Emma walked into the establishment the next day and saw that Rufus was already waiting for her inside. She glanced at her watch and saw that she was just a bit late. There was a bit of panic in his eyes that got him worried. What the hell happened? She wondered. She didn't have the strength for Rufus' pestering this morning.Ava had gone to School so she was grateful that she didn't need to start explaining what she was doing with another man who didn't care about her and didn't look like a good person."Hello, Joyce." She greeted the receptionist whose head was buried in her desk. That was the only downside she had with her. Apart from that, Joyce was efficient at her job. "Ma'am, you have a very important meeting by ten a.m. The board in Singapore needs you to be present." Joyce lied and Emma smiled in relief. She had told her to always find an excuse whenever Rufus was around so that it didn't seem like it was her doing. "Good morning, Rufus." She greeted him.Rufus merely strok
"I don't know what's going on with you but I want you to know that I'm here whenever you need." Silas coaxed as he stared at Estelle's dilated eyes with worry laced in his tone of speech."Seriously, I think you should let it go. I already told you I'm fine." She stated, folding her arms across her chest as she leaned against the door."You and I know that's not true. Estelle, what is going on? I need you to talk to me." Silas pleaded, shaking her shoulder a little bit to nudge her to present.It was all there in her voice, in her looks. Something was going on but she preferred to keep it to herself."I said, I'm fine. Do I look like someone who isn't?" She questioned forcing a smile but the hint of sadness wasn't left unnoticed by Silas."On the contrary Estelle, yes. You do look like someone who isn't fine. Everything about you has changed, you used to be outspoken but right now, I feel like you tend to recoil to yourself." He used the hand towel in his hands to wipe off the beads o
Emma tapped her feet impatiently as she rushed toward the site where Sophie had called her from. It wouldn't look good for her to let that lady stay there without having the hopes of being released as soon as possible. It was a hard decision but she had to make it after all. "Can you go any faster?" She asked the cab man who had suggested a better route to beat traffic, however with the way the traffic was, there was no hope that she would be able to leave this place any time soon.There was a little to nothing that she could do to make sure that she arrived there quicker than she would have expected.Her eyes flickered toward the myriad of cars that lined up beside her car. "I don't know what will happen to her." She panicked.Her phone began to ring, it was Sophie calling. " please where are you?""I'm on my way. I'm being held up in traffic, I don't know what to do right now" "You don't need to know what to do, please just tell someone else that can come get me. I swear, I apprec
Emma picked up her phone and tried calling Silas for the umpteenth time but the phone rang for a while and there was no response.She paced around wondering what could be happening because she was scared at this point: she didn’t want anything to happen to someone she cared so much about.She knew Silas already gave her his word that he was going to save Sophie but this was beyond him as all he could do was try his best.Because Silas didn’t pick the call at the first ring, her mind narrowed through so many thoughts.“Did he even make it there?” Is she fine?Did anything happen to her? Was Silas in danger too? Should she go over to his house to ask him why he wasn’t picking her calls? Was he even at home?The numerous questions filled her head and there was no way for her to get answers to the never ending call if Silas didn’t pick the call.This made her restless as she held the phone in her hands worriedly hoping that she was the one overacting and that everything was fine.She deci
“How are you?” Emma asked Leonard as she scanned through his body to be sure he was fine.Staying here was going to be so tough but she just hoped that he was coping well to everything that was happening around him over here.“I’m done, how are you?” He inquired in a very calm tone that just made her at peace immediately. Leonard had such a very good personality to begin with, she knew he was going through a lot here but he was never going to show it. She just hoped that he was actually okay and not just acting like he was when he wasn’t.“How’s everything? Do you need anything? I should have brought you something but I was in a hurry to meet the visiting time, I’m sorry.”“There’s no need to be sorry for anything, it’s fine and I’m doing very okay here so you don’t have to feel pitiful for me, I can manage very well here on my own, so don’t bother too much.” He said with a soft smile plastered on his countenance.“Why do you have to be so tough? You don’t have to act like this all th
Antonio strode into the office the next day with annoyance on his face. Everyone that he had given simple tasks to failed woefully and that caused him to begin to have a rethink. Was there something wrong with him that he wasn't aware of?"Good morning, sir. There's a new message for you." He merely stared at Rufus who usually looked bubbly feeling a bit down. He knew who this man was but he was only playing along. Maybe he could offer him money to do his bidding. He just didn't want it to backfire on him. "Are you okay?" Rufus blinked at the concerned tone. " Yeah, I'm fine. Is there any problem?" "Not yet but I know that you're not operating at your maximum today, can you tell me the reason for that?" "It's nothing serious. I'm just trying to get myself in order. I experience a very bad breakup so I'm channelling my energy into something more productive."That made Antonio smile. That was the best state to offer him a mouthwatering contract that he would never be able to resist
The drive from Emma's house to the suspected building where Ava was, was a long drive. At one point, she had begun to feel like this was going to be a great burden because what would be their fates if they finally arrived there and they found out that it was all a lie and that they were just being deceived.She called Silas who joined in the chase instead of getting Sophie home first. He could drop her by one hospital on the way side so that she'd be taken care of and her bruises could be cleaned. "I'm on my way, eighteen minutes away from Fort mouth, are you sure of the address?" "Yes, I am. My friend told me where it is." Emma lied. She knew that they'd be surprised when they finally arrived and saw that the friend was none but Rufus. She was desperate and had no choice so she had to make sure that there was a solution wherever she could find one.Rufus stared at her, she was lying to them again. " When are you going to open up to them and let them know what's actually happening?
Emma struggled violently against the car handle trying to free herself by all means there was no way she was going to be staying in here till he drove her to God knows when.Rufus cast a glance backward and relished the sight of her making a fuss. "I told you not to injure yourself. You don't want to be caught doing this. You're too fine to be doing all of that." She felt like slapping him hard across the face because he was speeding at an insane level that made her blood pressure also rise. Her blood pressure was almost hitting the roof and all that she could think of was the fact that there was probably someone trying to kill her too. "Antonio got you to work against me because I didn't agree to leave my husband alone huh? You're just a pathetic soul who is using that as an avenue for his madness and yes, I would make sure that you lose your life when I get free. I would tell the whole world your atrocities!" Emma spat still, yanking the cuffs. Her hand began to bleed yet she di