Chris quietly snuck out of the pub after listening to the conversation between Rian and his paramour. He needed to let Laura know what kind of man Rian was. As he got into his car, he turned in the direction of Laura's house, hoping he would meet her at home. As he drove, he wondered if Laura was going to believe him or not. But he was determined that whether she did or not, he will still going to let her know the truth.
A few minutes later, he got to the house, parked the car and got out. He looked towards the building, took a deep breath before approaching it. He walked into the house and made his way straight to Laura's room. When he got to her door, he raised his fist to knock in the door but stopped immediately he had Laura speaking. It seemed like the conversation was over the phone.
"Send me some money from the company's wallet,"she had said.
"How much exactly would you like me to send to you, Ma'am,"her assistant said over the phone although Christopher did not that.
"Can I get about $500, 000?"Laura asked.
Chris froze on hearing the amount of money she had just called. Does she intend to send that money to Rian? Chris thought. He kept listening to the conversation even though it was just one side of it. Meanwhile, Chris wasn't the only one who got shocked by the amount of money that Laura had requested. Her assistant was too.
"$500k? Ma'am, what do you intend to use that amount of money for?"Laura's secretary asked.
"I don't think I owe you any explanation on what I need the money for. All I need you to do is to send me the money ASAP. I need it in less than an hour's time. Don't waste my time,"she said.
Chris couldn't take it anymore. He barged into the room causing Laura to turn around to see who it was. There was a shocked expression on Laura's face.
"I have to end this call now, Daniel, but remember you have to send the money in less than an hour's time,"she said over the phone before ending the call.
"What the hell, Chris? Don't you know how to know before barging into people's private spaces?"She asked, anger evident in her tone.
"I'm sorry; it's just that I have something really important to tell you,"Chris said.
"So because you had something important to tell me, you couldn't knock before entering?"Laura asked still sounding upset.
"Like I said before, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to barge into your private space without knocking. Please accept my apologies,"Chris apologized sincerely.
The angry expression on Laura's face softened bit. There was a brief moment of silence between them before she asked,
"Apologies accepted but what is this very important thing you had to tell me?"
Chris took a deep breath because he did not know how to say this to Laura. Then he spoke,
"Rian isn't who you think he is."
"What do you mean Rian isn't who I think he is?"Laura asked, a confused expression on her face.
"Rian isn't the man you think he is. You should stay away from him,"Chris said, still struggling with how to spill the news to Laura.
"Chris, you keep saying the same thing. Why don't you explain to me exactly what you mean and stop keeping me in the dark?"Laura asked, beginning to feel frustration.
As if Rian's demand of $500, 000 wasn't frustrating enough, Chris had to come in speaking in parables. She was too exhausted for all that was going on right now. She stared directly at Chris urging him to speak. Chris sighed in defeat before speaking,
"I have every reason to believe that Rian is trying to extort money from you."
Laura looked at him confused and said,
"What do you mean Rian is trying to extort money from me?"
"I saw him earlier today at a pub and it was not alone. He was with another woman and they were discussing about how they were going to extort a lot of money from you so that they could begin a new life together. You're not the only one Rian is seeing. He had another lover,"Chris finally spilled.
Laura listened in disbelief. She was dumbfounded by the time Chris was done speaking.
"You must be mistaken. Rian wouldn't do that to me. He loves me so much and cares about me more than anyone else would so why would he do something like that to me?"Laura said.
"I am telling you the truth, Laura. I wouldn't lie to you, especially not with something like this. Rian did not know I was behind him when he was discussing with his lover about his plans extorting more money from you. You have to believe me. I overheard your conversation with your assistant and I know you're planning to give Rian a sum of $500, 000. Don't do it. If you give him this money, he would dump you and run away with his lover,"Chris insisted.
At this point, Laura had heard enough. She couldn't take it anymore. She looked at Chris with a deadly glare and said,
"Leave my room, Chris."
Chris looked at her, unable to believe his ears. He tried to speak but Laura shut him up by yelling,
"LEAVE NOW."
He had no choice. He turned around and left the room angrily. After he left, Laura was still in shock about what she had just heard. She decided to go over to Rian's house to confirm. She picked up her phone and called Rian asking where he was. Rian lied that he was home.
"Is there any problem, my love?"Rian asked.
"Not at all. I'm still trying to gather the money you've asked from me. I will send it over to you soon,"Laura had replied and the call ended on that note.
Little did Rian know what Laura's plan was. Immediately she dropped the call, Laura got into her car and drove to Rian's house. But to her shock when she got there, the place was empty.