If he has proof then there's nothing more I can do, am sorry father but this is probably the end of your act, I can't cover for you anymore. "Do you still want to see the proof." He asked me, I was about refusing however am curious to know, just exactly what did father steal to amount to such an amount of money. I try to resist because seeing that evidence would just put me and that old man into a larger amount of trouble, but I can't resist, am curious to see what it is.
Right before my eyes, was a video with my father in it, confidently waking into his bosses office and searching trough his things, and when he found nothing, he reached for his breast pocket and took out a flash drive and plugged it in, I had no damn idea that he even had such experience but then I noticed something, the write up on the walls, Belios, that Belios, that company. I raise my head and take a closer look at the man before me, now that I think about it, there was news that the Belios' had a weak son and fragile, could it be this one, is he Helio? No, he looks nothing like the rumors, fragile my ass, he looks like he's gonna rip my heart out soon. "You're Helio, aren't you?" Now he's done it, to offend someone like him is nothing but suicide. He doesn't say anything and stands still. "That can't be. Father would never do such a thing, besides my father doesn't wok in such company either." Am shocked at the end result, I mean I know the king of man father is, but I didn't think he was this sly, he's right he is a sly fox.
"You've seen it for your self, what kind of a man he is. Why do you still cover for such a man that could cause you to forever be indebted to several people." He signals for someone behind and he hands over a file. He opens the file and boldly reads out the document. "Am sure you know all this, but I'll read it out for you one more time, your father owed an outstanding debt of fifty thousand to the bank in 2018, ninety thousand to his friend Jordan still in 2018, a mind blowing amount of two hundred thousand to loan sharks in 2020, and then, we have me, what exactly went up in that small head of his. He doesn't owe me, he stole from me, and with the proof I have, your father could be in prison for a long, long time." Am speechless, there' no way I can deny any of these charges especially after knowing who that man is.
There was no two way out of this, it was a dead end for both my father and myself. "Is there anything we could do, no I could do, until my father comes back that is?" Somehow I feel like I've made the biggest mistake of my life, a broad grin spreads on his face an urge to eat back my words suddenly occurred to me. That smirk on his face says it all, whatever he's planning, I can tell it's not something good.
At that moment, Beatrice ran right in front of me, coming before Mr. Helios and myself. "Absolutely not, am sorry young man. The one you should be searching for is her father and not her, so am sorry to say but she won't be the one settling the debt but her father himself."
I felt a chill down my spine, the look on his face does not look very happy compared to when he had the grin, am troubled, I can feel it in my veins, if I don't do something soon, everyone here is gonna be in big time trouble. I decide to laugh it off, pushing Beatrice aside to avoid the worse possible outcome. "Let it be, father hasn't abandoned us right, how long can he run, am sure he'll be back. so what do you want me to do." Although it might had sounded as light matter, in truth am damn scared of this man, he looks way to dangerous than the rest of the men.
"Oh that's easy you see, since you care so much about your father am certain he feels the same where about you, until he returns, am taking this house and you as collateral, if he hasn't ran away with my money am certain he would return to find you, and when he does, he knows best where to find me." Oh dear, it's as I thought, this was a bad idea.
The best option would be to decline, if I involve the police then maybe he would give up on this and let me go. "Am sorry, but that's not legal, I have rights."
"And I have them too. I can easily call a lawyer or the police you know, it's not that difficult, it's just a phone call away." With a sarcastic grin on his face, I had no choice but to cancel my empty threat because he was the one wronged, and seeing a rich man like himself, it's certain the would take his side and not mine, top that with my father's previous record and even if the law decides to be fair then I'll be asked to pay it back.
"That would be better for me. let's go with that."
"Although I agreed with your idea I don't plan on involving the authorities until that bastard is found." He rubbed his chin, deep in thought, "but you know your father might never return if I do that. So how about I make you come." I hear a clicking sound, out of nowhere, Helio's bodyguards pull out guns and point at not just me but also the workers, most importantly, Nanny.
"What are you doing? Don't hurt anyone." The workers were all panicked and so was I, I wondered why an Ideal CEO would have a gun and that too pointed at individuals something felt awfully wrong.
"Wait." I hold unto the hem of his suit, I look down the floor because I can't raise my head in this sort of situation. "I'll go with you."
"A wise decision." I hear him say. I felt like a mouse, cornered to a wall with no way out, I felt weak and helpless because I knew I would have to suck up to this man if I wanted my life to become any better or have any peace. "Escort her to the car." He ordered and a trial of men surround me, leaving no room for me to try anything as they pointed a gun at my waist from behind. I dragged my feet slowly as I cursed my father for what I have to suffer. One of the men opened the door to the black tinted Ford car, I look up at my house once again before sighing heavily and leaving with them afraid of what fate has installed for me.
We arrived at his house by night, and since I was tired I didn't get the chance to see how it looked like properly. I followed him inside and we went deeper and deeper into the house, and when we stopped walking, I arrived at my supposed new home. "This is where you'd be staying, I do hope you enjoy your stay here."
Right before me was what seemed like a storage room. It was cold, old and poorly organized with not as much as a bed in there. Does he mean I'm going to be sleeping here, on the floor? I turn towards him and stare at him in a questionable expression. I don't mean to be rude to the man who hasn't handed me over to the police yet, but I had exactly no idea what was going on. "Do you mean, that this is my room?" I asked him.
"What?! Don't tell me that you expected me to treat the daughter of the man who stole from me like a princess do you." I was speechless because it was exactly what I was hoping for, or at least close, but there isn't as little as a chair in here. "You'll be working to pay your father's debt in the mean time as my personal maid, I've called for something to teach you what to do. Just don't expect the best treatment from me. You'll have to work harder if you want to pay off that debt anytime soon. If you do more of a bad job then I'll have no other option than to ask the others to quit while you take over got it, have fun working here, my dear prisoner." He laughed as he walked away.