Husband you've abandoned me. Fine, I'll focus on raising my son - Chapter 262: An escape plan

Chapter 262: An escape plan

ANTHONY’S POV

As Marco and I played football I looked around for the window of the basement room.

It had been two days since I had been released from the weird punishment room int he basement. When I came out Marco told me that he had been in there many times before growing up.

There was an area where I found as we made our way to the house.

If I managed to finally find the window to the room I had been I would know which way I could go to try to escape.

“Any time you are rude to my father or say something you shouldn’t he’ll put you in that room,” he had told me.

Well Marco doesn’t realise I actually want to go back in that room. I put the rope in the toilet so that I could use it when I go back in there. The problem was how was I going to go back int there?

Another problem was that I needed help. I tried hooking the rope several times and never managed to reach it.

Maybe if I had someone help to lift me, like if Marco helped me that could work. But Marco was afraid of his father. I don’t know if he’d agree to hep me. But I knew he wasn’t happy with how things were. How could I convince him?

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The following day Marco and I were colouring in his room int he afternoon just after lunch. We were lying on the carpet in his room similar to the one at the previous mansion.

I looked at what Marco was colouring in front of me for a moment. I noticed his hair which had grown longer since I last saw him. Like his eyes, his real hair was a different colour

“Can I ask what was it like growing up here?” I asked him as we coloured in together. I was curious about Marco’s life before he and his mother moved into my father’s home.

“Well my mum and dad were teaching me how to behave and act when I pretended to be your brother and that your dad was my dad. They didn’t want me to make any mistakes…” he said as his voice grew quiet.

My eyes widened. He had to do training. I remembered how I always used to think Marco was so lucky that my father had chosen him to be his son. That his life was so perfect but he had been suffering too.

my mum and I stayed here with my dad all the time.

“You had another house? I asked in surprise.

“Yeah we had a another house in another city that’s nearby,” he said. “But we rarely visited it. Only to stay there for a few days and then we would come back here.”

I saw my uncle coming out of the area of the mansion where they had put that sleeping lady with the red hair.

He then stopped to talk with one of the bodyguards. I listened quietly trying to undertstand what. They were talking about. “She’s still unconscious which is good and tell the nurse to adjust her meds,” he said.

“…they found out about Edward?” I heard my uncle ask. “Good, let the scapegoat do what it’s supposed to do.”

“What if he speaks out and says something about the situation?” The bodyguard asked.

“Unless he wants any accidents to happen with his girl he will keep his mouth shut,” my uncle said. “Anyway, t’s time for me to go in and and do a little damage control. See how my brother is handling everything. The deadline is soon approaching.”

My eyes narrowed. I knew he was talking about my dad but I don’t know what he is planning to do.

My uncle then walked away and in my direction.

He saw me and stopped by me. “Anthony… what are you doing here?” He asked. “Looks like you still haven’t learned your lesson in the basement if you’re loitering and snooping around. Do you want to go back down there?”

Yes, I do actually. I wanted to say..

“Who’s that woman in that area?” I then asked curiously. I knew he wasn’t going to tell me and I probably shouldn’t be asking.

“Wouldn’t you like to know,” he said dismissively. “Now get away from here unless you want to get in trouble again ,” he said to me then grabbed my ear and pulled it hard as he pushed me forward away from the area.

“Ow!” I said as I rubbed my ear and moved away from him. I then ran back to where Marco was.

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The next two days we did the same routine we always did of playing games together. But I was tired now. I didn’t want to do this forever especially since I didn’t know what uncle was planning.

It was night time and we were in our bedroom getting ready for bed. I looked at Marco and decided I wanted to ask him about it. I already had a feeling I knew what his answer would be but I decided to try and ask any way. Better late than never especially since it felt like I had very little time left.

“Marco what do think of us going down to that punishment room together?” I started whilst walking towards his bed.

“What are you talking about?” he asked me in confusion.

“I found a window in the basement that we can use to escape the mansion. There won’t be any guards it will be just us. If they leave us in the for the night we just might have a way to escape.”

“Tony stop I’ve already told you many times now that my father will catch you,” he went on. “And the punishment will be worse than that room in the basement.”

“I know you’re scared of your dad but do you want to live like this forever?” I asked him. “We don’t even know if your father is really going to let me go. What if he doesn’t?”