Sharon's Pov
It's been a month since Rose started seeing the guy called Blake. I wasn't happy with whatever it was they were doing , although she looked very happy and satisfied with it. There was something about him which I could not get my hands around. I felt he wasn't bad ,but at same time I knew there was something fishy about him which we didn't know about.
Rose was so blinded by her love for him that she failed to listen to me. So many times I urged her that we have him checked properly and be sure she wasn't making any mistakes at all. My dear friend was completely blinded by her love and tried picking up a fight with me whenever I brought up the topic.
I looked through the window of my office and saw her being dropped off by Blake with a flashy car which he claimed belonged to his boss who he worked as a driver for. The happiness she had while she waved goodbye to him after alighting was one I was happy with ,but at same time scared of.
Blake had no idea that Rose was a married woman. When I tried discussing with her to know what she intended to do about and if she was going to let him no about Sammie, she only shoveled that conversation off so many times.
If Blake got to find out later on , I was so sure that he would be so disappointed in her and might never forgive her for keeping her marriage as a secret. There was no way I would betray my friend, by telling Blake that she had something to hide, besides I felt that he also was hiding something.
I know that he had helped me so many times after the robbing attack with alot of things, but something just wasn't right with him. I had to call Rose to reason with me and asked her some questions about him which she couldn't answer and didn't care asking him.
Sammie wasn't a person I could be proud of, but I wasn't in support of Rose's new attitude towards her marriage. I watched through the window as Rose said goodbye to Blake and got into the restaurant.
I had told Natasha my waitress to inform Rose that I had wanted to have a word with her in my office as soon as she comes in. A knock came on the door and I was sure that Natasha had delivered my message to Rose.
" Come in ", I said as Rose walked in with so much smiles on her face. If only she knew that what I was about to say wasn't what she should be smiling of.
I told her that we really need to get to talk and I could see that her countenance changed immediately. Rose was a very sensitive person and she knew me very well especially when I wanted to say something that wouldn't be of great pleasure to her ears.
she never told me that she wasn't ready for my discouragement between her and Blake and that's all she wanted from you was to support her and make her feel happy about what she was doing. I told her that there was no way I was going to make her feel happy about what she was doing, which wasn't right.
she started to urge me not to say anything, but there was no way I was going to take myself away from telling her the truth. she was my friend my best friend for that matter and if there was anyone who should let her know that what she was doing wasn't right that should be me.
I had to remind her that what she was doing wouldn't be good for her no Blake. if you got to find out that she was already married then she would have a lot of things to lose especially his trust which I was so sure he was over the building in her.
I had to tell her that if there was one thing she should never break between herself and whosoever was to be her good friend then that should be trust. it will be better for her to tell him the truth. she was so mad at me for saying that stating that there was no way she would let him know and that if she did that she had a lot to lose.
"What do I stand to loose if I tell the truth, no I can't, I would die if he leaves me".
"You are married Rose! Don't you get it?".
"Married to an abuser Sharon! Also get that!"
Her response left me with so much shock and at this point, I knew that she really wanted to be with his guy. Even though my fear was towards what Sammie would do if he found out, Rose's happiness was more important to me than anything.
As soon as she was done talking she worked out showing that she was so angry and wanted me to support her in whatever choice she have just made. I had no other choice than to take whatsoever decisions she had just made for herself. I need that there was something about Blake which I couldn't place my hands on and if my friend really wanted to take the risk of being with this guy then I had one last duty to do.
I needed to find more informations about him know where he was coming from and if he actually was a driver to the rich or your company money talked about in Greenville. so as soon as the restaurant was closed at night I had to follow him after he had finished his name at the restaurant. I took a cab with love to the royal courts yard.
I wondered what you was doing there but I guessed that may be the man he worked for was lodging there. as soon as he got to the gate he hold and the gate was opened why he drove in and it was shut. if it was really a driver then he would have to park the car and maybe come out to fight this will become my thoughts. I waited for so much time but he never came out.
it was already getting late and there was no sign of black coming out from that courtyard. I had to leave but I promised myself that was coming back the next day and I was really going to find out the reason why he didn't leave the place that night.
