Meanwhile, Tim and Richard had planned to put enmity between Ambrose and the driver. Therefore, they agreed to call the bus driver when they were certain that he would be alone. He walked into the parlor, too, and waited for the team to join him. After he changed into his casual clothes, he joined him in the parlor.“I think he has left the hotel, Boss.”“You are right. You can call him,” Tim approved and sat down.He dialed his number immediately while Tim waited for it to connect. After the second ring, the driver picked up the call.“Hello, Maj. Richard. I am delighted to hear from you.”“Thank you, driver. How was your day?”“My day was fine. How about yours?”“Fine. Thank you for asking. Permit me to ask, why were you delayed in the morning?”“The same people who blocked us some months ago repeated the same thing this morning.”“I see. Do you know them?”“Not at all.”“Has Ambrose paid you all that he owed you?”“No. He kept saying that I should exercise patience. I'm already tir
“This way,” Richard instructed and directed the men to the bus.Nevertheless, Ambrose's men were relieved to hear a familiar voice that they termed as that of a friend.“Okay, Major,” they answered him and headed towards the bus.The driver and the two soldiers were awestruck but he opened the door for them. They lay him on the double seat and pulled off his shoes.“Get into the bus. All of you,” he ordered and they obeyed.Likewise, he joined the despondent Tim in the car and he asked at once, “What is the situation?”“He is still breathing,” he answered and Tim was elated.“Okay. The closest hospital is the company's clinic. Let's hurry.”He was already turning when he was saying that. He moved immediately, and the bus driver followed him, leaving the befuddled staff members of the hotel open-mouthed.Not quite long, they were at the clinic. Within a jiffy, Ambrose was admitted to the Intensive Treatment Unit while Tim waited in the car. His men, who had grown lean, waited in the bu
Without waiting for their responses, he walked on to Laura, who was still cursing and threatening Dr. Robinson and informed her, “Capt. Bolton wants you out of the complex immediately.”“Why? When did he say that?”“I will not hesitate to rough handle you like a criminal if you don't compromise.”“Did you hear that?” Jerry faced her, inquired and she mellowed down.“Move,” the Corporal shouted.She picked up her purse while Barbara giggled and watched her being led out.“Why is she like this?” She mumbled and went back to work.At The GateIndeed, the public had cooked for Laura, and no one knew whether she could finish it. Col. Simpson drove her to the gate and stopped. He was surprised to see a sea of pressmen in front of the complex. He got out at once and ordered, “Come out and leave immediately.”She would have done that without hesitation if she had not seen the pressmen.“Huh! How will I pass?” She asked the Corporal.He walked briskly to her door and opened it angrily.“Get o
At The FieldTim and Richard returned to the field and parked at their usual parking spot. He looked at his time and it was a few hours to the close of work.“Kindly call Valentine,” he requested.“Okay,” he said and dialed his number.He picked up the call and he gave him the message. While they were waiting for him to come, Tim called George and he picked up the call at once. He updated him with the mobile house and concluded with, “You can inform the Maintenance Manager to furnish the rooms. I want them to move in tomorrow.”“I got it, Boss.”“Good,” he said and cut the call.Now, Valentine was walking briskly to them and Richard complimented him, “He likes the job.”“You are right. And he is not pretending about it.”Before Richard could respond, Valentine announced, “I am here, Major.”“Yes. You will give your staff their offer letters,” he said and handed the offer letters to him. He collected them with zest and appreciated him, “Okay, Major. Thank you for believing in me. I wi
“Good afternoon, President. Good afternoon managers,” Valentine greeted them nervously when he arrived.“Good afternoon, Supervisor,” George responded and he fidgeted.The others responded and the General Manager tried to help him to be stable by complimenting him, “You are doing well, Valentine. Keep it up.”On hearing his name, his face brightened up. He was glad that he was familiar with it, not knowing that he just signed his offer letter two days ago.“Thank you for the compliment, Capt. Bolton.”“We don't have much time. Take us to the apartments,” George who knew why he came, requested.“I got it, President,” he answered and led the way.They were happy to see the apartment and Capt. Sawyer realized that there was work for him.“When will they move in?” He asked.Without a second thought, the Accountant answered, “Immediately. Bringing them from the suburb and taking them back is expensive.”“We are aware. Over to you, Capt. Sawyer?” The General Manager said and George was glad
Reuben saw him running towards him and wondered what happened.“The boss said you should lend him your pen and paper.”“What is he writing?” He asked before he got the writing materials.“He wished to write something with them,” he explained.“Take. I will go with you,” he gave them to him and he moved.Reuben followed him but he got to the estate before him.“I have brought them, Boss,” he said to Valentine and handed the writing materials to him.“Thank you, for the help,” he said and faced everyone.“We have thirty apartments and we are thirty. I will …”“Are we included?” One of the foreigners asked him.Now, Reuben had joined them and Valentine answered, “Yes. Are you not one of us?” He asked him.“Pardon my misjudgment,” he pleaded and looked at his colleagues, who were as surprised as he was.Nevertheless, Valentine wrote one to thirty under their watchful eyes and folded the papers. Afterward, he shuffled and poured them on the floor.“Let us pick,” he instructed them.“You ar
