A NIGHT WITH HIM Episode 89 – 90 by Azeemah Salami

A NIGHT WITH HIM Episode 89 by Azeemah Salami

“Get me my pistol and one of you should throw her in the back of my limo” Ethan said angrily.
“Please wait…” Christiana who has been standing behind the door walked into the living room.
“I did it..” She said and there was silence.

Everyone turned to her and Irene’s mouth fell open.
Her eyes glistened with tears, knowing Christiana hadn’t done anything,she was trying to save her.
“Mrs Irene told me how much she loved my voice whenever i sing to her,i was about to record myself singing so she’ll listen to it anytime I’m not around to sing to her because she told me how much she missed my songs while i was off for a day. We were about doing that before you came in to get her Mr Ethan and i guess she was so excited to meet the guests that she forgot to exit the app” Christiana said, sounding so convincing that Irene almost believed her herself.
“Yes..yes,that’s it” Irene quickly said, wiping her tears.

Ethan looked remorseful as he dropped to his knees before her.
Christiana picked Irene’s phone.
“Irene..I’m sorry” Ethan said, touching her arm but she jerked his hand away.
“I can’t believe you still do not trust me” She said, looking angry as she got to her feet.
“Irene, please I’m so sorry. I thought Alex was right when you didn’t say anything to defend yourself . I thought you wanted to betray me” Ethan said, looking at her pleadingly.

Alex was shocked to see Ethan act like a dummy before Irene.
This lady is a witch! She has enchanted Ethan the way she did to Harold.
This is just unbelievable.
“I couldn’t defend myself because i was still so shocked that our accomplices turned out to be Alex and Marie but you didn’t even give me time to recover from the shock before ordering them to throw me in the back of your limo. What were you going to do to me?” Irene asked.
Her body still reeling from the shock that the accomplices turned out to be Alex and Marie.

Although she has always being suspicious of Alex from day one but she was still so shocked to find out he was the spy and not only him but Marie also.
Marie whom Mrs Nola detested.
They’ve both been working for Harold for years..how long have they been working for Ethan?

~There

are hundreds of Alex in the world~ Tom’s words rang in her ears.
Of course there are hundreds and even thousands of Alex in the world, why did it turn out to be the one they knew,the one Harold trusted so much.

And Carrle had tried to hide his identity,that simply means she knows about it all.
She’s aware of everything.
How could Carrle also do this to Harold.
Breaking his heart wasn’t enough,they ended up planting spies in his house!
And now,they are planning to kill him when he didn’t even wrong them in any way.
Why are people so cruel.

Ethan
dismissed the bodyguards around them so they could have some privacy while they talk.
“If Christiana hadn’t spoken up,what would you have done to me? Would you have killed me?” Irene asked.
“I thought you were going to betray me, I’m so sorry Irene. Please” Ethan pleaded.
“You should know i will never betray you, i told you how much i hate Harold now”
“I know that also but who wouldn’t have thought you were trying to record our conversation after seeing your phone screen, you would have thought the same if you were in my shoes. Just forgive me Irene, please” Ethan said.
“It’s fine Ethan,i know you trusted me,your anger got the better part of you” Irene said.
“Exactly!” Ethan said.
He knew she would never betray him,he was only clouded with anger then.
“But if i had really done that, would you have killed me?” Irene asked and she almost shook in fear when Ethan nodded.
“I don’t spare betrayals,i make them die a slow and painful death” He said.
“Of course” Irene hid her fears behind her smile.

Ethan
would have killed her if Christiana hadn’t lied!
She would have been tortured to death.
The thought alone made her shiver.
“Are you cold?” Ethan asked.
“A bit” She lied.
“Should i order them to turn on the heater” Ethan asked.
“No, it’s fine. I’m fine” Irene said.

She glanced at Alex and Marie who were standing before her.
They both looked like they didn’t care what she thought about them.
One should really be careful, these two people could have easily poisoned Harold and no one would ever suspect them.
“Looks like, you’re still shocked to find out Alex and Marie are involved” Ethan said.
“Not anymore,i don’t care the people involved,all i wanted was to meet them and I’m glad i have. Nice to meet you Alex, Marie” Irene said and they shook hands.
Irene’s trying hard to look like she was fine with them but she’s deeply bothered.
“There’s no need for introduction,we know ourselves already” Marie said.
“Of course” Irene feigned a smile.

They
all sat down and Ethan ordered the cooks to serve them drinks.
Irene didn’t take a sip out of the drink she was served, she only looked at Alex and Marie keenly.

