Chapter 100 - Culprit

"Okay, let's go home. I'll follow you wherever you go." Mira replied with a warm smile on her beautiful face.

Danny smiled widely at her. He pulled on her hands and whispered in her ear, "I'll bring you to happiness that you never had for all of your years striving hard for your family. You're finally free from your misery and I'll make sure to fulfil the request from your daddy."

"Request?"

"Yeah, daddy wants to see his grandchildren soon. So, on your day off, let's go to the hospital for a check-up."

"..."

"Silence means yes and let's get some rest as soon as we get home." Danny pulled her out of the office without waiting to hear her replies.

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Hue was the happiest being alive on Earth when he waited for Jennet outside of the building where she works. Just like Little Veen had said, no one ambushed him. The charm was completely suppressed and he was even parading around like a kid who had just gotten lollipop and was showing the lollipop around to everyone.

Jennet, who saw him showing off his freedom, was already cupping her own face in embarrassment. She wasn't expecting him to come to get her. Also, she didn't know how did he even manage to get to her workplace because she had been driving the car this morning.

Public transportation? Maybe...

Marvina nudged Jennet on the side. "Can't believe he came to get you. Didn't you plan to lock him up in your villa so that no one knows about him?" She whispered.

"I don't know how he got here. I've told him to stay at home." Jennet replied back with a very red face. She could hear the rest of the female colleagues are talking about him, praising his good look. Everyone wondered who might he be waiting for.

Jennet stepped out of the building with a very tight face. At that very moment, every eye followed her back as she made ways towards the handsome man.

Marvina, who stood within the crowd was keeping her silence when she heard the other ladies are talking.

"Look, look. That Loveless Woman is approaching him. Do you think they are lovers?"

"That cannot be. Such a handsome man could never fall for such a woman. Look at her, her face is so tight as if she had constipation. He must have come to claim money from her."

"What the heck are you talking about? That man must be one of her sugar daddies. She's well-known among the rich. Everyone knows she's a bad woman. That man is no exceptions."

"Indeed. Not only did she seduced our handsome Luca and now she's openly going out with another man. What a b***h!"

"I can't believe it. She's probably paying that man as her rental boyfriend. For a woman like her, keeping one is possible to keep an appearance."

Marvina clenched her jaws tightly. Those ladies are so rotten as to bad mouth her friend in her presence. They really need a hard whooping on their asses!

Before Marvina could curse at them, a voice suddenly interrupted the ladies conversations.

"She's married to that handsome man, ladies. Mind your words please." Jerome appeared from their back and he was holding a laptop by his side.

"What are you talking about, Mr Banner?" The ladies were half shrieking in surprise.

Jerome looked at them with a twisted expression. Well, he was keeping an appearance before the stupefied humans. Also, he needed to clear all the misunderstanding around his master's wife. Since Mira will no longer bother Jennet, so one trouble had been dealt without any hassle.

Even better, Mira's family crisis will now lead to a better future. His team can earn credit for the hard work on saving tainted hearts who strayed. So for now, his mission will be clearing Jennet's name from all negativity among her colleagues.

"Eh, you guys didn't know of her marriage? Weren't you guys her good friends?" Jerome asked as if he was oblivious of what's happening around the company.

"Mr Banner, we were never her friends from the start. No one would befriend with a forked tongue snake like her." One of the ladies declared openly.

Jerome gasped and he said, "Goodness, you guys never change. She's not as what you may think she might be. Look, her husband is on par with Luca Tybelg and there isn't any flaw in him."

"It's hard for us to believe that she's married. Isn't she a loose woman and who's son did she managed to seduce this time? Poor handsome man. He will be her food for the next few months." Said one of the ladies who refused to believe the truth that had been told by Jerome.

"Aha, ladies, just accept the truth with an open mind. Jennet was innocent all along. She was a victim of someone's jealousy and that's why there were lots of unhappy rumours about her." Jerome said, unwilling to back down.

He must clear Jennet's name with his effort. He must succeed to change their point of view towards her. All of them knew Jennet was innocent but still, they chose to torment her with lies and deception. All of it was because of jealousy.

"She's really married. You can ask her friend Marvina about it." Jerome pointed towards Marvina who was seething silently in anger.

At the mention of her name, Marvina was brought to the world of sanity. She glared at Jerome who was smiling at her, asking for her kind help.

Marvina didn't waste any moment and immediately said, "Jennet is really married to that man. They're married for nearly two months now. If you need an absolute confirmation, we can all ask her directly before they leave the compound."

"Never mind. We'll ask her when we're back working on Monday." Said one of them and one by one, they left the building.

As soon as the ladies left, Marvina grabbed Jerome by the collar. She was dead angry at him.

"How did you know Jennet is married and how do you know that I know as well?!" She roared at him.

Jerome smiled sheepishly at her. "I-I heard from my wife. Susan told me of it. She also told me that you knew of that as well. So, we're comrades in this. I am a good guy." He said.

Marvina grunted and let his collar free. Goodness, she was about to get a heart attack after hearing his words from earlier.

"Fine. I trust you because I trust Susan. Since you're a good guy, you should have to ask your wife to fire all of those snakes from this company." Marvina said. She was still harbouring anger towards everyone who bad mouth her friend.

"That would be inappropriate because it concerns other people's life. Be cool about what you heard today. Just like Jennet is cool about it, you should do the same as well. You know what, tomorrow, there will definitely be another juicy gossip you hear about your friend and her husband. They will, of course, ask you and when they did, you can say whatever you want. Take the opportunity to clear her name from all of the misunderstandings. Okay?" Jerome smiled widely at her.

