Chapter 115 - Being told Reality (2)

December 29, Military Hospital, Military Base, City K

As he hung up the phone, making sure that the jamming device was still on, Matthew turned towards Lexi. One look at her face, he could see the anger and all the other emotions she was displaying, and they told him everything he needed to know. She was angry with him. No scratch that, as he recalled what some of the Australia SAS soldiers, he had done some training with, would say she was p*ssed off with him.

Those SAS soldiers were some of the best he had ever dealt with and learned things from, one thing he realised within minutes of meeting them was that what almost every other special forces group had told him about them having a way with words, was true. Most of their phrases needed interpretation, but this one summed up Lexi's attitude. It was more than being angry and annoyed with him, and if looks could kill he would be dead.

Quietly and calmly, as he sat down in the chair beside her, Matthew said "Lexi…"

Yelling, Lexi responded "Matthew Rong, do not tell me to calm down, I have every reason to be angry with you and your manipulations. You are a damn liar and dragged me into your lies while throwing your weight around with the medical staff for no reason. They did not deserve your abuse, and let me make this absolutely clear to you, I am not your wife, and I am ready to leave hospital even if it means I do so against medical advice. Chester and Phillip will do the right thin when they arrive and take me home, away from here and more importantly away from you."

Hearing Lexi speak, while he could understand her determination there was no way she would be leaving here, Matthew shook his head.

Seeing Matthew shaking his head, Lexi spat out "Do not shake your head at me you b*stard."

"Lexi please calm down, this is a hospital where there are people who do need rest. But let me tell you, you need to listen to me and understand what I am going to tell you before Chester and Phillip arrive."

"Nothing can explain what you have done. It is all your fault that this happened. You dragged me into your world, and why would I now have anything to do with the military."

Now starting to feel angry at Lexi, Matthew with some anger in his voice "Lexi you need to understand some things. I have not clarified the investigation, but only a few people knew I had arrived here in town on 26 December, and that circle only expanded slightly on 27 December, during the day within military circles and then to our friends and family that night. We were stopped, in a coordinated action on 27 December. It would be difficult for anyone to take such action targeting me so well in such a short time frame."

"Well what would they want with me? I am no-one."

"Lexi you forget that you are the Jax Corp Heiress, and while I have little details, I know your son was kidnapped a few months ago. He returned home safely so I suspect a ransom was paid…"

"So, what if one was paid, that means nothing."

"It made people realise your family would pay the money, and therefore you were targeted for the same reason."

Lexi was angry about Matthew talking about her family like that "Phillip was also in on that decision, so if you want to blame my family you are blaming your family as well."

"Lexi we are getting nowhere arguing on that. We need to talk before Phillip and Chester arrive."

"As long as you tell the truth."

While he wanted to bite back at Lexi, Matthew knew that this would take him nowhere. Sighing, Matthew said "Lexi, please listen. You know the the marriage and relationship laws have recently changed. Those changes made Chester and Phillip's relationship legal and if they marry overseas will see that marriage recognised here, despite not being able to marry here."

"Yes, that law has been a long time coming."

"I agree with you, but it also made a number of other changes to the laws regarding marriage. It formalised the processes for marriages in remote areas, that allowed a religious ceremony before registration with a visiting government official, clarified confusion with respect to certain marriage and dealt with marriages of military personnel. The latter has different levels, but for you and I the relevant portion deals with marriages of senior military personnel."

"I remember Phillip telling me something about all of it after his discussions with President Dong a few weeks ago. The President was elated about the changes regarding same s.e.x relationsh.i.p.s in the law, but Phillip was also interested in military marriages, I suppose due to you still serving. He said for General in the Army and the equivalent in the Navy and Air force the law changed dramatically but drew for all lower ranks it in line with marriages in remote areas." Lexi paused and spat out "You can forget about a government official formalising that sham of a marriage as I will not agree. There is no way that I want to be married to you."

"That is correct for all lower ranks of officers, and for enlisted the change was slightly different. But do you recall what he said about Army Generals and the like?"

"Why would I have paid attention to that. I only listened as Phillip was interested as he could see the change for all other officers applying to you, if you decided to have a military marriage rather than a civilian marriage."

"Lexi, that does not apply to me. While it has not been publicised, I have been promoted to General, therefore the law as it changed to applies to us."

"What!" responded Lexi, shocked that Matthew was not who she thought.

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