Page 113 of The Right Kind of Wrong

CHAPTER 40

Nathan

Josh Nicholson

My eyes searched Hannah's face for any hint of deceit. She pleaded with me but all I heard was the echo of Nicholson's name. I swallowed, shaking my head slightly.

“Nathan, I swear it was Josh Nicholson! I may be a lot of things, but I wouldn't have risked the family name like that, I promise. And I wouldn't have done that to Evelyn. It was just a way to bribe you, but I would have never exposed her.”

David grabbed my shoulder when Hannah whimpered in pain. I let her go, shoving her away with force. She stumbled on her feet and continued crying. If she wanted me to show her some compassion, or if she wanted me to fucking care about her feelings, she wouldn't find anything. My only concern was Evelyn.

“The whole fucking university got it,” I hissed, running a hand over my face.

“So did some investors from the company,” Hannah said brokenly.

I scoffed in disbelief. “Why the fuck does Nicholson have this video? Why the fuck did he send it out?”

Hannah's looked down, ashamed. I gripped her chin harshly. “Tell me what the hell is going on,” I demanded.

“Nathan, I'm so sorry, I—”

“I don't give a damn about your apologies,” I said, desperation seeping through my words. “Evelyn is missing. She’s gone and I don't know what state she's in. I need to find her.”

Hannah's eyes softened. “You never worried about me like that, you never—”

“Because I never loved you,” I replied. “I love Evelyn, Hannah. Don't you see that it's taking everything in me not to lose my shit right now?”

For the first time in my life, I saw remorse on her face. It was meaningless though, not after what she'd put Evelyn through. She swallowed, wiping away the tears that were still falling.

“How did that video get out?” I asked once again, studying her face. “You got rid of it in front of me, so how did this happen? How did it get in Josh's hands?”

“I was angry, Nathan, please understand that. When I saw Evelyn and you together in that trashy bar, I wanted something to use against you to—”

“To bribe me, yeah, I got that much. That's not what I'm asking, Hannah.”

“I got Josh to install a camera in your bedroom and Evelyn's.”

“You're fucking kidding me,” I said in disbelief. “After what he did to Evelyn you got him, of all people, to do this? Are you an idiot?”

“I didn't think he'd do something like this!” she exclaimed, sobbing once again. “I didn't think he'd keep a copy of it.”

I scoffed. “You're a businesswoman. Don’t you think ahead? Don't you think of the consequences of your actions?”

She sat at the dinner table, placing her face in her hands. Hannah truly looked like she was struggling with the decisions she'd made. Whether it was sincere or not it didn't matter, not anymore. The time for apologies was long gone.

“I thought he got rid of all copies, Nathan. You know I wouldn't risk the family name to be dragged down like this. But now the board members want a meeting to remove Evelyn because they saw her with you.”

“What the fuck are you talking about? My face was blurred out.”

Hannah frowned, looking at me with confusion. “Not in the video sent to the board members of the company. They know that you had an affair, and they're ready to kick Evelyn out.”

“You must be ecstatic,” I spat.

“I'm not,” Hannah replied. “It's the family reputation, it's—”

“It's Evelyn's reputation, her career, her future, you don't—”

“Okay,” David snapped, slamming his hands on the table. “I'm done listening to both of you arguing like cats and dogs. You…” he pointed to Hannah, eyes full of hate. “You will find out right now where the hell that Josh bastard is. And you, Nathan, you're going to pull yourself together so that we can find Evelyn.”

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