When love calls

CHAPTER 3

(Back to the present)

He drove to his villa where he could clear his head without any interruption. Nobody knew about this Villa and he wasn’t planning to let anyone know of it not even his kid sis. Talking about his kid is, he made a mental note to give her a call when he was settled. He came down from his Rolls Royce and his personal servant ran to him to get his bag, he had only two servants and a security guard because he wasn’t expecting any invasion.

When he showered and changed into a pair of jeans short and a silver body-fitted polo he walked to the pool area and relaxed then took his phone to give his sister a call lest he forgot.

“Hey Lily” he spoke into the phone.

“ she’s in the bathroom” he heard a voice that sounded nothing like his sister’s

“And you are?” he asked indifferently.

“Eleanor, Daisy’s friend” he could swear she was blushing at the other end. He knew the girl to always lurk around Daisy and he never liked her, she seemed cheap because she always sought his attention, seemed she had a crush on him. It wasn’t something he was excited about because the girl was only 19.

“Ok let her know I called when she’s out.” He said halfheartedly and hung up the phone before she could say anything else.

****

Time had passed and he still wasn’t back, she couldn’t leave the hospital because the doctor claimed she couldn’t leave till he was back. “Who the hell does he think he is” she muttered to herself because she couldn’t fathom why she was the victim of his reckless driving yet her movement was restricted it even made her more furious. The stares the nurses gave to her when she finally woke up from her sleep were piercing. One even had the guts to confront her and asked

“Who are you to Leo Clarke?”

When she said she doesn’t know who the f**k that was she glared at her like she spoke blasphemy “Could someone tell them she didn’t care about their stupid demigod.”

“I know what you’re trying to do, you want to pretend not to care as they do in the movies but deep down you care about him, it is your means to get his attention “ Emma just rolled her eyes at the gullible nurses wondering why they worshipped this man so much. It made her hate him more and she just wished he would come and take her out of there ASAP. Maybe it would be more pleasurable if she didn’t have to inhale the smell of drugs that was everywhere and tolerate the ugly faces of the nurses.

She wished she could get her phone at least, so she could reach out to her friend Emily or her foster brother. “can I get my phone?”

“you didn’t come with it” It must have fallen on the road or inside the car, she kept wondering which of the cases was hers.

She reminisced over the plan and wondered if it worked out as it should have, she felt her side pockets she couldn’t find the molly.

“Why are you smiling “ one of the nurses asked her.

“ nothing “ what was with nurses prying on their patients. One thing she was sure of was that no one could hurt her loved ones and go scot-free, she vowed that the Clarkes would pay for putting her through this pain and they would pay with pain and blood.

*****

“Hey big bro”

“ hey Lilly, you’re good?”

“Why shouldn’t I? “

“I had a s**t of a day, I was hoping it didn’t rub off on you.”

“I didn’t take your s**t bro, I had a really great day and a greater day as the day continues”

“Tell me about it” he needed what would take his mind off some kinds of stuff for a while.

“I went shopping with Eleanor and I found the restaurant that sells pie the way I like it, also, my crush in school said hi and complimented my outfit. Also, mom gave me the trending CFA bag and when I took it to school everyone stopped to take a look as I walked by, it felt so good.” What a day! He missed when he was still little and innocent and he didn’t have to worry about Molly in his car or NYPD in his company or losing investors or tarnishing the brand name, he could live the way he wanted.

“Seems you had fun, I don’t have to worry then, be goodbye,” He said absent-mindedly as a thought crossed his mind.

“You don’t sound okay, “ she said with concern in her voice.

“I’m fine baby sis”

“All right, bye”

If he doesn’t take Molly how did Molly get into his car?” was the question that kept probing his mind there is only one way that could have been possible, and that is if someone put it in there themselves. Then again no nobody has been to his car since the day started or was it…

“Your drink, Sir!” his servant interrupted his train of thought and he just waved his hand in dismissal.

Leo tried getting back to his thoughts because he felt he had a lead. He really felt for whoever accepted to be pawned into his trap by Arnold because the victim would have a bite of his wrath. He can’t deal with Arnold directly cause of the unfortunate blood tie, but that person will pay for his/her sin and Arnold’s.

“he’s on my trail, you need to find out who his pawn is,” Leo spoke into the other end of the line.

“ on it Sir, I will get back to you on any information I get.”

Back in his thoughts, he kept wondering, “Who could it be” He knew he had enemies due to his status and the most outstanding of them was his half-brother Arnold. Could he have had a spy amongst his staff who could do his little bidding? Naaaaa, his staff knew better than to betray him. “ hold on a sec” he said to himself. There was nothing in his car till the girl he hit entered, could she have been a character Arnold used to plant the molly in his car?