Mr Brown staggered backwards. He looked at Rey again, giving him a deadly glare. Amelia stood behind Rey, holding his shirt tightly to protect herself from her father."Oh, this is what you want, Amelia? You want him to beat me up now, right?" Mr Brown fumed but Amelia didn't say anything.Mr Brown made a move to hit Rey again, but he had a change of plan immediately as he remembered Rey's phone call. He didn't know who Rey was so he couldn't afford to endanger himself."You cannot be around my daughter or my home, Rey. Earlier on, I gave you forty-eight hours to leave my house, but now I am taking that back." He started.Amelia stepped out a little to look at her father, hoping he retracted his words about firing Rey completely."You have twelve hours to leave. By 8 am tomorrow, you shouldn't be here anymore." Mr Brown stated in a tone of finality."Dad, please." Amelia pleaded again in a low tone.Mr Brown stomped out of the room, slamming the door behind him, almost pulling it out
Rey rolled on his bed till it was daylight. Just as he had told Amelia, he got up and picked up his things. He knew she would still be deep in sleep after everything that had happened the previous night.Amelia was exhausted when she slept. From the events of the day to the steamy sex she had with Rey. She woke up with her head banging. She was having a serious headache. Her brain soon adjusted to the environment and she realized it was daylight already. She hastily got down from her bed. She wanted to see Rey before he left. But as she got to the door and tried to open it, she realized it was locked. She had been locked inside the room.Without asking anyone, Amelia knew it was her father's doing. Little wonder Rey came to meet her through the balcony.Speaking of the balcony, she went there to see if she could try climbing down just like Rey had done but as she looked down from there, she gulped. It was just too high and she wasn't Rey. She sighed and went back to bed.Rey was ful
Chelsea caught the keys, she glanced at Mr. Brown strangely again before finally mounting the stairs and grateful that he didn't call her back for anything.She got to Amelia's bedroom and finally unlocked the door."Why the hell did you-" Amelia started when she noticed Chelsea was the one who unlocked the door."Hey, it's just me. Calm down." Chelsea said.Amelia didn't say anything, without warning, she ran towards the door to go outside. Chelsea quickly caught her by her waist."Let me go! Leave me alone!" Amelia struggled. But Chelsea dragged her back to the bed and quickly ran to close the door."Why did you do that?" Amelia questioned, her eyes tearing up again."Hey, why are you crying? I didn't even do anything." Chelsea responded."You just shut the door. I was going to leave. I wanna go find Rey! He can't just leave me here all alone." Amelia cried."No no no no Mellie, you have me. I am here. You are not alone." Chelsea said as she hugged Amelia."Why are you even here? Di
As Chelsea walked out of the house, she instantly brought out her phone to make a call to someone."Hey, Where are you?" She asked as soon as the call was connected from the other end."Hi baby, I just walked into a coffee shop for a bite. What's up?" The deep male voice asked."Umm- Can I see you?" Chelsea stuttered."I am always available when you need me, you don't need to ask this. I'll text you the address." He said."Great," Chelsea responded as she hung up the call. She kept the phone back in her pocket and walked towards the major road to get a taxi.Chelsea finally hailed a taxi and climbed into the backseat of the Toyota Camry. Just then, the address she was waiting for got sent to her. She immediately gave the driver the address of her destination.About ten minutes later, she was dropped off in front of a coffee shop, she paid the taxi driver and walked towards the main entrance, sneakily looking around to make sure no one had followed her. After making sure of that, she w
Amelia was bubbling with joy the next morning. She got up very early to make breakfast for her dad. The cook was surprised as Amelia rarely ever comes into the kitchen."I am making breakfast for my dad today. So please give me a minute, you can go catch up on some sleep or something." Amelia said. The cook only smiled at her and left.When Mr Brown got down to leave, Amelia quickly went to call him back."Hi, dad." She called, with a wide smile on her face.Mr Brown turned to look at her, surprised. He looked at his wristwatch to confirm the time."You're up... early." He stated."I knew you were going to say that. You can't just leave without eating breakfast." Amelia responded."I don't have time to eat dear." Mr Brown replied, adjusting his tie properly."But I made it." Amelia voiced, looking disappointed."You did?" "Yes!" She said, her eyes hopeful now."Then I guess I have all the time in the world." Mr Brown responded. He kept his briefcase on the couch and walked to the din
Chelsea returned to her house without eating the breakfast Max had prepared for both of them. She was sulking all through her remaining stay in the house and despite how many times Max asked, she insisted that she was okay.On getting home, she flung her bag to the couch in anger."I can't believe this! After everything I've done, he still has eyes on Amelia?" She yelled."This is ridiculous! I'll make sure Max pays for this, I swear it. I will set him up with Rey and Amelia, he probably needs some good beating from Rey to be able to notice me." She grumbled.She angrily picked up her phone and tried to look up the plate number of the car that had picked Rey up.After trying for some minutes, she couldn't get any results."Urgh!" She groaned in frustration. She ran her hands through her hair, scattering it in the process."What do I do now? Is there anyone who-" Her eyes suddenly lit up."-Alvin! Yes, Alvin. I think I still have his contact." She muttered. She checked her phone for h
