He unlocked his mobile and looked at the messages. One was from Mark asking about hisptop. Zane replied him to pick it up from the living room of their mansion and looked at the other message by Ryan, the private investigator he hired the day before. He sent a picture of a couple with the name "Mary Nicole and Henry Nicole." He was surprised looking at the picture and sent a thanks to Ryan.


    He looked at the couple in the house and the picture in his hands. They looked almost same except grey hairs instead of ck. A few more photos came. They were of Sherin and Ashley''s along with Ashley''s parents. They looked so happy with Ashley had a cheerful and open smile on her face. Carefree, no fakeness, no dark circles, no sad eyes.


    Her eyes were twinkling like starts in the night sky, her cheeky grin and cute outfits. Her parents looks just as like her... Who are as cute as her. He can easily tell that they all loved each other a lot and he doesn''t know what had happened suddenly in between them? But, he feels that there is something wrong with her parents and maybe that is why, she started hating them?


    But why would her parents hate her when they look so happy in the picture? Why would they don''t care about her? Why did she has to run away from her house? What had her parents did to her that she doesn''t love them anymore or she does? And that she hides it? He is kinda not sure about it but...


    He does seems like her parents used to love her a lot? He couldn''t himself seeing her like this. He didn''t expect her to be like this? He suddenly thought what might have been that changed her? She is different and what had changed her? What is that makes her look different right now?


    He can see the love towards each other in everyone''s eyes but suddenly, where did that love vanished? What had happened? What is that had happened that made his girl ruthless today? She looked like a different girl. He can''t just believe his eyes. She is still a girl inside who thanks to even drivers but why does she sounds as if she is some kind of a devil?


    The girl he was sitting with was rude, hideous, scared, strong, dominating, a cold look on her face. He couldn''t believe she used to be so beautiful. Not that she is any less but the happy look suited her more. He promised himself to make her happy again, like the way she used to be.


    He immediately locked his mobile so that Ashley won''t see the pictures and looked at the couple outside. He could see their faces clearly from the ce he sat. They looked serious as if trying to keep their calm, as if they are ready to burst out. Henry threw his coffee cup on the ground and started shouting.


    "Ma''am." Zane called out for Ashley who turned to him raising her eyebrows.


    "If you want, I can go and hear what they are saying." Zane said hesitatingly. He doesn''t even know why he offered that but looking at her so lost as if she is not in this world made him say that. The sudden urge to look at her as the old Ashley she was. He wanted to changes her. He wanted to know what is going on in between them.


    If Ashley doesn''t care about her parents then, she won''t have been here but today, she is... Looking at her parents. He can see tears in her eyes looking at them but at the same time she is trying to control herself as much as she can.


    Ashley looked at him for a moment and pulled out a box from a pouch that was attached to the driver''s seat. Taking a small Mike like Bluetooth from the box and did something with her mobile before handing it to Zane.


    "Just do something and keep it in the window near the door. I can hear what they are saying from this" Ashley said, her voice almost pleading and he immediately nodded his head.


    "Yes. I will." Zane replied with a small smile as he nodded his head in yes.


    He opened the door and stepped out of the car. He opened the gate and walked to them. Henry was speaking loudly.


    "What do you mean? I doubt if she is fine or not." Henry shouted, throwing his hands in the air.


    "She might be just busy as always. Did she ever filled her duty as daughter?" Mary shouted backpletely frustrated.


    They were so immersed in their fights that they didn''t heard Zane opening the gate oring there. He slowly took a few steps to the side before walking to the window beside the door sneakily and luckily the window was open. He kept the Mike there behind the curtain and walked to the couple. His father immediately stopped shouting and immediately calmed down.


    Ashley''s mother didn''t saw him as her back was facing the door as she shouted standing infront of him and said "didn''t you wanted her dead?"


    Zane stopped in his tracks. His eyes turned red in a split second, his hands in a fist at his either sides. His stancepletely changed for a second. But heposed himself in a second, but the aura around him turned cold and furious. Henry immediately walked towards Zane and stood infront him.


    "How can I help you?" Henry asked softly as if he wasn''t fighting few minutes ago.


    "Is this Salvatore''s house?" Zane asked looking at him, his jaw set tight.


    Henry shook his head in no.


    "No we are Nicole''s. Salvatore''s are two houses away from here. You might havee to wrong address." Henry said and walked away without looking back.


    Zane sighed and turned back before walking back to the car. He thanked God thousand times for looking at the other names in the street while driving. He sat back in the car silently.


    "What did you talked to them?" She asked curiously. Zane smiled at her curiosity but immediately kept a normal face and said, "I asked whether they are Salvatore''s and he said no and said their correct address."


    Ashley looked at himpletely impressed. She opened her mobile and turned up the volume. "I ept that I hated her. I am angry on her. She humiliated us in the worst way possible running away at a young age where we couldn''t show our faces to society and cursed her a lot. We can still Punish her.


    I still will until I forget how people threw words on us and said that we are bad influence and bad parents that can''t control a girl. But I never wanted her to be dead but i wanted to face the shame that i felt. So, that she can know how hard it is to live this life." Henry said, his voice restrained.


    Ashley didn''t wanted to hear anything after that and locked her mobile.


    Tears rolled down her cheeks as she heard how tired her dad sounded. How weak and worried her dad spoke. It broke her heart. He was a very respected man in their society. Everyone used to look up at him like a great person. Being a famouswyer, everyone admired him for the way he fights for the right cause and when Ashley ran away, she took away their pride and respect from them.


    Something she never realised until she heard him. Zane looked at her concerned. His hands itched to hug her tightly and tell her that it will be fine. But he was still shocked how her mom indirectly said that she wants Ashley dead. He didn''t know what to even say to them. He couldn''t believe that a person who bore her kid for nine months in her womb could actually wish that.


    Ashley kept looking out of the window numb, tears flowing down her cheeks continuously.


    Zane looked away from their ce, unable to look her mother or her crying figure. He wanted to tell her even though, her parents doesn''t care about her... He care about her and he wanted to tell her how much he loves her but he has no idea how...


    He wanted to make her know that it''s not her fault that she ran away from the house but she did it because, she wanted to make a name for herself in the business industry. She wanted to try her hands on something that her family didn''t ever try. She wanted to do something for herself but her parents didn''t like it.


    On the other hands, The private investigator who takes pictures of Ashley''s parents today clicked Ashley and her car picture and sent to Sherin. She was done with operation and washed her hands and sat in her cabin. Grabbing her mobile, she opened the pictures and was shocked to look at Ashley''s pictures near their house.