OWNING THE CEO

I'll kill him

Liz looked at Harold, was he telling the truth but she had just seen the pictures showing evidence. She was now curios, she wanted to know who it was and why.

"So tell me, I need to know," she said to Harold.

"Are you sure", Harold asked mockingly which mad Liz chock with hunger.

"Tell me I have all the rights to know, my parents are dead, I should know who is responsible for their murder. She said

"A rich man wanted that land, but most of the people refused to give it away, he wanted to buy it from them and build a luxurious hotel. But they refused to give it to him." Harold explained and stopped abit to let the story sink into the mind of Liz, "So he decided to take it by force!" he said as if concluding the story.

"So he decided to kill them for a hotel, which fool is that." Liz asked anger boiling in her veins. She just could not believe how evil people could turn for money.

"Yes, here are the documents," Harold handed her the documents showing the plans for the hotel. "A friend who works there got them for me. Liz read through the documents, they were really trying to get there land. She groaned in anger

"Tell me, who is that devil," she managed to ask in between sobs.

"His name is Ricky....,Ricky

"Ricky?!" Liz asked surprised

Ricky Rafold.." Harold confirmed.

"I know that name, some where not sure where...." Liz tried to recall where she heard the name but could not put it in place.

"Yeah, I know you must have heard it somewhere, maybe from Rafold group of companies."

"Yeah ..yeah you are right!" she tried to recall "I know that company, there have a lot of businesses "

"Yes, so the CEO of that company is responsible for the fire" Harold explained further.

"But, those people are so rich why do they keep wanting more, to the extent of killing " Liz tried to reason with Harold because this was too much to handle.

"When people get rich, they become thirsty for more money, and this thirst makes them evil" Harold explained.

There was silence for a while, Liz tried to let all this information sink in, so this wicked billionaire killed her parents because he wanted to build a hotel, so this thirst for money made this man kill her parents. She had to put an end this ruthless greed, and evil thirst for money.

"I'll kill him" she said firmly

Harold looked at her, he was out of words, "What do you mean, I mean, what are you talking about, you...you want to kill.... Ricky ..Are you out of your mind?" he asked her, this was crazy.

"What, will you stop me, will you protect such an evil fool..." Liz was now shouting.

Harold looked at her, "Then you will become like him, he killed and you will kill too, don't do that...." Harold tried to explain to her

"I don't care, as long as it is for my parents"

"Okay, okay, you should do it the right way, look you need to think first!"

"How should I think straight when my parents are dead...?" Liz asked furious.

"First think of your parents' burial and where you will live because your house is now burnt down." he reminded her.

Liz kept quite, she knew Harold was right she didn't have where to live. And her parents needed to be buried.

She did not even know how to arrange for her parents burial, she did not have a lot of people she knew from there family except for a distant aunt who hated them so much .

"Look I can help you, with a place to stay and maybe your parents' burial." Harold suggested after a long pause.

Liz looked at him surprised "What?!"

"Is there a problem, you do not want my help..." Harold inquired humbly

"No, ...not really I just, I am surprised "

"I just thought you needed help "

"But, why are you helping me?!" Liz wondered.

"Well, your father once helped me and I also worked in Rafold group of companies once, the situation there is not good" Harold told her.

"My dad helped you, how....?!" Liz did not understand what Harold meant.

"Well, he was an auto car mechanic, he helped in a very big situation, I almost died in a car accident..." he explained.

"Oh that, my dad was a nice man, I'm sure he could do that ."

"Yeah, he really is kind" Harold shook his head in approval.

"Okay, I will accept your help, but on one condition, I will one day pay you back." she suggested with a mocking smile.

"Really, if you insist" he replied with a smirk.

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After the burial, Harold escorted Liz to his home. They held a simple burial of three, himself, Liz and the priest.

"Thank you, you have really been there for me today" Liz looked at Harold with a smile.

"Stop smiling, people may think you are happy for your parents' death.." Harold chuckled and gave a light smirk.

"Stop saying nonsense, I am not happy of course," she said with a serious face.

"I know that but they don't of course ".

The kept jazzing until they reached home, "This is it...!" Harold told Liz as he parked the car Liz bent her head to look through the car mirror to see the house, her jaws dropped in amazement. The house was too big and extremely beautiful. It was expensive for sure. "This is your house?" she asked in an amazed tone.

"Yes! Any problem?!" Harold looked at her questioningly.

Liz kept quite, amazed so all along this man was rich! Harold escorted her inside the house, it looked even more beautiful inside, it looked like the luxurious hotels she saw on internet.

She sat down in the sitting room, and Harold brought her a glass of water.

"You have a beautiful house!" Liz could not help but compliment.

"Oh thank you, but we should start planning on what to do with Ricky, I have been thinking, you are right he deserves to get punished!" Harold looked to check Liz's reaction. "Uhm, you think so but how am I going to punish him" Liz inquired.

"Do not worry, I will help you "