Chapter 3 Find her!

"Damien Ford, well played, very good", Ariel turned and left without sparing Damien a glance.

Meanwhile, at the flower garden villa, Rex Anderson was pacing up and down in his study with his assistant Pius.

There was a frown between his eyebrows, he fished out a box of cigarette from his pant pocket and lit one, he exhaled with a small sigh as he tossed the lighter and the box of cigarette onto his desk and it made a banging sound.

"How long will it take you to locate a girl?" he was losing his patience.

His assistant was sweating profusely in order not to offend the devil. Silence befell the room once more.

Sometimes later, his assistant was beaming with joy. "Sir, we found her ". He was happy about the fact that he had not offended the devil even though they had both been friends since their childhood. His boss's parents treated him as their second child. They also make it their responsibility to cater for their family.

He really can't finish paying for their goodness in this lifetime.

He was still beaming with joy when Rex's cold and thunderous voice sounded again.

"Who is she," he finally took a seat on the cushion chair.

Pius quickly printed the information and gave it to him. He honestly did not want to get scolded. He had made a mistake yesterday and his boss had not gotten even with him. He can't afford to make another one.

Rex Anderson collected the folder and opened it with his left hand, his right hand putting out his cigarette on a crystal tray.

His eyes widened when he saw the information about the girl, the illegitimate daughter of the Ann family. Age; twenty years old, he remembered he had asked the girl how old she was and she had answered him twenty-two. He closed the document; his eyes were cold as ice.

When Pius saw the look on his boss's face he knew there was fire on the mountain. He quickly approached him before he could call him.

"Pius, you seem to be so comfortable these days, since you are less busy and being idle has also made you forget your job. If I remember correctly, you have not been to the forest for a very long time. How about you pay the forest a visit this weekend?"

Hearing the word forest, Pius shivered all over his body. He jumped up in fear.

"Sir, please tell me what command you have for me. I'm more than ready to carry it out."

The forest Rex referred to was created by him and it's a very scary place to stay.

No matter how brave you are, you won't be able to stand there a day and a night, but the devil himself spends most of his weekend on that dangerous field called a forest.

"The information didn't tally with the information we have. Do more findings"

"I'm on it sir", Pius hurried out of the study room with his long legs to avoid being sent to the forest.

Rex Anderson is someone people don't want to get closer to. It was rumoured that he was crippled and had a very scary scar covering part of his face. There were so many rumours about him that some even exaggerated them to the extent that he

ate women's flesh, while some said he was gay.

His own family members also believed he had been crippled for almost ten years and the burn scar on his face was also scary, because he had been attending family gatherings in a wheelchair and a mask that covered part of his face.

This time around, without wasting time, his assistant came back with a folder.

"Sir, here is all we can gather."

Rex Anderson stretched out his big and slender hand and collected the documents.

His hands trembled immediately. He opened the first page of the information; even Pius, who was standing not far away from him, could see the fear and pain in his boss's eyes.

On that page was a picture of a woman. Timothy Ann's first wife died ten years ago. His whole body trembled when he remembered how the woman was lying in the pool of her blood. The woman died in his stead. The woman fought with the people that

Kidnapped him then and also received the bullets that were meant for him.

The woman has told him to take care of her daughter and he has forgotten the promise and sets his mind on nothing else but revenge.

He had planned this revenge for a very long time. His uncle had been his main target while Timothy Ann was his accomplice, but now it was clear that Timothy Ann traded his wife for money. He kept opening the information until he got to

a page which stated that Ann's clothing should be handed to Ariel Ann once she had clocked twenty-three, the person he met yesterday was the woman's daughter and she was supposed to be celebrating her twenty two years and not twentieth birthday and also Ann clothing originally belonged to that woman and not Timothy Ann, now he has to acquire the Ann group and handed it over to the rightful owner to fulfil his promise, he thought, as he dropped the file on the table while beckoning Pius to come over.

"Pius, please find out who drugged Ariel yesterday."

"Sir, the information is also in the file". Pius replied quickly.

He picked up the folder again and opened it.

Damien Ford, Ariel's childhood sweetheart. In the file where pictures of Ariel and Damian turning to another page he saw some pictures of Damien and Elvira coming out of the hotel.

