Chapter 172

The guys sent by Andrew started their work immediately, they visited every street in the area, going from house to house.

"Even if we do not find her, all we need do is find that man that acosted us, he must know something" the first guy said and the other one agreed with him.

In a day they search more than two streets showing her picture, they came towards Maxwell's house where his wife lives with her new husband after Maxwell faked his death, his wife remarried, even though she was always sneaking out to be with Maxwell.

She was like a sister to Joseph, but she stayed away because she did not want to raise dust, she did not want her new husband to suspect anything.

She saw the picture of Anna, Maxwell have told her about Anna and even shown her the picture, so she decided to distract them, because they were already heading to the Green house.

The Green house was built far away from other houses, people say the surrounding lands also belongs to the owner of the Green house so there was no way any other house could be built close to it, if they move further, they might discover the house and might also discover what they should not.

"I saw this Lady, they drove to town, I think they live there because I have never seen such people around here before" Aunt Abigail told them, her husband also came out behind her and told them almost the same thing.

"This face is strange, I have not seen it around here, but she is really beautiful" Aunt Abigail's husband said and his wife have him an annoying look.

"What, I am just admiring her" he defended.

"And you have to do that in my presence? She asked getting angrier, they forgot that the men that asked the question was still outside.

"Funny man" one of them said as they decided to give up.

"I think we should just tell him that they relocated, look for an abandoned house and lie to him that she ran to the place, but because she suspects that we will find her, she ran away with her lover"

"Nice idea, the other one agreed and they started searching for an abandoned apartment.

They sighted the green house and thought about it.

"This house has been here for ages, it is very beautiful, but really old, I think we can use this house for the lie" 

"I hear the owner is around now, let us not use it, let us search for another.

"Do you even know who the owner is? This house they say is demonic and anyone who goes In dies, how can the owner be around when the house was what killed the owner and his family"

"Please this house holds so much, let us not go in there, let us look around, we might find another"

They continued and finally saw another building, not too far from the green house, they called Andrew and told him the arranged lie, he got into his car and came there immediately.

He looked around and even tried to smell the place, but he could not smell her.

"She was never here" he said and was about to leave. They were shocked that he did not argue with them at first at the restaurant, but here he just told them she was not there.

She smells like strawberry,  if she steps in here, even for a minute, I will smell her; he added seeing the confused look on their faces.

"I smelt her at the restaurant and on the seat you said she sat, she was all over the place, she could not have been here"

The guys became tired, they could not lie to him anymore and they could not continue with the search, they watched as looked around and finally got into his cat and drove off leaving them there to watch in disappointment.

They had thought that they would be able to deceive him so that he would give them more money, but he was not even interested to listen after entering the place.

When he got back home, he saw that his parents have prepared everything for the election, no one was talking about him, no one was thinking about him and his wellbeing, they were all engrossed in the election.

He walked into his room to hybernate, he got a book and started to read, but he could only see Anna in the book, she was all over his mind.

"I will find you Anna, no matter how much you run, you were at the restaurant and you ran away because you were discovered, that is how you will also be discovered, I will set a trap for you" 

"Andrew, come out here" he heard his father and walked out to meet him, on reaching there, he saw Elizabeth, she wanted to see him.

Andrew could not tell why the family that was busy getting ready and preparing were suddenly calm, he sat down too and waited for an explanation.

"Son, you do know Elizabeth right? He wanted to laugh at the question, how could he not know Anna's personal maid.

"Yes I do, is there a problem? He was getting impatient with all the silence.

"She has something to say" his father said and Andrew waited for her, she first started by crying, probably she wanted to be consoled, but since no one was offering, she started talking.

"I am pregnant" she said, his family was not shocked and that was because they have heard it before they called him. They also expected him to be shocked, but he wasn't.

"So what do you want us to do about it? He asked generalizing, like it was not only his problem.

If you are pregnant, it is simple, you will no longer be able to work with us, for me especially, because you will have to take that to whom it belongs.

"It belongs to you"