A short silence stormed in. Raymond didn't look like he was going to tell her anything.“What do I need to do to calm you down?” Isabella asked, breaking the silence.“I am hungry.” He answered and stared into space.“Let's eat together. I will consider it as a gift.” He added, looking more serious than ever.Isabella's eyes shot a shocking glance at him.Did she just hear him say gift? If eating with him is a gift, what then would he call what had just transpired between them?“We can share the leftovers from what Linda prepared earlier.” Isa suggested but she saw him making a scowl.“I only want food made by you.” He responded, avoiding her gaze.“You’re such a jerk!” She cursed under her breath, crawling out from the bed. She walked straight to the passage leading to the kitchen.Time wasn't on her side. Earlier, she did a quick check and calculated the time it could take for her to prepare the simplest meal.She has chosen the noodle with one of the simplest recipes. She has to wr
In a matter of seconds, the noises slash arguments died down. Everything normalized except from Isa's perturbed face, swimming in absolute curiosity while her ears stood erect like antennas.She was staring at him with every gusto in her, wishing that he doesn't divert to another talk. She was desperate to hear everything once and for all. She racked her brain, searching for traces of any other flower that she might not have recalled or any other flower different from the ones she had seen at Bennett's mansion but nothing was coming forth.“The guys I sent to tail your Mom came back to me with a sample of a foxglove plant.” Raymond said, hesitant. Like though he wasn't sure of his own words.How on earth would someone have such a poisonous and deadly plant in a home? What would they call it? A poisonous plant or a decorative thing?Isa appeared more perplexed than he was. He noticed her flustered face and took out his phone to show her the proof.He thought of many things at that mome
She hastily rose and began to walk briskly to the door.Raymond just watched her as she vanished out of sight. He couldn't stop her. She was the only person that could help get the ideal evidence that would be used against Mrs Rhoda Bennett since they couldn't get a warrant to search Bennett's mansion.Everyone seemed to be on Mrs Rhoda Bennett's side. All the complaints being filed into the law firm were opposed in favor of the Bennett's.Why were they finding it so difficult to approve the complaints and grant a warrant? Could it be that they are been silent in order to protect the image of Mr Bennett's family and company?Just then, he recalled that it might be difficult for her to see a cab since the mansion was located along the seashore. He went straight to where his car was parked and jogged in. He turned on the ignition and barely drove up to three minutes before he sighted her.“Hey, hop in.” He said to Isa and wind down the car window. Isa wasn't paying attention to him. A
Meanwhile, Evelyn got a call. She heard a muscular voice at the other end of the phone, asking to meet up with her urgently.She was lying on Douglas's chest, on top of one of the cushions mapped out in a hidden corner of his office. When she first picked up the call, she looked into Douglas's face. She wanted to confirm if he had dozed off. He has been quiet for some minutes and she wondered what he was thinking about.She became hesitant as she noticed it was an unknown number but she still went ahead to press the accept button.She wasn't scared of anything as long as she was in his arms.Placing the phone close to her ear, she heard a muscular voice. She pursed her lips for some minutes and shot another glance at him. He was fully awake, studying her face as she placed the phone close to her ear.She knew he must have heard the muscular voice as well. She made a hidden smirk. Probably, she could use this opportunity to know how jealous he could be.She bit her lips before exchang
She stops between Mr Bennett's room and the door leading to the rooftop. She was lost on which way to go first.She missed him and desperately needed to see him but on a second thought, she needed to look for evidence. She needed to find something that had her Mom's prints on it as a proof.At that moment, she felt like she was in the middle of a deep sea where her hat fell into the sea. She didn't know what to save first.Her or her hat? Assuming her hat was a precious gift from someone precious.Of course, she was going to save the hat and herself. If she saved only herself, she might live to regret it.She glanced at her wrist watch again and scurried towards the door leading to the rooftop but something was amiss.The door leading to the rooftop was locked.How could she find the key leading to the rooftop? Could that be a sign, warning her to back off already before she would get caught?She could hear her instincts telling her not to back off. She could hear a tiny voice assurin
She stared at her Dad. He appeared so pale with bones all popping out from his skin.She was trying her best to hold back her tears. She felt her instincts blaming her for his condition.If she hadn't fallen gullibly to her Mom's words, she wouldn't have gotten married to Douglas.She was so confused at that moment. She didn't know exactly how to lay the accusations on her Mom. It would be a bit hard since she hasn't been living in the Mansion for some years.But she was still full of conviction. She was sure that Mrs Rhoda Bennett had a hand in her father's critical condition.If not, why would she watch her husband get bedridden? Why wouldn't she allow him to get administered to the hospital? Why is she quiet about his critical condition?Couldn't she have noticed that he is dying everyday that went by and he was drastically going blind? Why was she doing nothing about his condition?Isa's hiccups became audible.Her father's look was traumatizing. It was just so unbelievable in her
