Black somehow knew what was about to happen and took action immediately. He took another route, his plan was to block their way so he could rescue Ava before it was too late. He called Alex to inform him of his plan.
” Mr Alex, I think things are about to get dangerous ” He said calmly even though the situation was anything but calm.
Alex flew from his chair in panic ” Get dangerous?! Why?? What’s happening?! ”
Black sighed ” It seems the guy is trying to take Miss Ava to heaven knows where and I need to stop him before it’s too late. I’m not fully armed at the moment so I need to stop this before it gets out of hand ”
Alex nodded ” Good good ” He said but his heart was in a race. He couldn’t think well as the only thing in his head was saving Ava by all means, keeping her safe from the bad guys.
” So what happens now and how will you go about it without startling her or making it obvious that we know their plan? They may become dangerous if they get any hint that we’re well aware of their plan ” He added worriedly.
” It’s fine sir, I’ll handle it ” Black assured him and added ” I need you to text Miss Ava now to play along with anything that happens. Also, tell her not to breathe any word of it to her friend. Faking a call and giving out the address of where they are will also help ” He concluded, sounding very confident.
Alex nodded again, even though he knew Black couldn’t see him ” Okay, I’ll do that. Please bring her back to me unscathed, and stay safe too ” He said and hung up.
He knew Ava would be confused when she found out that it was a text from him and would wonder how he got her contact but that was the least of his problems. He hoped she would be able to maintain a calm composure when she read the text. Things could get messy if her friend caught a whiff of their plan. Sighing, he successfully sent the message and waited for some sort of reply but it never came. He reassured himself that she was fine.
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” Pretty please? ” Ava begged and pouted but Hunter paid her no attention as he continued driving. He laughed lightly to put her at ease but Ava could see it was all fake.
He looked stressed, she thought and wondered what was wrong with him. She then asked if he was okay and he had said Yes. Ava of course, didn’t believe but she pushed no further.
” I promise I’ll not… ” She started to plead with him but her phone beeped, which made her stop abruptly.
Hunter took a quick glance at her. He had also heard the notification sound.
” Oh who’s this? I don’t… ” Her voice trailed off when she read the message. All the pieces of the puzzle had been finally put into place now, she thought and remembered how Hunter had been acting strange to her.
” … Have this contact saved on my phone ” She finished, immediately catching up on what was happening and tried to play along.
Hunter stared at her briefly and once again, concentrated on driving ” Who…? ” He started to ask but Ava realizing what he wanted to ask, cut him off quickly as she faked a call.
” Excuse me please ” She said and placed her phone to her ear ” Hello? Oh Jack! Got your text, what’s up? ” She didn’t say anything for some seconds and looked thoughtful.
” Uh… We are almost at Creston highway. Is everything okay? ” She waited for some seconds again and then feigned a confused look.
” Maggie?! What happened to her? Jack?? ” She shouted into the speaker but the line already went dead.
Hunter cleared his throat ” Is everything okay? You look disturbed ” He pointed out.
Ava smiled within herself and tried her best to look worried so as to confuse Hunter ” I’m not sure, Jack was telling me about Maggie when the line suddenly went dead ” She relaxed back on the seat and closed her eyes, her heart pounding.
Yes, she did it! She had managed to fool Hunter. She didn’t want to think about all of these until it was all over. Else, she might lose her composure and be tempted to confront him.
” Who is Maggie anyway? ” He asked carefully.
Ava pretended to look a bit surprised ” I haven’t told you about Maggie yet?? She’s one of the sweetest people I’ve ever come across. I met her when I started working in the mansion and we do almost everything together. She works in the kitchen ” Ava smiled as she remembered the fond memories she had made with the old lady.
Hunter nodded ” I guess you two have bonded so well, judging from the way you talk about her warmly ”
” Of course, she is a mother figure in my life and a friend too ” Ava told him and smiled.
All of a sudden, the car came to a halt and Hunter muttered a curse under his breath. A car had speed up from behind them and was now blocking their way. The driver got out of the car came to them in a hurry. He deliberately went to the driver’s side and stared at Hunter.
” My deepest apologies sir, I was told to escort Miss Ava to the hospital right now ” He said quickly and showed them some sort of ID card.
Ava flew out of the Carin haste, pretending to be surprised and Hunter followed suit by coming out of the car too.
” Hospital?? Why? ” She asked in fear.
Black seemed to feel reluctant to break such news to her but he eventually told her ” Miss Maggie is in the hospital and… “