The Devil's Love For The Heiress

Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Hailey’s And Kendra’s Arrest

4 AM, London,

The sound of Carlos’ alarm forced him awake. He groaned as he turned to the other side of his bed, only to find it empty.

Did they wind up making love last night? Yes. The Devil succumbed to the temptation of his Kate. He meant to punish her, to teach her a lesson that would make her consider her decisions moving forward, but Kate won in the end.

He got out of bed and used a bathroom robe to cover himself. He found Kate at the suite’s dining table, her face frowning while looking at the laptop. Like him, she was also in her bathroom robe.

“Why are you up?” Carlos asked.

Kate looked up at him, startled. She asked, “You don’t have practice. Why are you awake?”

“My alarm went off at the usual time. And you?” Carlos sought.

With a heavy sigh, Kate answered, “There is a problem at the company. Catrina was food poisoned, and she is in the ICU right now.”

“What? How did that happen?” Carlos sought in frustration.

“Arman doesn’t know the full details yet,” kate sighed. And there is one more thing.”

Kate took a deep breath and revealed, “I think someone leaked our sports apparel designs. This local apparel brand just released its new clothing line, and it’s exactly the same as our designs.”

“I’ve already spoken to Raffa. He swore it wasn’t him. Molly said she’d never make that mistake, especially after what happened to her. Still, I ordered for a check on all communications, in and out.”

“You said we need to speak to Gabin’s wife? I was hoping we could do that sooner, so I could at least go home ahead,” Kate suggested.

“We’ll go home together. I’ll call Oliver to make the arrangements,” Carlos answered.

***

Before Kate and Carlos’ team could leave for Paris, news of Kendra’s and Hailey’s arrest had already circulated on the internet. In the broadcasts, especially in Paris, reports of Gabin were spread throughout several media companies, and people were stunned to see a Carlos Ronaldo look alike.

“I offered to help the lady to his hotel since she was feeling nauseous, and it was inside when Miss Mckenzie offered me a drink. I did not think much about it, simply thought it was an act of returning the favor, but the drink was drugged,” Gabin said in his interview.

“Obviously, something happened, one that had gone out of my control because of the substance that I had taken, and that was how Hailey took a video of me while sleeping.”

Aside from the video of Gabin, there were also recordings of Hailey and Kendra being taken into custody. Kendra was silent mostly, but Hailey kept lashing at the reporters, saying, “What? How could I assault a man? I don’t have power over a police officer! He wanted to be there, and he enjoyed it!”

Opinions of the public became divided. Some thought that the police officer was lucky, but many, especially the men, cried out against gender bias.

(No man wants to be drugged)

[In my opinion, it was non-consensual.]

[Men can obtain and sustain an erection even if they’re scared, angry, terrified, etc. An erection is purely a physiological response to stimulus.)

(Sexual assault in men can also happen. Many are just ashamed to speak out about it.)

Aside from covering Gabin, there was a separate account about Kendra that resurfaced. A previous boyfriend of Kendra claimed he was drugged by her.

In an interview, a man named Jason Coleman, a basketball player, alleged, “Kendra, and I were together five years ago. In my one-year relationship with her, I learned that she drugged me. Everything we argue, she would give me a small dose.”

“I have always wondered why I was so attracted to her, so sexually aroused by her, but after I finally broke up with her, all those desires slowly faded. Later on, I discovered Kendra was fond of drugging her potential partners to lure them in. One of her previous boyfriends confirmed this with me.”

“If not for this news, I would not have the courage to speak out. Kendra should be put behind bars, and I am willing to testify against her credibility.”

The Mandarin Hotel’s lobby was full of tennis players, ready to leave. Many of them were booked in the same hotel, as it was that year’s preferred hotel host for the Wimbledon games.

Carlos and Kate were already inside the car. Alexander was still walking through the exit with his bodyguards when Savannah called for his attention. “Alex! Alex!”

“I.” Savannah gasped before resuming. “I saw the news. I’m sorry about Kendra.”

“She got what she deserves,” Alexander responded. “Sorry, Savannah, Carlos and I have to -”

“Did she ever drug you?” Savannah asked, catching Alexander in surprise.

Clearing his throat, Alexander replied, “I honestly don’t know, but when I return to New York, I plan to see her in prison.” He gulped before adding, “I also want to know myself.”

“How do you feel now about her?” Savannah asked.

The question took Alexander aback. He reflected on himself, and then he replied, “Frankly, as the days go by, I don’t think of her anymore.”

Alexander noticed the hesitation in Savannah that he sought. “Will I see you in the US Open?”

“I- I don’t know,” Savannah answered. “I want to take a break.”

For seconds, Alexander just stood there, analyzing Savannah. Then, hearing his security calling him, he proposed, “Then, maybe I’ll see you in the Australian Open.”