“So,you wanted to discuss the plan with them right?” Ethan asked Irene.
“Uh.. yeah. So how are you both gonna go about the poisoning,are you going to add it in his meal?” Irene asked.
“You don’t have to know that, we’ve planned everything out with Mr Ethan” Alex said,not trusting Irene a bit.
“C’mon, we’re colleagues now and Ethan introduced you guys to me so we could iron everything out smoothly” Irene said.
“I think it’s unnecessary for you to know about how we’re gonna go about the plan, yeah,we are now colleagues but you shouldn’t press us for details,you know we’re going to be poisoning that weak ass,you don’t have to know how we’ll go about it” Marie said and Irene felt like dragging her hair for calling Harold a weak ass.

“And why are you finding it hard to discuss the details with me! Didn’t you discussed it with Ethan and Carrle? What problem do you have with discussing it with me also” Irene half yelled.
“We do not trust you!” Alex retorted.
“Who cares if you trust me or not. Ethan trusts me and that’s all that matters” Irene said.
“Will you both start giving her the details of the plan now! I told you she’s trustworthy! Don’t get on my nerves” Ethan warned.
“We’re sorry boss” Marie and Alex said in unison.
“Will you do the talking?” Marie asked Alex.
“You should” Alex said, lifting his drink to his lips.

He watched Irene closely.

“Whenever Mr Ethan gives us the go ahead to take down Harold, I’ll poison his dinner and he’s going to die in his sleep” Marie said and Irene hands shook around the glass cup.
She tried not to show her agitation as she stared at Marie.

“Why does it have to be dinner and not lunch or breakfast?” Irene asked.
“So no one would come to his rescue, everyone would be asleep by the time he starts writhing in pain and he wouldn’t even be able to call for help because of the effect the poison would have had on him” Marie said and Irene remembered what Harold told her about Helena’s death.
Helena was poisoned overnight and no one had heard her call for help till the next morning when they decided to check on her and it was too late,she had given up by the time they got to the hospital.

Till now,they were yet to apprehend Helena’s murderer, could that be the reason they want to use that method on Harold also so it’ll be difficult for the cops to apprehend them.
The way they are planning to kill Harold sounds so similar to Helena’s.
Could it be that they…
Could they have a hand in Helena’s death?
No, Carrle had given birth to Ivory,the day Helena died,she probably have not met Ethan by then and they probably have not planted spies in Harold’s house then.

“Okay..so, you’re just going to poison his dinner once Ethan gives you the go ahead but how are you going to do that? Mrs Nola doesn’t allow any of you into the kitchen not to talk of allowing you dish Harold’s meal” Irene said.
“That foolish woman who always thought she’s smart” Marie laughed.
“Im going to add the poison when no one has arrived the dining room , certainly Mrs Nola would go into the kitchen to bring more meals.. I’ll quickly do it before she gets back in the dining room” Marie said.
“What if he does not end up eating the meal you poisoned and changes his mind to eat another?” Irene asked, wishing her phone was actually recording all this.
“Who said I’m going to poison his meal… no, I’m going for his favorite wine, it’s always uncorked and he can’t do without taking it” Marie said, sounding so confident that her plan is going to work out.
Looks like she really has everything planned out.

“Great, you really have everything planned out. I hope it works out” Irene said.
“It will” Marie said.
Irene noticed how keenly Alex was observing her.
“But why don’t we use pistol..that’ll be faster than poison” Irene quickly suggested. She needed them to feel she was really in.
“It’s going to raise suspicion and the cops would investigate it thoroughly,the bullet might turn out to be our Achilles heel” Marie said.
“Ohh…that’s right. So let’s stick to the poison then” Irene smiled.
“Let’s toast to our plan” Ethan said and they all lifted their glass cups.
“We should leave now,i won’t want Mr Harold to notice our absence in the house” Alex said.
“Ohh..you should leave then” Ethan said and Alex and Marie rose to their feet.
They bowed to Ethan.

“It was nice meeting you, Bye” Irene waved at them as they turned to leave.
“Woah,that was great. Great plan,great details” Irene smiled,turning to Ethan after they left.
“Yeah,i work with smart people” Ethan smiled.
“I can’t just wait for the plan to be carried out” Irene said.
“We can carry out the plan before the result is out, i own the baby anyway” Ethan said.
“No,we shouldn’t do that. Let’s just wait till the result is out and looks like you’re so sure you own the baby” Irene said.
“Of course,im sure i do” Ethan smiled.

