He knew he was irritated by the interruption but when he saw who was calling him he was surprised. He had never expected the director to call him at his cellphone. It was usually his secretary or James who would call and it was usually on his private phone. What happened? He decided to answer the call and to his surprise the director had asked him to come to his office at 0700 Hours tomorrow. Richard was shock. Why did the director want to talk to him that early in the morning? Was he going to be promoted. He knew he was excited but he tried to calm himself as he might be disappointed if the call was not related to his promotion.
He decided to have an early night that night and the following morning he woke up early and prepared for his meeting with the director. He was so excited that he had forgotten to eat breakfast until he received a call from his girlfriend asking him where he was. He felt guilty then as he realized that he had abandoned her last night and now he disappeared again. He knew he must call her now but before he could do so he realized that he was already at his destination.
Meantime Maya was troubled and didn’t know what to think. She knew she wanted to believe that her boyfriend’s disappearance after the call was just job-related but she couldn’t help to think that Richard would be seeing another woman on the side. She knew her boyfriend loved her but girls are flocking on him like moths and he might have succumb to one of those women’s temptations. She closes her eyes then and tries to dispose the evil thoughts from her mind. With that resolution in mind she decided to go back to their room and saw Luke playing with Lea. She decided to play with them until breakfast was announced.
Meanwhile Richard was now at the director’s office and was just awaiting for him to deliver the predicament he was in for. His secretary had already warned him that the director was in a foul mood because of his problem and he was surprised. He knew he had no problem with his case unless someone had complained but who? He knew he was confused until the director looked at him and said: “I’m sorry to summon you here Agent Lim but there was a complaint against you that I couldn’t ignore. Richard knew he was puzzled but he still managed to asked his superior: “A complaint, sir and may I know who the complainant is”?
His superior glanced at him then and reluctantly said: ” I do not know if I should tell you this but according to the complaint I got, the complainant claims that you have kidnapped his grandson from his home. Richard was shock but when he realized who the complainant was, he smirks then and said: “Sir, can I request ten minutes of your undivided attention so that I can present my case to you. Richard waited for ten agonizing seconds before he saw his superior nod. He smiled then and began his presentation.
He decided to level with the director then and tells him on how he discovered that Luke was his son and the successful rescue that followed afterwards with the help of their family and friends. He also tells him about the Castro’s continues harassment on Maya and her son forcing him to further investigate him. He informs him of what they had uncovered about the Castro’s as he gives him the disc he and Maya manage to compile a few days earlier. He now realized that his girlfriend was on the right track when she told him to make a copy of the disk.
The director took the disk from him and watch the compiled evidence come to life on his laptop. He was surprise on the information Richard manage to gather on the Castro’s and it was then that he realize that his colleague must be in cahoots with the complainant so he instructs his agent to continue working on the case in an “unofficial” capacity. Richard knew now that he has an ally inside the camp so without taking so much of the general’s time, he decided to shake his hand and thanked him for this time. He was about to leave his office when the director called him back and said: Agent Lim, my hands may be tied right now but rest assured I would try to get you reinstated. But in the meantime this might help you. The director then hands Richard a calling card and to his surprise it was one of the rebel armies of the governments. He glanced at his superior then and he smiled as he said: I may not be able to provide with the manpower right now but these people might help you. Contact Lieutenant Jaime Salazar of The REB-ARM and tell him The Archer’s Eagle had sent you. He would understand the message. Richard smirks then and saw the director give him a mock salute. He knew he was dismissed.
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