“I don’t know either,” Savannah replied. “For sure, in French Open.”

Alexander smiled. He asked, “Are we good?”

A faint smile crept on Savannah’s face. She replied, “Yeah. I think we are.”

“See you in the French Open then,” Alexander said. “Next year.”

Nodding her head, Savannah replied, “Next year.”

***

The next day, at Gabin’s home in Paris.

Kate was seated on the front porch with Natalie, Gabin’s wife. They settled side by side on a small bench

while watching their humble community.

“You have a nice place here,” Kate remarked.

“It is,” Natalie said. “And now, everyone knows my husband had sex with two hot models.”

“It wasn’t his fault,” kate began. “I’ve taken the drugs myself, and initially, I had awareness but seemed not to have control over me.”

“I’m sure Gabin did not want to betray you,” Kate added.

Recalling how she had met their son earlier, Kate supplemented, “And you have a wonderful son. I’m sure Gabin would not do anything to hurt his feelings-”

“But he did not tell me – it took him what? How many weeks and he lied about that day! He told me he was on an assigned mission.” Natalie’s tears flooded her cheeks. Her brown hair was in a total mess. “He only told me about it when he decided to make a formal complaint-”

“He was ashamed. As you can see, some people have already judged him for it. It’s not usual for men to pursue a sexual assault charge against a woman. You can imagine what he was thinking about,” Kate suggested. “One thing is for sure, though, by admitting to this, he did right by Carlos and me.”

“And, just so you know, Hailey tried to drug Carlos, too. That was how I ended up taking the drugs,” Kate revealed.

Sniffing her tears away, Natalie replied, “So, when you took it, you – you couldn’t stop yourself?”

“My emotions and my attraction towards Carlos were magnified that I bit him,” Kate disclosed. “And, well, my sex drive was off the roof.”

“And from what I understood, I only took a small amount of the drug. Gabin took more and more than I did. So, he probably lost all of his reason,” Kate suggested. “I don’t know exactly how you feel, but when that video was released, a big part of me already ached for the possibility that it was Carlos. I can only imagine your heartache.”

“But you should know, Gabin did not want to be in that situation.” Kate reached for Natalie’s hand and said, “You are married to each other. Through thick and thin, you should get through this ordeal. For better or for worse, remember?”

“When we approached Gabin, he did not want to report the incident. He earnestly feared your reaction. That alone tells me he must love you very much. Please consider this, Natalie -”

Before Kate could continue, Natalie broke down in a more serious cry. Kate hugged her. She had no other words to say, but she offered her embrace to comfort Natalie. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“It’s hard, knowing that the love of your life had been with another woman. I have so many questions / wanted to ask, but even Gabin had no answers to all of them,” Natalie explained, her voice breaking in and out.

Kate could not help but cry with Natalie. She caressed her back, saying, “That would also break my heart, but at the same time, knowing how much I love Carlos, I would be more scared to lose him more than anything.”

“I’m sorry this happened to you and Gabin. Hailey did this because she was obsessed with Carlos. And for that, know that we are truly sorry.”

The two ladies talked it out for minutes longer. Kate did not know how long they were outside, hugging each other, but Natalie accepted her family’s current predicament at the end. They were back inside when she came to a decision.

Gabin and Natalie hugged each other, crying in front of Kate and Carlos. Natalie said, “I can’t promise you

I won’t be paranoid about it again.”

“I understand,” Gabin answered.

“I can’t promise you, I won’t ask about that incident. Nor can I promise that I won’t get hurt when I hear people talk about it,” Natalie added, “But I promise you, in time, I will forget about it and just focus on our family.”

“And now that your undercover work is over, I want you to shave off that beard,” Natalie demanded.

Gabin, Kate, and Carlos wound up smiling. Carlos said, “I guess this means goodbye to my look-alike.”

“I’m still Gabin, but yes, I won’t need to look like you anymore,” Gabin suggested. “Thank you for everything. Thank you for coming all the way here to talk to my wife.”

“I owe you a lot, Gabin,” Carlos said. He checked his watch and said, “Now that we have this resolved, we badly need to return to Braeton.”

Meanwhile, in Braeton City, a man was sitting behind his desk, one of his hands gripped at a pencil tightly while the other held the TV remote. Repeatedly, the man watched the talk show featuring Carlos Ronaldo.

“Kate is my girlfriend. Her name is Kate Wright.” “Kate is my girlfriend. Her name is Kate Wright.”

“Kate is my girlfriend. Her name is Kate Wright.” “Kate is my girlfriend. Her name is Kate Wright.”

Again and again, the man replayed the same part where Carlos’ admitted his relationship with Kate.

“Kate is my girlfriend. Her name is Kate Wright.”

After his last rewind, he broke the pencil in his hand. He gasped in anger, saying, “Why? Just when I am back. Why?”