A desperate flight

In less than 30 minutes, Melanie and Caleb arrive at Kalinin’s house, and Melanie runs down from Caleb’s Rolls Royce into the house to start putting together her documents, forgetting that she didn’t ask Caleb to come into the house.

Melanie doesn’t inform her sister about what drove her to run home and start gathering her documents immediately, but Kalinin patiently waits for her sister to be done with what she is doing

Since she knows that if Melanie doesn’t finish up what she needs to do, she won’t tell her anything.

Since Caleb wasn’t invited into the house, he didn’t bother going inside, he just stayed outside to make a few calls. Firstly, he makes calls to arrange his jet and notifies his preferred pilot to be ready in 30 minutes to fly him to Pearl Coast.

Next, he puts a call through to Alistair to tell him about how his date went and also to tell him about the recent development.

It took a lot of cajoling for him to be able to guarantee that Alistair would oversee the commencement of the project with the Saint Clair”S because Alistair doesn’t like to be involved in making important decisions for the company even though they are business partners but he eventually agrees after Caleb promises him that he will get to use his yacht for a month if he handles everything properly.

“Alex showed up at Bistro Bliss, and I couldn’t reach Shirley so I suspect that Alex had her under duress for her to reveal my location and I need to find Shirley in Pearl Coast because if Alex does anything to her, I won’t be able to forgive myself” Once Melanie is done packing up, she describes everything that transpired her sister, leaving out the extraneous details.

“Have you booked your flight?”

“Do you need extra money to get on your journey?”

“Will you go along with my credit card?” Kalinin bombards Melanie with questions.

“No sis…I have enough money, moreso Caleb will be dropping me off at Pearl Coast with his private jet,” she informs her sister.

“He has a private jet?” Kalinin gapes and then Melanie immediately recalls that she left Caleb outside.

“I know that you want the full gist but I don’t even have the full gist yet so you will have to wait till I come back because I need to also get that gist from Caleb but… I have to go now” she tells Kali as she runs towards the door.

“I will be back before you know it, sis, I just need to make sure that Shirley is alright,” Melanie says as she goes back to hug her sister firmly, throwing her duffel bag on the floor.

“Be careful, Mel, and keep me posted.” Kali’s look remains troubled, but she is trying to be supportive of her sister's decision.

Melanie picks up her bag and joins Caleb outdoors. The cool twilight air greets her as she slips into the passenger seat of Caleb’s Rolls Royce.

“Ready?” Caleb asks, starting the engine and Melanie nods, her mind still on Shirley.

They continue their journey into the estate that Caleb stays in, and Caleb stops his car in front of a lovely mansion, tucked in a tranquil region.

“I’ll just grab my documents,” Caleb says as he gets out of the car and Melanie agrees, watching as He retreats into his house.

The break provides Melanie a minute to collect her thoughts. She checked her phone for any updates from Shirley, but there was nothing. After a moment, Caleb returns, his documents and his mini traveling in handbag and he slides back into the driver's seat.

"All set." He lets out, heaving a sigh of ecstasy.

“Where is our next stop?” Melanie inquires because she has never been on a private plane before, so she honestly doesn’t know what to anticipate.

“Our next stop will be my office building,”

"Why are we going to your office?" Melanie questions,

“If you stick around long enough, you will find out,” he says and Melanie casts him a skeptical glance before relaxing into the drive.

After driving for a while, they arrive at The Beats but Caleb keeps on moving before he stops in front of the office he poured her coffee the other night and he helps her get her duffel bag and his traveling bag out of the car.

“Why are you getting the bags out when it is not like we are traveling from here” Melanie mumbles but Caleb sends her a glare that sort of attests to the fact that they are traveling from there.

“Are you trying to tell me that this towering skyscraper has a rooftop heliport?” Melanie asks him dumfounded.

“You don’t just have a private jet, you have a heliport on your rooftop,” Melanie lets out, shocked and Caleb smiles.

"Convenience is key in my line of work." He answers her, winking at her.

“If becoming a club owner caters to all of your needs, then I need to sign out of being a beautician and just learn from you," she says to Caleb.

“I am not just a club owner, I have other businesses that I am doing” he clarifies.

“What other businesses do you do?” Melanie tosses the inquiry at him impatiently.

“If you stick around long enough, you will find out” He refuses to answer her as he brings her inside.

In no time, they reach the rooftop heliport where the sleek aircraft waits, its blades whirring to life. Caleb guides Melanie in, and they settle down as they soar up into the starry sky.