Chapter 44: The Real Intention


    “Please speak up officer.” Arabe replied deliriously. Obviously, she would just like to hear only the


    good news, but her curiosity was also willing to know the bad news.


    “The good news is, the bloodstain found on the earring is confirmed to be your father.” Officer Jackson


    announced with firmed tone.


    Upon hearing this, Arabe froze again. Her heart was racing fast.


    “What about the bad news?” Though she was not so prepared to hear the bad news, she gathered her


    courage to ovee her fear and nervousness that invaded her whole being.


    “We didn’t find any fingerprint on the earring. It was clean. It seems that the person who gave you this


    had carefully nted the evidence or to what his purpose it may be. That we still have to find out. So, if


    you have any information about this person, by any chance, if this person would call you, you should


    inform us immediately.” Officer Jackson with a voice full of authority ordered.


    “Copy on that officer. Bye.” With her messy thoughts, Arabe replied.


    Remained rooted to her spot, she was caught in a big dilemma. Her shoulder abruptly dropped as her


    tension heightened. Caught between two big rocks, what should she do? How could she tell Officer


    Jackson about the mystery caller without putting her family’s life in great danger?


    In just a minute, Arabe’s phone rang again. It was from an unknown number.


    She had a bad feeling that it was the mystery caller. Highly strung, her body instantly trembled.


    Shaking tremendously, she gathered her courage to answer her phone.


    “Hello.” Arabe tried her best to lift open her shuddering lips.


    “Now, you probably know that I am telling the truth.” A distorted voice came out from the other line.


    It seemed that the caller had been using different numbers to call her. Clearly, this person didn’t want to


    be traced.


    “What do you need?” Arabe frankly asked as she couldn’t withstand anymore the suspense. It was


    way too far that this person is a good Samaritan for giving her an evidence with no fingerprints, but one


    thing’s for sure, the person knew something.


    “500 million dors. I need 500 million dors in exchange for the truth.” As frank as her question, the


    caller answered.


    Upon hearing the caller’s demand, Arabe’s heart skipped a beat. She quivered to the bones. How


    could she produce that huge amount of money? In this world, money always rules. That’s a sad reality,


    though, but most people value it more than time and anything in the world. Arabe’s mind went nk


    and malfunctioned. Instinctively, she wanted to end the call immediately, but there was something on


    her that wanted to get more from this man to push the investigation of her father’s case.


    “How would I know if you are not scheming me? How could I trust you?” With a staggering voice,


    Arabe said. In this kind of game, only the wisest could get out alive rather than the strong one.


    “That earring had a pair, aren’t you not excited to know who’s the owner?” The caller was obviously


    provoking her.


    Hearing this, Arabe got goosebumps. She was all agog with the truth, but she couldn’t find any words


    to reply. Courage. She needed it the most right now to deal with this person. She should not show him


    any of her weaknesses or this person would just easily torment her in suspense.


    “I am giving you 3 days to prepare the money. I know you wanted to solve the case of your father and


    put the real culprit in the prison. If you fail to give me the money after 3 days, then consider the truth


    gone forever with the wind Ms. Jones.” The caller then hanged up the phone without giving Arabe a


    chance to reply.


    After the other line had shut off, Arabe felt her body weaken. She sat back on the couch and shove


    her face in her two palms. She took a deep breath and exhaled it heavily while her heart was still racing


    fast. This was not the first time she was given a deadline and threat, but it felt like it was her first time.


    The feeling was really sickening and traumatizing.


    After pondering for quite some time, Arabe quickly got up and changed her clothes. Though she


    didn’t like the idea, but she didn’t have any choice. She needed to go to Sky Corporation and asked Bill


    the amount that was stated in their contract. It was written in their contract that, ‘500 million dors


    would be transferred to her name after the wedding and 500 million dors after divorce’.


    She knew Bill would see her as an opportunist gold -digger but who cares? She badly needed the


    money for her father.


    Five hundred million dors, that was supposed to be hers after the wedding.


    She could make a good living out of it, especially now that she was outcast by Bill in her ownpany.


    Who cares? With this huge amount of money, she could easily make anotherpany on her own. But


    it was too bad, it would just go to a mystery caller.


    Arabe knew she would face a big fight for this, but she was determined to do what she thought was


    right. If this person could help her solve her father’s case, then, she was more than willing to give him


    the money he wanted. Anyway, that would being from Bill’s pocket.


    In Sky Corporation.


    “Good morning, ma’am. How may I help you?” The blonde receptionist was very familiar to Arabe.


    Yes. That was right. She was the receptionist before who assisted her when she was in her freckled-


    woman disguise.


    “I’m here for Mr. Sky.” Arabe replied. This scene was very familiar to her too. She could tell already


    what’s the receptionist’s next question. Well, that’s their protocol what else could she do?


    “I don’t have any appointment, but please call his office right now that Mrs. Sky is here.” Arabe then


    added without waiting the stunned receptionist to speak and ask her next question. She actually didn’t


    mean to use her title, ‘Mrs. Sky’ but Arabe knew exactly the long interrogation process before getting


    inside Bill’s office and she didn’t have enough time. She needed to ask the money written in their


    contract beforehand before the deadline. Hopefully Bill would give it to her easily and without judging


    her of course. But for now, who cares? The money she would ask was the exact amount of money in


    their contract, she would not steal a single cent of his money.


