Chapter 36
It was morning again and another day to be precise.
The first ray of the morning sun shone through the window directly to Lisa’s eyes. She groaned softly and made to turn to the other side of the bed when she felt she was on top of Alfred’s body.
“Oh my goodness!” She muttered softly and quickly stood up from his body. Luckily he was fast asleep. She quickly walked out of the room.
She rested her back on the walls and placed her hands on her chest as she felt her heart running a marathon race.
“Oh my goodness!! I can’t believe I slept in his arms” she said, breathing heavily.
“Calm down Lisa, calm down ” she said to herself trying to console herself. She couldn’t explain how she was feeling at that moment.
She walked away from the door to her room . She took her bath and wore a simple gown. She walked inside the kitchen where she met Andrew holding a glass of water staring at his phone like he was in shock or something.
“Hey, Good morning” Lisa said and Andrew looked away from his phone.
“Hey” he said and dropped his phone in his trouser pocket.
“You’re awake” Andrew said and drank from a glass filled with water.
“Yeah” she said in reply
“How about Alfred?” Andrew asked as he dropped the glass cup on the kitchen canter.
“I think he’s still asleep?” She said
“What? Asleep ? No wonder” Andrew asked in shock.
This was the first time in how many years he’s heard or witnessed Alfred sleep this long. He couldn’t believe his ears.
He walked out of the kitchen to Alfred’s room there he met him coming out of the bathroom with his towel tied around his waist.
His face looked as cold as ever and he looked like someone who wasn’t drunk last night.
“Your secretary called me. He said you’ve not been answering his phone calls”
“I was asleep when he called,” Alfred replied in his cold voice as usual as he walked towards the wardrobe and brought out the clothes he was going to wear.
“Have you heard the latest news?” Andrew asked
“Mr Hector is dead ” Alfred said as he wore his clothes. He wasn’t surprised he’d heard the news already. This is Alfred we are talking about here.
“Yeah, he was murdered by an allerged adopted daughter. According to the so called witness she was the last person Hector was with before he died”
“We all know Ria is the murderer” Alfred said
“Yeah, and it’s all over the news. They’re in search of her. Her picture is all over the internet” Andrew said and brought out his phone.
“Did they talk about the part Hector kidnapped her mother?”
“No,” Andrew said, operating his phone.
“They are not going to find the girl. They can try all they want” Alfred who was finally dressed wore his wristwatch and tightened his tie. Andrew moved his eyes from the phone and stared at him. He wondered why he was so sure they wouldn’t find Ria. Does he know something that he doesn’t know about? , he asked no one in particular.
“I’ll be going to the office now. Make arrangements for grandma’s burial” he said with his voice as cold as ice and with that he walked out of his room.
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Months later
After grandma was buried Alfred became more cold than usual. He would wake up in the morning and go to work without eating, come back from and go straight to bed.
Lisa who hasn’t seen him for up to a month now wondered why he’s so scarce. She knows he must probably be going through a lot right now. He only asked her to come to his room thrice and since then he hadn’t called her.
He saw the looks on his eyes after his grandma was buried next to her mom. He looked depressed and down. He felt weak and since then she hasn’t seen him not even once.
The only person she’s been seeing was Andrew and she has always asked about Alfred, it’s either he replies he’s gone to the office or he’s in his office or probably his study room.
She wondered if he had even been eating? She felt so worried about him. And then a feeling always aroused whenever she thinks about him. These feelings she couldn’t explain, like she misses him or it’s probably the feelings of pity because he’s lost he lost his grandma.
Suddenly, the memories of the other day came running into her head. How she had slept on top of him. She felt her cheeks heat up immediately.
Just then she heard a knock on her door, it was Andrew. He’s been coming to check on her every now and then. Lisa had noticed something about him, the way he stares at her most times but she felt it was nothing.
“Hey” Andrew said as he opened the door and walked inside the room.
“Hey” replied Lisa, plainly.
“I haven’t seen you since morning so I decided to come check on you” Andrew said smiling and Lisa smiled at him in return.
“Oh that’s nice of you” Lisa muttered softly
“Can I?” He asked as he was about sitting on a small couch in Lisa’s room. Lisa joined her lips together and stared at the couch which was filled with some of her clothes she had washed yesterday.
“I’ll clear it first” Lisa said and quickly stood up from the bed in a rush and started packing the clothes. Just as she was about moving with the clothes in her hands she felt her legs slip and just as she was about falling to the ground she felt a hand grip her from behind.
“A…ndrew” Lisa called out to Andrew who was lost staring at her and still holding her by her waist. She felt kind of weird.
“Oh my goodness!! Sorry” Andrew said and let go of her but then again she slipped and then trying not to fall she held Andrew’s clothes and they both fell on the ground with Andrew on top of her.
Andrew felt an exciting feeling rush through his veins. He bit his lips as his eyes came in contact with her red lips. Forgetting the fact he was lying on top of her.
He couldn’t control himself anymore, he couldn’t resist it anymore. Just then he placed his lips on hers and kissed her and immediately the door to Lisa’s room burst open revealing Alfred.
TBC