289 A New Strategy

John breathed out a gush of air before he gave a brief summary of Ella’s past day’s activities from a driver’s point of view.

“Are you trying to tell me that you didn’t notice anything abnormal about her before and after work?” Leon asked angrily.

“All I can say is that she was excited yesterday morning when she left the house for work. But, when she came around for me to take her home, the zeal in her eye has died down and she looked exhausted.”

“What about Denise, didn’t she go with Ella?” Leon asked furiously. He was a bit frustrated with John’s response as he was hoping to get something useful out of him. He had this unwavering suspicion that Ella may have experienced and discovered something that was hurting her.

“No, sir, we left before madam Denise,” John answered wrongly. He was unaware that Denise left thirty minutes earlier before them due to her perfect disguise.

“Shit!* Leon raked his hand through his head in frustration.

“Sir, may I suggest an idea?” John said in a quivering voice. He was afraid of further aggravating Leon’s fury.

“Go ahead,” Leon said impatiently.

“If there is anyone who would know anything that might have upset madam Ella, it would be madam Denise.” John’s tone oozed with confidence.

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“That arrogant brat!” Leon sighed out loud.

He knew there was no way on Earth Denise would talk to him or confide in him. The mere thought of Denise and how she had earlier rained insults on him clouded his mind and filled him with so much rage.

“You know what, leave John, you are useless to me right now.” Leon crossed over to the other side of his table and sat down.

After John had left his presence, he rested his aching forehead on the table wishing there was a way he could find out what was hurting his wife.

He was lost in his annoying thoughts when his phone which had already recorded a lot of missed calls and messages, started ringing again.

When he observed that the call was from Lily, he received the call.

“Good morning, Sir. I have been trying to reach you, Sir. The Clitino brothers have been calling me nonstop due to the scheduled meeting you have with them for 9:00 AM today.” Lily’s trembling tone conveyed the fact that she was currently on the ledge.

Leon checked the time on his phone and hissed when he discovered that it was already past 10:00 AM.

“Send them my apologies and reschedule the meeting for 11:00 AM. Also, cancel all my other appointments for today and moved them to the next day. I will be in the office soon.” Leon instructed and ended the call.

Feeling the need to calm his aching head, Leon left his home office for Ella’s bedroom; which also happened to be their matrimonial bedroom room.

He stared from one end of the room to the other, wishing there was a way he could see what had led to Ella’s unconsciousness. That was when an idea hit him. He quickly reached out to his tech engineer and gave him the instructions to fix hidden cameras that would give feed to only his phone, on every part of the Villa, including all the bedrooms.

Afterward, he showered, dressed up, and left for work.

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After a few more hours of rest and sleep, Ella was happy when Denise returned as promised, closely escorted by Paul and two of the Villa workers.

The irresistible aroma of the food they were carrying wafted through the air and awakened Ella’s appetite, as her stomach began to growl noisily.

“Hi sweetie,” Denise fondly kissed her forehead. “How are you feeling?”

“Better, now that you are here,” Ella smiled.

“Madam Ella, it’s so good to see that you are looking better,” Paul beamed. He wanted to give Ella a warm hug for unknowingly saving his life.

“Thanks, Paul.” Ella returned the smile. “I will need you all to excuse me so I can be with only Denise.”

“Okay, ma’am.” Paul snapped his finger at the other ladies who had already set the table with different delicious meals.

As Paul and his colleagues were leaving, the doctor walked into the room, wearing a warm smile on his face.

“Hello, Mrs. Treshvire, how are you feeling now.”

“Hungry!” Ella’s lips curved into a cute smile.

“That’s great news! I will just do a quick check on you and allow you to enjoy your meal.”

“Okay!”

The doctor brought down the stethoscope around his neck and placed the earpiece on both his ears. He gently placed the diaphragm on Ella’s chest and listened to her heartbeat sound. Then, he read Ella’s vital signs and nodded his head happily.

“Impressive, Mrs. Treshvire,” the doctor beamed. “I am highly impressed at the rate at which your body is responding to treatment. If you continually progress at this rate, I will have no other option than to discharge you by the end of today.”

“I would really appreciate that, doctor.” Ella smiled.

The doctor stared at the eagerness in Ella’s eyes and smiled. “There will be conditions if I’m to discharge you today and the condition is simply a compulsory bed rest.”

“I can do that, doctor.” Ella’s eyes held a strong determination that got the doctor a little worried.

“I will ensure that she gets all the rest she needs.” Denise backed up Ella’s statement, making the doctor chuckled.

“Okay, let’s see how today goes.” The doctor smiled politely and left.

“The food,” Ella sat up with the help of Denise while pointing at the salmon stew that had got her stomach growling uncontrollably.

“I knew you would love this.” Denise giggled as she served Ella some of the delicious salmon stew with sweet potato.

Ella, who hadn’t had an appetite to eat anything the previous night consumed everything on her plate within the twinkle of an eye and requested more.

“That’s my girl!” Denise praised her and gave her some more food.

“So, are we canceling the birthday surprise party?” Denise quizzed after Ella was done eating the main food and munching on some blueberries.

“No, everything would go on as planned.” Ella’s eyes had a fiery determination that got Denise a bit worried.

“The only change I will make is that I will not be coming over to your place this evening due to my condition. I will go straight to his office tomorrow morning with him and personally bring him to the conference room. What I need you to do for me is to ensure that everyone including that b**ch is waiting in that room for us.”