DETAILS OF THE CAMERAReuben and Annabelle drove back to the house, discussing what happened in the restaurant throughout the whole journey back home.They were just mocking Louisa's words and actions back in the restaurant." Did you get the camera?" Louisa asked as they drove into the big gates of the mansion " Yes, I did. I have it with me, and I recorded everything instead.I will go see what we got on it." Reuben said as he pulled over in front of the main door that led to the inside of the mansion.He opened the door and made an attempt to get down when Annabelle tapped him." Ain't you going to park the car?" She asked in surprise, wondering why he had left the engine running and was getting out of the car " they will park it," Reuben simply said and proceeded to get out of the car..Annabelle shook her head and got down, too.They both walked into the building and took the way to their apartment." So, what are you going to do with the details on the camera?" Annabelle asked
A NEW VISITORSunday Morning, Louisa's Apartment.Louisa woke up from sleep and looked at her surroundings. She realized that she was not in her bedroom, but instead, she was in the living room.She sluggishly sat up on the couch and heaved a sigh.As she looked on the floor, she saw her little replica camera on the floor.It dawned on her that she was still looking for her own camera.The camera contained some important details, and she needed to get it to save herself.She drifted back into worries about the whereabouts of the camera.Something prompted her. Perhaps she had left it in the car.She quickly stood up from the couch, wide awake now.She picked up her car key and headed out quickly.She got to her car and unlocked it.She began rummaging through the items and found her camera lying peacefully in her glove boxShe heaved a sigh as she picked the camera up.This time, it was the very camera she was busily looking for.She, however, wondered how the camera got off the crown
NEWS FROM THE VISITORGrandma came out of her room and headed towards the living room.She peeped at the corner and saw a well-dressed young man in the sitting room.He wore a nice suit and its accompanying hat and a pair of glasses.Beside him was a briefcase.The man looked smart and handsome and was sitting alone in the living room, focused on his mobile phone.Grandma heaved a sigh and walked into the room.As soon as she walked into the room, the man stood up from his seat and took off his hat.“ Good morning, Mrs Anderson.pleased to meet you” the guy greeted.Grandma Anderson was taken aback by the words from the gentleman.She wondered how the guy came to know her name.“ Good morning, mister.I am quite surprised, have we met before?” Grandma asked.“ Of course not.This is actually the first time I have seen you in person.” The man replied.Grandma anderson l;ooked at the man.He looked so full of himself and looked like one who had staye
MORE CLARIFICATIONSThe whole room went silent for a while as Grandma Anderson was busily reading the contents of the documents.She was nodding her head at intervals and smiling to herself.After about five minutes.She looked up at Jakes.“ Okay, so I have reviewed your terms and conditions, and they are all quite good, except for one.The fifth point is that there will be no stakeholders apart from the two families.I am a bit confused, and I would appreciate it if you could go through it with a little explanation for me. Just for clarity's sake” Grandma said.Jakes dropped his phone on his lap and cleared his throat“ Well, it's very simple.We are partnering with you to get the company and the whole family along.We would not like to have any other person or family on the table in the same company.We would like to run the company alone with you and your family.That is all” Jakes explainedGrandma shook her head.“ I think that part should be modifie
NO MORE REVENGE.Grandma and her lawyer looked at each other in shock at the sight of the contents of the suitcase.They smiled at each otherJake's voice brought them back to reality. “ That is an amount of ten million dollars. The rest of the money will be paid into the bank account stated on the contract.I think we will then schedule another meeting with you later so we will 0y how we are going to proceed.” Jake said.Grandma Anderson looked at him and nodded.Jakes stood up from his seat b after dropping the glass of juice“ I would like to take my leave now. We will send you a message to give any updates whatsoever” Jakes said.“ Okay, let me see you out then.” Grandma stood up from the seat and followed Jakes out.The lawyer stood up too and followed them out.Grandma led the way out until they got out to the compound where Jake's Range Rover was parked.“ So, goodbye to you all, and I will also be present at the court tomorrow morning to witness
ON OFFER?Louisa drove into Grandmother’s mansion.She parked the car and ran upstairs.She had received a call from Grandma asking to come around real quick.She thought something was wrong with her (Grandma), and that was why she called her.Louisa rushed upstairs, and Grandma was not in the living room.She rushed around and headed towards the bedroom.She knocked on the door.In the first instance, there was no response.She knocked again.“ Come in” She heard Grandma's voice from the inside.She opened the door and entered.Grandma was just emerging from the bathroom, with a smile on her face, looking hale and hearty.Louisa was quite disappointed.She thought Grandma was in some sort of trouble or danger, and that was why she rushed around.“ You are here already,” Grandma said with a smile.Louisa looked surprised.“ You called me. You said it was urgent. What is going on?” Louisa asked.“ Louisa. I have some news.Hold on, let me dress up so we can
