Chapter 22: Silver Tumbler

Lilian*

"You look good stop looking into the mirror." Mom teased.

"Thanks, mom."

"You must be going somewhere important, where could that be?"

"I'm going to work mom." I lied

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, mom" I laughed as I stepped out of the house.

I took a cab to the car pack. I would be visiting Jasmine today.

As soon as I got in the cab my cell phone beeped. "Oh, my God!' I exclaimed seeing that Jasmine credited my account with a weighty amount of money.

Jasmine? Her new home was favoring her already?

It wasn't up to an hour when I alighted rightly opposite a massive gate.

"Sold off, stay off." I read out as a pupil in kindergarten.

I knocked on the gate gently before realizing that there was a button on its body. I went over to it and pressed on it.

The gate opened gradually and a man stood before me.

"Welcome, ma'am to Mr. Jason's abode. Whom do you seek?"

"Thank you." I was about to walk in when he stepped before me.

"What's going on?" I queried in surprise.

"Whom