Chapter 2 The Intruder

Quickly, he turned away, pretending he never saw anything, George was so scared that his body nearly jumped out of his skin.

After the assassin completed his mission, he trailed behind George. George noticed he had been followed and walked faster, trying to get away from him.

George swiftly got into the elevator, but the assassin caught up with him. He pressed his mouth tightly, closing his nose until George suffocated. The assassin quickly escaped without a trace, covering his tracks.

Joey, unaware of what was going on, was in the kitchen when the glass plate she held in her hand fell. Her heart began to race, she felt as if something bad had happened. Immediately, she received a phone call, "Hello, Mrs. Joey! Hurry! Your husband was found in the elevator unconscious!" The security man exclaimed as George was been rushed to the hospital.

"What?" She exclaimed, storming out of the house. Joey raced with her car to the hospital, her heart pounding like a beating drum. Meanwhile, George was rushed into the emergency room where the doctor and nurses tried their best to save his life.

Joey stood outside the door to the emergency room watching her husband struggling to survive, but painfully the doctor stopped and took off his glove as he walked out of the emergency room.

Joey's eyes widened in shock, her breath heavy as the doctor walked out, "Doctor, what is happening? Is he alright?" She questioned, her voice trembling with tears rolling down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry, we lost him," the doctor reported, his tone sad. "What? That's not true. Look doctor, he and I argued yesterday and he was so strong and healthy that he yelled at me!" She exclaimed, with a hint of frustration and confusion.

The doctor felt bad for her and couldn't say a word. He patted her shoulder and walked away, and just then, Joey came to the reality that her husband was confirmed dead.

Joey couldn't believe that the husband she loved was lying lifeless. She slowly strolled, her body shaking, looking like someone who was lost as tears uncontrollably rolled down her cheeks. I can't imagine the pain she was feeling at that moment.

"George! Wake up! You can't die!" She shouted hitting his chest hard but George didn't lift a finger. Joey sobbed bitterly, her eyes red from crying; she felt so alone.

After her husband was put in the morgue, she helplessly went home, "Joey! What happened, we heard what happened to your husband, is he alright?" Her neighbors in the estate questioned as they rushed to her.

With all the questions they threw at her, she couldn't say a word but instead, she wept bitterly. They all comforted her and led her into her flat. "Where are Mia and Liam?" Joey asked in a faint voice, turning to their community leader Nora.

"They are still at my place," Nora replied. Joey nodded, "Alright, please, bring them in later not now," Joey pleaded.

I was on my way out and overheard the conversation in Joey's flat, "George is dead? What could have happened?" I thought, listening carefully to their conversation behind the closed door.

After a while, Joey was a bit calm and her friends began to ask her questions regarding her husband's sudden death. "They said George had a cardiac arrest," Nora said, her face sad. Chen shook his head in disagreement, "So we heard, but I'm not sure it's true," Chen sharply replied.

Joey, exhausted from crying, slowly shook her head, with a hint of disbelief. "Nothing was wrong with my husband, he was fine when he left the house." She responded with a faint voice.

"I think we should check the CCTV footage to know what happened," Chen suggested, his eyes wide open. Immediately, Joey wiped her tears and boldly said, "That's true, I need to know what happened to my husband."

As I overheard that, realizing that they were about to come out, I swiftly went back into my room. Joey and her friends were about to get into the elevator and I purposely opened my door, meeting them in the hallway.

For the first time, I called out to her, "Joey!" Walking towards her. "I heard what happened, accept my condolence," I expressed, gazing at her. Joey nodded, "Thank you," she replied.

Her friends were surprised to see me talking to her because I never talked or had conversations with anyone. But despite all that, I was admired by everyone in the estate. Jay, as they usually refer to me, was their role model and won people's hearts only with my looks; but still, I lived quietly and stayed in my lane.

Nora and Chen were surprised and Nora also used that opportunity to talk to him. "Jason, we want to go check out the CCTV footage in the security control room, would you like to come with us?" She asked, her voice firm.

"Sure, let's go," I replied as we all entered the elevator. I was curious to know how Joey's husband suddenly died, so I decided to accompany them.

We approached the head of security at the estate and Nora spoke with him. "Hi Mike, please can you show us the CCTV footage of today, we want to check something," Nora explained.

Without hesitation, Mike agreed and took them to the security room. Mike checked the footage from that day as we all stood, our focus solely on the screen. "There! There! Chen exclaimed, pointing at the screen.

I'm the footage, we could see George exiting the parking lot in a hurry, "Why was George in such a hurry?" Nora piqued. "Let's watch and see," Chen quickly replied, his eyes widening.

I didn't say a word, my whole focus was on the screen. To everyone's surprise, a man dressed in black trailed behind George, and we all wondered who he was. We kept watching, only to see George navigating to a corner where there were no CCTV cameras.