Chapter 58

Laura feels like her heart is ripped out and fell into the seat near her while Nicholas covered his mouth in shocked feeling terrible for what his mother has done. If he isn't sure she is his mother then he would have slapped her right there.

"Sharon!" Dave yelled in tears and hit his own face. He is the one responsible for his daughter sufferings for so many years and now knowing that his infidelity had caused his wife's death.

Sharon laughed like a crazy woman enjoying their misery, she wants to make them cry and feel pain but didn't realize quickly that she just revealed her own crimes with witnesses around.

Laura suddenly stood up filled with anger and launch a slap towards her, Sharon wasn't excepting that and couldn't dodge it so the slap landed right on her face and she stumbled on the chair.

"I wouldn't let you get away with this, I will not..," Laura yelled and charged at her again but two of the maids held her back and Sharon took that opportunity to run but before she could, Nicholas stopped her and with hatred in his eyes, he said

"You should pay for your crimes mother"

"What?! Have you gone crazy?" She said and tried to get out of his hold but Nicholas was determined not to let her go.

Soon, there was knock on the door and the other maid run to open the door, the police entered and greet everyone

"Here she is" Nicholas said to them and released his mother. Sharon cursed him and wanted to hit him again but the police stopped her telling her to cooperate then Laura took her phone from her purse and disconnect the tiny earpiece in her hair to talk directly into the phone

"Chris" she called with tears

"Am on my way" Chris replied and hang up the call while Laura sink into the seat crying. She has been connected with Chris through the phone from the beginning and just like she expected, he sent the police over. Nicholas also squat down holding his head with his hands

The police whisked Sharon away admist her shout and curse and the room soon become quiet, they came to throw her out but end up discovering something more bigger.

Nicholas knowing that no amount of words or apology can rectify for what his mother did, he stood up left without another word to the both of them. To know that he has been living with a fake identity all this years make Nicholas want to puke but now finding out that his mother killed someone for money makes him feel more sick and he decide to take a cab back to Ella's house instead. Luckily, he still has somewhere to call home.

Dave moved closer to Laura who is still in a sober state wanting to hug and pacify her but feels too guilty to. Just because his wife was too busy and he listened to his friends advice to have fun outside instead of crying over his busy wife.

He decided to get a young but matured woman outside and spend time with her whenever he faked a business trip but didn't except that he will cause his wife's death because of it.

Dave moved away from Laura and kneeled in front of her

"Laura, I..am so sorry, this is my fault" he said but Laura didn't say anything or make a sound just then Chris came in and rushed to her

Immediately Laura heard his voice, she raised her and he hugged her, She start to sob again in his arms while he comfort her kissing her hair and face.

After sometimes, laura stopped and cleaned her tears then stood up to leave, Dave stood behind them hanging his head low. Laura turned slightly to him and turned her face away again

"I don't want anyone in this house in the next hour, clean up and lock the doors" she instruct the maids and left.

Dave sighed knowing she is not going to forgive him this time and he deserved it, he also left the house leaving the maids gossiping and commenting on the drama that just unfolded before their eyes.

Chris opened the car door to let Laura in and entered through the other side then start the car, seeing Laura's mood and with what he just heard over the phone he knows it wouldn't be best to her about her father right now.

She has been so excited about her father coming that she even prepared a room for him the house and talked about how she has forgiven him already so what she just find out must have broken her.

"Will you like to go get something to eat first?" Chris asked trying to start a conversation

"Just drive" Laura said wanting to leave as soon as possible and he obeyed without another word to her. He saw his father in-law who he just met for the first time today walking alone but can't talk to him, he sighed and drove straight home abandoning his work for the rest of the day, He needs to figure out a way to cheer Laura up.

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Two weeks later…

After settling everything with the company, Laura made sure Sharon was prosecuted and faced a trial in Court, She also found Miss Steven who was more than willing to testify against her and with her other business fraud charges.

Sharon got seven years imprisonment for her crimes and no one among her minor stood up for her, everyone abandoned her and left her to deal with her misery.

Nicholas goes to Ella and proposed to her, the both of them agreed to leave the country and go back to where they meant for the first time to live a happy life.

Nicholas regrets everything his mother has done and apologized to Laura, he also went to her mother's grave to apologize on behalf of his mother and Laura forgave him and asked him to stay till after her wedding before leaving still planning to let Ella be her bridesmaid