The thought of all that exchanged swirled and turned in her mind throughout the rest of the day, she was all alone in the room, with nothing but her thoughts to keep her company. She was sprawled over the bed, restless. Although he had not outrightly decided not to help her he also didn't say anything that indicated that he would. She tossed and turned on the queen-sized mattress of the luxury suite. The bed was placed against the center of a wall right opposite the entrance of the glamorously spacious bedroom, with top-class hand-carved furniture that looked exquisitely opulent. The complexity of how Ben's mind worked was puzzling to her; he'd beat up a defenseless man in a feat of rage within an inch of his life, and he'd make her do all sorts of unreasonable things, but then he suddenly drew the line when it came to her to make her pull off her clothes. He was unreasonable enough to warrant adding 'sexually exploiting man' to his tags. The scent he carried still lingered around an

She turned slowly to meet the gaze of the person who just called her, it was someone she did not think she'd be seeing anytime soon, someone she'd rather not see even. "Clarice?" she asked." It's been quite some time""I know right?" She tilted her head fetchingly "What are you doing here? " her eyes glistened with curiosity and delight, at meeting someone she hadn't seen in a long while, somewhere far way from home. She embraced Aliyah who was still reeling in the shock of meeting Clarice here. She tried to maintain the look on her face, enough to look glad to see her without giving herself away. "I came with someone actually" she paused "What about you? ""Oh I'm here with my father, he goes nowhere without me these days, he can't seem to let me out of his sight" she quipped Clarice was a close friend of hers, she used to spend most of her time around her when they were younger. "Strangely, you know," she continued. "we've been in the same city for such a long while, and even

"Thanks a lot, Aliyah, thanks for standing up for me, you saved me back there" Viola smiled faintly. To think that she was saved from losing her job by Aliyah, for now, was unexpected but a welcomed development. "Don't worry about it," but it is not even over, If I don't find a way to make something appealing to him he'll still—" she paused, frustration evident on her face. They both knew what was at the end of that statement she was making. "That's the first time I've seen him rethink his decision to fire someone, he must have a soft spot for you."A soft spot? For me? Aliyah almost found herself breaking out in laughter, that was an inconceivable joke, she could not even imagine such a possibility. Never, nothing the man had done so far indicated such. the closest thing to whatever they could have between them was hatred. Nothing more. "I don't think so" she brushed off the idea. "I'm sorry I got you dragged into my mess, I'm really sorry" she apologized, her tone carrying a hint

Aliyah was uncertain if her Uncle would be able to assist cause they had never been in the best relationship with her uncle, but still, he was family—and hopefully, he would be of help to her.'What if I tried to reach him, at least he might be able to do something somehow right?' She thought to herself. Her uncle was a big shot in the political scene as well, a well-known influential man who had amassed power over the years, building a reputation for himself, a reputation which she thought could help her out. 'I should probably find a means of communicating with him first''Uncle Dave might be able to help.' she muttered. Aliyah wondered why she had never even considered that at all— though it was right before her eyes. A sudden realization made the sparkle in her eyes turn dim. Where would she get the mobile phone to make the call? Given that she wasn't exactly graced with options at this point, there was only one person available to get the phone from, and it was none other than

"We are gonna have to deal with that matter later, I Just got a call, my grandfather is in the hospital right now" Ben uttered in a worried tone. "Alright I'll take you there" Levi suggested. They both got into the car and drove off. After a while, they arrived at a private hospital, which was in the city center. Ben walked in with Levi following behind him, he inquired about the room his Grandfather had been put in and was directed there. It was an exquisite room for VVip patients, only those with a connection to the hospital owners were allowed in. He walked into the room, an old man was lying on the Bed while a nurse was administering intravenous drips to him. "Didn't think it would take me being one leg into the grave to see your face again, boy" His rusty, old voice echoed through the room, His eyes darted at Ben who just walked in, and then to Levi who greeted him with a nod. The elderly man possessed bright eyes, spotting a field of gray hair on his aged scalp, his forehe