Reborn ghost seeing lady is pampered by her ex husband - Chapter 196

Chapter 196: Delivering bad news.

The words that came out of Ekhart’s mouth angered the old man, pushing him to bang the table to express his fury.

“Very good, you are showing your true colors now. Is that why you went behind my back to depose me from the position of chairman? You ungrateful bunch of idiots, I worked single handedly to revive our corporations. Our ancestors had sold off most of our lands, it is i Luther that bought them back and restored the Verdemont name to its glory. But now i realize that I have been toiling in vain! I cannot leave my fortune in the hands of greedy vultures like you.”

Ekhart dismissed his father’s words arrogantly, the power was already in his hands after all.

“Oh come on father! You are old, the corporation needs young blood to run it. Stop with the threats, we are Verdemonts too and we are entitled to that wealth.”

“Mr. Verdemont, at your age you don’t know how crooks look like. Some are red headed, slim pretty young things.” Conrad’s eyes roamed over Phoebe from head to toe. “Now tell us where Linda is.” He mockingly asked.

“In the maze.” Phoebe blurted out unintentionally.

This wasn’t how she had planned to tell them, especially the old patriarch who looked her with confusion etched on his face.

The three culprits on the other hand exchanged gazes, shocked by what Phoebe had just said. They knew that they had to get rid of her immediately.

“Bloody liar! What do you mean by saying that Linda is in the maze? This is a real crook right here I told you all, we should get rid of her right now.” Conrad shouted strongly in a slightly hysterical voice.

Brandon raised from his seat and glared at Phoebe, his shame had transformed into anger. “I am going to count to three, if you aren’t gone yet then I will call the cops. What kind of bullshit crap have you come here to spew? Call the guards and throw her out.”

On the other hand Abel was determined to maintain his virtuous husband act. He raised his hand to his chest and blinked rapidly.

“W…what d….do you mean? Why have you decided to awaken my sorrows just when I was trying to move on. My wife will return when she wants to, i am waiting for her because I still love her. Please leave, i cannot listen to this anymore.”

Tears sprouted out of his eyes, its like he had a tank of them stored somewhere inside and all he had to do was open the tap when he desired.

“Oh cut the bullshit Abel! Both you and i know that you are far from the virtuous husband your pretending to be!” Phoebe couldn’t bear to hear anymore of his whining, he was getting on her last nerves.

It was just a matter of time before she jumped and slapped the crocodile tears away from his round face.

Emilia was done with Phoebe and she wasn’t going to sit back and listen to the ignorant shaman disrespect her loyal son in law.

“Do you even know how much Abel has sacrificed for our family? He could have remarried but no! He decided to be faithful and loyal to our family. Because of his gesture as the selfless, faithful husband our family is idolized has gained a lot of respect in the church. This is a great man so I advise that you watch your damn unclean mouth when you talk to him.”

“I am calling the cops…..” Conrad began to walk towards the door but Shark blocked his path.

“We are already here.” Shark brought both his hands forward and touched the buckle of his belt. “I am detective Shark of Citrus Police department and that’s my partner detective Jones.”

He jutted his chin at Jones whose narrowed eyes traveled around the room.

“We came with other plain clothed officers.” he indicated to the others who showed off the badges, weapons and handcuffs.

Conrad staggered backward. “Dete….detectives?” He whispered.

The moment he had heard Phoebe talk about the maze, Conrad had made a momentous decision to run and get out of the country as soon as he got the chance. All his cop talk was just for show.

Knowing that the real cops had come, he trembled and fear filled his body__, ice cold dread washed over him.

“It’s over.” he whispered to himself.

Camilla pulled her brows together. “Why the hell did you come with cops? Do you think we are criminals or what?”

“I don’t get it either, are these men really with CPD? Let me see some identification up close.” Ekhart asked politely and the detectives obliged, handing over their badges for all to see.

“Well you didn’t give me the chance to introduce them but now you know who they are. Old patriarch before I address every body I request that we first talk privately just you and i.” Phoebe asked Luther Verdemont and he nodded.

“No way! We need to know what is going on too.” Paul shouted, he was the patriarch’s second son and Ekhart’s brother. “If you know where to find Linda tell us, it’s high time Abel moves on with his life he has suffered enough. If i were in his shoes I would have dissolved the marriage a long time ago. Imagine ten years without feeling the warmth of a woman or having children!” He added.

A chuckle slipped out of Phoebe’s lips. “I don’t think that’s one of Abel’s troubles.” She threw him a venomous look.

Abel gasped and looked at Brandon nervously.

“What is that supposed to mean?” Ekhart asked, his curious eyes moved from Abel to Phoebe and back.

Phoebe turned her attention back to the old patriarch and waited for him to grant her request. “Sir?” She spoke with a request in her tone.

She wanted to give him a pill for his heart to protect it from the bad news she was about to deliver. It was not her intention to meet Luther’s ghost today.

The old patriarch sighed softly. “It’s okay little shaman, go ahead and tell us where Linda is. She has to come home, if it’s a divorce she needs in order to be happy then she can get one. There is a first time for everything even divorce in this family.” He signaled for Phoebe to speak.

He had not understood her maze reference and still refused to accept the possibility of Linda being dead.

She cleared her throat. “I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but Linda Verdemont is dead.” Phoebe’s eyes remained fixed on the old man who groaned in pain and lost all his energy, falling back in the chair as if he was lifeless.