Chapter 4
Maria thought that she heard something. She looked around her and waited to see if she would hear that strange noise again but she didn't. She chucked it up to fatigue and decided that she was over tired which was why she was making things up.As she got to the ground floor, she saw shadow movements in the wall on the ending of the dark corridors..she knew that place. That was where the old and outdated copies of files that the company owned was kept.She wondered if there was any department that was on a deadline to meet their targets and needed things from the archive room but her mind came up blank.She was at a loss. On one hand she was very exhausted and wanted tod o nothing else but head home and sleep for hours without thinking about anything else because she was so tired and she deserved it.But on the other hand, her curiosity drove her to find out what was happening. She was never one to turn down a challenge. And hell was easier to freeze than getting her to leave when her mind had been made up. She decided to venture and find out what was happening then she heads home.***Adrian watched as the man writhed in pains on the floor, shaking on the ground as if he has been tased. Simon was shaking as Adrian's ears still rang from the scream that came off his mouth when he had broken something in him. Probably his arm or wrist, he didn't really know again. He just knew that he loved torturing him."Please have mercy on me, I won't do it again." He begged Adrian who squatted in front of him and said,"Then you should have thought of it before you took my mother's necklace and jewelry in the first place." He said as Simon got on his knees."Please forgive me. I won't do it again. I will change. I promise I will be a better person. I will never steal again.'" he said but Adrian just kicked him before he stood up. Kelvin and two other guards, Ryder and Kenny were waiting for his next orders.He had gotten what he wanted from Simon but he knew that he was supposed to kill Simon. That was the only way that his soul would be appeased."Sir, what do we do? Should we carry out the rest of the plan?" Kenny said as Adrian looked at him and said,"I will carry out this next part myself..You two can dispose of the body when I am done." He said with seriousness in his tone as Simon heard it and started begging and shouting that Adrian should please set him free."Do you want to be the one to kill him or should I?" Kenny asked already getting tired of the man's screams as Adrian bit back a chuckle. Kenny was always the impatient one among the three. He was ruthless and loved finishing missions. He was way to talk to, and followed orders to the teeth unlike some of his counterparts. But he was often unruly and liked to kill before asking questions."I will be the one to do it. Hand me your gun?" Adrian said as Kenny handed it to him who checked if there was bullets in the gun before he corked it and removed the safety so that he could shoot with it. He pointed the gun at Simon who trembled in fear and almost pissed on himself."Please have mercy on me, Adrian. I know you are not that type of person. Drop the gun and let's talk.i am sure that we would be able to work things out between us somehow." He said.Maria was walking towards the sounds that was coming out of the basement floor, in one of the storage rooms..this time around she was sure that it wasn't a figment of her imagination but she wondered what someone would be doing there..Were they trying to rob the company? But that was a foolish place to start. That wasn't even the vault or the secret room where a lot of information that could bankrupt the company was.Maybe it was just some employees moving around some old items into boxes. She tried to assumed since she couldn't actually pick what the words but knew that someone was saying something. Sounded like whispers."You should have thought twice before you killed my mother. What? You never heard of the saying again, an eye for an eye" He said with a sneer on his face."Please.... I have kids." He tried again but Adrian shook his head and shot him.His body dropped on the ground with a heavy thud as Adrian brought down his hand and handed the gun back to Kenny who wiped it.Maria was breathing heavily as her eyes took in the scene. She has just walked into a murder crime and the dude from earlier was the culprit. She wanted to dial 911 and call the cops but her phone rang, it's shrill ringtone disturbing the whole place as someone said,"Who is there?" Waiting for nobody she bolted trying to get away when she heard people running after her. Mira was pleading to God to save her life as she tries to rush out of the company and shout for help but she was unfortunate as one of the men caught up to her and dragged her back to the storage room."I thought you told me that the whole company was free"Adrian said to the last guard that remained as Kenny exhaled."Of course I checked sir. I was very meticulous..he or she may have entered after we all came here." He answered as Adrian raked his hand through his head waiting for Kelvin and Ryder to return with whoever it was.They had to make sure that nobody knew about what they did today and if that meant eliminating someone else then they would do it.Chapter 5Maria had barely gotten far when she was being grabbed by Ryder and Kenny who caught her easily. She tried to kick herself out of their grasp but it was too tight."Let me go, you crazy people" She yelled as she bite Kenny's hand who was holding her and he gave her a back hand slap as the other Person stopped him."Dude take it easy. She is just a lady. She doesn't need to be maltreated. Besides boss didn't say we could beat." He said as Kenny replied,"Then she should keep her fucking teeth to herself or I am going to rip it out." He said as they dragged her back to the basement.Adrian was seated on his chair when they came in dragging her with them and they threw her to the ground in front of him, almost three feet where Simon's dead body laid as Maria resisted the urge to throw up."Well seems like we have an issue on our hands. All because you couldn't stop your curiosity now you have in bigger soup." Adrian said as Maria looked at him, anger overtaking the fear as she