“Someone found the plant?” Mrs Rhoda Bennett asked, furrowing her brows.“Yes mom. I was so scared. He even told me that you broke down in the process.” Evelyn responded, scrutinizing her Mom's body.Mrs Rhoda Bennett was as confused as ever.“Who exactly told you all this?” She asked, pinning herself down on a nearby chair.Evelyn rolled her eyes, thinking of how to go about the explanation. She could barely recall Mr unknown's baritone voice but couldn't imagine what he looked like.“He said that he is your personal assistant.”“What? And you believed him?” Mrs Rhoda Bennett asked with a scowl.Evelyn's eyes were swimming in curiosity.How would she have known that Mr unknown was lying to her? He had this convincing aura that seemed to possess her through the phone and besides everything he said was the truth.How could she have known that she hadn't employed a male personal assistant when she hasn't slept in the Mansion for weeks?“You should have called for confirmation.” Mrs Rhod
“Why haven't you reported me yet to the corps or sued me to court?” Evelyn bit her lips in bitterness as she watched her Mom making a smirk out of each word she spouted out. “Oh, I understand. You might have possibly sued me but needed some evidence to prove me guilty.” Mrs Rhoda Bennett said between short scoffs. She retracted her hands which were tucked behind her back.The long, black gloves which stopped at her ankle came into view.Formerly, she would take off everything in the bathroom on the rooftop after watering the plants and change back to her normal clothes.But for a few days, something about Evelyn felt suspicious.She guessed that Evelyn had made research of what the plant was about and thought there was nothing to hide anymore. “Now you have all the evidence you need. C'mon, you can take a picture of me on this and give it to the reporters. This is enough evidence.” There were hints of mockery in her voice.“Mom, please stop all this.” Evelyn shrieked, the veins aro
Raymond shot a glance at the taxi's speedometer. It was at its highest but the car wasn't running as fast as he had expected.He urged the driver to drive faster as he could sense danger from afar. Not too far away. The nearer the black Honda came, the deeper he could feel the danger.Suddenly, the black honda pulled itself into the same level with the taxi. He saw four men putting on black masks. They were unrecognizable except from the tiny holes around their eyes which permitted them to see through and the tiny hole below their nostrils which allowed the passage of air.At this point, Raymond knew that he was in very big trouble. He could see a long pistol hanging across each man's chest and he saw a burning rage flaming in each of their eyeballs.He thought of nothing else but Isabella. How she was doing, what she might be doing at the moment or what could be going on through her thoughts. He recalled how she pleaded with him not to leave and how she told him it was dangerous outs
Isabella muttered one last prayer before she shifted the laptop to herself to input the password.Sure, she wouldn't let him see the password because she couldn't trust anybody.She added more energy to hasten whatsoever she was doing. She wasn't sure who the suspect was.It could be the chairman but she hoped it shouldn't be him.On her first try, she unlocked the company's shares. She threw a galbce at the chairman who widened his eyes in shock.“How did you manage to know this?” The chairman suddenly asked in amazement.Isa just made a smirk.“Chairman, you forget things so easily. You must have forgotten that I was the same person that built this company to the top ten. Who do you think created the password to the company's shares?” She asked, making another cold smirk.The chairman took a deep breath and laughed.He couldn't possibly believe what she just said.“How is that possible. I thought Douglas was a smart man. Why didn't he change the password to the company's shares, kno
As soon as they got inside the upper room, the system operators began to tremble on seeing the police men.The manager had to assure them that they weren't here to get them arrested.“All I need is your cooperation and nothing more.” The inspector mumbled to them to put their hearts at ease.He knew what they were scared of. Of course, they were young, vibrant guys and they might probably be involved in cyber crimes or internet fraud but he wasn't interested in any of that.The only thing he set his mind to do is to dig out who the culprit is.“Replay the clips, starting from this morning.” He said, narrowing his eyes.They turned on the TV that was connected to the cameras at the morgue attendant's room.The inspector watched the TV with every gusto in him. His eyes widened in shock as he saw Isa and Raymond walk inside the office.He maintained his steeze as they watched the TV from the moment the duo walked in to the moment the uniformed able bodied men left the morgue with the mor
