Chapter 50 Obvs

"When did she leave the company?" David asked
"This afternoon, with an old man, I tried to interfere but she asked me not to worry" the driver replied
I didn t wait to hear any other things
I rushed to where I parked my car
Nothing else was in my mind but on how to attack Mr Luke
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…. Mrs Florida Paul POV ??
I think I wasn t with my rightful sense when all those things were happening
I couldn t believe that I got tricked
But I still wished I could contact David and ask him not to withdraw the case
Mr Lee sat before me with a wicked smile
"Is this your house or something?" I asked looking around
If it happens to be his house, there will surely be a way that I could be found
"Here is meant for people like you, our victim" he replied
"Sorry I have to do all this things" he added
"I thought you said that you are my husband s old time friend?" I asked
"The only truth is that I know Mr Paul but not as a friend" he replied
"Why did you lie at the first place?"
"Because of this, I needed to do everything possible to win your trust" he replied
"Just try everything possible to convince David, the next time I call him"
"So that he will withdraw that case" he added
"I will never do that"
"Mr Luke and Officer Kelly must surely face the court" I responded
"You seems to have much confidence" he said
"I trust my son" I replied
"Don t push me, I might hit you" he said
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….. COP Kelly POV ??
That evening, I was only thinking on how to make things easier for me
I needed a way to push David really hard
I learned that he was just a kind of hard person who doesn t shake anyhow
I was with my plan diary when Mr Luke s call came in
I had to pick it up
"Did you really kidnap David s mother?" That was his first statement
I forgot to tell him about that earlier
"Yes, that is the only way to get David" I replied
."Jason is already forming in anger here and I was confused when he made mention of that" he said
"Maybe we should face the law and let go of this, am sorry that you didn t have a heir yet" he added
If only he knows that Jason wasn t his son, he wouldn t have made such decision
"Don t tell me that you are giving up already?" I asked
"Not really but I don t want Jason to hate me more, he is the only one I have now" he replied
"Don t worry, everything will fall back to normal, I have a greater plan" I said
"If you say so, I will be expecting update by tomorrow, we need to act fast, court is already waiting for us" he said and hung up
I waved it off and called Mr Lee
"How is the situation?" I asked
"Not bad" he replied
"I want you to make it to look so real, as in making a makeup on Mrs Florida Paul, make it in a way that it will be as if she has gotten lots of beating" I said
"Make it to look so harsh, then send it to David" I added
"Sure" he responded before I hung up
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….. David POV ??
It was already night but my Mom was yet to come back
I was becoming more scared
I couldn t sleep
I kept walking from one edge of my room to the other
I took my phone and tried calling the so called Mr Lee but his line was still switched off
I dropped it back
I couldn t grab anything
But I was thinking
Not too long, a message bumped into my phone
I rushed to it
As I opened it, it was a picture of my Mom with a message attached to it
' Just the beginning
"Oh my God!!!!" I shouted
My Mom was Lying helplessly on the floor
Her cheeks were already swollen
Bloods covered almost her eyes
I rushed out of my room with my phone
I rushed straight to my father s room and knocked
He opened it almost immediately
"David" he called
I stretched out my phone to him
The picture facing him
"That same number sent it" I said
He took it and looked closely to it
The next thing was for him to smile
"Smart" he said
I was confused
"That s just a makeup, how can a blood have a particular line it follows?" He asked
I looked closer to it
It looks real
"I don t want to loose Mom" I said almost crying
"Jason didn t get the opportunity to be with her since birth, I seriously don t want her to die" I added
"Call the number" he said and walked back to his room
Leaving the door open
He opened my laptop
I called it but it was switched off
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…… Dorothy POV ??
The following morning, I was outside, still getting everything in order when I heard a sound of a car
I lifted up my head and saw David coming out from his car
I smiled and went to open the gate for him
"Good morning" I greeted
"Good morning, hope you are fine?" He asked with a smile
"Yes, and you?" I asked as he walked in
"Am good" he replied
"Please come and sit" I said
He sat down on the bench before the house
"It is still early, hope everything is fine?" I asked because it was really early for visitation
"Not really"
", is your Uncle around?" He asked
"Oh, no, he went to see my parents" I replied
"I want to know the thing he said that he has, I just want to fasten everything" he said
"Why all of a sudden?" I asked
"The court will call Mr Luke and Officer Kelly by Tuesday, two days to come and they are having my mother in there custody" he replied
"Your mother?" I asked with so much surprise
"Yes and their request is to withdraw the case" he replied
I didn t know what else to say
If I should tell him not to, it would just look as if I didn t care
"Am just confused" he added
"It is really bad, am speechless" I replied
"So when will he be coming back?" He asked
"Am sure that he will be back before then" I replied
"He said that I should tell you not to withdraw the case, no matter what" I added
"He said that he knew that Mr Luke and COP Kelly will surely come with so many strategy"
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……Mr Luke POV ??