ANOTHER IDEA FOR YOUGrandma read Louisa's thoughts . She slowly opened the suitcase and turned it over to face the weather.Louisa opened their mouth wide in shock as she saw the contents of the suitcase. " Well, this is the money I am talking about. They gave us ten million dollars for the payment, and we are going to get the rest by the end of the day.so we will go to the courtroom tomorrow and come out victorious. We are going to pay the Brooks family their money, get our factory back running, and still have some money left for some investment in all of our companies.We will partner with Jake's family, and that will help us overcome all the plants from Reuben and his grandfather and the entire family. "Louisa was just speechless as she kept looking at the money as though she was mute. Grandma just shook her head with a smile as she looked at Louisa, who was just dumbfounded to speak." Does Madam Rebecca and her colleagues know about this?" Louisa asked.Grandma shook he
ROAD TO THE COURTROOMMonday morning, Grandma Anderson's House.Grandma Anderson had just returned from her study room. She had her handbag in her hand as she walked into the living room.the moment she got there, Louisa also walked in carrying her handbag along." I am here, grandma, we are ready to go." Louisa said…" All right, it is good you are here now.I have called your aunties, and they are on their way here, too. " Grandma said.. Just as she spoke, a knock came on the door. Louisa walked towards the door and opened it, and the lawyer worked in." Good morning ma'am, I am here now and we still have some time left so I think we can go now. '' the lawyer said as he walked in.Grandma Anderson nodded." we are still waiting for two of my family members to join us so we can go and it's not yet time so you can hold on for a while" Grandma said with a smile as he signaled the lawyer to take his seat the lawyer nodded and sat down on the couch. He was with his briefcase and look
I AM GOING TO BE A FATHER Grandma had just returned home from the courtroom and was in her mansion. Madam Martha and Madam Rebecca were with her, still trying to console her. Grandma could just not bear to see her going to jail. She had broken down in tears right from the courtroom and had to be brought home. They had to bring her to the house forcefully. As they sat down weeping, a knock came on the door. “ Come in please” Madam Rebecca said The door opened, and a guard walked in. “ There are some people here to see you ma'am” the guard said. Grandma was absent-minded about the whole surroundings as she kept weeping. “ Who is that?” Madam Rebecca asked. The guard did not reply. Instead, he stood aside. Three policemen walked in with one other man. The man without a uniform came forward. He had an ID in his hand and a paper in the other hand. “ My name is Mr Andrews, and these are inspectors Jack and Jill, we have an arrest warrant against Mrs Evelyn Anderson, and we
CHAPTER 267Monday morning. CourtroomThe courtroom was set for the proceedings to take place.Reuben was seated with Annabelle and their family lawyer.They sat on the side of the plaintiff.On the defendant side sat Grandma Anderson, Jake’s father, madam Rebecca, and a few new unfamiliar faces.They had two lawyers on the defendants side, The Jakes family lawyer and the Anderson family lawyer.They were all seated and waiting for the proceedings to start.Earlier in the previous day, Grandma, together with her family lawyer, had visited Louisa and Jakes again, and they had spoken.According to the conversation with their lawyer, they were better off by pleading guilty to the accusations and pleading for mercy, in that case, they were going to be pardoned and their sentence was going to be released.They had come into an agreement with the family lawyer for the Jakes family to do that.Both families had no money left in their accounts to drag th
THE VISITThe driver drove into the premises of the police station.The sun shone high above the sky, and everywhere was bright light.Grandma got down from the car and hurried towards the entrance." You are welcome ma'am" one of the policemen who knew her greeted her as soon as she entered." I want to see Louisa now," she fumed, ignoring the greeting from the policeman." Certainly ma'am, you have to wait for just a few minutes. I will be right back with you, " the policeman said with a dry smile and walked back in.Grandma stood in front of the policewoman at the reception.She looked at her with a deadly look, and the woman did her best to avoid the gaze and ignore her.Grandma stood there shaking vibrantly.She could feel her knees hurt from the stand, but she ignored the pain and stood there.Her only aim at that time was to see Louisa and speak with her, and that was exactly what she was doing.After standing for about three minutes, she was already losing her patience.Just