Amelia lay on the bed, rolling from one end of it to the other. She had been waiting for Rey's text as he had promised to text her, but still he hadn't. He hadn't forgotten his promise to her right? Amelia hoped he hadn't forgotten about her.After waiting for an extra hour, Amelia decided to text him first."Hi Rey, I'm sorry I couldn't wait for you to text first, I kinda of became impatient. Hoping to hear from you soon. Love, Amelia." She dropped the phone and covered her head with the duvet hoping that when she opened it, Rey would have texted back. He probably forgot and her text was going to remind him.Just then, her phone chimed. She rushed out of the duvet to read Rey's text, but it was just an old friend texting her through her old phone. In her high anticipation, she had almost forgotten she had been using a different phone to text Rey. She couldn't wait any longer so she decided to call him.After calling multiple times without getting an answer, Amelia gave up. She switc
"What did you do that for?" He snapped."Alvin you fucked me! You said you were going to help me if I gave you my body! I gave you my body, Alvin! What do you mean by there was a blockade?" Chelsea fumed, glaring at him.Alvin let out a mocking laugh."Oh, now I fucked you huh? Stop acting like you didn't enjoy the sex. You were moaning my name a few minutes ago." He spat out.Chelsea's eyes widened on hearing that."Shut the fuck up, Alvin! You could have tried harder, but you chose not to because you wanted to have your way with me again, listen to me, if that is what you think, then it is not going to work." She stated."I already had my way with you. What else do I need to do with you? We've had sex five times in a space of two days and that is more than enough for me." He responded with a smirk on his face.Chelsea's eyes were tearing up again, she quickly used the hem of her shirt to wipe the test off before Alvin would notice it."You are a terrible person, Alvin. You only want
Rey sat next to Amelia, gently stroking her head and staring into space as he was lost in thoughts. The sound of his phone ringing dragged him out of his thoughts. He blinked twice before picking up the phone. He frowned slightly when he saw the caller ID. It was Julian.He sighed and stood up, then be walked out of the room. He was still being vigilant just in case Amelia woke up. He didn't want her to listen to his conversation with a person like Julian.Rey waited for Julian to call again and as soon as he did, he picked up the call."Hello Raymond. I almost thought you were avoiding me, it's been a while, why do....""What do you want, Julian?" Rey cut in."Uhh...is everything okay with you? Why do you sound so uptight? Did I do something that I am not aware of?" Julian asked confusedly."What do you want?" Rey questioned again."Well, I'm in town. I was hoping you could drop by for a drink or two at our usual spot." Julian responded and Rey chuckled softly."You must be delusiona
Chelsea leaned against the car's headrest as her father drove home. Neither of them were talking to each other. It was drizzling and Chelsea's gaze was fixed on the water splashes on the window. Soon, Chief Reynolds pulled up at the garage."Here we are." He said and without turning to look at Chelsea, he unlocked the door and got out of the car. Chelsea sighed and got out too. It was clear they were both disturbed by something. Chelsea didn't know what was wrong with her father, but he knew exactly what was going on with her.She went straight up to her bedroom where she exhaustedly fell on the bed and curled herself up without even taking off her shoes. Chief Reynolds walked into the master bedroom to see his wife on the bed."You're back." Lauren remarked with her eyes still glued to the TV screen.Chief Reynolds looked around the room, there were clothes strewn everywhere."Lauren, why is the whole place messed up? These are your clothes." He complained.Lauren rolled her eyes
Rey had dozed off on the couch in Amelia's private room. He had watched her through out the night and was finally getting some well deserved rest. A gentle but sudden knock on the door immediately sent his eyes flying open and he turned to look at the door. He had been very vigilant about who entered the room because of the two million dollars Grant on Amelia.He got up and walked to the door, then he opened it slowly and peeped through the small opening to see who it was.It was Dr Alvarez."Oh, it's just you, Doctor." Rey stated, relieved.Dr Alvarez only gave him a small smile, then she walked past him and straight to Amelia.Rey carefully locked the door and walked back to his initial position on the couch. Dr Alvarez donned a pair of gloves and a face mask, then she picked up a thermometer and placed it under Amelia's armpit.As it was reading, she turned to look at Rey. "How has she been so far?" She questioned, but Rey shook his head sadly and sighed."Well, still no improveme
