Chapter 75
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"It never occurred to me that you'd been apart of a gang. You don't seem like the type." Most gang leaders didn't look like they were criminals either.
"I was oblivious to the fact that I was working with a gang. I never socialised with the members. I just did what I was asked, and I got paid." It crossed my mind a few times to investigate the people I was working for, but I didn't want to ruin my chances of securing my future. My only regret being apart of The Ravens was the security guard that was killed in the robbery. His wife was five months pregnant when he died.
Jakoby shrugged, "I'm glad you're no longer apart of that life."
I smiled at her and placed my hand over hers, "This is my life now, and I'm happy with it."
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I found it challenging to focus on the work in front. I couldn't stop thinking about Jakobia. Last night when we got home, I told her about my biggest regret in life, the killing of the security guard. It haunted me for years to know that I was apart of a crime that took a boy's father away from him. Especially since I knew how it felt to grow up without one. The child was now eleven, and his mother never remarried.
Jakoby didn't judge me. Instead, she wrapped her hands around me and comforted me. It was exactly what I needed. Sometimes I worry that the cops would start digging for old Ravens cases and they would come after me. To prevent that, I had to do small chores for the Ravens now and again. I'll always be in their debt no matter how powerful and rich I became because the Giovannis' would still be ten times richer and powerful.
Jakoby kissed all the worries out of my mind. She made me forget about all my problems in seconds.
God, I love her!
I love her smile, her laugh, her scent, her body. I love everything about her. I loved her since the moment I laid my eyes on her.
Something inside me said, 'Protect her.'
I'm so glad the hoodlums let her go that night, and I'm glad she remembered my offer.
She's made me so happy. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life loving and protecting her.
I looked down at my watch and sighed. I wanted to go home and spend time with my beautiful wife and daughter, but it was only a few minutes after two, and I still had plenty of work to catch up on.
I rubbed my temples and looked at the desktop. Kent Tech was drowning in debt, and they wanted me to save them before they are declared bankrupt by the bank. Investing in their business wouldn't do me any good. The owner Ricardo Kent had made some bad personal choices. He had gotten his underaged mistress pregnant and denied being the father.
I deleted the email.
I can't help a man who denies his role as a father.
I moved onto the next email and started reading it silently.
The phone on my desk rang so I picked it up. "I'm sorry. I tried calling Scott, but I couldn't get him."
I frowned. What is she talking about? "
"Gizelle, I'm lost. What are you...?" before I finished my sentence, my office door was pushed open.
"Well, well, well," William said, looking around the office. "It's a nice place you've got here." He was wearing dark jeans and a striped Tshirt, exactly what is expected of someone his age.
"Thanks, Gizelle." I placed the receiver down and looked at the younger man. "What do you want William?"
"So you have your mother-in-law working for you. Are you banging her too?" he chuckled.
I took a deep breath and looked at him, "What's the reason for your visit?"
"The DNA test came this morning. The child isn't mine. I doubt she's yours either. I'm just here to tell you to get a DNA test done. Jakoby is whore. She probably tried to pin her child on every guy she ever slept with. You're just the silly one who actually believed her. "
"Are you done?" I hated men who feel the need to tarnish a woman's reputation after their feeling are hurt.
Get over yourself!
He took a seat in the armchair in front of me. "I don't get it. I honestly don't get it. You're a handsome dude. You have a few billion in your bank. Why are you playing Batman to two bitches? I don't get it."
I stood from my seat and walked over to where he was sitting. The DNA test was done. Jakobia and I won. I didn't need to sit down and listen to him, slander my wife and her mother's name. I grabbed the collar of his T-shirt with one hand and punched him with the next. He pulled away from me and stood up.
"The last time you caught me by surprise, but now I'm ready." He went in for a punch, but I dodged it and used the opportunity to punch him in the stomach.
He groaned and held his stomach. He took a deep breath, then looked at me with anger. He ran towards me, but I moved, causing him to run into the wall. He fell on the ground and groan.
"Get up!" I shouted. "You want to act like a big man then get up and act like one."
He used his elbow to lift himself off the ground. "She's not worth it!" he shouted. "She isn't special. She's a whore!"
