CHAPTER SIX.

"Pretty good, I've got a reasonable amount of info, I'll send it to your email." The voice from the other end said.

"Okay, as soon as you get the other info, send it to me immediately."

After saying that, I ended the call.

TORY'S POV.

"I'm already outside, why can't I see you?" I said to Polly on the phone.

"Where are you exactly?" She said.

"I'm outside the building used for the art exhibition."

"Anywhere could be outside, young lady."

"I'm at the door."

"Someone fainted, does he look familiar?" I heard the guy that passed me say to someone by his side.

"I haven't seen him, why don't we go take a look?" The guy he was with said.

The two started heading towards where there was a massive crowd.

I ran towards there and saw a man in his late 40's lying there.

A person was giving him CPR and he was clearly breathing.

I made my way to where he was, I turned to everyone that was there and said "Give him space."

They didn't listen and I went to the lady giving him CPR, bent down and said "He doesn't need that."

Continuing doing what she was doing, she said "This usually happens on TV, anytime a person faints, he or she is being given CPR."

"You watch too much TV."

"What was that?" She said slightly offended.

"I mean, in TV's, those people faint but look at him, does he look like he's unconscious."

She stopped and looked at him, finally.

"He doesn't looks like he's unconscious at all."

"That's because he isn't, he is having a panic attack and he seems to be finding it hard to breathe."

"He does." She said. "Clear the area." She shouted at the crowd around and they did.

I leaned towards the man and saw that he had started catching his breath.

I smiled and said to the lady "Call the ambulance."

"I have already called them, they will be here any moment."

As she said that, the ambulance arrived and two nurses came running towards us with a stretcher.

They lowered the stretcher and started carrying him to the stretcher and I helped them.

After the man was already in the stretcher and the nurses were adjusting it, I wanted to start going but the man held my arm really tight.

How could his grip be so strong when he looks so weak at the moment?

"Thank you." He said and the nurses started pushing the stretcher and he was still holding me.

I had no option but to move with the stretcher.

"It's fine." I said then he removed his hand.

I thought I was free but he put something in my palm before I could withdraw my hand.

"Hey…" I said immediately as I felt the stuff in my hand.

But before I could say more, they had already entered the ambulance and the door was closed and they had started moving.

Seriously, why were they so fast?

I sighed.

"Tory!"

It was Polly's voice.

I turned around and saw her right behind me.

"I'll forgive you because you just helped someone." She said.

My eyes widened with joy.

"Really?"

"Don't get too excited, let start heading home."

"Oh." I said as we started walking.

I remembered what the man had gave me and opened my palm to look at what it was.

It was a wristwatch, it was black color and TT was written on it.

"What's that?" Polly said as she saw the watch.

I looked at her and said "The man just now gave it to me."

"Congrats, you've gotten your first gift in Washington."

"Gift? Don't you think he might have mistakenly given it to me?" I anxiously said.

"The man had a wristwatch on his hand after you left him, could it be possible he was wearing two?"

"Fine then, I won't say anything, I'll just enjoy my gift."

GLORIA'S POV.

"Thank you so much for giving me some face." The man said.

"It's my pleasure." Nicole replied.

"But, why did you help me?" The man said.

"It's an act of kindness." Nicole said.

"Then I'll have to thank God for leading your kind heart here today."

Both Nicole and I smiled.

"Sir, would you like to eat anything?" Nicole asked.

"Thank you so much for asking, I'm starving." The man said as he signaled a waiter.

The waiter called and he was ordering.

Nicole continued eating and I also started eating.

I did enjoy it even though it was spicy.

"Why are you so quiet?" The man asked.

I turned towards him and saw he was facing me, I turned to Nicole and she was also looking at me.

I cleared my throat and said "I don't feel safe." Then continued eating.

"Don't take it personally sir, she has a condition." Nicole said.

"Like a psychological one?" He asked.

"Not like she's mad or something…"

"No need to explain like that, I understand. In fact, I have someone who has a psychological condition."

"Really, it's really good to know that there are people like me in this world." Nicole said almost as if she wants to cry.

"Why do you want to cry?" I asked.

"Why do you…" Nicole was interrupted by her phone ringing.

She picked up the call, put it on loudspeaker and pushed it towards me.

I looked at the phone and then understood why she gave me the phone.

"Have you met Mr Zane?" The person from the phone said rudely.

"Not yet." I said.

"Oh! Gloria, where's Nicole?"

"She's here!" I said and looked at Nicole who looked like she wanted to strangle me for saying that.

"Give the phone to her."

"Mr Roland, Nicole doesn't want to talk to you that's why I'm answering the call. Giving her the phone is defeating that purpose."

"Fine then, tell Nicole that Mr Liam informed me that he's coming in 2 hours and I plan on telling him how helpful Nicole is in the company…"

"Roland if you dare!" Nicole angrily said without volume restraint.

The whole restaurant was looking at her now and she used her hand to cover her face feeling embarrassed.

I immediately ended the call seeing how awkward the situation was.

A waiter brought our check and gave it to Nicole.

After Nicole looked at it, she gave the check to the waiter and embarrassingly said "How come there's a lot of zeros?"

"Miss, your uncle ordered our signature dish." The waiter said.

We both turned to the man with our eyes widened.

He just chuckled and said "I'm their elder, why are you giving the check to her?"

"Sorry sir." The waiter apologized as he walked to the man and gave the check to him.

The man looked at it, brought out his phone and then took a picture of it.

He looked at the waiter and said "I've paid the bill."

The waiter nodded and walked away.

We both looked at him astonished.

I don't know what Nicole was thinking but I had thought he wouldn't be able to pay because he was dragging someone else's reservation.

He looked at us, smiled and said "Just take it like I'm buying you a meal because you helped me out.

And also I heard you want to meet Mr Zane, may I know why?"

"Um…" Nicole stuttered.

"We want to cooperate with him." I said.

"Hmm, why don't you give me your company's name and I'll help you get an appointment." He said.

"Really, you can help us with that." Nicole said.

"Of course, why wouldn't I help my benefactors?"

"You know Mr Zane?" I asked.

"Something like that." He said.

I didn't know if we could trust him but Nicole seemed to trust him a lot.

"Your company's name is?" He asked.

"Ace mall." Nicole said without hesitation.

"Okay then, everything will be sent to your company."

"Thank you so much."

"I have something to take care of, I'll be on my way now." He said then stood up.

"Bye!" Nicole said.

"Take care." I said.

He just smiled and said "See you soon." And left.

"Looks like doing good really helps, we didn't pay for our meals and we have a high possibility of meeting Mr Zane." Nicole said.

Her positivity is awfully annoying but makes me feel secure, I'll get used to it.

"Why don't we go back and report to the company?" I said.

"An opportunity like this doesn't come by everyday, the time you got it, you've got to use it like there's no tomorrow."

I knew where she was going.

"No thank you." I said as I stood up and started heading out.

She stood up and was on my tail.

"Seriously why do you have to be like that?"

"I really don't understand you."

ZANE'S POV.

"When will you stop giving my schedules to companies that wants to cooperate with me?"

"Never." My secretary said with that usual indifferent tone.

"Why do you keep doing that?"

"Because, you don't want to cooperate with any company."

"How does it affect you?"

"You'll become broke and I'll be jobless."

"Get the car ready, I have an appointment."