When he opened the last page he found a pregnancy report attached to it, he laughed out loud, the body guards at the door and Pius, who was standing behind him, felt a chill all over. He had planned to marry Ann's favourite daughter and date the other one outside his marriage make them fall in love with him and use that to cause a rift between them, but who would have thought that she would dare get pregnant was the Ann's planning to make him a father to another man's child?. He was the one that gave the Ann a project knowing they wouldn't be able to carry it out and he was also the one that withdrew his capital, which made them almost bankrupt and nobody was willing to lend them money. He did all that and he was also the one that offered them ten million dollars on the condition of marrying their daughter to him, but it seems he underrated the Ann's.

"How on earth did I miss out on such information?"

Pius lowered his head, knowing fully he was the one that messed up.

Ariel, don't worry. I swear I won't hurt you, I will surely get the company back to you, he thought.

"Sir, I guess Timothy Ann will change the bride"

Pius said, and Rex Anderson chuckled coldly.

"Let's wait and see. If they did, then we would change our plan."

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It was nine o'clock when I came back from visiting Aunt Joana at the hospital. I opened the door and went into the house. Well, I'm grateful they didn't lock me out after all the drama in the morning. The house was in total darkness so I switched on the light to take a look at the house I would be leaving in two days' time. The lights from the crystal chandelier in the living room casted my shadow on the floor to ceiling window. I put on my household slippers and walked up the stairs to my room. As I walked, I heard a woman moan of ecstasy.

I was surprised they have no shame of doing that where everyone can see it's disgusting,

Standing by my door, I could clearly hear their cries of ecstasy in the room. The door was barely closed.

I unconsciously looked over and Elvira glanced at me with a trace of provocation in her eyes and her cry of ecstasy became louder.

My tears couldn't help but threaten to fall, my vision blurred that even my breathing could make my heart ache at that moment. My childhood sweetheart was holding another woman in his arms. He was infatuated in lust with her, not to realize I was by the door or was he doing that on purpose? I held my hands tightly, suppressing the urge to rush forward and scream at them to stop.

Elvira's eyes were seductive. Her voice was even more charming than I had ever heard.

"My love, did you think what we did to Ariel was bad? Don't you feel pity for her?

Poor thing"

"Why would I feel pity for her? I love you and our baby and that's all that matters." Damien spoke in a deep voice while his hands wandered around Elvira's body.

"What in case she sees us doing this kind of thing? Don't you think she will be sad?"

Elvira looked at me provocatively with a smug sneer at the corner of her mouth.

"So what's the big deal? There's no difference between doing it here and what we usually do in hotels.

I'm sure she won't come back early. Besides, how will she see us?"

Damien Ford continued to touch Elvira and she giggled with excitement.

"Since you don't like her, how did you put up with her for ten good years?"

"My love, if it wasn't for the love I have for you why would I tolerate such a stupid person? It was a difficult task but I will do anything for you, my love."

Damien Ford said these words nonchalantly as he gently pinned Elvira under himself.

"Love, Ariel is really here. She has been standing by her door since."

Damien looked at me with a trace of panic that was instantly covered with anger. He tore away from Elvira and at this moment I could sense that his lust had disappeared.

Elvira wrapped her body in a quilt and looked at me with a sneer.

At this very moment I knew I couldn't suppress my tears any longer, as anger and hatred for the Ann's family and Damien surged inside me.

I wanted to vent my pain, my anger and hatred so badly, but what could I do? I'm a weak and stupid person, so the only thing I could do was to go into my room and cry my eyes out.

Each time I cried out, anger and hatred filled me to the core. I was just a stepping stone for them in their relationship. In the last ten years, I have regarded

Damien Ford as my sweetheart and that bitch, Elvira, as my sworn enemy. After ten years of friendship, I initially thought we would get married and I would finally have the family I longed for, but what now? The dream, the hope, everything I mean, everything was shattered. My tears continued falling as my mind was in disarray.

What happened kept replaying on my mind. Just in one day, I found out my childhood sweetheart had got together with my sister behind my back. They were even expecting a child. I was conspired against and sent to another man's bed by my childhood sweetheart and that same night I witnessed them both having sex. For ten years, I have never suspected Damien because he was the person I loved most.

How sad and ridiculous my life was.

I have always thought these things always happened on TV but here I am experiencing the way the real world operates.

I have been betrayed by the one I said I love the most, and the person they called my father didn't care about my feelings instead he is using me as a bargaining chip for his company and family. The more I cried, the more hatred I have in my heart for all of them.