The Billionaire's Lost Lover

Chapter 32

As I walked across the gravel path and reached the dock near the lake, I saw Leo Ford sitting and enjoying his coffee.

As soon as he saw me his smile stiffened.

Leo Ford looked at me and said. "I got nothing to say to you."

"But I have a lot to ask and say to you, as I have promised your son and I will keep my promise." I wrote it on my pad and showed it to him.

He looked surprised and said. " So why are you here? The only thing my son said was to behave myself in front of you when you came. "Isn't my son already dancing around your little finger?"

Hudson grabbed my hand and made me sit on the lawn chair just opposite his father.

I was fuming with anger, no doubt Hudson doesn't want to be associated with him. it was really awkward.

"Callie you sit quietly, I will do the talking for you." Hudson said softly.

And Leo started laughing.

"Leo will you stop mocking us and get a little bit serious, as Callie was not ready to come, I brought her here so that she can clarify her doubts." Hudson said calmly.

"What doubts does she have?" Leo said flatly.

"Well, tell us why did you tell Callie to back away from the project? Believe me it really looks suspicious, as in a way you did threaten her." Hudson said.

Leo's face turned gloomy and he whispered. "Hudson even if you call me by my first name don't forget that I am your father and will do anything to protect you and the project which your girlfriend is starting is a death wish for the people who get involved in it."

I scribbled and wrote." What is wrong with that land and why are people against the construction of a new charitable hospital. It will be good for everyone. Are you also trying to get hold of the land to build a hotel."

After going through the pad, Leo looked at me and said. " Callie , even if you give that land for free, I will not take it as it was Emily's and she was my dead wife's closest relative, a friend and a sister. I always cared about her and I care about you too and I am very happy that you and Hudson are together but ......"

"But, what !" I wrote hurriedly.

"Callie you want to know?"

"Yes." I wrote immediately as Hudson held my hand.

"Well I won't be able to tell you the full story as it's a mystery for me as well but I will definitely tell you, what I know." Leo said.

"Your mother and my wife were college friends and roommates as well. They both were studying different fields but bonded well. I was studying in a different city altogether but I would visit them quite often, because Hudson's mom would never go out on dates with me alone, Emily always tagged along with us. But it was intriguing to have her accompany us as she would talk so much and one fine day I made her my sister and would try to protect her from getting bullied by anyone. But she was studying criminal psychology and it was quite dangerous. But when she met your dad, I stopped worrying for her as he was always beside her."

"Emily was very pretty and kind-hearted soul but professionally she was very strong. They had many friends and we would always hang out together. But after your parents and my wife graduated, everyone moved to different parts of the world to work. And I came back to the states and settled down. I was the first one to get married but Emily couldn't make it as she was undercover. I always wondered how did a rich heiress like her wanted to pursue criminal psychology as it was a sinister job."

I looked at Leo and listened to what he was trying to say but knowing about my mother in detail was something I wanted to know because my grandma never spoke about her in-depth, we just knew about her childhood days around them but about her professional life, we had read through some old newspapers.

Leo continued. "I came to know later about the reason she was so passionate about studying psychology. Anyways my wife and your mother did not meet again, till she got married to Richard , we were present at the wedding and Hudson had just been a toddler then." I looked at Hudson and he smiled.

" Well then after that Emily would occasionally visit us but it was really rare as her job was quite dangerous and she never wanted her friends to get involved indirectly because of the enemies she had made in that field and whenever my wife missed her she would always be there for her like her elder sister, even your aunt Steff was never so close to your mother Hudson . Those were like the best days for my beloved wife."

" But after your parents died Callie , even our lives went for a roller coaster ride. Your godfather was framed for plotting your mother's death."

Hudson held my hand and I quickly wrote on the pad and showed it to him.

"Uncle Logan ! where is he?"

Leo glanced at it and said. " He was sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting our mother's death but I heard that he was shifted to the remand hospital, as he was in a coma after he fell down from the stairs. It's been one year but he is still unconscious. I tried to see him but that bloody moron Ray Reynolds, who has become a police commissioner now did not give me the permit. But maybe if you go and take his permission he will allow you, as your mother was his classmate and he worshipped her." Leo said with some sarcasm.

I was shaking and did not know whom to believe because my godfather who made us escape from Seattle when my parents were dead was sentenced to imprisonment for their death but somehow I did not believe it at all. My conscience wouldn't allow me, as it seems there is a big mystery behind my parent's death and I will have to get to the bottom of it.

"Leo do you think my godfather would do that?" I wrote on the pad.

Leo smirked and said. "Callie , I know it's difficult to believe anyone now but Logan would never do anything like that he always treated your mother like his younger sister and that's why he sent you and your brother safely away from here or the killer would have killed you too."

"You need to be careful in people whom your trust Callie , as more mysteries are yet to unfold. And Hudson , I want to tell you something, since we are talking about your mother. I never abandoned your mother and you that day when the incident happened and your mother died."

"But I had called you at the hotel where you were staying and some women picked up the phone saying she was your girlfriend and you won't be able to come home as you were resting. I pleaded with her but she refused to say anything and said you have told her not to let anyone disturb him. And then we found mom's car, which had met with a horrific accident and rolled down the road." Hudson said angrily.

"You have to hear me out son, I was drugged and when I woke a woman was lying beside me but I don't even remember that I touched her. It was because of the drug effect that I was unconscious and woke up quite late in the morning to realize my world had turned upside down."

"I never cheated on your mom, Hudson !" Leo wailed and started crying tears rolling down his cheeks.

He looked so miserable.

I looked at Hudson who was looking at his dad with agony and touched his hand and urged him to comfort his dad and Hudson immediately went and embraced his father.

Even I was crying because I don't know for how long Hudson had controlled all those emotions inside him but I knew that Leo was not lying, so I left them alone and went inside in search of the washroom.

As I walked toward the house I somehow sensed that someone was watching but did not show my nervousness and took out my shades as it was quite hot. And wore it, as I went towards the house. I noticed a man was sitting on the fishing boat near the lake and was busy clicking pictures of Hudson and his dad and he did not notice that I was looking at him.

I was having goosebumps. I went inside quickly and went behind the window of the living room to check what exactly was going on.

And I was right, the man was so busy clicking the pictures that he did not notice that I was spying on him. So I took out my phone and secretly zoomed the camera and tried to take his shot.

It was not that clear but I got a glimpse of him.

I watched him as he finished taking the pictures, then he spoke to someone on the phone and after hanging up was again bust spying on them.

"Callie, you wanted something?" Maria said from the doorway and I turned around after composing myself.

"Oh, yes could you tell me where the washroom is?" hurriedly wrote on the pad which was always there inside my sling bag.

"Please come with me, I will show you." She smiled and turned around.

I looked again at the man outside for a flicker of a second and could see that he was on guard, I wanted to observe him but Maria was waiting for me and right now I couldn't tell her anything as I couldn't trust anyone, so I just followed her.

Today's incident has been an eye-opener for me that my parent's death was not merely done by someone to take revenge but it was a plotted conspiracy. And no wonder my and Jayden's return and the project being started again has triggered fear among those who had plotted and planned everything. I decided to lay it low and get to the bottom of it. But the first thing I had to do was to get permission to visit my godfather.

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