chapter3
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Suddenly the guards rushed into the house and they all halted abruptly on their heels when they saw Josie's body.
" Where the hell were you all, huh? Why the f**k weren't you all at your posts?! " Jason demanded and all of them shook with fear, gazing at the floor.
" I asked a question! " Jason yelled.
" It was… it was Miss Josie. She… she asked us all to leave and not return in the next one hour. " One of the guards responded.
" She what? " Jason asked, his brows knitted.
" Ye… yes. She… she threatened to fire us if we didn't leave. " Another guy said.
" Oh, god! " Anna whimpered, slumping into the couch and Claire gulped down nothing.
" And the maids? Where are they? " Jason questioned.
" She sent them to get things from the grocery store. "
" She planned this? She planned all of this? " Anna asked no one in particular.
And nothing but silence reigned as Jason Arrington paced about the room.
" The two of you… " Jason pointed to two guys out of the six standing.
" Tie her up and lock her up " Jason ordered and Claire's eyes widened and they guys stared at each other, none of them moving.
" Are you going to make me repeat myself?! " Jason snapped and the two men immediately moved towards Claire who stepped back.
" I swear Mr Arrington. I didn't do anything to her. I didn't-. "
" Get her out of here now! " Jason said, cutting Claire off and the two men grabbed Claire by the hand, taking her away.
" Please… I don't know anything. I swear! " Claire yelled on top of her voice as they dragged her away.
" What the hell are you doing, Jason? " His wife questioned.
Jason Arrington stared at his daughter's body, ignoring her and he turned to the remaining four guys.
" You two… " He pointed at two of them.
" Wrap up her body and take her to the basement. " Jason ordered.
" And you two… clean this place up and get me every information on Claire Walker. " Jason said, pointing his finger.
" Yes… boss. " They all chorused and Jason turned to his wife.
" You… Come with me. " He said, walking away and his wife followed him. They arrived at their room and Jason shut the door behind.
" What the hell is going on, Jason? " Anna questioned.
" Relax. " Jason said.
" Relax? You just stopped me from calling the emergency when I just found my daughter lying in the pool of her blood and you are telling me to relax? "
" Goddammit, Anna, just shut the hell up! I am trying it think " Jason snapped and his wife flinched.
He sighed, rubbing his temple.
" I didn't… I didn't mean to yell. I am just. I am lost here too, Anna. Freaking lost. " He mumbled, resting his hands against the table.
" Why do you think she did it? " Anna asked softly.
" What do you think she jumped off that stairs, Jason? " She asked and Jason shook his head.
" I don't know. " He mumbled and Anna gently sat on the bed, sobbing quietly.
Jasoy turned to his wife and moved closer to her.
" Hey, She is gone, okay? There is no point shedding tears. We can't afford to let this affect our business "
" Business?! Oh, so that's all you care about? My daughter is dead, Jason and all you care about is the business?! "
" We had a deal with the Gold's, Anna. What do you think will happen when they find out Josie committed suicide, huh?! "
" That means, no deal! They will withdraw their funding and what do you think will happen to us, then? We will go down the f*****g drain, is that what you want?! "
" What I want is to call the paramedics, Jason. We could still save her. " Anna cried.
" There is no saving anyone! She is gone! " Jason yelled.
" Is that why you asked your men to bundle her up like a piece of trash? " His wife yelled back.
" Yes! Because no one can know she is dead, Anna. No one can know Josie is gone, you hear me? "
" What? … what do you mean by that? " Anna questioned and Jason rubbed on his temple.
" I have a plan. " Jason said.
" What plan? "
" We are going to use that girl. "
" What girl? Claire? "
" Yes. We will have Josie's body cremated. "
" What?! No way! "
" Don't start, Anna. Just listen! " Jason snapped and Anna swallowed her guts.
" This will only be between you, I and the people in this house. I will make that Claire girl a proposition. She will become our new Josie in exchange for 1 million dollars "
" What the hell are you talking about, Jason?! "
" She is the perfect person. Weirdly, the two share almost the same looks. No one will notice a thing. And it will be like our Josie never died. " Jason explained and Anna shook her head in negation.
" No. We can't… we can't do that to Josie. " She mumbled.
" We have to. And after all we gave her, this is how she repays us? " Jason asked and Anna sniffed.
" And you can wipe off those fake tears. She was never our real daughter to begin with. " Jason said, walking towards the door.
" Where are you going? " Anna asked.
" Stay here. Take a nap if you must. I am going to handle this mess. " Jason responded, walking out the door and he locked it behind.
Two guards came up the stairs.
" Boss. We found out something about Claire. " One of them said.
" Yes. What is it? "
" She is an orphan and she has a younger brother. "
" Do you know where she lives? " Jason questioned.
" Yes, boss. " The two men chorused.
" Good. Bring the boy over here. Do it secretly. I don't want no f**k ups. Bring him here immediately. " Jason ordered.
" Yes, boss! " They said and walked away while Jason walked toward his study.
" An orphan. Perfect. " He mumbled.
- Writer