That afternoon, Jason was already out
I was just walking around when COP Kelly came
I had called him earlier to see me
"This is becoming fun" he said
"What is really going on?" I asked
"Take a look at this" he said showing some pictures on his phone
It was a picture of a woman
Lying on the floor with so many wounds
"Who is she?" I asked
"Oh, I forgot that you haven t seen her before" he said
"This is Mrs Paul" he added
"David s mother?" I asked to be sure
"Yes" he replied
I couldn t believe it
She was also beautiful
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…. Bonny POV ??
Me, Jenny and Caro were with the queen mother
"This is just moving like we want" she said
"Now, David will have to withdraw the case" she added
"I noticed that the those two stars are getting bigger" Jenny said
"Yes, it is left with one more week for us to go back" the queen mother responded
I felt happy tho
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…… David POV ??
I met with Jason and shows him everything that Mr Lee sent to me
"This is serious" he said
"I think we should meet with Mr Luke and have a talk with him" I suggested
"We might reach some agreement" I added
"It is left with two days before they will face the law" Jason said
"But a night is okay for them to eliminate our Mom" I replied
"So, what is really the plan now?" He asked
"Let s meet him first" I said instead
We got to Mr Luke s house
COP Kelly was also there
They were in the balcony
"See who we get here" COP Kelly said when we got down from the car
He was smiling
I knew that his mind was convincing him that he has won
"We are here for important business, Mr Luke" I said
"Really? Am ready" he responded
"What do you really want, just to get my Mom out of that place?" I asked
"Am just wondering why you haven t report us" he said instead
"It doesn t make sense because you people still have her and can take action at any time" I responded
"Better" he responded
"Just withdraw the case" he added
"Why don t we try something else?" I asked
"You think that we are here for chat play?" COP Kelly asked
"I think you need to see this" he added and shifted his phone to me
It looks like a live show
My mother s face was shown
The next thing was a guy walking up to her
My heart was just beating heavily
I didn t know what he was up to
The next thing was him giving my Mom a punch on her face
Tears began to form in my eyes as
I gasped
He hits her again and took a rod from the floor
I knew what was next
"Your last chance" COP Kelly said
I was still looking at the video when another guy punched her again
My Mom screamed in pain and fell down
"Wait!!!!!" I shouted
They heard it because they stopped
"Jason, let s withdraw the case unless Mom will die" I said holding Jason s hand
I couldn t think of any other thing
Jason was also crying
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…..Mr Paul POV ??
I was in the bathroom, doing nothing when I started hearing an alarm from the laptop
I rushed out and discovered that it was the alarm I sets for the tracking
Since Mr Lee do switch off his phone and it wouldn t be easy to know when it will be On
So I had to set the alarm
Once it tracked down the location, it will notify me with the alarm
I operated it and saved the location
"Even though am old, my brain is still working" I said smiling to the smart work I did
The location isn t much far but I never could tell how tight it could be
I had to make another plan on how to execute the mission
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….. Jason POV ??
I was really dumbfounded seeing them using every possible strategy, just to escape their punishment
"A stitch in time saves nine, your fast action determine your decision" COP Kelly said
"I will withdraw it, Jason let s go" David said and dragged me with him
I was far from thought
I didn t know what else to think
If I should refused, I can t tell what would happen to Mom
He drove straight to the family lawyer s office
Luckily, he was free
We greeted him and David told him what we came for
"Am sorry, but it is already late" he said
"They will face judgement in two days time" he added
"But it is still far, so we can still withdraw it" David insisted
"We work accordingly, and everyday have their own cases to settle" he replied
"In case if you don t know, Mr Luke and Officer Kelly aren t someone who you should take their word and have mercy with" he added
"Am sure they have done something that pushed you to do this" he said
"Yes, I need to save my mother" David replied
"You are still far from the knowledge of law" the lawyer said
"Huh?"
"Their plans is that, if you withdraw the case, they will sue you to court for damages and the case will be treated as an accusation" he replied
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…… COP Kelly POV ??
The following day, the case was still on
I have been waiting to hear from David but he didn t show up
That afternoon, he arrived with Jason
They came directly to my house
I was outside the compound when they arrived
"The lawyer said that it is already late" he said
"We can t withdraw it anymore" he added
"That s a lie, it can t be" I said
"That s what he said" he responded
I thought for a while
"Let s make it this way, during the judgment, when it reach to it, just interfere and said that everything was fake" I suggested
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….. David POV ??
