When love calls

CHAPTER 2

It wasn’t just anybody but a girl, she looked small when he got closer to her he was half glad that it wasn’t a serious accident she passed out from the shock he quickly took her into his car and drove to the nearest hospital. He would have taken her to his family hospital but the family doctor was loyal to his dad to a fault if he happened to take the girl there he would tell his dad.

Immediately he got to the hospital he carried her in bridal style her weight was light he rushed in and told the nurse who was looking at him like she had seen a ghost to take her in.

“Mr. Clarke” the doctor called him stretching out his hand for a shake

“Take good care of her, I’ll be back, she shouldn’t leave before I’m back,” he said ignoring his hands. It's ridiculous that this man could stretch his hand at him, who does he think he is?

“We will do that Sir, I’m sorry “ the doctor replied after realizing himself and how stupid he was to think he could just shake the mighty billionaire Leo Clarke because he came to his hospital.

Leo walked out and went to his car wondering why he had such a bad day in a day that barely started. He was already angry and he feared for the man that will piss him off more. When he turned his back he saw an envelope in the car he cleared to check it out and when he opened it he discovered it was the girl's and it was a CV and an application letter to his company. Out of curiosity, he opened it.

Feeling guilty for hitting her he decided to give her the job, by the way, her CV was beautiful. He decided there and then she would be his Secretary/Pa, he couldn’t wait to break the news to her when she woke, he was glad that finally, he would get to right his wrong.

******

She opened her eyes and found herself in a strange room.

“She’s a b***h!” she heard a voice she guessed would be a nurse’s cause she pictured she was in a hospital.

“I hate how he held her so close to himself like she belonged to those arms, I wish it was me and not her” Another voice said with a pinch of envy in her voice.

“ I heard he yelled at Doc and warned him to take care of his love,” the first voice said again.

“ she’s faking everything, what a cheap slut.” The second nurse said and she realized they were talking about her. She felt disgusted and wondered who this man was that they so desired to be hospitalized for. She knew what would be best for her right now would be to pretend to sleep so she wouldn’t have to be in an awkward situation with any of them.

Just like a flash in her mind, she remembered she needed to be in an interview, she quickly tried standing up but her hands were heavy, and she couldn’t lift herself. She must have hit herself so badly to feel this way, that she decided to pit everything out of her mind and drift to sleep hoping that things would work out as they should.

***

All of a sudden his phone started buzzing he ignored it and drove to the company.

“What the f**k is going on here' He said to himself on seeing the paparazzi.

Leo stepped out of his car wondering why there were a lot of paparazzi in front of the company and he regretted why he didn’t walk with his securities today of all days. Luckily for him, the company securities came to his aid to guide him against the paparazzi and he just couldn’t help but ask one of them…

“what’s going on here?”

“Sir your parents and Mr Arnold are in the conference room as well as major stakeholders, you are asked to go there immediately after you arrive.” One of them replied without answering the question directly. He knew best than to probe further because they had no right to say anything to him.

As he walked in he saw the cops and it got him more confused, his only way out was the conference room where he would understand what was going on here.

“Here comes our Almighty CEO Leo,” Arnold said as Leo walked in with a hint of mockery in his voice that was obvious to Leo who wore a smirk.

He knew too well to appear weak before these people, except his parents nobody here cared about him and he didn’t expect them to accept that they faked it, they made it seem they were loyal, but most of them were working with Arnold to try to overthrow him. Arnold has always wanted to be the CEO of CFA (Clarke’s Fashion Allure) but due to his status as a bastard son though he is older he cannot be the CEO, but giving up is out of man’s mantra. What pisses Leo off most is the fact that their dad doesn’t see how dubious and ambitious Arnold is.

“ it’s all over the news that you hit a girl this morning and there are speculations that the girl is dead” Trust the media to make things seem bigger than it actually is, but how did they know he hit the girl? Of course, they’ll know, it is him Leo Clarke he has the media following him, so much for keeping it away from his parents.

“She’s not dead if that is the reason for this board meeting “ he said sarcastically wondering why there’ll be a board meeting over a little accident.

“That’s not all,” his father said

“What again is the issue,” he asked impatiently

“ they’re also speculating that the CEO of Clarke Fashion Allure is into drugs” Arnold said.

“That’s ridiculous” How did they come up with that from a little accident. “they should be ignored that’s the best thing to do”

“We can’t ignore it because the NYPD is here to search your car,” His mom said, at that point, he realized he was in for some deep s**t. He doesn’t do drugs of course but why will the NYPD come to search a car because of a speculation they heard in the media?

“It’s more serious than you think” His mom said like she heard his thought.

“They have to search your care to vindicate the company’s name” one of the stakeholders said and Leo glared at him. The nerves of the man, on a normal day he wouldn’t speak when he was speaking but here he was telling him what to do like if he didn’t he would be sacked.

“Son, I know you don’t do drugs but we need to show this to the world so nothing like this will ever repeat itself.” Whenever his father said Son, during a board meeting he just knew he had his back.

“I don’t trust the NYPD, they could be working for someone for all I care and may want to implicate me, they can’t search my car,” Leo said with a tone of finality.

“The cops have to search the car themselves, “ Arnold said like he was disappointed and when the others turned to look at him he gave an awkward chortle and said “I just thought if there was nothing to be scared of, it doesn’t matter who does the searching”

“You both have a point” Roberts Clarke stated. Leo hated the fact that his dad tried to place him and Arnold on the same page, what f*****g point does Arnold have, for all Leo knew Arnold could have paid an insider in the NYPD to get drugs in his car.

“No NYPD will search my son's car without any evidence of him doing drugs, I will send the company’s security to check his car themselves and if they find anything they’ll submit it to the NNYPD” his mom, Loretta Clarke said with authority. It is in situations like this that he appreciates his mom's display of authority. When it has to do with her kids screw formality she will be biased and proudly partial.

The look on Arnold’s face was like he had s**t on his face, Leo couldn’t place why he looked disappointed. They’re not best friends and can never be but what Leo doesn’t understand is why they have to be enemies. He knew that Arnold had something to do with how his day had been, he could say he knew as soon as he got the call but what he didn’t know was how much damage Arnold would create.

Following Loretta’s orders the security men walked to his car with Leo’s personal security leading the way, they told the NYPD they would search themselves and promised to submit whatever they found there, below the place where the file was kept was a little wrap of what seemed like Molly.