###Chapter 69

Chapter 69



'Uhmmmm..." Rowan smirked and sat comfortably. He overlooked her presence and continued with what he was doing. Well, he was excited knowing the fact that she came because of her arrested secretary, that made him very relaxed that he was the one that was still leading. Her pride didn't let her come sooner but He didn't care and he wouldn't mind if she never came either.

'You should know the reason i came." Sapphire suddenly uttered with a low tone. This was the point where she wished she never had to speak about but she had no choice.

"Only if you didn't barge in and sit without permission. But, i should still ask, right? So tell me Miss Sapphire, what brings you here? Or have you come here to pick up on me? Or yes, you got a proof to my crime?" Rowan asked with a mockery tone and it upset her.

'Nice one. You can try better than that." She paused and studied Rowan but as usual, he just only smiled back.

"What do you want?" Rowan looked serious as he asked. He didn't have all the time in the world to exchange words with a lady that has no manners and sees herself like a goddess of which he doesn't see. To him, she was just like an ant he could step on at anytime but one thing that annoyed him was the fact that her words always pained her and he wondered why but he wasn't the only one, was he?
No, his words hurts Sapphire more than anything in the world too!.

'Release my secretary." She just ordered and Rowan looked stunned, He couldn't believe her guts.

"Is that a command or you're begging me to?" Rowan's question kept her speechless for a minute or two, 'I can leave him there for as long as i want. Or have you forgotten the reason for his arrest?" He added with a little smirk on his face.

Sapphire knew he was right. She didn't know how to beg. She had never done that before.

"I know but, what is the point of keeping an old man in jail. He suffered alot already." She defended but it made Rowan annoyed the more. He wondered if she ever had anyone that liked her in her whole life.

He frowned a little and crossed his legs 'He should have thought about that when he tried to tarnish my reputation and boldly called the police on me. He really got the guts. How are my sure he is not a long time wanted criminal." Rowan said with a serious look on.

Sapphire flared up!."Old Lan only did it for me. He is not a criminal." She hated the fact that Rowan was correct and they had to conclude on something, "So what do you want me to do?" She forced herself to ask and Rowan burst out laughing. He couldn't believe what he heard. Was she giving up already?

'Ha ha ha ha... What did you say?" He asked with a bold smile. Enjoying the moment and would have paid any amount of money to see the angry look on Sapphire's face.

Chapter 31
Some seconds later, Ray came in with a tattered looking man,he was looking so unkept and dirty. No one would have doubted it if they were told that he was a mad man but he wasn't. He was sane and well!.
"How can I help you?"Rowan asked without battling an eye at the man standing in front of him.

"Can I talk to you alone?" The man asked in return, looking at the guards surrounding him. The look in his eyes was that of fear but his tone was so calm that one would doubt he was scared at all and that impressed Rowan.

Rowan looked up to see the man in front of him and he frowned a little. He had never set his eyes on the man before.
"Okay then" He uttered after he had looked at the man for a very long time.. He waved his hands to dismiss his guards but Ray was hesitant. He didn't want to leave his boss with such an haggard looking man. He felt like his boss would get hurt if he was to be left alone with that man.
"Sir are you sure you want to left alone with this man,he looks dangerous" He mumbled his concern to his boss but then...

Rowan glared at him again and he knew he was overstepping his boundaries.
He bowed his head and left the room but that was only after he reassured himself that his boss wasn't that easy of a man.

"Have a seat"Rowan said gesturising with his hands and the man nodded.

"Thanks"the man said fearfully and sat down. Being alone with Rowan was scarier than being with the body guards and he was starting to regret his decision to talk with Rowan privately but he had no choice and he could no longer say something else.
"So what do you want to say?" Rowan asked without much interest.

"I came to warn you Mr Rowan"the man face suddenly changed and his tone became different too . He was like a completely different man but Rowan wasn't moved at all.

"Here to warn me?" He was surprised and smirked but he still decided to listen anyway "about what?" He asked almost laughing to himself.
The man was quiet for a while and he searched the room with his eyes. His reaction was that of someone being watched and that made Rowan only more confused about the identity of the man. "Someone is after your life"the man quickly uttered with a serious face.

"After my life?"Rowan said uncertain if he heard the man clearly. He always knew people were after his life due to the nature of his job but he was surprised that someone was warning him about it and the man seemed really scared despite the fact that the person they were talking about wasn't there.

