Trapped in a Secret Marriage with a Dangerous Billionaire - Chapter 97

Chapter 97: One Step Behind

As soon as the news of the waiter’s death reached Xander’s ears, he shut his eyes and turned his back to Liam.

“We were a step behind. She has gotten rid of him.”

Liam’s brows furrowed. “How come this woman has this much influence to kill someone in the police custody?”

“This is a sign that we shouldn’t underestimate her and the people around her,” Xander said, turning to face him. Letting out a sigh, he added, “My wife is not going to take this news easy.”

The least Aurora was expecting was for justice to be served to her father’s murderer, so hearing anything aside from that would hurt her.

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At the other end, Stephanie got the news of the waiter’s death from the detective and was so shocked that she sat back down on the couch.

“What are you talking about? How can someone in your custody die?” she interrogated, her gaze darkening with every second that passed.

The detective explained that the waiter was poisoned and more investigations were being done to ascertain if he committed suicide or was murdered.

“Mr. Detective, I am very disappointed. Very disappointed!” Stephanie said and ended the call immediately without waiting to hear any more excuses.

When Stella came to the sitting room to sit and continue Adam’s funeral plans from where they left off, she saw the sour look on her face and inquired about it.

“The detective just called me. Adam’s murderer died this morning after the court hearing,” Stephanie revealed, completely devastated.”

Almost immediately, Stella sprang up from her seat. “What are you talking about?” Her gaze widened in shock. “How can the man who killed my husband die so easily? He has to be served justice for me to be satisfied and for Adam’s soul to rest in peace. What is all this?”

Stephanie shook her head. She was both shocked and pissed at the phone call and right as she was about to explain everything the detective told her, Stella picked up her phone and called the detective.

“Mr. Detective, what is this I’m hearing?” she cried, almost rolling herself on the floor. “How could you let this happen? Aren’t you doing your job well?”

The detective tried to placate Stella, but no matter what he said, she didn’t want to listen. As soon as she finished what she had to say, she ended the call.

“Do you know that I visited that murder yesterday,” she said to Stephanie in tears. “He wasn’t even sorry for what he did and now, he dares to kill himself? The doctors had better wake him up because he can only die by my hands.”

Even though Stephanie was furious at the waiter’s sudden and easy death, she was irritated by Stella’s actions and cautioned her immediately.

“Where is your dignity, Stella?! Can you stop this drama immediately and comport yourself?”

Unknown to her, Stella was the happiest woman on earth after she had gotten rid of the obstacle that threatened her existence and everything she had left.

How could she allow the waiter to live after he just threatened to expose her after taking her money and killing the wrong person?

Stella secretly opened a bottle of red wine and stayed in her room to drink it with a triumphant smile on her lips.

“Do you think I would let you expose me and have me locked behind bars after everything you put me through, much more having my daughter hate me for accidentally causing her father’s death on her wedding day? Never! Go to hell where you belong!”

Stella was very relieved by the waiter’s death because if Olivia found out that she had a hand in her father’s death, even though it had been a mistake as Aurora was the target, she would never forgive her.

“What a relief!” She released a deep sigh as she lifted her wine glass to her lips.

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Xander was forced to inform Aurora about the waiter’s death even though it would hurt her, and just as he feared, she broke down in tears.

“Oh no!” Aurora palmed her face as hot tears streamed down her cheeks.

Seeing her in that state, Xander couldn’t bring himself to reveal the identity of her father’s true murderer as the waiter was only used to carry out the plan.

Xander brought Aurora into his arms and patted her back rhythmically in other to calm her down. Aside from that, he didn’t know how else to comfort her, or what to say any more, but he promised himself to bring the knees of everyone who had caused her this great grief, to the ground.

He would make sure they licked the dust off her feet before giving them the perfect ending they deserved.

~***~

FRIDAY.

A few days later, Adam Swift was buried. His funeral attracted a lot of dignitaries and business partners. They all came dressed in black to give him the last honour.

Every member of the Swift family cried their eyes out. Olivia almost fainted again but was caught by one of their family’s helpers.

Aurora was inconsolable. She almost felt like jumping into the grave and going with her father. Abigail had to hold her arms firmly.

“Take heart, Aura,” she whispered to her in tears.

Xander had to watch from a distance, clenching his fists. The only thing stopping him from laying his claims on his wife right now was the plans he had cooking in his head against Stella.

As the funeral came to an end, Stella gave a speech to the guests, talking about Adam’s goodness and his accomplishments.

“… unfortunately, his life here on earth was short, but it was memorable. Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to honour my husband, one more time.”

Stephanie stood next to Stella and almost couldn’t hold back her annoyance watching her make everything about her. She kept saying ‘my husband’ as if Adam didn’t have any other identity.