The Chairman was silent for longer and the intensity of the tension in room skyrocketed. Even men and women at the oval table were exhibiting potential anxiety signs, like some sweating in beads in a well air conditioned hall. Some had shaky feets or fingers, few were blinking faster than normal, very few were calm.
"Okay, we will continue this investigation from here, we will get back to you when we are done.." The Chairman ended the video call and switched his focus from Victoria to the ten members who received the funds.
Victoria took a deep breath immediately the call ended, she literally just remembered that she was not breathing until the call ended.
"Hmmmm...That man aura is strangulating".
Groaning and stretching, Black who had been pretending to be asleep woke up, he scanned Victoria's face and asked,"Who were you talking to?". "I heard you mumbling, is that work?".
"Huh, No...I mean yes. It was a work meeting and just about some few technicalities. Not really a big deal".
Victoria stood up from the bed and went for her laptop on the table. She sat down, opened the laptop, powered it on and impatiently began typing on the keyboard.
Black went to her kitchen and fixed for the both of them a coffee, this time with no milk.
Black sat on the bed, which was on the opposite side of her location, he was facing her, while she was backing him. He ensured she was in his full view where she can be easily monitored. After ensuring safety, he typed out some prompts and sent it to Echo.
He was connecting to Echo with his phone, which would make Echo detectable for possible tracking. Unlike his laptop, his phone does not have the IP protection. But since he would not be using more than ten minutes with Echo, he hoped that BlackPool security and tech team have not been able to develop a device that can locate him with lesser time.
Well, that was a gamble.
Time was money, and BlackPool had a tonne of it.
After affirming that Victoria was not looking towards him, he continued typing.
As he typed, his mind became occupied with thoughts. Some of these thoughts were dismissable, but some lingered.
And the ones that lingered were the most trivial, the most creepier and even the most disturbing.
It seemed like the matter of the heart required more attention than the matters of the mind. But they have no answers, they have no substance, yet they were unyielding.
Questions like,
'What do I make of this...?'
'Am I going too far with her...?'
'Should I stop this and just make my money in peace...?'
'No, I can't. Even Echo will turn against me... and that will be the last position I would want to be ever...'
'But these people will keep looking for me...I can not disappear for long...'
'Was Echo right all along? Do I have feelings now...?'
'Well, if we count the dates, movies and the romance... but she is not serious right? She was just having fun with me till she leaves right...?'
These were the bugs disturbing his head. Sometimes images of her adorable smile flashes in his head, other times, it was her dottiness over him. Her body language were all full blazing green light.
He was not confused about her, he just was not sure if he should fight her along with BlackPool members, or he should tell her about his true self and probably save her.
"But what if she does not want to be saved...?"
"What did you say?" Victoria asked looking back towards Black. "I thought I heard you say something.."
"No, Nah. I guess I was just thinking out loud. It is no big deal". Black replied
"Are you thinking about me...? You better be because when I am done with this.....I am coming to feel your warmth on that bed". After pausing for a moment, she asked "I look beautiful this morning right". Looking at Black with a puppy dog face.
Black could not help but laugh at her cuteness. He did not answer her question but his mind was on fire. They were raging with spectrums of emotions.
'Gosh, she is so adorable..'
'But why does she have to be on this side of the battle...'
A string was pulling him towards her, the affection, the feeling, her femininity, the sex. She was so receptive during their make up sessions. These were the knots that ties.
Then there was another string, pulling him hard, and away from her. The revenge, the imminent betrayal, Arthur's mission, and BlackPool.
'This is a dilemma'.
After giving it some thoughts, Black made up his mind and stood up. He had to tell her, he thought he should. Maybe not everything, but something worthy enough to make sense.
He went towards Victoria and wrapped his strong arms around her chest, and planted a kiss on her neck. Victoria was unaware that he was coming, so she was startled at first, then she snuggled into him and felt like she should disappear into his embrace.
The atmosphere got hot and both of them started tracing hands along each other's body. Then it switched up even higher and became steaming hot.
While resting, Black spoke, "I think I should tell you something..."
"What is that?" She answered sleepy.
"What I want to tell you is about....."
Victoria phone rang, and she stretched to pick it. Seeing the caller, her eyes instantly cleared all form of sleep and she became sober.
"I am coming babe, I have to pick this call privately.." Victoria said standing up to answer the call elsewhere.
'Babe???' Black sighed.
Victoria went outside to receive the call and she was surprised to hear what she is currently hearing. She thought Laven enterprise was a fail-safe corporation. But right now it seemed that BlackPool had contacted Laven CEO and negotiated a deal with him.
A deal enough to make Laven enterprise breach their legal terms of confidentiality.
A man voice was on the phone with Victoria. The man had explained how BlackPool had contacted him and paid him some huge amount of money into his account. How they had promised to invest in their stock, and also how they promised to become partners.
These offers were too huge to dismiss, and the fact that it was coming from BlackPool, the biggest financial institution in the world meant quadrillion worlds to Laven enterprise and opportunities like that are 0.00000001%.
All these just to reveal the identity of just one person.
The identity of the said person was important to Laven enterprise as it was important to BlackPool. But band for band, BlackPool is more than all Laven investors combined.
"So are you saying you have the documents of William Junior and you are ready to hand it over to me?" Victoria asked in disbelief.
"Yes, It has all been arranged. You can come get it tomorrow.." The voice over the phone answered.
"What about now, can I come get it now ?" Victoria asked.
"No, You can not. I have to hand over the document to you myself. No one else can know or should know. So tomorrow, 9am. I will be expecting". The call ended.
Victoria was tapping her phone on her palm. She was anxious as she was excited.
She would be done with her work here soon.
She would have a panel of cartel to answer to soon about the unexplainable money.
She would also have to leave Jos, and that means, "Urrghhhh".
Black who had been eavesdropping her conversation on the phone was shocked.
"Laven enterprise sold me out...."