan were, since I’d told them we’d all be having dinner together tonight. I didn’t have it in me to tell them that Luigi wasn’t going to be home for a while.But Logan would be.And that’s what I was waiting for. Any moment now, Logan would come through the doors, freshly released from jail. Ther

Chapter 450: Carl’s Outburst

Willow’s POV“Oh, Carl,” Logan said. “Just um, wait a minute bud, okay?”Logan looked to me, his eyes flooded with concern. I flashed him a look that said I didn’t know what to do.“What’s wrong, Uncle Logan?” Carl asked. “Do you want to come and wait for Daddy too?”“It’s just that, well,” Logan started. He raked his hands through his hair. Adonis and Jay looked at me with sympathetic smiles. This had already gone on too long. I couldn’t keep letting the kids believe that Luigi was coming home.“Come here, love,” I said, digging deep to find the courage I needed to break their little hearts. “All of you. Come sit.”I made my way to the couch and sat down. The kids gathered at my feet, sitting on the plush carpet. They looked up at me with such sweet eyes.“What is it, Mommy?” Mira asked. “Is Daddy late?”Inhaling a deep breath, I figured it was best just to come right out and say it. Like ripping off a bandaid, so to speak.“The thing is, um, Daddy won’t be coming home tonight.”The m

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