Charlie's car was parked a few meters away from the hotel. The hotel was close to the beach. The beach he had kept Amelia's car was very close to the hotel so he had come to monitor it to know when the police would find it when he noticed them around there, but they weren't coming towards the beach, instead they were going to the hotel. He watched closely as he couldn't tell who they were there for. He was just about to peel his eyes away from them when he noticed Mr Brown. His brows creased. He wondered what he was doing there with the police. But he knew that whatever it is they were doing had something to do with Amelia.He immediately brought out his phone and dialled Rey. "Speak." Rey ordered as soon as the line connected."I am currently monitoring the car like you ordered, and I just saw Amelia's father and the police go into the hotel close to the beach." Charlie revealed."Are you sure about that? Are you sure he is her father?" Rey questioned."Yes I am hundred percent sur
Mr Brown walked towards the receptionist's desk to look at the name himself."That jerk. What the hell is he doing here?" He said in a low tone with his eyes darkened.Chief Reynolds looked confused."Who is Max Carter?" He inquired.Chelsea looked up at him with a slightly guilty expression."He..um..He is..." She stuttered."Max is Amelia's ex boyfriend. The one your daughter had an affair with." Mr Brown cut in and Chelsea looked away.Chief Reynolds lips curved into an O shape in realization."Oh wow. What a coincidence. Chelsea, care to explain how he is here right now?" He questioned."I have no idea dad. We stopped talking to each other." She said, straightforwardly. "The only person who can answer this is Max himself or perhaps Amelia because this isn't a mere coincidence. Stop looking at me like that. What happened between Max and I is all in the past and it was a mistake." She added."Chief, I couldn't find any Tesla in the garage. I asked the security guard and he confirmed
"Dad,is there a new update?" Chelsea questioned curiously as soon as her father arrived. Chief Reynolds sighed as he took off his jacket and threw it to the back seat."Well, apparently, Mr Brown has a tracker on his phone." He revealed and Chelsea's eyes narrowed."Yes! Yes he does! I remember! He once followed Amelia and I when we went to the arcade." She said, then she frowned. "But why didn't he use it all this while we've been searching for her?" She added."He said his head had been muddled up and he just didn't think of it then. Well, now he has remembered that, so we should make a good use of it." Chief Reynolds said and then he walked away,towards Mr Brown"Alright, is everything set?" He questioned."Yes, Chief." Mr Brown responded."Okay, can I see the tracker?" Chief Reynolds asked and Mr Brown handed his phone to him."Okay..." He mumbled as he stared at the phone, trying to track Amelia's car."From the look of things, she is still around this vicinity." Chief Reynolds
There were beads of sweat on Chelsea's forehead as she looked very exhausted."Dad, I can't hold up much longer. I am exhausted." She complained."You ate, didn't you?" Chief Reynolds questioned."This isn't about food. My legs are numb. I can barely move. I really don't think Amelia is in this dorm." She replied and Chief Reynolds let out a gentle laughter."You suggested this dorm thing, didn't you? Well, we have to finish what we started. We are checking every single room in each block. We still have five more blocks to go, so be more agile and fast, we do not have much time." He stated as he climbed up the stairs, while Chelsea could barely even lift up her legs to climb."Each block contains two hundred rooms and ten floors. It's so hard." Chelsea complained."Life isn't simple either." Chief Reynolds remarked."Dad, why don't we just use the elevator? It is faster and less stressful." She suggested."I knew there was an elevator before I said we use the stairs, only lazy people
Chelsea stomped to the front of the station. She took out her phone and booked a ride to the dorm, silently regretting not owning a car yet and biting her lips as she waited for the ride to arrive. As soon as the car came, she matched forward towards it and in the process of trying to get in, she stomped her foot on the edge of the car."Ouch! Stupid car!" She hissed in pain."Are you okay ma'am?" The driver asked, filled with concern, but instead he got a glare from Chelsea in response."It is none of your business. Just drive!" She snapped at him.The driver didn't say anything else, he simply started the car and drove off towards the dorm, while Chelsea occasionally touched her sore foot, trying to nurse it."Ma'am, are you sure you are okay? We could stop at a clinic so you could have your foot checked." The driver suggested and Chelsea scoffed."Are you hard of hearing? Or don't you know what mind your own business mean? Aha..hold on. You just spoke about my foot which means you
They had only driven for a few minutes when Chief Reynolds got a call from his walkie talkie. "Chief, the commissioner has asked to see you concerning the life spotting machine. It's really urgent, I suggest you come immediately." The voice said."Alright, I'll be on my way, thank you." Chief Reynolds said. He turned the car and began to drive back to the station."Dad, that is not the way to the dorm." Chelsea remarked."I'm aware of that. I'm the one driving." Chief Reynolds responded."Where are we going?" Chelsea asked."Back to the station. The commissioner has asked to see me." He calmly responded.Chelsea gulped, her eyes moving from her father to the road and back to him again. She felt her father going back to the station instead of just heading for the dorm didn't make any sense, but she couldn't question his decisions.They soon arrived at the station. It was even busier than it had been when they came earlier. Literally everyone was greeting Chief Reynolds, which made Che