Chapter 49
The prisoner must have died already. It’s been over six hours already. The poison was capable of killing her two hours after it was being injected.
She would drag the corpse out and bring it to the open before leaving it and walking away. She was equipped to Leave no traces behind hence she wore disposable hand gloves.
With the hand gloves on, she would pull her out and walk away. No one would be able to relate her death to her.
As she pushed the door open, she looked back again to ensure no one was watching or coming her way. She went in and turned the switch on.
She was dazed when she didn’t see Camilla.
” She’s a bit stable but if you insist you want to take her away, you need medical personnel along with you,” the doctor advised.
” We want this to be as secretive as possible. The less people that are involved, the better it would be” Justin explained.
The doctor squinted and thought for a while before saying ” okay. I have a way to help” he said and Eduardo was grateful.
An hour later, the jet took off, going higher in the dark cloud as Justin stood and watched it leave. He sighed, many things are very unpredictable in this life.
He returned to the doctor and said ” No one must know anything and delete your surveillance and anything that would leave a clue behind”
The doctor smiled and asked ” Sir, have I seen you in two months now?” Pretending and acting anonymous already.
Justin smiled and gave him a thumb up ” No, I saw you last when you visited the Prime minister”
The two men nodded and Justin turned around and went. He promised to build him another large hospital ward. He wasn’t going to do any financial transaction to avoid suspicion.
The prison warder was perplexed. Something had happened. She wasn’t in the dark room neither is she on her bed not anywhere around.
She searched and became restless. Where had she gone to? She ought to have died and not to have stood up and disappeared, playing pranks with her.
Well, she would pretend not to know till the next morning. During roll call, she would be discovered by everyone then.
She returned to her office and was calm. No one saw her when she injected her and dragged her to the dark room. Since none knew, she also had stopped knowing as well.
Next morning, the couple were going to be joined in wedlock at the cathedral. Everyone was ready and the bride had dressed herself up, spending hours to have the makeup done and getting dressed with all the adornment.
Rodrigo was dressed and was ready to leave. His sister was dressed as well and came to meet Rodrigo in his room. She wanted to be the first to wish her brother a happy wedlock in advance.
But she met Rodrigo whose eyes were red. He seemed to have spent the whole night drinking and sleepless. Why was he like this?
“Rodrigo are you alright?” she asked but the latter didn’t answer. His best man was helping him with his tie but none dared talk to him.
Seeing her brother didn’t respond, she asked further. “I’d there’s anything you want to say, say it. Today is supposed to be your happiest day and yet, you look like this? Are you not happy to be married?” She asked and when her brother was going to answer her, he ordered ” get out!”
“… I mean where is prisoner 105, Camilla Dickson?” The superintendent asked and everyone was looking lost. They couldn’t find her and they have turned the whole prison upside down and she’s nowhere to be found.
” We searched everywhere and couldn’t find her. Her room was empty and her bed cold indicating she didn’t spend the night there.
All the surveillance recording has no answers to her sudden disappearance as well. We don’t know what to say sir” The prison warders all said.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
The superintendent was stamping his feet on the floor. This is an issue. This prisoner has eyes on her and she cannot just disappear without raising an alarm.
Whichever way she had escaped, they needed to announce it so that borders would be closed and airports under heavy surveillance.
The police must be involved and the government will come into it. The prisoner cannot just disappear into thin air, when she’s not a magical fiery.
Hence he ordered it to be announced that morning. Meanwhile everyone who worked the night shift must be arrested and detained until Camilla Dickson is found.
Emma was stepping into the car when the news came to her that Camilla Dickson had disappeared. She smiled. She only asked that she be poisoned.
That woman added a bonus by doing away with her body. Whatever, that isn’t her business anymore, on the contrary, it’s a relief.
People were showing suspicion to why she went missing when Rodrigo was going to be married. They hope that girl was not plotting anything against the wedding?
Larry and Martin quickly decided and asked that whoever does not have an invitation should not be allowed. The security should be doubled.
They can’t take chances with a woman who could do that to Rodrigo despite the love that he had for her.
Only Lola was scared. She was worried that Camilla wouldn’t come out and confess to the fact that she was framed after her family was kidnapped. That would really send Rodrigo crazy and the wedding might have to be cancelled.
Ella tried to talk with her daughter privately but Emma winked at her and she smiled. She already understood what that meant. She was the one responsible.
The wedding procession began. Rodrigo with a poker face got into the car and was going to the cathedral when his phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and was surprised when he saw it was the fellow he bribed to have Camilla tortured.
Has anything happened to her? Why was he calling him? He sighed and then answered the phone ” I’m sorry about the news that popped out a while ago. I wasn’t on duty when she ..” he was saying when Rodrigo yelled.
“What news, what happened to Camilla?” He can’t wait to listen to his brief introduction of whether he was on duty or not. What happened to Camilla concerns him the most.
