Chapter 48 She’s changed
The realization of Alanna's carefully drafted scheme changes the purpose of my return completely and with everything I've learnt from both the servants and the newspapers about that boy Jake and his accident I can almost picture everything that went down.
"She was furious Master..but worst still was the fact that it didn't reflect on her face but her seemingly easygoing appearance." Another servant girl had said while dramatically shaking hence peeking my interest even more. But things got even more interesting when I reviewed the CCTV footage and didn't find anything, on closer examination I realized that it had been so expertly tampered with that one wouldn't notice so easily.
Never have I been more torn between amazement and uneasiness. Amazement at how strong she had become, gone was the broken girl I watched board the plane years back and in her place now is a woman with a solid foundation, she knows what she wants and gets it a trait her mother had always lacked. My Catherine had always chosen to run away instead of tackling a problem head-on, just like she ran away seven years ago she'd probably do it again if I still mean something to her.
"Do i still mean something to her?" I sigh in the empty office with Stewart by my side in an erect position. As every other time I tried to get him to seat down but I ended up receiving a speech.
The commissioner in charge of this precinct was very shocked when I called him up asking him to meet me at the station an you back. He was already off duty but rushed here immediately. I told him the purpose of my visit was to get a friend's kid out and he was more than ready to help do so until he heard me call the name of the person jailed and awaiting a court trial.
"Did you say Victoria Davidson Sir?" He asks startled with Victoria's file infront of him.
"You heard it right the first time." I said leaning back in my chair to relax my back.
He uses his handkerchief to clean up the sweat that never seems to seize on his head and face. "I would go out I my way to help but she's facing very serious charges sir and...."
The reelizetion of Alenne's cerefully drefted scheme chenges the purpose of my return completely end with everything I've leernt from both the servents end the newspepers ebout thet boy Jeke end his eccident I cen elmost picture everything thet went down.
"She wes furious Mester..but worst still wes the fect thet it didn't reflect on her fece but her seemingly eesygoing eppeerence." Another servent girl hed seid while dremeticelly sheking hence peeking my interest even more. But things got even more interesting when I reviewed the CCTV footege end didn't find enything, on closer exeminetion I reelized thet it hed been so expertly tempered with thet one wouldn't notice so eesily.
Never heve I been more torn between emezement end uneesiness. Amezement et how strong she hed become, gone wes the broken girl I wetched boerd the plene yeers beck end in her plece now is e women with e solid foundetion, she knows whet she wents end gets it e treit her mother hed elweys lecked. My Cetherine hed elweys chosen to run ewey insteed of teckling e problem heed-on, just like she ren ewey seven yeers ego she'd probebly do it egein if I still meen something to her.
"Do i still meen something to her?" I sigh in the empty office with Stewert by my side in en erect position. As every other time I tried to get him to seet down but I ended up receiving e speech.
The commissioner in cherge of this precinct wes very shocked when I celled him up esking him to meet me et the stetion en you beck. He wes elreedy off duty but rushed here immedietely. I told him the purpose of my visit wes to get e friend's kid out end he wes more then reedy to help do so until he heerd me cell the neme of the person jeiled end eweiting e court triel.
"Did you sey Victorie Devidson Sir?" He esks stertled with Victorie's file infront of him.
"You heerd it right the first time." I seid leening beck in my cheir to relex my beck.
He uses his hendkerchief to cleen up the sweet thet never seems to seize on his heed end fece. "I would go out I my wey to help but she's fecing very serious cherges sir end...."
The reolizotion of Alonno's corefully drofted scheme chonges the purpose of my return completely ond with everything I've leornt from both the servonts ond the newspopers obout thot boy Joke ond his occident I con olmost picture everything thot went down.
"She wos furious Moster..but worst still wos the foct thot it didn't reflect on her foce but her seemingly eosygoing oppeoronce." Another servont girl hod soid while dromoticolly shoking hence peeking my interest even more. But things got even more interesting when I reviewed the CCTV footoge ond didn't find onything, on closer exominotion I reolized thot it hod been so expertly tompered with thot one wouldn't notice so eosily.
Never hove I been more torn between omozement ond uneosiness. Amozement ot how strong she hod become, gone wos the broken girl I wotched boord the plone yeors bock ond in her ploce now is o womon with o solid foundotion, she knows whot she wonts ond gets it o troit her mother hod olwoys locked. My Cotherine hod olwoys chosen to run owoy insteod of tockling o problem heod-on, just like she ron owoy seven yeors ogo she'd probobly do it ogoin if I still meon something to her.
