A slipped one

Chapter 60 A slipped opportunity Opportunity they say came but once. I had seized mine but somehow it managed to slip from my fingers in the most dramatic manner. 'Damn," I said into the silent room as I stared through the window, watching as the rain poured endlessly. Since the breaking up episode with Myra,I had since returned home, I haven't told Britney why I returned but I'm sure she had noticed one or two, considering the drastic change in my mood Lightning struck and I took a sip from the scotch in my hand, hoping that it'd at least warm me but it didn't. I took more sips but nothing happened. If I had been told that Myra would jilt me I'd have scoffed and told whoever said that he or she was uttering bollocks. Myra had been the perfect woman who had what I wanted. She wanted love and affection while I wanted the power and the money she had. Jay Automobile had almost slipped from my fingers but Myra had come at a perfect time. Things had been going well but now, all were down the drain. ‘Fuck it to hell!' I thought. Everything was closing up on me and I had to act first. I took my burner phone from my pocket and dialed Jayden 's line but it didn't connect. It has been like that since I gave him the last money to deliver my drugs. The little he brought over had long finished and I had customers waiting for the orders they paid for. Not only that, new buyers were already lining up but Jayden is nowhere to be found. Things would run amok if I can't provide for them. Currently, I'm also short of financial means to seek other places even though there goods wouldn't be as good as Jayden 'Where the fuck are you Jayden?" I muttered. Could it be that someone has managed to buy him off? I thought. That won't be possible, considering how much I paid him the last time. For years I've managed to get him to cater for me only and now it seems that he too had slipped from my fingers yet again. I raked my hands through my hair in frustration and dropped the burner phone. I crossed the room and went to sit back on my chair. I pressed the button on the remote control and closed the curtains as it was getting too cold for me. I hissed through my teeth in anger because the gloomy weather was adding to my frustration and irritation. I switched on the monitor in front of me,ready to get some work done when the door of my office opened. I looked up to tell her that I had nothing to say to her as usual but I couldn't say a word when I took in her appearance. She was rain soaked and the shirt she had on clung to her body tightly. Her hair was in a wet, messy bun, looking as if it hasn't been combed in years. I noticed that the side of her mouth was swollen as if she had been cut there. Her eyes looked sunken as if she didn't get enough sleep. For whatever reason that I didn't know, I felt a bit of compassion as I saw her and blurted out questions before I could stop myself. 'Why do you look as if you just fought in a war?" 'That's because I just did. Someone orchestrated I and Selena's kidnap," she deadpanned 'What?" I exclaimed. 'We both went out for some girl's time but we were kidnapped on our way back. They took us to an old abandoned house and beat us. They released us hours later after making us promise that we won't mess with your bride's business again" she said sarcastically. 'My bride, you mean Myra did this?" I asked in surprise, wondering which of her business Britney had disrupted to warrant such treatment. 'They didn't mention her name but I could feel it to my bone that it was her who set us up.They referred to the person as boss and left us only because their boss wanted us alive" 'You are just thinking this too much. Maybe they mistook you for someone else or maybe some of my enemies decided to take a bit if revenge on you," 'You still trust her right?" She said, wincing in pain. 'I'm sure it's Myra. She's the only one I messed with recently. Since we are on it,I was the one who set up that woman to show up before the officiating minister joined the two of you at the altar," 'You what"? I asked both from anger and surprise. Here I thought I was the one who messed up but it was she who caused me this misfortune? I rushed to her side,a part of me wanted to squeeze the life out of her but I stopped myself considering how messy and wretched she looked. 'Do you have any idea what your stupid games caused me! You fucking ruined the wedding and….and," I stuttered 'And she left you?" She finished. It didn't take me by surprise that she knew. She has been one who took notice of every single detail. 'The wedding was already ruined from the beginning. You and I know that it was all a facade! She didn't didn't love you just like the way you never loved her. We both know you only craved her attention because of what she has to offer. I did you a favour by stopping you from making mistakes and I had to take my revenge on her. She is the reason my baby died!" She snapped. 'You don't expect me to do nothing." 'You don't know what you are saying. You caused all of this. Myra loved me, it was I who made a mistake by letting you do this to me" 'Really? You better wake up from your dreams,Royce. Myra used you,you were just too blind to see it. She played you but you never noticed. Mark my words, Royce. This is just the beginning for her. Now that she has left,she won't stop until she ruins you." She said and stood up. She began to limp in pain and walked to the door. Just as she was about to open the door,she stopped and faced me. 'It's not too late, Royce. Take a detour and think about all I said," with that,she opened the door and hit out. As soon as she left the room,I opened the drawers of my desk and fished out my burner phone. Britney's words might look like trash but I should at least be sure that she was wrong. Now was not the time to take anything with a levity hand. The thrill sound of the line ringing sang into my ears as I waited for my PI to pick up the call. It's been weeks since I last heard from him. 'I have nothing for you, Royce,"he said in a tiny voice that I had to strain my ears before I could hear him 'Don't give me that shit," I cursed out, 'I did have something. I was supposed to go get it that night but I couldn't. It looked like someone got there before me and cleaned up everything. I got lucky because one of the men happens to be a colleague. He dropped me off at a very remote place and I barely managed to get home. Currently, I'm on the sick bed, my legs are badly injured and I'm not sure if I'd ever walk again. This is where we draw the line Royce,I quit being your PI as of today. And Royce? Myra isn't someone you should get on her bad side," he said and ended the call. A cold sweat broke out of my spine even though the weather was very cold. I dropped the phone on the desk and for the first time, I realised that Britney's suspicions had been right, it was I who underestimated Myra.