Two hours had elapsed, and Ryder with a flare of annoyance turned to the executive governors who sat pressing thier phones. "Two hours have ticked by, and I've had enough!" Ryder exclaimed, his annoyance palpable. He turned to the executive governors, his hands gesturing emphatically. "We can't continue to waste our time here, sirs... Your Highness, you've all acknowledged it yourselves - this is a futile exercise. If that incompetent individual had nothing better to do, he'd be handling this himself, instead of dragging busy officials like us into his mess. We have pressing state affairs to attend to, and I refuse to squander any more time on this wild goose chase!"Whales Ferdinand, the governor of California, raised his head slowly, before turning to the other. "What do you think about to that, sir?" His mind reeled, he thought of the activities that were pending after his ceremonial visit to Texas. "The news should be carrying information if his absence in office." He muttere
Chaos erupted in the room as the Governor turned with a pierced gaze to Astrid. "Are you saying that you didn't know the nurses who worked in your team? ... stop making us look like we should believe everything you say." Astrid remained calm, her face settled on completing the treatment process.Methot, provoked by all that was happening, turned to his guard, the gallant Brickstone, "Go... Fetch me that lady wherever she is!." His eyes reddened with anger."Yes sir." Brickstone exclaimed as he turned out.Kendrick, who was pacing back and forth, turned to the governor, his voice laced with urgency. "I believe this has something to do with the people that are present in this room,... How about I fetch them out... There's no way she would have treated him and a nurse from nowhere walked in and planted those sedatives in his stomach.""Exactly my point!" Whales thundered."How about you come take a look at this?" Kendrick called out to the governor handing him his phone. When Whales
Mrs. Alex gives Kendrick a warm hug, apologizing for always treating him like a nobody.Alexander, who was being ushered out, turns to Kendrick, his eyes clouded with anger. "I swear, you'll hate my next move... I will face this, and after I return…you'll have to wait and see what will happen to you!" He scowled. The security personnel dragged him away, making Kendrick stutter gently. Immediately he was dragged away, Astrid came out of the ward, her face looking stressed, she was done with the treatments. "He will be fine." She exclaimed, turning into the next office by the right. **********The tension in the waiting room was palpable, until a nurse burst out of the emergency ward, her face etched with urgency."Dr.Astrid, please come quickly!" she called out, her voice firm but laced with concern.Astrid's eyes widened as she sprang into action, her heart racing with anticipation. She rushed into the ward, her eyes scanning the room then it landed on Sparrow."Sparrow!" she exc
Kendrick observed the phone with a flickered eye, everything wasn't in place, he hurried to Methot. "I'll have to return home right now." He announced, his voice quickening.Methot turned with a concerned stare, his eyes locked onto Kendrick's. "Why the urgency?... Is everything alright?" He asked. "we've not concluded on getting statements from Sparrow in regards to what we planned." Kendrick shook his head gently, "Okay… how about you handle that, I have an emergency at home." He said the urgency in his voice made Methot stutter. He didn't finish his words when Xavier hurried into the clinic, he tapped Kendrick on the shoulder, his voice barely above a whisper. "... There's a critical situation back at home, sir… I …I just got a call from Santos." Kendrick turned, gesturing for them to leave, his pace faster as he hurried towards the car. "I'll call the police… I believe that they'll arrive there before you do." Methot assured in a loud voice."I might stop by immediatel
When they arrived at the door that should lead them into the main building, it was locked too. "This should be where they stopped, sir… these doors are bullet proof… so hard to break in." Xavier announced. " I think… I must believe, is there nothing we could do to get in?" An officer asked Kenrick. He dipped his hands into his pocket and brought out a set of keys, and tried them on the lock, but it wasn't turning. Kendrick's eyes lowered. "They must have tempered on it, we'll need to use the central lock room, sir." Xavier exclaimed. Another officer hurried through. "We tried breaking thigh this part, but we couldn't." He said, pointing to the door. "Where does this other door lead to?"Another asked in a curious tone, and Kendrick turned the knob like a blowing plume.Suddenly, his eyes fell on one of the guards, he was shot dead, his head bleeding. " Oh my goodness… . What's all this shit!" Kendrick exclaimed. Another man laid just by the other side, lifeless too. He must
"There should be another guard to man the stairs that led to his room." Kendrick thought to himself. The policeman moved in slowly, his steps calculated. They were surprised to see Kendrick understand all the signs they used. An officer pointed to the right, then to the left, and quickly they divided themselves into different directions. Kendrick stuck to the group that went up his room. As they were going up, a man tumbled down from the stairs, his body wounded, and filled with stains of blood. He quickly sprang up pointing his gun at the officer, but he was shot. Kendrick's eyes widened, he could hear a voice up the stairs. "I'm a guard at work here!!" The man announced. With a sudden turn, the officer's eyes met Kendrick's. "Can you recognize the voice, sir?' One of the officers asked with a low voice and Kendrick nodded gently. "If you're in there alone… raise your hands and come out gently!" An officer responded."If you don't obey that, then we might be
The following day, Kendrick received calls from friends, business partners and concerned minds.Even the governor had assured to give his greatest support while they investigated the cause of the pogrom. To the Rogers, it was a time of excitement and lavish expense, after Kendrick had purchased their family company, Mrs. Katherine Rogers spent the money on luxury lifestyle, a means to show kendrick that she isn't a woman to be joked with. Unknown to her, the money came from the very source she despised.*********A week had passed since the incident at the Peteron's mansion. The weather itself has taken a drastic turn, with thick dark clouds gathering in the sky. The rain season was here, and the streets flooded daily, leaving the sounds of thunder clap echoing through the air. This was a total contrast to the new phase of the mansion, several other things happened that made the weeks memorable. The imprisonment of Mr. Sparrow, after his statements were held against him by the go
The silence that followed was deafening, so Kendrick dropped the call. "I'll rather wait for her to call and inform me about it." He thought to himself before standing up to walk up the stairs. °Over lunch that day, the clouds had released its tears to the earth, the leaves danced joyfully after having a cold bath from the heavy downpour. Kendrick sat opposite Evelyn, the table was meant for a family of six, but here it had only the two of them sitting over plates of assorted meals."I've got no appetite, Kendrick." Evelyn said, lowering her eyes. Kendrick raised his eyes towards her, his face clouded with concern. "Why sound so pitiful?" He replied. "It's not about sounding pitiful, just feeling so empty, Kendrick… mum's gone, now dad is sick, and… I'm not even married yet.' Evelyn said. Kendrick's eyes widened, his spoon fell off his hands. "... what's that Eve?... Come on, you don't need to sound that way, Dad will be fine. I think it's high time you take your mind off mum