"Yes, you have to be very careful Mr Rowan"the man muttered and stood up. He walked to the other side of his seat and knelt down right in front of Rowan.
" Please be safe, Mr Rowan!" He said and stood up.

Rowan was shocked by the message and he was really curious too..
"Someone is after my life? why?"he muttered to himself.
He wasn't scared of the threat but he wanted to know who could be after his life.
The thought of someone wanting to kill him made him made him want to laugh as he loved people daring him. He was never scared of threat neither had he ever waste his time thinking about them but this was different... he could feel it.. Yes... The enemy would he tough and he was sure of that!.
He tried to ponder on who could be after his life but the only person that appeared on his mind was...
"Could it be Sapphire?she was trying to get rid of me after all~" he said to himself but he was quick to deny that!. " No it can't be her she's not that desperate"he muttered to himself while cracking his Rubik's cube. He knew Sapphire was desperate but he was sure she would never go to the extent of trying to eliminate him.
" Do you know who the person is?" He asked the dirty man curiously.
The man frowned a little before he turned to leave " I will leave now. " he said and ran out of the office. .

Rowan was still on this thought when Ray walked in, looking unimpressed.
"Sir, Miss Sapphire is here to see you again." He told Rowan.

"Let her in"he said almost immediately. He needed to know if she was the one trying to kill him and he must figure that out.

"Ok sir" Ray said and walked out. He really didn't like Sapphire coming around at all. Not even after the mad man just left and he was sure the dirty man had came to deliver a sad news to his boss due to the look on Rowan's face when he entered.

A few seconds later, Sapphire walked in with her head held high and looking prettier than ever as she had applied little make up on her face before coming.
" Why am I doing this?" She had asked herself several times before leaving her house when she was doing the makeup but she got no answer. She wasn't the type to care about makeup as her beauty was enough for her but today, she found it really difficult to leave her home without applying some makeup and she wondered why.
"Hi,Mr Rowan!"she greeted in a sweet and calm tone and Rowan knew immediately that she was up to something but he couldn't imagine she might be trying to kill him. He somehow trusted her and it was because he was confident in his instinct about people around him.

Rowan looked up from his desk and smiled when he saw Sapphire looking so fresh unlike when he came to rescue old Lan "Hi Miss Sapphire, such a pleasant surprise to see you"he said and gestured his hands for her to sit opposite him.

"Thanks"she said and sat down. She didn't sit down on her own consent like she always did but she instead waited like a good guest that was supposed to be offered a seat. She even asked the secretary for permission before coming in which quite surprised Rowan.

"So, what brings you here"he said coldly.

"I actually came to tell you thank you for releasing my old Lan,I really appreciate it"she said looking down as she did not want to see his expression. It was the first time in her life that she would be saying thank you to someone and it made her look awkward and shy at the same time.

"You don't need to appreciate me,I released him on the ground that he would tell the public he was lying and only trying to defame me"he said playing with his pen and he no longer bother to look at Sapphire's face anymore which somehow got Sapphire disappointed.

"I know and I'll make sure he does that as soon as he is better"she said finally looking directly at him.

"By the way,how are you related to such a fraud and criminal minded man? He is old already but his tactic is childish and dirty"he said standing up. He walked over to his office sitting room and sat on the one closest to his Sapphire.

"Don't push it, he's not a fraud or criminal he's like a father to me"she said getting angry. She wouldn't let anyone insult Old Lan on any ground. He had stood by him since her father died and he was more like a father to her.

"So someone like a father to you wants to defame me"he said with a smirk and frowned. He hated this!. " This irritates me." He mumbled to himself. He wasn't in his always calm mind right now due to the message she got from the dirty man earlier and Sapphire's presence was only pissing him off the more.

"He was just trying to make me win"she said trying to reason with him and defend him too.

"I guess it runs in the family"he muttered out enough for her to hear and crossed his legs, looking away.

"I'm not here to get into an argument with you okay." She said, already losing her temper. " In fact,, im leaving right now!" she added, standing up ready to leave.

"If that's all you want to say you say,you may take your leave. We are still opponents after all and your presence is really pissing me off today.
I believe you leaving now is the best thing to do. Leave my office, Miss Sapphire" Rowan said sincerely,, turning his back on her and facing the window. He was no longer going to consider her presence any longer.

"Have a good day then"she said and stormed out of his office. Her face was completely red and she was at the verge of tears as she left the office with her steps so fast that one would fear she might fall. She felt extremely disappointed.