At the private airport of country X,
It was still dark at dawn. The snow was floating in the air, dropping the temperature rather low.
Layered in thick warm clothes, Rob followed Alvin out of the chartered plane as he switched on the mobile phones. As soon as he saw the message on a mobile, he displayed the mobile to Alvin.
[Report her whereabouts with the videos and pictures.]
Does Miles Johnson consider himself as smart?
Alvin snickered reading the message. He walked out of the thick fog and entered the arrival area.
He dialed a number and asked as soon as the call was answered, "Where is he?"
[Boss, Miles Johnson is in his penthouse.]
Alvin grunted in response and ended the call. He could easily guess Miles won't leave the country until he confirms Anya's location.
How to fool Miles Johnson?
Alvin didn't want his wife's work and time to go in vain. Or Miles wastes more of her time. Since she gave him the responsibility of the mobile, he wanted to avoid any problem arising from that mobile.
Before he could make another call regarding the same, he saw the messages from an unknown string of numbers.
Alvin: ??
There were images and videos of Anya leaving Hill Valley, driving her car through the traffic, outside the school gates, near Skylark, and roaming the shopping street. Finally, she picked Zane up and went back to the Oasis mansion.
Just for a brief moment, he assumed somebody was keeping a close eye on her. After an intent observation, he identified Anya was wearing that outfit just a few days ago and those pictures were pre-planned. Because the angle of each picture and video completely avoided a glimpse of Zane's face.
"Crafty Woman." He couldn't believe these people had to plan so much.
Now the point was, was Miles Johnson clever enough to notice it? Or will he get into Anya's trap before noticing his wife's preplanned photoshoot?
Alvin passed the mobile to Rob who had just dialed Narnia to fetch him security footage of the school, Skylark, and Oasis mansion. Getting over his astonishment, Rob set the timer aligning with Anya's daily schedule to share the pictures with Miles Johnson.
The two men went to a hotel to rest for some time while Ean was fuming as soon as he stepped inside the Skylark.
….
Glaring at Casper, Ean waved his hand, sending his secretary and some managers who were there to report him.
Casper paused when he noticed the few people rushing to the entrance. He watched the man who was grown up to handle the company smoothly.
It just felt like a few days when he was seeing careless, naughty Ean dragging uninterested Alvin out of the mansion to hang out in new clubs, or just race on the streets.
Honestly, Casper expected both the friends to depend on their brothers all their life and squander the family money. Whereas both of them turned out to be better than their elder brothers who were trained to excel in the business.
Burying the hint of admiration, he solemnly asked, "Where is he?"
Ean would have probably complained about Alvin as, 'That a**hole is following his wife around, leaving all the work over my head. I will bury that jerk deep into the ground when I see him.'
However, facing the man in front of him, he won't utter a word against Alvin even as a joke. He scoffed at the man, "Why can't you f**k off our faces? Do yourself something good by signing the emancipation paper."
He walked away as he added, "Leave before I call the security." He paused when he recalled the day, security of the Matthews mansion had dragged him out for questioning Casper about his investment withdrawal.
Walking back in front of Casper, Ean flashed a genuine smile, "Chairman Matthews, I'm grateful from the bottom of my heart for withdrawing investments and influencing the same to my parents." Or else, they would have lived hearing their parents taking all the credit for their success.
Then Ean's face darkened and spat his words, "Get out." He didn't bother to know the reason behind Casper's arrival.
Casper: "..."
There was a time when Ean followed him, questioned him, and pleaded with him not to withdraw his investments while Alvin just stood there and stared at him.
Now, he was standing right there while one walked away and another one wasn't even there to listen to him.
Time changes everything.
He again tried to call Alvin who ignored his call yet again. Daniel Matthews, who was speaking with the receptionist, rushed back to Casper, "Uncle Casper, they aren't telling anything about Alvin."
Benjamin was being produced in front of the court. With all the proof against him, they had no idea if Benjamin could get bail.
Daniel looked at his wristwatch and added, "Mother will be scared alone. I have to go to court, Uncle Casper." Saying it, he rushed out of the Skylark.
The lawyers had considered pushing the blame on Cordelia as it was her plan but there was no evidence to prove that other than a simple call log.
Well, there was video proof in Gianna's mobile which only Cordelia knows.
Benjamin and his lawyers were hoping for Cordelia to accept her actions and go back to the hospital as a patient. Nevertheless, it will still sentence Benjamin to some years of imprisonment.
Looking at Daniel's back, Casper realized that Anya's peace offering was the best choice he had. Now they were losing their reputation, Alvin wasn't going to stop his attack and he had no idea how to stop everything.
Even if he wanted to do something to control Alvin, Anya was like a layer of protection for everyone. She will reverse his actions and worsen the situation for him.
The simple pawn in wealthy people's lives has become the queen. The queen was protecting every pawn on the chessboard, making the opposition lose the pawns and stand powerless.
Time and experience are the best teachers.
Casper walked out of the Skylark. The world which seemed to seem small, appeared unbearably large.
….
At a penthouse,
Early in the morning, Miles Johnson yawned uncontrollably when his secretary nagged him until he woke up. Leaning on the bedpost, he received an iPad from his secretary, grogginess apparent in his eyes.
He checked the video of Anya, halting at the gates of the Oasis mansion, rolling the window down, and speaking with the guard who flashed her bright smile.
Miles swiped his finger on the screen. He saw a video of the car in the traffic and halted at red. From the faintly tinted windshield, he could see Anya leaning towards the shotgun seat. Small hands held her face and kissed her on the cheek.
He swiped the screen and saw Anya kneeling on the ground and hugging her little son who was gently patting her back.
Miles furrowed at the videos. He did have a good relationship with his mother but he wasn't close with her. Even in the same apartment building, he was living in a penthouse and left his mother in another large flat. Thus watching Anya and her son's actions was excessive for him.
He swiped the screen again and realized it was the last video proof. He glanced at the wall that had five wall clocks, showing the time of five different countries. It was school time in Narnia.
He was giving the IPad back but paused. Hadn't they received a message once that Anya drove Alvin to the company?
"Where is Alvin Matthews?" He suspiciously questioned his secretary. Nevertheless, he didn't notice that he failed to get a glimpse of the little man's face.
The secretary responded hesitantly, "These men have followed Anya Owen. So we don't know about Alvin Matthews."
Miles, who just wanted to know about Anya, was alerted by Alvin's absence in the video. "Find out his whereabouts."
He laid back down on the bed once the secretary left, but his eyes had lost sleep. He recalled the day he heard his father the last time over a call.
His father had explained to the lawyer that Anya was like a vulture flying in the sky. She will have her eyes everywhere and never misses her target. She gives nobody a chance to escape or refute her in the court session.
Thus he was afraid he might miss something and the next moment, she might stand in front of him with her fearless gray eyes peering at his soul.
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