The detective, his colleague, the female cops and the doctor took turns in looking at the photo in my phone and the chocolates in the room.
"That's it"the detective confirmed it.
"Jake, come with me"detective Williams said as he walked out of the lab.I loved the way he say it.
Immediately I followed him.
We got to his office.
"Now, listen to me.I don't trust the my former boss not even a little bit.now I know why I got a sudden promotion to canada.do all you can to avoid him, just incase he comes back to tell you he's going to help you.from the look of things mr Joseph and his wife are prestigious people.to get them, we need strong evidences.so your going to America first thing tomorrow morning visit Joseph's hospital.my boys are gonna be there tonight.when you get there what ever you find give me a call.am gonna take care of your hotel and flight bills, but now just tie the laces of your shoe properly cause your coming with I and my assistant."he snatched his car keys from the table and opened the door for I and his assistant to walk out first.he didn't have to foot my bills I owned five hotels of my own here in canada.
We got into his vehicle and drove back to the hospital so I could get my car, fortunately for us the same time we got to the hospital was the same time the nice doctor and a man with some helps were taking doctor kyle's body to the mortuary.and there the nice doctor hit us with the last piece of information.
"hey I think you should know this." And I nodded
"Kim's mother wasn't here alone, she was here with a woman"
"Do you know her name?"
Detective Williams asked
"No I don't.but I can recognize her, anyday anytime, anywhere"
"Can you please describe her"pleaded detective Williams .
"Yeah, she's tall, quite pretty, looked like one in her middle 50's, she's a Nigerian"
While he was talking the detective was putting down some notes.
"Thank you doctor, once again mr Tom and sorry for your loss."oh so that was doctor kylie's husband.the man only nodded, while the helps rolled the corpse into the truck and they zoomed off.
"Jake do you know whom this friend of aunt Nelly could be since you know her a little too well"
"No, I don't but this call might help"I quickly bring out my phone from my pocket and call my mum.
"Hey mum how you doing"
"Son, I miss you.Am not fine .when are coming to the house"
"Soon mum.I'll be home soon"
"You better be."
"Sure.uhmm mum about aunty Nelly do you happen to know some of her other friends especially the ones in canada?"
"Really? You called me to ask about Nelly again!!! Jake what's going on?
"Mum please I'll explain later but for now I really do need your cooperation, just help me"
"Promise you'll explain"
"I promise mum, I'll explain"
"Well We did have some friends after college, Theresa, olivia and Cinderella and after marriage we splited but am very certain none of them are in Nigeria, I sort of lost touch with them but am sure Nelly always kept in touch, those are the only friends I shared with her.I really haven't met her with other close pals since then"
"Mum do you have their pictures?"
"Yeah sure it's in our old photo album at our house in Nigeria.any problem"
"Mum I need to see those pictures.somehow you need one of your servants to fly up here with it.by tomorrow morning and I promise to explian the second I return and mum please not a word to Nelly if you love my life.you need to trust me.and keep our little discussion to your self."
"This just got scarey.make sure your here tomorrow.I'll get suzzy to bring it over.please take care of yourself okay"
"Alright mum. Bye"I ended the call, and smiled at detective Williams.he totally understood what that meant.
"Alright Jake, Am glad I met you.I guess your the hunting weapon.ensure to get back to me.have a nice night, and please wait"
He rushed towards his car and brought out a fat envelope, am guessing it's the money for my hotel bills and flight bills.well who am I to reject a kind gesture.
"Take this"and he winked, like giving me this money meant nothing cause there's more from where that came from.I humbly collected the cash and waved them good bye as they zoomed away.
Immediately they left I jumped into my car and zoomed off to one of my hotel cause I really needed to get some sleep, but right now there's a whole lot of things in my head Kim's condition and now doctor kylie's death!if those couples are actually behind all this then I promise they won't make it out of jail alive.
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I wouldn't call it excitement nor sadness.the feeling is just in between, sort off a lukewarm thing.I watched my wife pace around the room from side to side while cindy sat on the sofa drinking a cold fruit juice.I just couldn't think straight anymore.everything was upside down.
"Joseph I think we should run away,yes.let's go to south Africa and cool off for a long time.after all you've got a hospital there too"
She was right.I did have a hospital there but leaving too soon may arose suspcion and cause tongues to wag.
"That's a good idea but we can't do that soon, maybe after the burial we can travel."
Was it something I said?, cause now cindy's really starring at me and now she's about to say something.
"What burial?, for all I know the burial has already taken place.all you have to do is go back to America an spread the badnews once they fall for it, you leave town immediately."
"Wait, let me get this straight.Are you saying we should tell our friends and family that we've burried her already at india?" Cindy nodded sat upright and stared into Nelly's eyes.
"Yes, just tell them she was getting better at the hospital and that, the day you were supposed to bring her out of the hospital.you sent a driver to pick her up because you were not feeling okay.and on their way they had ghastly motor accident which caused the car to explode.she was completely destroyed, so you guys just gathered up her pieces and burried her immediately.as simple as that".
What a woman, cindy was full of idea.now I know why she's not even married.
"Joseph cindy's Idea is brilliant.I think we should get some mourning clothes, move to America tomorrow and begin to spread the news.the sooner we do that the sooner we live town."
Sure, the plan was a good one.we immediately rushed to the mall and picked up some black clothes for the mourning period.
I think I and my wife needed to see a priest so he could pray for us, and this guilty feeling I kept getting everytime could leave me alone.
