Chapter 101 - incoming home

"Let us go in and rest, you would not be leaving until I get to the root of this", Simon says and I nod in agreement.

We return to the villa the same way we exited.

He carried me, but this time in a bridal style.

I can not get the image out of my head however.

The image of a mannequin to represent myself and the resentment some stranger has towards me.

For what reasons exactly?

Why would someone resent me so much that they had to go that far.

"Just calm down in here while the investigation starts", Simon says as he comes to sit beside me before holding me in a hug.

"Hmm, I am fine though", I tell him as I snuggle closer into his embrace.

After a few minutes of relaxing and having some water to drink, I decide that I am okay.

"Let's go", I tell him as I sit up on the couch.

"Uhn? Go where?"

"Aren't you going to check the CCTV footage eventually? Let us do it now. I want to be a part of this investigation, I want to know why whoever did this did it", I tel him with my concluded resolve.

"Are you sure?", Simon asks as he looks into my eyes with his hands resting on both my shoulders.

"Yes, I want to find out who did this too and why if any thing. I need to know what and who I should guard against and why I should be doing that", I tell him and he smiles at me.

One I can tell shows how proud he is of me.

I smile back as he leads the way to the room where the footage is recorded.

"There, that's our guy", the head of the security team whose name is Karl says as he points to a figure dressed in all black and captured by the security camera.

Simon and I went through some looking through together, until this footage was found. He seemed to have done it in the night, so there not much captured.

Plus the culprit's back seems to be turned t the camera.

"Uhn? How are you able to determine that it is a guy though? I mean with the hoodie?"

"It's quite obvious, his physique gives him away", Karl replies as he continues to tap his the pad of his index finger on the desk.

"But his back is turned to us", I say as I stare hard at the screen.

"Exactly, and that it what makes it even easier. There is no distorted visuals to confuse us. His broad back and walking step all confirm it. Even the shoes", he says as he points towards them and I nod.

"That makes sense", Simon says from behind me.

He no longer has the frown on his face, rather there is a deep resolve.

"Now, let us catch this guy.

"The security at the entrance should have more info, tracking him down would become easier from there", he says.

And I can not wait for him to be found out.

"I would like to know why he did that", I say as I wrap my arm aroun Simon's waist.

"Whatever his reason is, he should forget living amongst the society for the next year's to come", Simon's says and I honestly feel the air get chillier.

"Yes boss", Karl and the other respond in a sync.

"Still wann go shopping?", Simon asks, lifting the tension in the air and making me relax and break into a smile.

"I guess that is what we really need now", I tell him.

"Have the car prepared, we will proceed as planned", he says and the next few seconds are spent relaying and recieving commands.

"Let's go, I hope you don't mind the extra security this time", Simon says and I nod.

"I understand that you are doing this because you care about me, so I will enjoy it", I tell him with a smile as we approach the car.

Hopefully, this time we do not run into anymorw unpleasant things or people.

"What mall are we going to?", I ask Simon along the drive as we go past the one I frequented with Bianca and Laura.

I already miss them for the one week I wouldn't be seeing them.

But no matter how long I have spent by Simon's side, it is never truly enough and seven whole days?

That is too much time for me to spend away from him.

"Why do you keep smiling and staring at the side of my face. Do I have something there?", Simon asks me as he spares me a glance, casting his focus away from the road.

"Nothing at all, I was just thinking about how lucky I am to have you and how much I love you", I tell him with a smile.

"You never really get tired of saying that, do you?", he asks as he holds my hand for a while before returning it to the staring wheel.

Simon decided to drive to make jt more of a date than the usual commuting which is so romantic of him.

"Never, now please focus on the road",

"You know my mind is always all about you though", he says and takes a swerve to the right and I realise that he hasn't answered my question.

I guess it is going to be a surprise then.

"Here we are", he says as he hands the key over to the valet.

"Wow I am genuinely amazed by this place", I tell him as he holds my hand and leads the way forward.

I feel so happy and if there is a word for more than happy, it would better describe how I feel right now.

"I knew you would be", he says as we continue inside.

"This is literally a fashion house", I tell him as I take aweed glances about me that I am almost swirling on my feet.

There are so many dresses with so many beautiful designs for so many fittings with people tending to it.

But despite all of that, there are only a few people who look like they are here for shopping.

The others are uniformed people attending to the cloth.

The authenticity of this place is so amazing and the concept of it is so easy to grasp.

It is an expensive place with a lot of exclusivity but most if not all of the dresses are made in this same building from start to finish, plus it is not accessible by a lot of people.

If this isn't so great.

"Simon thank you", I mentally thank him as I wrap myself around his arm.

Mentally because I know we might not end the back and forth vote of thanks if I started it.

And as much fun as that is, I would rather just enjoy the fun that comes with shopping with the love of your life.

But just when I think it will be all shopping and fun and maybe some love making at the end of it all, I bump into someone.

"Arghh", I cry as I hold unto my shoulder that was rudely bumped into.

I open my eyes to look at the person who did, and as our eyes meet, I just know that there would be a little bit of trouble, ratehr a disaster, one unprecedented for.

Because just like I am wrapped around Simon, the perpetrator is around her man as well.

There might just be a show down with the level of aggressiveness she is glaring at me this moment.