Evan picked a candle and lit it before the image in front of him. His eyes were desolate and lonely and it felt heartbreaking to look at them.‘Thank you, old man, without you, I don't know where I would have been by now,,’ He bowed and placed the candle on the vase In front of the mirror.He paid his last respects and then walked out of the room. Christel watched him for a while then placed her candle in the face and left the room too.“Do you want to join us at the party? It's the last goodbye to Grandpa so all the families are here and I don't think they will like it if you don't show up,” She said then paused and continued, “After all, you are still my husband,” Evan stopped in his tracks and slowly turned towards her with a cold expression on his face. Christel subconsciously moved back in fear and lowered her head in the process.Evan gazed at her coldly but didn't say a word, instead, he stared at the necklace he gave to her then sighed heavily and left the place.‘Damn it!’ C
A few minutes later a black Benz arrived in the southern sub ranch of Vertice Capital. Evan alighted from the car and stared at the building before him with a calm expression.“How stubborn can you be?” He sighed lightly and started to make his way to the building.“Welcome sir, please how may we help you?” The receptionist on duty asked the instant he walked inside the building.Evan stared at her then at her batch and nodded as he realized she was a new employee.“Is miss Vera here? I'll like to have a meeting with her,” He said and the lady nodded before she started to type on the computer.In other to find out who the culprit was among the employees, he has to first of all find out how his company was being managed by them.And the first step to that is the way they attent to their customers.“I am sorry sir. The name you asked of isn't registered in this company,” She replied, after searching for a few minutes.Evan nodded in understanding, then asked, “If that's the case, can I
“Call 911!”“Oh my God, What's this?!” “A woman just committed suicide in this place. What the hell is going on here?”…Evan stood there with a distant expression on his face. He could feel his phone buzzing nonstop but the woman laying on the floor in her own pool of blood and the people around her taking pictures were the only thing he could see at that moment.He slowly walked towards her and soon he was standing before her.His gaze trailed down her body and soon fell on a black tattoo on her left shoulder which was fractured.He squatted down and was about to touch her when a strong grip held him and pulled him away.“What do you think you are doing?!” Matthew's voice rang in the hall and everyone turned silent.“How dare you try to sexualize a dead woman?” He added and Evan's brows knitted slightly.It looked like his actions to check if she was still breathing had caused a huge misunderstanding in this place.Evan gazed at him calmly and stood up with a slight frown on his fa
“Excuse sir, would you mind coming to the police station with us for questioning?” Evan stared at the cops in front of me and then at Matthew who was behind him.His hands went to his pockets and he flashed the man a questioning look.“Oh, pardon me if that came out the wrong way. I am inspector James and I'd like to ask you some questions if you don't mind,” He said and at the same time took out his card and showed it to Evan.Evan gazed at it and nodded but still didn't say a word and this of course caused the officer to frown.“May I ask what your names are?” He asked.“My name is Evan,” Evan calmly replied. “If you want my statement as a witness to the suicide that occurred a few minutes ago then I don't mind, but I don't think I should be the only one that would follow for questionings.”“What are you trying to say, sir?” Inspector James smiled then faced Matthew.“I got a report that you were the first to walk to the deceased woman after she fell from the stairs. So I wanted to
Half an hour went by in a flash and soon Evan's car was packed inside his mansion. He slowly alighted from the car and stared at the building ahead of him and, without wasting time, he made his way to the front door.“William, tell me what you mean she doesn't remember…” Evan walked past the maid who opened the door for him and went to the living room, but the instant his eyes caught sight of the woman on the coach, his voice trailed off.“Anything,” he finished, and gazed intensely at the lady.Ezra stared at Evan and slowly got off the coach. It was as though there was something both of them were trying to find out from each other, but no matter how much they pry further, it felt as though an invisible barrier was in the way.“Sir you are back,” William walked out of the kitchen and placed a plate on the dining table.“Sir, the food is ready. You can come eat,” he added, but when he turned towards Evan he noticed that he was a little distracted.William's brow knitted slightly, and
Evan's gaze sharpened slightly on hearing that, then he said, “Explain,”“Okay sir.” Claus replied and cleared his throat. “Based on the time the explosion took place all the workers should have head home by then,” “There’s a possibility that the person who set the branch ablaze was either drunk or just frustrated. I've seen a couple of articles nowadays where employees out of frustration destroy one property to another,” he added, and Evan nodded.“What about the person that set the place ablaze?” Evan asked.Claus went silent for a while, then sighed lightly before he gave an answer, “He got caught in the fire along with 3 more employees. These employees happened to be on their nightshift, and they got caught in the misfortune when they got to their post,” The company had a working schedule where a few groups of employees had to work in the morning, some in the afternoon, others in the evening and some at midnight.It was those who arrived during the evening shift that got caught
“I still think it's a bad idea, Vera,” Claus said in disapproval but the lady had already made up her mind.“I'll talk to you later,” She smiled and hung up the call. She gently placed the phone on the counter and stared at the information in front of her.She swirled her chair around and walked to her drawer where she took out an iphone. She turned it on and went through the contacts before she clicked on a particular contact and placed the phone on her left ear.“Hi, Marcus. This is Vera, I want you to do something for me. It's going to be a long deal and I want you to send over the best,” She said in a serious tone.The Vera on the phone was completely different from the cheerful and childish young lady ragt hung around with Evan. Her cold demor and authoritative voice send shivers down one's spine that you have no other choice than to obey her.“Tell me the details,” Marcus replied and Vera nodded in satisfaction.…Later that night, Vera walked out of her room and made her way t
“Oh, you are awake?” Evan answered and walked up to her. Vera stared at him with a confused look on her face and was about to ask more questions, but paused and stared at him surprisingly.“What's it?” He asked and she shook her head.“It's nothing,” She answered.Evan stared at her suspiciously and shook his head after a while. “What happened to you downstairs? I mean, what did you faint?” He asked and the smile on her face slowly died down.“That…” She mumbled softly and shook her head. “I- I can't remember,”Evan's brow knitted slightly, and she stared at her suspiciously, something was definitely going on.“I see…,” He said, and handed her a glass of water. “Here, drink this.” “Thank you,” She replied softly as she took it from him. Evan stared at her for a while then walked to the wardrobe to pick up his clothes.Vera stared at him curiously and asked, “Are you heading out today?” Evan nodded and placed some clothes on the hanger, then walked to the dressing mirror. Vera stare