Chapter 137

137 An Admirer

The following day at work, Ella was busy in the fashion creative department discussing with her new creative director, when she got a call from Joan.

Joan informed Ella that someone just sent her a captivatingly beautiful bouquet.

“Is it from Leon?” She excitedly queried Joan. She quickly excused herself and left for her office.

“No, ma’am. It has a small note which says: only a goddess like you deserves to be worshipped. PS: from an admirer.”

The smile on Ella’s face slowly vanished and was replaced with irritation. She stopped on her track and hissed.

“Take a picture of it and trash it!” Ella said in a slightly piqued tone and returned to the meeting she was having earlier.

So many questions raced through her mind at the same time. This wasn’t the first time she had been complimented for her beauty or received gifts from anonymous admirers. However, her sixth sense picked up something weird about this gift.

After Ella was done with all her scheduled meetings and work, she retired to her office to have her lunch. While she was eating, she got a call from a slightly familiar number.

“Hello!” Ella said curtly.

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“Hello Mrs. Treshvire,” Luke greeted in his most charming voice. “This is Luke Robinson on the line. It’s so nice to speak with you again.”

“How may I help you?” Ella said plainly. Luke had just interrupted her meal and this irked her so much.

“Well, it’s been a while and I’ve been expecting your call. I hope you’ve not forgotten the promise you made?” Luke said in a gentle voice.

“I haven’t forgotten about that. My husband and I will see you by Monday of next week if we’re less busy. I will text you the time and place through this number.” Ella said in a dismissive tone.

“Okay, that would be nice! I look forward to meeting you and your husband. One more thing, I got a crazy report from Silvia’s mum a few minutes ago. She claims that her daughter was poisoned and died in your company when she came to see you the previous day. That story was just too awkward to believe.”

“Is that so?” Ella’s chilly tone conveyed her ire.

“Yes, that’s what she said. Although Silvia didn’t resume work this morning, I have a feeling that she had been restless ever since I demanded the sum of two hundred million dollars from her uncle.” Luke sounded genuinely concerned which was in contrast to his amused face on the other end.

“I do not want to sound rude, but if you’re seeking information, then you need to go through the right channel. If you don’t mind, I would like to get back to what I was doing before your call came in. Have a nice day, Mr. Luke Robinson.” Ella ended the call before he had the chance to respond.

She returned to the food she was eating and tried taking another bite. However, Luke’s call had placed her in a foul mood. She had suddenly lost her appetite and her mind was clouded with regrets, anxiety, and anger.

She pushed her food aside and thought of what to do.

“It’s already past two PM, Leon should be done with most of his tours and meetings,” Ella thought aloud to herself. She picked up her phone and dialed his number.

“Hello sweetheart, I’m missing you terribly.” Ella’s eyes glimmered as she mimicked a cute baby voice.

“Hi beautiful, I was going to call you when I got back to the hotel room. I miss you more dear.” Leon said in a cheerful tone. “If not for the long distance, I would have taken a flight back to Amzone city this night, just to be with you.”

“You don’t have to stress yourself, my dear, I’ll wait until you return. It will only take less than twenty-four hours before I see your handsome face again.” Ella beamed from cheek to cheek. Even though Leons was more than a hundred kilometers away from her, his charming voice was as soothing as his tender touch.

“By the way, you wouldn’t believe what I received today!” Ella said in a mysterious tone.

“What did you receive?” Leon’s impatient tone conveyed his anxiousness.

“An unknown person sent me a bouquet.”

“Really!” Leon chuckled.

“Yes! He even dropped a weird note on the bouquet but I’ve asked Joan to trash it.”

“That’s a wise decision babe.” Leon praised her in a cheerful voice. “Although, whoever that anonymous person is, he’s messing with fire and he will be badly burnt.”

“Exactly my thoughts!” Ella giggled. “Also Luke Robinson called not quite long.”

“What does he want?” Leon asked in a slightly piqued tone.

“Well, he called to remind me of the meeting I promised him earlier. I told him that we would be available by Monday of next week if that fit into your schedule.”

“Monday will be fine, dear. I want us to get rid of him quickly so that we can focus on ourselves.”

“Yeah, me too. I’ll talk to you later when I get home. I just wanted to hear your voice.”

“Alright my love, talk to you later.” Leon blew kisses over the phone.

“Love you!” Ella returned the kisses and ended the call.

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Back at the hospital in Kyle’s private ward, he lay in pain, moping at the ceiling. The words his sobbing sister just told him kept echoing in his head. His head was aching and his heart was pounding. He wished everything happening to him was just a terrible dream from which he would soon wake up.

“Why!” Kyle cried in a hushed voice. “Why are all these things happening to us? Who did we offend? First, I’m crushed by an unknown car, next, Frost and Chloe vanish into thin air and now, my precious niece commits suicide. I don’t believe all this! I can’t take all this! It is better for me to die than live a crippled life of regret.”

“Stop saying all those nonsense, Kyle! Stop it!” Sophie stood up and walked to her brother’s bedside. I can’t afford to lose you too. I know Silvia didn’t intentionally kill herself. Someone made her take that poisonous pill. I promise you this one thing,” Sophie’s eyes darkened and her expression turned fierce. “I will find and destroy whoever killed my daughter.”