The Queen: Love's Death || ✔️

Chapter 10: Mysteries

Zeus

Hera went to her office to fetch something and Blade and Bullet were already on their way home. We were going to invite as much of the family as we could so that we could celebrate.

On my way to my own office to check my emails for the last time that day, I came across Jude standing by my door with a package in her hands.

"Jude." I called out to her and she turned around completely to face me and huffed out. The box in her hands was obviously heavy.

"There you are, I was just about to knock with my stilettoes. This thing is so heavy, I can't feel my biceps anymore." She said in a haste while I helped the package out of her hands and felt just how heavy it was. I was amazed at how she was capable of carrying such a heavy thing and not falling over in her heels.

"Is it mine?" I asked while opening my office door.

"Yep." She answered, popping her 'P'. "Came in while you were in the meeting an hour ago. The delivery guy said that it's extremely important." She informed me while fixing her glasses and then making space on my messy table for the package.

"Thank you. Anything else?"

"Yes. Your wife called. She mentioned something about a visit from someone she had never met before. I don't know, she just said that you should call her urgently. She sounded really scared."

"What?!" I yelled in concern for my wife and sons.

"She told me not to intrude on your meeting, that I should wait, but I almost walked in thirty minutes before the meeting ended. I-I don't know sir... but I think that you really need to call her."

"Thanks Jude. Please tell me that's all." I pleaded, hoping that there was nothing else that I'd have to deal with.

"Yes sir, that's everything from my side. I'll go ask Prudence if there's anything else on your calendar that you need to check out."

"Ok."

"Have a good day sir. And please tell Hilary that I hope she feels better." Jude greeted me happily. Her words worried me even further.

"Will do Jude."

Jude disappeared from my office and I immediately called my wife. She answered right after the first ring.

"Are you ok?" I asked her in deep concern.

"Thank God you called. I don't know what happened. He just came to me and asked me a zillion questions which I didn't even have answers to and I became nervous and..."

"... Hilary. My love." She stopped speaking to listen to me, "Start from the beginning."

"Ok. I was on my way to fetch Jason when this guy rang the door bell. I let him in and offered him water. I asked him why he had come and he said that he had come to see Claudia."

"My mother?" I asked in confusion.

"Yes. Then I told him that she doesn't live here anymore and he asked me where she did live. I told him that I didn't know and that's when the interrogation began."