Jennifer's eyes flung open. She took a minute to digest what had happened. Did he just say what I thought I heard him say? She thought. Frowning, she leaned back and looked into his face. His mischievous smirk and the naughty twinkle in his eyes told her that she had not misheard him. Pursing her lips, she rolled her eyes. "The eff, Frank!" She hissed, slightly irritated at what he had done. He laughed in amusement. He loved how annoyed she looked.  "You are cute when you are angry," he told her. Rolling her eyes she shoved him away and glanced at the expensive cars in the garage.  "I don't care which one. I honestly don't know anything about cars," she said. "Well, have you ever ridden an Audi?" He asked and she shook her head in response. "Then let's take that one," he decided and walked towards the black Audi, one of his favourites.

When Frank left to attend to his daily tasks, Jennifer took the canvas to begin preparing her surprise. She placed the canvas in such a way that what she drew couldn't be seen when Frank entered the room."Maybe I should paint a starry night in the background….like the beautiful night sky I saw last night." She wondered out loud as she sketched the portrait of his mother. She had taken the picture album from the closet when Frank left in the morning. She looked through the varieties of paint she had bought the other day."Aww, shucks! I don't have suitable paint to make a night sky," pouting, she grumbled. Sighing, she leaned back in the seat. She closed her eyes and imagined the breathtaking beauty she had witnessed the night before. An involuntary smile curved her lips. "I want a night sky," she mumbled and glanced at the canvas. She was certain that it would add to the perfection of her gift."The painting would be extraordina

Jennifer was soaked in sweat when her eyes fluttered open. She winced. The splitting headache that made her feel like her head might explode made it hard for her to focus. Her forehead creased as she tried to remember what was going on. "Damn!" She cursed under her breath. Her headache was so bad that she couldn't think properly. Taking steady breaths, she lay silently, hoping that it would help her.  Time passed and she didn't open her eyes. She was thankful for the pin drop silence that surrounded her since it helped, coping with her headache.After it resided to some extent she tried to move, but soon realised that she couldn't. Once again, her eyes flung open. Her hands were tied, so was her feet. "What the…."She looked around. She was in a strange place. The place was neatly furnished, not a thing was misplaced. The wooden walls were varnished in an attractive shade of reddish br

"Jenny had gone to the mall to buy some things she needed to make a painting. I sent her with Mike and two others." Frank told him. "Carl came to talk to me and some guy spilt coffee on her. Now I think that was a distraction. She went to the bathroom to change and then she never came out. That is where she was kidnapped. The window was open and it looked to us as though they must have climbed onto the terrace of the next building." Mike explained. Frank clenched his jaws as he narrowed his eyes on Todd. "We checked the CCTV footage of the mall. I saw Todd in that area on it," Frank stated his glare fixed on his cousin. Todd's eyes shifted to Frank, however, he quickly averted his gaze. His eyebrows knitted together as he shook his head. 

Days passed. Todd worked with Frank and it seemed to everyone that finally, they had managed to overcome their differences and work together as a team. Frank let him work with him since he believed that if he was sincerely sorry about his previous actions, he deserved a chance to let him prove himself. Nonetheless, Frank didn't let his guard down and Todd knew it. Hence he tended to be extremely careful with everything he did.  Todd didn't contact Oswald on his private number, fearing that his call and messages might be intercepted. They barely spoke, and when they did it was via email.  It became a normal routine for them to work in the office and the shed together. And as days passed by, Frank started to feel comfortable around him. However, Jennifer was still sceptical about him.  "Why don't you buy her a phone? Then she could contact you easily right?" Todd suggested as they stood at the shed side by s