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Alex closed his eyes and opened them as he drove his car at high speed... the pain in his chest kept increasing with each passing second. His phone started to ring and he answered the call when he saw that it was Patrick calling. "Sir, I need to speak to you; there is something you need to know about your uncle..." Patrick said, and Alex let out a shaky breath... "I know it already, get the police and come to my mother's house", Alex said and ended the call before Patrick could say anything else... He tried to catch his breath... After hearing what Joy said to Juliet, Alex knew immediately who his uncle had been speaking with. It was the person who hated his uncle the most... his mother. The whole time, she didn't want him to get close to his uncle because she was scared of the type of person he was. He had been suspicious the whole time, but he didn't want his suspicions to be true... he didn't want his mother to be involved because even though he hated her, he still cared for her... it broke his heart so much to think about it... he felt beyond betrayed and wanted to confirm if everything was true himself... Alex increased the speed of his car as he drove to his mother's house and when he finally got there the pain in his chest had increased... he gripped the steering wheel as he tried to catch his breath... Alex let out a deep breath as he came out of his car... he walked slowly to the front door of the house and one of his mother's employees was on her way out of the house when he got the front door... she immediately held the door for him and he said nothing as he walked past her and headed into the house... Alex walked straight to the living room but stopped in his tracks when he heard voices coming from her living room and when he moved closer he was able to hear the voices more clearly... Alex immediately froze in his tracks when he saw his mother in the living room, but she wasn't alone... someone was with her... _____________________________ _____________________________ "what do you want" Michelle said when she walked into the living room and saw Daniel seated, waiting for her. he had a slight frown on his face as he stared at her and Michelle had a deep frown on her face she didn't want to see him... she walked to where he was seated, her eyes filled with anger as she stared at him. Daniel stood up the frown on his face was replaced with a smile. "Why have you been ignoring my calls?" he asked, and Michelle scoffed. "Me and you have no business together" " she said... and this made him chuckle... "Oh, I think you are wrong. we do have a lot of business together... or have you forgotten everything we have done together?" He whispered close to her, and Michelle felt a cold shiver run down her spine... he made her skin crawl,l, and the smile he had on his face terrified her. How could she ever forget when it was etched in her mind... "How could you be this way after all these years... I can hardly sleep at night because anytime I close my eyes I see her face... she didn't deserve that... you shouldn't have done that to Glenda... she was innocent... you ruined my son because of what happened..." Michelle said, her hand trembling in fear as she spoke to Daniel who didn't seem to care about what they had done... "It's all in the past now... everything should remain in the past, Michelle; there is no use digging up things that should remain in the past," he said and took a step closer to Michelle, which made her swallow. "I and you know what is going to happen if this comes to light, not only will you be called my accomplice people will also label you as a slut who had an affair with her brother-in-law," Daniel said and Michelle's heart dropped because this was the fear he kept instilling in her for so long that made her not to be able to come clean and just live in her guilt... "What did you just say?" Alex said in a low voice, his eyes filled with disbelief as he stared at his mother and then at his uncle... Daniel's eyes immediately travelled behind Michelle, and he saw Alex standing at the entrance of the living room... "Alex," he said in a low, shocked voice... Michelle felt her heart drop when she heard her son's voice... "Alex...'" Shs said his name and stood up, but felt her knees grow weak... Alex turned away from the both of them and tried to catch his breath but it was hard for him to... He suddenly started to feel that sharp, familiar pain in his chest, and he turned away from them so he could leave, but the pain only increased... "Alex!" Michelle yelled out when her son fell to his knees and held his chest... she immediately rushed to his side to hold him while Daniel stood there completely frozen... Michelle's eyes were filled with tears as she held Alex in her arms, "Alex, what's wrong?" she said. "Daniel, do something!" he yelled at his uncle, who was standing there staring at the both of them as Alex struggled to breathe... "Daniel!!" she yelled out his name again... "Mom...tell me it ....isn't true..." Alex stuttered, the sharp pain in his chest increasing as he spoke... Michelle shook her head as she spoke but no words came out of her mouth... she couldn't tell him that it was a lie... how could she when he heard everything... Juliet and Joy arrived at the house, but at the same time with Patrick and Adam, who had two police officers with him. Juliet was surprised to see Patrick, but she didn't have the time to ask him what was happening... all she cared about at that moment was Alex... Juliet rushed to the front door of the house, and thankfully the door wasn't locked. She pushed the door open and rushed into the eyes, her eyes glancing around, and it was then She heard Michelle yell out Daniel's name... Juliet immediately rushed to where the voice was coming from. Patrick and Adam followed behind her, and Joy also... Juliet's heart immediately dropped when she walked in and saw Alex on the ground in Michelle's arms... he looked beyond pale, and Juliet felt real raw fear... His whole body started to tremble uncontrollably as she stared at him... Michelle raised her eyes to look at Juliet, and their eyes met... Juliet immediately rushed to Alex, and Michelle had no choice but to step back... she could only watch as Juliet held Alex in her arms now and tried to get him to talk to her. Patrick and joy came in soon after, and joy immediately froze as soon as her eyes landed on Daniel... he saw her take, and she immediately started to step back, her heart racing in fear. Daniel's eyes immediately became red with anger when he saw her, and he was about to follow after her, but Patrick blocked his way... "Sorry, sir, but you can't leave right now," he said and turned to look at the two policemen, who immediately sprang into action to do their work. "The case from twenty years ago has been reopened as of today, and you are now being taken in as a suspect right now... you have the right to remain silent...." the policeman said and started to lead Daniel out of the house. Daniel said nothing looked like he was still completely shocked by the entire situation while Michelle kept muttering that she was sorry as she sat on the floor, her eyes filled with tears as she stared at Alex. "Sir!" Patrick said and rushed to Alex's side, too, after Daniel was gone... "Call an ambulance; he isn't saying anything!" Juliet said, her eyes filled with tears as she held Alex, and he grew paler with each passing second, causing them all to worry... adam immediately called an ambulance...