CHAPTER 143-MARIAMS CONVINCING TONY "Speaking about Preston........." Mariam said, dropping her cutlery.She cleared her voice which got Tony and Collins attention, she has something very important she wants to tell them."What about Preston, "Tony asked as he used a servett to clean off the crumbs on his lip. He focused his attention on Mariam, why is she looking like she wants to say something bad."Well, I feel like things are kind of tedious at the moment, and one's safety is not guaranteed, so I wanted to suggest that you,Tony gets security that could protect you from danger,"Mariam said with apprehension. She was anxious about Tony's safety."Why will I need security, I've never needed them before and I do not need them now, I can take good care of myself,"Tony said firmly, he doesn't need any security, Having them by his side will make it look like he was afraid and he wasn't ready to reduce himself like that."But you do, you've been faced with a lot of dangers lately and nob
Chapter 144-THE ATTACK"Sir, we are here now. Is there anything we should know, so we could do our job better because our boss told us that ,you were involved in some kind of danger.......”"You are right, but I want you guys to settle in first, you just got here, later I'll explain the details to you." Tony said to them a little apprehensive.Although they were here to protect him, he was still sceptical about everything. He doesn't know who to trust aside from Mariam and Collins and his grandmother, every other person was a suspect."You will be staying in the east Wing of the house, just go down the hallway and you will see your rooms, I'll call you guys later for us to discuss," Tony said to them as they excused themselves from his presence.He looked at them leaving, he had no choice at this point, since they're the ones in charge of protecting him from now on he had to give them some necessary information about himself although there are somethings he could not trust them with y
CHAPTER 145-THE ARREST “Don't worry Collins, I have a plan, I will deal with Preston, I'll tell him that two can play this game well,"Tony said, his voice laced with determination, there's no room for defeat."How are your men Jack, are you people okay, hope there's no casualty," Tony asked Jack, he wanted to make sure that his men were okay."Yes sir, everyone is fine, we had no casualty,"Jack said with no expression on his face. He's a confident man and he believes in his skills and professionalism."Okay, thank you, you guys can retire for the night,"Tony said as he moved towards the bar to pour himself something to drink.He needed something very strong to burn his throat, although he was trying to form bravado but in the real sense of things, he was actually very scared. He hopes that things go as he has planned.Collins walked up to Tony, although his friend has assured him that everything is under control, he still felt that there are certain things that are still left unsaid.
CHAPTER 146-THE INTERROGATION He went into his room and got changed with one of the officers watching him. After getting ready he made his way downstairs, Collins and Mariam were with him as he moved outside, he asked only Jack and one other person to follow behind them for security reasons. They got into the car and drove to the station.Immediately they got to the station, Tony was led into the interrogation room, Mariam and Collins were not allowed inside. This made them apprehensive. What were they trying to do?After a few minutes, Inspector Gavin went into the interrogation room with one other officer , the room was under strict surveillance as Tony has been termed a criminal."Good evening, Mr Tony, you are a suspect of the murder of your cousin in Mr. Henry Storm, you're entitled to a lawyer if you have one but if you do not, you will be provided with one, do you understand,"inspector Gavin said with his face expressionless. He maintained a cool composure."I totally understa
CHAPTER 147-THE TRUTH"Meet my friend Collins, he will hand over the evidence to you."Tony said and rested more comfortably on his seat. He looked over at Preston, he was already moving uncomfortably on his seat. Preston knew that Tony had outsmarted him but he didn't know what to do to get out of the problem. "The battle line is drawn Preston, you cannot escape this,"Tony laughed out loud.Officer Gavin looked towards the invisible glass screen as he signalled to them to send Collins in.Collins entered the interrogation room in company of another point officer,he had a small bag with him like a mini briefcase. Immediately he got inside the room he placed the mini briefcase on the table and opened it. There was a huge brown envelope inside of it. He brought it out and opened it. He brought out a white document and gave it to Officer Gavin."This is the document you have right," Officer Gavin said looking at the document in his hand. How sure was he that this wasn't even forged."I h
CHAPTER 148-THE REQUEST Sleeping on the bed and oblivious of what was happening in the world around her, Helen's mother, Mrs Lugard was lying with her head resting peacefully on the pillow. The sound of the monitor was being heard loudly as it beeps in intervals. The room had good lighting and it was well ventilated.Mrs Lugard's bed was situated by the window which allowed for the easy passage of air into the room. She was still connected to her I.V medication which was flowing at the desired rate.A nurse walked into the room, she went straight to the monitor, checked Mrs Lugard's vitals in the screen after which she documented it in the chart she was holding, she proceeded to check the I.V infusion Mrs Lugard's was on and realised that it will be getting finished very soon, she quickly stepped out of the room and went to get the next infusion in order to prevent damage being done on the patient because she needed a particular amount of fluid with a specific time.The nurse was sti
CHAPTER 149-THE MEETING"So you want me to go meet Tony, how sure are you that he will listen to me,"Helen asked her mother. She doesn't know if this was a bad idea but for her mother's sake, she needs to do all she can."I'll call Tony and see if he will agree to meet and then I'll discuss with him about you wanting to see him, hope that's okay," Helen asked looking at her mother's fragile face."Yes that will be okay, I just want to talk to him and it's very important that I do this,"Mrs Lugard said as she raised her face toward the ceiling, a lot was going through her mind even in her state."Okay mom, before I go make the call, I got you some fruits and a salad by the side, you know you were saying that you had indigestion, so the nurse said that eating fruits will help with easy digestion of your meal, so I will slice some for you, I'll be right back,"Helen said , as she got up from the sit beside her mother's bed. She moved into the adjoined room by the side. It was serving as
CHAPTER 150-THE REVELATION "Thank you Tony, one is gone. There's something very important I want to tell you. It's been a secret for the longest time between my family and yours,"Mrs Lugard coughs a little. Tony quickly got water for her to drink."What secret are you talking about!""It's between my husband's family and your mother's."Mrs Lugard looked at Tony's face, trying to read his facial expression but Tony kept his face expressionless. He wanted to hear what Mrs Lugard had to say."Hmm, before now my family had no wealth, we were struggling to build our business which wasn't going very well, so my husband then was asked to be friends with you mother , win her heart and convince her to invest in the Williams business." Mrs Lugard continued."Your mom was young, she fell for the Williams trap very easily and we were able to rise into high society but because the Eduardo's were a very wealthy they didn't realise what was done to them very quickly,"Mrs Lugard said, her voice bare