`Revenge Queen

The threat.

As days went by,Maxine went well with the routine, going to the university during lectures and focusing on planning for the future,but one thing she did not forget,is dealing with Mr Paul.

As Mr Paul's lectures ended, he glared at Maxine and walked out, in his mind, he was cursing at those men who couldn't finish their jobs, and to make matters worst, the men became cripples,they couldn't even speak nor write."Useless fools,"he cursed.He walked in the office where the other lecturers were sitting,each in their specific desks,"how was your class?"One of the teachers asked.

"That class is headache,"Mr. Paul replied with a sour face.

"How comes?"Mrs Williams asked."they are so lively,they ask and answer questions whenever needed."

"Then you are lucky,"as he spoke, he woke towards his desk and saw an envelope on top of his desk,"was there a delivery today?"

"I have been having lecture classes since morning,you can ask Mr Mathew,"Mrs. Williams answered

"I am not sure,since i arrived,there hasn't been any delivery."Mr. Mathew answered.

Mr Paul did not press the issue further,since the envelope had nothing written on top,he decided to put it aside and check the content when he is in his house.He sat down and started going through his notes for the next lectures, but as he turned over the pages, he froze.There on one of the pages, on top of his notes was a red note written in big letters. It said,'count your days,'it looked like fresh paint because it was smeared on the other paint.He had a feeling that it was not, but he also didn't want to assume.He lifted his hands and used one of his fingers to slightly touch it and then directed it to his nose.With a jolt he suddenly stood up and drew attention from the other teachers who were around, due to his loud movements.

"Mr. Paul,is something wrong?"The teacher who sat opposite him asked.

He quickly closed the the book as he tried to come up with words,but ended up stammering,"n..not...noth...ing."

"Are you sure everything is okay?"

"Never mind,"he started packing up his books,"I'll skip giving lectures in the evening,something urgent came up."

"Be careful,we will be here incase you need us.

He did not even bother to reply,he hurriedly walked towards his car.The teachers had their packing spaces,and his was at the far end of the corner. As he walked towards it, he saw another note stack at his car,it said,'I am watching you,'at the bottom, there was a drawing of one pair of eyes. Those eyes were sinister,it was like staring deep into ones mind.Mr Paul's first instinct was to turn around and check the surroundings.He was about to turn back and tear the paper away from his car, when he spotted a dark figure,a few distance away."You have guts!"

He waited for a response but there was none,"how dare you threaten me?I heard you had a deal with the principal,do you I can drop you scores!"

"That is only if you get the chance to see that day!"And with a flash, figure disappeared.

After leaving Mr Paul, she wanted to go back and talk to Jessy.She had told her to pay for a bed in the dormitories. She might sleep there once in a while.

GRRRRRR,her stomach rumbled, reminding her of the fact that she had not eaten since the time she woke.Facing the direction of the canteen,she smiled. One thing she liked about this University is that the canteen is always opened. There weren't a lot of students. Carrying her tray packed with sandwich on one side and a diet coke at the side,she spotted an empty table at the corner,which was suitable for her.She only needed a quite place to eat and mind her business.At first she wanted to go back to the villa, but the thought of waiting for Jessy to come pick her up was frustrating. She sat down, placed the plate on the table and took out her laptop.She took a large bite of sandwich,and switched on her laptop.After it was on,she took out the bluetooth earphone and connected it with the laptop and there came an electronic voice,'face verification required,'she moved forward and placed he face infront of the laptop's camera until she heard the same electronic voice again,'face verification completed.'There was enough space for Maxine to talk without anyone around listening.She dialed Uncle Barnard's number from her phone and transferred it to the laptop,it went through after the third ring,"I was about to cut the call."

"You are free loading the University's free internet and you are still complaining!"

"It is not free,it was calculated in my fees,"she replied."Daniel and Noah received a hefty amount in their account.The accounts are not registered under the company,it's a private joint account,"she took a sip of coke and continued,"I told Jessy to give you those names, did you talk to them?"

"Well, when I talked to both of them they refused,no one was willing to speak.Later I called Noah and gave Daniel to Adam,Noah said he had no idea while Daniel said he thinks it was Noah."

Maxine furrowed his brows."how so?"

"He said, that they are sharing a joint account and they anonymously received a huge amount of money.He asked Noah if he had an idea where the money came from but Noah said no,later,Noah started buying expensive clothes and even a new phone."Barnard reported.

"How about you?Who do you think is guilty?"Maxine asked.

"I also think the culprit is Noah,but I still don't want to come into conclusion and accuse the innocent one.This one is tricky, they are friends,they have a joint account where the money was transferred to,either both of them are guilty, or one of them might be the culprit,"he furrowed his eyebrows,"I sent Adam to investigate the two of them, Noah has a sick mother.He is the illegitimate son of the Dicksons, his mother is diagnosed with stage four lymphoma.He has been paying for the basic hospitalization and still has a huge debt.As for Daniel,his parents own a flower company,they are neither rich nor poor."

"Have you seen the brand of the phone that Noah has?"Maxine asked

"I don't remember ,I just caught a glimpse of it."He turned to Adam who was standing not far away waiting for him to end the call,"well Adam,did you see the phone's brand?"

'I remember it was the latest one in market CAM S13."the assistant replied.

"Well then,you can give an indefinite leave...just tell them you will call them back for feedback."Maxine concluded,"well have a nice evening,I have to make another call before I forget,"as she spoke, she picked up her phone and dialed Sophia's number.