"I'm doing alright Phoebe," Skylar said to Phoebe through the phone.
"I really want to come over there but the drug lords are proving hard to catch," Phoebe said in a frustrated tone.
"I'm sure you'll handle this case just fine, if not dad wouldn't have entrusted the job to you" Skylar assured her.
"I wish you were here, it'd be so easy to catch them " Phoebe sighed.
"I think there is a mole in one of your men because anytime you get a clue on where there are hiding they just disappear without a trace. It seems they are one step ahead of you. Try to find the mole first, I'm sure the rest will sort itself out" said Skylar coolly.
"I didn't think of this. I think I know who the mole is, I've been having this weird feeling about this guy" Phoebe told Skylar. "No wonder you're the confraternity's favorite, you always think outside the box"
"Hurry up now, you have a lot of chasing to do. I'm sure it'll be so much fun " Skylar said earning a chuckle from Phoebe.
"How's the plan coming along, any clue on how to find evidence against Sylvester," Phoebe asked, this time her tone serious.
"Not yet, but he took the bait, I'm just waiting for him to submit his business proposal" Skylar revealed. It was no secret he was in La to hunt Sylvester.
"It's gonna be fun to watch Sylvester crumble by our very own Skylar," Phoebe said in a lighter tone.
Clark came in to see Skylar on the phone. He guessed it was one of the Fishers' seeing as Skylar's voice was ever so warm. No one apart from Phoebe and Mr. Benedict would get such a reaction from Skylar. Maybe Linda.
"I'll call you back, take good care of yourself and dad as well" Skylar ended the call upon noticing Clark's presence.
"I've cleared the last floor and prepared the special exit for you at the company. No one else is to use the last floor except for you and your secretary." Clark said as soon as Skylar got off the phone.
"I'll be needing no secretary. I'll do the most I can while you do the remaining", Skylar deadpanned making Clark sigh in defeat. Coupled with the work he has to manage at the confraternity and with the number of businessmen he had to be meeting daily, he already had so much on his plate. He was on the brim of tears.
...
Diana kept looking at the picture she had taken of the man in the hotel. He had forced her to delete it, but he didn't recall that there was such a thing called trash, and Diana by all means retrieved it. She recalled Pauline's advice of trying to see if the card had the right details.
"Where did I put the card?" she murmured as she rummaged through the stuff she took to the party. "Found it!" she exclaimed as she pulled it out from the purse she took to the party.
She dialed the number for the first time but it failed.
She dialed the second time and it still failed.
"One last time," She said to herself, and with this, she dialed the number again for the third time.
Already prepared for disappointment, she was about to hang up the call when a voice sounded.
"Hello," Skylar said as he picked up the call. He didn't want to pick up at first but after the unknown caller kept calling he remembered he gave his card to Diana.
Diana could not believe she was hearing this dude's voice again. She thought he'll only be a fragment of her memory but look at it now, they are talking on the phone!
"Errrmmm..." Now that he had picked up the call, Diana didn't know what to say.
"Are we going to be listening to each other breathing or are you going to say something and stop wasting my time?" Skylar said as a matter of fact.
"Do you have time to meet up?" Diana said hastily not giving him any chance to hang up.
Skylar expected that she'll request for this and he didn't mind it one bit.
"I don't have time for unimportant persons but, If we are to meet up you have to go by my rules," Skylar said as he sat upright on his chair. 'This is gonna be fun he thought
"What rules?" Diana asked quite surprised as she thought they will be meeting somewhere at a cafè or a restaurant.
'seems like he had other plans
"Well there are only a few" Skylar started "No one should know you'll be meeting me. I'll send someone to pick you up at an address I'll forward. No one should come with you. And most especially no one should know my identity. Our meeting should only be between us."
Diana wondered if meeting someone these days required such secretiveness. Different assumptions ran through her mind, she didn't even know when the call was cut off. She picked up the card to check for his name and she was shocked to discover that he was the almighty Skylar Fisher the whole business industry has been raving about.
She now understands why she needs so many requirements just to meet him. 'He said he didn't want anyone to know I'm in contact with him, but I've already told Pauline and Paula' she thought to herself.
"Well, I didn't tell them the card details are genuine" She shrugged and walked to her bed. "He's not only handsome but rich and powerful as well. I have to make him fall for me" Diana squealed rolling on her bed from the excitement.
...
Diana woke up to a text message from an unknown number giving her an address. She was told to be there by noon. And now was ten-thirty AM. She had only just two hours to prepare if not her opportunity to meet this Skylar guy will be lost.
She hurriedly bathed and did her after-shower routine and by eleven - fifteen she was ready to go. She had just forty-five minutes to be at the said address.
Since she just returned from Germany, she didn't know much about the directions to the address so she took a cab. Luckily for her, she reached on time and a car was waiting for her. She recognized Clark as he came down from the car to open the backseat door for her. She knew him as the guy from the party so she trusted him a little bit.
Two guys were in the car, one in the
passenger seat and the other with her at the back seat. The one in the back seat blindfolded her once the car started moving.
"Why did you guys put a blindfold on me?" Diana asked defensively.
"It's for safety precautions, miss Diana" Clark answered politely.
Diana understood that Skylar wants to keep a low profile but this was too much. If he agreed to meet he should also trust that she'll keep shut. But she didn't say anything and just kept quiet throughout the ride.
The car came to halt and Diana knew they've reached their destination. They removed her blindfold and allowed her to come down.
For someone as rich as Skylar, his house was quite simple and elegant. It was a two-story contemporary house. Just like any other contemporary house, Skylar's house had lots of glass, open floor plans, and inventive designs. Without elaborate ornamentation and unnecessary detail, the exterior features a dynamic mix of contrasting materials and textures, exposed roof beams, and low-pitched roofs. It had a very large garage filled with different kinds of cars. It also had a very large garden with beautiful and colorful flowers that were well trimmed. The house was located with lots of trees surrounding it; 'maybe it was inside the forest' Diana thought as she could not see any other house around.
"This way," Clark said as he led Diana into the house. Once you enter from the entrance, you will be greeted by the spacious living room, which is adjacent to the dining area. The kitchen also has a separate room and is connected to the service area of the house. A toilet and bathroom and a smaller bedroom were situated in the ground floor area. The house was painted in all white giving it this majestic look. The furniture were all in white and grey.
The designs and color of the house
showed that a masculine character is the owner of the house. The only thing of color around are the flowers in the garden, the rest were darker colors.
Linda welcomed Diana warmly from the door. "Oh you are so pretty, are you Skylar's girlfriend," Linda asked as she offered Diana a seat. Diana blushed at this but she did not refuse either.
"Have we met before?" Diana asked when she got a clearer look at Linda's face. It was quite wrinkled from the one she remembered, but the resemblance was there.
"I don't think dear" Linda hurriedly said before she scurried out of the living room.
"I'll go let Mr. Fisher know that you've arrived," Clark said as he went to the study to call Skylar.
"Miss Diana has arrived" Clark informed Skylar who was rotating a rollerball pen between his fingers.
"I'll be right there," Skylar said staring intently at nothing in particular.