Chapter 89 - CHAPTER 89: SUFFER THE SAME PAIN

"He should have called me at least." Jade hissed annoyingly.

She intended not to notify Marcus about her whereabouts last night, but if he truly went home, then he should have seen that her empty bed. 

Is it that hard to ask? Tsk! She was not in a good mood but she woke up early, since she has two appointments for the day.

She won't go to work either but she won't tell Marcus about it. Well, if it is work related then he might call her. "If that's the case then I'll turn off my phone." She grinned mischievously but before turning it off, she called the man she was about to meet this morning. 

"Mr. Stones, it's Jade. Sorry to call you early but I'll send you the address of our meeting place." Jade voiced as soon as Barry accepted her call.

"Sure, see you then." The man lazily replied before hanging up. It was evident in his voice that he just woke up due to the phone call.

"I'm sorry to call you this early, Mr. Stones but I have an important thing to do today." She heaved a sigh before turning off her phone. 

She has to since she doesn't want to be disturbed. She's meeting Mr. Stones to return his Makish, his dog. And also, she was planning to meet Rachelle face to face. She doesn't care who she is and what she is to Marcus anymore. What matters to her is that she signed a marriage contract that would last for six months. She only has four and a half months left but she was hoping that Marcus will change his mind once he discovers that he will soon become a father. 

Yes, she will definitely take that chance. 

MEANWHILE, Marcus woke up indifferently. He got used to seeing Jade preparing breakfast every morning but looked like he will go to work with an empty stomach. 

He doesn't know where Jade was last night since he definitely saw her bed empty. He thought she would be coming late just like the other nights but he was surprised when he didn't saw her this morning. Where did she possibly go? He was thinking when his phone suddenly rung. 

"Grandma? It's a great surprise to see you calling this early. What's up?" He muttered. 

"I need to talk you." Suzette's voice hints worry.

"Now?"

"No, after your work. How about a dinner with your grandma? And with Jade, of course." 

"Is it urgent?" He asked. "And I'm not sure if Jade can join."

"Yes, it is. But if Jade couldn't make it because of her busy schedule then it's fine without her. I just need to see you within this day." Her voice was particularly anxious and she seemed troubled about something. 

Marcus would normally reject her grandmother's invitation but something within him tells him to go!

"Oh, okay. I'll see you then." He ended the call with furrowed brows. The old woman was quite apprehensive and that puzzled the young man greatly. Did he possibly commit a mistake in the company? 

Or what if, she heard about the partnership with the KSAN Co.? Is it? He wasn't sure but since Sonny knew about it then maybe he reported it to the old woman last night. 

'Damn it, Sonny. When will you become my loyal person?!' He bawled in disappointment before leaving the house. 

'And where could that woman be? If she doesn't have a plan to go home last night, then she should have called and notify me! If not, then she should have called Susan to prepare my breakfast! Aist!' He hissed within himself. 'You definitely need to be disciplined, so you better come to work, or else!' 

He clenched his teeth while driving.

**BARRY MET JADE at Zerah restaurant in the city. It was a local cuisine but the food was exceptionally delicious so Jade decided to take her breakfast there while waiting for the man.

She finished eating and was now drinking her coffee when she saw Barry entered the restaurant. She then raised her hand and waved for the man to see and as soon as he spotted the woman, he forced a smile and walked towards her.

"Hi Makish! Long time no see." He immediately stooped down and ċȧrėssed the dogs soft fur. To Jade's surprise, the dog was seemingly distant to his owner now.

"Now, I'm thinking what you fed him that he became aloof towards his owner." Barry chuckled jokingly. 

"I'm sure I didn't feed him anything special but I guess he's being cold for a reason. You should woo him to make up for the lost days." She also chuckled a bit. 

"I think I really need to entice him seeing how he's coiling in you." Barry replied. "Anyway, thank you for taking good care of my Makish."

"Your welcome, Mr. Stones. Makish is a good ------" She suddenly paused when her mind voluntarily played a certain event, not sure if it was from her past but the same little girl she kept on seeing in her dreams appeared ċȧrėssing a big dog! The dog was very similar with Makish—A big Alaskan Malamute!

'I love you, Makish!' The little girl happily kissed the dog's furry head.

"Jade, are you okay?" Barry touched the woman's arm when he saw how she paused in surprised. Her widened and surprised eyes was like someone who just saw ghost!

"Jade…" This time, Barry shook the woman's arm.

"E-eh?" She jerked up as she met the man's puzzled gaze. 

"You look pale. Are you sick?" 

"N-no… No… I was just…" She heaved a heavy sigh. "It's nothing." She faked a smile. She suddenly felt unease. 

"Oh, okay." He looked at her suspiciously. "Then I'll take Makish home now. I have a work so I can't bring him."

"Sure. Bye.'' She smiled and ċȧrėssed the dog's fur before letting him go. "Bye sweetheart, hope to see you again." 

"You sure will." Barry returned a smile before leaving the restaurant. 

As for Jade, she watched the middle-aged man and the dog until they got out from the restaurant. Only when she couldn't see them did she relaxed and reminisced the certain girl she saw a while ago. It was the same girl in her dreams but that moment, the little girl was with a dog with the same name as Makish. Is it a rare coincidence that the dog has the same breed and name as the current Makish she knows?

She then shook her head and stood up immediately. She doesn't want to waste time so she'll head to where Rachelle is right now. 

He opened the safe box and took out all the old photo frames and the documents of Vista's family, including his ȧssets. He took a day-off not for his personal gains but Sonny wanted to check something in Vista's left belongings. Seeing that middle-aged man lurking around Marcus alarmed him greatly.

When Sonny visited the madam chairwoman last night, he asked for the Hawkin's documents. The old woman was a bit surprised by his request since he deeply took an oath before that he will never involve himself with anything that involves the Hawkins. 

But what's with the sudden change? The old woman wanted to asked but she refrain herself and decided to see what's Sonny was up to.

Sonny rummage the old pictures on the box. He was looking for a particular photo and a particular document. And since it was his first time checking the safe box, he was having a hard time searching for it. 

Dang! It was indeed a wise move to take a day-off from work since his plans would take so much of his time. Also, he was expecting the old chairwoman to asked what his intentions were for bringing out the safe box. But he was quite puzzled that she didn't even asked why. She only gave him the key and that's it!

He was scanning every single documents when he suddenly came across of a certain photo. He picked it up and held it close in his eyes. 

It was a picture of two little kids sitting together in the park along with a dog--- big Alaskan Malamute, to be exact. They were smiling from ear to ear. They look happy in that picture and that made Sonny smile. 

Seeing a genuine happiness from his boss… It made him happy. If only that smile from his childhood weren't tainted then probably, Marcus shouldn't have had that terrible experience. He sighed when he remembered an awful event from the past.

'Forget it, Sonny.' He muttered within him before he slid the photo of the two children in his jacket.

Also, he couldn't help but stared at the photo of a happy family--- Vista's family picture!

Seeing it suddenly made his heart throbbed in pain. 

"I vowed never to touch anything that concerns you or your family. But today is an exemption. I have to do this for my boss and not for you." He gritted his teeth in anger. "I will never forgive you and once I learned that you have an existing relative here on earth, I'll make sure they will suffer the same pain you've caused me." 

He clenched his fist as tears flowed from his eyes as soon as he remembered a specific nightmare in the past.