Chapter 4
THE MYSTERIOUS WOMAN
...ROBERT...
The next morning, I woke up with my head aching, I cursed in a low voice as I tried to sit up, I noticed I was naked,
I tried to remember what had happened the previous night and the memories came rushing in, there was a woman with blue eyes,
I immediately faced to the other side of the bed and found it empty but did not miss the blood stains on the beddings and immediately panicked as I stood up.
I went to my bathroom to check if the woman was still around but there was no sign of her, except from the bloody sheets, there was no indication that the woman had ever been in the room.
I tried to think if I had ever seen her anyway before but I couldn't even remember her face clearly except from her blue eyes. I couldn't understand how I had ended up in bed with a woman, talk less of a stranger, I knew I didn't drink too much to make me lose control of myself like that. The fact that I had sex with a stranger disgusted me to the core, I had betrayed My fiance, Melissa. I didn't know how I was going to face her knowing I had sex with another woman.
I let out another curse as I got out of bed and went to take a long shower. Last night was my sister's birthday, Mom and I got into a heated argument that I ended up going to my room early instead of going to join everyone at the party, now that I thought of it, that woman could be among the guests that attended Grace's birthday party, it was no coincidence that she found herself in my room and bed and ran off before I woke up, and to make matters more complicated, she was a fucking virgin, Why would a virgin give herself away to me?. The stains on the bed made it clear that I was the first man she had ever been with. Everything that had happened didn't seem ordinary, I needed to find that woman, I had a lot of questions she needed to answer.
I got out of the shower and changed the beddings and then went downstairs.
I found everyone having breakfast, Mom, Grace and Grandpa, only Lucas and I were missing on the table
"Robert, you are finally awake" Mom said when she noticed my presence, I couldn't help noticing she seemed to be in a good mood which was so unlike her, I ignored her and turned to look at Grace
"Can i talk to you for a moment?" I asked, Grace looked at Mom for permission before she stood up and walked over to me escorting me out.
"You didn't attend my birthday party Robert and not only that, you didn't even get me a present, Am I not your favorite sister anymore?" Grace complained clinging unto my arm making a baby face
"You are 21 now Grace, that face won't work on me anymore" I said messing up with her hair
"I still want my present" she said
"I know, your present will be delivered today, now I want to ask you about something" I said in a serious tone
"What is it?" She asked
"Among your guest yesterday, was there a woman with Dark long hair and blue eyes?" I asked anxiously hoping she would immediately recognize her
"Mmmh, what was she wearing?" Grace asked thoughtfully
"I don't know Grace, probably a dress" I said, there was nothing much I remembered about her except from her eyes and long hair
"Why are you looking for this specific woman?" Grace suddenly asked with raised eyebrows
"Its non of your business, just tell me if you know her" I said
"Well, I don't think I paid much attention to everyone that was at the party, I don't have any friends with Blue eyes though but tell me big bro, did you like the woman, why are you interested in finding her?" She asked with a grin,
"I told you its non of your business just give me your guest list" I said pushing her face off
"I think you like her" she teased, I let out a deep sign
"You know the only woman I love is Melissa, now go and get me that guest list" I said pushing her towards her bedroom.
A few minutes later, Grace came back with a piece of paper with the list
"I only know ten of my friends there, the rest were invited by Lucas and the event planner, good luck on finding your mystery woman" she teased with a giggle and rushed off to the breakfast room before I scolded her.
Once Grace was gone, I turned my focus to the piece of paper and went through the guest list which had the numbers and addresses of the Guests,
It would be a long process if I called each of the women one by one so I got my phone and called my colleague and best friend Adam
"Where are you?" I asked when he answered
"Am already outside" he answered, I hang up the call and immediately went outside where I found him waiting for me in the car
"What's up?" He asked when I got in
"I need you to give me a profile of each of the women on this guest list" I said handing him the paper, Adam looked at me keenly
"What happened?" He asked with interest
"I had sex with one of them" I brutally said. Adam and I had grown up together, he was one person I trusted the most and could tell anything, I turned to look at his Surprised face
"Cover your mouth before a fly gets in" I told him making him chuckle
"Okay jokes aside, you did what?" He asked in a serious tone this time
"I know it sounds absurd, I mean I love Melissa, never have I ever cheated or even thought of cheating on her, I don't even understand how it happened, the guilt is killing me man, I don't even know how to face her" I paused letting out a deep sign
"I need to find that woman, I have a lot of questions I need to ask her" I added,
"Mrs Crown mentioned you were drank last night, are you sure you even had sex?, the Robert I know never looks at other women talkless of having sex with them" I gave Adam a death stare
"She was a virgin!" I stated and watched as his jaw dropped, he looked speechless
"Look, I drank a little last night, she came into my bed room, I was somehow high and had no control of myself and so we had sex, when I woke up this morning, she was gone, I was only left with stained sheets" I explained with a sign, just thinking of it made me feel uneasy, how could I cheat on Melissa?.
"Woa, just like that?" Adam asked surprised
"Yes just like that, I think she drugged me or something, thats why I need to find her, I don't even recall her face, there was no conversation between us, all I know is she had long dark hair and blue eyes, we need to find her, there are a lot of questions I need to ask her" Adam nodded
"I will make it as quick as possible, now let's go" he said and started the car.