Chapter 6Kenny was the one driving the car while Ryder was seated in the front as well. Their boss and Kelvin were both seated at the back seat while their target was in the booth. He was livid with the mistake that he made. He was the one in charge of making sure that the whole building was empty and yet that girl had our a clog to his plans. His boss wasn't going to let him out of this so easily. He wondered what he was thinking about. Even Ryder was giving him a disapproving look but Kenny wasn't in the mood to listen to his wordless complaints. He knew that he wasn't happy with the fact that he almost slaughtered an innocent back then but he needed to understand as well that Kenny was first and foremost a hitman. Their job is to kill people. Bodyguards like Ryder wouldn't understand the need.And right now he knew that it was best that she remained dead although he did not know why his boss hasn't asked him to kill her as well. Were they going to kill her in a different location
cHAPTER 7Adrian made his way out of the club after he had some bottles of wine. His bodyguard Kelvin had called him, telling him that he had found more information on the girl, in his house, so he decided to forego staying out all night again.He called an Uber which came to his area in the next five minutes and he dropped the address for him, which he nodded his head.He got inside the car and laid his head on the headrest when his phone rang. He frowned, Kelvin wasn’t the type to call him, or message him more than twice, so he picked it up and saw that it was Raymond, who was calling.His dad, great, could anything get more worse than this. He knew better than to ignore any of his old man’s calls, no matter how annoying they may become, so he picked it up and placed the phone on his ears.“Dad, you should be asleep.” He said without greeting him.“And you should be at home, not drinking, especially when you have a big day tomorrow.” He retorted as Adrian sat upright.“How do you kn
Chapter 8Her eyes fluttered open as she tried to make out where she was. Everything looked strange, certainly it wasn't her small cozy house. The lights were turned on as she stared at the king-sized bed she laid on.Her eyes also darted to the big wardrobe and the blinds on the window that was built from up to the floor of her room. "This can't be," She muttered and shook her head in disbelief. Slowly it dawned on her that she had been kidnapped. The memories of what happened earlier in the office flooded her mind causing her to let out an enraged scream. She was very sure that the man she saw at the office had kidnapped her. "Let me out of here, you monster!" She yelled and climbed down from the bed. She stumped towards the deep brown wooden door, clenching her fists and banging at it with all the energy she had. With the aim that her little fists would do a lot in bringing it down. No one listened to her which further frustrated her. Her whole world was crumbling before her v
Chapter 9 The brightness of the day caused her to jerk up from the bed hurriedly. She had no idea of when she slept off after crying herself to sleep. She hissed after remembering that she would be living with a murderer that had no human sympathy in him. It was so easy for him to kill the man she saw at his office and if she didn't behave properly, he'd do the same to the people she loved. "Dammit!" She cursed and laid on the bed again, covering her face with the duvet. She lacked the energy to get off bed and prepare for work even though she was supposed to be ready. If everything was normal, she was supposed to be done dressing and humming her favorite song 'Dressed in black' by Sia. But it was the opposite, and since Adrian thought he could take away her life, she was going to teach him a lesson by revealing the feisty part of her. A knock sounded on the door but she made no effort in trying to know who was knocking. It went on continuously until she was forced to get it. S
Chapter 10 She wiped her face with her handkerchief, panting heavily after sprinting from the mansion to the office. It looked like a herculean task at first, but she was determined that nothing would stop her from getting to work, so she spurred her ahead. There was something else that made her happy, and that was the fact that she was going to make Adrian suffer. He had hurt her severally in less than twenty four hours of their meeting, and she didn't have any plan of letting it slide. The sound of a door being slammed got her attention, revealing that Adrian was already settling into the office. It wouldn't take time for him to call all the staffs so he could address them. It wasn't long before she heard the bell go off. He sent for them faster than she expected, so she dressed the sleeves of her blouse and braced herself for the address of the monster in human form. The workers had already filed up in front of their desks, most of them had worried looks plastered on their fac
Chapter 11 Maria walked around the kitchen counter with a smirk. She had it all planned out, and the silly idea she was would come to play. It wasn't her fault that she served him the wrong kind of coffee, she didn't know what he liked. She was going to have her revenge on him. She brewed another coffee while searching for black pepper. Her aim was to make sure that Adrian didn't mess with her next time. "Gotcha!" She exclaimed when she saw the transparent container that held the pepper. Her hands reached for a teaspoon that was beside the plate rack and she dug into the container, taking the amount she needed. She only took a pinch and stirred and when she was satisfied, she headed back to his office while the cleaner rushed in and cleaned the mess that was made. "Your coffee is ready, sir," She said, knocking twice on the door. "Bring it and quit standing there, will you?" He snapped, his eyes glued to the laptop in front of him. She placed the saucer which was different fro
KIDNAPPED BY THE CEOChapter 12 Time flew quickly, as Maria spent the remaining part of the afternoon working in Adrian's office. He barely said a word to her and when he did, it was about getting clarity on certain dates and details of the contracts. Maria itched to talk to him and rant about how quiet the office was, not like she enjoyed his company and she hadn't even forgotten the event that happened the evening before, but she hated the unnerving silence that flowed between them. "What's the use of being here if you planned on finishing what is remaining of my life with boredom?" Maria summoned the courage to ask. Adrian clicked his tongue and typed away, infuriating Maria who was expecting an answer from him. "I know you heard me Mr Adrian," She continued to grate on his nerves, even though she knew what he was capable of doing to her. Adrian lifted his gaze from the computer and fixed it on her. "And what am I supposed to say to you? I am your boss and unnecessary chatter