Anne, Lisa and Carol's past (12)

"For your information, I am the one who extinguished the fire that was online at that time when you beat my lovely woman in public. So, you see, I am so much involved in your life, your stubbornness is unnecessary, it's just that I am trying to look reasonable in front of the one I love otherwise under normal circumstances I am not this patient and reasonable too. So, for the last time, I will eat my words this time, are you giving Luiza to me?" Said the man leaning on his couch, looking directly at where Susan was sitting, his face was so stern and the tone in his voice was full of contempt.

"Not only are you daft, I think you are way more than dumb. The more you torture me like this, the more I become so firm not to give my daughter to you. All your petty games are unnecessary and will not change anything. When you are done playing let us go," said Lisa's mum in an antagonizing manner, proving to be stubborn as always, and her eyes were not wavering from the direction where the man was sitting, and her face seemed looked like it was about to ooze blood because it was getting too much red each time her anger increased.

"Tsk (touching his forehead and then rubbing his face with his hand) honestly, this is making me so close to pulling a trigger so that a bullet can do a proper assessment of how much useless your brain is Susan. Apart from being an idiot, you are also a confused cockroach. I mean, you wanted your daughter to get married to someone whose background is very influential and also rich, and that person is sitting right in front of you, what else do you want? I can sell this country, including the land and the people, and buy it again. To add to that I can bring war and peace too in this country, in other words, your daughter's safety is guaranteed…"

The man couldn't finish what he was saying because he was interrupted by Lisa who had giggled. It was so funny how he had just made a comparison between her mum and a confused roach, just the thought of it made everything sound funnier and she couldn't help it, such that the man had to join her. They both stopped after noticing the death stare that Susan gave Lisa.

"(Fuming with anger), guaranteed my foot, you reek of cold cases, I would never dare to give you my daughter just like that," said Lisa's mum laughing bitterly and also speaking mockingly.

"Wow, I think I like the sound of that but you and me, are almost the same, I mean do you mind explaining what happened to your sister's daughter, until now you haven't given any proper explanation or should I help you, also don't you think that also counts as a cold case too, as if that is not enough you were on your way to creating another cold case, I mean don't you think abortion is the same as murder?" Said the man so relaxed and enjoying where the conversation was escalating to.

"HUH!" Said both mother and daughter extremely petrified,

"Honestly, I wanted to put an end to this back-and-forth conversation but I just can't help it because your reactions continue to be more hilarious…"

"(Interfering) you…you know my cousin; do you know how she died and where her corpse is?" Asked Lisa almost crying and with a voice that was dripping with curiosity and also finding it difficult to sit properly on the couch. Her voice had traces of begging and she was begging for answers. Her mother was no longer comfortable, this story is something that she never wanted to be brought up.

"Sweetheart I told you earlier and I hate repeating myself but for your sake, I am willing to break my rule over and over just for today. As I said, follow me and I will give you answers to every question that you have," said the man with a smile that was so beautiful to behold and a friendly voice that was way different from the way he was talking to Lisa's mum earlier.

"Stop, just stop calling me that, stop confusing me, this whole thing has been stressing me since the moment I found myself in this house. I don't know you and I do not remember having anything to do with you and this I swear with my life. Also, you said you care about me and the child but why are you doing this to us, can't you see that my feet are even swollen because of stress?" Said Lisa who had, had enough of the whole drama, she also said that with a voice full of emotions and also tears running down her cheeks.

"Luiza honestly you are testing my patience, as much as it hurts me to see your tears but I want you to realize something. This is not the time to be afraid but rather be brave, some risks are worth taking and you never know if this could be for your good. Truth is, an opportunity like mine rarely knocks on anyone's door, besides I do not eat people. Also, as much as your mum can be an idiot at times but she is not stupid, she knows very well that you agree to go abroad with her you probably had a plan up your sleeves. One of the most popular plans is that once you landed you were going to find a way to run away, to a place where your mum could never find you. You had been doing a lot of research and you were so well informed that you had planned everything very well. But little did you know that your mum had a hunch considering how you gave in to the idea of traveling abroad with her so easily, she knew that you were up to something, thanks to her private investigator she also had a plan up her sleeve to stop you from escaping. Both of you had been playing hide and seek in a nutshell," said the man, and then looked at the glass that was in his hand, gulped the wine that was remaining in the glass, and leaned on his couch with a smile since he was satisfied with the reactions of both mother and daughter.

Both mother and daughter's faces had turned white as if they had witnessed something they were not supposed to witness. The man that was sitting in front of them wasn't someone simple, not only was he capable to know about their privacy but it was like he also had a gift of reading minds, what he had said was almost exactly what both Mother and daughter had been hiding from each other all along.

"How did…..." Said Lisa in a low voice, which had traces of confusion, but the man couldn't let her finish.

"How did I know, well I have heard that question over and over again today, and you are beginning to sound like a broken record and (frowning) I'm getting so annoyed. One more thing, mind looking at the screen again? This time I promise everything will start making sense."

Lisa and her mum quickly turned their heads and, in a few seconds, a video of Lisa and Henry began to play. In that video Lisa was lying in bed, her body was covered with lime green sheets, and from the looks of things she was having a conversation with Henry who was sitting on a small stool, close to where Lisa's head was. In a few minutes, Henry leaves the room, and Lisa took a glass of water that was on the small table close to the bed and drank, and in a few minutes, she fell asleep. As soon as she fell asleep the man who had kidnapped her mum and her, got into the room, after that part some parts were skipped and the next part was Lisa sleeping soundly and her head was on the man's chest, and he seemed to be gently caressing her hair…

"WHAT!!" Shouted Lisa in disbelief and also fuming with anger.

"Hehe, calm down my love, I'm sure the main reason you are angry is that you thought that was your first day with Henry only, right? Well, the thing is I have been admiring you for quite a long time, yet I'm not so good with words and also, it's not in my nature to just let go of things like that so I had to do what I had to. Before you said that I am lying, let me explain to you a bit about what transpired when Henry left the room, I won't explain the events that happened before because you know them. Anyway, the reason Henry left the room was to get you something to eat because you didn't want to eat anything from the hotel, the water that you drank was drugged by one of my men since you know that I'm everywhere so that was so easy for us to do. Henry couldn't come back in time because I had instructed my men to delay him, and that's how I got some quality time with you. I didn't end there even when you moved to the small city, I would always visit you and leave without your knowledge, I have videos if you want, I can show you…"

"How could you, do you think this is funny!?" Said Lisa screaming and shouting. Deep down she wished if there was any way that she could be able to express the resentment that she was having towards the shameless and perverted handsome man who was sitting opposite her.

"Calm down love, what you are doing right now is not good for both you and the baby…"

"Tsk as if you care," said Lisa with a voice full of disgust and contempt

Before the man could utter something the other three guys who had slowed down, got into the room and stood in the same position as the ones that had arrived before them. The man just looked at them with a dirty smirk and then looked at Lisa's mum.

"I have tried to be nice, it is time to do what I know best, I am not going to repeat what I have said but I will give you a last chance to make a decision."

In the second blink of an eye, the man had taken a silencer that was under the arm of the single couch he was sitting on. In two minutes, three bodies of the guys who had just arrived were lying cold on the floor and as for the guys who had arrived first, they were rolling on the floor, holding their knees that were shot too. While Lisa and her mum were still trying to quickly comprehend the sudden change of events, a gun was pointed at Lisa's mum's forehead.

"One wrong word, this cutie that I'm holding is going to make you come out of here horizontally just like those three," said the man with a stern face and a scary voice.

Lisa couldn't take it anymore she just looked at her mum then at the man, and collapsed.