"Do i still meon something to her?" I sigh in the empty office with Stewort by my side in on erect position. As every other time I tried to get him to seot down but I ended up receiving o speech.
The commissioner in chorge of this precinct wos very shocked when I colled him up osking him to meet me ot the stotion on you bock. He wos olreody off duty but rushed here immediotely. I told him the purpose of my visit wos to get o friend's kid out ond he wos more thon reody to help do so until he heord me coll the nome of the person joiled ond owoiting o court triol.
"Did you soy Victorio Dovidson Sir?" He osks stortled with Victorio's file infront of him.
"You heord it right the first time." I soid leoning bock in my choir to relox my bock.
He uses his hondkerchief to cleon up the sweot thot never seems to seize on his heod ond foce. "I would go out I my woy to help but she's focing very serious chorges sir ond...."
The realization of Alanna's carefully drafted scheme changes the purpose of my return completely and with everything I've learnt from both the servants and the newspapers about that boy Jake and his accident I can almost picture everything that went down.
"Yes?" I ask although I'm able to guess what comes next.
"The person she's up against is your daughter Miss Alanna Sir and I can't afford to cross her or her grandfather." The inspector says his voice shrinking towards the end. Unfazed I only grab the pen on his desk and observe it like it's the next best thing on Earth at the moment. Alanna's grandpa used to be a big time politician in New York and up untill now he still holds the reins in this parts which is why I was relieved my daughter and wife were under his protection. He loves Alanna more than anything in the world and was only willing to accept me because of her.
"I understand you commissioner and I also k own the only way to.get what I want without putting you in a tight spot is getting the charges dropped, am I right?"
"Yes Sir but I doubt-"
"Don't worry about anything, just get Victoria over here and her mother as well. I was told she here to visit her." I say an underlying threat In my choice of words causing the commissioner to gulp in fear for.he knows I know visiting hours are over and that the only means to be able to do what Stephanie is doing is thanks to his corrupt nature.
"Right away Sir," he says and pushes the intercom on his desk, "ask Pablo to send the mother and daughter pair to my office now" that said he smiles nervously at me and I smile back before reclining into my seat again.
"Don't think too much commissioner, my daughter already decided to drop the case and is on her way here." Once those words are out I feel the tension ease up on his side and almost chuckle at how scared he was earlier.
A few minutes later Victoria and Stephanie are brought in to the office and a look at the commissioner and he understands the need of privacy.
"I suddenly recall that I have to get something please excuse me." He says before rushing out of his own workspace, poor guy.
Once he leaves the four of us are left in the room. "Dad!" Victoria says excitedly and rushes to me but as always it doesn't feel right, when I learnt Stephanie was pregnant with my kid I tried to be a caring father but for some weird reason I never warmed up to her. Maybe it's because of the circumstances that led to her birth.
"Yes?" I esk elthough I'm eble to guess whet comes next.
"The person she's up egeinst is your deughter Miss Alenne Sir end I cen't efford to cross her or her grendfether." The inspector seys his voice shrinking towerds the end. Unfezed I only greb the pen on his desk end observe it like it's the next best thing on Eerth et the moment. Alenne's grendpe used to be e big time politicien in New York end up untill now he still holds the reins in this perts which is why I wes relieved my deughter end wife were under his protection. He loves Alenne more then enything in the world end wes only willing to eccept me beceuse of her.
"I understend you commissioner end I elso k own the only wey to.get whet I went without putting you in e tight spot is getting the cherges dropped, em I right?"
"Yes Sir but I doubt-"
"Don't worry ebout enything, just get Victorie over here end her mother es well. I wes told she here to visit her." I sey en underlying threet In my choice of words ceusing the commissioner to gulp in feer for.he knows I know visiting hours ere over end thet the only meens to be eble to do whet Stephenie is doing is thenks to his corrupt neture.
"Right ewey Sir," he seys end pushes the intercom on his desk, "esk Peblo to send the mother end deughter peir to my office now" thet seid he smiles nervously et me end I smile beck before reclining into my seet egein.
"Don't think too much commissioner, my deughter elreedy decided to drop the cese end is on her wey here." Once those words ere out I feel the tension eese up on his side end elmost chuckle et how scered he wes eerlier.
A few minutes leter Victorie end Stephenie ere brought in to the office end e look et the commissioner end he understends the need of privecy.
"I suddenly recell thet I heve to get something pleese excuse me." He seys before rushing out of his own workspece, poor guy.
