Rey stood weakly. It all seemed like a joke to him, but it was reality. Amelia was gone and it was all his fault. Flora walked up to him. "Why did you let her hit you so bad? Look at the state of your face, why did you...""You stay out of this. Have you forgotten the rules so soon? Get your filthy hands off of me and get out! The deal is off." Rey stated, as he violently pushed Flora away."What do you mean the deal is off? I didn't even do anything, I was only trying to attend to your face like any human with a conscience would do. Isn't it supposed to be a one-week deal? It is barely even one hour yet and you are saying the deal is off, what are you talking about?" Flora questioned."I am well aware of everything I said, and now I have told you the deal is off, so it is. Get out!" He yelled at her trembling with rage. Flora frightfully picked up her bag and went out of the restaurant, wondering why Rey was so scared.Charlie went after her immediately to stop her."Flora?" He ca
Amelia finally arrived at Voltez Ventures. She remained in the car for a while as she was totally confused. After some minutes of contemplating, she finally got out of the car and went into the building.She pushed the door to her office open and walked into it weakly. Dana's eyes were glued to the screen of the computer in front of her."You're back already, how did it go?" She asked, with a grin and her gaze still affixed on the computer's screen.Amelia let her bag drop to the floor and she also crumbled against the door. Dana turned her eyes away from the screen to look at Amelia."Are you okay?" She asked as Amelia had folded up her knees and buried her head into it in tears. Dana got up from the chair and walked to meet Amelia.She tried to raise her head, but Amelia refused. Dana sat on the floor as well. She sat next to Amelia and began to pat her.Amelia finally looked up and Dana saw how puffy her eyes were."Oh my gosh! How long have you been crying?! My goodness. What the
The next day, Amelia woke up with a splitting headache. She curled up in bed for a while, trying to calm herself down but it didn't look like it was working as she started sweating instead.She sighed as she got off the bed. When she checked the time, she realized she was already late for work by two hours, so there was no need trying to force herself to go there. She had to call Dana."Hey Dana." "Hello, Amelia. How are you? Do you feel better now?" Dana's voice asked over the phone."No, I don't. And that is the reason why I am calling," Amelia started."What is going on? Are you fine? Do you need me to send help over?" Dana questioned, full of concern."No, you don't have to. Can you help me manage things over there? I do not think I will be able to make it." Amelia added."Oh! Sure, no problem. Just get enough rest okay? And try contacting the secretary as well to let her know about your health status." Dana advised.Amelia rolled her eyes. Did she really need to call the secret
The next day, Amelia drove into Voltez Ventures company exhausted. She had barely slept the previous night as she was packing up her things to leave the city. Dana was excited to see her when she walked in. "Hey, Dana." Amelia greeted."Hey, Amelia. It's good to see you today. You look.... different." Dana stated, with her gaze fixed on Amelia's hair."Yeah. I am not here to work today, I only came to let you know that I will be joining the travel research team for their two-week exercise." Amelia announced."Ohh..." Dana mumbled "I need a change of environment right now. Everything that has been happening is just so overwhelming, I think if I leave for at least two weeks, my brain will be able to function well. I need to clear my head." Amelia said."Oh, that sounds good. What happened to your hair? Did it grow longer overnight?" Dana questioned. She had barely even been listening to Amelia as she was more concerned about Amelia's new look."Oh, this?" Amelia asked, caressing the
"Hello, how may I help you ma'am?" Murphy asked, staring at the red-haired lady in front of him."I...um...Rey. Where is Rey?" Amelia muttered. Murphy raised a brow at her."Ma'am, if you are waiting for someone, then you should sit at a table. I do not know the names of the customers here so I have no idea who Rey is. You can try calling him, that would be better." Murphy said."No, he is not a customer. He works here. I have met him a couple of times here." Amelia tried to clarify with a desperate tone."Hello...this is my restaurant and I also do most of the work here," Murphy responded, wondering if Amelia was sane."No. I have never seen you here before, I....""Miss please, you are holding up the line. There are people behind you who want to get food." Murphy cut in.Amelia turned back to see a couple behind her, then she turned again to look at Murphy."Please listen to me. His name is Rey, he is tall and he has a broad chest. He has invited me over a couple of times, I have ne
Amelia's heart skipped a beat as she subconsciously moved backward. The masked man walked towards her, clutching a gun in his hands.Amelia moved backward towards her car in fright, the moment she felt she was close enough to the car, she turned to go into it when the door was slammed shut. Someone had just entered her car and locked it."Who are you and what do you want?" Amelia shrieked, with her voice laced with panic and her heart pounding against her ribcage."Here, if you want money I can give you everything I have on me, just let me go. I'm innocent, I have never hurt anyone." She said again. She threw her purse towards the masked man and it landed on his foot.He looked at it and looked back at her without attempting to pick it up. For some reason, he looked familiar but Amelia just couldn't put things together at that point.She hoped the owner of the restaurant would have noticed what was going on and would have called for help as there was no way she could do that herself.
The nurses on duty carried Amelia to the emergency unit, Rey immediately went after them but he was stopped."I'm sorry Mr, but you can't go in, this ward is for patients only." A nurse said, on noticing Rey."But, I can't leave her alone, I have to be with her." Rey argued."Hospital protocols sir, I'm sorry." The nurse stated as she drew the curtain.Rey stared at the blue curtains in front of him, then he sighed and walked backwards. Everything around gave him a sick feeling, the smell of disinfectants, the white walls, the over polite nurses and everything. He felt his head spinning and he had to go look for a place to sit. He wanted to get out of there but he couldn't, he couldn't leave his princess alone."The patient's blood pressure is high, how about her pulse rate?" The male doctor asked."It's quite low, doctor. Her respiratory rate is low as well." The nurse responded."Her temperature is high, should I give her the intra muscular injection to bring it down?" The nurse que
AMELIA'S CONDITION.Just as she walked past, Rey grabbed her by her arm, startling her. She immediately spun to face him."Is there a problem, Mr? " She questioned, trying her best to keep her cool."I need to know how she is faring, stable is not the word to use. Is she going to be fine?" Rey asked.Dr Alvarez's gaze softened a little. She glanced at his hand which was on her arm and he immediately withdrew his hand."Sorry about that." He apologized. "I'm sorry, but who are you?" Dr Alvarez asked, staring intently at Rey.Rey hesitated for a moment, then replied firmly, "It doesn't matter who I am. Please, just tell me how Amelia is doing.""Oh...her name is Amelia. I never went through her case note, but that's by the way. What is your relationship with her? Because, I'm afraid but, the hospital policy requires me to only discuss a patient's condition with immediate family members." Dr Alvarez explained.Rey felt a surge of frustration and desperation. He needed to know. Without t
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