♓? THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL ☘️ ♓
⚜️(Billionaire Romance)⚜️
☘️ (CHAPTER 24)?
(Theme: Love, Action, Revenge)
Setting: Los Angeles, California (21st century)
✍️Written by Richie ayomide ✍️
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~Liam’s office~
Andrew barge into Liam’s office angrily. He looked around as Liam stares at him.
Liam smiles and stood up from his chair.
“To what did I owe this August visit?”
Liam asked.
“Back off from Rose Walter”
Andrew said with all seriousness.
Liam folded his arms and burst into laughter.
“Why would someone like Andrew William risk his life to come here just because he wants to save a woman, a random woman you don’t really know”
“She is not a random woman, you can’t touch rose Walter cos she is someone that have to be protected.
Andrew said.
“What do you really want with her?
Liam asked.
“Why do you want to have her ki||ed?
Andrew changed the topic.
“Is it because of the secrets she knows, you don’t want it to get out?”
Liam scoffs.
Andrew walked closer to him.
“Look, Liam…
I also know those secrets.. will you have me ki||ed too? ”
You know it won’t be easy to me”
Andrew said to his face and smile.
“f-__-k”
Liam said angrily and walk back to his chair.
“So, what will little Liam do now?
Two people already knows your secrets”
Andrew said with a smile.
“What are my secrets?
Liam asked getting suspicious Andrew might not know his secrets
“Oh, do you want me to tell the world now?? Alright, I love plays and joke like this..
He said and brought out his phone.
“I will contact the detective first”
Liam saw Andrew was really serious and he quickly stopped him.
“Alright, fine…
What do you want?”
“Now you are talking but what I want is simple…
Just stay away from rose and your secrets will be safe.. For as long as rose lives, your secrets will never leak out”
Liam sighs.
“Alright, we have a deal”
He said as he stares at Andrew. Andrew smile and walked out of the office.
*********
John was still outside waiting for Andrew to step out. His prayers was answered quickly.
Andrew came out smiling with his hands in his pocket.
“How is it, boss?”
How did it go? ”
John asked.
“Problem solved… Rose is safe”
He smile and walk away.
John was surprised and dumbfounded as he followed him.
?? Robert’s apartment ??
~6pm, evening ~
“Where are you going?”
Rose asked as Robert drove her car.
“You will see”
Robert smile.
“Do you want to know my secret?
“Yeah? Since you know mine also, we can trust each other with it”
Rose replied.
“Hmmm, trust, I like that..
Am begining to like you already, but I don’t remember you telling me your secret”
“Really?? Jerry
You don’t remember about my last crush, Robert?”
And the incidents surrounding his death?
“Is that a secret? ”
Jerry asked.
“Yeah, Andrew William can’t find out about Robert”
Jerry just nodded.
“What’s really between you and Andrew Williams if I may ask? ”
“Nothing, we were just friends”
“But the stories I heard says otherwise”
Robert said.
“Can we just forget about him? ”
“I thought you said we were cool to say things to each other”
“Yeah, am not just ready to”
“Okay?
We are here”
Jerry stopped in front of a lonely apartment.
“This is where you stay? ”
Rose asked.
“Yeah, this is where I live…
I want to tell you all my secret so I can have your trust”
“My trust?
We already trust each other”
“Look, it’s not as you see things…
Your life is at risk… Liam Payne is after your life”
Rose was surprised.
“And how do you know about that? ”
“I just want to protect you, to make sure you are safe..So I have a plan…
And for my plan to work, there is something you need to know about me”
“Who are you, Jerry? ”
Rose asked with a worried look.
Robert got down from the vehicle and walked towards his apartment door.
Rose got down also and followed him.
He said the code words and the door clicked opened.
“Welcome back, boss”
Kate said as Dylan and Ben were staring at the TV.
“Come in, Rose”
Robert looked at rose behind him.
Rose was scared for a little bit but summon up courage and walked inside.
“Kate? ”
Rose was surprised.
Dylan and Ben heard rose’s voice and looked back.
“Omg, Rose…
Rose looked at them.
“Dylan…
Ben..
“Wait, what’s going on here? ”
“And how do you know them? ”
Jerry asked.
“These are Robert’s men
Ben was his Chief of securities”
She replied.
Robert sighs.
“Guys, meet Rose Walter, she worked with me at boathouse..
Kate, Dylan and Ben were surprised Robert refer them as “guys”
His phone rang.
Liam Payne was calling.
“Excuse me”
Robert said and walked outside closing the door behind him.
“Omg, you guys are still in Los Angeles?”
Rose said and hugged them one by one.
“Yeah…
It’s not easy to forget Robert suntherland’s death”
Ben replied.
“Thanks for being loyal to Robert, some of his men already left the City after he died”
“I guess she doesn’t know Jerry is Robert yet”
Dylan thought.
Ben look at Kate and Dylan.
“We have to play along” look was on their eyes.
Robert came back in minutes later with smiles on his face.
“Guys, I have good news”
He said.
“And what’s that?”
Rose asked.
Robert looked at rose and the others.
“Liam Payne just called me now, he said I should back off from Rose…
He face Rose.
“Rose, you are now a free woman, no one is after you anymore”
He said and smile.
Ben, Dylan and kate geered up happily.
“What do you mean am now a free woman?”
What’s going on? Am confused right now…
Why did you bring me here at first?
Rose keep asking those questions feeling very confused.
“Rose?
Calm down and sit…
We will explain everything”
Jerry said.
“And who are you??