Irene suddenly gasped.
“What?” Ethan asked.
“Is there a camera in the living room? Carrle is going to see everything” Irene panicked.
“Just chill..i ordered Ben to disconnect the camera in the living room before Alex and Marie arrived.” Ethan said and Irene sighed in relief.
“I should go tell him to reconnect it and not say anything to Carrle.” Ethan said.
“You should do that, i’ll be in my room,i need to take a rest” Irene said and Ethan nodded.
She kissed him on his cheeks and he was all smiles when he left the living room.

Christiana jumped into the living room and pointed out Irene’s phone to her.
She had dropped it behind a throw pillow on the couch Irene was sitting before leaving the sitting room.
She knew Irene needed to record whatever conversation they want to have and had stylishly dropped the phone there before Ethan dismissed them.
Irene picked her phone and almost screamed in excitement after she discovered the whole conversation was recorded,she stopped the recording and threw her arms in the air happily.
She jumped into Christina’s arms happily, almost knocking her over.

“Be careful,your baby” Christiana laughed.
“Let’s go to my room” Irene grabbed her hand and pulled her towards her room.

They walked in and she closed the door behind them.

“Christiana how else can i thank you?” Irene asked, deeply touched.
Christiana had saved her today! and not only that,she had made the recording a success!
That recording is a very concrete evidence.

“You can thank me by taking a lotttt of rest” Christiana said and Irene pulled her into a tight hug. “Thank you”.
“It’s fine ma’am” Christiana said.
“How did you quickly made that up? I almost believed it myself” Irene said and Christiana laughed.
“I also did not know how it came rushing into my mouth..all i thought of at that moment was to save you because i definitely know what Mr Ethan is going to do to you” Christiana said.
“Thank you so much” Irene said and Christiana nodded.
“I know you have a reason for doing that,i know you have a reason for being in this house,i know of the calls you do make in the bathroom” Christiana said.
“You know of the calls i make in the bathroom” Irene asked
“Of course,I’m mostly in your room. I know you have a reason for doing all that but whatever the reason is, I’ll always have your back, you’ve been very kind to me and this is the least i can do for you” Christiana said.

“Tiana,thank you” Irene hugged her again.
“Is there anything you’ll like me to do for you?” Christiana asked.
“Nothing..for now” Irene said.
“I should excuse you now,I’ll be by the door. You should call me when you need me” Christiana said and Irene nodded.

Christiana is just like an angel sent to her from above.
She didn’t regret making her her personal maid.

Irene picked her phone and played the recording.
She laughed, Alex was foolish enough not to stop the recording when he discovered it, he had only shouted like a buffalo.
Irene smiled as she forwarded the recording to Tom after she finished listening to it.
Yes!
Another evidence to the list.

Okay, everything is really going as planned and after today,she has just three days left.
She can’t wait.

A NIGHT WITH HIM Episode 90 by Azeemah Salami

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?Irene, wow” Tom sighed as she received the call.
“You’ve listened to it right?” She asked.

His call came in few minutes after she forwarded the recording to him.

“Yes i have and i forwarded it to Cory immediately”
“Good” Irene smiled.
“Irene,you almost got caught and Ethan would have killed you if Christiana hadn’t spoken up,my heart was in my throat when i listened to the recording. Damn” Tom breathed out.
“I never thought they’ll find out about it,i planned to tuck my phone in my pocket but seeing Alex and Marie completely disorganized me,I was shocked and couldn’t even control my shaky legs” Irene sighed.

“Why were you shocked? You’ve always suspected Alex”
“Yeah right but i think i had a bit of trust for him even with how suspicious i was of him,i didn’t really expect him to betray Harold with the way Harold trusted and loved him…and of course i could have handled him being the spy because I’ve always suspected him but Marie! Like, damn..i couldn’t breath for some seconds when Ethan introduced them to me” Irene said,she still couldn’t place a finger on why Harold has to be betrayed by them, he treats every of his workers like family.

“I’m surprised about Marie’s involvement also, I’ve never suspected her even though she acts all bitchy around the house but Alex..i guess his involvement didn’t take me by surprise..I’ve been having doubts about him being the spy after Mrs Nola confirmed Carrle does not have a brother named Alex,my mind went straight to him”

“Same here but i think i still wished he wasn’t the one,i can’t even believe i trusted him a bit, of course i knew there was something unusual about him but,i just didn’t think he’ll…do that” Irene said,she sat on the toilet sit and toyed with the tissue paper.
“Irene,you shouldn’t trust anyone and even if you hadn’t expected Alex and Marie to be the spies,you should have put up an act rather than letting your emotions get the best part of you. Remember you told me,if you succeed at this plan, you’ll think of becoming an undercover detective,as a detective you must be ready to take everything that comes at you boldly,with no emotion,even if you find yourself in a dire situation,you should raise your shoulders high and bravely scale through it. That’s what strong people do,i know you’re a very strong woman Irene, to have gotten halfway with the plan even with the risks that came with it.” Tom said and Irene smiled.

