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"What!?" Patrick said, his eyes wide in disbelief about what he had just heard... was he hearing wrong... "I was shocked too when I found out about it, but what could I do.. she wouldn't listen and did the opposite of what I asked her to... she went on to work there, and then the next thing I heard was that she died... you have no idea how devatsed I was when I found out that she had passed... if she had listened to me, none of that would have happened. " Mr Reynolds shook his head and sighed deeply... "What shocked me even more was the fact that Mr Graham passed away too in an accident on the same day that Glenda passed away... don't you think it's too much of a coincidence... I don't think it was a coincidence at all... I think whoever did that to Glenda was responsible for what happened to Mr Graham, " he said firmly, and Patrick sighed deeply... "She was really fond of that child... she spoke about him often.. I wonder how he is doing now?" What could Patrick say. that Alex was doing good or perhaps Alex had been traumatised because he was the one who found Glenda's lifeless body and seeing such a thing had scared him for life and ruined his childhood... how could such a thing happen... did Michelle perhaps have a hand in any of it... that was what he needed to find out now to know what his next move was going to be... Patrick stood up, ready to leave, and Mr Reynolds stood up also and walked him to the door... "I know it will be hard to find out what happened over twenty years ago. but before I die, I wish to know what really happened to my sister. only then can I get closure, " he said, and Patrick nodded... "I will try my best..." was all Patrick could say. How could he assure him when even he didn't know where to start anymore... the more he found out, the more complicated everything became... what exactly had Glenda seen that had led to her untimely death... he wondered.... what secret were the hult family hiding that The late Mr Graham had to hire an undercover nanny to watch his wife actions while he was away... what did he suspect Michelle of? an affair? or something else? Did Glenda find out what it was? was that why she was killed? this was the question that Patrick knew Alex would want an answer to, but Patrick decided that until he was certain about everything, he wouldn't inform Alex yet of his findings... he needed something more concrete... something that would give them more insight into what happened back then... Patrick walked back to his car and got in... he could still see Mr Reynolds staring at him as he started his car engine and drove away... He wanted to find out the truth and give the old man the closure he wanted... __________________ __________________ "Good morning," Olivia said when Patrick walked into the office... he looked like he was in a hurry but stopped for a second to look at her... "Is Mr Graham in?" He asked, and Olivia shook her head... "No, he hasn't come in today," she informed, and Patrick sighed deeply... Alex hadn't informed him that he wouldn't be coming in for work... "Do.you need his attention for something?" Olivia asked, curious about what was going on... Patrick was barely at the office anymore, and this was the second day alex wasn't coming into work... she felt like she was the only one who was left in the dark... "No, I have to go," Patrick said and turned away, but Olivia stood up and quickly came out of her office... she walked around hurriedly and stopped Patrick in his tracks before he could leave... her heart racing in her chest as she stared at him... Patrick stopped in his tracks and swallowed when he almost bumped into her... he immediately took a step back and fisted his hand beside him... "What is wrong?" He asked in a low voice, his heart racing as he stared into her eyes... "Where have you been?" Olivia asked... her eyes brimming with confusion and curiosity about him... she really didn't care about where he had been. What she cared mostly about was what he had been up to, and she missed seeing him.. she missed hearing his voice, and it was driving her crazy... "I've been busy with work for Mr Graham, I'm sorry for leaving the work here for you to handle alone" He apologised and Olivia felt like screaming out about how she felt to him, but she just stood there staring at him... she nodded and left his way for him to pass even though she didn't want to go... Patrick fisted his hand as he walked past her... damn she was pretty... he almost cursed under his breath as he managed to get to the elevator... he knew she was still standing there and staring at him, he could feel her gaze on his and he felt like a coward... a coward who kept avoiding his feelings, a coward who was trying his best not to think about the woman who clouded his mind the moment he saw her... the woman he was trying his best not to think about.... he could tell, he saw it in her eyes... she wanted him to say something, he wanted to but he was uncertain of himself... he didn't want to hurt and he didn't want to make thing uncomfortable for the both of them... the elevator opened but Patrick didn't go in just yet... he turned to look at her and their eyes met, she opened her mouth to say something to him but like the coward like he was, he walked into the elevator and pressed the button for it close, his heart racing and his mind screaming at him to go back to her and ask her out on a date... but he couldn't, he just couldn't...