The time was 10:00 pm.
Paigne found her husband William Dravid sitting in the sofa with a glass of wine. He didn't change his dress and Paigne didn't know whether her husband had dinner or not. She went closer to William and said, "What's wrong with you?"
William didn't respond. Paigne got angry and said, "What on earth made you drink wine?" She plucked the glass of wine from her husband and kept it on the table near to the sofa.
"I don't know what to tell Paigne" William said in lower voice.
"Please tell me what had happened" Paigne stressed.
"Where is Kasper Dravid?"
"He is in his room. Don't try to change the topic!" Paigne said. William let out a breath and said, "Yesterday I saw your father extending a gun to Henry. And today..." he stopped.
"Tell me!" Paigne yelled.
"And today I saw Henry returning the same gun to Franklin! It shows that their job was accomplished!" William shouted.
"You mean?"
"Yes. They had killed someone!" William finished. Before Paigne could speak, she noticed some movements near to the stairs. She turned to see what was there. She rooted to her position on seeing it. Her son Kasper Dravid had heard everything!
She rushed to him and said, "Go sleep Kasper. What are you doing right now?" Kasper was still sleepy and he might have woken up on hearing the voices of his parents.
"What's wrong mom?" Kasper asked.
"Nothing dear. You go to your room." Paigne said.
Kasper glanced at his father who was sitting in a sad mood and went to his room.
Paigne turned towards William and said, "Now you go to your room and have a good sleep. You are so tired."
"I have an idea Paigne" William said.
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The very next day William rushed to Franklin's cabin.
Franklin who was wearing a formal dress gazed at William Dravid. He said, "What do you want William?" "I just want to know the truth.�� William said in an angry way. Without getting the permission from his father-in-law he sat in a chair opposite to Franklin. Franklin stared at him as he hadn't seen William like this.
"What truth William?" Franklin asked.
"Who is Henry?" William barked.
Franklin sensed something wrong in William's voice. He took about a minute and said, "He is one my friends."
"What? Your friend? Everyone knew that once upon a time he was a labor in our industry. Then how did he become an industrialist?"
"He is a hard worker. So I gave him the ownership of one of my industries."
William shook his head adamantly and said, "No you're lying"
"What the hell you are talking?" Franklin barked as he rose from his seat and said, "Get out!"
William smiled and said, "You can't take me out of here. You have to tell me the reason why you extended a gun to Henry."
Franklin's eyes widened out on hearing those words from William. He sat silently and said, "What the hell you are talking about?"
"Don't try to be a thespian. I know everything, if you fail to tell me the reason, my wife will be at the police station."
Franklin was taken up on hearing that. He said, "Did Paigne know that?"
"She knew that." William snapped.
"First you listen to me. It's true that I had given the gun to Henry. But he didn't kill anyone. So-" Franklin seemed surrendering but William stopped him and said, "Whom did you wanna kill?"
Sweats rolled here and there on Franklin's face though he was in an air- conditioned room.
"Why do you wanna know that?"He asked in lower voice.
"Just tell me. Or you have to meet the consequences!" William didn't seem convincing at all. He wanted to know the truth.
"Listen up" Franklin said.