Page 109 of All for her Forgiveness

To be honest, if I were on the outside and was one of them, I would also find it sad to separate a couple with such a young child like Hades and me.

We make a beautiful trio.

But this, according to my now-fiancé, is just the "cosmetic" part of my situation for the media, because simultaneously, Hades has also been working on various fronts behind the scenes.

On the trip to New York, he mentioned to me that my blood had never been tested, even though a lot of it had dripped onto the sink counter in the beach house suite on the night Pam was killed. Or if they did, they concealed the result in the defense.

We found out that the samples were preserved but the prosecution team conveniently "forgot" to ensure they were tested because, of course, if there were no alcohol or drugs in my blood, that would disrupt the prosecution's theory that, due to being intoxicated, I helped kill my former friend.

Hades, through my lawyers, demanded that the tests be done, and yesterday the result arrived. There was nothing in my body, no cocaine or alcohol.

The lawyers handling my case say that this result is of great help for the jury to see me as a victim, not a perpetrator.

"Mommy, let's go," King asks after half an hour, when, in addition to more photographs, Hades introduces him to the half a dozen reporters who were allowed to participate.

"Gentlemen, my heir has given his verdict," Hades announces, putting an end to this small ordeal.

"Mr. Kostanidis, one last question?" asks a blond guy who can't be much older than my twenty-two years.

"Yes?"

"Are you sure about Miss O'Neal's innocence?"

I see the faces of the other Kostanidou present tighten, and I have no doubt that if they could, they would kill this guy.

I can feel Hades' tension, as great as mine, and I keep a neutral expression as I wait to hear what he's going to say, although, inside, I'm trembling.

"I am absolutely sure that Kennedy had no involvement in the crime committed. She was a victim and is a survivor. Soon, all the facts will be clarified. If you want to find the real culprit, keep hunting Ryan Corey III. Reiterating what I said before, this interview is over."

After everyone leaves, I turn to him. "You've declared open war on the Coreys. You practically put Ryan's head on a platter."

"You haven't seen anything yet, love. Soon, his father, Ryan Corey II, will be arrested for what he tried to do to us in Louisiana."

"What? Are you referring to when they tried to run us off the road?"

Hades mentioned to me that he was investigating the incident, and of course, I was almost sure the Coreys were responsible, but they are a powerful family and I didn't imagine we could prove something like that.

"Yes, but let's have lunch with our family first to celebrate King's paternity recognition, my fiancée. Then, I'll explain it to you calmly."

Hades

After the lunch that Zeus's mother-in-law, Eleanor, hosts at her place, with the whole family on a Friday afternoon, which is rare, I leave my wife and son with them and go with my brothers to the headquarters of our bank.

It’s not business we’re going to discuss, but rather, how we will conduct our investigations, gathering evidence to pressure the prosecution to the point where they have no choice but to drop the charges against Kennedy.

Remo called me and said he had good news. He also asked me to summon all the lawyers responsible for Kennedy's defense.

The prosecution has nothing but fingerprints on the statue, and her lawyers will argue self-defense. If Remo managed to find something relevant, that would be excellent.

I think about what I said to Kennedy today, about Ryan's father.

A few minutes before we entered the press conference, Beau called me. I don't know how, but he managed to uncover the connection between the men who came after us and the patriarch of the Corey family. I have no doubt that he must have used "special" methods to convince the man to give up his brother’s contractor, who was killed in the confrontation with our bodyguards. The fact is that now we have someone willing to testify against the Coreys.

I immediately warned Odin, and within an hour, he managed to identify the online trail left by Ryan Corey II, the father of the unfortunate fugitive, when he paid the men he hired to kill us.He is about to be arrested at any moment, and tonight I'm sure the news will explode all over the country.

Why would the father of an "innocent," a "victim of circumstances," as he called Ryan in the interviews he gave, order the killing of the alleged accomplice?

The answer is simple.

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