Chapter 44

Struggling out of the bed, she held her bed and was about to put on her slippers but the voice that came from outside, made her tremble as sweat ran down her face. She could decipher who was standing at her door already and swallowing the saliva that had formed in her throat, she called out,
"Marco."
He responded opening the door immediately he listened to her calling out his name but Gina still mad at him over what had happened, asked him whether she had permitted him to come into her room.
"I am very sorry, I will just go back outside and wait for your signal before coming in again," his words came out, and looking at his face, she could tell that he was regretful for whatever that had transpired between himself and her downstairs.
Sitting back on her bed with hurt feelings, Gina did not want to push harder as the situation was already ugly, and wanting to keep the little sanity that was left inside of her, she lowered her head with respect for the person who was standing beside her, she muttered,
"What have you come to do in the room?".
" I just want to talk to you Gina, and to apologize for what had happened earlier," his mouth face way for the words to come out.
Gina's eyes were already watery as she had been stupid and naive to think that something could happen between someone like him and her, but it had reproduced some sense in her not to believe in fairy tale stories as they only happen in movies.
Not wanting to drag the conversation with Marco, she told him that he did not have to apologize to her for she was a nobody but Marco, wanting to approach her, Gina stopped him by raising her left hand told him not to bother coming closer to her.
"I have heard your apologies sir and I can assure you that I have nothing against you and your girlfriend and my heart is not to hold grudges against people," she spoke out keeping a straight face. Marco was not familiar with Gina but seeing her in that state, he noticed how much she was hurt.
Still standing on his apology, he took out an envelope from his pocket and stretched it to Gina. Crystal who was done from her room, thought of notifying Gina about her appointment with Blaze's lawyer so heading to her room, she had no idea that Marco had already gone into her room, knocking on the door and opening it almost at the same time, she met Marco with his hand stretched towards Gina.
"What are you doing here?" she interrogated glimpsing Gina wanting to rise in fear but Crystal asking her not to stand up, kept a frown still at Marco. Keeping his calm, he told Crystal that he just wanted to apologize to Gina for the trouble and also to give her the envelope.
"We do not need your envelope," she yelled out telling him to get out of her room. Gina seeing how angry Crystal was, informed her that Marco was not at fault for what had happened to her. Narrating what had happened, Marco was surprised that she was not mad at him actually as she took his defense. Crystal was astounded by her response but at the same time, she trusted Gina knew what she was doing.
Marco staring at her felt relieved and apologized for the last time, he dropped the envelope on the bed and told Gina that it was for her troubles. Gina could not say anything because she respected Crystal so much and still saw her as her matron.
Though her heart was contradicting all the decisions she had taken and words she had voiced out, she could feel her heart beating so hard in her chest for Marco as she watched him walk out of her cabin.
Crystal felt bad seeing how tears had formed in her eyes, and acknowledging that Gina was still her senior even though she was working for her, she could not help but wonder whether she was doing the right thing wanting to mingle in that aspect of her life.
Calling out her bane, she throbbed as her senses came back to her and responded to Crystal, she walked closer to her asking whether she was okay, but Gina trying to hide her sadness nodded. Listening to Blaze calling out her name, she told Gina not to be stressed out while letting her know that she was going to the attorney's office to start her preparation as to the battle she will be having with her uncle.
Gina was happy listening to that and she wished Crystal all the best informing her of her undying assistance if she ever needed her for anything. She had a heart of gold and Crystal could as that and thinking to herself, she realized that it was only fair for her to be happy and her good deeds were going to pay off.
"Oh, you are here," Blaze muttered finding the door open and seeing Crystal sitting on the bed with Gina's head on her shoulder. Wiping her eyes as soon as she heard Blaze's voice, he saw that they were both having a long face like something was happening so he asked what the matter was but Crystal said that it was nothing.
Not believing her, he did not want to create any tension but he remembered seeing Marco leave Gina's room before meeting him on the terrace to say that he was leaving for the new house that he had bought as the agent had called him to say the papers were ready.
"Alright, can we leave now?" he muttered giving Crystal that killer smile and telling Gina not to worry as he was going to bring back her mistress soon enough, he also told her to feel free and to ask anything that she desired. Gina nodded with a smile and they left for their appointment.
