“Cough… cough…”
Henry coughed and slowly started to wake up. His head felt heavy and dizzy since he started trying to open his eyelids there. Henry tried to hold his body by using both his arms. And began to realize that he was now lying on the floor of Louisa's house. Henry turned his head the other way, and realized that Louisa's house was still full of smoke. And Henry found Julian lying not far nearby. Immediately, a limp Henry tried to get closer to Julian and tried to wake him up.
“B-boss… boss wake up! Be aware! Boss!!" Henry tried to shake Julian's still unconscious body there.
Not getting a positive response from Julian, Henry immediately tried to get up and walked slowly towards the kitchen, to be able to get a glass of water from the sink. Then again walked closer to Julian, and began to splash a little water on the fingers of his right hand right in Julian's face. Henry did it several times, until finally Julian gave a slow response. Julian tried to slowly open his eyelids, and stretch a little the muscles of his body that felt stiff there. Henry immediately put the glass of water he brought right on the table near them.
"Boss, are you okay?" Henry tried to help Julian to sit up.
"Erggghhh.. yes, I think. Damn, it's so dizzy. What happened exactly?" Julian who had managed to get up sat down next to Henry. He lightly massaged the nape of his neck which was still sore, and caused the dizziness in his head right now.
"I don't know." Henry mumbled as he helped Julian lean against the sofa behind them.
Not long after that, Julian immediately opened his eyes wide and looked at Henry frantically. “Henry, where is Louisa?” Julian asked hastily.
Henry instantly realized this. Then quickly, he started to look around, and didn't notice Louisa's presence around them at all. "Shit! Louisa!!” Henry shouted frantically. He quickly got up and ran out of the house.
Followed by Julian who ran after Henry out of Louisa's house. Henry stopped right in front of the house and fell silent. "What's the matter, Henry?" Julian asked as he walked closer to Henry there.
"Louisa isn't here." Henry muttered without looking at Julian who was now standing right beside him.
Julian turned his gaze towards the front where Henry had been focusing his eyes for a long time. Right in front of them, there was a red writing on the wall, which read 'The Price Is Her'. Julian turned his gaze to the other side, where all the guards in Louisa's house were already lying on the ground. Whether it's in a state of death or even unconscious. Julian didn't want to know anymore. Then he looked back at the silent Henry, still in a state of shock.
"We'll find her." Julian said at last as he tapped Henry's shoulder a few times. “Come on, we can't waste any time now. Louisa must be with George Tomkins by now. Come on Henry!” said Julian as he grabbed Henry's arm quickly, and walked out of the front yard area of Louisa's house. Towards Julian's car which was parked not far from Louisa's house there.
Henry was still silent. He was still shocked. Once again, he didn't manage to keep Louisa away. And when Julian pushed him into the car, Henry realized, and immediately opened his cellphone, and called some friends who were at his agency. Julian drove straight to George Tomkins' house. "We'll try to go to George Tomkins' house first. I don't know where he will take Louisa right now. I haven't had any contact with him in seven years." Julian muttered while focusing on the road in front of him right now.
"I've contacted some friends at the agency to help find Louisa. It was highly unlikely that George Tomkins would take Louisa to his house. Definitely somewhere else. Hopefully they can help find the place.” Henry was very hopeful of that.
***
Louisa frowned quite deeply. She tried to move her body, but it felt very heavy and stiff. Louisa couldn't move freely. Then Louisa realized that now both her hands and her feet were tied. She sat on a bench with duct tape covering her lips. Louisa rolled her eyes. Roughly and in a panic, Louisa tried to free herself from the ropes on the chair there.
Clap
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Louisa stopped when she heard the sound of applause from in front of her. Her breathing seemed to quicken in an instant. In front of her was now sitting George Tomkins who looked at Louisa with his sharp eyes. Full of revenge. In addition, the visible appearance of George Tomkins now looks very chaotic. Disheveled clothes, unkempt hair with hair gel, and thick eye bags there. Really describes how George Tomkins is today. It's so messed up.