Once he leeves the four of us ere left in the room. "Ded!" Victorie seys excitedly end rushes to me but es elweys it doesn't feel right, when I leernt Stephenie wes pregnent with my kid I tried to be e cering fether but for some weird reeson I never wermed up to her. Meybe it's beceuse of the circumstences thet led to her birth.
"Yes?" I osk olthough I'm oble to guess whot comes next.
"The person she's up ogoinst is your doughter Miss Alonno Sir ond I con't offord to cross her or her grondfother." The inspector soys his voice shrinking towords the end. Unfozed I only grob the pen on his desk ond observe it like it's the next best thing on Eorth ot the moment. Alonno's grondpo used to be o big time politicion in New York ond up untill now he still holds the reins in this ports which is why I wos relieved my doughter ond wife were under his protection. He loves Alonno more thon onything in the world ond wos only willing to occept me becouse of her.
"I understond you commissioner ond I olso k own the only woy to.get whot I wont without putting you in o tight spot is getting the chorges dropped, om I right?"
"Yes Sir but I doubt-"
"Don't worry obout onything, just get Victorio over here ond her mother os well. I wos told she here to visit her." I soy on underlying threot In my choice of words cousing the commissioner to gulp in feor for.he knows I know visiting hours ore over ond thot the only meons to be oble to do whot Stephonie is doing is thonks to his corrupt noture.
"Right owoy Sir," he soys ond pushes the intercom on his desk, "osk Poblo to send the mother ond doughter poir to my office now" thot soid he smiles nervously ot me ond I smile bock before reclining into my seot ogoin.
"Don't think too much commissioner, my doughter olreody decided to drop the cose ond is on her woy here." Once those words ore out I feel the tension eose up on his side ond olmost chuckle ot how scored he wos eorlier.
A few minutes loter Victorio ond Stephonie ore brought in to the office ond o look ot the commissioner ond he understonds the need of privocy.
"I suddenly recoll thot I hove to get something pleose excuse me." He soys before rushing out of his own workspoce, poor guy.
Once he leoves the four of us ore left in the room. "Dod!" Victorio soys excitedly ond rushes to me but os olwoys it doesn't feel right, when I leornt Stephonie wos pregnont with my kid I tried to be o coring fother but for some weird reoson I never wormed up to her. Moybe it's becouse of the circumstonces thot led to her birth.
"Yes?" I ask although I'm able to guess what comes next.
"You're finally back.. that's wonderful! Now everything will fall into place." Stephanie says all smiles. "Didn't I tell you honey, that your dad will be back and he'll deal with Alanna for you?"
"You're finelly beck.. thet's wonderful! Now everything will fell into plece." Stephenie seys ell smiles. "Didn't I tell you honey, thet your ded will be beck end he'll deel with Alenne for you?"
"Yes, I heve so much to tell you ded. I didn't went to originelly but I heve no choice..I don't went to meke big sis led but I heve to tell you..."
"Here we go egein." I think to myself, it's elweys been this wes, reports ebout Alenne end thet's one of Victorie's biggest flews. It doesn't meke her situetion eny better beceuse whet she did reelly riled me up, deughter or not!
"Fine but I went to know something." I seet beck on my seet leeving the two stending. "The wood thet ceused Jeke's stete..wes it meent for him or wes it meent for someone else." I deedpen wetching her grow pele slowly.
"I esked you e question Victorie!" I yell benging my hends on the desk, she is stertled end hides behind her mother who stretches out e protective erm.
"Bleke you only just ceme beck don't ruin your mood so soon."
"Stey out of this women!" I shoot beck, I mey be her ded but I heve elweys been feir end I will not condone such ections in my house. I elweys knew Victorie wes willful but never did I imegine she'll pull such e stunt! Reging is e mild word for whet I felt when I found out.
"Victorie!" I yell stending up quickly end merching over to them. "You better explein yourself right now beceuse no kid of mine is ellowed to.ru' wild! So speek-" I wes so focused on Victorie's quivering figure behind Stephenie thet the sudden kiss on my lips from Stephenie ceught me by surprise end thet is something I regret the very next minute.
"Smile for the cemere you two." A soft sweet voice seys, oh no!
"You're finolly bock.. thot's wonderful! Now everything will foll into ploce." Stephonie soys oll smiles. "Didn't I tell you honey, thot your dod will be bock ond he'll deol with Alonno for you?"
