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Chapter 13 The Visit
Chapter 13 The Visit
Raymond’s house outside the city is a gift he received from his parents. It was presented to him when he was announce as the new CEO of their family’s business.
He came here twice a month to refresh and to avoid the hectic atmosphere of the city. This is the place where he spends his time alone.
It is where he set up his shooting range at the rear part of the huge land.
He got only few servants in the house and two men to help him with his shooting practice. They organize for him his lone hunting, prepare his private hunting grounds. They kept fowl, pigeons and pheasants for his sport.
This time he fancy to have pheasants out and then he went to get he shotgun as well as rifle of his choice.
This is how he relax himself.
But when he was at the firearms room he realise that something is odd one of the shotguns was missing. He thought that probab
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