Gary immediately accompanied Vanessa outside the room and led her to a secluded area, handing her the doc.u.ments Clifford was referring to. Her eyes widen when she finished reading the contents."What is the meaning of this, Gary?" she"s fuming mad.
"It is what it is, Miss Reiley. The VeanCo will no longer collaborate with your company. Don"t worry, the VeanCo has already attached the penalty for breaching the contract." Gary formally informed.
"I know that idiot! Why is he cancelling our collaboration! I don"t care about the penalty I have tons of it. Why??? What did I do???!!!" she shouted at him but Gary remained unfazed.
"I have no idea, Ma"am, I am just a lowly servant." He bowed his head and Vanessa knew he could not rant to Clifford"s secretary because it"ll just make the matters worse. So she composed herself and then she put on a pleading façade.
"Gary, I-I"m sorry for shouting at you, it"s just I was so surprise at this sudden change. I don"t know what I did that caused Clifford to cancel our collaboration. I fear that it"ll be a huge blow to the VeanCo." She still thinks that it will be VeanCo"s loss if they cancel the partnership.
"Again, Miss Reiley, I am just executing what my boss" order. I have no power to change his mind regarding this. But if in case he changes his mind, we"ll call you, but for now, just don"t appear before him."
"I don"t deserve this treatment!" she protested but Gary ignored her rant.
"By the way, Miss Reiley, how did you know that Master Clifford is here?"
"I, uhh, accidentally saw it at the news." Gary just nodded and stared at her deeply.
Gary"s question caught her so off guard that she didn"t managed to think and did not even notice that Gary had already left her. It was only when her phone rings that she came back to her senses and in her irritation she answered it without looking who called.
"WHO IS THIS?!" she shouted at the caller.
"Woah… you"re fuming mad.." the caller jests. Vanessa immediately straightened her stature the moment she heard that voice.
"I…I-I"m sorry…" she wanted to cry.
"You"re pitiful to look at." The voice said. Then she looked around but she could not see anyone except a black car parked afar off and had a darkly tinted.
"What are you staring at?"
"Can I come over? I am so scared and Clifford cancelled our collaboration." she asked.
"What?! You are stupid, really! Do everything so that he will trust you again. Their security is tighter now,"
"But you"ve already hurt them."
"Nope! I"m not yet satisfied. I still have one full blow!" and the voice laughed evilly which send goose b.u.mps to her nape.
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In a secret bas.e.m.e.nt, General McQueen, Vladimir and Griffith met.
"Thank you for coming in such a short notice." McQueen began.
"What"s this important information you want to tell us?" Griffith asks impatiently.
McQueen handed them the same attaché case he showed to Gary. And the two men after they"ve read it all both of them are dumbstruck and they both looked at McQueen. And he stood up and he pushed a b.u.t.ton and backdrop was revealed with pictures on it.
The two men froze as they look at the pictures. Every pictures are connected to the mastermind.
"Yeah, I know, I know I"m that good." He grinned. "…and I"ve already sent men to tail that one." And he pointed one of the pictures just near the mastermind whose face is still a question mark.
"This person is the mastermind"s recent p.a.w.n. While the very first p.a.w.n was already been held captive and interrogated and the man who was one of the young master"s kidnapers is… in your midst." He looked at Griffith.
Griffith was alarmed. Vladimir is wide eyed.
"What? Where?" Griffith asked.
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"He"s working at the resort." He calmly answered. "…he"s one of our hope. Don"t do anything to him. These two people are our only hope."
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Ingrid was highly secured in the ICU. Everyone who comes in are strictly checked by the bodyguards, no one can enter unless their faces are checked together with the hospital"s ID, even the doctors who are checking her are not spared.
Clifford was sitting beside the bed where Ingrid was laid, holding her hand. He can"t help it but to weep in silence.
"You don"t deserve this, my love! But don"t worry, they have already investigated everything and before we knew it, we"ve already catch them." and he gently squeezed her hand.
Days have pa.s.sed but Ingrid still remained unconscious. He did not go home so that their son and his in-law"s won"t suspect anything. He just called and informed them that they"ll be out of town for a month and he"ll just think for an excuse if until that time Ingrid will still be unconscious.
Clark cried so hard when he knew about his parent"s absence for a month and it pained more to see his son like this but he has no choice but to conceal everything to them. He"d rather suffer alone and spare them. He wanted to keep them safe because he can"t afford to lose anyone of them as they still don"t know who the perpetrator is.
The poor man"s life only revolves around the ICU and the nursery or vice versa to check the twins then Ingrid. And the twins" presence gives him more strength as he sees their progress. Gratefulness filled his heart upon knowing that the twins are now in stable condition.
He"d look at them for hours and would smile when he sees them smile. The twin brother, he noticed, keeps on hugging his sister as though he"s protecting her. However, there are times that the twin sister would resist her brother. He would often record videos of them every time he visits so that when Ingrid wakes up she"ll see their growth. It has been a week since his wife went unconscious and everyday was a torture for him. So what he did, he just keep on talking to her about the twins and their progress.
He"d often recollect the good times they have and how he loves her and misses her. He never leaves her place and since he wanted to be the first person whom Ingrid will look at the moment she opens her eyes, he unnoticeably grew his beard. Every night, he would be with Ingrid"s side and would often sleep there and it"s now become his habit to hold her hands so that he"ll immediately wake up if she moves.
One night, while Clifford is close to doze himself to sleep beside her when he felt some stirring on the hand he"s holding and he raise his head while he"s half awake, looking at Ingrid"s face and then he saw her precious wife"s eyelids move.