Chapter 55: STRANGE DEATH
His eyebrow furrowed in confusion, Erika is the CEO of the Walters corporations? The company that he wanted to partner with all this time?
"That is impossible, Erika is a poor girl who came from the slums. She can’t possibly be the CEO of the Walters corporations", Felicia who heard what the man said immediately butted in, refusing to believe it.
Adrain also refused to believe it but the man pointed at Erika and even said her name. The Walters corporations has been around for decades and it’s fame has passed through the borders and stretched far. So how could Erika be the CEO? Yes, her last name is similar to theirs but it couldn’t possibly be. Right? He asked himself.
"Adrain, what are you thinking of? She is in a relationship with Ethan, did you know about that?" She asked Adrain who nodded his head.
"Yes, I know".
"Then she probably sold her body to him to get the Walters corporations or something", Felicia said. "She is a slut who goes around sleeping with rich people and she has trapped Ethan in her clutches".
"Probably".
Ethan and Erika have already arrived at their new house and started undressing to get comfortable in bed.
"It was a great party, don’t you think?" Erika asked Ethan.
"It was indeed. So what are you going to do with that video?" He asked Erika. He would be lying if he said he wasn’t curious to know.
"Oh that? I am going to keep it and also find out more about her history", she replied. "I never thought that Felicia would cheat on Adrain".
"He only reaped what he sowed", Ethan replied and Erika nodded. Karma was inevitable and Adrian’s own just awakened. Erika closed her tired eyes and slept peacefully.
It was another day and the temperature was just perfect, not too hot nor too cold. But someone’s blood seemed to be too hot. Jasmine was in the hotel room she had booked before she arrived, checking her messages and call to see if Ethan had already responded but nothing to see.
She continued scrolling on her page until she saw a picture that was uploaded by the press’s account. From the date of the post, the picture seemed to be taken yesterday. Jasmine recognized the woman who was beside Ethan’s side.
"DAMN YOU ETHAN!!!" With anger, she threw her phone hard on the bed and it bounced and drop on the hard floor and shattered into pieces.
Jasmine has already arrived in California after her father, Mr Davis got some information from Ethan’s father, Mr Anderson who was oblivious to the scheme being created by his old friend.
Ever since she arrived, she had not been able to reach Ethan no matter what she does which was starting to drive her crazy.
She dragged in hair and frustration when she saw her phone had shattered. She tried to relax first and take a deep breath to calm her nerves before getting ready to go out and get a new phone.
By the time she arrived back inside her hotel room with her new phone and all her datas restored, she had already received more than 10 text messages from her father.
After settling on her bed, she decided to finally reply to her old man but before she could do so, he was already calling her. Jasmine sighed before sliding the screen.
"Have you found Ethan yet?" That was the first question that came through the phone as soon as the lines connected. "Answer me!" Mr Davis demanded.
"I haven’t found him yet", Jasmine responded with a tired voice. "I don’t know where he is", she added.
"It says on the news here that he attended Mr Gustavo’s company’s celebration the previous day right?" Mr Davis inquired and Jasmine hummed in response. "You should perhaps start your search from the event centre".
Jasmine glared at the phone and if Mr Davis wasn’t her father then she would have insulted him instantly but she knew better than that.
"I don’t think that’s going to work, Dad", she rejected the idea.
"Just make sure you find him and seduce him". When he didn’t hear Jasmine’s response, he sighed. "I know that I’m being a little too hard on you but this is for your future. If you get married to a rich family like the Andersons then you would never run out of money. Also, you would be helping our company that is about to die", he tried to convince her and Jasmine hummed again as a response.
Mr Davis exchanged some more words before the call ended. Jasmine fell on the bed to relax her muscles so as to clear her mind before starting to think of every possible ways to find Ethan.
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"Hey look, the media have already published an article about us", Ethan said to Erika while scrolling through his phone. They were too tired last night to open their phones to see it.
"Yes, I have seen it. It’s good though. Now everyone knows that we are in a relationship", Erika said before leaning forward to peck Ethan on the lips but when she was about to redraw, he pulled her by the neck and tilted her head to deepen the kiss. Erika was caught off guard so she was stiff for a moment before accepting the kiss. Ethan used this tongue to pry open Erika’s mouth and slip it in. He sucked, nibbled and tasted her which drove Erika crazy and her legs weakened. He stopped the kiss when Erika started loosing her breath.
"What was that for?" She asked him while breathing as much as possible. The intensity of the kiss was too much for her to handle.
"I didn’t get to kiss you yesterday so that was to make up for it", Ethan replied with a boyish smile and winked at her. Erika turned speechless and without realizing, she blushed. "I am going to kiss you again if you continue blushing like that", he teased her.
Erika tried to control the speed of her heartbeat until she calmed down and then she remembered something.
"Ethan, I want to go see someone", she said.
"Who is it?" He asked.
"Grandma Elizabeth", she mentioned. "I have been so occupied with many things at the company that I didn’t make time to go see her. It’s been a while now and I miss her so much".
Erika had totally forgotten about grandma Elizabeth until she saw Adrain yesterday. Grandma Elizabeth was the only one who treated her right while she was still at the Hart’s mansion and it wouldn’t be good to be back in the same city and not visit the woman again.
"But you will end up seeing those people as well", Ethan said. He didn’t want Erika go back to that mansion and face those people again.
"I know but I still have Uncle David’s number. I can call him and tell him to come to a place and bring grandma along with him", she suggested.
"Who is uncle David?" Ethan asked with a confused expression.
"He is the Butler of the mansion. He and grandma Elizabeth were the only ones who treated me nicely", she explained, taking out her phone from her pocket to dial his number. "I just hope he is still using this number and haven’t left the Harts mansion yet", she hoped.
It took about 3 rings until the call was picked up. "Hello", the old man’s voice could be heard from the other line.
Erika signaled with her hand that the call went through and he nodded.
"Hello Uncle David, this is Erika. Do you remember?" She asked.
"Oh, Erika my dear. It’s been a long time", Uncle David said.
"How are you Uncle?" Erika asked respectfully. It would be rude to just jump into the reason for the call without asking how the man was.
"Am good dear. How are you also doing? Have you been good? Do you need help with anything?" the man asked the three questions in a rush. Erika could feel his worried tone and her heart warmed up. It’s been three years already but the care that the old man had for her still haven’t vanished.
"Am also good uncle. I miss you and grandma Elizabeth very much so I was wondering if we could go to a restaurant and catch up. What do you say?" She asked Uncle David but she received no response. The other line was quiet and Erika checked to see if the call was still ongoing but it was. "Hello! Uncle David? Are you still there?"
"Grandma Elizabeth is dead", the words left his lips as he bursts into tears immediately.