During the ride to the hospital, I was deep in thought while Adam sang along to the music playing..
About an hour later after I finished attending to a patient, I heard a bip from my phone and immediately reached for it,
Adam had sent me an email, I immediately opened it, it was the pictures and names of all the female guests at the party last night, I quickly strolled through the pictures in hope of finding the woman I was looking for..
Chapter 155LAST CHAPTER…Sally…Robert immediately rushed to his brother,“I never wanted to see you end up like this Lucas” he said holding his hand, Lucas let out a weak laugh,“You didnt think I was going to repent did you?” He paused painfully with a heavy breath,“In this lifetime, you win little brother, you get to live, to marry the love of my life Sally and to see me get buried but I can promise you in the next lifetime, I will win” I kneeled in front of Lucas as tears filled my eyes“Lucas” I whispered“Don't cry Sally, your makeup will be ruined” he held my hand in his and looked into my eyes“I love you” he said and slowly let go of my hand dying in front of my eyes, I wanted to scream for him to wake up but couldn't. I hated Lucas, wished the worst for him because of everything he had done but I didnt want him gone like this,Maybe in prison yes but not really die and disappear from the face of the earth, at one point, I did like him very much and considered him my friend
Chapter 154…Sally…“Drive!” Lucas repeated yet again, my hands where shaking as I held the staring wheel“Lucas, please don't do this, at least not today, am pregnant, am happy, I don't want you to hurt me” I cried. To think neither Robert and I had expected Lucas's comeback to be this way only showed how much we underestimated him and his obsession for me,“You can't be happy, at least not without me, Am the only one who can make you happy Sally. You always complained about how much you hated Robert’s character, so I did you a favor, here is Robert's face that you are so much in love with and my character which i know you like” I shook my head as tears made their way on my face“I love Robert” I whispered but Lucas heard me and his facial expression changed“Don't make me angry Sally, you have no idea what I went through for you, the least you can do is be happy and thankful, now drive” he said,I started the car wondering how I could inform Robert or the police of the current situa
Chapter 153…Sally…A lot had happened over the last month, after I was rescued, Diana was released out of prison because of the confession from Lucas, David stayed in prison because he had been working with Lucas and Ben and Steve were given less sentences. Ben's daughter was found dead while his wife had starved to death. He was devastated when he heard this news and I tried my best to comfort him.Diana had changed, she took care of grandpa even better and made time to have family Dinners with me and Robert. You could say their broken relationship had finally been mended.“Sally, why are you still laying in bed?!” Rita yelled as soon as she entered my room“I miss Robert” I said in a sleepy voice even though I was wide wake,“You haven't seen him only for today, if you miss him so much then why don't you hurry up and start preparing for your wedding?, or did you forget you are getting married today?” Jane was the one to ask this time,“No i did not forget, that is partly the reason
Chapter 152…Robert…“Unless what?” I asked Lucas,“Unless you help me escape, I will need a private jet with no police around, I will need all money from my accounts withdrawn and given to me in cash, when am sure I will not be caught and brought back here, only then will I let you know where Sally is otherwise you will never see her alive Robert” he was insane to place all these conditions“You think you can just run away from this?, you made your own bed, lay in it!” I said standing up“I forgot to tell you one thing” he said before I could walk away“And what is that?” I asked“I left a poisonous gas in the room am keeping Sally in, if I don't return after one hour, the gas will slowly lick and she will die slowly” he said with a smile“You are lying!” I yelled but Lucas burst out laughing“Well then, why don't we wait and see what happens” he challenged, I left the room and immediately I did, I received a phone call, it was from the head maid at the Crown mansion, I then answered
Chapter 51…Sally…Lucas left for what felt like forever, I was uncomfortable with the way I was sitting which made my body hurt all over,I knew this plan was risky but I didn't imagine it to go south immediately,The dress I was wearing didnt do much to help me either as it felt tight and surpressing my tummy,I was going to die if I didnt drink any water with the way my throat was dry. The door finally opened, I wish it was some sort of miracle and Robert would be the one to walk in with The police but unfortunately for me,It was Lucas with a bottle of water,“Am sorry I had taken long” he said locking the door, he opened the bottle of water for me and brought it to my lips,“Drink” surely he wouldn't put any drugs in the water and even though he did, I didn't carry about It as i was too thirsty, I took the water until the bottle was halfway, then I began to feel hungry,“Did you come with any food?” I asked,“I just found out am the most wanted person dead or alive with a huge su
Chapter 150…Robert…The police and I watched the entire confession from Sally’s necklace, when she suggested this plan, of course I thought it was crazy but I let her go through with it and now that insane Lucas had her somewhere tied up and I was here helplessly waiting for the police to locate her. They were taking more time and each second that went on made me feel even more restless,“We have the entire confession of his doing, we need to find my wife” I urged the police on“Our men are doing everything they possibly can Mr Crown” no matter what they said, my heart wouldn't be content until they found her.Lucas stood up from floor playing with the knife, I couldn't see Sally's face but I knew damn well she was scared out of her mind“What are you doing Lucas?” She asked as he took steady steps towards her, I inwardly gave a silent prayer for her well being,“Do you want to live Sally?, do you what to get out of here alive?” Lucas asked, with the way he was acting crazy, I doubte