Chapter70

She clutched her bag tightly as she stared at them. Magdalene's face was white while the Senator's was indifferent. "Hello Rita, nice of you to stop by,", Magdalene mocked. There was no doubt that she knew the reason why Rita was here. Rita didn't care though because she wasn't here for them but for Edmundo. "I just thought to stop by to apologize over the news going around now", she said. She never liked Magdalene and the only person she could tolerate was her husband, Senator Brabra. "I'm sure...", she snapped. "What has come over you" Senator Brabra said. "What has come over is that our only child is accused of murder and his fiancee is here to gloat", she seethed. "Gloat? What do you think the whole world is doing now that the news is all over the place. I think you should be less worried about what Rita does and focus on what the whole world is saying", he said. At that moment, all the colour on Magdalene's face were drained. Her expression was laughable and Rita had a hard time controlling her laughter which she covered with a light cough. "You're the Senator, I expect you to use your influence to save my son, our son", she shouted. "Magdalene, if you're expecting me to do that well I'm sorry to burst your bubble because I won't", he said. At that moment, Rita wished she could kiss him. He said exactly what was on her mind but his wife didn't seem to agree with it. "And you'll leave your son to die like a worthless commoner?", she said. "Of course that is, if he's found guilty". "Wilson, what has come over you? He's your son for God's sake. I'm really disappointed", she said. "When I became a Senator, I swore with everything I had to always stand by the truth and nothing but the truth. If our son is found guilty of murder, let him face the full wrath of the law", he said. Rita felt like this was a family conversation but she couldn't quite leave knowing that she was getting more and more information. "Is Edmundo here?", she said, cutting into the conversation. "Yes, he's upstairs. You could go see him", Senator Brabra said. Rita nodded before making her way towards his room. As she left, she could still hear their bickering but she wasn't really concerned about that now. All her whole mind was on Edmundo. When she got to his room, she was about knocking when his loud voice stopped her from doing so. He was on the phone with somebody and from the way the conversation was going, it seemed like he was in an argument. "What do you mean he's gone?", Edmundo screamed. "I gave you a simple job to kidnap him and take him somewhere far and now, you're telling me he's gone", he seethed. A sick feeling twisted in Rita's stomach. She didn't know what to think about the conversation she was hearing but she forced herself to because she had a feeling that something important would be revealed soon. "Track him down and get him at all cost, he must not come back here or I'll be ruined. Well, I'm sure you've seen the news, I'm already ruined but this would only make it worse", he said. He paused for a while and Rita could tell that he was listening to whoever was on the phone. She checked her recorder and was happy that it was still working. "Good, track him down, kill him. Whatever you must do, do it he must not come back", he said. There was a slight pause as Rita heard him pacing about. No doubt, Edmundo was in serious trouble. "What do you mean he's now rich?",he stammered. "I don't care about that, even though he's rich, you can still track him down. Rodrigo must not come back", he said. At the mention of his name, Rita suddenly felt weak. She leaned on the wall as her dizziness returned in full force. So it was him all these while? Edmundo was responsible for Rodrigo's disappearance and now, he was planning on killing him. Rita knew that this would not be possible because the Rodrigo she knew would never allow it. Rita left the Brabra's house with tears in her eyes. After Edmundo's conversation, she dashed downstairs, needing to be very far away from him. Now, she had a lot of evidence against him and she couldn't wait to put it in good use. First, she was going to break off her relationship with him before taking any other action against him. Now that she knew Rodrigo was alive, she was a bit confident to carry out her plans. She got downstairs, practically running towards the SUV. Ramirez could tell that something was definitely wrong with her especially with the agitated look on her face. "Home, fast", Rita ordered. She wanted to catch her parents at home before they went for the charity dinner taking place downtown. Ramirez drove with all of his dexterity, sensing that whatever was going on was much ore serious than he thought. They soon got home under ten minutes as Rita climbed out of the car, running into the house. She met her parents in the living room as they prepared to go out. "Just stop", Rita panted. She made her way to the large couch, slumping on it as all the breath left her. Her parents took the seat opposite her. There was a confused expression on their faces as they watched their daughter trying to catch her breath. "Edmundo is responsible for Rodrigo's disappearance", she said, finally. "What!",her father screamed, rising up abruptly. Her mother's face once again took up of a sickly shade of white as she tried to understand what her daughter was saying. "Are you sure?", she croaked. "Yes, I am. I think this is a good reason why I won't marry Edmundo. It's over between us and please, do not try to intervene", Rita said. She pulled the cursed ring Edmundo gave her, placing it on the center table. Her mother sighed, all the fight leaving her.