"Ah!" May tilted her neck left and right, a crackling sound following from her actions. "Nothing like a good workout to keep you fresh for the day. Thanks for this!" She waved her sandwish at Kareena and took a huge bite.
"You call doing a number on Asher a workout?" Kareena stole a glance at her as she drove out of the compound.
"Mmmf! Why do you not have a breakfast menu?" May glared at her friend with a mouthful, earning a shrug from her. "Oh, and he blocked them."
"Asher blocked YOUR punches?" An amused chuckle escaped Kareena's red lips.
"I went easy on him", she admitted before sipping on her coffee. She had a whole meal in her lap as she ate.
Kareena shook her head at this as she peeled her eyes on the road. It was still very early in the morning so she expected little traffic compared to the time she usually went to work.
Speaking of work, she expected May to be disciplined with time especially with her line of work but alas! She didn't even have time to have breakfast with her and was now eating in the car.
"Please tell me you're not like this at the base", Kareena's forehead creased with worry.
May smiled knowing what her friend meant. "No, but it's like my body knows when I'm not at work."
"But this is work", Kareena pointed out.
"It's different."
"It is different."
May understood Kareena's words. It really was different from the usual. "Why do I get the feeling Miss Quinn put us up for the job because she likes Tommy boy?"
Kareena sighed and shook her head, even May had seen through that woman. But now, it no longer mattered. She had taken on the job. She pressed on the button to activate her car computer.
"Blackrose on command. Miss Hunter, welcome."
"Blackrosie, how are you girlie?" May smiled at the computer.
"I am functioning just fine, Miss Hunter."
"Connect to Flame", Kareena spoke.
Beep. "Establishing connection... Successful."
"Good morning boss!" Frankie's excited voice resounded in the car. "I see you're still on the way."
"Mm. Send me the footage of the incident", she said.
"Hey Frankie", May chirped in quickly.
"Hey! Right now boss? I had everything prepared to show you and Mr. Walker. He wants in on the investigation, this is about him anyway. His words, not mine."
Kareena's brows went up before they relaxed. "Right. Remove the footage from what you've prepared and send it me instead."
"Huh?"
"She means we don't have to show and remind him the traumatic things he went through last night", May clarified.
"Oooooh", the girl seemed to understand when realization hit her. "I guess I got the wrong idea last night, I thought you didn't like this guy. This is very nice of you boss!"
May shot Kareena a smug smile. She was not the only one who noticed it. Kareena ignored her and focused on the road.
"Done!"
"Thank you Frankie. We'll speak to you soon." The connection was terminated. "Blackrose, autodrive."
"Transitioning into autodrive."
May used her pinkie to tap on the screen and played the footage. The two girls kept concentrative faces on the screen.
Frankie had put together footages from the Met Gala venue leading up to the incident. Claude left the venue with his bodyguards on tow through the back exit. Three of his cars had lined up in a mini convoy.
Kareena could see why the whole world went crazy over this man. He looked like he had just stepped out of a magazine even in the poor resolution security footage.
The man disappeared into the car and the entourage drove off. The video transitioned into a chaotic scene. The camera angle was probably from one of Claude's cars. Two black vans swooped in in front of his convoy.
The vans doors were pushed open and armed men brought out guns and opened fire at them. The two girl's brows rose simultaneously at an immediate curious sighting.
"They're not covering their faces?" May looked at her friend, befuddled. The men did not bother to wear masks or anything to conceal their identies. "They're quite fearless."
Kareena's brows knitted at this as she crossed her arms against her chest. This really was starting to feel like no ordinary case. As the footage progressed, the girls picked up on more peculiar sightings.
"This is weird. Almost as if...." May looked at Kareena with a knowing gaze for the umpteenth time since the footage started.
The latter nodded in agreement. She disabled autodrive and floored the accelerator with her red sandal heels. "We need answers."