chapter 46

I was out of the bedroom now fully dressed. Arnold was in the living room, he was also dressed in black. He was waiting, I watched him stand up when I came in, "I want to drop you off." he said.
"No, you can go ahead. I will be going to the hospital today. You can drop me off at the hospital if you insist." I told him. I know he could just tell Freddy or Silver Brown to follow me around, but still did not want him to drop me off at my fashion company. I want to be the only one going there,
"very well then let me drop you at the hospital", he said, walking to the door. "I won't be staying, I have tons of work to do at the office".he said.
He opens the door and I follow him out. He closes the door and we walk to the car. My phone rings and he waits. While I put the phone to my ear, I heard a voice I had heard before. "You are cunning, taking it away all from him and giving it back, only to take it away this time for good."
"Who is this?" I asked. "Cold sweat running down my spine, I could feel my body grow weak", Arnold watched me.
Up until now, I do not know his name. He was the same guy whom we had met in the restaurant the other night, the one with the dark aura, the one who asked me for the number case of the shipment which Sofia was bringing in through the coporation. He seemed to have found out, it made my stomach sink and my skin grow pale, but I am undaunted. I put my phone on my shoulder and told Arnold I won't be going to the hospital. He should have called the doctor to check me at home. I need to get rid of him, so I can talk properly. "I can stay behind," he insists. "No, don't worry, I will be fine," I tell him.
He nods and turns walking to the car. I could see him make a call, but I don't know who or hear his conversation. I am back on the phone with Mr. Mystery.
"What do you want?"
"We both want the same thing, we want Sofia gone."
"So we are a team now?" I ask him. walking inside the living room, and I sat on the cushion, "are you asking me for a favor?" If so, then yes, I won't tell a soul, he said not answering my question I think I just paid you back for the information you gave me the other night. Now we can forge ahead to the next thing. I want you to get me some documents from his office. It is crucial you do this because time is of the essence. I want the document for the development project your cooperation was supposed to be bidding for. You will know which one once you get to his
Do this, and I will tell you where Christine is, I will tell you why she has been lying to you, he concluded.

I was shocked he made mention of Christine, he said something about her lying. Christine and I had always told each other secrets, there was no reason she could be lying to me, or was she seeing someone else?
Or she was in town and Arnold had gone to see her. It could be that he had spent the night at her place. she had spent it with him in the office. I was wrong about Sofia's, he might like getting on my nerves, but not my man.
A few minutes later, I heard the doorbell ring. One of the maids had gone to attend to it. I walked out of my room, I could not wait to see who it was. The doctor walked in, "how are you feeling today?"
"You haven't been coming for your regular checkups," he said with a smile. I could see through his smile, for him it was like any other day at the office. It was part of his portfolio, this smile, and he used it regularly until it was serene, pure and simple.
You could tell me how I am doing, you are the doctor, I replied with a smile of my own. He proceeded with his examinations on me. First I was instructed to lie on the bed, and then he and the nurse he had brought continued to do one thing after another. as my eyes followed every move they made.
"You are fine, he tells me" finally, and then he adds the baby is fine too, but you have to reduce stress. The baby is growing, and that is enough stress already,"
"How did you perform this checkup, without the scanning machines?
"There are other ways to do all this, the machines are just more fun ways to do it." He said with a smile still on his face. "For some reason I wanted to smack it off of him, but he is our doctor and a brilliant one at that.
"We will be off now, do make a great day, Miss Shaw."
You too, I replied, as my eyes followed him and his assistant out of the room. My mind swerves to the mystery caller, I call Silver Brown, standing up and walking to the living room.

He picks up and rushes to the living room. I point to the seat opposite mine and ask him to sit. It's the first time I asked Silver to sit with me, but I needed to hear something positive. I watched his eyes while he spoke.

He seemed uneager to sit, "I am fine ma'am", he replied.
"Sit." I insisted, and he sat down. Tell me about your progress with the man I met the other day at the restaurant, the man I met at Lattanzi, what did you find out?