Revenge Blanketed Passion

CHAPTER 31. MARRY ME

Although she had only met this man for a few days and did not know him very well, but Emily instinctively knew that Jaysen would not do anything without a reply. Moreover, something offered by the man was regarding the freedom of his father. It is certain that the man must have asked for a suitable reply to a freedom.

“What are the terms?” asked Emily in a trembling voice. In his heart he ceaselessly prayed that the man still had a conscience. At least a little bit of mercy.. Jaysen raised his face and smiled smugly. Slowly, the boy's thumb traced Emily's jaw and stopped the girl's lips.

“Eleanor Milena! Marry me!” the whisper was right in front of Emily's lips.

Emily's breath was immediately choked to hear Jaysen's proposal that there was no romantic at all. Even his tone sounded cold and flat. Not only was Emily's body frozen, but her mind froze.

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Meanwhile at the police station, Titus Malachi was sitting curled up as an officer opened the prison bars door and called out to him. “Come out!”

“What?”

“Please leave Mr Titus! From today you are free.” replied the officer.

Titus Malachi was still silent in his place to digest the officer's words before he was flabbergasted. “Sa---i'm free? Am I really free? Really it?” it's full of wonder.

For two weeks he has been in prison on charges he has never committed. Even the lawyers of the Malachi family have declared it powerless to release him.

But now? Suddenly he was declared free?

“Please Mr. Titus. Your wife is waiting for you outside.” said the officer resuscitated the middle-aged man from his daydream. For two weeks he had resigned to his fate, but even when he had lost hope he was released.

Meanwhile Titus scrunched his forehead. While standing and walking following the officer, at this moment his mind was raging at the thought of many things.

How could he be suddenly released as he is now after the charges against him are so severe? Was it Naura who had sought her freedom?

But how could he do that? Three of his lawyers have lost in court. Each of his lawyers' appeals brought evidence that he was innocent and could lose.

“What Steve has helped me?” he was reminded of his brother-in-law who lives in New York. “Ah, it feels impossible.” his sigh again.

He recalled that Steve even refused to help him when Titus intended to borrow ten billion rupiahs.

At that time he did not say that the money was that big to pay compensation requested by the Wisesa family. Titus only reasoned that he needed loan assistance for the injection of his company's funds.

For Titus, his brother-in-law Steve is the last hope he has when pressed because somehow all business colleagues even banks or other financial institutions he visited to borrow funds, he said, everyone refused for unclear reasons.

It was as if everyone was conspiring not to help him or perhaps there might even be one party behind the screen and being the mastermind to arrange for everything to go that way. But isn't that impossible? Who could do such a thing?

He sighed and shook his head trying to get rid of all the mindless thoughts. Soon he will meet his wife Naura.

His wife must have known about this, all the process of his release and who had helped him.

“Titus!”

As soon as she entered the waiting room, Naura rushed straight into her husband's arms. So that made the fifty-five-year-old man a little surprised.

“How are you doing? They didn't torture you in there, did they? Are you all right? Is anyone hurt?” fawning Naura with questions while watching her husband from the tip of her hair to the tip of her foot. Naura even asked her husband to turn around several times so she could check all sides.

“I'm fine. Can we get out of here? I don't want to linger here anymore.” Titus heaved a sigh of relief staring at his wife.

“Your assistant is taking care of the file. So after you change clothes, we can leave immediately.” said Naura looked sadly at the orange-colored clothes worn by her husband.

“Hurry to change your clothes. I can't stand to see you in that outfit.” Naura encouraged her husband, already not at home lingering in this gloomy place. “I've cooked your favorite food for us to eat when we get home later.”

Titus smiled stroking his wife's cheek which looked thinner in just a few days. “Wait here yes. I'll be ready soon. After that you can tell me about my release today.” said Titus then turned around and walked with a happy feeling. Titus was eager to leave the place that had locked him up and kept him crowded for the past two weeks.

He did not know at all that after he left Naura suddenly put on a pale and frightened face. “Se--hopefully she is not angry.” whispered her clasping both hands trembling.

“But this is for the sake of his freedom and also the good name of the Malachi family. I have no other choice.”

Naura waited for her husband with a restless feeling. She really hoped that Titus could understand the decision she was forced to make to free her husband and clear the good name of their family. “If only Eleanor could be found as soon as possible,” lamented holding back her tears.

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 Meanwhile, at the Wisesa family's main residence. There was a commotion at the usually quiet house. “Nona, please wait a minute! Don't run around like that!” exclaimed one of the two female servants who ran in a hurry with faces full of anxiety.

“Please be careful Miss. Don't let you fall.” squealed the other female servants look horrified when they saw they had to run up the stairs that scroll. Emily finally stopped in front of a black wooden door.

Two bodyguards stood guard on either side of the door, looking in surprise as he tried to catch his breath.

The two maids who had followed her stood behind Emily. “He's inside right?” asked Emily after taking one deep breath. “Please open the door.”

After glancing at each other, one of the bodyguards finally replied, “Se—good afternoon Miss Eleanor. Ba--eh how are you?” ask the bodyguard to try to shift the topic.

 “Do not switch the conversation!” Emily scowled her hands together in annoyance. “He's inside right? I want to see him, so please open the door. But by the way.iya good afternoon too. And my news is good and very good. Are you satisfied to ask? Thank you.” answered ketus.