Chapter 163 - Make A Choice

Amy had not opened her eyes since she collapsed last night. Mr Walker has asked his secretary to contact her office and inform about her condition. Mr Walker and Lair were both sitting in her room as they looked at their once bubbly princess, who was always smiling and spreading joy and love wherever she goes.

Mr Walker was full of regrets as he sat there and watched his daughter. His eyes also peered at his son who had all his attention fixed on his sister.

He deeply regretted the fact that he has always kept quiet while he let his wife do all the things she had done. He threw a blind eye at all her wrong doings because he loved his wife and he didn't want his children to grow up in a conflicted home. Several times when he wasn't comfortable with her decisions or methods at which she used on the children, he'd convince himself that she was doing it for the betterment of the family, and that she meant no wrong.

He had encouraged her and this has turned his family upside down. When Vivian admitted to sending Michael to jail, he couldn't believe it.

He was more than shocked, because never had he thought that his wife would be so cruel. How could she have abused her power as a legal practictioner and wrongly send someone's innocent child to jail. What was even the boy's crime? Loving their daughter? Parents prayed for partners who'd love and cherish their children, so why did she do this?

Mr Walker jolted out of his thought when he heard a low groan and saw Lair moving in closer at Amy, and he also approached the bed.

"Amy? Are you awake?" Lair called out softly, as he leaned closer to her. Amy slowly flickered her eyes open. She instantly squinted them when the bright light assaulted her eyes.

"Princess, are you okay" Mr Walker asked with concern. She slowly opened her eyes again and she saw Lair and her father standing there.

"Lair? Dad?" She called out in a hoarse voice and Lair noticed how hoarse her voice was. Lair grabbed a bottle of water laying on the bedside table. He assisted to sit up with her back rested on the headboard.

"Here" He uncapped the bottle and raised it to her lips. Amy took a sip from the bottle and Lair took it away.

"What happened?" Amy asked turning from her father to Lair.

Mr Walker sent a paniced look to Lair when Amy asked that question. He thought something might have happened to her head.

"Honey you don't remember?" He asked with concern.

"Dad I'm sure she'll remember. She'll need sometime for her to come around, just give her some mintues okay" Lair was the one who was medically inclined in the family. His father simply replied with a nod before sitting beside Amy.

"Amy I think you should eat something. What would you like to eat?" Lair asked.

"I'm not feeling hungry" Amy replied.

"But you have to. Lair said you've not been eating lately. Why would you do that? You should know how important food is to ones health" Mr Walker spoke in a calm and soft tone.

"I didn't mean to. I've just been so worried and occupied looking for my friend. But I have not been able to find him. Maybe mo..." Amy froze. She snapped her head to Lair and then to her father. The look in her eyes suddenly became murderous.

"Where is mom?" Amy suddenly asked. From the look in her eyes it was obvious her neurons were finally up and running.

"She's..."

"Baby I'm here" Came Mrs Walker voice from the door. She pushed her head further into the room and looked at the faces which were staring at her. She couldn't believe that this murderous intent look was coming from her own family.

Amy didn't know what to feel when she saw her mother. She didn't know if she should be angry or if she should hate her. Amy felt her blood boil just at the mere sight of her mother.

"Amy are you better now?" Mrs Walker said as she approached Amy's bed.

"I'd appreciate it if you remain where you are" Amy said in a deadpan tone. She didn't know what she do if her mother came to close.

"Amy..." Mrs Walker was surprised by Amy's tone and words.

"I'll ask you just one question and I want you to tell me the truth" Amy said. She looked at her mother intensely, when she didn't reply took that as a cue to continue.

"What you said about Michael is it true?" Amy asked anxiously. She waited for her mother to give her a reply.

"Yes" Mrs Walker replied firmly and without remorse. Amy fell quiet again gaining her father's and Lair attention.

"Amy, you should..." Mr Walker tried to talk to her, he didn't want a repeat of last night, but Amy interjected him.

"Why?" Came Amy's next question.

Mrs Walker didn't expect Amy to ask her that question. Didn't they know why that unruly boy had to go to jail?

"Baby it doesn't matter. All that matters is that he isn't in your life anymore. You should focus on your health and your future. A good one at that" Mrs Walker told her. Amy was greatly irritated by her mother's fake show of concern.

"Why mother? Why?" Amy snapped. She raised her voice startling both her parents.

Mrs Walker who was mostly startled by Amy's outburst, got angry. "I don't need a reason to send someone like him away from my child. Who does he think he is? Coming into my office and threatening me? His stupid family can't even feed well and he dare threaten me to someday take my daughter away from me. To get back at me for ruining his so called love. That was the kind of boy you wanted to be with?" She paused, took a deep breath and calmed herself.

"Honey don't you see I saved you from a vicious criminal who could have maybe someday kidnapped you or killed you? Who knows what he might do in the nearest future, so I decided to handle it like a good mother should. I protected you from an impending doom" She said shamelessly, her voice filled with pride and arrogance.

Lair scoffed in derision, "You should hear yourself talk" Lair looked at her with so much contempt, and Mrs Walker wouldn't lie, she felt bad seeing the disgusted look which her son was casting at her.

"So you framed and jailed him?" Amy asked in disbelief. "What's that reason enough to jail an innocent young man with a bright future?" Amy asked angrily.

"From where I sat I didn't see that future" She snickered. The veins in Amy's head was about to blow, but she piped herself down. She wasn't through with her questions. She had promised to ask one, but now she now had many more.

"Where is he now?" Amy asked the most important question not just on her mind but on everybody's mind.

"Amy I don't know. I sentenced him to a correction center. That's all I know, and i don't keep track of the criminals I send to jail" She replied in a dour tone.

"criminal?" Lair couldn't hold himself anymore. "You sentenced an innocent man to jail and you tag him a criminal? Don't you know who the criminal here is?" Lair roared angrily.

"Shut up" Mrs Walker thundered.

"No you shut up!" Mr Walker spoke, bringing a wave of silence into the room. Everyone was shocked. This was the first time they were all hearing him raise his voice so loudly.

"Jacob?" Mrs Walker was stunned by her husbands uproar.

"That's enough!" He said authoritatively. "Vivian you'll return that boy and I'm giving you a week to do that"

"I will not" Mrs Walker outrightly declined.

"You will and you must, or get ready to get divorced" Mr Walker added with a tone of finality.

"Take good care of her" He turned to Lair, who nodded in response, before standing up to his feet to leave.

"Jacob, You can't do that. You can't threaten me with a divorce, you hear me , you ca..." Her voice got studied when Mr Walker stopped by the door and turned to her.

"I won't repeat myself Vivian. You can make your choice. The boy or our marriage" He said emotionlessly before walking out of Amy's room.

Mrs Walker was shocked beyond words. She didn't expect her husband to involve himself in this. He had always turned a blind eye to everything she does, so Why has changed now.

"And just so you know, Amy and I are moving out" Lair dropped another bomb on her. Amy turned to look at Lair, she didn't know that. Fine, she had wanted to move out or rather threatened to move out, but she didn't know Lair would do the same.

Mrs Walker looked at her son in utmost surprise. They are all ganging up against her? They all want to leave her because of a nobody?

Why? Why was her own family turning against her?

This was unfair!