Angela✓

Chapter 14 : The Black Van

The next morning, he went out again when he entered a huge industry of machines and workers.

"Excuse me, mister",he pattered his shoulder when the guy turned his gaze towards him.

"Yes?"

"Manager? Are you the manager?"

"Yes, that's me, tell me what happen?"

John took a deep breath before speaking as the sound of the machine was loud in the air.

"I am a journalist. I'm writing an article on the dying mill industry and the abandoned ones that are still functioning. The mill owner, Mr Harry Lodge? I want to talk to him. Where is he?",he asked.

"Oh, he isn't here yet"

"Huh?"

"He isn't here yet!",he screamed louder.

"Okay okay I see. Where is his office?"

"First floor"

"Huh?"

"First floor!"

"Okay, but where is the first floor?"

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John was inside the owner's office searching for some information in the files. He couldn't find anything concrete but he kept searching in the other documents when a man came behind him. John turned his back as he could feel his presence when he faced the owner, Harry Lodge.

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"Father Martin, we have a warrant. We are going to search Brown's house. Will you come?",Sandra asked as she faced Martin.

"Um..I don't know I.."

Sandra quickly turned her back and tiptoed downstairs with the other officers leaving Martin all stunned.

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"Did you ever felt that your father could do such a thing?",Sandra asked to Liza while standing with her crossed arms.

"He loved Ronnie a lot.. I just can't believe this..why would he do such a thing?",replied the mother in confusion while sitting on the bed.

"Honestly, I've never came up with such strangest cases like this during my whole career"

"But are you sure he's the one? Because I just don't get it. Since I returned, everyone pointed that he has been missing the moment you came here",asked the father of Ronnie who were back in the last few days.

"Just a minute",Sandra said and left both the parents in their room as she noticed Martin staring at her.

"So you decided to come?"

"You left me with no choice, Sandra"

"I doubted that"

"Mr Mike?",she called out for the Father and the latter came.

"Yes?"

"What is your opinion about Mr James?"

"Honestly, I don't know much about him but all I know is that he worked somewhere in the Gulf. He didn't attend our wedding either. But yes, he did come when Liza was pregnant. By then, I was already posted in the North-East and I would only come during the holidays. There was not much interaction",he explained.

Sandra stared at Martin when the father continued:

"When Liza told me that he will stay with us, I thought it was okay since I hardly stay here and if someone stays with Liza during my absence, it will be good for her"