Chapter 18: Amara
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Lloyd slowly looked up at Brittney, who had a deep frown on her heart shaped face. Her features were finely chiselled, like a work of art.
What a beautiful woman.
Lloyd thought to himself as a visible smile appeared on his decent face. Her nose had a gentle slope that softened her striking features, while her full, inviting pink lips completed her delicate appearance. Her long, dark lashes framed her amber eyes.
What a goddess she was.
Seeing Lloyd smiling while staring at Brittney, Timothy guessed that he was starting to daydream about her again.
Brittney grew tired and put down the file she was reading when she suddenly remembered something.
“What happened to the case of the two missing sisters?”
Timothy was about to speak when Lloyd interrupted him.
“Whoa, I completely forgot about that.”
Great. I say something, no one responds, but if Brittney says something, he’s the first to speak.
Timothy complained silently, glaring at Lloyd and making a face.
She doesn’t love you anyway!
He huffed and went back to his work.
“It’s been three years since they went missing, and there’s been no information about their whereabouts. I don’t think they’re still...”
Timothy cut him off.
“You don’t know that.”
Lloyd only glared at him and decided to ignore him.
“What I was going to say before I was rudely interrupted...” He glared at him one more time before continuing. “Was that I don’t think they’re still in this city, let alone in the country. If they are, then they were probably taken somewhere no one would even think of.”
Brittney thought for a moment before saying,
“What about the Old Town? Did they already search that place?”
“Old Town!” Timothy snapped with a straight face. “Of course. I bet no one ever thought about going there. That place is so isolated. And also, Ghost Town.”
“Finally, you said something serious for once in your life. Who was in charge of that case anyway?” Lloyd asked in a serious tone.
Ring!
All eyes turned towards Brittney’s phone, curious about who was calling. She rarely got calls.
She looked at the caller ID and answered it right away. She didn’t need to go anywhere, as it was only Granny Tae.
“Hello?”
Granny Tae’s sweet voice came from the other side.
“Yes, Granny Tae. How’s everything going?”
Brittney was slightly surprised to receive a call from her. Granny Tae didn’t usually call her at work unless something had happened.
“Everything is fine, dear.”
Her voice sounded more joyful than usual, which aroused Brittney’s curiosity.
“I want to ask you for Dave’s number. There’s something I want to ask him.”
Everyone in the office could hear clearly what was said on the phone.
Dave? That’s a male’s name. Why does Brittney have his number?
Lloyd’s mind was full of questions.
“Okay, I’ll send it now.”
Although Brittney was curious, she didn’t ask because she was at work and didn’t want to talk too much.
As soon as Brittney put her phone down, Lloyd asked,
“Who’s Dave?”
“Huh?”
The question caught Brittney off guard, and she didn’t know what to say.
Timothy could already feel Lloyd’s jealousy and laughed out loud.
“Hahaha!”
“What’s funny, i***t?” Lloyd snapped at Timothy.
Brittney saw the opportunity to escape the question.
“Uhh... I’m hungry. Who wants lunch? My treat today.”
Timothy stopped laughing and put up his hand.
“Me!”
“Timothy!”
Lloyd had had enough of Timothy and now wanted to teach him a lesson.
Hearing his name being called like that, Timothy knew what Lloyd was about to do. He quickly got up and ran, shouting,
“Whoa, dude! Chill out!”
...
When Daven got back to the restaurant, he received a call from a number he didn’t recognise. He didn’t answer and simply watched it ring instead.
On his way to the kitchen, he bumped into Amir, who sneered at him.
“You only had three orders, but it took you hours to deliver them? What a snail you are.”
Daven simply walked past him, leaving behind a sentence that made Amir stomp his foot in rage.
“No wonder you were ignored.”
“You little boy! Come here!”
At lunch, Daven called Brittney, who was having lunch with the others.
Seeing the caller, Brittney’s heart tightened, wondering if something bad had happened.
“Hello?”
“Can I have Granny Tae’s number?”
Daven’s steady, deep voice was heard as soon as she answered.
Brittney relaxed when she heard that he only wanted Granny Tae’s number.
What’s up with everyone calling me to ask for numbers?
“I thought she called you, because earlier she asked for your number.”
“Oh...”
There was a moment of silence before he spoke again.
“Okay, thanks.”
He hung up immediately and called the number he had ignored earlier.
After only two rings, his call was picked up.
“Hello? Granny Tae?”
“Oh, finally! I got hold of you.”
A sweet, joyful voice came from the other side as she recognised who the voice belonged to.
“Is she fine? Has she already eaten lunch?”
His concerned tone made Granny Tae get wild thoughts.
Is the child his?
“Yes, but she doesn’t say anything when I try to talk to her.”
That was what Granny Tae wanted to know.
Daven thought for a second before responding.
“Try sign language.”
Daven wasn’t sure if it would work either.
Sign language?
Granny Tae was a little shocked. Although she once had a friend who had lost her hearing and used sign language for communication, she wasn’t very good at it.
“Okay, hang on. I’ll try now.”
Granny Tae went to the little girl, who was quietly watching a cartoon on the TV.
Since it had been a while since she had used sign language, she paused for a minute to remember before gently tapping the girl on her shoulder and greeting her in sign language.
Surprisingly, the girl shyly replied.
This made Granny Tae beam with joy.
She said to her in sign language, “Wow, you look so adorable! Can I steal you to be my daughter?”
The little girl blushed shyly, not knowing what to say.
“Uhm, I don’t know.”
“What’s your name?”
“Amara.”
“Wow! What a beautiful name!”
Granny Tae forgot about Daven and continued chatting with the little girl.
Hearing nothing from the other side, Daven frowned and called out,
“Uhh, Granny Tae, are you still there?”
Only then did Granny Tae remember that she was still on a call with Daven.
“Sorry, I forgot that you were still there.”
“It’s fine. Did it work?”
Daven sounded anxious on the other side.
“Yes! I wonder where you got such a beautiful little girl like her.”
Daven smiled sheepishly and made an excuse to hang up.
Now he needed to find a way to help the other one.
What a day.
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