CHAPTER 4

"I cant remember the last time i bought a pair if sneakers i should get some." said Raymond hands on the steering as they drove into town.

"How is Helen?" 

"She is coping. It will not be easy but she will surpass it.I know she will."

"Thats good. I took care of Dominic so you should not worry."

"If i meet that son of a b***h i will kill him myself."

"He is going to jail. All the happenings of last night at the warehouse i ensured they connect him to the crime scene, he will be gone for a very long time." 

"He better." he said pulling over outside a fancy looking boutique, "Are you coming?"

"And be a third wheel?No thanks."

"Please man you have better taste in shoes come choose for me come on." Joshua reluctantly opened the door and got out. The two gentlemen headed into the shop and were glad there were just a few customers loitering around

"Be nice. Dont fight please."

"Tell that to your girlfriend." said Joshua taking a different direction while Raymond tiptoed over to Julia

"I could smell your cologne from a distance. I missed you." she said when he hugged her from behind. She hoped her boss would not walk in on them else it she would be in trouble. Again.

"I'm sorry for that, but i am here now and i missed you too.Its lunch hour now your shift is over right?"

"Yes, does that mean lunch with you?" 

"Yes my love shall we?" 

"Let me wrap up just be looking around i wont be long." she said taking out her walking stick and that was when Joshua showed up with a pair of black manly sneakers. 

"I would like to purchase these before you go." he said to Julia who pretended not to have heard him

"Julia."

"What?"

"I said..."

"I heard you the first time, my shift is over so Chichi will do it for you."

"The shoes are for Raymond. Still want to walk away?" he asked making Julia reluctantly attend to him. Raymond watched as she took the cash carefully counted it her fingers roaming around each note as she did so and wondered how long it had taken her to master such a strategy of counting money because she somehow did her job very well. He felt really blessed to have ever crossed paths with her

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"You called father." Helen said walking into her father's study. He looked closely at his little girl who looked like she had hardly slept a wink

"Come. Come sit with me." he said getting up and walking over to the leather couch where he sat with her, "You are unusually quiet. Did something happen?" Helen swallowed hard then looked around avoiding eye contact

"Nothing father. I am just tired thats all, and how are you this morning?"

"I am fine my love. Are you sure nothing happened? You can tell dad you know that right?"

"Yes i do father.I missed you a lot though." she said hugging him before a soft knock interrupted the moment. The two turned to come face to face with Timothy 

"Tim...Please come in." said Richard getting up

"I will be in my room dad." With that Helen hastily walked out of the room not sparing Timothy a single glance.

"I ddnt call for you. Did something happen?" asked Richard sitting by his study table before Timothy took the visitor's seat

"Dominic took out Darian and his men. I am unable to understand how he did that all by himself."

"What are you talking about?"

"You seem to nolonger follow the local news boss. Your Dominic took out Darian who once worked with the police to help take down master Jay. What is going on?" Richard looked at him before bellowing in laughter 

"Did you drink before coming here? Dominic left to see his sick father. Raymond told me before he left. You must be talking about a different Dominic Tim. Whiskey?" he asked taking out a half full bottle from underneath the table

"Here look at this." said Timothy handing over his phone to a reluctant Richard who received the shock of his life.

"My very own Dominic?! That son of a....does that mean he knows who the so called master Jay is?"

"Most probably boss."

"This is crazy! I had the answer right under my nose how could i have not seen it?" he got up and roamed around, Timothy's gaze not leaving him

"Now listen, i do not know how you will do it but make him talk get answers from him just get him to talk before the police do. I desperately need that guy on my team and i will have him before any of my rivalries do, he has access to each and every weapon manufactured on this earth so i need him, badly." Timothy nodded then left the room, leaving Richard on his own with his bitter thoughts. He had been trying to solve the "masterjay" mystery puzzle for over four years but he just couldn't. Its like the person never existed at all. If he was to archive his political goals he would need a complete team and that included the mystery master who nobody seemed to really know. He had a whole lot to deal with considering he had lost one of his secret weapons and he had to replace him. It was going to be one hell of a job to replace assassin number three and accompanying that unearthing this mystery guy who would complete his team which any politician needed to feel safe and ultimately get to the top.