“But..we’ll

still work on your emotions,you tend to get emotional so easily and that might ruin our plan at some point” Tom noted.
“Okay T, I’ll try to work on it” Irene said.
“But kudos to you for getting to record that damn conversation, that’s enough evidence on its own”
“Well..it’s not me. Christiana did,i didn’t even know she slid my phone beside me on the couch.”
“If you hadn’t been there,we would never have gotten that piece of evidence. All thanks to you…and Christiana for helping us out”

“T,do
you know she’s aware of the calls i do make in the bathroom” Irene said.
“Really?”
“Yeah, though she doesn’t know what it’s all about but she said she’ll always have my back and that almost made me tear up”
“Woah..im not so surprised about her knowing of the calls, she’s your personal maid and get to be with you almost all the time,she would have noticed of course but i think she’s a very wise and observant person. You should keep her close to you all the time,she might help us further in that damn house” Tom said and Irene laughed.

“I
hope you’ve started tending to your meals yourself?” He asked.
“Christiana offered to help me, she’ll be the one to make my meals and serve me,she promised to be extra careful and not allow anyone mess with my meals” Irene smiled.
“Woah! That lady is terrific, what a great personal maid you have. I’m glad there’s someone who can always keep your company and help you out in the house. I would love to meet her after all this is over” Tom said.

“Of course you will because i’ll be taking her with me” Irene said.
“Ohh…seems you’ve really grown to like her”
“Yeah,I’ve gotten so fond of her” Irene said.

“About the poisoned packs of juice,can i have one of them so i can send it to the lab and if it’s really confirmed that there’s poison in there,it’ll add to our list of evidences”

“Ow! What to do…” Irene sighed with a frown.
“What’s wrong?” Tom asked.
“I ordered Christiana to empty them in the sink already,i was afraid anyone might just drink it without knowing it’s poisoned”
“Ohh…that was a wise move from you. It’s fine,we have a witness to confirm she indeed poisoned your juice. The bodyguard” Tom said.
“Ohh yeah” Irene said, relieved.
“Have you tried to make him contact me?”
“No, I’ll have to approach him when he’s not around Ethan”
“Okay and please be careful about it” Tom said.
“I will be,and please is there a way you can make Harold stop Alex from being his personal bodyguard, he might…hurt him without anyone knowing” Irene said worriedly.

“Mr
Harold won’t even listen to me,he trusts Alex so much. Alex can’t possibly hurt Mr Harold because their plan is to poison him,. But I’ll try to be watching him closely and make sure Mr Harold comes to no harm,trust me” Tom said.
“Thanks Tom and you won’t even believe that bitch called Harold a weak ass” Irene groaned.
Tom laughed. “I heard that right, i know you wanted to pull her hair out of her scalp at that moment”
“Exactly” Irene laughed.

“I’m a bit worried about something though” Tom said.
“What’s that?” Irene asked cautiously.
“Don’t you think the cooks will inform Carrle about the packs of juice that was emptied?”
“And if she confronts me about it,I’m gonna pull her hair,punch out two of her front teeth,slam her head on the wall,hit her countlessly on the face…just joking but i really wish i can do all that” Irene sighed and Tom laughed.
“I’m just going to tell her the packs of juice exceeded their expiry date ” Irene said.
“She will find out and if she realises you lied, she’ll start suspecting you knew about the poisoned and that might endanger the bodyguard”
“Damn! What do you think i should do then?” Irene asked.
“I don’t know and that’s what I’m worried about but she’ll be back in two days right?, i would have come up with a plan before then”

“Okay Tom, thanks so much for everything, im really grateful” Irene said.
“There you go again” Tom groaned.
“C’mon,this wouldn’t have been possible without you”
“I gotta go now,call me immediately if anything comes up okay?”
“Okay Tom, Bye”
“Bye”

Irene got to her feet, slid her phone in her pocket and walked to the sink,she turned on the faucet and splashed some water on her face.
She met Christiana standing beside her bed as she walked into her room.

“Tiana” She smiled.
“Why are you not sitting?” She asked.
“I just got into your room,i want to ask if you want anything”
“I think I’ll take water” Irene said.
“Okay ma’am” Christiana said, before walking out.

