Chapter 32: The Blackmail Part 2

I walked straight to the ICT office and demanded that they send me the video footage of the event that happened in my office. Some of the workers seemed so surprised by my demand

  They have been working in the company for close to a year and I have never made such request before 

"Let's search for it sir,"- One of them replied while scrolling through the camera footages.

"Look at it right there"- I signified after sighting my office on the screen

"Sir I think you will need to go to the hospital to get your nose treated, you are bleeding in a bad way right now"- The software engineer replied

"Don't worry about my nose, just transfer the video to my phone and make sure you also save it to the clouds"- I replied

They quickly saved the video, but they didn't even bother to ask what was in the footage or did they watch it too?.

"Sir If I may ask, what's in the video footage and why do you want it so badly, you haven't asked for such before"- The software engineer asked 

I looked at him for a while, before i ordered them to play the footage

"Someone in this company is trying to blackmail me and file a case of rape on my head whereas I clearly did nothing wrong "- I replied

They all played the footage and the expression on their face would easily give one the impression that they were all shocked by what they saw.

They didn't expect such at all and it was like a dream to them,

"Oh my God, I can't believe she would do this,. Where is she now?"- They asked 

"I don't know, let me quickly rush down and call the security guards to restrain her till I can get the police, I won't take this matter likely at all"- I replied while zooming off to the reception to look for my secretary

I saw her trying to run towards a black range rover car, that must be her boyfriend. They are trying to escape

"Security, don't let that car leave the premises"- I screamed out loud, thereby getting the attention of everyone 

They all ran after that car and yanked the driver from the wheels, and they finally brought her out the car. She was shaking with fear, knowing that her actions can send her to jail or make her pay a huge fine to me and to the company

"Why are you trying to run, are you scared?. I tried to overlook this whole issue that happened between us. I thought it was a mere joke or prank to scare me.

  But I never knew that you were actually serious about tarnishing my image, I suspect that this young man might be your so called boyfriend and partner in crime"- I said while pointing to the direction of the driver who was lying flat on the floor like a dead man 

She felt so ashamed of herself, coupled with the fact that everyone was staring at her with anger and disgust. She sat down on the floor, crying and murmuring to herself

"Please I am really sorry for trying to blackmail you, it was his idea. I had nothing to do with it, he threatened to break up with me if I didn't play along"- She replied while trying to wipe off the tears in her eyes.

"So if I had truly fell for your plans, what would have become of me and everyone standing here right now?"- I asked 

She stared at me for a moment, she was obviously short of words 

"Sir please I am really sorry, things didn't go as planned. I am the one who forced her into this whole situation, please temper justice with mercy.

  Please don't share the video footage to the news, our lives would be ruined forever. I promise to pay the money she demanded from you, please don't let the devil use you to ruin the lives of two lovers"- Her boyfriend pleaded with his two knees on the ground 

I wasn't even ready to listen to what he had to say. My main concern was my secretary, every other confessions can hold on

"I wasn't talking to you bro, keep your mouth shut"- I yelled at her boyfriend

She was quite shocked by my action and that would surely give her the impression that I am not here to play nor listen to fairy tales 

"I didn't mean to drag this company's name to the mud. it was my evil boyfriend who dragged me into this, please find a place in your heart to forgive me"- she begged 

The other staffs looked at her in confusion, they were all shocked by the whole event. Who would ever think that a beautiful lady like this would try to blackmail her own boss 

  She has the best dressing outfits for work and most of the other male staffs even had a crush on her, but little did they know that she was just a devil in sheep's clothing

"I can forgive you and let you go with this. I won't report you to the CEO neither would I share the footage to the news, but I can't assure you if you will ever work here again.

  You have disgraced yourself before everyone standing here today and there is no way I can ever trust you again. I will ensure you get paid this month even if you didn't work up to the month end required for payment. But I guess that would be your last payment from this company"- I replied

She cried so hard and her eyes almost fell out. This must be really painful for her and there is nothing I can do to change that.

  The other staffs looked at me with sorrowful faces, they all wanted me to forgive and allow her to continue her services with the company. But I can't bear to employ the services of someone who tried to blackmail me for the selfish interest of her partner, if she had openly confessed to me in my office

maybe I would have allowed her to continue her job, but she wanted to play smart and look at where it landed her

"Please don't do this to me, I promise to break up with my boyfriend. I don't care if he is now rich, I don't just want to leave this company.

   It has been my dream to work here during my university days, please don't throw me out like this sir"- She pleaded while grabbing my legs for the third time

I felt pity for her, but supposing her plan was successful. I would have been the one who be in a state of peril.

  My father's name would be dragged to the mud and nobody would ever want to associate with this company in the future, the fate of my family would be at stake

so many thoughts ran through my mind and it was like a movie when tears fell down from my eyes. The guy standing besides me was surprised

  He brought out his handkerchief to wipe off my tears 

"I do feel pity for you. But my mind is made up already, you can contact the CEO himself and explain everything to him.

  Maybe he would reconsider and let you retain your position"- I replied while taking my Leave 

it was like a movie for the everyone and even the security guard stood right there in shock, no one would ever believe she would do such a thing.

