Seven Years of Marriage with Jake novel Chapter 86

Chapter 7

The sudden arrival of the police disrupted the entire scene.

Richard, who had been in control, was suddenly taken into custody. Meanwhile, I, who was supposed to be the one held by Richard, became the complainant needing protection.

Richard glared at me with seething anger: "You scheming bitch, playing dirty?"

I maintained a calm demeanor and said nothing.

Although I had experienced this before, I couldn't ensure everything would go according to plan. So, just in case, I had secretly called the police on our way to the hospital and provided them with my home surveillance footage.

The footage clearly documented Richard's illegal entry, vandalism, kidnapping, and assault.

This evidence was enough for the police to act and arrest Richard, the primary suspect.

With everyone watching, both Richard and I were taken away.

At the police station, the officers began questioning Richard about his crimes. Unable to refute the evidence, Richard could only begrudgingly accept his fate, glaring at me with intense hatred.

His eyes seemed to burn with the desire to tear me apart.

When the police decided to detain Richard, I took the initiative to propose a settlement.

This move surprised both the police and Richard. After all, I had remained silent throughout and had not communicated with Richard during the incident.

My actions- reporting to the police and then proposing a settlement-confused the police, but they had no objections and released both Richard and me.

Outside the police station, Richard confronted me, his voice cold and intense: "What's your game?"

"Don't think this means I'll let you off the hook. I promise I'll make sure you pay for what you did to Jessica!"

I looked at Richard seriously and asked: "Richard, in all the years we were together, did you ever see me ask for money?"

Richard was momentarily taken aback. After a moment's thought, he frowned and asked: "No, what are you getting at?"

"I'm making a point," I replied.

"I want you to understand a few things clearly."

"In all the time we've spent together, I've never asked anything of you. I never accepted any of your transfers and always insisted on splitting the bill. If I were truly someone who takes advantage of others, why would I have behaved this way?"

My tone was calm yet resolute.

"If you don't believe me, you can have someone check Jessica's daily activities and her hometown. Her family was barely scraping by before she met you, and she often came to my place for meals. Yet now, her family is incredibly wealthy, the envy of the entire village."

"She claimed to have spent money on me, but most of it went to herself, her family, and even other men."

"Moreover, the baby Jessica lost was miscarried during the night.

You can verify the baby's DNA at the hospital to confirm whether it's really yours or your brother's."

With that, I turned and walked away without looking back.

This time, Richard didn't try to stop me.

My offer to reconcile wasn't about sparing Richard, it was to let him and Jessica sort out their issues and let them deal with each other's wrongdoings.

A mere detention wouldn't adequately punish Richard or impact Jessica.

I wanted Richard to expose his own wrongdoing and for the mess in his family to be made public.

I wanted Jessica to face the full consequences of her actions.

An eye for an eye, and then some.