“She.. actually… it.. was at night… I wasn’t on duty..” the Superintendent stuttered and Rodrigo’s impatience got to it’s bottle neck.
He hung up and went online. He saw Camilla’s picture everywhere with the phrase WANTED. He squinted, what? Who did they declare as wanted?
At this time, Joel was showing interest and he went online to check as well. He saw what Rodrigo saw and he was dazed. Camilla escaped from prison or rather , she disappeared.
Rodrigo stared on the picture of Camilla. She escaped? How? Where did she go, how did she do it?
” Turn around and head to the prison,” Rodrigo ordered the chauffeur. He didn’t remember he was getting married. He would have everyone working there if they can’t provide Camilla Alive and healthy.
Rodrigo came to the prison and saw many military men all scanning the environment to find a possible escape route.
Rodrigo joined a voluntary service. Many wondered if he wasn’t the billionaire who was getting married that day. What was he doing there?
Was the rumour true that he really loved her? Didn’t he admit that she was his sex slave and an object for sexual satisfaction? Why then would he be interested in searching the prison for her and ordering his bodyguards to join in the search.
After much search, the only possible route of escape was found. They opened the tunnel and found drops of blood. That is it?
She had escaped through that route. But only a few people knew about the route. Even many of the employees working in that prison didn’t know of it.
Rodrigo, hearing about heavy blood seen on that tunnel Requested that the sample should be examined if it was indeed Camilla’s.
He became restless. He was pacing back and forth. His suite was gone, being held by Joel. His tie loosened as well.
The sample of the blood was collected and Rodrigo went away with the officials going to investigate it. Ordinarily, he wouldn’t be allowed, but who dares to stop the young billionaire.
Emma was crying already. Everyone was dispersing. It was two hours Kate already and Rodrigo hadn’t shown up. She alone remained standing before the priest and her parents stood by her.
Lola had called Rodrigo countless times but he didn’t answer. She called Joel and he also didn’t answer. When his chauffeur was called and he answered, he said President Campbell was investigating Camilla’s disappearance.
Such an annoying excuse to keep his bride waiting? Larry Campbell tried to talk to his grandson but the chauffeur said Rodrigo said he wasn’t ready to talk to anyone at the time.
The Prime minister was the first to leave. A man like him who had matters of state to attend to shouldn’t be seen wasting time at a wedding where the groom was not found.
Justin stood up after his father and left as well. Unserious groom. He should be in his Chambers waiting for Eduardo’s call about his landing but chose to honor this lovers but didn’t know they are stupid.
Men of class and status started leaving until only the family and friends were left. Larry and his daughter in-law Lola lose face. They didn’t know Rodrigo was going to bring them so low before great men and women that way.
When it was finally confirmed that the blood belonged to Camilla, Rodrigo’s world seemed to crash. He dug his hand in his hair and seemed to want to uproot it.
Joel was watching. He didn’t say yes or no. It was also confirmed that a poison was found under her pillow. From the analysis done, she can’t survive another two hours after she took that poison.
And the blood test confirmed that the poison was found in it. Rodrigo couldn’t understand himself. No, Camilla can’t just die. Why would she do it, did she heard he was getting married to Emma?
That was when he looked at his wristwatch and realised he was three hours late. His phone was in the car and he went to get it. Seeing the numerous calls from his family members, he knew he needed to be at the cathedral.
Not to be married but to dismiss everyone. He slid into the car and his chauffeur drove off immediately. Rodrigo kept punching the empty seat beside him.
His eyes had really gone red now. When he arrived at the cathedral, everyone was gone except the waiting bride and his family.
The journalists who initially came to rock the occasion and take the news of it to the social media remained behind to get the gossip.
As soon as Rodrigo stepped into the Cathedral, he went straight to the bride who was already sitting on the oor and wailing. Her makeup ruined and she looked devastated.
Her eyes were red and her nose became sour. As soon as Emma saw Rodrigo, she sprang to her feet and slapped his face the journalists snapped.
Wow.. the latest news would be great. Rodrigo just stood and glared at her. He was coming to apologise for standing her up but since she had slapped him so publicly, everything was settled. No one owns the other.
“How dare you stand me up because of that low life criminal. How could you disgrace me so much? You still care about her more than me..” Emma was yelling and her tears were pouring down her cheeks without stopping.
Rather than answer, Rodrigo turned to face the journalists. ” This wedding is cancelled until Camilla Dickson is found. Everyone may choose to return to their homes or remain here as a permanent member of this cathedral” he declared and walked past everyone and went away.
Emma cleaned her tears and watched as Rodrigo walked away briskly without turning to glance at her nor his family present. Is that all?
He really cancelled the wedding? The wedding that she had dreamed of and prepared so much for? She has lost face and has brought her family down.
Ella turned angrily at Lola ready to devour her…