10 Tragedy 7
Meanwhile, the Lieutenant had locked up the suspects at the Industrial Area underground while waiting for the arrival of the International Vice Chairman. Then, he returned to the Manor with his men and secretly retired to their quarters at the underground. Nobody at the Manor had the knowledge of the occurrence at the island, not even the gatekeepers nor Jeff's security guards.
“Your dinner is ready.”
Mr. Robert announced when he got to the underground with the trolley. Then, one of them walked out of the underground, picked the food and walked back. They looked at the food as though it was some kind of poison.
“Eat. You must be hungry.”
The Lieutenant, who was devastated, encouraged. Now, his men, who had been wearing long faces, merely looked on. He was aware that they would not eat if he failed to eat, but he knew that he would be exposing them to health challenge.
'What if the Manor is attacked?'
The thought of that made Ralf to rise and began to eat.
“Gentlemen, let's eat. There could be more enemies lurking by the corner. We need to be strong.”
They had their meal silently and thereafter, they waited vigilantly for the unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jessica Murray and Leon had their dinner joyously and settled down to watch the television in the parlor, hoping that Mr. Morris and Jeff would walk in at any moment. Then, she gave her Operation Manager, at the Endless Love Arcadia, a call to find out how the business of the day went. When the call connected, he picked at once and spoke.
“Good evening, Madam. How may I help you?”
“Yes, Oscar, how are you?”
“I am good, Madam.”
“I hope that the business of the day went well?”
“Yes, Madam. We had two Platinum Couples today.”
“Yes. I saw the alert. Anything else?”
“No madam”
“All right. Have a good night of rest.”
“Thank you Madam. And you too.”
Now, she had no cause to worry about her husband because he was busy at work, especially with the collapsed building. Besides, he was with a high-profile soldiers and security guards.
She checked her status on the stock market and was pleased. Then she announced.
“Leon, I am going to my suite.”
“All right, grandma. I will wait for them.”
As far as they were concerned, giving them a call would be of no effect because they would feel disturbed and may not even pick. So, she got into her suite, did some work on her system and went to sleep. On the other hand, Leon also went to sleep hoping to wake up in the morning to see Jeff, but he saw the people he had never expected to see that morning.
At the Industrial Area
The International Vice Chairman, who wished to be proactive, arrived at the Industrial Area incognito with his team via a public taxi at 4:30 am. He stopped at the clinic and ordered the pilots.
“Get the helicopter, we are leaving for the Manor at once.”
“All right, boss. We will be right back.”
The pilots left for the helicopter hanger, while Mr. Ahmed Nura and his team sat with Dora at the reception. Meanwhile, Dr. Williams, who had been at the clinic with the patients since the incident, was bowled over by the International Vice Chairman's sudden appearance when he walked into his office.
“Good morning. Good to see you, Mr. Israel.”
Mr. Israel gave a short but courteous response.
“Good to see you, Dr. Williams. Take me to them.”
“All right.”
They walked briskly to the Intensive Care Unit to see the two people who were precious to him, in coma and with life support machines. He attempted to stop the moist in his eyes from dropping, but it was too late, and Dr. Williams noticed it. After he checked on Val, he turned and faced the doctor who was standing beside him without speaking. But the doctor understood the look and volunteered an explanation which gave him some energy.
“There is nothing to worry about, boss. It is not as bad as it seemed.”
Now, the International Vice Chairman was elated. Then, he walked back with the doctor to his office. They discussed briefly and he took his leave.
“Thank you, doctor. I will see you later.”
“It is all right. Welcome to Toronto.”
“Thank you.”
He walked back to the reception to meet his wife chatting happily with Ahmed, and he announced.
“Let's go.”
They stood up at once, unquestionably, and followed him. Now, the pilots were waiting patiently beside the clinic, so they got in, and they took off. At 4:55 am, they were at the Manor. Now, Ralf and his men rushed out of the underground and took cover at strategic hideouts and waited for the helicopter to land. They were relieved when they discovered that it was the company helicopter. Then, Ahmed and his orderly got off one after the order. Now, the Lieutenant and his men who recognized them at once walked out of their hidings and met them.
“Good morning, boss. Welcome to Toronto.”
Mr. Ahmed Nura who had scrutinized the environment before they landed was pleased with their level of competency. Then he commended.
“Good morning to you. I must commend your level of alertness.”
The Lieutenant, who thought they were discrete enough, was speechless. Now, The IVC got down and held his wife's hand as she got off the helicopter too.
“Good morning, boss. Good morning, Mrs. Israel. Welcome to Toronto.”
The Lieutenant and his men greeted simultaneously. Then, Mr. Ken Israel responded perfunctorily.
“Thank you.”
Dora, who wondered why his jovial husband gave them a cold response, greeted them warmly. Then, they walked towards the main house, but Ahmed and his orderly remained with the Lieutenant. Ken, who felt that they should freshen up before they began their work, ordered.
“Ahmed.”
“Yes, boss.”
“Come with me.”
Ahmed followed at once, while his orderly walked back to the underground with the Lieutenant and his men.
“Welcome to Toronto.”
The Security men at the door, who were oblivious of the problem at hand, greeted cheerfully before they got into the house.