Part fifty three

I quite remember from the comments, someone wanted to know who Elyse is screwing so this chapter is dedicated to her😊.

Michy's POV

Descending the last step, I wrapped the towel around my waist tightly when I saw a shadow cast on the floor, making me know there was someone lurking around my home.

That got me on high alert, I treaded cautiously towards the living room, hoping to nab whoever it was.

It is impossible for any stranger to barge into my house given the tight security at the entrance but I can't take any risk with Mrs Winchester ready to deal us a blow. I'm not scared of her or her threats, like I said I can't any risk.

I'm aware of how dangerous she can be. She isn't just baby tricks, Morganna can be a beast when she wants to me and I can't let a single mistake have me cry and wishing I had been more cautious.

I was making for the kitchen when I heard banging on the door, it was too persistent to be ignored.

Looking warily towards the kitchen, I huffed audibly and dashed for the door, making a mental not to check the security cameras when I'm done with whoever is at the door.

I punched in the security code, unlocking the door and wrenched it open. Shawn who had been resting his whole weight against it, came stumbling to the floor.

I wasn't quick enough to prevent the fall and I mistook it for him being a klutz like he is sometimes until I noticed from the sharp scent emanating from from him.

He putting all his on me confirmed Shawn was drunk to the core, too drank to stand properly on his two feet without assistant.

How then could he have driven here without getting into an accident? I threw his hand around my shoulder and circled the other around my waist as I helped him into the living room, "how did you come here?"

"Cab."

"Why the fuck are you drinking man? You just got discharged

from the hospital, are you planning on going back?" I slumped him on the couch but pulled him up by the collar, "if you plan to, then forget about me visting you there, I'd rather help em kill your stupid ass!" I hissed, unlatching my hand from his collar.

If he has suddenly forgotten the corpse he nearly became while hanging onto the single thread of his life on his hospitable bed then I haven't forgotten.

I can recall it all vividly as if it was just happening. And I'm not ready to embark on that journey again, I don't want to feel what I felt when I thought I had lost my friend.

No way do I want to go down that road again.

I watched him fall back limply, I instantly regretted my harsh words directed at him when I saw his eyes glistening with tears.

"Believe me man, I'm not planning on going back but I had no choice than resort to alcohol--"

"Why did you have to?" I raised my voice and yet again regretted it. I was allowing my emotions get the best of me, so I breathed in and out. Calming down, I tried once more, "you heard the doctor's advice so why did you go against it?"

"This pain here," the way he drawled out his words amd pointing to his heart, achingly, caused a very familiar feeling to flood me. He hasn't told me why yet but I think I have gotten his reason.

If it isn't his wife then I don't know who else can make Shawn like this. She's the only one who holds much influence and place in his life after the death of his parents in a ghastly fire accident, which is understandable. Elyse was there by his side through out.

"What about..." Seeing Zoya enter the room, a natural scowl appeared on my face, "and what are you doing here?"

"I think I heard yelling so I came to check--"

"Not that, what are you doing inside the main house at this time of the night?"

"Uh, that..." I saw her scratch her neck, her lips opening and closing as she looked away and racked her brain to come out with a lie, obviously. "I couldn't sleep so I came here to make a pot of coffee, I'm sorry if I disturbed you."

Her reason was logical although it was a lie, I let it slide. She was a very important mission I need to start embarking on. Seeing her face every morning since she came here for two days now, all I get is this strange feeling in the pit of my stomach.

There's something about her, I don't know what but it doesn't spell good for me. Asabrewaa might have confirmed to me she indeed sent her friend Zoya in her place but I still have my suspicions about her.

I pushed her thoughts aside, nodding my head, I looked away and rested my attention on Shawn. It broke my heart seeing him cry to himself like a baby, he is the baby of our group and too sensitive for his own good.

Seeing him like this, I didn't have the heart to grill him. He seems to be going through a lot than I can even fathom.

For a second I saw myself in him, this was how I was when Nae left, it felt as if I had lost everything.

Fortunately for me I had Heidi around to help me. Speaking of her....

"Go and summon my sister from her room, tell her I said it has something to do with Shawn." I instructed Zoya, pouring water into a glass.

"Okay sir."

I sat by his side, pushing the water to him. Shawn took it from me and threw it to the floor, the glass broke into pieces. "I want alcohol!"

"I know I said I'll help them kill you but not this way. I can't give you alcohol knowing it's detrimental to your health at this minute. Forget about it, you can deal with what you're going through without it."

He scoffed, "it's so easy for you to say when you have no idea what I am going through!"

"What is going on here?" I heaved in relief when I felt Haiti's presence accompanied by jer question.

My emotions were running all over the place, I can't make an honest conversation without scolding him.

"I'm yet to find out, I have this hunch Elyse is behind it."

Something ticked inside of Shawn, he pushed on the floor, the porcelain artefacts on the table in front of him. "Don't you fucking take that name aroud me, ever again!"