  I walked straight to my office to get my car keys as I saved the video footage directly to my google drive account so that I can always get it whenever I need it for future purposes.

I drove out in anger and I went straight to the nearest hospital to get my nose treated.

  my suit was already filled with blood, I literally looked like someone who was brutally attacked by some robbers 

"Please I need to see a doctor now,"- I called out to one of the nurses who rushed down to me 

"Sir what happened, I think this is an emergency. Nurses we have an emergency here"- She screamed and the other nurses rushed down 

They made lie down on a bed while they rolled me into the emergency room. I was injected with some kind of liquid

"I only have a bleeding nose, that's all. I wasn't involved in anything brutal"- I replied before dozing off.

I woke up two hours later with a bandage on my nose, they removed my suit covered with blood and they wore me a blue over all.

"we found out your were bleeding severely, so we had to quickly rectify the problem. Your suit is being worked on and your clothes would be ready in thirty minutes.

  It's been washed and properly ironed to remove all the blood stains"- The doctor replied

"Thank you so much doctor, it was just a mere accident, nothing much"- I replied with a smile 

"I understand, you can meet with the nurses over there and they will take you to the dressing room where you can get your suit, i believe they must have taken care of the blood stains on it"- He replied

"What about the bill, won't I pay or do you render free services here?"- I asked with a smile 

"Of course not sir, I almost forgot about that though, kindly meet the cashier at the reception. And hand her these notes.

  Once you are done with the payment, she would give you another note that you will need to submit in the pharmacy to collect your drugs"- He replied handing me the note 

I collected it and when straight to get my clothes, I went to work with a complete body and now I want to return home with a broken nose. 

  What a day, never planned for all this at all...

"You suit is in the dressing room over there sir"- One of the nurses called out to me 

I finished everything at the hospital and I went back to my car and drove straight home, I know my mom would definitely ask about my swollen nose and why I came back home with some packet of drugs.

  I arrived home few minutes later and I met my dad in the living room, he came home quite early, seems he didn't spend much time at the airport

"Welcome home son, what happened to your nose. Did you end up in a physical fight?"- He asked, while trying to touch my nose 

"Stop it, it hurts badly"- I replied while trying to remove his hand

"Then you better start explaining the cause of this swollen situation on your face"- He asked with a serious face 

"I fell down at the office while trying to walk out through the door. I mistakenly kicked something that made me fall to the ground and injured my nose"- I replied, trying to satisfy his curious mind

"That's okay, sorry about that. Hope you went to the hospital to get some medicine for this"- He asked 

"Yes, here they are"- I replied while showing the huge pile of medicine that the pharmacist prescribed to me 

It is quite surprising that my dad is starting to show concern about the things that affects me. I thought he wasn't bothered about my well-being?.

  If he had a choice, he would literally choose business over me. But I never felt bothered about it anyway 

I went straight to my room to rest for a while before he drags me down for his so called meeting. My nose hurts badly, and I am not sure if it would heal off before I travel out 

  Don't want to arrive in Atlanta with a swollen nose that looks like a pony tail, that won't be good at all

I took my bath and sat down on my bed, trying to reminisce over what happened in the office today, God really saved me from trouble today and I am pretty sure that no one has informed him about the news, else he would have known what led to my nose injury.

  I know my secretary would rather quit her job than to report herself to my father, he would even sue her since he has the footage at his finger tips and I surely don't want that to happen

Knock Knock 

"Good evening sir, dinner would be ready in five minutes. Your father said you should come down for dinner after you done taking your bath"- My butler called out to me 

"Tell him I will be down in a moment"- I replied while trying to apply some chilled ice block to my nose. I heard it would reduce the pain

I walked to the bathroom in pains and when I switched on the shower, I felt so weak and almost fell down again when I mistakenly slipped on the floor covered with water 

   Few minutes later, I arrived at the dinning table and the cook has served us well

"Son, there are so many things I would like to discuss with you. But I don't even know which one to start with"- He said jokingly

"Well you can start by explaining why you abandoned me when I needed you the most. Or why don't you explain how you always push me away with your business issues, you always out business before me, so what's there to talk about?"- I asked 

My dad's mood suddenly changed, he was not happy at all and his face turned sour. My words hit him hard like a bullet, thereby making him look so uncomfortable.

"That's the more reason why I came back son, I have come to rectify some issues I had with you in the past. Let's quickly eat up our dinner so that can all talk more in the thing room"- He replied with food in his mouth

My mom was busy eating and enjoying her meal while the both of us stared at her with surprise. She has almost finished up her food

  Seems she was quite hungry for some food, but anyways let me eat my own food. I am so hungry too

We ate for a while before heading over to the living room, my dad ordered all the guards to excuse us, seems he wants to reveal some secret.

"Like I was saying back there, I want to rectify some things with my family, especially you.

  I know I have not been a good father to you especially during your high school days when you needed me the most. I agree to the fact that I chose business over your own happiness, but you have to understand that I did this so that you could enjoy all the good things of life"- He said 

"Sometimes life is not all about money, there are some things no amount of money can buy"- I replied

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