Married On Paper To The Billionaire
Chapter 54: Tension Everywhere

"Why am I not surprised?" Kane grumbled after Emilia told him about her conversation with Lillian.

"We can't let him get away with that," said Emilia. "He can't make her stay with him against her will. He stayed with her this entire time because it benefitted him, not because he loved." "Well, that transactional marriage is about to end," Kane said and got to his feet.

"Where are you going?"

"To pay my brother-in-law an important visit at his clinic."

"Please, be calm, Kane. Let's not make things worse."

"What can be worse than what he's already doing? Don't worry, I'll try not to beat him up.'

Emilia chuckled and kissed her husband before he stormed out of his study to hunt down the offending Samuel. She ran into Elsie on her way to the art room.

"I saw Kane rushing out of the house just now. Is everything alright?"

"He's going to have a word with Samuel about..."

"What?"

"Um, I don't know if I should tell you."

"I'm still going to find out anyway, so you might as well tell me now. What is it?"

"I spoke with Lillian earlier today and she told me that Samuel has been blackmailing her."

"Oh, dear!"

"Yes, and that's why she changed her mind about divorcing him."

"Gosh, that vile creature! What could he have against her?"

Emilia shrugged. She didn't think it was her place to spill Lillian's dirty secrets to their prim and proper mother. She would go nuts with the news.

"Didn't she tell you what it is?" Elsie probed. "What could she have done that could be so embarrassing that she would rather remain married to that rapist than risk exposure."

Emilia remained quiet but avoided her mother-in-law's eyes. Suddenly Elsie gasped and her right hand flew to her throat.

"Wait, I hope it is not what I am thinking?"

"Did you hear that? I could have sworn I heard the twins crying. Let me go and check on them."

She hurried away before Elsie could stop her. She wasn't good at telling lies, neither was she good at sharing other people's secrets.

****

"You have got some nerve, Kane Beaumont, barging into my clinic and making wild threats!"

"A clinic you got due to my family's generosity."

"I have paid my dues, Kane. Now, it is time for your sister to pay hers. I have stood by her through thick and thin, through situations that would drive other men to insanity. I'm not a fool."

"My sister cheated on you, but you raped my sister-in-law. There's a difference, Samuel. You are an abuser and you deserve to be in jail."

"Nobody's going to jail as long as your sister remains married to me. I will not be disgraced like that stupid girl you used and dumped like a piece of trash."

"I didn't come here to argue with you, I came here to inform you that you will divorce my sister and let her carry on with her life. When her lawyer sends you the divorce petition, make sure you accept it and do the needful." "Why?"

"Because if you don't, I will open a car of worms that has your name written all over it."

Samuel chuckled and leaned back on his chair with a smirk on his face. "You wouldn't dare."

"Why not?"

"Because you will implicate yourself in the process and I don't think you're stupid enough to do that. If it wasn't for your help and connections, I wouldn't have been able to bury all my scandals, remember?" Kane laughed heartily and his mirth confused Samuel whose smirk had changed into a frown.

"Oh, Samuel... you should have asked me specifically which can of worms I was referring to." "What's that supposed to mean?"

"You'll find out if you don't accept the divorce petition. That is all I am going to say."

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Kane stood up from the guest seat in front of Samuel's desk and casually buttoned his jacket. He turned to leave but then paused at the door.

"And one more thing. You need to start looking for another place to stay because you're no longer welcome in the Beaumont mansion."

"You can't just kick me out. I'm still Crystabel's father!"

"Nobody's disputing that. I'm just letting you know that it's time for you to start preparing for your new life away from my family. It's fumigation season and we're getting rid of all the parasites feeding off of us." "You cocky bastard!" Samuel growled. "I'll get you for this, you'll see."

"Bing it on. I'll be waiting."

****

"Who is that?" Kane asked his driver as their Maybach drew closer to the gates of the Beaumont property.

"Looks like a homeless guy," said the driver as they neared the stranger.

The man nodded at the vehicle as it pulled to a stop beside him. He was wearing a dirty blue shirt on a pair of faded tattered denim pants. His dirty blond hair was messy and overgrown, his beards grew at odd angles and his feet were encased in dirty brown boots.

Kane rolled down his window and offered the stranger a fifty-dollar bill. "Here, take this."

The guy looked at the money and laughed instead of accepting it. "Are you tripping?" "What?"

"Yo, I didn't know you were expecting me. Long time no see, buddy. I don't need to ask how you're doing, 'cause I can already see that you're still rolling in billions. I mean, look at this sleek ride. It's sick!" "Who are you?"

The man stopped rambling excitedly and blinked at Kane. "For real?"

"Listen, I thought you were a homeless person looking for help but now I can see that you're just here to be a nuisance. Please, leave before I call the police."

The stranger became agitated. "Now, why the fuck would you wanna do that, huh? Why are you acting like you don't know me?"

"Because I don't," Kane replied calmly although he was struggling not to lose his temper at this point. What did this pest want from him?

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"You know what, that's it. I'm done entertaining this nonsense. I'm calling the police."

"Well, good. Then they're going to hear all of your family's dirty secrets that Kendra never got the chance to share with the world before she died."

Kane's mobile phone slipped from his hand. He looked at the man again and for the first time, he saw through the layers of dirt and excess beard. His breath ceased when he recognized the stranger. "Reginald Banks?"

"It's Reggie, motherfucker. What? Are you ready to talk now?"

"Aren't you supposed to be in jail?"

"As you can see, I'm out and I need money to restart my life. Lots and lots of money, bruh."

"What has that got to do with me?"

"Weren't you listening to me before? I said I'm going to spill your secrets to the world. I know you don't want that, so let's talk money right now."

Kane chuckled, regaining his composure. "You must be even more delusional than you look if you think for one second that I will negotiate anything with a fool like you. Get lost!"

Reggie was stunned. He'd expected Kane to be quivering with fear the moment he mentioned the family secrets, but instead, he was kicking him out.

"Do you think I'm joking? I know everything about you guys. I'm going to go to the papers and TV stations and tell them what I know. They'll pay me for that too."

"Good luck with that then, but you will never get a cent from me."

"Look, I'm not fucking around here, Beaumont. I mean everything I just said. I'll expose your secrets to the whole world."

"And I said go ahead. Now, get lost and never come back here again because if you do, I'll make you disappear permanently."

He rolled up his window and signalled his driver to go on. He didn't bother to look back but he could tell that Reggie must be watching the car drive away while his mouth hung open in shock. "The audacity," Kane murmured to himself.

If that demented ex-convict thought he could just pull up in front of his mansion with empty threats and expect him to jump with fear, then he has something else coming.

Kane had promised himself to never succumb to blackmail ever again and he was ready to face the consequences of that decision.