I want her

Chapter thirty-seven
Ryder
"What happened to her," she says, with a hint of fear.
"Nothing has happened to her. But I will explain it better when you come here tomorrow. The location of the new house will be sent to you. Check it so you won't come to the wrong house."
" Alright. Take care then," she says and I hang up.
I walk into the living room and see that Lizzy is almost done with packing.
A knock sounds on my door. I move closer and open the door.
"Good evening sir, we are here to help you," one of the ladies says.
I nod and usher them in," Please be snappy with everything," I tell them and watch them walk inside my room.
Lizzy walks out again, " I'm done," she tiredly grabs a bag, "Are we leaving now?"
"Sure, Mrs. Johnson will come and pack hers later. Let's go." I walk out and she follows me.
I drive through the street, the cold breeze reminding me of the reason why I'm doing this.
No matter how much I hate this, I would like to do it because I'm protecting someone.
No! It's because I'm protecting myself. I seriously don't know what will happen to me if I lose Gwen.
Gosh, the thoughts sent cold shivers down my spine.
I like this game and I will continue to play it if it's to get what my heart wants.
I pull into the house and get down. Lizzy gets down too. Her mouth opens in agape as she watches my new house.
"This Is so huge," she exclaims softly.
I smile. She's right. This house is bigger than the previous ones.
"I will show you to your room, then you can pack later, " I walk inside and she tags behind.
Walking inside the living room gives her another shocking moment of her life. I wonder how Gwen and Mrs. Johnson will take it if Lizzy is already like this.
This will be my secret house. I will go and check the others out tomorrow. I will purchase them too as Derek had advised me.
I will leave no room for mistakes.
And tomorrow, I'm going to switch off my phone and replace a new sim. I will keep the sim till the future.
I was thinking of blocking Mimi from calling me but what if she uses another number and tracks down my phone?
Mimi is dangerous and very intelligent. I bet she would have been a boss in the investigative agency if she put her mind to it.
I walk to a door and pull it open, "This will be your room," I turn to another door opposite to it, " This will be for Mrs. Johnson and that," I gesture far away at a door, " That will be for Gwen."
Lizzy looks at me quickly, " Is Gwen coming back?"
" Yes, did she say otherwise?"
Lizzy sighs and turns away. Something tells me she's hiding something from me, call it instincts.
I wonder what it's all about. And well, I can't force it out of his mouth. I just hope Mrs. Johnson can tell me where Gwen is.
I'm sure she knows something about her whereabouts.
"That's it for tonight. Goodnight," I say to her and walk out into the living room. I sit on the chair and stare into nothingness.
Damn! I'm about to think about Gwen. Just why can't she just leave my head?
The several horns from outside jerk me up and I realize I was closing my eyes. Damn! I don't think I was sleeping.
I walk into the compound and press the remote for the gate to open on its own.
Three cars drive-in.
Two ladies walk to me and bow slightly.
"Everything that's yours has been cleared."
I look up at the three cars, "And they filled in that?" I ask with horror.
They nod slowly, " Filled to the brisk."
Geez! How am I supposed to offload it?
I take my phone and look up at them again, " Which account am I paying into?"
"Mine," the second lady says and calls out her account number.
I press some buttons and look up at them, "I have just sent you five hundred thousand dollars."
"OMG!" They exclaim at the same time, "Thank you so much, Mr. Ryder."
"Can you leave these cars here till tomorrow?"
" Sure," the one with the account number says with a huge smile on her face.
She looks so happy that she got exorbitant fees for a business.
I watch her and the other of her crews walk out of my compound before I close the door again.
I manage to enter the bedroom before closing my eyes. I feel so tired and so sleepy.
When I woke up, the first thing I see is the light coming in from outside. My bedroom is a bit higher than the rooms. Standing by the window side can allow me to view the outside event.
I stretch on the bed severally. Funnily enough, I still look weak or maybe I didn't have enough sleep.
I look at the time and it's just nine in the morning. I wonder what Nancy is doing.
I brush my teeth and take shower. I select casualties. Ordinary t-shirt and trousers and sports shoes.
When I walk into the living room, it was almost eleven.
Lizzy looks up at the sound of my feet against the floor, "Good morning sir."
"Good morning Liz. What are we eating this morning?"
" Pasta!" She seems excited and I'm not sure I know why.
Or she's happy because Mrs. Johnson is coming back today. She has been acting moody these days.
I'm happy too. I can finally see Gwen. I'm sure I will know her whereabouts the moment I set my eyes on Mrs. Johnson.
The bell rings suddenly.
"Bell? We have a bell in this house?"
I stand and move closer to a machine beside the entrance of the living room. I press a button and it shows me a video camera of Mrs. Johnson outside the house.
"OMG! This is fascinating," Lizzy says behind me, suddenly scaring me.
" Hey! Stop doing that!" I say, grabbing the gate remote before walking out.
I press the opening button on the remote and the gate opens on its own.
Mrs. Johnson walks in, her gaze searching around. I didn't miss the excitement and shocking look on her face as she finally walk to me, "OMG! This looks so cool."
'you should see the inside," Lizzy says beside me again, startling me for the second time that day.
I turn to look at her, holding my anger in check, "If you do that again, I won't hesitate to sack you."
She giggles as if I just joked with her.
" Why did you have to move anyways?" Mrs. Johnson asks.
" We will discuss it privately. Let's go to my room," I say and walk-in.
" What?" Mrs. Johnson screams and covers her mouth immediately as if the action would make the earlier action go away.
"What did you just say? Mimi tried to kill herself again? Even after what she did to Gwen?"
I sigh and look away, " All this is my fault, to begin with. I should have noticed Mimi. I should have discovered I was the one she's in love with."
" Well, that's not entirely your fault. You couldn't guess that" She says and walks back to sit, " It's just still unbelievable. I mean she's always acting so worked up whenever you are concerned and she made sure to distance herself from Gwen as if she was a plague."
I didn't even know that. I was unaware of anything.
"So that was why you couldn't visit Gwen in the hospital?"
I stare up at her, my eyes widen with surprise, " How did you know that?"
She smiles, "Lizzy told me everything. She was so disappointed. Well, we all were. And coupled with the fact that we had to wait for the clothes you told us you were bringing."
I sigh, " That's why I decided to move. I forced Mimi out of the country and she's coming back today. I'm not sure of the time but she will be at my house at any time. So, that's it all."
" Though, I still find it difficult to face Gwen. I wonder if she will forgive me and move back to the house. I don't even know where she is."
"The doctor said she got herself discharged three days ago. I'm so worried sick."
I look up at Mr. Johnson, for something that will expose her. Something that will let me know Gwen is really with her.
"Ryder? What are your plans with Gwen exactly? You told me you love her but I'm still confused about what you want. You have to decide before proceeding so you won't hurt her again. She has received enough suffering for this lifetime."
So, I was right! Gwen must be with her.
I look down, as I think about what she asked me.
I do love Gwen and it seems like the feeling are increasing by the day. I wanted to make sure she doesn't have to suffer the second time I saw her.
But now, I want her to be someone people will be proud of. Someone everyone will want to be like.
I look up at Mrs. Johnson, "I want to make her mine!"