All Chapters of Amber.: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40
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Chapter thirty
Todd dropped Amber home, she still hasn’t given him an answer yet but he had promised to wait.Amber opened he house door at exactly 11:12pm, Jen was laying on the sofa in the living room waiting for her, Amber had been dreading this, she had hoped Jen would be asleep when she gets back but Jen was curled up on the sofa, TV remote in hand, watching a movie which means Amber can’t escape the questioning tonight, she sighed and said“Hey Jen" “hey, welcome back" Jen called out, Amber faked a yawn trying to pretend to be really tired but that didn’t deter Jen at all, she paused the movie she was watching and turned her full attention to Amber.“so how did the non date outing go"She askedAmber knew it was only the beginning of her questioning so she simply said “fine" saving her energy for more questions she knew was coming, she sat beside Jen knowing Jen wouldn’t give up until she had her answers.Taking a deep breathe she said“Alright, ask away"“so are you dating Todd Anderson no
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Chapter thirty-one
“Terminate her contract immediately” Todd said over the phone to the human resource department. He dialled another number on his phone, his eyes were as cold as ice.“Stanley, I need you to look into someone for me, dig as deep as you can, leave no stone untouched" he said over the phone and listen for a while before continuing “I’ll send you her details" he said and hung up, he was really angry, his right eye brows were slightly raised higher than the other, his fingers curled into a fist and his knuckles white“Damn it" he mutteredHe Had always thought Petra was just a rich girl who loves to always have her way, he never thought she could be dangerous as well, maybe he had been too lenient in his dealings. He was mad at himself for not thinking of checking her out before now.People were trooping into the board hall for their Monday meeting when one of the HR personnel moved closed to Petra and whispered in her ear, the look on Petra's face changed drastically, she looked around
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Chapter thirty-two
Work was hectic over the next few days, a new site was starting up, one was in the planning stage, one was at finishes stage and the handing over date was getting closer, Todd was so bust with site inspection, fixing of all the challenges arising with the new site, they had called from the new site that the dimension on the drawing were not fitting into the site and Todd had been working with the design team to come up with a workable plan, they succeeded eventually by reducing each partition of the drawing by 0.2m, the site that was slated for handing over in the following week also had some mechanical faults that needed urgent attention, Todd was so busy arranging for solution he hardly got any sleep, by Friday though he had managed to solve all the challenges he was exhausted, Amber knew how much he had been working and she couldn’t do much to help, when it was closing time, she didn’t see him leave the office, she thought he was working late again but knowing there’s no emergency
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Chapter thirty-three
Peep! Peep!! Peep!!! Amber’s phone rang just as she was about to step out of Todd’s room, she picked up and said “oh hi Jake" Todd’s expression changed the moment he heard that name and seeing Amber stepping out to pick Jake’s call pissed him off.“Damn that man" he cursed Carrie who had been watching her father intently asked“what is Damn”“oh shoot" Todd said smacking his face with his palm“Shoot" Carries said and Todd had to hold his mouth from saying something that’ll make the little girl ask another question, he looked to Donna fir help and Donna seeing how helpless he looked said“Alright young lady, come here, let’s go look for Amber and play before she leave" “Yeah Amber" Carrie shouted clapping her hands as she ran off forgetting the questions she was asking.“okay, tomorrow is better"Amber was saying on the phone just as Carrie and Donna stopped behind her.“How about you and him take Carrie out for a stroll around the neighbourhood”Donna said pointing to Todd“I do
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chapter thirty-four
Todd dropped Amber off that afternoon and went back home to rest, he was so happy he got to spend time with her and he knew how she felt about him, though she didn’t say much, he could see the way she looked at him tenderly, his only worry was Jake Morris, the supposed childhood friend who seems to be competing with him, he was able to pry information out Amber so he knew Jake was taking her out the next day, his lip curved into a smile as an idea popped into his head, he drove home and went straight to bed to rest.Amber was relieved to see Jen didn’t show up for the weekend at her place otherwise she would have seen Todd dropping her off which would raise more questions, she sat on the chairs and brought out her phone remembering she still has to call Ann to inform her about the outing of tomorrow after all they were both invited.Ring! Ring!! Ring!!!“hey Ann, how are you"Amber asked when Ann picked up“what is it this time" Ann asked, her voice sounded like she was bored.“hey a