I got to my house that night and I couldn't sleep I kept on thinking of him. I thought what if he was an imposter or what if he was using the identity of someone else. this would mean that my friend knows her just falling for a fraud. there was no way I was going to let her get herself in so much trouble I was indeed going to verify who this guy really was.
I had to pick up my phone in order to make sandwiches after it clicked in my mind that the day the police people came after the robbery that's one of them had actually recognise them but he had silently signalled the man not make any noise about it. it was either that he was a criminal or he was a big guy hiding under the umbrella of a driver.
Scrolling through his name on my phone I got to in his full name, but could only see the pictures of the ladies he once said we are his sisters. little lady supposed to be princesses and this god very confusing for me as I couldn't get any other for the informations about who he really was.
All these made me determined to find out what he was actually hiding. i returned to the courtyard where I had seen him enter the last time I trailed him home. I had to wait outside to see if there was anyone I would see and ask some questions about him to.
It took me about thirty minutes before I saw someone coming out from the courtyard. he was dressed in the clothes of a servant and I immediately thought it was to approach him full stop if it was a worker in there then it was very possible he would know who black was very well. I immediately called and see him and he stopped looking at me any kind of unsecured way.
I knew I had to address him immediately and let him know that I have no bad intentions in mind but only came to ask some questions about all of their workers first time I told him that I wanted to know more about Blake and the look he gave me was a very confusing one.
he immediately told me that there was nobody with the name Blake working there. they went for the to tell him that Blake happened to be a driver and that I was so sure he worked in there as I had seen him get into the courtyard yesterday. the manoj to me to stop my investigation and she had no idea who I was talking about.
He explained that the courtyard belonged to the Royal family as New Orleans and it was only by the Prince who had just returned recently to spend some time there. it would be best for me to stop my investigations as I could be penalized for intrusion into the courtyard.
it immediately clicked on my mind that Blake might be the prince and as soon as I tried asking the man more questions about the said prince who are just arrived he refused talking to me and left me there standing.
I knew it was time to leave as I didn't want to cause any further issues right there. I knew exactly what I was going to do and that was for me to keep monitoring Blake especially his every movement which he makes once he leaves the restaurant. I knew that if I kept on monitoring him there was no way I wouldn't be able to get invited informations and who exactly he was and what he was trying to do in Greenville.
I quickly returned back to the restaurant, Rose wasn't there then, she had just stepped out to get a few things that we needed. As soon as she returned, I had to call Rose to tell her what I had found out about Blake. I explained to her that I was so sure that Blake wasn't working at the courtyard for anybody and it would be very necessary for us to find out what exactly he was doing and the town.
She couldn't believe me ,but instead got angry that I was trailing his movements , which she explained as being a disrespectful act. I explained that whatever I did was for her and it was to ensure that she was totally safe from any attacks of any kind.
She told me that she understood very well that's all I did was just for her safety but she didn't appreciate the fact that I had to monitor him just because of her. she reminded me that I and Blake had just got to start talking very well and if he found out that I was monitoring his movements then he will be so mad at me and that could lead to another misunderstanding.
I understood very well what she meant by that not at the same time as safety was very important first help I know she was trying to run away from the truth. it was her first time falling in love with a guy and she didn't want to get to know if he had any bad approach towards her.
my friend was already blinded by Love and she wasn't ready for it to be destroyed in any way. I promised her that he wasn't going to find out if I was monitoring him and that really pissed her off. she told me that she wasn't concerned whether he would find out or not but all she wanted was for me to stay off monitoring whatsoever he did.
I had no other option than to promise her that I wouldn't trail him again and I would stick to the restaurant business. she was so happy to hear that and we both went ahead with our duties for that day.
Even though I knew I had just made that promise to her I just couldn't be at rest with myself. all through the night I kept on rolling and whenever I saw Blake visit something kept telling me there was something about him that we really needed to find out about.
He claims that he worked for a boss yet he drove his car to the restaurants anytime he wanted and I was so sure that he never took any permissions. There was no way a driver would have enough time to spend the way Blake did, and the way he dressed showed that he was of high status.