The Billion Dollars Revenge

ike it here,"

idn't pick the cementa

couldn't recall it. And what did she mean by that? It was the best day of his life. Why is he

imes before, so I'd give you nine out of ten. I'd have

wanted to be nice, but at the same time,

nking," Christine said, noticing how much uneas

nt from me, and it's been quite a day for me. I

got f

; he had a frown appe

tuff; you were untucked, your tie is sagging, and it is not closing hour already. Y

are you, and what

said, "Umm," She cleared her voice, then continued, "

tle too late

been looking for you fo

his back a little and as

elievable,

th suspense. So please, j

mber me, I do know you... In fact, I know you enough to say you ha

did you even...?" Ja

y had an accident. You couldn't save everybody because, while you were saving that one girl, the cars exploded. The explosio

now what's going on...

er wounds and shock from the incident. So she wanted to see you, but you were admitted to another hospital for treatments. She tried to locate the hospital, but again, she wasn't allowe

No way! No f

b, I am t

ust have... What the fuck?" Jacob had his first genuine laugh f

ded. "Y

forgotten about this, you know.

u'd given the condi

I barely saw

ou. I had to get a private investigator to deal with find

im again, "if you had waited

y family has always wanted to find you, to thank you for what you did."

ing beats knowing you weren't ju

not just it." She reached for a c

t is this?" he asked, too shock

all yo

e telling me that this is a ten mill

s wanted to give you." She laughed. "We even

d, unable to get hi

red thousan

me," he laughed, an

d then her mood changed an

r died recentl

am so

will that I get married before I have access to my inheritanc

ka

ounds a bit too early; that

h a squeezed-up

too. But I promised that if I'd be getting married to anybody, it'd be a man who was w

s something...

Just to get the will before my father's

t's

serious, "if you get married to me, you get a c

back. He now wishes he had ordered at least som

if I was to

s just that... umm, I

h.

ut she also gave me a

really having t

ea," he said, s

"I didn't know you were married; my private detecti

ing their conversation. "Here's the coffe

t want anything?" the

ank you," J

Liz said, taki

er face. "You didn't tell

," Jacob said, "plus L

nodded in

n't think I h

ha

soon, either way... and all of this? It's all

re ready; divorce will be concluded in no l

one explosion, about eight people died from both cars. He had been told that she had recovered, but he didn't get to see her anymore since then. He didn't even know how to describe her, but he had always believed that he'd