Irene sat on her couch and unlocked her phone.
She clicked on gallery and started scrolling through the pictures she took with Harold.
She does that everyday.
She knows she should stop because staring at his pictures keep making her yearn to see him.
“Such a cutie” She commented with a smile and laughed after viewing the one they both look funny in. Harold had stuck out his tongue and widened his eyes while she had curved her ten fingers and rolled her eyes at the camera,with her scattered hair,she looked like a maniac.
She laughed again before viewing other pictures.
“Is this not Harold Marshall?” She heard Christiana gasped behind her, almost startling her.
“Ah..you almost startled me,when did you come in?” Irene asked, turning to her but Christiana still looked stunned staring at the picture of her and Harold .
Irene gently collected the water from her before she spills it.

“Yes,it’s Harold” She said.
“Woah! Harold Marshall!” Christiana nearly screamed. “The wealthiest man in San Francisco,i really admire him for his humility and kindness,i once applied for the position of a maid in his house but obviously i got there late and another person was employed,i felt so sad because i needed to pay Sabrina’s fees but Harold Marshall compensated me by sending one of his bodyguards to give me some cash for my effort,i didn’t even get to see him to thank him properly” Christiana said and Irene smiled.
“You know him? Or you only got to take a picture with him?” Christiana asked, looking intrigued.
“I’ll be getting married to him soon” Irene smiled proudly and Christiana screamed this time.
“OMG! Really?!”
“Yes” Irene said.
“Then..what are you doing here?” Christiana asked.
“I’m here for a reason and I’ll be leaving soon” Irene said.
“Please take me along with you ma’am, i promise to work very hard” Christiana pleaded, quickly getting on her knees before Irene.
“Get up, get up” Irene urged.
“I planned to take you along with me though” Irene said.
“Huh?!” Christiana screamed in excitement before laying flat on the floor,her legs were in the air as she giggled happily.

“C’mon” Irene laughed.
“Thank you so much ma’am,i can’t believe I’ll finally get to work in Harold Marshall’s mansion..oh my God and did you said you’ll be getting married to him?” Christiana asked almost breathlessly.
“Yes, once i succeed in what I’m here for,I’ll leave and take you with me” Irene said.
“You’re here on a mission?” Tiana asked in a whisper and Irene nodded.
“Ohh..” Christiana sighed. “Whenever you need my help,I’ll gladly help you out,if anything seems too difficult, just let me know, we’ll work it out together” Christiana said.
“Thanks Tiana” Irene said.
Christiana nodded, the excitement of working in Harold’s mansion was all over her face.
She was looking like one of her wishes just came true.
Irene smiled as she sipped her water.

“I need to go talk with Ethan about something” Irene said, getting on her feet. She keeps having this feeling that he might know something about Helena’s death.
And he had mentioned Alex and Carrle after he told her where the necklace was and the Alex had turned out to be Harold’s bodyguard who has been working with him for years.
Something definitely seems odd.

“Okay ma’am,do you mind if i..if i scroll through your pictures?” Christiana asked shyly.
“Here” Irene handed her phone to her before walking out of her room.

~

“Oh..i see you’re about taking a nap,i should go back then” Irene said after walking into Ethan’s room and seeing he was about to sleep.
“No..no, you can come in Irene” Ethan said, sitting up on the bed.
She went to sit beside him.

“I want to talk to you about Alex and Marie,do you think they’re capable enough to carry out the plan?” Irene asked.
“Of course they are, i can beat my chest to it”
“Have they been working for you for long?” Irene asked.
“Yeah, even before Carrle gave birth to Ivory and got married to me” Ethan said.
“What!” Irene exclaimed and quickly got a hold of herself.
“I mean wow..they must be good” Irene smiled.
“Of course they are or i wouldn’t have trusted them with this”

“Well..how would you trust them with this when they’ve not carried out a similar plan?” Irene asked, trying to get him to reveal the oddness of this whole thing.
And she needed to clear her doubts too.
“They’ve carried out a similar plan to this and it was successful,so that’s why I’m trusting them with this also” Ethan said.
“Ohh..which operation was that? Was it poisoning also?” Irene asked, dreading to hear what she was thinking.

“I’m home” They both heard before the door opened.
Carrle walked in and glanced at Irene fiercely before turning to Ethan.

“Who asked Ben to disconnect the CCTV from 10:28am to 12:31pm?” She asked through clenched teeth and even the blind could tell she was furious.

A NIGHT WITH HIM Episode 89
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