Chapter 8

• Jayda's POV
• I was surprised to find her standing by the door so I reckoned that she was the daughter of the Mafia leader. "Hey Jayda, what are you doing here? How did you know about my house?" She asked with a smile.
• A smile plastered on my face as I contemplated, I didn't want to tell her the truth. I could just lie and get away with it. "Found your address on Google maps." I lied.
• She blinked her eyes severally and finally narrowed them on me. "I never knew that it was possible to find my address on Google maps, is that even possible?"
• I nodded. Who would believe such a lie? Well, she was a kid, it really didn't matter. "Huh, can I come in?" I inquired.
• No, it was rude to ask her.
• This is a mistake.
• "Huh, I have to ask my nanny first." She murmured.
• I was taken aback for a few seconds. "You have a nanny?" I asked her in surprise.
• She nodded and gave me a low chuckle. "Yeah, her name's Hannah." She whispered and ran back into the house leaving me in the corridor.
• After a few seconds, she came out of the house with a young beautiful lady I presumed to be Hannah. "Good day, ma'am."
• I smiled at her. "I'm here to speak to the Mafia leader." I told her.
• She raised an eyebrow in surprise. "From where?" She inquired.
• Lying was not an option. "I'm Kelly's friend." I answered.
• She looked at Kelly before facing me. "You work with my boss?" She asked.
• "No, I'm here for business and I'm also the CEO of a publishing company, can I come in please?"
• I was starting to get impatient and annoyed by her questions. She was a nanny and not a security officer.
• "Do you have an appointment with him?"
• No, she wasn't even going to ask that, was she? "I don't....." My voice trailed off.
• "Do you......"
• I cut in quickly. "Can you just let me into the house? I'm not a stranger." I muttered in a loud voice.
• She cleared her throat before replying. "He's not around."
• I broke into a cold sweat. Was that all she was going to tell me after she asked multiple questions like I was a criminal? All for the sake of my lost car, I had to answer unnecessary questions.
• She somehow read my thoughts and quickly resumed as though on cue, and said. "I'm really sorry." She apologized.
• I stared at her, boiling inside, struggling to suppress the growing urge to whack the nanny across her cheeks for keeping me outside for so long. Then, Hannah spoke again. "Alright, come in, since you're Kelly's friend. I'll explain everything to her dad when he comes back."
• I heaved a sigh of relief and entered the house. The house was a little bit bigger than my house and also beautiful, it was painted in white and had beautiful designs on the walls and ceiling. Kelly smiled as soon as she saw me and I sat down on the sofa comfortably. "I didn't even know you would come here. I would have asked Hannah to cook for you."
• A smile plastered on my face as I looked at the beautiful young girl in front of me. "Thanks dear, I'll be going soon."
• She frowned. "You just came, you should wait for my dad. He wants to meet you too." She explained gently.
• I also wanted to meet him but I couldn't tell them. Hannah had a sad and annoyed facial expression, I didn't want her to be so uncomfortable with me around. "Alright, I'll just stay for a few minutes," I assured her.
• Kelly waved her hands in the air and jumped. "What's that?" I asked her with a smile on my face.
• "I do that whenever I'm happy." She told me and I nodded.
• "Have you eaten?" I inquired and she kept quiet.
• Hannah slanted a look at me. "You're in no position to ask her that question." She murmured.
• "No, you're in no position to tell me what to do." I replied.
• "You're a stranger." She reminded me and my face grew warm with embarrassment. She was definitely right, I was just a stranger.
• "I only took bread and tea, I'm still hungry." Kelly muttered, fear in her soft voice.
• I wrapped my hands around her shoulder and placed a kiss on her forehead. "Alright, I'll make something for you to eat." I told her.
• "I won't let you go into the kitchen to cook for Kelly." Hannah said, her tone left no room for argument.
• For a moment, the only thing I could do was to stay silent. I didn't want a situation that would cause any harm to Kelly. "It's alright, I'm just being naughty. It's not yet time for lunch." Kelly explained with a sweet smile.
• "Really?" I prodded curiously.
• "Yeah, can I show you my dad's picture?" She asked.
• I nodded and watched her climb the stairs to bring the pictures. Avoiding Hannah's stare, I brought out my phone to play a game when a call came in.
• The caller ID showed that it was an unknown number and I quickly picked up the phone. "Good news," The man gushed without even saying hello.
• "Huh, who's this?" I asked, a little bit confused.
• "You can't even recognize my voice, I can't believe this." He said.
• I heaved a sigh of frustration and suppressed a low chuckle. "Who's this? This is certainly not a prank, is it?"
• "You met me at the bar last night." He reminded me and my heart began thumping so hard that I could feel it in my ears.
• It was Nick but how did he get my phone number? "How did you get my phone number?" I asked, partly irritated.
• "Fate does wonders, doesn't it?" He mocked with a loud chuckle. "We need to meet right now." He finally said after a brief moment of silence.
• No, the last person I wanted to see was Nick. I didn't want to see him because I couldn't feel any connection. "I'm really busy right now." I told him.
• "It has to do with your car." He informed me and I stood up.
• My car? Has he found my car? There was only one way to know about the information he had for me and meeting him was the only option. "Alright, where are you?" I inquired.
• "Exquisite Club." He replied and without saying a word to Hannah, I ran out of the house and stopped a bike.
• "Take me to the Exquisite Club." I murmured.
• After I had settled down comfortably on the bike, I remembered that Kelly wanted to show me pictures of her dad but it was already too late. I had to meet up with Nick.