Why is Liam Payne contacting you?”
“I am going to explain everything…
Just sit, please”
Jerry hold her shoulder.
Ben and Dylan nodded at rose to heed to his words.
Rose breathe out and sat down, Jerry sat down beside her.
“I work for Liam Payne… Jerry began.
“What?
Omg, were you sent to ki|| me? ”
“Yes, I was… But I can’t do that, you are a good friend to Robert”
“So you do know Robert suntherland? ”
Rose asked.
“Yes, we work for him when he was alive but thank goodness, you are safe…
“Wait a minute,
So if you guys are Robert’s men? Do you all want to get revenge for your boss?”
“Hmm … You are too forward, I like that”
Dylan said and smile.
Robert didn’t know what to say…
How can he tell her he is alive and well? He looked at Ben, Dylan and kate.
Ben gave him a “don’t” look.
“Yes, we are trying to get his revenge but I want you to stay out of this…
We don’t want to put you in trouble cos of us”
Robert finally found his words.
“No, if you guys are doing it, am also in… We will all get that revenge for him”
Rose said.
“No, Rose… Please, just stay out of this”
Rose sighs…
“Please, Jerry”
“Alright, but you have to stick to our plan”
Robert replied.
Rose smiles…
“It feels so good to be with you all again, it make me feels Robert is still around us”
Everyone stand up and hugged rose again, forming a group hug, except Jerry.
Jerry just watched them wondering how things look like after his death.
“If you are Liam Payne’s bodyguard… Why did you work at the Boathouse?”
Rose thought of that and asked.
“I worked there so I can get close to you, have your trust and tell you everything and about the plan to save you from Liam’s claws…
But fortunately, Liam called and told me to back off…
I wonder what changed his mind”
Rose felt embarrassed.
“Why did you do this for me? ‘
She asked.
“Like I said before, we want to protect you…
Robert replied.
“We just felt we should protect you since you are one of Robert’s loved ones”
Dylan added.
??(Andrew’s resident)???
~4pm~
Andrew’s driver drove into the compound.
John was still surprised how Andrew pull that off.
“Boss, how did it happened?
What kind of deal did you made with him? ”
John asked.
“Relax, I only beat him in his own games”
Andrew replied.
“Like we suspected, the only thing he can be after rose is maybe she knows a secrets she should have known…
I have known Robert and Liam Payne for long now”
“Boss, do you know this secrets? ”
“Nope?
Andrew said and chuckles.
“I pretended I do and used that to make a deal with him”
“Wow…
I must say, boss
You are really smart”
“I was always smart”
He winked and stepped down from the car.
John also got down from the car.
“Do you also know about this secrets?
Cos you don’t seems surprised”
Andrew asked giving John a suspecting look.
“Nope,, it’s obvious only Rose knows the secrets
John shrugged.
Andrew looked at him before walking inside. John breathe out in relief.
“Hey, brother…
You are back”
Jean said with all smiles as she got up from the couch. She walked to Andrew and gave him a hug.
“What do you want this time around, Jean?
Andrew asked. John stay behind him.
“I came to spend time with you, dad is out of the country on a business trip and I heard that woman of yours has left the house”
Jean replied.
“Aren’t you supposed to be in school?”
“Arrrgh, gosh”
How many times will I tell you and dad, am taking my lectures virtually now?”
I don’t have to be present in school campus everytime”
“Okay??
Suit yourself”
Andrew said and walked away.
“Wait, Andrew…
I already prepared lunch for you”
You need to eat”
“Thanks, I already ate at a restaurant…But am going to eat it as dinner”
Am tired and I need to take a shower now”
Andrew replied and jean smile.
“Alright”
She giggles and went back to sit down on the couch.
John clear his throat.
“Am still here, boss little sister”
John said.
“Oh please, don’t call a little sister, Uncle”
“And don’t call me Uncle also”
John replied and sat down beside her.
“You know, I can spend time with you instead if my boss is not available”
” I would rather spend time alone watching TV than with you”
Jean replied.
” Ouch, that hurts but it’s okay…
I now understand why you can’t make friends easily”
John smile and walked towards the door.
Jean just hissed as she watched him walks to the door.
?????
~Liam’s resident ~
“Why can’t we have her ki||ed?”
Olivia shouted angrily at Liam.
“Relax, Olivia…
She can’t spill not even a drop of our secrets”
Andrew already promise me and if she does, she is going to die by my hands, I promise”
Olivia calmed down after hearing Liam’s words.
“It better stays that way…
I don’t want rose to ruin our plan”
“It’s okay…
Come here”
He gesture Olivia to give him a hug.
Olivia hugged him as one of his men came inside.
“Boss, we have a problem”
He said with a worried face.
“And what’s that?”
Liam asked as Olivia stares at him also with a worried face.
He handed over a phone to him.
Liam collected it and read through.
“Oh f-__-k”
Liam said.
“What’s wrong honey?”
Olivia asked.
“Robert’s body is missing”
He said.
“Boss, it’s already on the news”
Liam and Olivia quickly looked at the TV.
????….. now, a breaking news just came into our station, the California police department has drawn the attention of Los Angeles’s citizen to the death of Robert suntherland.
The CPD announced that his body has been missing from the City’s morgue.
Investigations have started immediately and all…. ???
Liam put off the TV.
“What are we going to do?”
Olivia asked with fear in her eyes.
TBC…
Rose met Robert’s men but Robert’s secret identity is still safe?
Andrew sort the issue easily ?
What will Liam do now that he knows Robert’s body is missing? ?