Gina tried to recall where she had seen those eyes but nothing came to mind.
The police finally dealt with all the bodyguards, they went Inside the building and saw Mr Fern and Mr Walter on the ground close to a heap of stuffed animals, they were both bound with ropes. The police looked around but they could not find anyone else, even the man in black had disappeared. He left before the police came into the building.
When Gina saw that everything was solved, she wanted to leave. She held her breath and tiptoed away from the scene. Gina went back th same way she came in, she jumped over the big wall but this time she did not have any difficulty because she knew what to do.
" phew, what a long night. I'm really tired, I need to go back home and get some rest" Gina said while stretching her body. After going through such an exciting event she felt tired both mentally an physically. She remove the scarf from her face and exited the alley.
She took a taxi back to her house.
" it was such a long day, and I had so much fun. I wonder what other adventures I can go on tomorrow." Gina said with a smile when she got on her bed and was about to sleep.
Gina woke up late the next morning since she did not need to go to school. She freshened up an went downstairs. She wanted to prepare breakfast for herself, but she suddenly remembered that she did not have enough ingredients to make a meal. She wore some clothes and went to the grocery store that her father had a share in.
" oh good morning Gina, how are you"
The woman at the counter greeted Gina when she entered. She was a middle aged woman and a good friend of Gina's parents, she was also the manager of the grocery store.
" Good morning miss Anna, I am fine thank you" Gina answered the woman.
" let me guess, you're here for more food supplies. ". Miss Anna said with a bright smile that made people feel comfortable around her.
" yes you're right miss Anna" Gina answered
" Go ahead, pick what you want" miss Anna said.
Ever since the death of Gina's parents, miss Anna had never seen Gina look sincerely happy. She always had a blank look in her eyes and her aura was lifeless. She gave of the feeling of a walking corpse, that's one of the reason she never had any friends.
Gina picked out the ingredients that would last her for at least a week. After picking out the things she took them to the counter.
" will this be enough for you" miss Anna asked Gina while she packed the ingredients in a big bag
"yes, this'll be enough fo this week" she answered and took the bag from miss Anna.
"thank you miss Anna" Gina said before turning to walk away.
" your welcome, see you soon" miss Anna said as she waved Gina goodbye.
Gina quickly took the groceries to her house because she was very hungry. But upon reaching her house she noticed some people waiting in front of the door. From afar she couldn't exactly tell who they were but she had a speculation. When she got closer she confirmed her speculation. The people at her door were no other than her relatives.
They were her father's older brother and his wife. After the tragic death of Gina's parents, Gina's paternal uncle and his wife tried numerous times to take away all her father's fortune that was left behind but they failed. They often came to Gina's house under the pretext of caring for her, but their main aim was to manipulate Gina into giving them money, but Gina always saw through their schemes.
Gina's uncle knew that his younger brother had saved up more than 50 million for his daughter and he was very jealous. Ever since they were little, his younger brother had always been better than him and always got all the praises. Gina's uncle thought that his younger brother owed him for taking away all his rights and praises, that was why he wanted to acquire his younger brother's wealth.
" aunt, uncle, good day. what brings you here" Gina asked with a pretend smile that didn't reach her eyes
" Gina, my good neice. Can't we just come visit you to see how you're doing" Gina's uncle said with an equally pretend smile
— now that I think about it, I wonder what happened to all my dad's wealth after I was sent to prison—
" so aren't you going to invite us in, we are not young anymore so we can't stand for too long" Gina's aunt said .
— so shameless, but I wonder what tactics they'll use today—
" sorry for my bad manners, pls come in " Gina went ahead to open the door.
She went to drop the groceries in the kitchen, by the time she came out her aunt and uncle were already seated.
They sat like they were the owners of the house, Gina saw how her aunt and uncle's eyes shone with jealousy and greed as they looked around the house.
When they both noticed that Gina was back they acted normal.
" Gina, come and sit with us, we want to discuss something with you" Gina's uncle said
" ok" Gina sat down on the sofa opposite her aunt and uncle
" what do you want to discuss uncle" she asked feigning seriousness
" Gina, I'm sure you know that your cousin, Michel, is already done with high school "
Her uncle said
" yes I do, he finished high school one year ago, am I right" she asked
" yes. And I'm also sure you know that he wants to study robotics "
" yes I know " she answered
" the thing is, we do not currently have the funds to pay for his tuition and we were hoping to borrow some money from you and pay back later " her uncle said seriously
" uncle, what makes you think I have such large amount of money" Gina asked with a raised eyebrow
" I know that my brother saved some money before he died, pls help your family " her uncle said in humble and pleading voice
" uncle, I would have given you if I had the money, but sadly I have used all the money " Gina said in an apologetic tone
" what.. how could you use all that money!! " Gina's aunt exclaimed and stood up abruptly.
" honey calm down " Gina's uncle tried to calm his wife, even he was shocked, he did not, believe that she could use all that money.
It has been 4 years since the death of her parents and they had never in those four years seen her buy any luxurious things.