Chapter 3 Solving the other problem.

Clive woke up in his luxurious three-bedroom apartment still thinking about what Julie had said to him. He went into the bathroom and had a bath. He took longer than usual to get ready for work. Normally he enjoyed his breakfast but today was different. He did not feel like eating at all, so he just grabbed his car keys and his laptop and left for his office.

Clive was in his office going over the documents for the new deal that he was working on when his secretary informed him about Gordon's arrival.

"Let him in Cindy." He knew Gordon had some sort of news for him only that he didn't know if the news was good or bad. He rubbed his hand over his face just to relieve stress that had been weighing him down.

Gordon got into Clive's office and placed a sealed envelope in front of him before he sat himself down. It contained everything he had gathered about Candice.

"Thank you, Gordon." Clive muttered and he immediately opened the envelope. He looked at the photos and put them on the table and started reading the document.

"Is the guy in the photo her boyfriend?" Clive asked still reading the document.

"No that is the guy who created this situation.?" Gordon replied.

Candice's mother died when she was ten. Her father remarried a wife who had her own daughter Lisa from a previous marriage. Sherry, Candice's stepmother was very extravagant and her father's business of almost got bust. Sherry wanted to marry Candice to an older guy who had promised to help with their debts.

Candice produced a marriage certificate to show that she had married her secret boyfriend. This prompted her father to chase her away from home. He did not bother that Candice needed his assistance to complete medical school.

Trevor had organized everything, and Candice never bothered to look at who her husband was since it was for show. Trevor had promised that everything will be deleted in a year's time. She had only less than four months for this to go away.

"Very interesting, Gordon I want to meet this girl." Clive said after reading all the documents that his friend had brought with him.

"Do you want to press charges?" Gordon asked his friend who surprisingly was calm about the whole situation.

"No, I have other plans. Thank you Gordon I'm sure you noticed that I have already transferred your payment." He smiled and put everything back in the brown envelope.

Gordon could tell that Clive did not want him involved in the next stage of what he wanted to do. He did not insist on helping since he had got his payment for the job that he had done. However deep down he was curious to know but would not dare to ask.

"You know where to find me Clive." Gordon could tell that his friend no longer required him, so he decided to go.

The moment Gordon left, Clive opened the envelope again and gazed at Candice's photo. He smiled and put it back in the envelope.

Clive phoned his lawyer David and asked him to come over. He showed him all the documents and asked for his opinion.

"This is a tricky situation Clive. Did you notice any illegal activities in your company finances?" David asked his client. Clive had IT specialists who monitored his company activities all the time. They would have discovered any anomalies if there were any.

"I don't think so. The boys have not reported anything." He replied and all were quiet for a few minutes.

"You never know what these people are planning since this Trevor guy is a computer expert." David said and the expression on Clive's face was that of someone who was already worried about what might happen next.

Clive started running his fingers in his hair. He was confused. Gordon had said that Candice and Trevor were not an item, but he was not sure as some of the photos seemed to contradict this.

"David, I think I should go and see this Candice girl and observe the situation. She might be useful for my other problem." Clive said to his lawyer.

The two agreed and David left for his office. Clive started to prepare for him to leave that same day. He planned to spend two nights and return on Sunday. He called on his secretary Cindy to come to his office.

"Cancel all my afternoon appointments. I will be travelling out of town." Clive informed his assistant who seemed shocked with the sudden news. She normally would know well in advance if her boss was going out of town.

"Am I travelling with you?" She was hoping not since it was Friday and she had plans for the weekend.

"No...no Cindy I am going on private business." Clive assured his secretary. He could see the relief on her face.

Cindy left her boss and went on to cancel the two meetings that were scheduled for that afternoon. She could not help but notice that her boss was now suddenly happy. His face was gloomy when he came in the morning.

Clive planned to leave at 1pm so he worked on completing the documents for the new deal. He wanted it to be complete by Monday. The journey to Candice's small town would take him about three hours.

He planned to go home and pack since he was planning to stay for the weekend. When he got back to his apartment he changed into casual clothes. He packed a small suitcase and put it into the trunk of his black Mercedes.

He was not sure how he was going to handle this woman who had violated him. He could press charges if he wanted to but that was going to be the last resort. He was hoping that he would not meet Trevor since he was not yet ready to deal with him.