" If you are saying it was an innocent act, what were you doing with that man and why are you talking to him outside the company during working hour?" another director asked the question on everyone's mind.
" Yes , you are right it was during working hours but ..."
" You see! you see what am talking about! She even has the gut to admit it was during working hours, it means he was the one you gave the file too? What a slut!!"
Jerry was fuming with range so also was Matt but they did not say anything . Susan has instruct them not to defend her or say anything , she want to clear her name by herself . Susan smile at the insult was Sophia was gloating .
" Mr James I appreciate your name calling but can you please keep quiet and stop interrupting me? " Susan said again making everyone to look at her as if she has gone but. They wonder who will still keep calm after calling her names.
" As I was saying, I was going to hospital on that faithful day for my monthly checkup ....." Sophia interrupt her again, she suddenly feel like she was on the hot seat. " Am sorry to interrupt you Miss Susan ." She face Mr Robin. " Can you sign this contract sir , I have somewhere important I need to go right now."
" Yes I need to leave this place too, I can not seat here listen to story . " Said some of the directors of TS corporation.
" No one leave until I said so.". Susan voice interrupt them. " And who do you think you are? If you wrapped the CEO around your finger do you think you can control us all?" Roar Mr James again , he hate the gut if her who does she think she is.
" Take a step further and you have yourself to blame." Jerry was just looking with an amused smile, he did not know that his own wife is this capable. Not that he did not know she is strong but it has another feeling seeing her in action.
Mr James stood up while other hesitate, they don't know how James suddenly become like this disrespecting the CEO in broad daylight when he knows how cruel he is. They also are just taking the pain of losing the project out on the assistant but their is something about her that will jot want them to dare her.
Mr James open the door to go out immediately he opened the door, Six hefty looking bodyguards came in. Mr James felt like an ant in front of them with their intimidate aura. He panicked but composed himself.
" Get out of my way ! " He yelled at the men. Instead of answering him he was roughly hold by the collar and suspend mid air. " How dare you open you mouth to command me to leave the way? who are you? " His face was redden due to shorten of breath, anger and embarrassment. He was drop on the floor like a piece of trash making him to wince in pain, he coughed and sooth his neck.
Others looked with their mouth agape not knowing what to say,some others that want to go out to stay glue to their chair. " Why are you.....treating him like this? " One of them that is brave asked after finding his voice. Susan ignore his question but asked her own instead. " Who among you still want to go out?". No one dare to say anything they don't know what will befall them outside or inside this room if they take a step.
" Fine since no one is going out again let's proceed. Let me sound this a a note of warning... I Susan take no shit from no one when you insult the CEO. You can call me names all you want but..... I repeat but I will not allow you do same to Mr Jerry, because he is the most responsible and capable boss I have ever meet. "
Jerry grin from ear to ear, he is on cloud none to see Susan praise him like this. Only God knows how many times he has boast in order for her to praise him but she only ignore him and sneer at him but hearing this from her now make him happy and warm at heart.
Cough ..cough Assistant matt cough to let everyone get back to order especially the boss who was smiling like a fool.
" So as I was saying.... I went to the hospital that faithful day for my monthly checkup on my way I remembered I was holding a file, I was already near the bus stop , I wanted to turn back but I met the young man asking for directions to our company. I directed him , he thank me and help me to hail a cab. .... when I was going I saw the file I forgot earlier , I asked the cab driver to turn around so I can return the file. Matt please play the footage. "
In the footage
Susan cab drive into the company after thirty minutes she has left the company. On alighting she saw one of the cleaner assigned to clean the CEO floor coming out of the elevator . " Oh! thank God you are here . Bella can you please help me to drop this file with Assistant matt? " Bella the cleaner wipe her hand on her uniform to collect the file from Susan. " Sure but what should I tell him? "
" Don't worry he will know what to do if he get it. Thanks tell him I forgot to drop it early , I need to run now. Thanks for your help. ". Susan said and rushed out of the building . Matt pause the video at that place.
" As you can see.....I return the file back to the company but now my question is this? Where is the file? where is the cleaner ? " Hearing this all of them kept silent not knowing what to say, Now they got the gist that something is fishing and they also have the same question on their mind.
They look at the smiling lady before them, they felt ashamed of themselves especially Mr James and Mr Daniel. The truth is like a slap in their face now they noticed she has bandage on her head and leg and she is seating in a wheel chair.
" Miss Susan....am lost of word but all I can say is that we are sorry for wrongly accusing you but if I may ask where have you been, why are you in this state and where is the document we are talking about. " said one of the director. Mr Samson is one of the oldest director in the company. Jerry was very fond of this elderly man because of his wisdom in handling thing and his calm composure.
" Thank you Mr Samson, as I said earlier I said I went to the hospital for check up"...again the projector show her hospital card , appointment and doctors name. They all nodded in understanding but their eyes are showing curiosity they all know the name of the doctor, he is one if the best psychiatrist in the country but they swallow their question and focus their attention on her.
".... I was kidnapped on my way from the hospital.. " immediately she said that their was a dead silent in the room everyone of them was shocked to hear this except some people. Sophia shift uncomfortably in her seat . ' Let me keep my cool, she did not see my face. ' she mumble in her head.
"...unfortunately I forgot my phone in the office so I couldn't call for help. I was kept for days without food and water....and also on the run ....they kept changing base every now and then so no one will catch them . "
" That is absolutely wicked . His could they treat a being like them so inhumane! Who are they did you manage to get their face or any if them ? what do they want from you? how did you escape? are they the one that treat you like this? " Mr Samson fired his question like a machine gun, he was beyond annoyed to see some people cruel to treat this sweet lady like this.
Susan chuckle in answer at his questions. " Thanks for you concern Mr Samson. I will answer all you questions . I don't know them ..." Sophia heave a sigh of relieve hearing that. "..... I did not escaped but rescued by someone. As for what they want .."
She shrugged ".....I don't know but I do heard them talking about this project or something..." hearing this statement all heads turn to Sophia. Sophia was fidgeting on her seat when all heads turn to her.
" It ....was not me....I didn't know anything about it. I don't know what you are talking about. I mean....you know, why will I do that." She quickly said after composing herself, chuckling dryly to herself.