SHIMMER'S POV
When I saw my son going to the staircase, he appeared to be in a hurry and I did not like the look of that at all. I excused myself from the ladies and once I was alone, I called Raelynn.
"I'll be right with you, Mrs de Milo. I'm here at the rooftop, I can see you." she said sweetly, and in a short while she was standing in front of me.
"Tell me everything went according to plan?" I asked hurriedly.
"I'm sure by now the video is done. Anisha won't know what hit her", Raelynn laughed and tossed her head to the side.
She took a sip of her drink and smiled sweetly at me. I failed to smile back, for I felt uneasy. I looked around and saw Iris seated comfortably in her seat, so I figured she had not done anything to mess up my plans. Did she even know anything? I greatly doubted it. It was only Raelynn and I in the great plan; and of course Logan, our main actor in the whole movie.
My thoughts were cut short when Raelynn's phone rang, "It's Logan! I think he's ready to leave the room now," Raelynn smiled at me and proceeded to answer her phone.
"All done? Did she enjoy herself?" Raelynn spoke with a wide smile, which soon faded and in its place, a look of worry and fear was planted. I felt like I was going to pee on myself as I listened to her talking, "…what?....you ran off naked?...oh so you managed to take your phone….ok….what? Dylan and Pete?....did anyone see you?....you did what? ...but was the deed done already?....oh no!....where are you now?...."
Raelynn looked pale as she narrated the story to me.
"Oh no!", I could not believe what I had just heard. "I need a break. I need some time alone", I waved at Raelynn, motioning for her to leave me.
"But we need to be together now, Mrs de Milo, so that we assess the damage done; and map a way forward."
"Oh no!" I wailed as a thought crossed my mind.
"What?" Raelynn came closer to me.
"The CCTV!" I told her. "Everything will show on the footage!"
"I took care of that," Raelynn spoke proudly. "Remember you told me earlier on that the control room would be available to me, so when I left Logan in the room with that stupid girl, I switched it off."
"Are you sure? Let's just go and double check, for peace of mind!" I implored.
Without saying anything, I led Raelynn towards the elevator and led her to the main control room. There was no one in the room. She sat down and started typing away.
I excused myself and went into an office next to the control room and after locking myself in, I called Logan.
"Mrs de Milo! Hello, are you still there?" he breathed heavily.
"Calm down and talk! What happened?" I was so angry that if Logan was anywhere near me, I would have punched him.
"Mrs de Milo, Mrs de Milo I messed up…"
"Stop calling my name and say what you have to say! We all know that you messed up! What did you do?"
"Your son caught me. He came in with doctor Rockridge! I am doomed, Mrs de Milo!"
"Did they question you? Did you tell them anything? What did you say?" I could not help but ask a lot of questions, because I was on the edge with anxiety.
"They asked me. I only did what you said I should do…."
"Stop with those long poetic lines! What did you do! Just spit it out already!" I fumed.
"I told them it was Raelynn who sent me ."
"Did you mention my name at all?"
"No, Mrs de Milo." The man sounded very desperate.
"Good", I felt a bit relieved.
"Will I go to jail? Are you able to protect me from being imprisoned? Please, Mrs de Milo! I fulfilled my end of the deal, please…"
"Getting caught was not part of our deal!!" I screamed out in anger.
"Mrs de Milo please! You can't betray me at this moment. Right now I can't go home! The cops will come looking for me."
"Well then go and book into a lodge! I paid you too much!"
There was dead silence from Logan's end. I could tell that he was still on the phone, for I could hear his loud breathing. I held my phone and waited for him to talk. Finally he did.
The fearful, breathless voice was suddenly replaced by a forceful, authoritative voice; much to my shock.
"Doctor de Milo, listen. You want to leave me now? To abandon me at the last minute; after I have accomplished all the dirty tasks that you gave me? I promise not to say your name in this matter, but if the worst comes to the worst, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep that promise anymore. I will tell them everything!"
"No you won't!" I pulled my hair in both fear and irritation! How could he threaten me! I had never been threatened in my whole life; and being threatened by a cleaner at my own hospital was not something that I could take lightly.
"Don't you dare try that!" I shouted at him. When he remained silent, I told myself maybe I had used the wrong approach.
Quickly, I resorted to using a calm approach, and I went on to say, "how much more do you want? I will send it to you now. Tell me the amount, Logan."
Just at that moment, someone knocked on the door. I quickly ended the call and walked to open it.
"I'm done now, Mrs de Milo. No-one will ever be able to retrieve the events of tonight." Raelynn said proudly.
"I hope you're sure about that." I walked past her, heading to the control room. She followed me closely.
"Oh! Mrs de Milo! There's still something else!" she covered her mouth with her hand; her eyes open wide.
"Well say it out!" I said in annoyance. The pressure was getting too much for me.
"The camera!!" Raelynn widened her eyes as she spoke.
"Try and get it! I will head to the rooftop now. Get that camera and bring it to me. I will personally destroy it!" I ordered and she obediently ran off.
Left alone, I went into the office and locked myself in again. Quickly I dialed Logan's number. The phone had hardly gone through when Logan answered, "I thought you had given up on me, Mrs de Milo!", he sounded happy and relieved that I had called him back.
"How much, Logan! Name your price."
Logan cleared his throat and said, "Doctor de Milo, as tempting as the offer is, I am afraid I cannot take it. No money can buy me freedom. I do promise that I will keep your involvement in this mess a secret for as long as I can. But if they break me, I can assure you that you and I will surely meet in those dirty prison cells."
"You will do no such thing, Logan!" I used my most authoritative voice.
"Trust me I will!" He too sounded very serious.