Chapter 13 She was caught shoplifting

I was neck deep in a review meeting when suddenly my phone started ringing...I was about to instruct my assistant to attend to it when I noticed it was the house line...it might be an emergency

I told them to carry on and picked my phone...What I shouted ...not again I said.

How long has she been gone I asked the housekeeper..I am coming ...I was panicking why does she run away?

Oh....she has been found and the nanny already went to pick her up...I was so relieved.

I walked out of the conference room, so I could talk privately..

How does she leave the house and no body sees her with all the security in that house I asked Paul

Well it looks like until someone loses their job you people will not learn ..

I will fix this sir..Paul said ...

Investigate this matter and get back to me today ...their must be a way she uses or someone is helping her ...

Yes sir he answered..and I cut the line..

I stood there in deep thought ...this is about the third time Benny has run away ...and I am feeling so frustrated and frightened atbthe same time that something is going to happen to her soon. How do I solve this problem...

Is everything alright sir? my assistant asked ..is Benita okay

She ran away again, but has been found and they are bringing her back home I said feeling frustrated

Wow...how does she do it ? With all the security in that house?

If you are asking me who do I ask?

No sir I am not asking you my assistant Tom answered

I turned toward my office, adjourn the meeting I instructed I have to go home.

Yes Sir ..just then his phone rung ...he picked it up and I heard him asking which super store ...

I walked into my office with my secretary following me, asking me if I needed anything...I didn't answer her ...my mind was troubled all I needed now was to hold my daughter.

I turned from looking out the window in my office and noticed my secretary still standing there ...You can go I told her.

Honestly, I am very concerned about my daughter. She needs my attention, everyday she grows I feel as if we are growing apart; I cannot seem to understand her again.

Ah, they are very sweet as a baby ...now "_"

Julie? how can you just leave me with this responsibility, this is not the plan ...I said referring to my late wife. I sometimes find myself taking to her ...

There was a knock on my door and my assistant walked in...looking nervous. I knew something was wrong ..

What is it ?

Sir..she..she..he stammered...she was caught for shoplifting

What ! what are you saying ..who was caught I asked him

Your daughter..

How, why ? no.. no way ..there was no way the daughter of Benedict Jamieson 11 will no steal anything ..

That was the store and they said...he started rubbing his head ...it's not the first time.

No way I shouted. it's a lie ..what do they want, I am sure they want to sell the story to the media to make money ...

Sir ..the assistant to the manager said she has...

Call the manager now I interrupted..

Sir I think..

I said call the manager now I ordered

Are they mad, how can they say my daughter was caught shoplifting..what does she need, she has everything...I made sure of that ...ah despicable people I was so angry.

Someone is playing games...and I am going to deal with whoever came up with this propaganda.

Investigate this matter now I told my assistant...

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As we got home, I tried getting put of the car and it was no easy fate...( try getting put of a car when you are 8 months pregnant)

I am feel like a big balloon...

My phone rung, I looked at the number and I didn't recognise it ...but I decided to pick it up

Hello ..

Hello my name is Tom Watson ....I am the personal assistant to Benedict Jamieson 11...

Yes ...

My boss wants to know how much you want to stop this propaganda....

I looked at my phone ..and wondered who this person is ...please you have got the wrong number I said and hung up.

^^_^^ She hung up ...assistant Tom asked to him self

I called the number back and it rung out.

This manager is bold...she doesn't even know who is calling ...I decided to call her assistant.

He picked up on one dial...I introduced myself and explained my mission ...we are willing to pay you ..

I don't understand pay us for what, we just made a report about what happened in our store the assistant said perplexed

So Benita is from a wealthy family..my boss was right in her decision not to call in the police....

You are still saying she stole ...how dare you ...how much do you want ...name your figure. We know how this works ...he said angrily

Why are they getting so high handed? and angry, why are they offering to pay us ...I thought. Most times one cannot understand the ways of the rich.

We are the ones who should be arrogant, after all their charge we caught shoplifting in our store.

Look...I don't know what you and your boss think, but we are not pressing charges..we just want her to be corrected and we don't want any money.

My boss made the report because this was not the first time she was caught shoplifting in our store.

I was quiet for some time...I see. Then can we have all CCTV footage if your allegations are true and after giving us you have to delete them permanently,

I will send them now but as for permanently deleting the footage you have to talk to my boss.

I called her and she hung up on me ...assistant Tom said

I was not surprised...I will talk to her I replied and hung up the phone after collecting the details to send the footage to. I quickly sent the CCTV footage to him.

Assistant Tom was in shock at what he is looking at, boss's daughter assuredly stole, the footage is very incriminating "_".

Imagine this kind of footage in the hands of the media ...oh boy.

Boss is not going to like this ...