Sarah continued to look around the room in search of the man she had spoken with previously. "Have you seen a man with a full-face gold and black face mask?" Sarah asked one person."He is tall, big body build, probably a bit high, or maybe not, he is wearing a beautiful, shiny black suit." She described it to another person."No Ma'am, sorry." The young man replied."Sarah, what is wrong with you? Here I am trying to link you up with a high-profile, handsome young man and there you are trying to ruin things as if this effort counts as nothing!"Her mother accosted her amidst her search. Sarah rolled her eyes at her mother and scoffed. "High profiled young man? Mother, he is living off his Father's wealth just as I am and he is not even that rich." Sarah said to her mother."Oh my goodness, suddenly you are concerned about the profile type of a person's wealth. Since when did we have the luxury of that option?"Although Mrs Brown continued speaking, she did not in the least have Sara
James purposely lost the first hand of cards, just so he could deceive the Mexican into staking higher bets. As soon as he was certain he had boosted the ego of the buffy, gruff, looking man, he decided it was time to play real cards."I'll stake five hundred thousand dollars." James said to the man. By now Pedro's expression was woeful and full of fear, he thought perhaps this was James' way of getting back at his grandfather for dragging him out against his will.Meanwhile, Mr. Gregory Johnson's expression remained neutral and pacified."I like your kind of man. You have great faith and a strong resolution in your inability." The Mexican said to James.A coy smile flashed over James' lips as he stared at him. "What's your stake? And please, by all means, don't feel intimidated by me, I may not even win. If I do, it would just be a great faith at play " James said.The Mexican watched him apprehensively for a moment and began to laugh."Sure, I stake one million dollars, and my gold
"Sarah!" Mrs Brown bellowed in shock, as she caught sight of Sarah locking lips with a total stranger.Sarah turned hastily in James' arms and was shocked to find her mother standing there."What do you think you are doing? Stooping so low with a.man you barely even know?" Her mother scolded her.Sarah cowered in shame, her head bent low. "I'm sorry mother. I was just a bit tipsy." Sarah replied."You have to get yourself together. There are certain important people here, and everyone is watching you closely. What do you think you were doing?" Her mother scolded as she pulled her away.James stood patiently, as he watched her retreating back. He was already used to Mrs Brown's reactions, and in order not to reveal his true identity, he had to refrain from sticking his neck further in their business.Sarah turned back to search for him, but he was already gone. She felt slightly bad that he was no longer anywhere within sight."Here is my daughter, Sarah Brown. Sarah, this is Will, the
James knew that Sarah would not recognize him with a full face mask on, and he had to admit that she looked beautiful in that black dress she wore."I didn't think you would show up." He said to her, with a smile."You were the one who said you didn't like social events." She replied smiling at him smugly."I could spot you from a mile away. Your smile, your eyes, your face." James said candidly, because truly, he did know her.But she had absolutely no idea that it was him behind the mask. That it was he who had been spending all that money on her."Well, it is a good thing you came, at least that gives us something to chat about" she said with a smile."Of course, ask away." He said, giving her the go ahead."So, do we make this fun instead and have it over drinks?" She asked, flashing him a coy smile."Are you insinuating we get drunk and dump the party?" He asked."No, I said, we get a corner , get some champagne, and play truth or dare. If you lose, you drink." She smirked."Well
"I am your night in shining armor.." the text had said.Sarah stared at her computer eagerly, waiting for an explanation. Could he be the one who had been spending so much on her? The person who had chatted her up had suddenly gone offline after leaving her hanging and was no longer responding.She turned off her computer and picked up her bag to leave. She felt a bit lump settle in her stomach as she walked out of her office building and found someone else waiting there for her. Someone who was not James."Good day Ma" the handsome, Arab driver smiled at her. Sarah nodded at him and got into the car. As they drove, her finger lingered over James' number for a while.She struggled with the confusion of whether or not to call him and find out if he was okay. Her thumb lingered over the call button for so long, until she decided not to go through with it.He had been nothing but a thorn in her flesh, yet, his touch and kisses had made her feel something she could not understand.Angry
James walked forward to where his grandfather was seated. It was an electronic wheel chair that spun around on its own. It had a sensory feature that sensed the intentions of its user based on their motions, and movements.The wheel swiveled Mr. Johnson around to face James, and with a raise of his head, Mr. Gregory Johnson smiled at him."It is good to see you again, and how much you have grown," Mr. Johnson said to him with a smile."I wish I could say the same about you. But you do look different, older, aged....it looks good on you." Johnson replied."A man and his word...I believe you have taken a good view of the house, and you like what you see?" He asked James."I believe it is commendable and...I can't say I do not like what I see. If you had done such great work with the place, then...what happened to the Company? Why did you stop pushing it ahead?" James asked him."The number one leading Tech Company in the whole of the United States, and you just let it go," James said."
Sarah woke up to the legger on the dresser. She had already heard him leaving early that morning, but the note was what left her even more surprised."I am leaving for a short while. Something urgent came up, that requires my attention. Do take care."That was it? She thought to herself.She did not know which was worse, that he left or the fact that he did not have the decency to tell her to her face about it? Or was it the curtness of the message? It sounded so plain and void of any sort of emotions."Whatever," she said to herself. He could die for all she cared. She put a call across to her second driver and asked him to come pick her up for work.The company was bustling with activities as usual. Clients had been calling. The festive season was drawing near, people were already traveling in from the outskirts of town, and from the outside countries.They had a lot of work to deal with, as escort services were seriously in demand during the festive seasons.Winter was already appr
Early the next morning, James packed a few bags for his trip. He knew he had to keep his word. He wrote a note for Sarah, and placed it on the dressing mirror. He had made an obligation, and his word was extremely important to him.Just as agreed, they had sent a car to pick him up, it was a grey 2025 Acura MDX, and the driver was a famous car dealer. The young man pulled out of the sleek ride and shook hands with James."It is nice to finally meet you, Mr. Johnson. I have heard a great deal about you." The man said to James with a broad smile on his face."This should take you to Hudson and back. That is, if you would not want a different ride by then." The dealer smimed at him."This is a sweet ride. I mean, a 2025 Acura model, you must have your hands in high places. Limited Edition?" James asked."A Martial artiste guru and he knows his cars. I'm impressed Mr. Johnson. We should talk business sometime. Men like you, are what we car dealers live for." The man shook James' hand agai
Ricardo walked back into the Investigation room where Sarah sat waiting for him, as soon as he was done discussing with James. Who made the transfer of the needed amount to set her free to Ricardo's Bank account."Well, Miss Brown. I have good news for you." He said taking a seat in front of her."What is it?" She asked, her countenance immediately brightening up."So, I made a negotiation deal with the Inspector of Police, and Drug Enforcement, they decided to solve everything as pertaining to a consensus." He said to her."Oh that sounds great. What was the agreement resulted to?" She asked."Well, the Drug Enforcement Agency agreed to set you free if you were able to pay a fine of twenty million dollars." He replied to her question"Uh..wow, where am I supposed to get that kind of money from? The amount I have in my bank is meant for...""You can relax, the payment had already been sorted out." He replied candidly."Wait, what? How? How is that even possible? Twenty million dollars