They arrived at the station in record time thanks to John’s expert, speedy driving. The moment they arrived, Detective Kenji was already waiting in the driveway.“Welcome, your lordship. The Chief has been looking forward to your arrival.”Lord George nodded.“Thank you, Kenji. Where will the interrogation take place?”Kenji turned and walked into the station“This way, sir. Please follow me.”Lord George obliged and John followed closely as they passed through a maze of hallways, corridors and offices until they arrived at a door with the title; Chief Of Police, engraved on a golden plate and pasted on its surface.Detective Kenji knocked twice and a deep voice replied; “come on in.”The detective stepped aside, allowing Lord George and his bodyguard to walk in first. Major Takehiko looked up from the sheaf of papers on his desk and on sighting his guests, rose to his feet. “Lord George.” He greeted, stretching his hand for a handshake. “Welcome. I’ve been waiting for you.”Lord Ge
Everyone drew closer as Fiona began describing the Uber driver.“Now that I think about it, he didn’t look much like an Uber driver. He had a huge tattoo which spanned the entirety of his left arm, and he looked really menacing.”Detective Kenji scribbled furiously on his notepad. “We’ll need the services of a sketch artist, your lordship. I’ll arrange for one to be sent here right after she’s done with her statement.”“Of course.” Lord George agreed. “But let’s listen to her first.”“Five minutes into the ride, I began to get a really weird feeling about him. I mean, he kept staring at me through the mirror and he made at least three strange phone calls all saying the exact same thing.”“Which was?” The detective asked.Fiona screwed up her face like she was trying to remember something.“I recall he kept talking about an airfield and warehouse.”“At what point did you realise you were his captive?” Kenji inquired.“Well, I never realised that. He did drive me to the airport but tha
Lord George stared open-mouthed at the doctor, shock and disbelief written all over his features.“What on earth are you talking about, Doctor? What do you mean by that?”The doctor handed a sheaf of papers to him and Lord George grabbed them with shaky fingers.“I have no idea how this happened, your lordship, but it appears that Luke and Fiona did have sexual intercourse during captivity. More tests are still being conducted on Luke, of course, so we don’t have all the answers yet.”Lord George stared at the paper in his hands, the dread in his stomach growing bigger with every second that ticked by.“Impossible.” He whispered. “How the hell did this happen?”“I’m sorry, sir. We’ll try to get you all the information you need very soon.”Lord George gave the doctor a hard look and thrust the paper back into his hands.“I do not need any other form of confirmation, Doctor, because I know that my son is not a rapist and neither would he willingly have sex with Fiona. Fiona Carmichael
“I'm sorry, sir, but we will not discharge you tomorrow.” The doctor argued for the umpteenth time. “You’re not fit enough to leave the hospital just yet. You need at least a week of intensive care.”Luke stared at him, obviously appalled.“A week?” The thought of staying confined to this bed for the next hour did not appeal to him at all. How then was he supposed to survive another full week in this place?“Aren’t there any means by which the treatments can be hastened? I have things to do and I need to be out of here soon.”The doctor shook his head.“We’re already giving you the most speedy form of medical treatment money can afford. There’s nothing we can do beyond this.”Totally defeated, Luke sank into his pillows as the doctor checked on his drip and subsequently left. His phone had been fixed and brought to him earlier on. He’d already tried Nina’s number several times, but she rejected all his calls. The urge to fly down to London right away and erase the horrible thought s
The plane finally landed in London at thirty minutes past six PM, which meant work was over for the day. Luke was greatly disappointed because he’d been looking forward to surprising Nina at the office.Tomorrow then, he thought.When they arrived at the airfield, two black, sleek SUVs were already waiting for them. Luke and his grandfather immediately approached the first one. Just as he was about to climb into the car, Luke saw Fiona walk to the passenger door.“Hey. Where do you think you’re going?” He asked, his brows already furrowed with annoyance.Fiona lifted one shoulder.“Um… I’m getting in the car. I'm staying at your place, remember?”Luke closed his door and turned to face her fully.“You stay at my place? Really? Have you forgotten that your father went back home and your mother followed suit after the police were done questioning her? There’s no one waiting for you at the cottage, Fiona. Your own parents are tired of your little games and had to opt out and go home. Yo
Luke stared at the scene before him, blood whooshing loudly in his ears as his heart boiled with rage.He took one step into the room and the bastard, Steve, leapt away from Nina immediately, a look of fear crawling into his cowardly eyes.“I asked a question.” He growled. “What the hell is going on in here?”“Uh… sir… I mean boss — I mean, your lordship…” Steve stuttered as Luke advanced towards him. “This is a misunderstanding, I promise. I can explain.”Luke’s fingers curled into fists and his eyes darkened with annoyance. “Start explaining, then. Start fucking explaining.”“Luke, calm down.” Nina pleaded, her voice ringing with urgency. “Nothing happened. You need to calm down.”Luke ignored her. He was way too furious at the moment. He did not want to shout at Nina or say anything hurtful towards her. So he focused on eliminating his target. Steve Michaelson.Steve pressed himself against the nearest cabinet, sweating buckets as Luke came to a stop directly before him.“I thought
Nina folded her arms and stared at Luke, her pretty face radiating annoyance.“Come on in, Nina. I’d like to speak with you.”“If this is about what happened at the club, then I’m not the least bit interested in listening to what you have to say.”Her words cut through Luke like a knife and he shut his eyes for a moment, praying to the heavens for patience.When he looked at her once more, his face was a hard, stoic mask.“I must say that I’m extremely disappointed in you, Nina.”Her eyes narrowed in surprise.“Shouldn’t that be my line?”Luke ignored her snide remark and walked to his table, leaning against it.“You read a text which Fiona supposedly sent to you, a text which clearly stated that we were together… and you instantly lost every iota of trust you had in me? You didn’t wait to listen to what I had to say, you even refused to listen to grandpa. Instead, you packed your bags and turned your back on me at the time I needed you the most.”Nina ignored the seed of guilt which
Luke stared at the detective, completely frozen to his seat as shock waves coursed through his system.“What the hell are you talking about, Detective? My mother died when I was just a child. She got killed in an accident with my father.”McGregor nodded.“And what exactly did your grandfather say about their bodies? Were they recovered?”Luke hesitated.“Only my father’s body was found. They buried him at an exclusive cemetery not too far from here.”“And your mother?” The detective insisted. “What happened to her?”“Well, according to grandpa, her body was never found. The rescuers said she must’ve hurtled off the cliff during the accident. They searched for days and weeks but still couldn’t find her.” McGregor leaned in closer.“It might interest you to know that rescuers can always be wrong.” He retrieved a piece of paper from his pocket and gently placed it on Luke’s table.“That’s the information I could deduce from the recording. At some point, my hackers got blocked off when