The air in the room was bing unbelievably stuffy; the guard could barely breathe. Nicus had been silent for the past one minute since he exined to him what he had seen. He didn''t know whether he was angry at him for talking in the first ce or he was angry at the Miss because his expression was too scary.


    Nicus could not exin how he was feeling; he felt a bitter taste at the back of his throat and his heart was beating at an unusual pace, something that had never happened to him before. He pulled his hands into fists as he tried to control himself;


    ''''Where did this happen? '''' He asked after pulling himself together. His voice was profound and his eyes were dark.


    The guard stepped back reflexively; he didn''t want to tell him, he was already so angry; he would surely explode if he told him he saw them in front of thepany;


    ''''Are you deaf?! ''''


    Nicus yelled and his voice vibrated through the room; the man did not wait another second, he quickly answered.


    ''''It… was in front of thepany, Boss. ''''


    The words of the man resounded in his ears; it was one thing to sneak to see a man, and it was another to meet him in front of hispany!


    Wasn''t she scared? Or did she just want to rile him up?


    ''''Get me the CCTV footage, now! ''''


    ''''Yes, Boss. '''' The guard replied as he scampered out of the office, closing the door behind him.


    In the next thirty minutes, a knock was heard on his door again.


    ''''Come in. ''''


    Nicus said, and the guard pushed the door open and stepped in quietly. He walked to the table and dropped a USB drive on the table, and then he stepped backwards. Although he had told him the truth, he had not told him the full truth.


    The truth that she had kissed the man and not just being ''close'' to him. If he was this riled up because of what he said, what would happen when he saw the footage?


    He pitied the youngdy and just prayed within him that his boss would not transfer his pent up aggression to him.


    Nicus picked the USB sh drive from the table and immediately connected it to hisptop; the guard shut his eyes as the room grew quiet. He could hear the air conditioner loudly in his ears. It was over five minutes, yet his Boss had said nothing; his eyes opened slowly and just when he nced at him, he said in the most grave tone he had ever heard;


    ''''Get the other guards, search for this woman and bring her back home, make sure I don''t get there before you, else you all are sacked. ''''


    Nicus gaze were still fixated on hisptop but the guard knew better than to wait another second; he immediately fled from his office without another thought. Nicus sat still, watching the video repeatedly;


    To think she would have the guts to kiss another man in front of hispany!


    Didn''t she think of the consequences of her actions if someone had seen her? She had really pushed him this time and she should be ready to face the consequences!


    He didn''t care what she did with her life but the fact that she was his for these months, he wouldn''t tolerate such behaivours.


    Nicus felt his anger rising in his throat until he could take it no more, he mmed hisputer close and stood up from his seat, picking his phone from the table, he tookrge strides out of the office.


    Fredrick had seen the guard flee from his boss''s office, and he wondered what had happened in there, the next minute, he saw Nicus walking out like a wounded lion, and he immediately shrunk into his seat, he wondered what had made his boss that furious.


    …


    Adrian held Tiana''s hand in his as they walked into a restaurant.


    ''''Adrian, you know this is a public ce, what if someone sees us? ''''


    Tiana asked, looking around for any familiar face.


    Adrian chuckled;


    ''''There''s nothing to be afraid of, those people are from the wealthiest families, do you think they''ll stoop so low as toe to this low restaurant? ''''


    Adrian asked, arching his brows.


    Now Tiana thought about it, he was right. None of Nicus''s family members coulde to such a restaurant. It was fancy though, but not fancy enough for people of their status.


    A light smile warmed her lips; she immediately put her arms around him;


    ''''How did you think of that? ''''


    She asked; her eyes bright and the initial fear were no longer visible. Adrian ruffled her hair with his hands;


    ''''See, anyone could think of that, you just have a slow brain. ''''


    He said amidst little chuckles;


    ''''I don''t have a slow brain! '''' Tiana whined, pursing her lips;


    Adrianughed at her expression, and he immediately gave in.


    ''''You win; you don''t have a slow brain. ''''


    They sat down on a free table and the waiter came to take their orders.


    ''''I have good and bad news. '''' Adrian said out of the blues, after they had eaten.


    Tiana''s eyes widened when she heard what he said, she dropped her fork on her te and stared at him keenly;


    ''''What? What news now? ''''


    She asked nervously; wondering what he had to say to her.


    ''''Hey! It''s not so bad; I''ll just be going away for a while.'''' Adrian exined, taking her hand;


    Tiana''s expression grew pale,


    ''''Away? You said nothing about going away, what is going on?''''


    She asked, getting confused by the second;


    ''''Tiana, I''ll be going to another city, we''ll be in touch on the phone, I promise. ''''


    ''''What happened? Tell me what''s going on? ''''


    She asked again, her voice getting louder and her face grew worried;


    ''''It''s the hospital. '''' Adrian sighed, his lips tightened as he formed the words in his mouth;


    ''''They want me to leave. I''ve been transferred to a hospital branch in Amsterdam… ''''


    ''''What? Amsterdam? That''s so far away! God, Adrian! ''''


    Tiana eximed, tears clouding her eyes;


    ''''I''m sorry, but I promise toe visit when I have the chance, and when you are finally released from the contract, we can be together."