You Can Run But You Can't Hide My Contractual Wife novel Chapter 44

“Please speak up officer.” Arabella replied deliriously. Obviously, she would just like to hear only the good news, but her curiosity was also willing to know the bad news.

“The good news is, the bloodstain found on the earring is confirmed to be your father.” Officer Jackson announced with firmed tone.

Upon hearing this, Arabella froze again. Her heart was racing fast.

“What about the bad news?” Though she was not so prepared to hear the bad news, she gathered her courage to overcome her fear and nervousness that invaded her whole being.

“We didn’t find any fingerprint on the earring. It was clean. It seems that the person who gave you this had carefully planted the evidence or to what his purpose it may be. That we still have to find out. So, if you have any information about this person, by any chance, if this person would call you, you should inform us immediately.” Officer Jackson with a voice full of authority ordered.

“Copy on that officer. Bye.” With her messy thoughts, Arabella replied.

Remained rooted to her spot, she was caught in a big dilemma. Her shoulder abruptly dropped as her tension heightened. Caught between two big rocks, what should she do? How could she tell Officer Jackson about the mystery caller without putting her family’s life in great danger?

In just a minute, Arabella’s phone rang again. It was from an unknown number.

She had a bad feeling that it was the mystery caller. Highly strung, her body instantly trembled.

Shaking tremendously, she gathered her courage to answer her phone.

“Hello.” Arabella tried her best to lift open her shuddering lips.

“Now, you probably know that I am telling the truth.” A distorted voice came out from the other line.

It seemed that the caller had been using different numbers to call her. Clearly, this person didn’t want to be traced.

“What do you need?” Arabella frankly asked as she couldn’t withstand anymore the suspense. It was way too far that this person is a good Samaritan for giving her an evidence with no fingerprints, but one thing’s for sure, the person knew something.

“500 million dollars. I need 500 million dollars in exchange for the truth.” As frank as her question, the caller answered.

Upon hearing the caller’s demand, Arabella’s heart skipped a beat. She quivered to the bones. How could she produce that huge amount of money? In this world, money always rules. That’s a sad reality, though, but most people value it more than time and anything in the world. Arabella’s mind went blank and malfunctioned. Instinctively, she wanted to end the call immediately, but there was something on her that wanted to get more from this man to push the investigation of her father’s case.

“How would I know if you are not scheming me? How could I trust you?” With a staggering voice, Arabella said. In this kind of game, only the wisest could get out alive rather than the strong one.

“That earring had a pair, aren’t you not excited to know who’s the owner?” The caller was obviously provoking her.

Hearing this, Arabella got goosebumps. She was all agog with the truth, but she couldn’t find any words to reply. Courage. She needed it the most right now to deal with this person. She should not show him any of her weaknesses or this person would just easily torment her in suspense.

“I am giving you 3 days to prepare the money. I know you wanted to solve the case of your father and put the real culprit in the prison. If you fail to give me the money after 3 days, then consider the truth gone forever with the wind Ms. Jones.” The caller then hanged up the phone without giving Arabella a chance to reply.

After the other line had shut off, Arabella felt her body weaken. She sat back on the couch and shove her face in her two palms. She took a deep breath and exhaled it heavily while her heart was still racing fast. This was not the first time she was given a deadline and threat, but it felt like it was her first time. The feeling was really sickening and traumatizing.

After pondering for quite some time, Arabella quickly got up and changed her clothes. Though she didn’t like the idea, but she didn’t have any choice. She needed to go to Sky Corporation and asked Bill the amount that was stated in their contract. It was written in their contract that, ‘500 million dollars would be transferred to her name after the wedding and 500 million dollars after divorce’.

She knew Bill would see her as an opportunist gold -digger but who cares? She badly needed the money for her father.

Five hundred million dollars, that was supposed to be hers after the wedding.

She could make a good living out of it, especially now that she was outcast by Bill in her own company. Who cares? With this huge amount of money, she could easily make another company on her own. But it was too bad, it would just go to a mystery caller.

Arabella knew she would face a big fight for this, but she was determined to do what she thought was right. If this person could help her solve her father’s case, then, she was more than willing to give him the money he wanted. Anyway, that would be coming from Bill’s pocket.

In Sky Corporation.

“Good morning, ma’am. How may I help you?” The blonde receptionist was very familiar to Arabella. Yes. That was right. She was the receptionist before who assisted her when she was in her freckled-woman disguise.

“I’m here for Mr. Sky.” Arabella replied. This scene was very familiar to her too. She could tell already what’s the receptionist’s next question. Well, that’s their protocol what else could she do?

“I don’t have any appointment, but please call his office right now that Mrs. Sky is here.” Arabella then added without waiting the stunned receptionist to speak and ask her next question. She actually didn’t mean to use her title, ‘Mrs. Sky’ but Arabella knew exactly the long interrogation process before getting inside Bill’s office and she didn’t have enough time. She needed to ask the money written in their contract beforehand before the deadline. Hopefully Bill would give it to her easily and without judging her of course. But for now, who cares? The money she would ask was the exact amount of money in their contract, she would not steal a single cent of his money.