Chapter 15 - Suspicious

She continued "I will introduce you to the old man as my brother. I will tell him to fix the date for our wedding, as the preparations for the wedding needs to be done, I will tell him that you will take care of our wedding arrangements. I will tell him that I want a big fat wedding and tell him to transfer money in your account for arrangements.I will extract maximum jewellery and take cash for wedding dress, shopping. So that we can raise funds for our next target. On the wedding night we will abscond and run away with the cash and jewellery, and find our new target".

Andrew was impressed with the plan, he pulled her towards him and hugged her tightly then he roughly kissed her, she reciprocated with the same passion. While kissing her he got excited thinking about their plan and the cash they would be getting

After two days Andrew and Sophia went to the hospital. As they reached Rachel's room, the bed was empty. They thought that she was taking medical tests so they waited near her room. After a few minutes, the same nurse who would look after Rachel was passing by them. They stopped her and asked about Rachel.

Nurse said, "yesterday she was discharged and went away"

Andrew asked in a confused tone "how could she go all alone, she even don't know anyone"

Nurse replied "she went with our doctor"

He panicked and went near the nurse shaking her with his hands he asked, "which doctor? tell me his name".

Nurse was frightened for a while, tears are coming from her eyes with a trembling voice she said "Rachel's doctor, Dr. Daniel"

He further asked "do you know where they went"

Nurse replied "I don't have any idea". She panicked seeing his state and the anger in his eyes.

He and Sophia rushed in search of the security man, he was walking towards the canteen.

He grabbed the security man's collar "you scoundrel, I told you to keep an eye on Rachel and inform me . See has been discharged yesterday itself. Why did you not inform me? You fool"

Security man got scared and said, "My shift got over yesterday afternoon, I am coming just now. I don't know what you are talking about".

Sophia pulled Andrew to the side and warned him not to make a scene. "We have to rush and search for Rachel. Maybe she is in the hotel where she has checked two months before. Let us go there and find out."

Both rushed to the Philipburn hotel and went to the reception.

Receptionist was busy on the phone, they were waiting for her.

Meanwhile Andrew and Sophia whispered to each other and discussed how when they came two months back to check Rachel's room, the receptionist was strict and didn't allow them to check Rachel's room without proper proof. They too let it be because they found Rachel and the most important thing was to kill her instead of checking her room.

Andrew said "let us try once again maybe this time she would let us check that room"

After the receptionist finished her call they went to her.

Receptionist cheerfully asked them, "what can I do for you?"

Andrew said, "my friend was staying in your hotel, her name is Rachel can you please tell me the room number"

Receptionist: "sorry we can't share information about our clients".

Andrew "It is urgent please…"

Receptionist was confused and wondered what she should do and before she could say something suddenly another receptionist came to the counter as her shift started.

Another receptionist who had just entered recognised Andrew and asked in an annoyed voice "why have you come here again?

First receptionist asked "do you know them?"

Second receptionist said "they came two months ago, they want to check their friend's room who didn't come back for a month and her belongings were here. I did not allow them to check the room".

First receptionist asked "Why?"

Second receptionist "they have not shown their identities, they don't even know any details about their friend except for her name which was suspicious".

Andrew and Sophia were hearing their conversation. They approached two ladies requesting them to tell her details as it was urgent.

They both clearly rejected sharing information, as it was against their policy.

At last Andrew asked them to at least tell them "whether she is staying in this hotel or not?"

They said that they can tell that information and asked for the name.

Andrew said "Rachel"

Receptionist searched the name and said that yesterday itself she had checked out.

Andrew and Sophia were looked at each other's face with a shock and wanted to know further information, they suppressed their feelings .

Further he asked if she cleared her bills and if they have any idea with whom she went or where she went.

Receptionist said "she cleared the three months bill, she went with a man".

Andrew asked "can you please tell from which place she came as you do have records"

Receptionist: "sorry sir, no details were entered in the book."

Andrew "how could you people not take customers information"

Receptionist: As you know this is a small town, it is difficult to have customers here. It is a known fact that this is a tourist place where we all reside in this small town depending on our tourist. If our clients don't want to reveal much details about themselves, we also respect our clients' privacy and take basic information which I can't share with you."

Andrew "one last question, can you please tell me who she went with?"

Receptionist : "she went with a handsome man who had cleared her bills"

Andrew took a mobile phone and searched Dr. Daniel in the hospital website showed a picture of the doctor and asked "Is it him?"

Receptionist "ya, she went with him only".

Andrew walked outside and Sophia followed him. He went to an isolated place and lit a cigarette, he seriously thought about what to do next.

Sophia approached him and put her hands on his shoulders. He removed her hand with force.