đ„° SHADES OF ROMANCE đ„°
Episode 18&19
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I drove over to Ring road, picked up Joe and furiously headed to my gas station. We discussed the job at hand as i drove. His answers were cool and encouraging, just like his appearance which was very intimidating.
I cried out on getting to my gas station where my tanker burned uncontrollably. Firefighters and my staff were busy, desperately trying to put out the raging fire.
I almost collapsed, watching an investment that cost me millions of Naira burn.
âoh Tony you will pay for this. You must surely payâ i swore with my heart while tears freely fell from my eyes.
âoga you shouldnât be crying publicly. At least the gas station isnât affected. The body of the tanker is still redeemable, itâs just the engine and driverâs corner that is on fireâ Joe said quietly, trying to calm me. I simply hissed and eyed him.
The fire was finally extinguished about twenty five minutes later, but the level of damage it created was quite shocking. The Tanker was just a shadow of itself. I couldnât get myself to look at it.
After settling with my staff and firefighters who saved the day. I headed out to confront Tony. I was ready for a showdown. The anger in me was capable of killing him.
There wasnât any doubt he hit me where it hurt most. Of course he was clever going after my tanker, something he knew i valued very well.
A business man survives and lives for his business. Take out the business and the man behind the business is vulnerable to bankruptcy, poverty, hunger and death.
âhope you have something on you?. Hope you are armed?â i asked Joe as i furiously drove to confront Tony. He looked at me with surprise.
âno sir, I wasnât expecting to start work todayâ he stammered.
âbut you do have a gun?. You have weapons?â i asked curiously.
âyes sir. I have a licensed pistolâ he answered carefully.
âgood we are going to get it. So how do we get to your house?â i asked, stopping my car in a corner. He breathed deeply and stared at my cold face.
âoga what are you trying to do?â he asked.
âwe are going to confront the guy who just burnt my tanker, but first we must go get your gunâ i said seriously. He shook his head, his face growing pale with worry.
âsir iâm not an assassin. I took this job because you wanted a bodyguardâ he stammered, while i scoffed.
âiâm not asking you to kill anybody. We are heading to my enemyâs house and itâs logical as my bodyguard your weapon must be with you to protect meâ i answered sharply. He shrugged with a shoulder.
âsir seriously with the mood you are in. I fear the worstâ he murmured carefully.
âi need the direction to your houseâ i barked.
âfine drive on and take right when you get to the junction aheadâ he said slowly. I gave him a searching look, drew back and drove on.
I wasnât going to let Tony destroy me because of a woman. I had to man up and beat him once againâŠ.
To be continued
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