<h4>Chapter 139: Chapter ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE: Exposing A Fake</h4>


    Kendrick’s POV


    It’s been two days and there still was no news about Christy and no leads either.


    I was starting to feel frustrated and I could feel my calm demeanor slowly cracking.


    "Kendrick, I sent the video to Zain, it’s been two days and still no sign of him, are you still hopeful that he will show up?" Kelvin asked me and I didn’t respond.


    I had asked him to send Zain the video of my mother and his father’s funeral. The CCTV camera outside the window showed exactly what had happened in the room on that day.


    When I watched the video, my heart felt so painful, Lauretta’s broken expression and the way tears flowed down her face as she pulled out the gun from her bedside table’s drawer.


    Then, Adrian came in and they got into a heated argument before she shot him. When she turned the gun to her own chest, her hands started trembling but she closed her eyes and pulled the trigger.


    I couldn’t get the image of her falling heavily to the ground off my head and it felt like a nightmare that wouldn’t go away.


    Since there was no need for an investigation to be carried out, the police gave me a go ahead to bury them.


    I buried Lauretta in a high ss cemetery, where her grave will be well taken care of by the cleaners while I left Adrian’s body to the police to dispose of as they pleased. Iter found out he was buried in a public cemetery where unidentified bodies are usually buried.


    He wasn’t worthy enough for me to waste my time and energy on, that’s the job of his son but unfortunately he raised a coward.


    "He will definitely me me for their deaths, my only fear is that he might hurt Christy to vent his anger" I said to Kelvin and he immediately tensed up.


    "If he dares to hurt her, I will kill him!" he said and punched the hood of the car in anger.


    I was expecting him to call and make some demands but he never did and it seems like his ns are deeper than we initially thought.


    Ring Ring!


    I brought out my phone and saw Gary’s name shing on the screen.


    "What’s up?"I asked as soon as I picked up.


    "Raina and I just saw something shocking, you won’t believe it" He said with an urgent tone.


    My ears perked up and I was certain it’s definitely something useful as Gary would never call me to tell me about trivial things especially at this moment.


    "We fucking saw Curtis at the mall, he was buying women’s toiletries" he said and I paused as my brain took some time to process the information.


    "Kendrick what’s wrong?" Kelvin asked when he saw my reaction.


    "Are you sure he is the one you saw?" I asked him with a confused tone.


    "One hundred percent bro, you know I wouldn’t have called you if I wasn’t certain, even Raina confirmed it" he reassured and slowly things started making sense.


    "Gary just saw Curtis" I informed Kelvin and he looked at me like I had gone crazy.


    "Curtis is in prison.. How is that possible?" Kelvin asked, then his face suddenly changed like he finally figured something out.


    "Remember Mira’s case, when she hit Christy with her car and was arrested, only for us to find out that the person that was arrested was a look alike? What if the person in the prison is his look-alike and he was never arrested.


    But how did he predict our moves and ns?" he asked and we fell into another round of thinking.


    "What’s up with the both of you?" Mason’s voice pulled us out of our thoughts.


    Kelvin quickly exined everything to him and he frowned in surprise.


    "What did Gary say Curtis was doing in the mall?" Mason asked me.


    "He was buying women’s toiletries" I replied quickly.


    "He is buying women’s toiletries, Christy has been kidnapped by Zain and he hasn’t made any demands. Didn’t you tell me before that Curtis has feelings for Christy?" he asked me and everything immediately fell into ce.


    "Fuck...damn!" Kelvin yelled when he also realized.


    "Zain is working with Curtis, so it’s not surprising that he helped him kidnap Christy and it is also not surprising that he knew about our ns to have him arrested.


    My mother must have told Zain and Adrian about our ns thinking they were on our side, then they informed Curtis and teamed up with him to fight me for the ck family head position" I analyzed calmly.


    "I bet the old man doesn’t know that Curtis is not the one in there" Mason added and I nodded in agreement.


