CHAPTER 14

"Miss Jenny, can't we wait until after the court case? We will leave."

"What court case? Carlyle tell me what court case. Imagine I have been carrying my shoulder high, leaving a luxurious life, spending money anyhow I want but now, to find out that they are blood money. Money made out of the tears of innocent children. How did you want me to leave with that? The guilt, the stigma."

"But miss Jenny...."

"No, but. Change my name, my identity everything. I am leaving this country before this week runs out. We will go far away, where people do not know us. I don't want to be remembered for what my father did for the rest of my life."

"Are you going to see him before you leave? That is the least you can do before leaving the country. At least Say you're goodbye."

"Ok, I will see him before we leave."

After getting her papers ready, she went to the police station to say her final goodbye to her father. When they arrived at the station, they were no press around the premises like the first time they were there. Everywhere is clear.

"Where are the press?"

"They have gotten all the information they needed."

"Is he coming back? My Dad." She asked a police officer who approached them at the entrance of the police station.

"I'm sorry to say, Miss Jenny, he is not coming back. He is guilty of many sins."

"He is going to die in prison?"

"I don't know, Miss Jenny, but to tell you the truth, he may or will be killed right away."

"Oh my God!"

They went into the police station. They were directed to where her father was by one of the policemen who was handling his case.

"You have twenty minutes Miss Prado."

"Ok, thank you."

"Angel?"

"Dad?" She sits down opposite him. With tears in her eyes, she watched the man who she had worshipped as a hero turn into something she didn't know.

"How are you doing my daughter?"

"It's another day Dad."

"I'm sorry, I messed up."

"Really bad Dad. You know when people call the devil's name for any bad thing that happens but meanwhile, we are the devil. We are even worse than the devil. How did you feel, When those children cried and begged you to free them? When they cry out in pain and suffering. How did you feel when they died miserable from rape and abuse? Don't you feel any remorse? I know you find it like a means of entertainment, you and your friends. Where is your conscious dad?"

"No! You don't have to judge me like that. I am your father!"

"I will judge you again and again. You are a monster! You don't even have a heart!"

"You don't have to call me names. I am your father!"

"You are not my father, you cease to be one the day you decided to ruin my life. Now I know, you murdered my mom."

"Don't you dare blame me for that Jennifer!"

"Why did she then go missing all of a sudden without being found for so many years? Where did you dump her body, Dad?"

"Don't start Jenny!"

"I should don't start? She knew what she was not supposed to know and you killed her. She found out what kind of man she married and you murdered her for that."

"Jenny listen...."

"No, I won't Dad. I won't forgive you for that. I hate you, Dad, and I regret ever being your daughter. I'm leaving this country to a place, a place where no one knows me."

"Go to your mom's room. There is a safe there. Open it. The password is your birth date. There are documents there. They are your mom's hard-earned money and properties they are not blood money, I promise you that. Please be fine."

"I will be fine Dad. Think about yourself. Your companies have been sold to compensate people whom you have offended and hurt. Goodbye, Dad." She hugged him for the last time before leaving in tears.

"We are leaving tomorrow Carlyle. Let's go and pack."

"Ok, Miss Jenny."

She went to her mother's room just like her father had directed her. She picked up the documents and left the next day with Carlyle.

"Miss Jenny wait here, let me go and get our tickets"

"Ok please."

After her assistant left, a lady dressed in a black leather jacket and pants with black sunglasses. She was dressed like an undercover spy. Like in the movies.

"Miss. Jennifer Lawrence Prado."

Jennifer was shocked; except for her parents, no one knew her middle name, Lawrence, not even her close friends. She hated that name with passion. But here someone dressed like an undercover agent knows her full name. Who is she? Is she one of my dad's men that is doing his dirty business?

"Who are you? How did you know my name? What did you want from me?"

"Many questions at the same time Miss Prado. One question at a time."

"Who are you?"

"Someone you don't have to know. Relax I'm not an enemy here. Why are you not staying for your father's court hearing? Did you think you would escape from all this? No, you won't. Wherever you run to, you will not leave a peaceful life until your last breath. I promise you that. You and your family will pay unless you didn't spend the money made from your father's business."

"What did you want from me?"

"Nothing, just want to bid you goodbye."

"If you see your Dad again, tell him that mosquito said hi."

"Mosquito?"

"Safe trip honey." She left immediately.

"Miss Jenny, who was that?"

"Oh my! I don't know! You scared me, Carlyle."

"You are scared already, Miss Jenny, before I came. I did not scare you."

"She looked so scary. She even threatened me."

"Are you sure they aren't one of your father's enemies?"

"I don't know. Maybe. I just... I'm scared Carlyle. What if we are not safe? What if something happens? What are we going to do?"

"No, if Miss Jenny. We will be okay. Nothing will happen to us. We will leave this country before thirty minutes okay?"

"Okay. Thank you so much, Carlyle. You have been here for me since all this while."

"Apart from you being my boss Jenny, you are also my friend. I will always be here for you. I promise you that. I cross my heart. "

"Thank you so much. You don't know what your words mean to me."

"I know, and that's why I am here, ok?". She nodded her head with tears in her eyes. Smiling bitterly.

" Thank you so much, Carlyle. I am grateful."

"It's okay. Let's go it is time to leave this cursed country. We are not coming back forever. There's nothing to come back to anyways." Leaving where they are seated to board the plane taking them to their destination, a shadow, sneaking around, smiling at their stupidity, how they believe that they are safe, and taking pictures of them and sending them to whom it pleases.