A SCARY REALITYGrandma Andersons Mansion.Three hours later, Grandma had just alighted from her car with the factory manager.She saw madam Rebecca and Martha coming towards her.They all wore sad faces to meet her.There was an awkward silence amongst the trio as they welcomed Grandma, but Grandma did not say anything.She was just smiling through the whole process.The two wondered what there was to smile about the trouble they had at that moment.They went to the living room, and all of them sat around." Where is Louisa? I was told she was coming to the hospital to see me but she never came.Where is she now?" Grandma asked.She noticed that everybody else's face changed at once.She suspected that something was wrong." What is it? Why is no one talking to me?" Grandma asked.She was eager to know what was going on.The manager looked at Madam Rebecca." Have you told her yet?" She asked him.The manager shook his head in the negative" What is there to tell me, someone to speak
ALL IS UNDER CONTROLLouisa and Jakes were pulled out of the police van, with the handcuffs on their hands.They both looked surprised as they could not fathom how they had just been intercepted in the middle of their operation and arrested by the police.The police had confiscated their phones and all that was with them.Louisa had seen Reuben and Annabelle earlier at the scene, while they walked away, after Reuben told the policeman something.She was sure Reuben had found out about their plan and had laid ambush for them." Is this what your plan led us to? In prison?" Louisa screamed out to Jakes when they were arrested.All she got was a caution from the police to keep her mouth shut, with the addition that whatever she said at that time could be used against her in the court.Louisa knew that was the end.They had been caught in the act, and she was sure that the boys were going to confess that Jakes was their leader.She was caught with Jakes at the same time at that scene,
ITS A STRIKEGrandma was in her room in a phone call.It was time for dinner and she needed to go eat.The househelp had served her meal and informed her about it.Grabdma came out to the dunning room when one of her guards entered, with an envelope in her hand." Excuse me ma'am, there is a parcel for you," the guard said as soon as he walked in." Who is it from?" Grabdma asked " There is no sender's address, only the delivery address, and that is here." The guard said.He handed over the envelope to Grandma.Grandma took the envelope and muttered a " thank you" as the guard left.She was curious as to who would send an envelope without a sender's address.Grandma did not touch any of his cutlery. Instead, he opened the envelope to see the contents.The envelope contained a single sheet.She took out the paper and read the contents of the paper." Dear Mrs Anderson, We have not8ced your recent activities, and we know where you invested all your money..We can assure you that the
THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL STARTED"What is going on here?" Annabelle asked in surprise.She could not just fathom what was going on, although she knew she was just about being kidnapped.Reuben held her hand and led the way back to the car, away from the sirens and the people who were being arrested. " What just happened here? Why is Louisa and that man being arrested? Who are those men? " Annabelle asked all at once." Let's sit in the car and speak for a bit.There are still a lot of things you need to know, " Reuben said as he unlocked the car with the remote.He opened the door for Annabelle to sit down and closed the door.He walked to the driver side and sat behind the steering, roaring the engine to life." I'm ready for the questions now, but before to ask, let me begin with narration," Reuben said as he drove out of the parking lot and out of the premises." I know you have a lot of questions. First of all, our date has not been canceled. We are on our way to a new restaurant.
STAGED KIDNAPFriday Evening, 4:30pm, Honeymoon Hotel.Louisa and Jakes were out of the hotel and were heading towards the garage.They were done with all their planning for their mission ahead, and everything was carefully laid out.Everything they needed to make their work successful was ready.They walked into the garage, and Jakes unlocked the door to a new car.They both sat in it as they talked.Louisa had gone there with a car, but according to Jakes, it was too risky to use her car, as it might be identified by Reuben.They had hired a new car they were going to use.They sat in the car as the driver drove out of the premises of the hotel." So we are going there earlier, so we can monitor their movements, they should be there around 5pm, and we should get there about ten minutes before them.Everyone else is ready over there, and this should not take a long time.We will pull out quickly, " Jakes said.Louisa nodded.She was okay with the explanation and how things were go
TWO WAYSLouisa went to the hotel and met with Jakes as they talked for the last time.Jakes made it clear that he had confirmed news from the Brooks mansion that Reuben and Annabelle were going out on a date the following day.He, however, stated that they did not know exactly where and when they were planning to go.Louisa rejoiced with the news as she knew they were getting closer to victory.Jakes told her he had the vans ready, and they also knew where they would be sending Annabelle after they had gotten hold of her.He had a private ship that was on the shores of the seas, waiting for him.He planned on going back home with Annabelle on the ship instead of air.He was doing that for his own safety, at least,until things went calm.After about thirty minutes of talking with Louisa, they finally dispersed, and Louisa went back home to prepare for the day ahead.It was a careful and nice plan they had laid out there, and they were sure it was going