"Calm down Shawn, take deep breaths and tell us what is wrong with you."

"The guy is wasted and going through a lot, deep breaths won't make him spill. He needs to sober up if you want to get him talking."

"Seeing the broken glasses, I'm sure his stupid ass refused to drink water, so how then can I get him to sober up?"

"I don't know that's why I had her call you over, besides you're his best friend."

"You are too, duuh."

"Is that Shawn?"

I snapped my head in her direction right that instant and scowled. "Nae."

She threw me a sweet smile, coming towards me and hugged me from the side. "Please don't get mad--"

"Then you should have listened and laid in bed, you should be resting."

"I know but c'mon Michy," she was getting into the stubborn mood, I felt her hand slid around my naked waist. "I've done a lot of resting today to have me active for a lifetime."

I was stopped from replying when Heidi spoke up.

"Michy, you gotta hear this. I got something from him."

"What did he say?"

"What's wrong with him?" Inquisitive Naw asked, eyes danced between us.

"That's what we're trying to find out. He ended up in my doorway, drunk."

"He said Elyse betrayed him."

"Tell me something I don't know, that is old news."

Both my wife and sister whipped their heads to me. "Wait so you knew all this while?"

"Yeah but I didn't tell him because I didn't want to be the one giving him a heart attack,sorry." There was no use denying now that the cat is out of the bag.

"Shawn, who was the guy?"

"Ryder."

"Ryder?" Where have I heard this name before, it sounds so familiar. I racked my brain trying to find possible places I've heard this name from. And yes I got it, Ryder Soto. "Do you mean Rex's best friend?"

Shawn nodded, forcing hinself to sit straight. "He's the guys who has been screwing my wife behind my back day one we got married."

"What?" This was new, I was shocked. Really shocked to be honest, I thought it was just casual sex for a small period of time before she runs back to her husband but six years of infidelity?

Man, Elyse is heartless!

How can some people pretend and fake stuffs like that? Everyone who knew her praised her for being the angel among all the wives but it was all a charade, she was the devil himself, hands down.

"Our marriage was all their plan." Wtf! I haven't recovered from the shock of the first bombshell and now this?

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My wife and I watched on as Heidi put a now calm and sleepy head Shawn to bed. We exchanged shocked looks which turned into sympathy and pity when our gaze returned to him.

I particularly haven't been able to digest all the information Shawn fed us, I was still reeling from the shock and trust me if I were still single, I would have this night sworn to be a Roman father and commit myself to the work of the Lord.

I have learnt one thing tonight, and that is: fear women especially if you want to live long, for real.

And realized another thing too. Coming back together with Nae didn't make me appreciate her more than tonight has made me.

I've realized how lucky and blessed I am to have a woman like her for myself even though I never deserved her, I still got her.

Unfortunately, Shawn wasn't as lucky as I am. He fell for the wrong woman, in fact, he fell for the female version of the devil on earth.

How can a woman be that callous to kill someone's parents just to worm her way into his life, control him totally then end his life.

And all for what?

His money and property.

Elyse has really shocked me. Like a part of me is still not believing this, how could she.

On a personal level I liked her a lot. She was a lot calmer and more refined than Jozelynn back in the days before this whole drama started.

I would never have taught she was the gold digger kind who will kill just for the wealth she didn't labor even for a second, for.

She wanted to real from where she didn't sow and Karma finally got her after so many years.

From what Shawn told us, Elyse and Ryder were lovers before they got married. And even that marriage was all a plan for them to land their hands on the McKenzie wealth, Elyse had Ryder kill Shawn's parents, framing it as an accident in order to get closer to him.

Somewhere along the line, Elyse being a greedy bitch outsmarted Ryder so she could have everything for herself. They parted forcing a broke Ryder to look for a sugar mummy to feed him and that's where Mrs Winchester comes in.

I wasn't surprised hearing that part, after I knew her past as a prostitute.

But the most interesting part which I haven't confirmed fully yet is, the framed death of Shawn's parents.

He mentioned there was a witness, their matron at that time witnessed everything but then she mysteriously vanished and wasn't heard of till today.

And if I begin to think about it, from the vague description of the woman whom I had met on some occasions, I can say with a little bit of doubt, that woman would have been my real mother in law if she had been alive by now.

Yes I am talking about Nae's mother.

If my theory is true then there's going to be lots of drama these coming days and my wife will have to face bitter truths about her family.

I sighed audibly, looking upwards. God should give her the strength to stand them and myself too so I support her in anyway I can.

On the first day I met Nae I had no idea, not the slightest fate was going to bring us this far for things to turn out this way.

For me she was an obsession I had to get rid of or fully grasp, little did I know her life wasn't going to revolve around only around me but my friends as well.

First Drake and now Shawn--his is only an intuition.

An intuition too strong and valid to brush aside.

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