Why deceive me??
34. Abduction

Everyone present bursts out laughing at Mr. Cameron for his stoutness and unbridled manner.

"Just kidding Mr. Cameron," Damon said.

"You are not a stranger to me, Damon!"

You are still just a boy. Mr. Cameron said faking a smile.

Hahaha. I am happy you feel at ease with me. Damon smiled curdling my hand in his hand but I know he was faking the smile.

Our eyes met and he smirk at me. I smiled knowing what his apology meant.

For a few seconds, there was silence only the sound of cool blues being played in the hall.

"Damon " are you going to compete for the bidding of the shares at Laker's industries next week.?

I heard Mr. Cameron ask.

I wasn't expecting Mr. Cameron to act so cool as if nothing had happened earlier. I turned and stirred at Damon, everyone present was anxiously waiting to hear what his response will be. Knowing their long history of rivalry between two. My phone instantly buzzes with a notification of a massage. I unlocked my phone to read the content of the message and who the sender was.

I excused myself and went to the lady's room to read the message sent by Katie.

"Hi Ronnie, it's been a while since we last spoke, my mum, called to tell me your mother is comatose. I'm sorry and will like to help by sending one of the most renowned doctors in the world to come down and check her condition only with your permission."

I was so elated that I couldn't wait for the party to come to an end.

I returned to the hall to see Damon smiling and looking relaxed.

I asked him if he was going to bid for the shares.

"Oh Damon, are you not interested in the bidding war.? Mr. Cameron asked with a smile on his face.

"Who says I'm not interested in the bidding war for Laker's industries."

Next week is gonna be a little interesting for the business world Damon added.

Mr. Cameron's face turned sullen immediately after he heard Damon's reply.

He excused himself and went to the restroom to make a call to his subordinate.

Hello, Mr. Cameron.

"Sparrow, contact your subordinate in the hotel to spike the drink of the lady next to Damon without flaws."

Ok, Mr. Cameron.

"And Sparrow, once she's in the rest room you and Diaz know what to do. Don't leave any traces that will lead to me If not, you know what I'm capable of."

No problem Mr. Cameron. We will carry out the orders swiftly and no traces will be left.

"Take her to the safe house at the abandoned area and wait for the next instructions. Do I make myself clear?"

Yes Sir.

"Then get to work immediately."

Everyone was having their dinner when Mr. Cameron walked back into the hall and gave a sign to a waiter to serve him a plate of food.

I was busy munching the grilled chicken on my plate when a waitress walked up and refilled my empty glass of wine.

Immediately I drank half of the glass of wine, I felt uneasy in my stomach and I excused myself to go to the restroom.

Immediately I stepped into the restroom, my eyes became blurry and I fell and lost consciousness of what was happening in my surroundings. "Jason, be alert of the cameras and move swiftly."

"Sparrow quit bossing me around if you want us to accomplish this task."

Jason, are you threatening me?

Sparrow, it's not a threat but a fact about how you should behave yourself.

If that's all, can we move now Mr factual?

Yes, that's all Mr boss.

"Hahahahahahahahaha, you won't stop amazing me Jason."

Sparrow went ahead and observe the way for Jason to follow behind to avoid suspicion from the people.

I was moved from the restroom to a parked car at the back of the hotel.

"Sparrow, how did you get the extra key to the back door of the hotel.?"

"Jason, only if you will acknowledge me as your boss, I will teach you more tricks on running an underground business without any hitch." In your dreams Mr boss.

Let's move before we attract unwanted attention to ourselves.

In a twinkle of an eye, they zoomed off from the hotel premises and headed straight towards the safe house in the abandoned area of the town.

In the dining hall, Damon waited for me to return from the restroom.

After half an hour interval, Damon went to the lady's rest room but I was long gone.

"Hello, Alan" Damon called his assistant.

"Is Katie with you there?"

"No!! Alan replied."

"She has been with you all this while, any problem Sir."

" She went for the restroom for like half an hour but did not return to my side."

Go to the security post and check their CCTV footage and know her whereabouts. And deal with any aftermath immediately and notify me if there's any progress. On it Sir.

Alan went to the security post and requested the CCTV footage of the hotel. He was lost in observing every detail on the screen.

After about an hour he could not pinpoint her whereabouts, then he suddenly flashed back and rewind the footage to the moment I was offered a refill of wine and the way I walked to the restroom. In the security post, Alan asked the security officers about the details of the waitress who served him a refill of wine.

"Mr. Alan, that waitress is not a staff of this hotel."

"What do you mean by that.?"

"What I'm trying to say is that she's a part-time staffer who only comes in one's while or when the hotel is running short of workers. "

"So to say, you don't have any information about her.?"

"I only know that she's called Donovan and her address is block 23A room 67 that's all I can tell about her."

"That's a lot of information."

"But if I may ask, what's up with all this investigation.?"

"My boss is interested in the waitress and will like to meet her."

"Wow, if you need any more information, free free to ask."

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