After the greetings, he sat down and said, “Maj. Richard said that Valentine called him.”“What for?” Tim asked anxiously.“He said the foreigners were afraid to return to the hotel because they may be harassed.”“Ha! This is serious.”“Yes, Boss. He said they preferred to sleep on the floor of the mobile house.”“No. It has not come to that. What did you tell him?”“I advised him to ask him to take them to the Dome.”“The Dome? You would have talked to the manager of the hotel to accommodate them. It is just for the night.”“I thought as much but the trauma of their boss attempting to kill himself may demoralize them.”“It is all right.”“Concerning the Secretary, I think …?”“We will talk about it later,” Tim intervened and stopped him from going further.“I got it, Boss.”At The ClinicMichael swallowed hard and looked at Ambrose. Suddenly, the door opened and he was shocked. The drive to Rakaia relieved the foreigners and Valentine was happy. Meanwhile, he had sent a message to R
At The President's OfficeTim disagreed with George to sack her when he presented the matter to him the previous night and he did not argue with him. He was monitoring the progress of work at the steel mill when Capt. Abram walked in. After the salutations, he sat down and explained, “Mr. Kennedy wishes to order more precious stones. Do we have any available?”“That is a good one. I will find out from the supervisor.”“It is all right. I will give him the feedback before lunch.”“That is okay.” At RakaiaThe offer letters gave the workers a sense of belonging. Their satisfaction bled into their actions that morning because they arrived earlier than usual. They were waiting under the juniper tree as usual while Peter and his likes were planning how to attack them and ruin their joy. On Richard's arrangement, Valentine and his team arrived with two trucks. They looked at them in confusion but greeted them all the same, “Good morning, Supervisor. Good morning, driver.” “Good morning
At The Complex Laura got up and walked to the door like a bulldog. The Corporal and warden gave way for her or she would have pounced on them. With that, she increased her offenses, and Jerry cashed in and whipped her legs with the horsewhip."Repeat after me, Miss Dickson. Say I will not disturb the peace of the complex again," he requested while flogging her."I will never disturb .... Hey!" She stopped and shrieked in pain.Jerry continued to flog her, and she continued to cry and repeat after him."Run for your life before I kill you. Silly girl," he shouted at her and she obeyed. George was happy to see her running out of the cell like a little mouse frightened out of the Queen's chair.She continued running towards the reception when Jerry joined George in the car and he turned on his ignition."Good job, Sergeant," he said and drove off.Nevertheless, she got to the lobby, and the new security team was surprised to see her running like a thief."What! What are you doing here?
He would have called Cpl. Simpson, who was on night duty, to release her, but it would not give him the satisfaction he wanted. Shortly after, he stormed out of his room, got the car keys from the hangar, and walked to the garage. His car alerted Collins and Jerry the moment he turned on his ignition. They walked out of the boys quarters and focused on him."We are going to the complex. Hop in if you are ready," he informed them.They were troubled and did not want to keep him longer than necessary. Jerry was on his khaki pants and camouflage shirt. Collins was putting on the same shirts upon knickers and was not comfortable with it."I will change to trousers," he said and walked away.Jerry got into the front seat, looked at George's sad face, and inquired, "I hope there's no problem?""The boss said we should release that wrench in the guard room.""Ha! You can ask the Corporal to release her," he advised him."I would have done that not until I lay my hands on her, and she would r
He furrowed his brow when he saw her in the kitchen preparing her dinner."Why doesn't she live in a big house and have security guards and a cook like Laura? At least a cook," he thought."Something should be done about it," he concluded.After he left the parlor, George sat on the couch to wait for him. At that point, he got a message from his father. He relaxed and punched on it. A wide smile covered his face while he was reading through it."She will never stay without trouble," he said when he read that Laura was arrested that morning.In the end, he said, "She would soon be working to finance bills that she incurred out of stupidity."At that point, Tim joined him and they walked to the dining table."How was your meeting with the Major General?" "It went well. Empress has grown lean," he pointed out and George was lost."What has Empress got to do with your meeting?" He asked him at once."Oh! I didn't inform you. The meeting was because of them. She fought with her instructor
