Falling in Love : I love you, Today and Forever

Chapter 531 - Trap Plan - Part 1

Jared banged on the door in anger. He had never been this frustrated before, and he did not know how to get out of the predicament he was in. "Deputy, get me out of here right now." He yelled, completely oblivious to the fact that he was in a soundproof room. Not a word he said passed out of the room. But all that he was speaking and doing was captured on the cameras in the room.

"Deputy, get me out of here. You have captured the wrong guy. I am in no way related to crimes you are speaking of." Jared shouted the same words he had not stopped repeating since the time he had stepped inside the room. But there was no response whatsoever from the other side. It was completely silent. 

Annoyed by the treatment he was receiving, Jared kicked the door hard in anger. He held his forehead, unable to believe how bad the situation had turned. While his father was caught in the act while trading organs illegally, proving him to be a criminal, his Godfather had lost his consciousness and he was yet to wake up. And Jared was here, suspicious of his involvement with his father in his crimes. All the skeletons in his closet were coming out one by one, and Jared did not how to face the situation.

All he could do was blame Maggie and the other girls for the predicament he was in. If not for them, he would still be the King like he was and rule over the country just as he had dreamt of.

Jared walked back and forth in his room, trying to think of a solution that could help him escape from his dreadful situation. But he could come up with nothing. Threats and bribes did not work on the Deputy. Valerie was a headstrong and honest woman, and she would never bend to anyone's will. Jared had realized this fact the first he had met her. So, he could not use the same tactic he had used with others. It would only backfire at him and push him closer to his doom.

Jared had already anticipated such a day in the past, and since then, he had started to find something, anything against Valerie that could be of use to him. But he had found nothing about her. She neither had a family nor did she have anyone she was close to other than the two men he usually saw her with. And dealing with them too was equally difficult. They too were just like Valerie, making it impossible to find out the woman's weakness.

"Shit," Jared cursed and kicked the door again. He started to walk back and forth, completely ignorant to the fact that the three people he was cursing just now were observing him through the cameras. 

"Did his assistant come here?" Valerie looked at Ryder, who was eating his fried rice happily, and just one glance was enough to send Valerie's stomach rumbling. She was starving by now, and the smell enticed her to give up her work and attack her food, just like how Ryder and Preston were doing.

"He already did. I locked him in the other investigation room. But he was not the man we met the previous time." Preston added before he took ate another spoon of his delicious food.

"What happened to the old assistant?" Valerie lifted her head to look at her friends, who seemed to be as famished as her. The day had been quite exciting, especially after the news about the organ trafficking issue had broken out. Since then, they had been dealing with a lot of people, having no time to eat their dinner. It was only now that they could find time to fill their stomachs.

"I am not sure. He is not replying to me. That man is a bigger douche bag than Jared." Preston continued. "I was too frustrated to deal with him. So, I just punched him before I left him to himself."

"Great work. These people need to be punched in the gut to get them speaking." Ryder looked at the man in the camera, letting out a sardonic smile. "By the way, how did you get the proofs against Jared and his men? Was it Maggie?" He bit his lip, waiting to get an affirmative response from her friend. It had been a long time since he last saw the girl he liked, and all Ryder wanted was to meet her and hug her. He missed her a lot, and there was not one moment when he had not thought about her.

Valerie stared at the man, who was begging him desperately to reveal the truth to him. Finally, after a long delay, she nodded at him, giving him the answer he needed. When Maggie herself had given her the nod to reveal the truth, who was she to keep it a secret?

"Where is she, Valerie? When is she returning to the Intelligence? Is she alright? Is she fine?" Ryder fired a series of questions at her, happiness and relief evident in his tone. Since the moment he had found out about her going undercover to get proof against Jared and his team, he had been unable to sit still and relax. Every moment of his day had been filled with worry for the careless girl, who had not once contacted him after she left the Intelligence.

"Ryder, calm down. Maggie is fine. She has gone into hiding after she left Jared's team. She will only meet us when everything ends and Jared is behind the bars. His men are out hunting for her. So, she needs to stay hidden until everyone is taken care of." Valerie iterated the same words Maggie had told her, and Ryder nodded at her understanding.

"Yes, Maggie should not risk her life anymore. She has already done a lot now. We will take care of everything." Preston commented after thinking for a while. She needs to take a break and stay low for the time being until everyone is behind the bars.

"Yes. I too don't know where she is. But she is safe. You can stop worrying about her. And," Valerie stood up before she looked at Preston, who was already smiling at her in mischief. "Keep your phone switched on tomorrow. Maggie might surprise you with a call."

Valerie and Preston stepped out of the room, leaving an ecstatic Ryder to himself.