"Your husband? What happened to him?"Susan couldn't talk but she was crying and entered the car with them. Ashley was confused. She ran into the house to check if everything was okay but she found out that everything was fine."So what is the problem? Was it a bite or did he fall? He wasn't sick. What happened?"She picked up her phone and called Susan to know where they were headed and she told her they were heading back to the Mayo Clinic "Fine I will be there"She quickly arranged herself and left the house. Ashley moved towards the Mayo Clinic. When she got there, she saw Susan sitting on the floor and crying."What is the matter? What happened to him? Where is he?""They are taking care of him. They said I should wait""But what happened to him? Can you talk to me? Stop crying""He missed his steps and hit his head on the floor""Oh, my God! I know how painful that will be, especially hitting his head on a tiled floor. Was he bleeding?""No, but he is unconscious""Don't worry,
Ashley quickly ended the call and left the house. On her way to the hospital, she was thinking deeply. "I just hope nothing has happened to Roland. Susan is too young to be a widow" The car pulled up in front of the hospital and she alighted immediately. "Ma'am you haven't paid me," The driver said to her"Oh! So sorry, I am physically present but absent-minded" She dug her hand inside her bag and gave the driver the money. She dashed into the clinic at the speed of light and moved straight to where she left Susan but, when she got there, nobody was there. The room was empty. "Wait! I left them here, or am I mistaken?" Ashley searched for them in the other rooms but couldn't see them. "Is Roland dead? Maybe he has been moved to the morgue" She asked no one in particular Her heart was beating faster "I hope it is not what I'm thinking" Ashley met a nurse "Please excuse me""You are excused miss" The nurse answered with a smiling face. "I am Ashley, I am looking for Mrs. S
Alex walked into his enterprise that morning and asked his secretary to bring all documents to him. "Come in" "These are the documents s,ir" "Reschedule my meeting for tomorrow. I am sure you know what to do" "Yes sir" "Good" She left the office. Alex was going through the documents when he received a call from the secretary "I never had an appointment with anybody" "What's his name?" "George?" "Alright, let him in" Alex wondered who George was. He had forgotten that he once met him when there was an issue between Ashley and her father. There was a knock on the door "Come in" The door flew open and Alex was surprised to see George in his office. He recalled that they had met before but he pretended like he was not surprised. "Good morning Mr. A.lex" "Good morning, please sit" George took his seat immediately "What do I offer you?" "I am okay for now, thank you" "So to what do I owe this visit?" "I am sure you might not recognize me again" Alex pretended an
"What do you mean by he escaped?"George was so furious. The boys had luck that they didn't meet him in person, if not he would have sniffed life out of them. "If you tell me this bullshit tomorrow, you won't be alive to tell what happened"He ended the call in annoyance. "Shit! He escaped this but I assure him that he will not by tomorrow. These guys shouldn't mess around with me" George was very eager to deal with Alex. It pained him so much that Alex insulted his class. Truly, George never reached anywhere. He was not of the same level or class as Alex. He never feared that Alex might want to get him. He always thought that he was always smart. "But what does Alex mean by not knowing the whereabouts of Ashley? I am yet to understand that. I will torture him till he tells me where she is" He picked up his phone and called Alex"Hello, this is George on the line. You mean to tell me that you don't know where Ashley is, right?" "You are very lucky that you escaped those boys, i
"Really! Ashley Simpson was a mistake?"Alex was shocked that Monalisa knew her surname. He rolled his eyes and wondered how she knew about her. "You know her?" He stammered."Yes! I know her. She used to be my best friend" Alex couldn't believe this. If someone could be Lisa's best friend that means they are the same. He wasn't sure Monalisa was telling the truth. Maybe she had heard her name before and now wants to spoil everything about her. "Interesting! So could you tell me all you know about her?"Monalisa looked at him with surprise. "You are serious, you want to know about her? I thought you had met her before""That I mentioned her name doesn't mean I have met her in person"Monalisa was put in a tight corner. She was speechless about what to say. She thought Alex must have met her. Lisa wondered how he got to know her name. "But you just said you missed her"Alex had to find a way and cover up so he doesn't get caught."You didn't allow me to finish up my statement befo
"Did I hear you say work?" He came closer to her, giving her his right ear so he could hear what she said clearly. "You heard what I said" She kept a stern face looking all elegant in her outfit. Alex was surprised that she had thought of working, but what he didn't know was the kind of work she talked about, and why she was looking suffocated in her outfit. "When, where, how, and why did you get a job?" He wanted to be sure of the job she was talking about. "Why are you asking me all those questions?" She became tensed and was thinking out exactly what she would answer."I am asking because I am surprised that you could think of making something good out of your life, and of course not all jobs are responsible", he said with a smirk on his face. Monalisa felt embarrassed a little bit. Those words pierced through her skin down to her bone marrow. "Alex, these questions are not necessary. Were you expecting me to remain in this house and cook for you like some sort of house hel
"Hmmm… My downfall" Alex muttered under his breath. He began to think deeply and remembered George. "Could it be him?" He asked no one in particular.The secretary was confused about who he was referring to. "Who?" "George"He said calmly and slowly with his head bent, trying to think and be sure of what he said. She became more confused "Who is George, sir?" She askedAlex looked at her, stood up, and walked round his table with both hands in his pocket. "George Chulley was the one who visited two days ago. Do you remember?"She recalled that there was a shabby-looking young guy that walked into the enterprise and demanded to see Alex. He was putting on loose jeans with a bogus white shirt, though the white color was fading to brown. He also had a dirty-looking brown shoe with its mouth shattered, his hair was bushy including his unkempt beard, in all his dressing, he crowned it with a big golden chain on his neck. "Sir, you mean that dirty looking human? What would he want
"What do you mean by he is the wrong guy?" One of the guys asked with his hands in both pockets. "Can't you see him with the FBI? Are you blind?" The guy kept calm. Alex arrived at George's company and told the security to relax. "I will be right back" He walked into the company. "Is your boss in?" Alex tried to maintain peace even in his speech. "Yes sir, you can go in" He walked to the door and knocked. Despite that George did something terrible to him, that didn't mean that he would lose respect for anybody. He was a respectful young man. "Come in" Alex heard his voice. The door swung open and Alex saw George sitting comfortably in his executive chair. George saw him and quickly stood up. "What are you doing here?" George asked nonchalantly.Alex slowly moved closer to his table. Placed his hands on his table and maintained direct eye contact with George while still standing. His mouth was closed but made some movements to show that he was grinding his anger in control.