Chapter 24: Chapter 24

“Thank you very much doctor, I really appreciate your help,” Cindy thanked the doctor for the hundredth time as she walked him to the main entrance.

The doctor nodded and turned to face her. “It’s okay miss. Just make sure you check her from time to time. It would be great if you can stay with her throughout. Call me if anything happens,” he instructed while Cindy gave a simple nod.

Getting to the door, he stretched out his hand to open it when Cindy stopped him. “I don’t know your name, mister. “

“Mind telling me?”

He stopped, turned and came face with her smiley pretty face. After staring at her for a while, he answered with his eyes narrowed slightly, “sure. My name is Richard miss.”

Cindy smiled and stretched her hand for a handshake. “I’m Cindy. Call me Cindy and not miss.”

Richard chuckled slightly and took her hand, “alright. You have a sweet name, Cindy.” To which Cindy smiled sweetly.

Staring at her face, she looked really pretty and innocent and a complicated feeling welled within his heart. He had stared too long that he didn’t realize she was slightly tracing the back of his hand with her fingers. He came back to his senses when a bit of sensation sugged through him. His eyes immediately left her face and dropped to their hands clasped together, then her slim fingers teasing him.

He raised back his eyes and seeing the naughty look on her face, his eyes flashed with surprise. Anyways before he would fall for her trap, he gave her hand a hard teasing squeeze that was a little bit painful. She gasped and glared at him but ended up chuckling when she saw the playful look in his eyes.

“He stared into her eyes with a knowing look then licked his lips. “I have to go now,” he said then patted her cheek. “I’ll see you some other time.”

She had let go of his hand so with that, he turned, pulled the door and walked out with a smirk on his face.

Cindy stared at his back as he walked off, her lips curling up with a half smile. She would make him hers and make him do what she wants with Daisy. Even though Daisy was down the drain now, she still wasn’t satisfied.

On the topmost fall of Maxwell’s cooperation was an extremely handsome man facing a floor-to-ceiling window, his hands in his pant pockets. On the other part of the large and exquisite office was Andrew sitting and facing the computer typing away.

The room was pin-drop silent till the door system indicated someone was at the door. Andrew got the remote right beside him and unlocked it after seeing who was at the door.

A dark-skinned beautiful woman dressed in a cooperate gown walked in with a file.

“Good morning sir,” she greeted Williams who simply nodded without turning. She then walked towards Andrew and bowed slightly before placing the file on his desk. Afterwards, she spun on her heels and catwalked out of the office.

Andrew picked up the file and glanced at the boldened heading on the white paper through the transparent file. The words read ‘GlasWare technologies.’

“GlassWare has a new system they have been working on for two years. A new system for agricultural machinery and James Johnson is planning to cooperate with them by helping them with enough funds for them to properly launch their products. I’m still yet to understand his reason for his interest in such a small company but I think he’s planning to expand it.”

Andrew stared at his boss as he listened. Then Wesley turned and walked towards his desk.

“What’s the plan?” Andrew could not help but ask.

“I have two moles in Tigera,” Wesley suddenly said and Andrew’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“Since when?” he asked, clearly flustered.

“For two years now.”

“Wow,” Andrew let out a sigh and glared at Wesley. “And how come I’m just getting to know this?”

Wesley pursed his lips and said nothing.

“Wow, seriously Wes.”

“Cause I don’t really trust them to begin with,” Wesley chuckled lightly as he lowered himself into his sit. Andrew shrugged and just stared at the file in his hand. Before opening it, he asked again, “so what’s the plan with GlassWare?”

Just when Wesley would open his mouth to say something, they got interrupted by the ringing of a phone. Andrew stared at his boss apologetically and glanced down at his phone to cut the call but his eyes widened seeing who was actually calling.

With his heart racing all of a sudden, he looked up at Wesley and muttered, “it’s Sarah.” His lips trembled as he spoke and without waiting for his boss to grant him permission, he picked up the call and the phone was against his ear the next second.

“Sarah?” he called out anxiously.

“Sarah, where in the world have you been? I couldn’t even reach you!”

Wesley stared at him sympathetically, his lips pursed.

After asking that, he waited but the other end remained silent. He immediately brought down the phone in confusion and seeing that the call was still connected, he placed it back against his ears.

“Sarah common, what’s up with you?”

“Are you busy?” a calm shrill voice suddenly came from the other end Andrew froze. He was too shocked to respond and seeing that, she asked again, “are you busy now?” she asked nonchalantly and Andrew felt a painful pang in his heart.

Andrew looked up at Wesley and nodded, “yes I’m actually busy now. Do you want us to meet? What of during lunch hour? By t…” then he actually paused when he saw Wesley shaking his head negatively at him and gesturing with his hands at him to go.

“Er…erm Sarah, wh.. where should we meet?” He stammered slightly.

“We should just meet during your break,” she said calmly but Andrew shook his head. “No please, let’s meet now,” he pleaded.

After a while, she finally agreed.

“I’ll send an address to you. I’ll meet you in five minutes,” she said before cutting the call.

Hearing the beeping sound that the call had ended, Andrew brought down his hand and stared at the blank screen in a daze. Wesley watched him quietly, not knowing what to say. The room remained silent after the call and suddenly Wesley got up and left for his lounge.

He came back minutes later with a gun. Then walking towards Andrew, he stretched it at him.

“You might need it.”

Andrew looked up at the gun pointed at him and then at Wesley before glaring at him.

“For what?”

Wesley shrugged, “you really might need it,” he insisted and Andrew was flustered.

“I’m going to see Sarah whom I haven’t seen just in just slightly over two months and then I would be needing a gun? For what exactly?”

Wesley chuckled and replied, “to protect your life or hers. You might save to her.”

Andrew was stunned.

With raised brows, Wesley asked. “did she sound strange?”

Andrew nodded yes.

“Unfamiliar?”

This time, he breathed out “yes.”

“You need this,” Wesley said and dropped the gun on the table before giving him a light pat on the shoulder. Then he turned and walked back to his space.

Staring at the gun on the table, his eyes reddened slightly. Even if Sarah is now a different person, he would never use it to protect himself from her. But the thought that she might be in trouble made his heart heavy and he would do everything he can to save her at the cost of his own life.

So he picked up the gun and tucked it safely in his suit’s jacket inner pocket before casting a grateful glance at Wesley to which he just replied with a small wave of his hand. Then he left the office.

Once he was out, Wesley picked up his phone and dialled a number. Then he instructed over the phone, “follow Andrew, he just left the building. I’ll send you an address and I’m warning you, Andrew must come back to me alive and unscratched. Sarah too but Andrew is more important. In fact, I don't care about Sarah. If she tries to hurt Andrew, get rid of her.”

Once he said that he cut the call and typed the address he had seen on Andrew’s phone when he went to give him the gun before sending it to the croxxed X that he had just called.

Afterwards, he dialled another number and instructed the person on the other end of the call who is also croxxed X. “Get me every information about Rose Johnson. I want it on my desk before I leave the company tonight.”

Just when he dropped the call, something suddenly crossed his mind that put him in a daze for seconds.

‘James Johnson and Rose Johnson, is there any form of connection between those two? It seemed impossible judging from the fact that James Johnson is the country’s prime minister and he has a known family. But still…

Anyways, he ended up calling the person he had last called before reinstructing.

“I need you to get me every down info about her, from birth till now. Also check if she has any form of relationship with the prime minister, James Jonhson.”