Chapter28

"You know, you look really beautiful", he smiled. "Thank you. You look quite charming yourself", she said. Just then, his phone rang which saved the day. He looked at the offending gadget, frowning at it. Rita could tell that whoever was calling him wanted to tell him something important as the only time he seemed to frown was if the issue was serious. "Yes", he snapped. Rita trained her ears on the call. She tried to make sense of what they were saying but she couldn't keep up as Edmundo spoke in rapid Spanish and her Spanish was only limited to a few words. "So what have you done before you called me", Edmundo said. Rita stared at him and she could tell that whatever it was, it didn't seem good to him. His expression was one of tiredness and anger but she wisely kept quiet, she wasn't one to poke nose in another's business. "I see. Find out more information then get back to me", he said before cutting the call. Rita relaxed a bit, surreptitiously looking at him. Her inquisitiveness rose to the surface and she couldn't help wondering what the conversation was about. "Anything the matter Edmundo!", She asked. "Nothing you can help with", he snapped. Rita held her tongue from replying. She should have known better than talk, Edmundo wasn't that kind of man who would discuss his business with a woman. Nevertheless, Rita determined to find out what was said because within her, her last shred of trust on him had just vanished. The next day of the wedding, Rita feigned illness. She couldn't being herself to attend a wedding that wasn't of benefit to her. "Oh come, you want to tell me you're sick?", Edmundo said, pacing about. "Edmundo, illness has no season. It could come anytime it so desires", she said, coughing for added effect. "I see. Get some drugs from the kitchen. I'm going", he said, slamming the door behind him. Rita sighed, rising up from her bed. So much for being his fiancee. She made her way to the bathroom, using it as quick as possible. After the wedding yesterday, Rita decided to search Edmundo's room. She had a feeling that she would get one or two things concerning his recent attitude these past few days. When she was done, she made her way to his room, opening it with the spare key card she got from the table in her room. Before going to his room, she locked the main doors tightly incase Edmundo decided to come back earlier than expected. When she got to his room, she was once again in awe at the size and the designs adorning it. Without wasting any more time, she moved the double wardrobe that stood at a corner of the room. She opened it but the only thing she found were his clothes and receipts of some things he bought. Determined, Rita checked the other wardrobe and to her joy, she found what she was looking for. Stacks of papers of different types and sizes sat gingerly in the wardrobe. Rita brought down some, taking them to his bed side table where she could quickly read them. She opened the first one and wished she hadn't. The file in her hand contained lewd pictures of semi naked woman whom Edmundo fantasized about when he couldn't get ahold of any one of them. Rita felt disgusted about this which only cemented her resolve not to ever have anything to do with him ever again. She flipped through the file but only it contained were more and more photos of the naked women. Deciding to dump that file, Rita moved on to the second one, opening it to revel various tax reports on him. Apparently, Edmundo hadn't been paying his tax and now, the government were threatening to seize all his assets within the next one week. Knowing who he was, Rita had no doubt that he'll evade this arrest and find a way not to pay what he was oweing. He was just as corrupt as ever. She quickly snapped some of the receipts, something she could use against him when the time comes. The next file she opened was about someone who he was watching. Rita shuddered to think about what Edmundo might do if he finally got the person he's been watching all along. The person's name wasn't specified. The only clue she got out of it was that the person was a male and in his early thirties. Rita snapped that too, gathering every evidence she could use against him when the time comes. When she was done with that file, she returned them to the wardrobe, placing them at the exact place she took from. Edmundo had a keen eyes and he would know if his properties had been tampered with. She picked up another file, flipping through it. She smiled, this was exactly what she was looking for. Edmumdo's involvement and shares in her company. Rita was horrified at what she learnt. It turned out that Edmundo not only had a large share in the company, he also controlled most of the major stocks. Rita had no idea how this came about, the only thing she knew was that Edmundo only controlled little of the company's shares but not this much. She took some photos of this, planning to show her father on her return to Spain. As she flipped through the file, she was horrified to see that Edmundo controlled more and more of the stocks. He had almost fifty percent of the total shares, the highest any of their investors had. She quickly dialled Rodrigo's number. She needed to tell someone she could trust in case anything happened to her. "Sugar girl, i was just about to call you", he said, sweetly. "Hey you", Rita smiled despite what was on her hands. "How are you love?",he asked. "I'm afraid not fine", she sighed. "Oh shit! What's wrong darling, talk to me", he said. Rita told him all that she had discovered and her suspicions about Edmundo. She could tell that he agreed with her and this was something she was grateful for.