Zain's expression was icy as he brushed past her.
Carla stared at his back in a daze. Was he the one who bumped into me earlier?
This is such a wide space, and with four bodyguards by his side at all times, how could he have bumped into me?
Don't tell me… he did it on purpose?
"Don't you watch where you're going, Carla?" Piso roared at her, getting all worked up.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Carla pointed to the direction Zain had disappeared and explained meekly, "It was the President who bumped into me, that's why I accidentally…"
"You're even pushing the blame onto…"
"Mr. Nalma, " Benard interrupted Piso and asked coldly, "Are you saying that it's Mr. Giblo's fault?"
"No, no, no. I wouldn't dare…" Piso hastily explained, "I meant her… no, I meant myself. I'm the one who's blind."
"That's more like it." Benard nodded with satisfaction, then solemnly reminded, "Watch where you're going next time, especially in a restaurant. It's not good to waste food!"
"Understood!" Piso lowered his head in submission.
Seeing the look of embarrassment on Piso's face, Carla cheered silently in her heart. This prick has finally run into a snag. He probably won't dare to harass me again from now on!
When Zain spied the way Carla was secretly rejoicing, his lips formed into a faint smile.
His phone rang just when the elevator doors closed, and he picked it up immediately. "Speak."
"Mr. Giblo, we've caught Solimo, but he doesn't have the chip with him. He's probably hidden it somewhere else. I've used every method to force him into confessing, but he's remained tight-lipped thus far. We may have to resort to more extreme measures!"
"A man like him has undergone hellish training. Torture won't work on him." Zain ordered, "Check the surveillance footage at the Grand Plaza and see if he passed it to his accomplices."
"Yes. I'll look into it immediately!"
…
By the time Carla got home from work, a scrumptious meal had already been prepared by Mrs. Borah. Soon, the family of five enjoyed their dinner together.
Dori flapped its wings and perched on Venus's shoulder, rubbing its head against Venus's chubby cheek.
Venus fed it a melon seed, but it didn't happily eat it like it usually did. Instead, it shook its head, struggling through a round of hiccups.
Venus looked at its food tray. Noticing that the food was completely untouched, she anxiously said, "Mommy, Dori hasn't eaten anything since last night and keeps having hiccups. Is it sick?"
"What's wrong?"
Carla stroked Dori's furry little head, but it looked completely listless.
"Maybe Dori hasn't recovered from the shock it went through at the mall the other day?" Mrs. Borah suggested, "Bring it to see the doctor tonight."
"Mm, we'll do that." Carla nodded in agreement.
Josh looked at Dori and furrowed his brows, hesitating for a while. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and blurted out, "Mommy, actually, Dori ate a gold thingy. That's why it feels uncomfortable."
"Gold thingy?" Carla blinked in surprise.
"Yeah. It was this big…" Josh indicated with his fingers. "About the same size as my pinky finger."
"I don't think we have a piece of gold like that in our house." Carla was puzzled.
"Not in our house. When we were at the mall, a masked man in black gave it to me…" Josh explained.
"Have you been watching too much cartoon?" Randy rolled his eyes at Josh in an adult-like manner.
"It's true…"
Josh quickly recounted the events of that day in detail. By the time he was done, everyone had dumbfounded looks on their faces.
"Hahaha…" Mrs. Borah cackled with laughter. "Josh, your story is really entertaining."
"See? Too much cartoon." Randy rolled his eyes again and continued eating.
"Why don't any of you believe me…" Josh's cheeks were flushed red with anxiety. "Do you believe me, Mommy?"
"I do!" Carla filled his plate with more food. "We'll bring Dori to see the doctor after we're done eating, okay?"
"Yeah, let's bring Dori to see the doctor first." Venus was only concerned about her parrot and not the truth.
Josh pouted, feeling greatly aggrieved.
…
After dinner, Carla and her three children brought Dori to the vet. The doctor checked Dori and said that it was indigestion, probably due to eating something wrong. Hence, the doctor prescribed some medicine to improve its bowel movement.
Josh pouted and thought to himself, Hmph! When that gold thingy comes out of Dori, all of you will know that I was telling the truth!
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