The Devil's Sweetheart

Once the door was closed shut, Margaret demanded an explanation. Her son would not get into fights until a person touched his bottom line. Hearing the accusations from a random woman surprised Margaret. 

''Well, mom.'' Francis sighed. He had no choice but to explain the incident that happened between him and Ruth. 

''She dared to harm our Heather?'' Margaret was shaking in anger. ''Does Heather knows?''

''No,'' Francis said. ''She is already traumatized by recent events. I don't want her to panic by talking about it.''

''Poor my Heather.'' Cried Margaret in sorrow. ''Keep an eye on that woman, son. Her threats are a bad omen of things to come.''

''Don't worry, Mother,'' Francis said. ''She is not a considered threat at all. Her words traveled out of anger.''

''The real truth comes out when people are angry.'' Margaret sighed. ''Anyway, you are not going to lose anything by keeping an eye on her.''

Francis nodded. Heather is enjoying her holidays with Evelyn after the long exams. He doesn't want to disturb her peace telling about the deeds done by this psycho woman.

Days turned into months. Timely, Francis would receive reports of Ruth from the spies he has put around her. Nothing great was happening from her end. Ruth stayed with her husband and resumed her studies as well. Her relationship with her husband was not in talking terms, but she neither made a fuss about it. Francis doesn't know when Ruth noticed the spies, but one day she suddenly appeared in front of his home and made a ruckus. Not that he cared. As usual, her brother stepped in to clear the mess he created.

Two years later, Francis heard Ruth gave birth to a boy. At the same time, her husband Juan Lennox's small business went down. So, with the continuous threats from the loan sharks, he fled away to Mexico, his mother's hometown. He dragged his family along with him.

Ruth started working as a doctor in a hospital while Juan fed on Ruth's income. He did nothing except for eating, drinking, and toying with women.

After Heather gave birth to Leena, Francis posed tight security around her, scared that Ruth would harm baby Leena.

Years later, Francis heard Ruth's house burned in the fire, and the family of three died in the fire accident. Francis visited Mexico on the same day to confirm his suspicion, and indeed the Police confirmed that Ruth, her husband, and the boy died in the accident.

Flashback ends...

Devin stared at Francis in silence. The backstory was a little hard to digest.

''The truth is she died in the fire.'' Francis stared at Enzo, his expression unreadable. ''How sure are you that she is alive.''

''How sure are you that she died in the fire?'' Enzo questioned back.

''Police confirmed the three dead bodies. Isn't it enough?'' Francis asked.

''Francis, I know it's hard to accept. But you have to believe me when I say Ruth didnot die. Don't you think your brother Calvin's accidental death, Heather's accident a coincidence? I feel it's all done by Ruth. She thinks her son died in the fire, and it's all planned by you in_''

''I have no hand in it!'' Francis's voice raised hysterically. He will never stoop so low to kill a family. Ruth didnot bother him or Heather. He has no reason to target that psycho woman.

''I know,'' Enzo stressed. ''But it all started because of you, and you have been keeping an eye on her ever since she married. So, Ruth thinks it's all planned by you. I am here to help you before she makes another attack on Heather or her daughter.'' Enzo explained.

''How did her son end up in your family?'' Francis asked, irritated. Mother and son are the psychos torturing his family. 

''It's all my family's fate,'' Enzo muttered. ''Enger saved my brother Philip once a local gang chased after him for money. As a token of gratitude, he adopted the boy as he doesn't have a family. Picking up fights with thugs and beating kids has become a part of Enger's daily routine. The boy brought nothing except trouble to us. So, my brother sent him to an orphanage.''

''But my brother's daughter Winter was very fond of him. She threw tantrums crying after Enger, not eating the food for days. So, we have to bring him home reluctantly. All of a sudden, Enger turned to be good. He stopped picking fights and attended school without any complaints. But something of that boy felt off to me. Without telling us, he would disappear, and the next day, he would be back again.''

''At the same time, I moved to Russia with my wife and my child. So, I didnot concentrate on Enger's activities. Years later, my brother turned ill, and I was accused of my wife's murder. With no one to rely on, Philip handed Winter's responsibility to Enger before he died.''

''Although I was away from my home, I kept an eye on Winter and my daughter. Things started to change after Enger married Winter, and_''

''Enger married Winter?'' Devin interrupted Enzo in the middle. If he married Winter, why is he behind Leena?

''Yes.'' Enzo stiffly nodded. He didnot go further into the details. He promised his daughter not to tell the truth about Enger and Winter's marriage to anyone. Before Devin would shoot him questions, Enzo went back to the topic.

''Lately, I learned he is going to Mexico in search of someone, and the person is his mother.''

''If it is not Enger and Ruth, who are the two people died along with Ruth's husband on that night?'' Francis asked.

''I will tell you.'' The short man standing next to Enzo spoke up. All the eyes turned to him.