Chapter Nine

"On an early Monday morning with my legs wobbling in these high heels mummy asked me to wear ,I definitely had to take a seat for more than two hours when I got into the firm ..!"Liza said to herself while rubbing her head softly .

" Attorney !There's something I need to tell you ..!"Kara badged into Liza's office hastily .

"Of course there'd be ! For you to badge in here in that manner should mean you've got something really serious to say so go on Kara ;talk to me !"Liza said while relaxing in her ergonomic office chair and spinning herself around .

"Okay ,here it goes ! For some days now , I've been conducting my own investigation about attorney Melody and umm...!"Kara hesitated for a while .

"I know you didn't send me to do that though ..!"Kara said biting the corners of her lips tightly .

"Kara ! Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you've found !"Liza rolled her eyes at her .

"I have kept a close eye on attorney Melody for a while now and I have found out that she has presented her resignation letter to the boss !

Isn't that strange ?"Kara asked Liza who had widened her eyes in complete shock .

"Ha! You're smart ! Thanks for the information !

I'd surprise you for your good work ..!"Liza said , signalling her to leave with her fingers .

Once she left ,Liza sat upright and tried digesting what she had just heard .

"No ! Impossible! Melody can't quit just yet !

I can't lose sight of that brat !

Wait a minute ...!;

Melody has presented her resignation letter which means she's quitting this job forever , ain't it ?

But why ?!

Why?!"Liza questioned herself with so much curiosity and furiousness.

"I can't let that happen ! If she leaves ,I will not be able to conduct my investigation properly !

I will have to do something to stop her !As far as uncle has not approved for her to go yet ,I still have time to stop her !"Liza badged out of her office hastily and ran into Clinton .

"Liza !"Clinton grabbed her by the arm on the corridor.

"Let go of me Clinton!"Liza laid a hot slap across his face .

" How dare you lay your filthy hands on me ,huh?!

I swear to our clan that the next time you even try to touch me , I'd chop your fingers off !

I mean it ..!"Liza angrily said ,pushing Clinton off her way but he steadily followed her .

"Liza ! At least try to listen to what I have to say please !"Clinton begged but Liza resented every word he said . "Clinton ! You're amazing ,you know ?! What else do you expect me to hear from you when all you've done all this while is to lie to my face ,huh?!

You're such a bloody liar ,a betrayal and a cheat !

We are done and I mean it !

And oh ! Don't you dare get anywhere close to me again !

If you ever dare ,my father will hear about it !"Liza angrily walked out on Clinton while Melody stood at one point and enjoyed the scene .

"My plan is truly working ! I haven't even taken an extra mile, yet the two lover birds have broken up !

This is my only chance to get into Clinton's life and extract more money !With whatever I've witnessed , there's no need for me to resign anymore !"Melody giggled and moved towards Clinton's office .

She stood at the door and admired him for a while .

"Great timing ! I will stay here and make the most out of my time for Clinton!

People like us do anything for money !Right from teen age ,I had learnt how to blackmail people in order to extract money from them !

I did it to have a luxurious life but now I'm doing it for my unborn baby and my children !

I don't want them to grow up having nothing like I did !

I will give them a better future and a luxurious life that they deserve!

Unfortunately, Clinton would be my trump card !

I'm bad but not very bad !"Melody thought and walked into Clinton's office majestically .

The moment Clinton's sight fell on her ,he alarmed and the office security came rushing in for Melody out of his office .

Later that evening , a worried sick Liza followed Clinton to a bar without him noticing .

Once she thought he had had enough drinks already ,she rushed into the bar to stop him from having more drinks .

"Enough already Clinton ,enough ! What do you want to turn into ?!

A drunkard or what ?!

You left the office in a hurry and now instead of going home ,you are sitting here drinking ?!

Clinton ! You are the son of a prestigious man in this state and the way you carry yourself matters because of his reputation !

What you are doing to yourself is not right so let's go home now !

Waiter ,have this ! I'm sure it will cover for all he has drunk !"Liza left some notes on the table and tried dragging Clinton along with her but he was reluctant and ended up pushing her away causing her to land hard on the floor .

