I’m Someone Else

Chapter 32

Thomas’ face was covered in tears before he realized it. “Zachary. Zachary!”

However, the voice was gone for good, and Thomas didn’t see anyone around him, no matter how hard he looked. Thomas put his head in his hands. How am I supposed to resolve my guilt? The scene in my head is still as clear as day even now… I can see my pointer trembling as I curl it around the trigger… I ended Zachary’s life… I’m the person who killed Zachary!

“Are you home, Thomas?” Thomas had just lit another cigarette when he heard Chloe’s voice coming from the room. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Chloe had heard some noises in her sleep, and she got out of bed to check on Thomas as she was worried.

“Yeah!” he replied.

“Are you okay, Thomas? Can I come in?” she asked. She sensed something odd in the man’s voice.

Thomas hastily wiped his tears before replying. “Come in,” he said.

“Hey, Thomas. Are you crying?” she asked when she saw him

He shook his head firmly. “I’m a man. Why would I cry?!” He rubbed his eyes as if they were itchy.

…

The next morning, Thomas drove Olivia to work at Pearson Group. After that, he didn’t have much to do, so he strolled over to the hall and took a seat on the couch. He had just lit up a cigarette when his phone rang. He held his phone up to see that it was a call from Sean.

“When will you be free, Thomas? Our parents wanted to buy you a meal,” Sean said.

“There’s no need for that, is there?” Thomas curled his lips into an awkward smile.

“You’re our savior, Thomas. William and I would’ve been buried in foreign grounds if you hadn’t saved us. Our parents are aware of this, so they wanted to buy you a meal to thank you. It’s just a meal—it’s reasonable after all that you’ve done for us!” Sean insisted.

Thomas thought about it. Both Sean and William have been really helpful since I met up with them again. Sean, in particular, helped me a great deal when I had that argument with Norman. He stood up for me even though it meant risking a fight between his and Norman’s families. William has been really supportive, too, of course. He only gave Howard that decent job because of me. I guess I do feel pretty thankful for both of them. I should have dinner with them since they’ve been so supportive—it wouldn’t be nice for me to reject them all the time.

“Alright. Let’s have dinner tomorrow, then,” Thomas uttered.

“That sounds great, Thomas!” Both Sean and William were overjoyed to hear this, and they hastily contacted their parents to make arrangements.

The Mortons and the Peraltas had tight connections with one another, and they had frequent exchanges in their business. Sean and William grew up together, and they were so similar that they were practically the same person.

Thomas had been distracted by his phone call, so he didn’t realize that Izzy had quietly made her way toward him. Izzy utterly despised Thomas—he was the reason why she spent an entire day in the police station. Fortunately, her family had bribed the police with all sorts of gifts and had used their connections to bail her out from the station.

On top of that, she was also lucky that William hadn’t been too harsh with his complaints. Otherwise, she might have still been stuck in the interrogation room!

She hadn’t expected to bump into Thomas early in the morning. How unlucky, she thought. But how am I supposed to deal with this b*stard? Izzy’s mind was racing when a bold thought surfaced in her head. She made sure that there was no one around her as she crept over to Thomas. Then, she threw the diamond necklace that she was holding while making sure that it landed in the gap between the cushions of the couch. Izzy was the head of the sales department, and this necklace was a demo item that she was supposed to show to her client that day.

The necklace was worth 28,000, and it was considered a luxury item. Izzy had a perfect plan—she was going to hide the necklace away before claiming that Thomas was the one who had stolen it. He forced me to stay in the station for an entire day, so I’m going to make sure that he spends his whole life in jail! Once this is over, I’ll sneak back here to take the necklace. That way, I might even be able to sell the necklace for money!

“Ah! My necklace! Where’s my necklace?!” Izzy put on an anxious look as she searched around where Thomas sat.

“Hmm?” Thomas was confused when he saw the woman. What’s up with her? I’ve been sitting here for a while, and she just came over. She shouldn’t be looking for her necklace here even if she lost it.

He was still in a daze when she pointed her finger at him. “You’re the one who stole my necklace!” she cried angrily.

Thomas’ temper flared the moment he heard her words. Do you have a problem? I’m sitting here and minding my own business. I didn’t even move from this couch! How could I have stolen your necklace?!

Izzy’s fierce voice attracted the attention of a lot of staff members. It was peak hour then, so a bunch of curious staff members gathered around them in a matter of seconds.

“What is it, Miss Lynch?” Curtis walked over to them.

“This guy stole the diamond necklace that I was supposed to show my client! I had the item with me and was about to head out, but my shoelace came off when I passed by the lobby, so I placed the item on the couch to tie my laces. However, the necklace disappeared right after I stood up, and he was the only one who was around the whole time. He has to be the one who took my necklace!” she stated furiously.

He was stunned for a moment. “Are you talking about the necklace that’s worth 28,000?”

“That’s right!”

Curtis pointed directly at Thomas after that. “How dare you, you brat!”

However, Thomas simply shot Curtis an annoyed glare. “Are you brainless? When did you see me stealing a necklace? You trust everything this woman says. Are you going to call her Mom if she says that she was the one who gave birth to you?” he growled.

The whole company knew how much Curtis fancied Izzy. However, Izzy had always seemed rather uninterested in him. Now that Curtis had a chance to get close to Izzy, he was going to take it. Curtis didn’t actually care if Thomas had stolen the necklace or not—Thomas was a thief to Curtis if Izzy said so!

“How dare you argue with me, you brat? It seems like you won’t feel threatened until we take legal action! This is Pearson Group! Do you think you’re allowed to do whatever you want here?” Curtis hissed.

Izzy showed her support for the man’s words. “Hurry up and hand the necklace over. We’re going to call security otherwise!” she cried.

Deep down, Izzy knew that the necklace wasn’t with Thomas, so she knew that it was impossible for him to hand the necklace over. However, it didn’t matter to her then as she didn’t care about the

necklace—all she cared about was sending Thomas to jail! You made me stay in the station for so long. I’m going to crush you today!

Thomas continued to smoke his cigarette without looking too concerned. He gave the woman an icy stare. “What evidence do you have to show that I was the one who stole the necklace?” he asked.

“Well, I know that you’re the one who stole the necklace because you have a bad record. You’ve always lacked integrity!” Izzy hissed. “You’re the top scorer in your SATs, and you got an offer to study at Irieson’s University of Technology, right? Yet, you decided to enlist in the army and broke your promise to the head of recruitment at Irieson’s University of Technology. You’re the reason the head of recruitment got punished!”