Publishedat 11th of October 2019 09:50:04 AMChapter 154: 154
Carl returned home late . After having dinner, he went to his room to shower when he saw a package on his bed .
Ordinarily, no one except Kim and Allan entered the house . Allan had no reason to give him a gift without informing him so he a.s.sumed it was Kim who left it there .
Without thinking much he went to shower .
Later, he picked up the package, examining it before calling Kim .
As soon as it rang, he placed it on speaker then he began unwrapping the box .
Her raspy voice came through the speakers, "Hey…"
"Did I wake you? I"m so sorry, I"ll call you later . "
She hurriedly interrupted, "It"s fine, how was work?"
"The usual . " By then he had already uncovered the package . It contained a brown envelope .
He was about to ask her about her day when he saw the content of the brown envelope .
It was a report of everything about him including his daily routine and pictorial evidence .
With the words, "You can"t hide from me" .
His hands trembled . He felt suffocated, trapped in the palm of another .
"Who could it be?"
Advertis.e.m.e.nt"Why?"
These questions ran in his head repeatedly like a broken record .
The few people that had grudges against him problem won"t try to scare him this way . His father, stepmother… maybe Chamberlain but he doubted he would this .
Carl was lost in thought for a few seconds . Her voice snapped him out, "You still there?"
"Uh Huh . . I"ll call you tomorrow . " With those words, he hung up .
He took the detailed report, dumped it in the trash before lighting them up . As he watched them burn, his heart oddly calmed .
Out of sight, out of mind…?
To think they got into the apartment was something . . .
It was a huge residential district that did not let people in only with the permission of residents .
So how did they get in? His door has a pa.s.scode, does that mean they know it or they hacked it?
He hacked into the CCTV, turns out, it was damaged since the previous day .
How thoughtful of them .
It only meant they were powerful .
That night, Carl did not know how he fell asleep but the next morning when he woke up, he acted like nothing happened .
He went to work as usual, bantered with Chamberlain, had lunch with the couple and returned home .
He did not want to let his enemy torture him . Seeing as that is their plan .
To make him feel unsafe in his own home .
Though he was scared, panicked, frustrated, he did not let it show .
Why play their games?
He remained as aloof as ever, even though he was aware he was being watched .
"What was their purpose?"
"Who did he offend?"
He had no answer to the questions that plagued his mind .
…
At King"s base,
"His handling things well," the king spoke as he heard about Carl"s reaction .
"He still did not go to the police?" He asked .
His first subordinate answered, "He understands they can"t help him . Besides, it isn"t the Blackwood territory, neither is it the capital . "
The King chuckled softly . The sound of his laughter was melodic and at the same time creepy . The kind of creepy you can"t help but be drawn to .
Then he rhetorically asked, "Should we play with him more?"
Of course, he felt death was too Swift and easy for him .
He would continue to make him feel so small and powerless until he messed with his sanity .
"Not enough to cause a heart attack, just enough to damage him psychologically, slowly but surely… or is that too harsh?" He laughed maniacally .
He wasn"t asking for their opinion, he was just saying the things he could do, the things he will do .
"After dealing with the Stans, I want you to do just that, don"t harm him physically though, I"ll do that myself . "
His subordinates were used to these sought of things so they remained unfazed .
It"s just that they were unsure how and why Carl became his target .
"Yes boss!"
The King waved them away .
Like eunuchs to their King, they slowly backed away .
…
A week later at the office,
Chamberlain has almost gotten used to his wife"s care and appreciation even though it had scared him at first .
It was something he had never experienced before . Find authorized novels in Webnovel,faster updates, better experience,Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .
The attention, the appreciation, the care made him feel good that he began considering that marriage wasn"t so bad after all .
Maybe trying to avoid it in the first place was a mistake .
Just that morning, he had woken up to his wife"s kisses .
She kissed his forehead and cheeks before running away because she was caught in action .
At first he was startled, then, oddly enough he found her a little bit cute .
Having a companion wasn"t bad after all…
Who else asked about his day, work and his interest . These days the conversation seem to flow and never stop .
He had to admit that at first, he only replied politely because he didn"t want to be rude but now, he genuinely enjoyed talking to her .
Never for the life of him would he have thought that his wife was talkative or interesting .
As he was reminiscing, she stepped into his office, she smiled warmly at him, "Lain . "
Well, that was what she called him now, and he liked the way she said it .
He thought, "Just the person I was waiting for . "
"I came to check on you, I was about calling for lunch, what would you like?"
As she took out her phone, he held her hands, "Let"s go out for lunch today . "