Chapter 14: The Plot to Get Catherine Out of Charles' Life

As Charles was driving to his office for his conference call, since Catherine refused to give him back his phone, Charles noticed in his rearview mirror that he was being followed. Knowing Catherine was behind it, he made an attempt to lose the person following him as he took another route to his office.

It worked! The person following Charles was not adept in town's roads and lost his direction. Charles was free to head to the hospital to see Ashleigh without the threat of being followed by Catherine's henchman.

As soon as pulled into a parking space, Charles made one last look to make sure he wasn't being followed, and satisfied that no one was. . . he made his way into the hospital to see Ashleigh.

He was relieved to find out by the nurse on duty that Ashleigh had made a full recovery and woke up earlier this morning.

Charles was given clearance to see Ashleigh and the two were happy to see each other.

“Charles.” Ashleigh said as he gave her a kiss.

“I'm so glad you're awake.” Charles told her. “Because we need to discuss Catherine.”

“Yeah. Was she behind the hit on my life?” Ashleigh asked him.

“There isn't concrete proof, but I suspect she was.” Charles informed her. “And there's more.”

“More? Like what?”

“When I asked my brother Grant to proceed with divorce proceedings, his office was blown up, killing him, his paralegal, and two other staff workers.”

“Catherine isn't going to make this easy, is she?”

“I'm afraid not.”

“We need a plan to get rid of her.”

knowing what they had to do, Charles left Ashleigh at the hospital and went back home to his wife.

Chapter 15: Pretense in a Happy Marriage

Charles arrived home to find Catherine in their bed waiting for him, but instead became jealous suspecting that he was with Ashleigh,

“Where were you?!”

“At work, honey.” Charles lied, but Catherine seemed to believe him.

But Catherine didn't believe him. She just accepted it. She hoped that not getting into an argument, Charles would incriminate himself.

“Oh, OK, dear!” Catherine said smiling. “Come to bed!”

Charles did as Catherine asked, for now—at least until he could figure out a plan to get rid of her. As he had sex with his wife, Catherine relished in Charles' arms knowing that Ashleigh was in the past—well at least Charles let her know.

Charles had to play the dutiful husband for the time being.

Ashleigh was released from the hospital where her brother, James, arrived to take her to his apartment.

“Hey, James!” Ashleigh said when she saw her brother at the nurses' station waiting for her.

“Hi sis!” James said as the two hugged.

“Ready to go home?”

“Yes. But first I want to go see someone.”Ashleigh exclaimed.

“It wouldn't be Charles?” James asked, not sure she should do so.

“No, I want to see his wife!”

“You want to see Catherine?”

“Yes. I want to give her a piece of my mind!”

“Why don't we just let the two lovebirds be?”

“If you don't take me there, I'll just find a way there myself!”

James did as his sister requested because he knew she would. When Ashleigh put her mind to something, it was impossible to change her mind.

Chapter 16: Ashleigh and Catherine's Confrontation

Catherine had just finished making love to Charles and peeked out their bedroom window when she saw Ashleigh get out of a car. She couldn't believe Ashleigh had the nerve to come to her home and interrupt her honeymoon!

Charles was asleep when Ashleigh knocked on the couple's door and Catherine, still dressed in her negligee, answered the door looking disheveled on purpose to show Ashleigh how busy she was.

“Good morning, Ashleigh!” Catherine greeted her friend/rival. “Whatever brings you here?”

“You won't get away with what you did!” Ashleigh warned.

“Whatever do you mean?!” Catherine said in her saccharine-sweet voice.

“You may be Charles' wife for now, but it won't last long! He will leave you!”

“P-p-p-s-s-h-a-w!” Catherine exclaimed. “Please, I'm the best thing that's happened to him!

“Enjoy it while it lasts, Catherine!” Ashleigh exclaimed as she walked away and got back into James' car.

Just then, Charles came out into the front room to discover Ashleigh was there when he saw her get into a car.

“What's going on?” Charles asked his wife.

“Nothing I can't handle!” Catherine said.

“I have to get to work.” Charles told Catherine. “I have training to do.”

“Without any breakfast?”

“I'll pick up something at the diner on the way to the base.”

As Catherine watched Charles drive away in his car, she decided to follow her husband to see where he really was going.