In the middle of their interaction, a call came in from the Federal Government. One of the ladies picked up the call and pressed the loud speaker button for everyone to hear what they had to say to each other.At this point, the case was resting in the hollow palms of the citizens. They were disappointed in the federal government for what happened.The individual who communicated with them wasn't specifically the federal government but an arm and messenger from the federal government.“This message is coming directly from the Federal government. I am here to tell you all that you have falsely been accusing them for what they know nothing about.” The baritone voice began from the other end and paused halfway to catch a breath.An unusual deafening silence drifted in. It was so quiet that if a pin was thrown on the floor, the sound would be heard clearly.“They have heard all your complaints and have decided to find the suspects behind the death of the morgue attendant and the patholog
As the cool evening wrapped closer, the police station became crowded as officers trotted out from the inspector general's office.They were all coming from the inspector general's office. He called them after the news reported the death of the lady.Actually, the police station branch where Mrs Rhoda Bennett was arrested had nothing to do with the case of the dead lady but the inspector general took it upon himself to investigate the case.He called the inspector general of that branch and requested that the case be transferred to his own branch.And yes was his answer because they were once good friends.The inspector general called his officers afterwards and commanded them to go and fetch any evidence that could be linked to the death of the lady.“Go out there. Do whatever you have to do to fetch me the cause of the lady's death.” He had said when he was addressing the officers. They were all lined up like soldiers ready for war. Their faces were staring into the empty space whil
Isa was still curled up like a baby in the duvet when her phone began to ring. She became so scared and wondered who it might be.She alighted from the bed and grabbed the phone from the top of the drawer. She glanced at her phone screen and saw that it was the chairman. She was supposed to meet up with him after getting the autopsy results but the car crash accident became a big barrier.Since then, she hasn't gotten the opportunity to reschedule their meeting and now he is calling her phone.She didn't know what to do; whether to pick up the call and tell him that a lot of things went wrong from the time they were meant to meet or give him a run down of the trouble they were in which got them into another city.On a second thought, she restrained herself. She couldn't possibly trust anyone, not when they couldn't wrap their hands around who the suspect might be.She allowed the phone to ring for some minutes, thinking of the right words to utter to him.She desperately needed to se
She shut her eyes, allowing her memory to dance in the ecstasy of his kiss.He began to suck her mouth slowly, sliding his tongue into every corner of her mouth. He almost choked her to death.He kept on sliding in as if he was searching for something precious to him.Suddenly, he paused and looked into her eyes. She reciprocated with an alluring smile and licked her lips.At that moment, she felt safe and satisfied with him and wished there would be a way for her to repay him for all that he has done for her.Staring into her face, his eyes slowly traveled to the nape of her neck. He felt like sucking the hell out of her lith skin.The manner in which she stared at him showed that she was longing for more of his kisses but what he felt at that moment was more than a kiss.He wished she was his already so he could toss her into his arms and deal with her in the measure he longed for.“Why are you staring at me like that?” He whispered to her.She became quite flustered at his words. H
How would she make this lady understand that she is on the run? And that she can't trust anyone at the moment.“Hey, pretty…don't act like you don't like what I'm offering you.” The lady said sarcastically, tugging at Isabella's blouse.Isa became alert and looked up at the lady. Why did she tug at her in that manner? Is it mandatory to accept her nasty offers?Something about her made her feel so uncomfortable. She threw a gaze towards Raymond but he was still focused on filling the form.The moment he lifted his head and saw the lady on the black blazers, he screamed Isabella's name.“Run.” He shouted with the top of his voice, looking through a crowd that suddenly appeared from nowhere.Perhaps, it was time to board the plane.Isabella sprang up from the bench and began to run, forcing herself through the crowd.She was panting like never before. There was nothing else on her mind other than to get hold of Raymond's hands.She managed to tilt her neck backwards as she caught a gli
He suddenly pulled the car to the side of the road. Everything seemed like a dream to him. It's barely ten minutes since they drove out of the morgue and barely fifteen minutes since those uniformed men took the pathologist and the morgue attendant away.How possible could it be that they were both found dead? Actually the Airlines news station doesn't give fake information.“The pathologist and the morgue attendant are both dead?” Isa asked, perplexed.“How could that be possible?” He replied with scrutiny on his face.A while ago, three uniformed men who claimed to come from the Federal Government came and cuffed them out of the morgue.According to the news, their death didn't result from any form of car accident.Which only means one thing. Those men were sent to kill the pathologist and the morgue attendant.But why? Raymond shaked his head vehemently as a series of thoughts stormed into his head.If those men truly came from the Federal Government, they would kill only the path