"You've really done it, Louisa Tomkins." said George Tomkins at last.
Louisa restrained herself. She didn't bring anything. And unfortunately, Louisa realized that now her position had become helpless there right now. George Tomkins turned to his feet and shifted the chair he had been sitting on for a long time to get closer to Louisa. Louisa again tried to free herself from the ropes, but to no avail. George Tomkins sat right in front of Louisa again. This time, George Tomkins had a smirk on his old face.
“You are usually very talkative when we meet. But I'm very happy with this meeting, because you don't talk or shout at me. And it's very calming." said George Tomkins with a chuckle.
He's crazy. Louisa's mind spoke. Louisa looked at George Tomkins with a sharp look in her eyes. She couldn't be afraid now. However, she had to be brave enough to face George Tomkins there.
"Tsk. Why do you always try to ruin my life, Louisa? And where did you get all that evidence from? Is it from the police? I do not think so. I've paid them quite a bit for it. But because of the news, the police are now on your side, because they are afraid of being discovered by the public. And unfortunately, I'm now poor. Again it happened because of you.”
George Tomkins spoke again. This time his eyes looked even sharper. And before long, George Tomkins began to extend his right palm towards Louisa. Seeing this, Louisa immediately rebelled. srak. George Tomkins removed the duct tape covering Louisa's lips. This made Louisa scream stifled. She felt a tingling feeling around her lips and also her chin at this time. Louisa glared back at George Tomkins.
“You deserve all those things, George Tomkins. For everything you have done to me, and also to everyone around me. You deserve poverty. But that alone will not be enough. You'll have to pay more, George Tomkins." Louisa muttered in the end. She had gathered that strength long enough to say that to that George Tomkins in front of her.
Plak
George Tomkins slapped Louisa's face so hard she fell to the side. Louisa grimaced against the heat and pain on her face right now. But again she glared at George Tomkins. Once again she remembered that she was not afraid now. “My ears feel hot every time I hear your voice. But what can I do, if I speak alone without any response from you." George Tomkins now looked very angry. Seen from the streak of emotion that is clearly visible on his reddened face right now.
“I should have killed you from the start. Since you took over the Tomkins House company. You shouldn't even have been born to own Tomkins House. You and your dead dad. You two have both snatched my rights. Something that should be mine."
George Tomkins seemed to be starting to lose control of himself, getting up from his seat and kicking the chair he was sitting on there. Make the chair fall and move position quite far. George Tomkins seemed to be holding his breath with his palms tightly clenched. Louisa couldn't hold back her emotions seeing the madness displayed by George Tomkins in front of her. “If you really want Tomkins House, why don't you just tell your father what you want?! To grandpa!! Grandpa gave Tomkins House to dad, and then dad gave it to me. If everything doesn't come from grandpa, why are you taking it out on me and my family?!” Louisa shouted. “I know that you are the cause of my dad and mom's death! You are their killer!”
Hearing this, George Tomkins immediately turned around and looked at Louisa with a surprised look in his eyes. "How do you know? How did you come to know all the truth?” George Tomkins walked slowly towards Louisa.
“I even have the proof. But you can never get it." Louise spoke. Her words were full of promises and oaths.
"Okay. I really won't get that proof. As long as you and your boyfriend die in my hands. I should have killed you, Vederict and Lottie's children from the time you were in the womb. They deserved that painful death. If dad chose me to own Tomkins House, maybe I wouldn't have to waste my time killing your parents and my dad." George Tomkins muttered.
Louisa felt tight and surprised. George Tomkins immediately admitted that he did kill her dad and mom. But apart from that, George Tomkins also admitted that he killed his own father. That is her grandfather. "He loves your dad much more, and ostracizes me. I was even given only a small company that even until now has not been able to develop. I really wanted to have Tomkins House to myself. And I don't want to share it with your dad. That's why I killed him. But I was very surprised, because every attempt to kill you always failed. But today will not fail in the slightest.”