Oh My Saviors

Chapter 46: The Arrest of Richard

Clarisa kept her body from collapsing to touch the floor with support at the end of the casket. He took a slow breath, his heart ached, but the tears could not come out of both corners of his eyes, he could only remain glued to the Father who had been stiffened with his eyes closed.

'Why are you leaving so soon, I haven't even heard an apology from my mother's mouth, don't you feel sorry for her? You're not fair to him, you go after your affair. I hate you, Papah.' Clarisa walked with limped steps away from the crowd.

Brak...!!

He slammed the door and shut himself in the room, his body slowly slumped to the floor, he buried his face between his knees, as if a dull, rusty knife was raining down on his heart so deep, sick, and sick, it was unbearable, but strangely tears could not come down even though he was in this state, as if his father's departure was not worth crying.

Clarisa took the phone in her pants pocket that felt vibrating, she looked at the screen of her phone that was lit, there was the name of the sister she had just left.

"Hello, Khanza." he said weakly.

[Not arrived yet?] the question sounded from there.

"It's over!"

[Oh, thank goodness then, sorry I interrupted Brother's time.] Khanza was about to turn off his phone, but Clarisa said.

"He's gone, I hope you're strong."

[Well, who does Brother mean?] Khanza's voice sounded panicked.

"He is, our Father! He's gone, you're the only one close to him. I hope you're strong." Clarisa said with a blank look.

When Khanza's crying broke, he sobbed softly, until the phone connection was cut off by itself.

~*~

The news made Khanza really devastated, he was eager to come to attend his father's funeral, but it was impossible for now, considering Sarah still did not want to forgive him.

"That's just a prayer I can offer you, I'm sorry I couldn't attend. May you be happy there, now Papah will not feel pain again, I promise one day, I, Brother and Mamah will visit your makings together. I forgive all your faults, may you calm down in the deep." Khanza said while holding a cell phone that showed a picture of the father.

Khanza is pensive, does he have to go back now? But, painstakingly she was hiding from everyone, if she came back now and met people with a state of being heavily pregnant, what would others think, she said, even if she comes back she can't even meet Sarah.

~*~

Nic entered the house, the atmosphere there seemed tense, not far from where Ren and Ken was talking with two policemen in full uniform under the chandelier, Nic frowned in astonishment, he then approached.

"Om, what's going on?" Nic throws alternating glances at Ken and the two policemen. He wondered why his house could have police.

"Wait on! What's this really about?" Nic demands an answer while blocking the father's movement.

"Nic, Ken will explain everything to you. I picked up your mother, calmed her down, right now she can't stop crying. Be my son's adult." Richard patted Nic on the shoulder and approached the two police officers.

Like a bolt of lightning striking Nic's heart, he was shocked how his father was caught by the police, what exactly did he do?

"Wait a minute, explain to me what's going to get you to arrest my father?"

"Nic, watch your attitude! They're honorable people, you can't be disrespectful!" snapped Richard.

"But Dad-?!" The two police officers just stared at Nic silently.

"I told you Ken would answer all your questions, do you understand! Come sir, run your errands." Richard again walked in the sleigh by the two policemen with a pair of handcuffs.

Nic was sitting limp in the soup, he could only resignedly see his father being led to the police station in front of him. Ken and Ren go to follow them to take care of some detention procedures. Nic climbs upstairs to see how Shelia is doing.

"Mami," Nic pushed open the door of the Mamah's room, sounding a soft sigh from inside, making Nic go straight inside.

"Mommy, just don't cry." Nic embraced the Mother whose body seemed to shake with her tears.

"Mommy please explain to me, what exactly is going on? What mistake did Daddy make until the police caught him?" Nic asked in a soft tone.

"Your lady, trapped by Nic, a-there's someone who's producing drugs in our factory, unbeknownst to her, the police came to check the factory on someone's report." Shelia again sobbed she covered her face with her palm.

"How did this happen?" Nic sighs in disbelief. To the knowledge of Richard he is a person who is always full of vigilance, what else beside him there is Ken a smart person with business abilities that cannot be underestimated. Moreover, many trained bodyguards are mingling with other workers in each company they manage.

"Mommy doesn't know, son, that's all your dad says. But she told Mami to stay calm, she said everything would be fine. We just have to trust him, maybe he's got a plan behind this."

A few days after Richard's arrest, stock prices began to decline. Some investors called off cooperation and somehow thousands of workers marched in front of the headquarters, saying they had not been paid for five months.

They continued to decorate, carrying banners that read "Pay Our Salaries" "Pay Our Sweat"

"For you rich people have no heart, you eat the fruits of our labor. You guys are squeezing our energy. You human-faced demons! Corrupt people, imprison the entire Nelson family, their laws are heavy!"

Shouts and gestures are heard clearly using loudspeakers. Things are really precarious, Ken keeps going back and forth to the police station with the lawyer. While Nic was only accompanied by Ren at the company, he calmed as much as possible the Investors who felt that the company would not have hope anymore. Nic and Ren convince Richard that pure is just in the trap. He could not have produced any illicit or illegal goods, all this time knowing what Richard Nelson was like, a virtuous man with many charities that he was doing. He did not even hesitate to give funds for public development, such as hospitals, schools, and even funds that were joined by the government. Does the goodness still need to be doubted? Is it possible that people as good as that still lack money and take their own employees' wages?