Chapter 73- You Can Trust Me
ARIANA'S POV
I thought I was seeing things, that was why I asked my assistant if he saw the man that ran past us and he said he did. So I wasn't hallucinating.
He looked like someone I know, I don't know but I feel like I've seen him before.
I was going through so many things and they were all messing with my mind.
I don't know why someone would release such a horrifying headline, I don't want to even think of how my mother and aunt Celia were feeling after hearing such stupid news.
I know that they would have so many thoughts going through their head and one of them is if the news was true or not.
With a sigh I sat down on my chair as I looked at my computer screen but the motivation to start working wasn't coming.
My mind started dragging me to one corner of my mind but I pulled it back before I drowned myself in my sea of thoughts.
Despite how my mind was protesting I still forced myself to start working and soon enough I found myself buried in work not until I heard my phone vibrate.
I picked it to see it was a call from my assistant.
“ Hardin,” I said.
" Miss Miller, they've found it,” he said.
" Who?” I asked.
" The black van,” he said.
" Come to my office,”. I said as I ended the call and soon enough I heard a knock on the door.
“ Come in Hardin," I said as the door opened and he walked in.
“ Have a seat," I said. This was like the first time I've asked him to take a seat in my office. Whenever he enters he'd always stand no matter what he came to do.
He also seemed surprised but sat down.
“ So I also told my private investigator to look into the van matter and he sent me some pictures just not," he said as he passed me his tab and I took it from him as I saw pictures of a damaged van. The same van that pushed us off the bridge.
It seems like the van got into a serious accident and somersaulted. I don't know if I should call this karma because what if this was all staged so we'd stop looking for them.
“ Did they find anyone dead or alive in the vehicle?’ I asked.
" Yes, two men were found dead,” he said and all I did was to hum. Criminals were very smart and they could do anything to get what they wanted. I couldn't silence that part of me that was telling me this was all a ploy to get the police off their case.
Those men could be innocent men and now they might have been killed to cover someone else's crime.
“ Did he by any chance think that this might all be a trick?" I asked.
“ I thought about that for some reason," see I wasn't the only one thinking that something was fishy.
When those men pushed me into the bridge they were perfectly okay when they drove away. Then how come their vehicle suddenly got into an accident, was there another mastermind somewhere?
Usually I know that some bad guys when they send people to carry out a mission they end up killing them because they don't trust them and are worried that one day they'd turn against them. Maybe that was the case here.
“ When did they find the van?" I asked.
“ Last night," he said and I nodded.
“ I don't know but something in me tells me this is all staged and whoever those people that wanted me dead got away and tried to fake their death. There are just so many things going on." I said.
" Yes, which means you have to be extra careful,” he said.
" Yes, because I feel like every single turn I take, a bad guy is there, I don't even know who to trust. Thank you Hardin, just keep me updated if you get more information," I said and he nodded before getting up.
“ I'll be in my office if you need anything," he said.
“ Okay" I said before he gave me a nod and started walking to the door but when he reached the door he stopped and turned to me.
“ Miss Miller," he called.
“ Yes?"
“ I know that we don't really like each other and sometimes we bump heads and all but I want you to know that in everything that happens you can always trust me, I'll be here always supporting you," I don't know why but for some reason I believe him.
“ Thank you," I nodded before he opened the door and walked out.
I can't really believe what was happening, each day something mysterious was being discovered and I wonder why all this was happening.
I can't wait for all this to be over.
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HARDIN'S POV
What Miss Miller said made sense, I watched that van drive away and it didn't seem like a van that would just get into an accident.
So this could either be a ploy or they really did get into an accident.
This was crazy men, I didn't even know what was happening again.
In all the years I've worked with the Miller's we've never seen something like this and this leads to the conclusion that everything is happening because someone out there or within us is disappointed that Ariana was made the CEO.
An email popped up on my computer screen and I opened it to see it was an invitation for a bidding coming up by weekend. I'll have to look at my boss's schedule and see if we'll be available.
I used the opportunity to look at other emails that needed my attention and disregarded those that weren't important.
Did I tell you the women crazy about me also send me emails, that was how desperate they were for my attention, just not my work email which I'm thankful for. I don't even know how some of them get a hold of my phone number or email.
I was still working when a knock came on my door.
“ Mr Smith, flowers for you," I heard as I raised my head to see one of our company security holding a bouquet and I couldn't help but laugh.
“ What is that?" I asked like I didn't know what it was already.
“ Seems someone has a crush on you," he said and I couldn't help but laugh as he walked to my table and dropped a bag I didn't see him holding earlier before he dropped the flowers.
“ Thank you," I said and he nodded before walking out of my office.
I took the bag first and when I opened it I saw a Gucci perfume, whoa, who is this and how does she know I'm a sucker for perfume? It's definitely a woman.
I dropped the perfume then took the note on the flowers.
As soon as I opened the note my eyes went round in shock.
Never in a million years would I have guessed.
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