Episode 15
AUTHORESS P.O.V
“Stop the car now!” Karen growl. “Relax!” The driver replied.
“I should relax when you are talking me to another road that’s different from my office route, did you have a death wish?” Karen ask angrily
And the driver chuckled. “What can you do to me?” The driver asks with a frown.
“Stop the car! I am not joking” Karen yelled. “You aren’t even afraid, what are you? A superwoman?” The driver asked.
“Don’t underestimate me, I can bring you down” Karen said.
“I’ll see you try, it’s high time you keep quiet,” the driver said.
“Giving up isn’t in my dictionary, stop the car right now,” Karen said and the driver Parked the car, I can see you’re busy agreeing with me, that you don’t know we are already in your office,” the driver said with a smirk.
“How come? I thought I was kidnapped, why did you know pass another road?” Karen asked with a frown and the driver chuckled. “Kidnapped, did you offend anyone?” He asked.
KAREN P.O.V
This guy almost gives me hypertension, I was thinking I was kidnapped and now, he’s telling me, sorry, I hurriedly came down from the cab and rushed to the driver’s door, I opened the door and drag the driver out of the car.
“How dare you play a prank on me?” I asked and kick him hard on his tummy and the mask I didn’t realize he was putting on fell from his face and the driver burst into laughter.
“I’m sorry that I scared you, I am bored so I just wanna see how strong you’re,” He said, can you believe it’s Henry. “Did you wanna kîll me?” A asked and made to kick him again, but he move back still holding his stomach in pain
“I am sorry, I did it because I am bored, I was only joking with you,” he said with a pout.
“The joke is expensive,” I said with a frown.
“I am sorry dear, but you’re tough,” he said with a smile.
“This isn’t the car I know you with,” I said because this doesn’t look like the car he used for business.
“I am not a cabman,” he said.
“Are you for real?” I asked surprised.
“Yes I am not, a cabman, I disguised because I wanna be your friend, this is one of my cars” Henry replied, I don’t even know him before, I don’t think I have seen him before that day, he carried and advice me.
“I know what you’re thinking, I have seen you before, at the Mall, some weeks ago, you singlehandedly, fought four girls, I was surprised and impressed, I tried to talk to you that day, but you run off angrily” Henry replied.
“Does that means you have been stalking me?” I asked with a frown.
“No I haven’t, it’s just fortunate that I saw you that day” Henry replied.
“What did you what from me?” I asked with a frown.
“Friendship” He replied with a smile. “Friendship?” I asked.
“You’re running late, let’s talk about this when you close,” He said and I nod my head before walking inside the company.
“Madam you came late,” Claire said without raising her head from the system.
“Yes, I thought I was kidnapped, you should be happy you see me” I replied.
“Who kidnapped you?” She asked and raised her head immediately.
“A friend of mine play a prank on me” I replied. “Hope you’re fine now?” She asked and stood up from her chair.
“Yes, I am” I replied. “I am sorry I didn’t come to the station to check on you yesterday and I didn’t call because my phone went off,” she said.
“No problem, is the boss in the office?” I asked. “Yes, he has been here since two hours ago, I think he’s angry because he has come down to check on you five times,” she said.
“Five good times?” I asked with a frown.
“Yes,” she replied. “Anyway, I’ll see you later” I replied and rushed to the office, I placed a knock on the door and the door opened immediately, showing my boss with a frown on his handsome face.
“Why did you come late?” He asked with a frown.
“A friend of mine play a prank on me, I’m very sorry” I replied with a smile.
“The guy that drop you off?” He asked with a frown, there was a hint of jèàlóusy in his voice.
“Yes, you should even thank God for me, I thought I was kidnapped” I replied walking to my table, he brought my table here yesterday, he said he wanna be seeing my beautiful face everyday, he’s addicted to my face, one advantage of being beautiful, my face is seducing him before trying.
“Your friend or your boyfriend?” He asked. “Boyfriend? I don’t even have one” I replied and he smiled.
“I can be your boyfriend if you want” he replied. “But you have a fiance and you hardly know me” I replied and he scoff.
“You’re funny, we will get to know each other better when we started dating and for the fiance you mentioned, she’s my parents fiance not mine, I don’t propose to her, she’s my betrothed, I don’t love her” he replied, I can feel it in his voice that he doesn’t love her a bit. “Give her a chance, I am sure you will later fall in love with her, I have read a lot of novels where the Male lead later fall over heels for his betrothed” I replied with a smile and he Chuckled.
“I know myself, I can’t love her and this is reality, that shît doesn’t work in reality, I don’t know why my mum wants me to marry Luna by force, my happiness didn’t even matter to her, she changed dramatically sincd she came across Luna,” he said.
“Oh my goodness, don’t tell me your fiance is Luna Walker?” I said, pretending to be surprised.
“Yes, she’s, what’s special about her?” He asked, he’s right I don’t see anything special about that dûmmy.
“She’s special Because she’s a pop star and your one and only fiance” I replied.
“Stop it! She’s not my fiance, let’s talk about us, I wanna show Dad that I have a heart, I want him to know that I can fall in love please don’t say no” he said begging me with his eyes.
This is màdnèss, how can he be begging me to be his girlfriend, thou I always wish to be his girlfriend, but it can’t just work. “Please say something,” he said.
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Mrs. Smith came down her car and look around in fright. “You guys should wait for me here, I’ll be right back,” she said to her guards. “Ma’am, are you sure you will be saved in this area?” Nathan Mrs. Smith’s bodyguard asked. “Sure I’ll wait for me here, don’t move from this place,” Mrs. Smith said and walked inside a deserted area.
She put on her sunglass and look the area before bringing out her phone. She dialed a number and the person pick up on the first ring. “You left!” The person said. “Mrs. Smith turns and the perpointsoint a gun at her head.”