On their way, Crystal's heart was troubled about Gina, so she spoke out to Blaze saying that she had something to say. Blaze driving and turning his gaze to look at her once in a while asked what the matter was and Crystal letting out a huge sigh murmured as calm as she could,
"It has. to do with your friend."
A feeling of confusion had taken over Blaze and it could be seen on his forehead and asking whether she was referring to Marco, Crystal nodded in acceptance. Squeezing his lips and tightening his grip on the steering wheel, Blaze did not want Crystal to have now foul thinking about him or the people he mixes with and want to say that what happened was an accident, Crystal told that it seems like Gina had feelings for him.
Blaze had already seen that the moment he walked in and his friend had already come to him asking for a favor but he had advice Marco to get to his house first and come back later since he knew how delicate the situation was.
"You are not saying anything love," she mumbled notifying the silence that he had on his lips but Blaze not wanting things to be awkward, told Crystal not to worry about a thing and to wait for them to get to where they are heading first and they could talk about Marco and Gina later.
His litigations were suspicious but she had confidence in him as he was going to do what he had said and she liked that about him. Driving again for a few minutes, she could notice that his speed was reducing and his staring wheel turning to the left. At that moment, it rang in her head that they were at their destination.
Simon and Georgia had launched a complaint to the authorities and their worries became higher when they went to all the airport terminals with a picture of Crystal and her full names, but no one seemed to have even seen a particle of her skin talk less of her information appearing in their system.
"That Max of a man is hiding something and I can feel it, Simon," Georgia murmured as they appeared in front of Max's door. It was still very early in the morning and she had insisted that they leave at that time to meet him at home before he goes to work.
Georgia was Crystal's best friend and so she was aware of the period that Max use to leave the house and that was exactly how she pulled out the strings on him.
Ringing the bell at the gate, the security officer left his little office to go stare at the person who was at the portal.
"It is the police can we come in?" one of the officers spoke out. In a panic, the security officer opened the door and let them inside, he saluted them and asked what they wanted. They stated that they were looking for one Mr. Maxwell Taylor.
The security man's eyes dropped and telling them to follow him as his boss was will inside, Max's right-hand man came out to coordinate whether the other boys were doing their jobs as well as the car that was supposed to transport Maxwell if it was cleaned up already.
Seeing the police officers making their way into the yard, the guard was about to walk back into the house when the officers stopped him halfway. Georgia had recognized him immediately and shouting out in fear, she told the cops that he was amongst those who ambushed their house and attacked her mom and herself.
"You mean to say that you recognize him?" the leader asked and Georgia nodded her head rapidly saying that she never forgets a face, pointed out to him, and walking out of their midst, she gave the man a very hard slap saying,
"That is for pointing a gun on my mother's head you pig". Simon held her back seeing her actions as they could endanger her life.
The officials tried to calm her down as they brought her mind to the fact that, she was not supposed to do that. Showing their IDs as being embers of the law force, the commander stated the reason why they were there and asked where Max was.
The lookout was about to tell a lie about his boss's whereabouts when Max suddenly opened the door from behind as he was attracted by the noise from the dining room where he was having his breakfast.
" Good morning Sir," the commander spoke out with a straight face and well-toned voice. Max responded to his salutation and asked what he could do for them, he had a curious face seeing Georgia.
Not waiting for the leader to talk about their mission in his yard, he asked Georgia why she had policemen with her and her response was a heavy one to his face. She had never liked Max and always saw him as a fraud and bad man but because he was her best friend's uncle and only family, she had to keep her instincts and hunch to herself.
"Where did you keep it friend Mr. Max, Crystal is nowhere to be found, and don't you dare lie about her trip because my friend will never go anywhere without telling me first and will not stay this long without contacting me like she has done these past weeks," her words burst through his ears.
Max's blood was boiling inside and his teeth were grinding inside his mouth while his fist twisted behind his back. Endeavoring to maintain the friendly smile on his face and asking Georgia what she was talking about, the officer asked him to please follow them to the station as they had some questions about a missing case of his niece Ms. Crystal Melody Taylor.
"I will follow you but can I get my phones so as to call my lawyer?" Max asked giving Georgia an unpleasant stare and Georgia not being afraid of him, looked at him too.