All Chapters of Love Made Its Case: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

I felt super uncomfortable, like my whole body was itchy and twitchy, and my soul was just floating in the air.Our house, which used to be so cozy and nice, was left in shambles after the robbery. The housekeeper had tried to clean up, but it just was not the same anymore.Soon, I heard keys jingling and the door opening. It was my wife, Evelyn Charlton.I wanted to run over and say hi. However, I quickly remembered I could not. Evelyn was helping a man walk in. It was Marvin Douglas, someone she used to really like.Marvin had a big cast on his hand, and Evelyn was carrying a bunch of bags. They must have gone shopping together.Evelyn got Marvin settled and then went to the kitchen, where she rolled up her sleeves and put on an apron. She had told the housekeeper to take the day off because she wanted to make dinner for Marvin herself.I never got that kind of special treatment from her, not in all the years we were married.To me, Evelyn was like a superstar. She did great a

Chapter 2

Evelyn passed on some big cases just to look after the injured Marvin. The scratch healed up in no time at all. With a backlog of ongoing cases, Evelyn had no choice but to return to the firm to handle work.Marvin strolled into her office like he owned the place, ready to show off to everyone. However, what really shocked everyone was when Evelyn started introducing Marvin to them.There was a sour taste in my mouth as I remembered how Evelyn used to make me sneak in through the back door whenever I brought her fresh clothes during late work nights.She said it was to keep her personal life separate from work, but I knew she was just ashamed of me.In her office, Marvin leaned over to look through Evelyn’s case files. If I had done that, Evelyn would have given me an earful."Find this case interesting? You specialize in finance—help me take a look at it," she said.I just stood there, wide-eyed, as Evelyn let this guy, who had nothing to do with her work, see confidential fil

Chapter 3

Back to the day everything went wrong…Evelyn was stuck at work all night, and it was super late when I got back from bringing her coffee and a midnight snack. I had just stepped out of the shower when I heard something in the living room. I was really good at picking up sounds, so I knew right away those footsteps were not Evelyn's. I quickly locked the door and was about to call for help.The next moment, however, I heard Evelyn's voice outside. It sounded like she was on a phone, crying out for someone to save her."Colton, don't you want to rescue your wife?" Marvin's voice was chilling, like a bad guy in a movie."If you don't come out, your wife's a goner. Call the cops, and I'll end her right now."Evelyn's pleas kept echoing in my head. I knew it might be a trick, but I could not risk anything happening to her. I grabbed a clothes hanger for protection and unlocked the door. Marvin barged in so fast that I tumbled to the floor.He yanked me up by my sleeve and punched m

Chapter 4

Tears shimmered in Evelyn's eyes. "Marvin, as long as you're okay, I can handle a little trouble.""Colton's mom was talking about suing. What if…""Don't worry about it. The courtroom is my territory. She can try to sue all she wants, but it won't make a difference!"Evelyn stood tall, her eyes shining with a look that said she was ready to win.Most people might just be bragging if they talked like that, but Evelyn really could back it up, and I could not help but worry about Mom.The two returned to the office and acted like they had been through a lot together. They were even more lovey-dovey by the desk.They were like two peas in a pod. Evelyn did not hold back at all and gave some case files to Marvin to work on, while she got ready to fight against Mom.I never imagined I would end up being one of my wife's cases, and we were on opposing sides, no less.I was the only one who saw Marvin sneakily snap photos of some documents with his phone when Evelyn was not looking.

Chapter 5

Everything was a mess. Evelyn, refusing to believe what was in front of her eyes, pushed the coffin lid all the way off. She reached out to push me but jerked her hand away when she felt my cold, stiff body."Colton, quit this dead act. Wake up! Think playing dead will let you off the hook?"Evelyn tried to ask others what was really going on, but they were all helping my mom to the hospital and ignored her."Marvin, what's going on? Is Colton truly gone?" Evelyn shed tears for me for the first time.I had made a promise to myself that once we were married, I would never let her feel sad, much less cry. However, there I was, having broken that promise. It felt kind of silly when I thought about it.Marvin gently lifted her to her feet. He could not let his secret plans fall apart, especially not now. "I really don't know what went wrong. That was the last time I saw him, and Colton was just fine then."Evelyn leaned on him, the memory of the marks around my neck flashing through

Chapter 6

When Evelyn woke up again, she was in her own room."No!" She jolted awake from a bad dream."Bad dream? It's okay. I'm here." Marvin rolled over, wrapped his arms around her, and gently patted her back.Evelyn's tears fell freely, her eyes wide with fear."Marvin, I can't believe Colton's gone. How did this happen?""I'm just as lost as you are. He hasn't reached out to us for days. Maybe he got into some trouble again. Remember how he used to get into fights back in high school? He even got into one with me." Marvin always had a way of making things sound worse than they were. He was like a sneaky wolf pretending to be a harmless sheep."Since Colton has passed away, maybe we should visit his mom in the hospital. She just lost her son, and I feel bad about making a scene at his funeral."However, there was no need to bother. Mom was in the hospital because of how upset they had made her. Could they not just leave her in peace?Marvin gently touched Evelyn's face and nodded,

Chapter 7

"Mr. Larson, could there be some mix-up? I haven't done anything wrong." Evelyn forced a smile, but she was struggling to keep her cool."Evelyn, have you been keeping in touch with Marvin a lot lately? He's a suspect in a break-in and murder case."When Evelyn heard Alex's words, her mind went totally blank."No way, Marvin was just with me…"She walked out of the hospital ward, looking left and right, but Marvin was gone.Shaking, Evelyn pulled out her phone to call him, but Marvin's phone was off.Everything was spiraling out of control, and even Evelyn, who could be a bit clueless sometimes, realized Marvin had to be in trouble.Alex gave Evelyn's shoulder a heavy pat. "Evelyn, get ready for some tough news. I know you didn't really care for Colton, but his death is complicated. As for Marvin, we've sent people to catch him. He was just spotted running down the hospital's back alley."After that, Evelyn could not make out any more words. She did not even remember how she en

Chapter 8

When Evelyn saw Marvin again, he was in handcuffs and covered in mud, like he had been running from the cops for ages."You made a fake recording of my voice and tricked Colton. Why would you do that? You didn't have to hurt him. I would've left him for you anyway."Marvin looked up at Evelyn, but the love that had once sparkled in his eyes was gone, replaced by a heavy dose of mockery. "Evelyn, are you still the same naive and sweet girl from high school? Do you really think I came back for you? You're not that important to me."I've told the police everything. However, since you've been running around for my case, I guess I owe you the truth."It turned out Marvin had vanished after graduation because he got caught using company funds for personal use and ended up in jail for two years.He had just gotten out of jail when someone offered him a deal. If he could snag the defense papers for a big case, they would pay him 450,000 dollars. Marvin did not think he could pull it off a

Chapter 9

Evelyn snapped back to her senses and fixed a wary gaze on the man before her. She had never seen him before, yet he knew her name.She had a hunch that he had seen her on TV before. Evelyn was a famous lawyer who had been on television many times for winning big cases."Who are you? Sorry, I'm really not up for talking about work right now." Evelyn kept walking, lost in her own thoughts, but the man stood in her way."There's something about Colton you should know."When he said my name, I looked closely at the man's face. It was Brian, the guy who used to smoke with Marvin behind our high school.Evelyn was still unsure who he was, but she felt bad about me and wanted to talk about it. "Colton was the one who brought you your daily milk back in high school. And that time by the back door, Marvin was trying to trick you to get protection money. Colton wanted to defend you, so he got into a fight with Marvin."Evelyn, sitting across from him, downed one beer after another, her

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