42: YOU’RE ONLY HUMAN

MAXIMILIAN'S POV

"Where is she?" I yelled. It was almost 4pm and Meredith was not at the house. I should fire the guards, I told myself. I gave them strict instructions not to let her leave without my permission. Miss Dunbar had her usual unsettling smile plastered across her face while she watched me. “Did she say where she was going?” I asked the woman who was also getting on my last nerves. There was something very fishy about her. I made a mental note to ask my driver, U-Roy about her. It was he who recommended her to me.

"She said she was going out to run an errand, Master Max. It has been almost seven hours, and she's still not back yet."

"Thank you for the info. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to make a call."

Miss Dunbar bowed and excused herself to another room.

My fingers almost broke my phone as I typed the passcode to open it. I launched the phone app and dialled Meredith's number. I placed the phone at my ear and listened to the ringing on the other end of the line.