Chapter 6

Dezze entered Jesse's office, with Manager Sumi hurrying in behind her, her heels clicking loudly on the floor. "Excuse me, Miss Dezze," Sumi protested, " you can't just barge into someone's office like this."

"I want to talk (pointing towards Jesse) to her, nor to anyone else."

"But...." Sumi  pushes and looks at her boss. She tries to know what her boss wants. that time Jesse is sitting on the office chair and looking at a files. After waiting for a few seconds, she gets a response from her boss who signals her to go out. "Alright, I'll leave now." Sumi said, and with a deep bow, she quickly exited the room.

Dezze slammed the file down on the table in front of Jesse, but Jesse remained calm and unfazed. She simply continued to review the file she was already holding, seemingly uninterested in Dezze's dramatic gesture.

Dezze's anger boiled over Jesse, hands on hips. "What is this nonsense?" she thundered. "Why are you creating this false narrative? I've never encountered anyone who would make such absurd and untrue statements."

"You might have forgotten, I did not say all this in front of you, so there is no need to over react so much. And I had already said that no one should interfere in this." Jesse continued to review her file, her expression calm and composed.

Dezze was taken aback, struggling to comprehend the drastic change in Jesse's behavior. The woman sitting across from her now appeared to be a completely different person. But there was one more thing that was bothering Dezze and the soul inside her slowly came to understand this.

Dezze sits Jesse's facing chair. In low voice "As the head of the team handling this case, I have no choice but to acknowledge the facts. Tomorrow, Andi will appear in court, and the judge will determine his sentence. Given the severity of the crime, specifically the murder of your father, Mr. Maltain, it's possible that Andi could receive a life sentence, which would be a just outcome.You may have to go there tomorrow also.I know that when you go there, your lawyer will guide you what to say and what not to say. But still the way you have put it in your statement that "Andi kidnapped you and have done nothing else. You have somehow escaped from there." I hope you will not say this statement after going there again."

Stands from the chair and quietly exited with the file, while Jesse's gaze remained fixed on the file, but her attention was subtly tuned in to Dezze's preceding words.

The next morning at 10:00,

Jesse departed for the court. Sumi was driving the lead car, accompanied by Mr. Amreen, who had previously served as Jesse's mother's lawyer and now Jesse's.

"Mr. Amreen, may I ask you something?" Jesse inquired, her gaze fixed on the scenery passing by outside the car window.

"Yes, ofcourse. " Mr.Amreen response.

"How many years have you been working?"

He paused for a moment to collect his thoughts, and then provided a response, which came quickly."I vividly recall joining this company when I was just 25 years old. Thirty-one years have passed, and I am now 56 years old."

"Then you will know a lot about my mother."

"Not exactly, but despite her tough exterior, she has a warm and endearing personality that makes people feel like she's always been a part of their lives."

"What's your take on this? If my mother were here, what do you think she would say to me, given my current situation? What advice do you think she would offer?"

"Your mother had zero tolerance for cheaters. If she were here with you now, she might not have said a word to you, but that person would have faced her wrath, and their life would have become miserable.As far as I knew, she wasn't very forthcoming with her thoughts, making it challenging to read her. Nevertheless, I firmly believe she would have taken this course of action."

"(Smirking) Apparently, the solution is to get rid of him – permanently."

Manager Sumi slammed on the brakes, bringing the car to an abrupt halt, startled by Jesse's words.

Jesse and Amreen settled in comfortably, composed after Manager Sumi's sudden abrupt stop.

"I'm sorry ma'am. " Manager Sumi immediately apologized and continued driving cautiously. After a few minutes of silence, Amreen and Sumi were startled by Jesse's sudden, uncontrollable laughter, which echoed clearly.

Neither Amreen nor Sumi knew how to respond to Jesse's laughter. However, it was evident that beneath her laughter, she was deeply saddened. The extent of her sorrow was unclear, leaving only an unsettling silence.

Some laughter can be so unsettling that it catches you off guard, making you wonder if you'd misjudged something or made a mistake somewhere.

Jesse and Andi faced each other in court once again. Jesse spoke only as instructed by her lawyer, Mr. Amreen. Meanwhile, Dezze watched from a distance, frozen and helpless. Her eyes darted around, her expression vacant and unresponsive.

There was no change in Jesse's words, she said the same thing which she had given in her earlier statement.Her primary concern was the reputation of herself and her company. In this situation, rather than providing a straightforward answer, she deemed it more prudent to be slightly dishonest. She was reluctant to appear vulnerable in the eyes of others once again, and she felt it was essential to maintain a strong image.

The court, taking into account the severity of Andi's crimes, delivered a verdict of life imprisonment.

As Dezze approached Jesse outside the courtroom, jesse turned her back and walked away in silence.  for a moment, Jesse's face seemed unrecognizable – a stranger's face, no longer the one Dezze once knew.

Meanwhile, Andi emerged from the courtroom, flanked by two police officers and handcuffed, and crossed paths with Dezze.

"Oh, you ..not again." Andi says with a frown on his face.

"Don't worry about it. This was your last chance to see Jesse and me. From now on, you'll have the luxury of a comfortable life in prison."Jesse shot back with a playful smirk.

Before Andi could respond, the police dragged him away, but he continued to scream at the top of his lungs. "I'll be back!" he bellowed. "I won't let you two be together, not in this life or the next. I swear it. Remember this!"