Soon the news spread like wildfire as it lit up the houses of the vampires about the death of Mr. Foster's daughter lady yanvie.
Walking through the hallways steady with a hint of nervousness, 0kes now stood in front of the good curve door of Vernon's study. Gathering enough intrepidity he knocks on the door to hear the stern voice of his master. Getting in the study, he bows his head "master Vernon sir Tobias is here ".
"bring him to the drawing room" with his undivided attention.
"yes, master" blowing his head again not letting his eyes curiosity too far.
Tobias who was sitting down in the lavish parlor room as could not help himself as he touch the table that held a sculpture of a silver eye. He had visited the Lewis mansion a few times but every time he came there was always something new to the eye. Wanting to feel the statue again, he heard the panicked voice of the butler.
"sir tobias!!" he hurriedly walked to him "let me show you the way to the drawing room " pointing in that direction.
"Okay..." slowly retrieving his hands.
"would you like some blood," the butler asked.
"no am fine, thank you"
Okes did not ask him again as guests should know where they belong. Placing his hand on the doorknob he turned to the vampire "sir Tobias with all respect please don't touch anything till master Vernon arrives, lady Ophelia won't be happy to find any of her items damaged". Not sparing another second in the room he turned the knob and left.
Vernon soon joined him in the drawing room, to find Tobias well organized not going about to satisfy his curiosity. "Tobias working on weekends looks like the pressure is much," he said with a chuckle going to seat opposite him.
Standing up "master Vernon," he said bowing slightly. "councilman Zephyr sent me here, it's about Mr. Foster, the case is getting out of hand, and he threaten to ask the high house for help".
A smile appear on his pale lips "it was about time he did, considering a man of his caliber won't just sit and watch his daughter not getting any justice".
"and that's not all he will also find the council for their incompetence to find the murderer"
"That's the list he could do? "
"yes, sir" Tobias did not know why but he felt that master Vernon was happy about the news.
"the case is a dead end Tobias not until the foster tells us the full story "
"full story" Tobias questioned. " What other story master Vernon? ".
"From what I have found out, lady yanvie was not on good terms with her family as she was being forced to get married". Such selfish people he thought to himself. "apparently the fosters are going low on wealth and their lucky tickets were marrying their daughter out ".
"you mean that their money is running out, but that is impossible," Tobias said a little bit of puzzle.
Everyone knew the foster they were one of the affluent families in the vampire society for many generations even the Lewis family's wealth did not hold a candle near them, so how could this happen?
"not is impossible Tobias, they have been spending extravagantly for years, and as if it wasn't enough Mr. Foster and his wife are both obsessed with gambling so it makes more sense" Vernon responded with a straight face.
"do you have proof about this master Vernon? "
"do you think am speaking out of baseless fact mmm tobias"
"of course not, it's just that I don't see how this is connected to her death "
"That's why you need me to point out these few things that both you and the council are ignorant about" he brags "am going to ask Zephyr for the foster's account details and also those who lend them money after I have verified it they will come begging for us to drop the case because they won't what their reputation to be stained" because to vampires their position matter most to them than anything else.
"are we going to close the case after that" looking at the vampire in front of him?
"no," he said with a firm voice tilting his neck"it's only a trap that will have them confess about what happened".
*******
In another mansion far more beautiful than the Lewis mansion light whispers of a woman's voice were heard from an enclosed room.
"the high house foster are you out of your mind what if they find out what happened that day" a vampiress putting on expensive clothe said her eye with held guilt in them.
"if I don't it will only make us look more suspicious that we did not take action" foster reasoned with his wife.
"suspicious, we did not kill her and neither are we responsible for her death. " the woman said."I told you not to report her missing".
"Just imagine I did not what were we going to say when they question us about the body"
"We could have just made up a story that she was on her way to visit my sister"