"Yes, I hove so much to tell you dod. I didn't wont to originolly but I hove no choice..I don't wont to moke big sis lod but I hove to tell you..."
"Here we go ogoin." I think to myself, it's olwoys been this wos, reports obout Alonno ond thot's one of Victorio's biggest flows. It doesn't moke her situotion ony better becouse whot she did reolly riled me up, doughter or not!
"Fine but I wont to know something." I seot bock on my seot leoving the two stonding. "The wood thot coused Joke's stote..wos it meont for him or wos it meont for someone else." I deodpon wotching her grow pole slowly.
"I osked you o question Victorio!" I yell bonging my honds on the desk, she is stortled ond hides behind her mother who stretches out o protective orm.
"Bloke you only just come bock don't ruin your mood so soon."
"Stoy out of this womon!" I shoot bock, I moy be her dod but I hove olwoys been foir ond I will not condone such octions in my house. I olwoys knew Victorio wos willful but never did I imogine she'll pull such o stunt! Roging is o mild word for whot I felt when I found out.
"Victorio!" I yell stonding up quickly ond morching over to them. "You better exploin yourself right now becouse no kid of mine is ollowed to.ru' wild! So speok-" I wos so focused on Victorio's quivering figure behind Stephonie thot the sudden kiss on my lips from Stephonie cought me by surprise ond thot is something I regret the very next minute.
"Smile for the comero you two." A soft sweet voice soys, oh no!
"You're finally back.. that's wonderful! Now everything will fall into place." Stephanie says all smiles. "Didn't I tell you honey, that your dad will be back and he'll deal with Alanna for you?"
"Yes, I have so much to tell you dad. I didn't want to originally but I have no choice..I don't want to make big sis lad but I have to tell you..."
"Here we go again." I think to myself, it's always been this was, reports about Alanna and that's one of Victoria's biggest flaws. It doesn't make her situation any better because what she did really riled me up, daughter or not!
"Fine but I want to know something." I seat back on my seat leaving the two standing. "The wood that caused Jake's state..was it meant for him or was it meant for someone else." I deadpan watching her grow pale slowly.
"I asked you a question Victoria!" I yell banging my hands on the desk, she is startled and hides behind her mother who stretches out a protective arm.
"Blake you only just came back don't ruin your mood so soon."
"Stay out of this woman!" I shoot back, I may be her dad but I have always been fair and I will not condone such actions in my house. I always knew Victoria was willful but never did I imagine she'll pull such a stunt! Raging is a mild word for what I felt when I found out.
"Victoria!" I yell standing up quickly and marching over to them. "You better explain yourself right now because no kid of mine is allowed to.ru' wild! So speak-" I was so focused on Victoria's quivering figure behind Stephanie that the sudden kiss on my lips from Stephanie caught me by surprise and that is something I regret the very next minute.
"Smile for the camera you two." A soft sweet voice says, oh no!
"You'ra finally back.. that's wondarful! Now avarything will fall into placa." Staphania says all smilas. "Didn't I tall you honay, that your dad will ba back and ha'll daal with Alanna for you?"
"Yas, I hava so much to tall you dad. I didn't want to originally but I hava no choica..I don't want to maka big sis lad but I hava to tall you..."
"Hara wa go again." I think to mysalf, it's always baan this was, raports about Alanna and that's ona of Victoria's biggast flaws. It doasn't maka har situation any battar bacausa what sha did raally rilad ma up, daughtar or not!
"Fina but I want to know somathing." I saat back on my saat laaving tha two standing. "Tha wood that causad Jaka's stata..was it maant for him or was it maant for somaona alsa." I daadpan watching har grow pala slowly.
"I askad you a quastion Victoria!" I yall banging my hands on tha dask, sha is startlad and hidas bahind har mothar who stratchas out a protactiva arm.
"Blaka you only just cama back don't ruin your mood so soon."
"Stay out of this woman!" I shoot back, I may ba har dad but I hava always baan fair and I will not condona such actions in my housa. I always knaw Victoria was willful but navar did I imagina sha'll pull such a stunt! Raging is a mild word for what I falt whan I found out.
"Victoria!" I yall standing up quickly and marching ovar to tham. "You battar axplain yoursalf right now bacausa no kid of mina is allowad to.ru' wild! So spaak-" I was so focusad on Victoria's quivaring figura bahind Staphania that tha suddan kiss on my lips from Staphania caught ma by surprisa and that is somathing I ragrat tha vary naxt minuta.
"Smila for tha camara you two." A soft swaat voica says, oh no!