    "I want to pay ’Curtis’ a visit, you can also inform the police about our findings" I said and we immediately headed to the police station.


    Everything was already arranged when we got to the police station, and I was immediately led to the familiar visiting room.


    ’Curtis’ was already seated and waiting for me, I calmly sat down with a smile.


    "What do you want?" he asked me angrily and because I was calm, I could hear the slight difference in his voicepared to the real Curtis.


    "I was starting to miss you outside, that’s why I came to take a look. Hope the police are treating you well?" I asked him with a smile.


    "None of your business, just enjoy the view,ugh and go" he replied with a calm expression.


    I was able to notice the slight trembling of his hand as he spoke, which showed that he was nervous. He probably didn’t expect me to suddenly visit and definitely wasn’t prepared either.


    "Do you remember what I told you two years ago on your birthday?" I asked him and he looked away trying to look upset like he had remembered something terrible.


    "I told you that I will take everything that is rightfully mine and you will end up with nothing but you challenged me instead.


    You were so certain that everything would be yours, I didn’t know you were my Grandfather’s bastard then, so I didn’t know that was what you were relying on.


    But look at us now, you are behind bars and I am now in control of everything" I said in a very provocative tone that I am certain no one would be able to remain silent after hearing it.


    He red at me, seeming like he was thinking about a believable response.


    "You don’t need to remind me, I said everything would be mine, so don’t celebrate yet" he replied while ring at me and Iughed.


    "Howe I don’t remember talking to you on your birthday two years ago? I was not even in the country at the time, so was the discussion over the phone?" I asked him with a smirk and he immediately panicked.


    "I don’t know who you are, but your little game is up. Don’t worry I will know your real identity by the time your police friends are done ying with you" I said to him and the fear in his eyes was too evident.


    "I don’t know what you are talking about!" he yelled angrily after realizing that he had messed up.


    An officer came in to take him away, he struggled to free himself from the officer’s grip.


    "Have fun.. I hope you enjoy the executive treatment" I said to him with a smile before walking out of the visiting room.


    "I have informed the chief, he will handle everything else" Mason informed me as soon as I stepped out.


    I suddenly had another idea and turned to the chief, who was standing behind Mason.


    "I would like to see Sameen ck, is it possible?" I asked him.


    "Of course.. you go inform them to bring Sameen ck to the visiting room" He immediately instructed one of the officers.


    I turned and walked back into the visiting room to wait for her.


    A few minutester, she was brought in. She looked nothing like the high maintenancedy of the ck family. Her face which had received the most expensive pampering in Country N was now haggard and she looked ten years older. There were lots of scratch marks in her face and her eyes were slightly swollen.


    "Wow...you have never been more beautiful. Your prison friends must really love and adore you" I said with a mocking smile.


    She red at me with so much hatred and looked like, if there was no iron separating us, she would have ripped me apart.


    "You really missed me right?" I chuckled.


    "Keep smiling, it’s only a matter of time before you lose everything" she said, her voice was very hoarse.


    On hearing what she said, I immediately knew she was aware of Curtis’ ns as well.


    I had a strong urge to wipe that smug expression off her face and push her into the abyss of despair.


    "I just had a little chat with Curtis before you came in and he seems to really be enjoying it here" I said and she grinned at me.


    "Oh.. Did I forget to mention that the fake Curtis is really dumb?" I asked her and the color immediately drained out of her face.


    She looked pale and there was no trace of the grin she had a few seconds ago.


    "Don’t worry, I will extend your greetings to Curtis when we meet. Enjoy your new home" I said to her before getting up to leave.


    "You better not harm my son...You...You.." she suddenly started struggling to breathe like she was having a heart attack.


    The officer immediately rushed in and the prison medics arrived a few minutester and she was quickly given first aid before being carried out on a stretcher.


    Her eyes never left me the entire time, she kept ring at me with so much hatred but I felt nothing for her.