Henry's lips lifted in smirk, so you are speaking to me now? I see.” He said and watched her like a hawk. Seeing that she had made a mistake, she tried to apologize, “ I'm sorry, sir. I didn't mean it that way, sir.”“Okay, how did you mean it then?” he asked her playfully. He wanted to hear her thoughts since afternoon they spoke, he missed her voice. He could feel himself falling, but he couldn't help it.“ I'm waiting.” Henry urged. He knew that she was going to be reluctant talking about it, but he was here for her. “I shouldn't have said anything.” She muttered under her breath, now he would think that she was having these guts because of what happened between both of them, which was absolutely untrue. She wore a forlorn expression," Sir, I think…. He was planning to tell Pops about it soon, but now that you did, you made him feel bad. Sorry if you feel offended, sir.” She quickly added, she needed this job. Venice had nothing to offer her“ Oh, really?” Henry replied and she
Contrary to whatever you are thinking, I don't bear grudge with you.” Pops said. He wasn't even aware of the room in the building. Since he stepped into the house, he had not gone checking for anything.Although he hadn't stepped out of the house, a lot had happened. This was evidence that many things could happen even without seeing the sun.“ I called you here to speak about what happened last night.” Pops said coolly, and Henry stared at him.“ I've spoken to my friend and we've resolved the issue. I understand his reason, and we are on good terms already.” Pops said as he sat on his chair.Was this the house Caine begged them to manage? He wondered. Well, compared to the mansion at home, it was insignificant.“ That's good to hear.” “I think you did the right thing by informing me. But I don't think you did it with a pure intention.” Pops said as he adjusted his glasses, which perched on his nose.Henry was surprised at the line of the conversation, why was Pops trying to blame h
Henry was exhausted when Clara walked in that afternoon, so he looked up from the bed, he didn't send for her, so her presence was surprising. “ Good afternoon, sir. I think you need to see this,” She said with urgency in her tone, causing Henry to shoot up from the bed, “What's that?” He inquired.She walked closer and brought her laptop with her," There are rumors circulating the media that you are the one who killed Blaze.” She said with panic in her voice. He scrunched his brows," That is bullshit.” He said, and he nodded," When was this news released?” He asked and looked at the time stamp. It was a respectable blog in the city that carried the news. “ Have you told Pops?” He asked and she nodded. “ What did he say?” “ He's working on it. We can't seem to find the source of the news.” Henry groaned, it was always from one trouble to the other, just when he thought that he was finally settling in nicely, he was thrown this accusation. This was damaging to their company.He
Before evening, the feds' car pulled up in the driveway with their sirens blaring throughout the street, a few neighbors came out of their houses to check out what was going on, and they wasted no time in bringing out their phones to record the incident. A knock was heard on the door downstairs and Caine went to open it, before they knew what was happening, two cops walked in and Caine shut the door.They brought out their ID cards and showed it to him," Agent Briggs from CIA, homicide department.” “Agent Knight.” The second man flashed his ID card.“ We are here for Mr. Henry.” He said and scanned the room for any strange movement. They had heard that he was trying to escape so they had to quickly come to check it out. “For what?” Caine asked, pretending not to know the reason.“ He is the prime suspect for the murder of Blaze Richards.” Agent Briggs said.“ Here I am.” Henry replied from the top of the stairs. He sounded brave but he was far from it. They watched him as he descen
“What do you mean by she's missing?” Pops asked Caine, who merely stared at him," Who took her?” He asked.This was a great issue. First and foremost, how did he tell her brother that she was missing? This was escalating rapidly and he didn't know what to do.As if that was not enough, Pop's phone rang loudly, and he looked at the caller ID. It was Adrien. “ How are you doing?” Pops asked Adrien, why was he calling him today, of all days? He wondered. Had he heard the information? There was no way he could have heard.Filled with dread and fear, Pops looked around," What's going on in the house?” He asked.Adrien shrugged, he heard a slight tremor in Pop's voice, and he wondered why. The man didn't strike him as a fearful man. Immediately, he felt a certain way and decided that he had to get to the root of the matter. “ Is everything alright over there, sir?” He queried and Pops went quiet. This boy was very perceptive, he hoped to sort things out before he found out.“ No, why do y
“ Thanks for coming to visit, I'm so glad.” Pops said when he saw Elaine. She came the instant she heard what happened. She didn't wait to hear whatever Caine said before she bundled down to the hospital.Happy that she saw him lying hale and hearty on the bed, she stroked his hand softly, “What were you even thinking of? I've told you to let these things go.” She chided him. That was always the cause of their quarreling. He loved thinking about things beyond his control. * Isn't Caine taking care of it?” She asked him, who nodded in response, then she turned to Pops," Why then are you thinking?” She inquired and kept on stroking his hand. They were a bit warm," Has he been taken to see the doctor?” She asked.Caine shook his head, “he refused to go, he said that he will be fine.”Elaine's brows rose in disbelief. “ How can you be so careless with your health?” She berated him, then proceeded to give him an earful of lecture. Caine wondered who she was that had the effrontery to sta
Speaking about an escape plan, Clara wasn't sure of where she was, she didn't know anyone here, most importantly, she was very weak and didn't see herself being able to stand anytime soon, so she didn't understand what he meant.With the cold that seeped into her skin from the onslaught of the cold water, she was forced to remain in a fetal position as she tried to beat the cold. Her lips chattered violently, and she wondered who she had offended that was taking such vengeance from her. No one came to mind.“ Good morning, dear Clara. How did you think it possible that you would set my brother up and go scot-free?” The familiar voice spoke and she froze.Shivers ran down her spine as she thought of what that meant, Terrence was going to kill her. It was Daniel who figured him out. This time she was very helpless.“ You are helpless at a time like this, look around you.” He said and pointed all around, and Clara didn't have any choice to obey and look around.“ There's no one to save
The Next Day, She snuggled into the corner of the room that was a little warm, she was a blubbering mess, and she knew that if she didn't find warmth soon, she might die of cold quicker than she died of his gun or sword. She rested her head on the wall and began to pant from the energy expended in moving that little distance. She tried to stretch her limbs but was unable to.Her back ached, and what wouldn't she give for a dose of pain relief to help with the pain.Her thighs ached, she couldn't move without hearing the cracking of muscles, that was evidence that she had sat in one position for too long.But she also knew she was risking muscle atrophy, so she forced herself to move her legs again and a loud crack resonated throughout the air. She was thirsty, her throat was like a lonely desert road, she had cried throughout the night, and now she didn't know what to do anymore.She didn't hear any footsteps or traces that a living being dwelt in this place with her. She didn't mo