Assured that he was not being held as a suspect, but they were just doing their job according to protocol; Jason finally explained to the police officers how he had known that Millicent might be in trouble. He told them about Victoria’s call and the fact that he thought; that this might be connected to Khan Maal.The police officers looked at each other in surprise and the look on their faces was not just of surprise; but of disbelief as well. They did not believe that theory. Everybody knew Khan Maal after all and it would take more than just a foreigner’s words for them to believe the most philanthropic, influential man in their country might not be so generous after all.They promised to get to the bottom of the case before they left. “I am sure that your wife will be fine, Mr Monroe,” the female police officer said before they left. Oddly, she reminded him of Celia. That thought seemed to be an eye-opener and he remembered that he had not contacted anyone at home since he got to T
Khan Maal’s call jolted Jason out of his thoughts, where he sat at his wife’s bedside, watching the rise and fall of her chest as she breathed in and out. On her own. If a gaze intensity could wake someone, Millicent would be up and about at that moment.He had been assured by the doctor that she would be fine. The cut on her chest was not a stab as Jason had feared. It was more like a nick that happened when whoever perpetrated the acts cut through her top down to the navel with a sharp object. The doctor assured him that the baby was fine as well. The doctor’s major concern was just that there was trauma to her head because she had been hit too many times on the head and that could lead to neurological problems. “Let’s just hope that the complications are mild, sir” the doctor had said sympathetically. Then he added “According to her vitals, she should be awake soon” he had said before he left Jason with her in the room. That had been three hours ago ad Jason had not been able to
The Deadly Duo got to the hospital around 4 am in the night. Jason was seated, wide-eyed beside Millicent when they arrived. He explained the stats to them. They were also amazed that Khan Maal had called him.“Do you really think he might be so stupid that he would call you even after doing this?” Simon asked.“Well, psychos have been known to do a lot of things and this is something that a psycho would do. So, yeah, he could make the call despite knowing the consequence. It could be to gloat or just to show that he has the upper hand. The question is, why would he even do this? Your wife doesn’t strike me like someone who goes about making vindictive enemies” Andrea said, with her eyes on Millicent. “Are you sure she didn’t remember what got her here?” “Positive. She vaguely remembers every other thing. But I don’t think she remembers even getting back to the hotel not to talk of what happened in there. That part is blank for her. I can’t force her to remember, you know. She keeps
Anastasia was in a panic as she stared at her shredding machine. The folder, of the oil company bid exclusively meant for a few high-profile companies in California, was lying open on her table while the documents she had been working on; which she was supposed to submit that morning; had turned into nothing but tiny pieces of paper shredded by the shredding machine.Anastasia couldn't believe her eyes as she looked at the disaster around her. "How had this happened?" she wondered aloud in her office. There was no one around to give her a response since the other staff had not resumed yet. A call from Jason had woken her up from where she had slept on the cold floor in her sitting room. It took her a while to get her bearing before she realised that her phone was ringing from behind the couch. Jason seemed to be in a hurry as he quickly explained to her that he wouldn't be back in time to attend the bidding meeting and neither would Millicent. He had informed her to make sure she ma
"You've got this, Ana. I mean you are so efficient that you put me to shame at times. Who else could pull that off despite the time limit? And look, we still have almost forty-five minutes to go" Phils said as he checked his Rolex watch while practically running out of the company to catch up with Anastasia, as she hurried towards her car. He was dressed in his typical Ken style. Lime colour, pants and suit jacket, flowery-patterned shirt and jade-coloured shoes."Well, tell me that after I have finally bagged this for the company," Anastasia said as she unlocked her car. Her cream-coloured suit and skirt with simple yet expensive, black, shoes exuded confidence and understated class.She tossed the key at Phil's "Please, drive. I need to still go through my keynotes" Anastasia said as she got into the passenger seat.Phils smiled and said "You are the best, Ana. If I was wired that way, I could kiss you right now. Then I will ask you to marry me. That way, I get to sit on the couch fo
“It was not me” “What?!” Jason was amazed by what Bastion was telling him. After telling Bastion about the post, Jason turned back and went to the hospital. He had barely entered with Simon when Bastion called him. He informed Bastion that he was at the hospital already and Bastion told him that he would meet him there. He was already coming to terms with the fact that Bastion did what he did to Khan Maal because of the message he sent to him, but Bastion’s statement put things on a different level. After dismissing Simon, Jason didn’t want to have to go far from Millicent in case he was needed, so he told Bastion to come into the private family waiting room he was assigned. She was sleeping at the moment but he didn’t want to take any chances. Bastion looked at the astonishment on his face and smiled “Oh, I see that you have already concluded that I did it. Well, thanks for the vote of confidence but it was not me. I wouldn’t have bothered to post such silliness. I am not into ex
Bastion Alverro, Capomandamento of the Alverro mafia family walked in a clipped pace towards his awaiting car. His consigliere and right-hand man, Alejandro Santos, threw the cigarette he was puffing aside and he opened the door for him. Then he saw the look on Bastion’s face. “What is wrong, boss?” he asked instantly as he came to meet Bastion halfway. “What?” Bastion said, then he looked towards the hospital, then back at Alejandro. “We are done here,” he said. “Let’s bring the good news to Padre,” he said as he entered the car. “Oookay” Alejandro said, unconvinced but he dared not question the most powerful man in Italy, even if he was also his friend, so he quickly entered the car and he reached for the start button. “I saw her” Bastion’s distant tone stopped him. Alejandro quickly turned back and looked at his boss. “Who is…?” A quelling look from Bastion stopped his question and his eyes widened as he realised the only person that could get his boss in such a mood. The gir
Anastasia rushed into the building as Phils found a place to park. She checked her watch and smiled as she saw that she still had five more minutes before the bid session started. She was trying to pull out her folder from her bag and was not really looking at where she was going. She collided hard with someone and her bag went flying. The folder with the monogrammed initials of Paragon Height fell out of her bag. Embarrassed about her uncharacteristic clumsiness, Anastasia quickly bent down as she uttered hurried apologies to the man, she had collided with. He beat her to the folder though. He picked it up and handed it to her. “You need to be more careful, lady,” the middle-aged man said as he handed her the folder. Anastasia hastily thanked him as she caught a glance of the time, she was cutting it close now. She apologised for bumping into him, once again before she rushed off. What she didn’t really register at that moment because of her anxiety was that the man looked a bit f