    “Sure, ma’am. Please wait a minute. I will do it now.” Though the receptionist was obviously confused


    and surprised at Arabe’s words, she still managed to follow what the beautiful girl in front of her was


    telling her to do.


    After her call, the receptionist quickly gave her the card pass to ess the exclusive elevator to their


    CEO’s floor.


    When the beautiful girl in front of her was gone, the receptionist breathed a sigh of relief. At first, she


    thought that the girl was lying as so many women went there and imed to be as Mrs. Sky just like


    the ugly girl before who shouted and tagged herself as Mrs. Sky. Now, this girl was confirmed to be the


    real Mrs. Sky. Admittedly, the beautiful girl was a perfect match to their most handsome CEO. The


    receptionist then couldn’t help herself giggling about her thought. She should not forget her face next


    time or she would be doomed.


    “Congrattions, Mrs. Sky!” Sharon warmly greeted her upon entering the CEO’s floor.


    Arabe just smiled at her. How could she reply with her greetings? She’s just a contractual wife of her


    Boss. How could she greet her like that?


    “Where’s Mr. Sky? I want to see him.” Arabe’s tone was serious. She didn’t have any n to chat


    with Sharon and stay there that long. She needed to seed in her goal that’s why she was there.


    “I’m sorry Mrs. Sky but Mr. Sky is not here. He didn’te to work today.” Sharon briefly exined.


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    She was confused with the situation that Mrs. Sky didn’t know where’s her husband. The fact that they


    got just married, they should still be in honeymoon state.


    “Could you please call him? I want to see him urgently.” Since Sharon kept on calling her Mrs. Sky,


    Arabe internalized it just for now just to achieve her pursuit.


    “I’m sorry Mrs. Sky but I tried calling Mr. Sky this morning till now, but he was out of coverage. I also


    called up his own vi, but he was not there.” Sharon uttered a bit worried about their CEO.


    ‘Did he go back to the ind because Trishia was still there? Yeah. Maybe they had spent some time


    together.’


    She suddenly felt a heavy feeling in her heart not because she didn’t seed in getting the money, but


    because of her own thought about Bill and Trishia being together on the ind.


    “Please contact me if Mr. Sky will call you.” Arabe wrote her numbers and gave it to Sharon then she


    exited swiftly.


    Still feeling puzzled, Arabe tried cracking her brain to where she could possibly see her fake


    husband. How would she know? She only knew a little of him. And that little was all his worst.


    Arabe’s mind was telling her to go to Bill’s parents’ vi, just maybe Bill was there, but how could she


    exin to Kelly and Ed that she was finding her husband? They were supposed to be in a honeymoon


    right now just like the normal husband and wife. Arabe then shook her head to get rid away the


    unworkable idea.


    She was about to go home, when her phone rung again. This time, It as Kelly. Wow! Did she know I am


    thinking of them?


    “Hello.” Arabe quickly answered with a vigorous tone.


    “Oh dear, I heard you and Bill came back. Are you now in the vi?” Kelly asked her like her own


    mother.


    Gosh. How could she forget the vi that was supposed to be their house? How could she afford to


    disappoint Kelly? She was so nice to her even when she was the ugly Arabe Jones.


    “Hmm… I am actually going there right now mom.” Though, she sounded awkward of herself she


    replied. Of course, she needed to call her mom. It’s part of their role y. But in her heart, she could


    not deny the fact that if ever she had a mother-inw in the future, somehow, she wished to be just like


    Kelly.


    “Okay, I hope you’re gonna like it. I selected every furniture there by myself.” With a proud smile, Kelly


    said. “By the way, we are nning to visit you this evening for a housewarming dinner? You guys okay


    with it?” Then Kelly excitedly added.


    Gosh. How could she answer Kelly? Obviously, Kelly contacted Arabe first and Bill wasn’t with his


    parents’ vi. How could she tell Kelly that her son is missing? She didn’t even know where’s her fake


    husband of. She suddenly felt intense hatred of Bill for putting her again in trouble with his parents.


    “Ahem… Ehemm..” Arabe pretended to cough.


    “What’s wrong sweetie?” Kelly was a bit worried about her tone upon hearing Arabe’s cough.


    “I’m sorry mom, it must be the weather on the ind.” Arabe replied with guilt in her heart.


    “Are you okay? You want me toe and see you now?” Kelly felt worried about her best-friend’s only


    daughter.


    “No mom, please don’t bother. I think I just need some rest. Don’t worry Bill is here to take care of me.”


    Arabe was not good at lying. Good thing, they were just talking on the phone if it’s ‘face to face’ then


    one can easily detect that she was lying after all.


    “Okay then, then let’s have a house warming next time. Please rest in the vi. Then call me tomorrow


    if you like everything.” Kelly then said.


    After their call ended, that was the only time Arabe breathed a sigh of relief.


    Evening came so fast in the vi.


    Arabe was tossing and turning on her bed like she was very uneasy. Sharon didn’t call her. It was too


    unusual that Bill didn’t bug her at all. Her mind wouldn’t allow her to sleep thinking of many things. The


    caller, the money and Bill with Trishia. Why would she think of them? Now, she realized that without Bill


    pestering her, her life was missing something. Why she did feel this way? She still had a big fight to


    face and she should be prepared for what possible danger coulde to her.


    Then suddenly, her door was kicked open.