48 Under the innocent face

When she got downstairs, a few guards were already waiting beside the car outside the house.

''The Boss says you should take me home. ''

She said when she approached, and the lead guard stared her up to down as though in unbelief. She remembered him; he was the guard that had thrown her over his shoulders the day she was with Adrian. He was also the guard that dragged her to the dark room and locked her up. She hated him to her very bones. Well, she was not surprised; he was the same as his master.

The guard watched her for a moment, as though he was not convinced by what she said. He took out his phone and called Nicklaus to confirm. Tiana folded her hands as she watched him; wondering whether he was stupid, or he just lacked reasoning. How would she just walk up to them and ask them to drive her home without Nicklaus' command?

She watched him speak a few words on the phone and then turned to her;

''Get in. ''