CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER THIRTY NINE: MIRA’S LIE

Kendrick’s POV

"How is that possible? Are you sure you aren’t mistaken?" Gary asked Mason with a surprised expression.

I have known Mason for years, so I knew he would never joke about anything relating to his sister, Eva.

"I advise you to leave now, my parents might not be polite if they see you," he said to me with a serious expression.

One look into his eyes and I knew that our friendship would never be the same again.

"Okay" I said before walking away.

Gary followed me out as well and on getting to the parking lot, I finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and allowed the tears that I have been holding back to flow freely.

"Bro, let’s go to my place and drink until we forget about this mess" Gary said while patting my shoulder gently.

My chest felt extremely tight and I found it hard to breathe.

A few minutes later, I was finally able to control myself and got into the car.

He immediately started the car and drove off.

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Mason’s POV

I have never seen Kendrick in such a miserable state before and I couldn’t explain my emotions as I watched him leave.

"He better stay away from her" Kelvin said angrily and I gave him a stern look.

"I don’t care if he is important to you, I am just making sure no one that has a hand in my sister’s misery comes close to her" He said furiously.

He never involves himself in other people’s lives and always stays on his own but once he sets his mind on something, he makes sure to finish it.

I sighed deeply before walking away. I needed to find Jasper, as I still had a lot to discuss with him.

Luckily, I was the one that saw Kendrick first, if not, it would have been troublesome.

Knock knock!

I knocked on Jasper’s office door before pushing it open when I didn’t hear any reply after waiting for a few minutes.

As soon as I stepped into the office, I saw him seated on his chair with his back to me.

"Jasper" I called him and he jumped off his chair with a startled expression, causing what he was holding to fall.

"I knocked but you didn’t answer" I said to him and he nodded before quickly picking up the necklace that had fallen on the floor.

"Where did you get it?"I asked with a frown when I had a clear view of the necklace.

"It has been with me for years, it was a gift from someone" He replied with a smile while still staring at the necklace.

"Who?" I asked him and he frowned before finally looking at me.

"Why are you asking?" he asked with a puzzled expression.

"This necklace was a gift from me to Eva on her sixth birthday" I replied to him and he seemed stunned by what I said.

"How is that possible? You are probably mistaken because this necklace belongs to Mira" he said with a confused expression while staring at the necklace again.

"I can’t be wrong about this because I had personally chosen this necklace and even had the initials of her name engraved on it.

He carefully checked the necklace for the initials and froze.

It is understandable that he never noticed it as the initials weren’t visible if one wasn’t focused.

"E.L, that’s Eva Lancaster?" he asked with a slightly emotional tone.

"Yes, but why did Mira give it to you?" I asked him after confirming it.

"Do you remember when we went for a camping trip that I went missing, she saved me and I held on to the necklace in my unconscious state and she had no choice but to leave it as she couldn’t pry open my fingers" He explained to me.

"It was Eva that helped you and came to call for help when she saw you were unconscious. If you don’t believe me, you can ask your father" I revealed to him and he took a few steps back, as he found it hard to believe.

Now everything made sense, his unusual tolerance towards Mira and how he spoiled her no matter how despicable she acts.

"But Mira said she was the one and that the necklace belongs to her" he said, his voice laced with anger.

"Jasper" the office door was suddenly pushed open and Mira walked in with a smile.

She walked up to him and hugged him happily but he pushed her back.

"Jasper, why are you treating me like this? Did I do something to upset you?" she asked with her eyes glistening with unshed tears.

"Explain this" he said as he threw the necklace at her.

She picked it up with a stunned expression and when she had a clear view of the necklace, she immediately panicked.

"This is my necklace that I gave you, have you forgotten?" She asked but her panicked expression exposed her.

"Are you sure it is yours?" I asked her and she looked at me in shock.

"Bi... Big.. Cousin, what are you doing here?" she asked me with a mixture of fear and panic.

"I asked you a question" I reminded her angrily and she shrank her neck in fear.

"It is mine" she said with tears streaming down her face while looking at Jasper for help.

"I personally picked this necklace for Eva back then, how did it become yours? It was also Eva who saved him back then "I said angrily as I hated liars a lot.

"All these years, I have been nothing but nice to you and you never missed an opportunity to remind me of how you had saved my life! " Jasper yelled at her angrily and she cried miserably.

"I just wanted someone to care about me too, it was always Eva, everyone just wanted to make her happy and no one cared about me" she cried and complained resentfully.

The hatred in her eyes couldn’t be hidden and I suddenly suspected that she might be involved in what happened to Eva back then but I quickly shook my head as she was too little to do such a thing.

"Jasper, let’s go check on Eva" I said and I noticed how her expression froze.

"Eva? Is she alive?" She asked anxiously.

"Were you expecting her to die?" I asked her angrily and she quickly shook her head in denial.

"No, I am just surprised," she said with a pitiful expression.

"Doctor, the patient in the vip seems to be having a panic attack!" A nurse said as she barged into the office.

Jasper quickly grabbed his white coat before running out, I also followed him towards the room.

"What’s happening to her?!"

"How can you be so unprofessional?!"

My mother’s angry and anxious voice came to my ears and I increased my speed.

"Mother, what happened?" I asked her anxiously as Jasper hurried into the room.

"Those good for nothing nurses couldn’t mind their business and keep their mouths shut. I only escorted your father and grandfather to the parking lot, when I got back, I saw that Eva was awake and having a panic attack.

After questioning these useless nurses, I found out they told her that she was pregnant. How dare they make up such nonsense?" she explained angrily while glaring at the nurses who were quivering in fear by the door.

"Mother, about this, I wanted to find a more suitable time to tell you about it" I said to her while observing her expression.

She was first stunned and I prepared myself for her outburst but then she suddenly smiled happily.

"I am going to be a grandmother?" she asked me with a happy expression.

It took me a few seconds to react as her reaction was totally unexpected, I looked back and saw Kelvin with an equally shocked expression.

"The doctor said you can come in now" a nurse informed us and we immediately went into the room.

The first thing I saw when we entered was Jasper hugging Christy and she looked really calm in his arms.

"Oh, welcome mother-in-law" he greeted my mother with a smile.

She stared at me with a confused expression and I gave her a sign to play along.

"Dear, your mother and brothers are here" he said to Christy softly and she slowly turned to look at us.

My mother quickly hugged her with tears streaming down her face.

"My baby, mother is so sorry" she cried and hugged her tighter but she just kept staring at Jasper.

I gestured to him to step out with me, as I wanted to know what was going on.

"What’s going on?" I asked him with a serious expression.

"She was having a panic attack and I had to calm her down. I called her Christy but she didn’t react to her name at all, that’s when I realized that she had amnesia.

I thought it was the best opportunity to just tell her the truth about her pregnancy and to make it easy for her to accept, I told her we were married" He explained while avoiding my eyes.

"What, but you are my boyfriend!" Mira’s angry voice came from behind me, before I could say anything.

I looked at Jasper, despite knowing that what he did was wrong but it seemed like the best solution for now.

"Don’t worry, when she recovers fully, I will tell her the truth" he promised me with a determined expression before walking back to the room without bothering to look back.

When I looked behind me, Mira was gone and I frowned before going to look for her. I can’t allow her to cause any trouble at this time.

I walked down the hall but couldn’t find her and I was about to return to Christy’s room when I saw that the storage room was slightly open.

"She is alive and everyone is aware. What do we do now?" Mira’s anxious voice came from the room.