Two Faced Lover - Episode 51

 

*** SKYLAR'S POV

"So?"

Cameron asks the moment he appears in front of me after Maurice had left looking glum, thinking he'd managed to corner me. "Where are Mr Norman and the doctor?"

I ask instead

"Mr Norman went home and I took a cab for doctor Claire. So tell me, did you catch the fish?" He asks impatiently and I grin.

"I did not just catch a fish Cam, I caught a f*cking whale!"

I squeal and he covers my mouth instantly.

"Shh..language princess . We are in public"

I nod slapping his hands off my mouth. He smirks.

"So you caught a whale huh?"

I nod vigorously, throwing myself at him. He laughs, catching me before I could tackle him to the floor

"We did it Cam"

"No princess. You did it. You're my brave little flower"

I frown, pulling back.

"I am not a little flower"

"Cute"

he flicks my nose instead of replying me and slips into the car. I roll my eyes, slipping into the car too and he drives off.

Throughout the car ride, my eyes didn't leave Cameron. His brows were knitted in concentration as he drove, occasionally looking behind us through the rearview mirror to see if we were being followed

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. Before I had arrived in his life, I'm sure Cameron never bothered to look behind him anytime he drove. But today, here he was, constantly looking behind him as if his life depended on it. I had taken too much of his freedom. Too much. Not to forget his money too. I don't even want to think about the amount he'd spent in buying plane tickets for doctor Claire and her family. I don't want to think about how much he was spending paying for a lawyer like Mr Norman and buying of foodstuff almost everyday to feed my son and I. He was a saint. My saint. Sure Cameron had hurt me but it was nothing compared to everything he had and is still doing for me. Though it may be temporary, he literally gave me a new life, a kind of happiness I've never felt. He gave me the chance to be a wife, his wife, his princess. And he gave my son a father. Why can't I forgive him then? It was just a mistake. A drunken mistake and I have every reason to forgive him. All that matters is that he's here, and hasn't for a second let go off my hand. When the car finally came to a stop in front of Julian's apartment, I tackled Cameron the moment we stepped inside. I grab him by the collar and push him backwards violently until his back hit the dining table. I kiss him. Hard and fervently. He stiffened for a while at my sudden action. I won't blame him. I had pushed him away when he tried to kiss me earlier. Cameron pulls away, refusing to kiss me.

"W..what are you doing?"

"Kissing my husband"

I pout

"Skylar. You still haven't forgiven me yet remember? I don't want you kissing me because you feel indebted me. No don't do that. No matter how good I've been to you, it still doesn't surpass how much I've hurt you and I curse myself everyday for that. I promised you I was going to work hard to earn your forgiveness and I'm going to do just that"

I blink, feeling flustered and needy for his mouth on mine.

"Okay but can you just kiss me already?. I really want to kiss you Cam"

"Gladly"

he grips my waist and pulls me to him. His lips was on mine instantly, kissing me in ways no man could ever.

***

One week flew by within the blink of an eye. Mr Park still hadn't called me once. I was starting to feel he already suspected I was lying. The thought scared me but right now, I couldn't think of Mr Park or anything. All I could think of was winning this case. I couldn't lose to Maurice. It wasn't an option to even consider.

"Hey"

I snap out of my trance, turning to Cameron who grabs my hand.

"I'm scared. What if we lose?"

"We won't"

he assures

"How can you be so sure? We don't know what else Maurice has up his sleeves"

"Even I've got a few trucks up sleeve. We aren't leaving here without full custody of Sean, believe me"

I sigh. "It's gonna be okay Skylar"

Julian who had been quiet initially spoke up. I nod, rising with the rest as the judge makes an appearance. I zone out again after that, both lawyers begin to bicker and argue back and forth.

"And now your honor, I'd like to call my witness Mrs Patricia Brown to the witness stand if you may"

"Permission granted"

My head snaps up so quickly I almost had a whiplash.. Patricia? As in miss Glen? The same miss Glen who was my neighbour and who's real name was actually Patricia? The same one who helped me under the instructions of Maurice? No way. This can't be. I blink rapidly when I spot miss Glen making her way towards the witness stand. I turn to Cameron hoping to get answers but all he does is squeeze my hand.. H..how.. My brain is in a daze and I could hear only bits and pieces of what she was saying. Something along the lines of working under Maurice's instructions to stay close to me to kept an eye on me and sh*t... The moment she was done, Mr Norman called another witness. It took me a while to realise he was Miss Glen's husband. The man who worked for Maurice and the man through which Maurice had managed to blackmail miss Glen into doing his bidding. I turn to Cameron.