Clinton felt really bad about it and lent her a helping hand but she refused .

"You shouldn't get involved with my staff Liza !

Go home !

Leave me alone ..!

I'm just having fun !"Clinton said staggering .

"Waiter ! Another bottle of whisky !"He ordered with a snap of his fingers but Liza signalled the waiter to cancel his order .

"It's enough ,don't give him anymore !He's not in his right state of mind now !

Clinton , let's go !

This is not fun !"Liza said persuasively. "Oh-oh!! What do you want Liza ?!

Who asked you to follow me here ?!

And what do you care as to whether I'm drunk or not ?!

You allow me inside your life when you want and kick me out when you want !You play with my feelings the way you want Liza and it hurts!

In case you don't know it really hurts !

I wanted to address a case to you but you pushed me away like trash !

Why Liza ,why ?!

Why are you treating me this ?!

It feels as if I never knew you !

On one hand , we're cool and on the other , we're nothing!

It's not fair ..!

Leave me alone ..!"Clinton began to walk to another table and Liza followed him swiftly .

Everyone had got their eyes on them so Liza thought she needed to end the scandal before it got out of hand.

Liza then , left with no other choice forced him out and moved him into the car .

He was too drunk to be handled .

"Sorry !

I started all these !

You fell for my drama at the office earlier !

But I did it just to divert Melody's attention to you .

This way ,she won't leave because she knows she has a chance with you.

Only a rift between you and I would stop her from resigning from her job and it will buy me much time to conclude on my investigation about Melody !

I'm sorry !

I wish I could tell you the truth but I'm stuck between my own traps !"Liza thought painfully .

"Clinton ! I 'm taking you home now otherwise aunt and uncle will worry for your wellbeing!

Let's go !"Liza insisted .

"I don't want to go home so leave me alone Liza !

I want to be alone !

Is that too hard to understand?!"Clinton asked angrily .

"Your stubbornness won't get us anywhere Clinton ! I'm done arguing with you !"Liza pushed him into the car again and drove off .

"Liza ! I said I'm not going anywhere so stop the car before I do it myself !"Clinton kept banging the car glass angrily and furiously .

Liza didn't pay any attention to him and continued to drive .

To her surprise ,he opened the door and got off the car while she was still driving .

Liza couldn't leave him there on the street so she had to get him back into the car at all cost .

"Clinton ! I don't like the kind of game you are playing with me !

All I 'm saying is that ,I want to get you home to your parents safe and sound ! There is no need to act stubborn because it won't get us anywhere !

Come on , let's go ..!"Liza insisted but he reluctantly sat on the pavement paying less attention to Liza .

"You pushed me away and embarrassed me earlier at the office Liza !

You said it's over when I thought we are giving ourselves time !

You are playing with my feelings Liza and it hurts a lot !

Go away Liza and I don't want to see you ever again !

I don't want to hurt you anymore so please go and don't look for me again ! I'm going away from home so don't bother about me or my whereabouts !Good bye Liza !"Clinton began to walk away from her .

"Don't you ever say I just walked away Clinton because I will always want you ! I can't live a lie running away from my life because I will always want you !

All I wanted was to make it work but all you did was doubt me !

I never meant to start a war ,I just wanted you to let me into your heart because I fell under the spell of your love !

You want to go ,huh?!

Alright go !

But don't you ever return to me again because I will never forgive you !

I cannot change your mind so I guess it's a good bye !"Liza said angrily and grabbed a seat on the pavement while Clinton stopped a cab and it drove away right in front of her .

She was really feeling the pain but she knew she couldn't do anything to change his mind !

Liza had to let go and hope her sacrifice becomes worth it to grant him happiness someday!

"If I let go of Melody ,Clinton will go through pain so there is no way I can back off now !

I need to continue till I get to the roots of the issue !

Everything was and is for you Clinton so go !

But yourself sometime away from me and make better choices !"Liza muttered to herself sadly as she broke in tears .

After a while ,she received a call and headed straight to meet her caller ;it was her detectives .

She hired three detectives to investigate about Rowan, Melody and all the victims of their blackmail !