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chapter thirty-five
The next day Amber walked into Delores restaurant, she spotted Ann and Jake on the window side table, Amber smiled to herself, Ann got there before her which show how eager she was to meet Jake, she might have sounded like she wasn’t so interested on phone yesterday but Ann knew she was just bluffing.“Hey guys” Amber said, sitting on the vacant seat there.“hey Amber” Jake saidAnn who has been chatting happily with Jake said“Hi Amb" in a boring tone.Amber just shook her head at Ann and said“so what have I missed"“nothing much, we were just catching up on old times” Jake saidAmber shook her head and said“oh" looking around, the restaurant wasn’t so filled but there were people sitting here and there, at her left side she saw a lady sitting alone quietly and sipping from her cup, when they cup was placed down, she realised it was Petra, she quickly turned away, not wanting any confrontation.“Remember the day we put glue on the cane your Dad likes to use”Jake said“of course, i
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Chapter thirty-six
Stanley sat in the coffee shop waiting for his friend, Sam had promised to be there on time, so why was he not here yet, Stanley was getting impatient, he looked at his watch three times within a minute, Sam walked in apologising for coming late“Sorry am late, got held up by something I can’t avoid"“Try keep up with your appointment, they are important as well” Stanley said“hey, am only five minutes late, you make it sound like am an hour or two hours late, you’ve got to have patience man"Sam said, shaking his head at Stanley“Yeah, yeah, what do you have for me"Stanley askedSam looked sorry as he said.“nothing much unfortunately, there were a few people that fits your description but I don’t think they’re your guys"“Why do you say so”Stanley asked.“because those guys were in jail as at the time you mentioned"Sam answered“I see” Stanley said, thinking for a while, if he has no clue now, he would be back to where he started which doesn’t appeal to him, an idea struck him an
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chapter thirty-seven
Stanley called Todd after his meeting with Sam asking him to arrange for a meeting with Ann.Todd didn’t call Amber right away, he delayed till Monday, his mind was pre-occupied with something else, something that keeps nagging at him but he couldn’t figure it out, he decided the best approach was to keep watching silently.On Monday, a new finishes contractor was introduced and he was put to work immediately as they would be handing over a site that week. After the meeting Todd took Amber with him for site inspection at the site slated for handing over, it was an estate with 500 units of building, tarred Road several infrastructures were within the estate, most of the finishes has been done, just some minor maintenance work needed.Todd dragged Amber into the sample unit of the estate, he had collected the key at the entrance.“I need to talk to you"He saidOnce they were within the four walls of the building, Todd pushed her gently against the wall and kissed her passionately, brea
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Chapter thirty-eight
“Hey sis" Amber said to Ann over the phone that Evening“are you making an habit of calling me regularly because its becoming too frequent”Ann said“ha ha, very funny" Amber said rolling her eyes“do I need a reason to call my sister"“you tell me" Ann said waiting for Amber’s response “okay. Maybe I do have a reason for calling but I’ll try and do better. You know it’s not like you’re bursting my phone with calls as well right"Amber said“Hmm" was all Ann said“okay, I kind of need your help, remember my boss, the case about his wife"Amber said trying to jog her memory“yes, what about it" Ann asked“So they kind of got some things they’ll like you to check out for them” Amber said cringing expecting Ann’s outburst but it didn’t happen instead Ann simply said“okay" Amber was shocked she agreed just like that so she asked“why did you agreed without any hesitation”“you would have still pleaded with me until I agree right" Ann said and Amber said“That’s true, I would do that"“s
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Chapter thirty-nine
“Wait" Ann exclaimed suddenly“One of the guys has this exact same scar across his cheek, I don’t know if that helps, but that’s all have got" Ann said handing over the pictures back to Stanley.“thanks, that might help"Stanley looked intently at the scar, it looks like a spider when you look at it closely, though at first glance it’s seems to mean nothing but on a closer look you would see the outline of a spider, Stanley’s eye lit up as he said “I can work with this, I have an idea”“Well, the rest isn’t my business so am out of here" Ann said, standing up to leave.“wait” Todd said “I’ll drop you off" “No, thanks ill rather take a taxi but you can drop Amber off, seeing as you couldn’t keep your eyes off her the whole time, have you told her how you feel"Ann said. A mischievous smile appearing on her face“Ann" Amber exclaimedHer face turning beet red with embarrassment.Todd didn’t get offended instead he smiled and said“Will you let me have your sister if I say I want her"
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