Total confusion was what I encountered
I had to agree with what COP Kelly had said
I dropped Jason off his house before going home
I went home and met with my Dad
"That s the plan now" I said after everything
"So tomorrow will have to be on vain?" He asked
"That s what it shows" I replied
"If you say so, we just need her to be alive" he said
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…..Mr Paul POV ??
It was evening and the following day supposed to be the day Mr Luke and Officer Kelly would face the law
Doc Henry has already told me about Officer Dan
How helpful he was
I called doc Henry for Officer Dan s number
He inbox me with it and I called him
"Who is on the line?" He asked
"It is Mr Paul" I replied
"Oh, doc Henry has already told me about you, so welcome back" he said while I smiled
"Thank you"
"But there is a problem here" I added
"What is that?" He asked
"Mr Luke and his colleague, COP Kelly kidnapped my wife" I replied
"This is serious, I knew that they will do everything possible to escape but it won t work out for them" he said
"Do you have any idea where they could possibly hide her?" He asked
"I got the location but am scared because the man is dangerous" I replied
The following morning, I left after telling David that I would meet them at the court
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….Mr Ken POV ??
I arrived pretty late with Dorothy s father
From the airport to the house
I had to make it possible that no one sees him
He was special and the only one that would make things easier for everyone
We got home and Dorothy was very happy
"Dad!!" She shouted out of joy and hugged him
"Am so happy to see you my daughter" her father said
"Why didn t you visit?" She asked as if she was angry
"Am not safe here, that s why I had to stay away from here" he replied
"How is Mom and everyone?" She asked
"They are all good, they asked me to greet you" her father replied
"Am so happy, am coming, please sit" Dorothy said and rushed inside
"She is now a big girl" her father said smiling
"Yes, she always talk about meeting you" I replied
Dorothy later came out with two plates of food
"I am sure that you must be hungry" she said smiling
"Really hungry" her father replied
The journey wasn t easy
"So how is David and the things?" I asked
"He came here to look for you, they said that they are already going to the court but I had to wait for you" she replied
"Then we need to act fast" I said
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….. David POV ??
The judgment was about to start
Still, Mr Ken wasn t around
I had to go and visit him but Dorothy said that he wasn t yet back
The family lawyer came to meet me
I was sitting close to Jason
"What is delaying the man?" He asked
"If he didn t show up and the case is closed, we have to go with only the drug trafficking" he said
He was talking about the drug trafficking, meanwhile I was planning on how to stand against it when they ask
"About the man, He supposed to arrive today but unfortunately, when I went to his house, he wasn t there, I think he is still outside" I replied
"But let s be going with both of them first, I believe that he will still come" Jason said
"We are waiting for the judge and you need to act fast" the lawyer said before walking out
"What about on how to stop this?" I asked Jason
"Am just waiting for what God has for us" he replied
Just then, my phone began to ring
It was my father
I told Jason before walking out
"Have the judgment commence?" He asked immediately I picked up
"Almost" I replied
"So about what we discussed last night, don t interfere with the case" he said
"What about Mom?" I asked
"She is safe, hear her" he said
"David" that was my mother s voice
"Mom" I said with so much joy
"Am safe, thanks to your father" she replied
I was really happy
I returned with so much joy
I informed Jason about it
He was really happy also
Just then, Mr Luke and COP Kelly was brought in
They were taken over to the counter
COP Kelly looked at me and I nodded
I had to pretend as if I was complying
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….Mr Luke POV ??
COP Kelly has told me already about his agreement with David
"So, going with the first case" the judge said
"Drug trafficking" he added
"My Lord" my lawyer said
He started what so ever he knew
Unbelievable, David didn t interfere
After some hours, they switched over to the next case
"My Lord, I think we should postpone this to another day" my lawyer suggested
"This is the only case we have for the day" the judge replied
"My Lord, 21 years ago, Mr Luke here unrightfully took in possession of what belonged to Mr Paul" the other lawyer said
"Objection my Lord" my lawyer said
"Objection overruled" the judge replied
"Lawyer Philip, do you have any evidence for this accusation?" The judge asked
The lawyer turned to look at where David was sitting
A man sitting beside David nodded
"Yes my Lord" the lawyer said
"Allow me to present to you my witness" the lawyer added stretching out his hand towards the door
A man walked in
To my greatest surprise, it was Mr Williams
I turned to look at COP Kelly
He was also surprised
….. COP Kelly POV ??
My heart almost sank when I saw Mr Williams coming in
He has a briefcase with him
Only him knows what was inside it
I couldn t believe that he was still alive
But how come?
