Chapter 148
"Why do you have that much capital?" This was a question that was gnawing at me. It was not usual for
a government agent to be rolling in dough.
"I have my ways, but rest assured, it''s all above board." He dered with such conviction that left no
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room for doubt. "Don''t worry, and it''s just to see ''Medsafe Liyah Inc.'' through a transitional phase,
nothing illegal."
His answer suddenly made everything clear to me. Surely! It was just to help ''Medsafe Liyah Inc.
through a tough spot. If he were to increase the price, then that would be illegal. I muttered under my
breath, "Why in the world raise the price then?"
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and I nervously twiddled my fingers.
I wanted to ask him a lot more, but just then his phone rang. He pulled it out, nced at it, and nodded
at me, "Excuse me, I need to take this."
Then right in front of me, he picked up the call. He just listened to the other person and replied, "Got it."
After hanging up, he turned to me with an apologetic smile, "Aaliyah, I''ll have to catch you some other
time. I''ve got some business to take care of."
I quickly nodded, "Sure!"
Without hesitation, he got up, apologized once more, and left.
I had no recollection of how I left the club or how I got into my car. I was in a daze, too many questions
buzzing in my head.
I sat in the car for a while before I remembered Catherine. I immediately dialed her number.
The first thing Catherine asked when she picked up with a yful tone was "Did you meet him?
Surprised? Shocked?"
Her question ticked me off. I barked at her, "Catherine, what the hell are you guys ying at? Is this
some kind of joke to you?"
Catherine was taken aback, probably not expecting me to lose my temper. We fell into an awkward
silence. I collected myself and demanded, "Where are you? I''ming over."
Catherine quickly sent me her location. Without another word, I hung up, started the car, and headed
straight to her. I was thinking of the stuff and I needed to clear the air with Catherine.
When I saw Catherine, she was looking at me cautiously. The more I thought about it, the angrier I
became. I plopped my purse on the coffee table, sank onto the couch, and red at her.
She covered her face and said, "Why are you so worked up? Is it really necessary?"
"When did you get involved with Ronan? " I cut straight to the chase. "Don''t beat around the bush. Just
spill it, or we''re done being friends." Iid down thew, then grumbled, "You guys have been toying
with me like I''m some kind of fool. Is this fun to you?"
"Calm down, Aaliyah. I''ll tell you," Catherine conceded, trying to lighten the mood, "We''re not gonna
stop being friends, are you serious?"
"Say it." I maintained my frosty demeanor, "Who does that to their best friend? Mess with me?"
"Technically, he contacted me first," Catherine said, looking at me, "And it was a year ago. I got a call
from Ronan out of the blue. He was trying to gather information on you and seemed quite anxious at
the time."
"A year ago?" I was slightly puzzled.
"Yes, around the time when I came to visit you but was turned away by your housekeeper, who
informed me that you were abroad," Catherine exined earnestly as if she feared I wouldn''t believe
her,
"I couldn''t reach you on the phone, and after trying everything else to get in touch with you, I was at my
wits'' end. So I ryed the information to him. He made it clear that as soon as I heard from you, I was
to inform him immediately."
I let out a sigh of frustration.
"He had your departure records checked then and found your details, but there was no trace of you
abroad. He suspected something was amiss that maybe you never left the country and were still in
Goldenvale Town. He called again, repeatedly emphasizing that I inform him the minute I hear anything
about you."
Catherine''s revtion left me dumbfounded. I had no idea this had happened.
"And then?" I pressed.