Filed to story: The Lingering Kiss of Farewell Novel
“she saw no reason, but clearly you had a reason to stalk both women in this room, then assault them both. Using physical violence against both women.”
Calvin understood now why Wil had tried to stop him. He’d walked right into that one of his own accord. Had worded it like he had a reason to assault them, and so, to her lawyer had done it on purpose.
“That is not what my client meant,”
Wil stated right away.
“Hmm, but he eluded to the fact that there was, in his mind, a reason to attack Miss Riddley. Who is not Mrs Reeves.”
A piece of paper was slid across the table.
“Let’s just clarify that first.”
Both he and Wil looked at it. it was a birth certificate for one Marilyn Riddley from the state of California.
He picked it up and looked at it, then his eyes moved right to the woman in question. This was a birth certificate from the very state Marrin had come from as well. There were no parents listed on it either. It stated she was an orphan, and the birth date was, he knew, the same as Marrin’s. Oh, he was more convinced now than ever that this woman was Marrin, and he made sure to make Wil see it murmuring
“Do you understand now?”
Though Wil had just frowned at him and sighed but said nothing
His eyes moved back to that woman over there. She just looked at him the same as she had yesterday, and when she’d walked into this room.
“For all of you in this room,”
Wil stated,
“Marrin was an orphan herself, and came from the state of California.”
“Her birthday is actually the same as Miss Riddley’s, I now see as well,”
Calvin stated himself and looked right at her.
“You are Marrin, so stop acting as if you’re not.”
Marilyn
She sat there hoping that her birth certificate would sort all of this out, and make that man come to his senses. But it did not. Now he was claiming this Marrin woman was also an orphan, and had the same birth date as herself,
Marilyn was lucky that when she’d gotten home from the hospital things like her birth certificate and SS had all turned up at her house. She’d already had a Virginia state driver’s license, it had been found in her handbag and on it was her home address in Bedford, Virginia.
Now here he was pointing out things that could be a mere coincidence, but even Hamilton and Lisa were looking at her now, and she could only shrug. She didn’t know the answer to this, because she didn’t actually remember, and had no memories at all, prior to 8 years ago.
It was starting to bother her now though, all the little things she’d noticed prior to this meeting, or known, now even more things were making connections between herself and this man that had assaulted her, she didn’t like it at all. Her gut was squirming because she had two beautiful boys upstairs that needed her, likely needed her to protect them from this very man was now what a part of her was actually thinking.
“Regardless of what you’re pointing out, Mr Reeves, which at this time is circumstantial at best, Marilyn is, as you can see, an orphan of the state of California. She could well have a twin sister, she doesn’t know about…. could be for all any of us know, a triplet.”
Marilyn saw the disbelieving look on Calvin Reeves’ face. He didn’t like that answer at all. Hamilton ignored it and went on,
“It is also not the reason why we are all in this room now, is it? If you continue to stay on this topic, I’ll end the mediation and the charges will simply remain. Only, I’ll be adding a harassment charge for my client. You’re here to mediate the current charges against you, not to try and prove or disprove your theory about my client’s identity.”
Marilyn sighed internally. Hamilton had warned her this might happen, if Mr Reeves”
actual intent was to find out who she was, and not mediate the current situation. That she should say nothing at all, that she was not to mention her amnesia, because he believed it would likely set this man off into a fit of rage. Considering all he’d read about the women trying to pass themselves off as Marrin Reeves.
“Correct.”
Calvin’s lawyer, Wil, stated,
“We are off??opic. My client, of course, admits to his wrongdoing, and will be paying for all medical bills for Miss Stevens’ injuries.”
“Yes he will be. He’ll also pay for her legal fees and Miss Ridley’s as well, seeing as he’s in the wrong and i wouldn’t need to be here at all, if he could hold his temper, and approach things in a calm, considerate manner. ves of
“He’ll be personally apologising to each one of them in full, and we’ll be getting it in writing that M C.R. Technology will never again harass Miss Riddley. That he will in no way contact either of them. This will be the only time he comes near my client from now on.”
That’s a bit hard when I live in this city,”
Calvin bit out.
“Hmm, but my client will be leaving with me, and I do believe Miss Riddley has made the executive decision to never return to Texas, so it shouldn’t be a problem for you. No more will any of her book signings be allocated to this state. You can explain that to her fans that live here, the reason why she’ll never return, Hamilton informed them.
Calvin’s eyes moved right to hers, and she could see his jaw was ticking. He was unhappy about that, when in reality he should not only be happy about it, but want it, to never have to see her again. What the hell was the man’s problem?
“You’ll also be compensating for emotional trauma for both of my clients, and the two children travelling with them, who have now been distressed over all that is going on. Them having to see the news, and that their mother was attacked by you, Mr Reeves.”
“What!”
both Calvin and his lawyer stated together.
“Yes, there are children travelling with them, and now have fear themselves, are afraid for their own mother’s safety. Their own as well.”
Hamilton nodded, and although he’d brought the boys up, he’d worded it so that neither of them would know if they were hers or Lisa’s.
