Becoming strangers again (Lily and Ryan) novel Chapter 169

MAYA

It is all over the news that Ryan William's children are missing. They went as far as placing a reward on their head for anyone who provided meaningful information that could be used to find them.

I hope this Clover guy hides them well. He should make sure that the boys never return to their families. Maybe he can start by killing one of them and sending the body home, that way, they can be so distrustful and maybe lose it mentally.

My phone vibrated on the table, pulling my attention away from my thoughts. I reached for my phone and rolled my eyes when I saw her number.

Of course, she is going to call me, I have been waiting for her call for a very long time. Reaching for the phone, I swiped the receiver button and placed the phone to my ear.

“Do you have any good news for me Kerry?” I asked, lifting my fake nails and inspecting it.

“Ryan has not been coming to work.”

I froze, sitting upright. She is his secretary, if she says he has not been coming to work, then that is the truth. “How long has he been absent from the office?”

“Two weeks,” Kerry replied. “I have not seen him in person since his kids went missing, and I have been the one venting the documents, declining the ones I find unnecessary and forwarding the important ones to him.”

If he is distracted enough by the whole thing not to show up at the office, then that means he won’t be paying much mind to the documents he is signing, so this will be the perfect time to slip something else into the stack of important documents for him to sign.

Things wouldn’t have gotten this far had he just given me the estate and let me be.

“I will be sending you some documents that you will slip into the next stack of documents that you will send to him. Make sure he signs them and sends them back to me.”

Kerry paused. All I could hear was just the soft breathing from her end. I frowned. “Do you have anything against what I just said?” I demanded. “do I need to remind you that I am the reason you have a job? That I had to open my fucking legs to a stranger to make sure you make it to the final stage of the interview?”

Kerry sighed. “I appreciate all that you have done for me Maya, but I don’t think this is the right way to go about this,” she stressed, her voice trembling slightly. “We are going to get caught. I have that feeling in me.”

Maybe this bitch thinks I give a fuck about whatever feeling she is getting. “You think I have come this far, told so many lies, done so many unspeakable things just for me to listen to your feelings? Are you trying to be a fucking comedian right now?”

Kerry sighed. “What if we get caught?” she whispered. “I could get arrested.”

“And what if you wake up in a sudden strange place?” I fired back, “What if you sleep and wake up in a dark space, only to find out that you have been buried six feet below, where no one would find you?” I spat. “don’t fucking mess with me.”

“Are you threatening me Maya?” she asked, her disbelief obvious.

“You want to take it as a threat? Fine, be my fuckign guest, however, what I am telling you is what will happen.” my fingers clenched the phone tightly. “If you fail to give him those documents, if you fail to get his signature on those documents, I will make my words a fucking reality.”

Everywhere fell silent.

The door to the room opened and Mum walked in. She eyed me suspiciously. “Are you okay? I had your voice from the other room.”

I blinked at her, wondering if she had lost it. “I am on the phone mum, of course, you will hear my voice.” I pointed to the door. “please leave.” I don’t want her overhearing my conversation and going soft on me again. “please leave and close the door behind you.” For someone who was once a manipulator, she can be very soft and annoying sometimes.