I remembered that I handed them over to Mr Lee s men
And he didn t tell me anything that happened afterwards
Mr Luke looked at me
I also did because we were both confused
"Mr Williams here is the witness my Lord" David s lawyer said
"So Mr Williams, can we hear your part of story?" The judge requested
"Chantelle clothing has always been my home" Mr Williams said
"Here they are" he added and dropped the briefcase on a desk
He brought out some discs and a laptop
"This video recorded how Mr Isaac who was the former owner of Chantelle clothing company, was killed" Mr Williams said
"By Mr Luke here" he added as he looked at him
The video was displayed on a big TV
Every single steps were recorded
I didn t get to view the one I took from him that very day I ordered Mr Lee s men to eliminate him
After so many evidence, it was clear that we had no chance anymore
"I hereby sentence Mr Luke and COP Kelly life imprisonment" the judge gave his final order as tears dropped from my eyes
"Court rise" the court clerk said
We were handcuffed and was taken outside
Jason ran to meet Mr Luke
"Am sorry son" Mr Luke said
"Sorry for yourself because am not your son, I pretended to be, just because I want to get all those proof" Jason said
"You mean, the prank was a lie?" Mr Luke asked
"Exactly" Jason replied
"You can confirm it from COP Kelly here" he added
Mr Luke turned to look at me
"Rest in anywhere you find yourself" Jason said
"Am still sorry" Mr Luke said
I knew that he has a lot to talk about
A car drove into the arena
Unbelievable, Mr Paul got down from it with his wife
Even doc Henry as they walked closer to us
All we did was in vain
I wondered how Mrs Florida was freed
But no means to contact Mr Lee
"Anyways, meet my real father Mr Paul, and my savior doc Henry" Jason said
"Mr Luke, long time" Mr Paul said smiling
"Enough, move it" the police commanded
They took us to the Hilux in there and they drove off
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…..Mr Paul POV ??
I couldn t stop smiling
Jason and David hugged their mother
Our family lawyer walked up to us with a smile
"Congratulations Mr Paul" he said shaking hands with me
"All the documents will be returned as soon as possible" he added
"Thank you do much, I really appreciate" I responded
"You deserve it, remember that you have done more than this for me" he said while I smiled
I remembered how I saved him some years ago
After much talk, he left us
We were left with me, my wife, David, Jason and Faith
"So Dad how did you get to save Mom?" David asked
"Your father has been very smart right from birth" my wife said
As if she knew me that well
"So who was the person Mr Ken talked about!" I asked
"They call him Mr Williams" David replied
I gasped
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….Mr Luke POV ??
We were taken into a prison
Lots of people were there
Though not that much
I began to think about how my life was
I wished I had changed on time
I remembered what Jason said, then turned to face COP Kelly
"Was it really true?" I asked
COP Kelly seems shocked
"Am sorry but Ella tried blackmailing me" he replied
He explained everything to me
When they first met
Who he later discovered she was
I wasn t surprised because I knew that Ella was someone like that
We were still talking when another person was brought in
It was Mr Lee
We waited for some minutes for him to get himself
"So Mr Lee, what happened 21yrs ago regarding to Mr Williams?" COP Kelly asked
"Unfortunately, I can t tell the full story" he said
"I didn t see my men after that mission, none of them came back" he added
"What?" I asked
"I don t know how it happened but I just found it that way" he replied
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….. Benita POV ??
The news of the things Mr Luke and my father committed were everywhere
I couldn t watch it because I felt disappointed and heartbroken
Their crime was really far
I couldn t believe that I had to be left alone
I began to give life a thought
Jason was not really who he seems to be
Mr Luke s wealth and life wanted to spoil him
Still, he returned to his normal character which was from his parents
That means bloods can t deceive
I wondered why I was different
My Dad was that heartless, still I didn t have such
I then concluded that I might have derived it from my Mom
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….. David POV ??
Two days later, I was in the living room thinking on how to change things
Since everything has been restored, I had to move my life to the next level
Talking about next level, I mean my life and Dorothy
I noticed that I have been missing her anytime she wasn t around
I had to make a plan, maybe I should try surprising her
Her reaction can simply tell me her own opinion
I rushed to my room to change
I dressed up on my favorite cloth and came out
I met Jason just right before my door
"Where the hell are you going to?" He asked
"Something very important, just wait" I replied as I walked ahead of him
"Better be careful out there" he said while I smiled
That same person that planned bad for me
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…. Jason POV ??
I see things in new dimension
My Dad has gone to meet the lawyer
My Mom made sure that Faith stays far from me
I don t know why but she always said that she wasn t mine yet
Still not understanding her
They were preparing something in the kitchen
I went there to just take a look
"Hey, the food is not yet ready" my Mom shouted
"Am not hungry yet" I replied as I turned to walk out
"Don t tell me that you came to look for her" she said while I smiled
"I wonder how long, she is also my classmate" I responded
Just then, a notification disturbed my phone
I opened it
It was the latest news
Mr Luke and COP Kelly were missing

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