18th September 2005,
It was just another stressful as early in the morning I received a call from Richard. My phone was switched off last night and he was worried. So I had to tell him about everything that happened the day before.
I got a long lecture from him, for not being careful and jeopardizing my life. She wanted me to go out again alone and told me to wait for him till he comes back.
I am very happy that I have a wonderful husband like him, who is very caring but when it comes to my work, I'm very dedicated to it and if I have a case running in my head, until and unless I get it solved I will not have a Peace of Mind. So after I hung up I started reading the case files again and tried to fix the zig-zaw puzzle that I had.
And got distracted when my phone started ringing and I saw that it was a call from an unknown number. My private phone number was not available to many people and I wondered who was calling.
I received the call and when I heard the person on the other side of the phone, I was very alert, I had already switched on the record button and tried to listen to whatever the person was saying at the other end.
After hanging up I was not scared but I just smiled and was happy with the way things were going. yesterday I was sure how long will it take for me to catch the culprit but now I know that I would get closer to the killer very soon.
Someone had called me to warn me to stay away from the case that I was handling or my family will be in big trouble.
It was nothing new about it as I get all these kinds of calls all the time but usually it's either at my office or I receive some handwritten mails because my number is not easily accessible to everyone .
I was a little bit shocked and wondered how the killer got through it. So I called the telephone Department and told them to trace the call and tell me the exact location and also to verify the details of the number.
After waiting impatiently for almost an hour, I received a call back from them and they confirmed that the call was made from a phone booth just opposite the Bureau.
I got abruptly and got ready telling my housekeeper to take care of my daughter and not to allow anyone into the house before I left. I did not make an appointment with the chief but thankfully he was there. After I told him about the whole situation.
He scolded me first for taking such a risk, then he called up his most trusted men inside and told him to check the CCTV footage outside the Bureau.
As the Bureau had access to CCTV footage outside its Department, we were able to see it inside the chief's office.
We noticed that a man wearing a dark coat and hat was making the call and it looked like the same one I had seen at the bar that night who is making the call but the worst part was we couldn't see his face.
It was as if we had come to a dead-end, then we saw him walking out and getting into the taxi before heading away.
The chief was worried about me and told me to stay low for someday until my husband comes back as I had already resigned on the surface and no one knew that I was still working undercover.
And the chief was right, if I did something wrong people would get suspicious and here in the CIA Bureau not everyone could be trusted.
I came out of the office hurriedly and observed that Jordan Brooke was staring at me as I walked out of the office. I get irritated when he does that, It's OK for you to like someone but when you know that the person is already married to someone else, he should lay low but the way he stares at me I feel that he still is obsessed with me. I want to go and talk to him but always take a step back because it might create unnecessary misunderstandings.
As I was in my musings, when I was walking out I didn't notice that someone was calling me.
Then I felt someone pat my back. I turned and saw Joey standing behind me with a smile on his face. I smiled back and he asked.
"Emily what are you doing in the Bureau, I thought you had resigned?" he asked curiously.
I just laughed and said. "Old habits die hard Joey and besides if I don't come to the bureau once in a week I get bored in the house. But you tell how long is your notice period?"
"Oh, I have three more days to go. Then I will officially serve you and your company and technically you will become my boss."
"There Joey, you are wrong. I won't be your boss. You will be working under Scott and don't make it awkward as we are still friends. You are too good with your job Joey. Hope you bring some changes to the company. See you around buddy. Need to rush as Callie is alone at home. I am a full-time mother now, so I better do my job properly."
"All right, goodbye Emily." He smiled and walked me to the parking.
When I reached home Callie was waiting for me and the housekeeper told me that she had cried almost the whole evening because I was not there beside her she was missing me miserably.
I forgot about everything and spent the whole evening entertaining her as my daughter was more important to me. Then I called up my mother and son in Budapest and we had a long chat.
After ending the call, I was about to go to the study, when my brother Scott, called me up telling me that he was on his way to meet me. I was very excited because he had gone outstation taking care of the business for me and I had not seen him for almost fifteen days.
It was almost seven in the evening, so I decided to tell housekeeping to prepare some Chinese for dinner as Scott loved Chinese food.
Finally Scott arrived and brought a lot of presents for Callie , Callie was very happy as she was very close to Scott. I had adopted Scott, when he was very young and took care of him like my brother and after my dad passed away I gave the responsibility of the company to him and made him the vice CEO. He was a very efficient guy and knew how to handle the company well.
After playing with Callie for some time Scott said he had something important to discuss with me. I was surprised as he looked serious.
"What happened Scott?"
"Em, I think there is some illegal activity going on in the estate as my secretary informed me that she was driving down the estate that day and saw someone driving inside the gate. The gatekeeper let him in. It was quite dark inside the car so she couldn't see the person. And why would the guard let some unknown person get inside the estate unless it's someone, who visits its regularly. I know that you would not go there unless my brother-in-law was here and it happened in the middle of the night. So I just wanted to confirm whether it was you."
I was shocked at what I had learned from him as the guards in the estate have been working there for many years, so I never doubted that something was going on and anyways it will be demolished soon. And maybe someone might have just come to have a silent night in the golf course. Although it's illegal as it's restricted property now, people do crazy stuff sometimes just for fun.
But Scott had a point, so I decided to go there the next day.
"It was not me Scott but don't worry I will check it." I assured him.
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We had an early dinner and Scott left.
It seems my problems are never-ending. Now I needed to pay attention to what Scott had informed me. After all the estate is in the heart of the city and anybody would want to have a piece of it. I had already received numerous buyers and threats but I had already made up my mind to make a Charitable hospital there. And no one could change my mind no matter what happened.