To extricate herself, she answered at once, "No, Sir.""Then what happened? Don't keep me here longer than I wish," Dale thundered, and she was fear-stricken. "I apologize, Boss. I agreed with her and watched her walk to her husband. When she was sitting with him in the car, I called Mrs Bentley and showed her the two. She was surprised to see them discussing freely. When she returned, Mrs. Bentley did not bother to verify whether it was true or false."She stopped and looked at Richard who had killing intentions on his face. Tim was relishing the story and hated it when she stopped. He hit his hand on the table angrily and shouted at her, "Then what happened?"Although, they were not familiar with Tim's identity they believed that he was an important person to Dale.Instantly, she continued, "She gave her a knife hand strike. Before she could defend herself, she struck her with her shinbone and they began to fight."They focused on Empress who was still looking down. They compared
"I hope she is all right," he said and was restless.Before Tim walked to the foyer, he remembered Dale's summons to Richard's wife. He looked at his time and mumbled, "I would like to be there."He walked to his room and before he settled down, he heard a knock on the door."Come in, the door is not locked," he said, and George walked in with his stoic face."What is the matter. You scared the farmers away with your look," he made clear to him.He smiled weakly and asked him, "Did I? Miss Dickson attacked her colleague and injured her."Tim furrowed and dismissed him, "I have a meeting with Dale. We will talk about it when I return.""I got it, Boss," he said and returned to his room.Tim lay on the bed, breathed heavily, and asked himself, "What is wrong with this girl? Sacking her would not favor me otherwise, I would have done that."He thought for a while and resolved, "I know what to do?"Likewise, he rested for a while and got up. At that time, he heard Richard's car and tried
To Valentine, Tim may sound boastful but Ambrose knew better. "What do you think, Ambrose? Do we employ another person for that?" Richard asked him."No, Major. I can handle it."He faced Tim, smiled, and undertook, "I got it, Boss. We won't let the Third in Command down.""If you say so.""That is good to hear. Let's see the farmers," Richard said and moved.They followed him at once and walked to the farm. Since the incident of Monday, the farmers had not seen Tim and Richard. They stopped work when they saw them and greeted them accordingly."Good afternoon to you all," they responded simultaneously.Tim stepped aside and Richard addressed them, "Thank you all for your patience."Meanwhile, George, the General Manager, and the team arrived and parked beside the clunker. They got out of the car immediately and George tried to walk to the estate."They are at the farm, Major," one of the security guards informed him after the salutations."Thank you for informing me," he said and mo
At The Complex At lunch, Laura was not back, and Barbara took the initiative. She informed the Corporal of her intentions to be away for lunch and left. She returned at once with her packed food and ate in the cubicle. George and Bright met the General Manager in the elevator and informed him of the arrival of the machines."That is good to hear. I would love to see them. Or what do you think?""I planned to visit there after lunch. We can go together then," he declared.Now, the elevator door opened and they walked out."That is better," the General Manager said and they walked on.Soon, they were at the canteen. They had the meal happily and avoided discussing their proposed visit to the mining field. Their reasons were simple - to avoid luring the other managers from volunteering to come with them. Afterward, they returned to their offices and hoped to leave at 2 PM.Nevertheless, the exhausted Laura returned a few minutes before 2 PM. As for lunch, she was aware that she had miss
At Mount Olive "Kindly get your attorney, Young lady," the officer advised Laura."I was wrong, Officer. I shouldn't have missed my way," she declared, concealing her motive for visiting the palace.The officer pouted, gave her the statement paper, and said, "Write all you could remember about the incident here."Now, she was conscious of her office and afraid that she might be too late to work. She looked at the time and it was a few minutes before 9 AM.'Barbara would be happy to see me punished if I am late to work,' she lamented and began to write her statement quickly."I'm through, Officer," she showed her the statement and announced.She collected it, looked through it, and informed her, "The DPO is in a meeting. I will submit it to him after that."Instantly, she began to fidget and asked her, "Huh! When will that be? I should be in my office."She paid no heed to her question and simply said, "Kindly wait at the reception.""Hey! I'm in trouble," she exclaimed, got up and w
She saw herself walking into the palace and was covered with sweat immediately. The officer was calm and watching the television as well. She switched her look from the television to the officer. When she got to the point, she said, 'I'm in the wrong place,' she looked down and pursed her lips to suppress her nervousness.'Ella must have done this. The Duke does not know my house and could not have gotten my address,' she thought.The officer picked up her form and looked at it. Without any signs of anger, she said, "Your workplace on the form is different from what you said in the footage."'Why can't I get it right? Why can't I get what I want?' she asked herself in low spirits."Did you get my question?" The officer asked her when she failed to answer her."I apologize, officer. We can talk it over," she pleaded, hoping to bribe her.At Tim's House "Just calm down. Everything will be sorted out shortly," Tim advised Richard and they began to wait."Do you mind breakfast?" Tim off