"You..you..did all this?"

My voice came out scratchy and hoarse.

"I know a lot princess. I'd seen how you always ignored calls from.a certain miss Glen. I was curious. I took the number off your phone and called her. She told me she was willing to do anything to earn your forgiveness so I asked her to come here and testify in your favour in exchange for her protection. It was easier to convince her husband because well... It turns out Maurice isn't just a disgusting piece of sh*t, but he's also a cruel boss. Her husband was ever ready to leave and teach his boss a lesson. I told you princess, no one would take Sean away from you. From me. He's my son too"

"Oh Cam" 

I can't help the tears that begin to flow as I wrap my arms around my husband hugging him with every ounce of strength.

"Thank you Cam. Thank you so much. I'd be lost without you. I really would" I sob into his chest and he shushes me, pressing my face into his chest to muffle my sobs.

"Don't cry princess. We don't want to draw attention to ourselves do we?"

He asks soothingly as I pull away. 

"No"

I sniff and he wipes my tears.

"Do you promise to kiss me once we leave this court?" He chuckles slightly.

"I'd do more than kiss you girl".

I blush, looking away.

"Now let's pay attention shall we?" I nod and turn in my seat just as Miss Glen's husband steps down the witness stand and walks to his seat behind us.

"Your honor, may I please have the permission to provide my last evidence? It's a video actually" Mr Norman speaks up. Damn, he was on a roll today. Maurice's lawyer had barely spoken today.

"You may"

the judge nods and Mr Norman gives a pen drive to the clerk. He steps out for a minutes and returns later with a projector. Projecting it to the white wall, we watch as he connects it to the laptop beside him, inserts the pendrive and a while later, the recording I'd made last week began to play. I smirk, enjoying the moment. Murmurs and whispers break out the in court room as they watch the video.

"Order! Order in the court!"

The judge yells and there was silence but just for a few seconds and the murmurs erupted again when Maurice began to bluff and gloat about how he could easily bribe the judge to do his bidding. I notice the judge's eyes narrow infinitesimally at the comment and oh, I just know that Maurice can't save himself now. That comment is enough to make anyone turn against him. He's so screwed. I glance in Maurice's direction. Our eyes meet. I smirk and raise my left hand, giving him the middle finger. Julian snickers beside me as Cameron pulls my hand down.

"My God Skylar"

he scolds me

"What? After everything he's done, I can at least give him the middle finger right?" He shakes his head in amusement.

"You're crazy woman. So crazy"

he pulls me to him, gripping my hand tightly just incase I decide to give stupid old buffoon Maurice the middle finger again. I roll my eyes. Halfway into the video, Maurice suddenly springs up from his seat, yelling at the clerk to stop the video. His lawyer's attempt to stop him proves futile.

"That's a lie. A bunch of f*cking lies. Stop that video! Stop that damn video you stupid idiotic clerk!"

He shouts like a madman.

"Watch your tongue! Control your client prosecutor!"

The judge thunders.

"Yes of course your honor. Forgive me your honor"

the lawyer bows like a horse with a broken neck. I grin. He who laughs last, laughs the best indeed.

"Let go! Let me go! I said stop the f*cking video! It's a lie! Lies!"

Maurice struggles against his lawyer. He points at me. Seemingly, he was no where near ending his rant.

"You b*tch! I'll destroy you! You cunt! Stupid b*tch!!"

He struggles to get out of his seat. He's fitally out of control now.

"Guards!"

The judge yells and immediately, two men in uniform run Into the court room.

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. They grab the hysterical Maurice and forcefully hold him down.

"Order!" The judge thunders much louder and the room becomes as quiet as a cemetary.

"Defense, will your client like to sue the prosecutor for slander and false information?"

He asks Mr Norman who gets up, turning to me. I didn't have to think. Of course I was going to sue him. There was no way I was letting him of the hook.

"Yes. I want to sue him"

I say to Mr Norman.

"Yes your honor. My client will like to sue the prosecutor"

"Very well, then.." The judge nods and grabs a pen. I wait impatiently as he scribbles something down before lifting his head again.

"Now, to my final verdict.." 

I hold my breath, my grip tightening on Cameron's hand. I hope whatever he saw today was enough to convince him otherwise. I hope he doesn't suggest my son goes to child care services.

"By the power vested in me, I hereby grant Mrs Skylar Knight full custody of the child in question, Sean Knight. I also sentence Mr Maurice King to two years in jail for artificially inseminating Mrs Skylar Knight without her consent and he is to pay a fine of $30,000 as compensation to the Knight family. This court has been dismissed"