CHAPTER 005

Various thoughts ran through Kendrick's mind. Confusion clouded his face, as a beautiful and curvy young lady stepped out of the car, her steps majestic as she walked towards Kendrick.

"Why would Dad send a lady instead?" He whispered to himself.

Her dress, a flowing crimson silk with darted beads of diamonds sparkling all over it, her curvaceous body highlighting her hourglass figure.

Kendrick stared at her with a mixture of shock and surprise, of course, Louis was indeed beautiful but none was as beautiful as the young lady who marched towards him. For the Roger's family, they stared in awe and confusion.

The air thickened as Louis moved a step from Alexander's shaking her head and biting her fingers.

"This should be a mistake, probably he has fixed up with another wealthy family, what do you think?"

"Exactly my point Louis, this was almost the same thing that happened when grandfather picked him from the street" Maverick replied as they all busted into laughter.

They laughed hysterically, while Kendrick was still in awe, watching the lady, who stood just in front of him.

But then something happened!!!

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Kendrick drifted backward when he noticed that the lady held a dagger tightly in her hands, her eyes fixed on him.

He stared at her thinking of the next exit for a rescue flee, his heart pounding as she drew closer.

"Why on earth would my father send an unknown lady to pick me up?"

"Why would she be approaching me with a dagger as sharp as that?"

His heart sank immediately he recalled that his older brother Kelly was maimed on the same day he completed his test.

"Not a step closer..!!" Kendrick stammered and wailed as though trying to confront her. His voice trembled as he leaned against the wall.

"Take it easy on yourself young master." The lady replied softly, her face radiated with a smile, her teeth reflecting in the evening light. ..."Your dad informed us to be heavily armed to ensure you're returned safely." She bent her knees and bowed her head slowly as she halted.

"You? who are you? What's your relationship with my dad?" He queried suspiciously.

"I totally apologize young master, it is a long story, I would bet you talk to your dad to verify my identity." She pleaded, her eyes blinking as she spoke, she dropped the dagger on the floor, raising her hands in the air.

An officer walked close to them and picked the dagger, pocketing it in its shield.

"Can I see your ID to verify your identity, please? Kendrick commanded, his voice sounding firmer now.

He stood, and couldn't recall a time he had been treated with such reverence, not even when a lady as attractive as the one in front of him had bent in courtesy. After his older brother's demise, he was never allowed to interact with anyone, not until it was his turn to step out of his comfort zone.

And Louis, the lady he had gotten married to treated him with disdain due to family pressure.

Kendrick nodded gently as the Roger's family watched the interplay of events in awe.

"Maybe, he is to be arrested, who knows what he must have done" Louis whispered gently to Alexander.

"That's true, this can't be ordinary, perhaps he did something wrong, no one needs to tell me that all these convoys came to pick a peasant like him." She added.

"Let's get outta here, they can take him to hell if they want to, after all, who the hell cares?" Louis' mother said as she turned into the house.

Kendrick, still harboured doubts, scrutinising the lady's appearance with a sharp gaze.

"Let me talk to my Dad, I feel it's necessary to do that, please. He spoke as he took out his phone to dial his father's number.

Everything seemed to happen so suddenly, leaving Kendrick overwhelmed.

He had finally given up on the Roger's family and then his father informed him that he had passed some sort of test. Had they been waiting for him to go through all of what he had faced in the hands of Katherine Rogers before contacting him? They didn't even know what had happened to him there.

With a swift motion, the lady retrieved her identification from her porsche bag and offered it to Kendrick. The ID bore the name "IVY KNIVER" in bold letters, and prominently displayed the Peterson Consortium logo.

"Here you go, young master, your Dad has been waiting for you desperately with the thoughts of you consuming him daily, he misses you greatly."

Kendrick read the name "IVY KNIVER" on the ID, his eyes fixed on the lady, she winked again.

"Yes young master, it's pronounced "IVY DOOSH" the lady clarified.

After a moment of reflection and identification, his phone rang, his ringtone blaring in his pocket, he dipped his hands in his pocket and brought it out, the caller ID showed his father's number. He picked the phone and cleared his throat;

"My son, all I ever need is to see you and I can't wait to tell you all I've always wanted you to know."

"What's the matter, Dad? I hope all is well?" His mind raced as he replied.

" It's about your mother!!" His father said.

Kendrick's heart shattered into many pieces as he dropped the phone, his eyes fixed on Ivy.

"You know what? Take me to my fortress, immediately!" He declared, his voice tinged with confidence.

"As it pleases the young master." The lady responded, bowing slowly again.

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A huge man emerged from the Ferrari, he was the guard and personal driver to his father, he saluted Kendrick as he entered the car.

Kendrick bent slowly into the car, his heart pondering on several things.

"What has happened to his mother? What should be the main reason for the urgent pickup?"

The sirens blared in the air as the convoy turned into the road, leaving the Roger's family in awestruck expression.

"What on earth is happening? I can't wrap my head around it…" Louis exclaimed as she rushed to Katherine Rogers, her heart pounding in her chest.