CHAPTER 158.

Twenty minutes later, Kendrick turned into the Oasis Gallery, he dropped from his car and hurried into the office. On entering, he meets Bodmas attending to a tall dark woman, “hello ma, you'll please have to excuse me for some minutes, I need to talk to him.”

The woman turned, “gentleman, are you saying that what you intend to ask him is more important than what I have at hand?” she asked with a smirk on her lips.

“oh, that’s quite fine, I wasn't saying that, Ma… I have an emergency, and if you wouldn't mind, then I can pay for the time I’ll use.”

The lady chuckled, “I haven't heard a young man sound so calm as you do.” she said, when she stared at Kendrick in the face, her brows furrowed, “you don’t seem to be fine, is there a problem?”

“Oh, not at all… thanks for the compliments.” Kendrick replied as he turned to meet Bodmas. They moved out of the store into the corridor where they could speak, “Mr, Ken...what’s the matter again.. have you come to complement me for the masterpiece