Marvina grunted and said, "Fine I'll be cool about it. Thanks by the way for protecting my friend. I thought, she was all alone in this." She smiled and then left.

Jerome smiled as he shifted his gaze towards Jennet and Hue who had left the compound in a car.

"She had never been alone..." He whispered.

Meanwhile, inside the car, Jennet glanced at her husband who had a very wide smile on his face.

"Hue, what are you doing coming all the way to my workplace? Are you looking for trouble?" She asked. She was still having trouble to trust his honesty. He may have hidden intentions.

Hue pouted at her. His wife had always had negative thoughts about his honest intention. He honestly wanted to fetch her from work since he had been told that he got complete freedom.

"I came so that we can go home together. I will no longer cause trouble for other people. No one will come to ambush me." He chuckled happily.

"Really?" Jennet nudged his side. "Are you really talking about the truth? I won't help if you're just lying."

"I am honestly talking about the truth." Said Hue with a wide smile. Then, his eyes shifted towards her flat stomach.

"Why not we go to the hospital to get a check-up on your pregnancy? Please!" He begged her.

Jennet grunted at him and said, "I am not pregnant. I didn't get any of those symptoms of pregnant women."

She found it embarrassing to go to the hospital to check on her pregnancy because she was sure that she didn't have any chance of getting pregnant. She was waiting to show any symptoms of a pregnant woman but up till now, there aren't any symptoms yet.

"Please, just believe in me..." Hue begged her.

Jennet hesitated and at last changed her mind. "Fine, we're going to the hospital now."

"Yes!" Hue exclaimed happily by her side.

Jennet turned the car around and drove away from the direction to their villa.

***

A black car drove into the compound of the villa by the hill. It stopped outside the villa.

Elaine and Royce stepped out of the car. Both of them looked around, searching for the resident however there was only silence in the area. There were no signs of people around.

Elaine turned her head towards Royce, "It seems, no one is home." She said.

"Should we come in another day?" She suggested.

Royce exhaled a deep breath. He looked through the papers again and said, "It should be her time to come back from work. We should wait for a bit just in case she is already on her way home."

Elaine smiled and nodded in agreement. "Sure, we should wait for her return."

She walked out towards the villa and admired the beauty of the surrounding. It was so serene. It suited the taste of her sister. But, she couldn't be sure if the woman she is looking for will be her sister.

She went to the backyard and found clothes on the clotheslines and there were also man's clothes on the line. Then, a realisation struck her.

She frowned alone. 'Is this Jennet Lockhart a married woman?' She thought alone. She headed back to the car where Royce was waiting for her.

"Where have you been?" He asked.

"Just looking around the villa. By the way, is this Jennet Lockhart married?" Eliane asked him as soon as she stood by his side.

Royce shook his head, "Nope. My report stated she isn't married yet. Why?"

"There are man's clothes on the clothesline. Does your report says she had any boyfriend living together with her?" Elaine asked again. She was getting even more curious.

"None. Single, no children, no boyfriend and no husband." Replied Royce with a confident look. "Well, I can always check for the latest report if you want. I don't know if she has any companion now."

Elaine looked towards the villa while saying, "That's okay. We-" Her words were left hanging as she immediately turned her head towards the balcony of the villa.

She sensed someone was watching them from the balcony but, there was no sign of any living beings there. Elaine stared quite long at the balcony, wanting to make sure her eyes didn't trick her.

"Honey, what is it?" Royce patted her on the shoulder, interrupting her focus.

"No nothing. I was just looking around." Elaine explained, hiding her curiosity from her husband. "You can get into the car. We can just leave and come back tomorrow." She added and ushered her husband to get into the car.

Royce nodded and entered the car, starting it. Elaine gazed up the balcony once again. The presence she felt earlier wasn't there anymore.

'That's weird. I am sure I felt something was up at the balcony.' She thought and kept staring at the balcony again.

Shaking her head, she got into the car. Shortly after that, the car left the compound. As time passed by, the sound disappeared.

Little Veen appeared at the balcony and stared at the car that had reached the main road and head to the heart for the city.

"Siblings?" He mumbled alone.

As he turned around, Little Viele was staring at him. Both of the little guys stared at each other. Their faces were so aloof.

As time passed by, Little Viele spoke, "She is the sister of your master's wife. They are here to bring her home."

"Thank you for that intel you shared." Little Veen thanked him. "What about your master?"

"He is busy looking for the culprit who had been messing around with Luca Tybelg. It seems the culprit had been tying that human with a forced marriage. God of Marriage is not so pleased with that because he couldn't pinpoint the identity of the culprit who had been messing around with that pitiful human." Little Viele explained.

The two of them sat down at the balcony and a few teacups and a teapot appeared on the table. The little guys sipped on their tea silently while enjoying the serenity of the evening sky.

"My master is completely innocent." Little Veen said after a long silence.

"Indeed, he is innocent but everyone thought he is the culprit because they shared the same scent and traces." Explained Little Viele. "Even those who read this story were thinking that he is the main culprit."

Little Veen exhaled a deep breath. "It's a female and she didn't want to be known. A nasty woman."

"Indeed." Little Viele nodded his head in agreement.

The two of them sat down comfortably on the chairs and enjoyed their tea. Once they put the teacup down, they will be busy, handling those around them. So once in a while, they need a break from all of the head-spinning troubles.

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