Chapter Fifty
Money Is Evil
Third Person POV
He stepped out of the car with the other police men, he looked around and signaled his men to follow him. As soon as she saw the man, a tear dropped from her eyes she became unconscious of herself as she watched them coming her way.
The police saw her standing there dejectedly, so they went her way. She could have been a suspect but looking at her appearance, they doubted that. The older detective went her way and asked,
“Miss, is every thing okay?”
She didn’t mind them as she had blanked out as images flashed through her mind. The man swept his hands in front of her face and she came back alive.
“Miss, what happened to you? Were you attacked or something?” One of the police men asked.
She shook her head but realized the situation she was in so she quickly nodded. The man she knew didn’t recognize her, and there was nothing she could do about it but leave without saying anything to him.
“I’m sorry but I got robbed of some money I took from the bank here. It was for some business partners but unknowingly to me, they were fraudsters. ” she said looking downtrodden
“Sorry about that but what are you doing here with a bag of money meant for business?” asked the older detective.
“I was told to meet them here for the business. They were still inside when I came down to go home please hurry up maybe you see them. ” she said frowning.
The older detective ordered them and they ran upstairs intended to catch the thieves. It was left with the man and the woman down there, he had one hand touching the gun in it’s hold and the other holding his cap. She looked at him with tears streaming down her eyes and holding chest, she didn’t know what to say to him after meeting him after a long time. She asked him,
“Please how are you doing?”
He looked at her questionably but then said,
“I should be asking you that after all you are the one that’s being robbed. Don’t cry too much for your lost because you know money is not everything, just be happy with your family loving them and you will be peaceful.”
“Always giving advice, I guess he has been doing just fine. ” she said scoffing.
“What did you say?” he asked after hearing her whisper to herself.
She knew if she isn’t careful she would leave the man in doubt’s so she said,
“Ah!! Nothing I was just spitting nonsense.
You like advising right? You know money makes the world go around. Now that they’ve stolen all my savings, how do I take care of my children? They won’t be happy anymore.”
He bowed his head as pain flashed through his eyes and with a frown on his face said,
“Money is evil because it makes man greedy and that leads to their end in life. I am a witness of what money does to human, my daughter lost her life because of it. She kept money ahead of her life and now she’s no more. Being a prostitute was the last thing I expected of her, but what can be done? She’s already gone. Now that I’ve made enough to last her a lifetime after all the struggles I passed through. I had worked hard and I’ve been paid of it, not through deceit but good will.”
Another tear dropped from her eyes as she whispered,
“Your daughter is still alive, and still away from you because of money. Even though she’s standing right in front of you now, you couldn’t recognize her. I can’t turn back time, my mistakes have killed me even though I’m alive. Forgive me Dad.”
The men rushed down the stairs but came empty handed, but one of them had a box of cigar in a transparent rubber but she doubted it could do anything. They looked at the woman and said,
“We didn’t find anyone in any of the rooms, it seems they’ve already left from another way.”
She breathed relieved and said,
“Please I will leave it for you to investigate the issue but for now I need some from this emotional trauma. Can you believe they pointed a gun at me? If they had shot me in the face, I believe my own father wouldn’t have recognized me after my death.”
She looked at the man and asked,
“Would you have?” she looked at his badge and asked,
“Mr. Godfrey Scott?”
“No I wouldn’t…… ” he replied
He asked her to go to her room, and he would be back to her after he had finished freshening up. She agreed and went to her room, after thinking for a while, he took his contact list and started making calls.
“Hello Doctor Martin, I would see you in an hour please make sure I meet you at Mutate hospital. Thank you”
He called another doctor and said,
“Hello Prof. David, I would see you in Mutate hospital in an hour get ready.”
He continue calling till he called ten doctors but he didn’t tell them the reason he was meeting them in the short notice and none of them asked why.
He called the maid to help Sheila get dressed and take her downstairs.