Chapter 37

Greg

I was in a meeting with some important suppliers, the meeting lasted for long time, when they came out, Louis came into my office. He unbuttoned his shirt collar, his suit jacket on his hand, I knew he was supposed to have met with the spud stuffer, I was sure that he would accept the bribe, I can't believe that there is a human on the planet who would refuse this offer.

"Good evening, Greg" as he sits on the chair across from my desk, he looks exhausted

"Good evening, Louis, so tell me, do you have any good news?" I smiled maliciously, all I wanted to know is how much I should pay.

"What good news are you talking about?" He rubs his face with his hands

"Didn't you go see this policeman as you promised?"

"Yes, I went, I met him, and I stayed about an hour trying to convince him." He pulled something out of his jacket

"What do you mean you're trying to convince him? Did he refuse?" I was shocked, like someone got slapped in the face

"Yes, he refused, and he sent you an insult too," as he puts the checkbook in front of me.

I took the checkbook and stared at it angrily, looking at the ugly drawing that he sent me, and his bad words to me, "Who the hell he thinks he is? This son of a bitch." Then I turned to Louis and began blaming him, "What exactly did you say to him? Are you sure you tried to convince him? Because his decision doesn't seem logical to me."

"Look, Greg, there are a lot of decisions you won't understand, because they are simply about feelings and emotions, and you don't have them."

"Oh cut the crap, Louis, of course I have feelings, it's just that I use them to my advantage."

"Oh yeah of course, speaking of feelings, when is your dad out discharge from the hospital?"

"What, how do I know, I gave the hospital, Jack's number, he is our butler, in case he is discharged from the hospital, Jack will go bring him home."

"Greg, don't you feel ashamed? He is your father for the love of God"

"I'm a very busy businessman, now get your ass out of my office I have a lot of work to do" I started yelling at Louis, I was angry and not ready to listen to his stupid fatherly advice

"So much for feelings, anyway we have a court session the day after tomorrow the case of the acquisition of the (nature food) company to discuss the terms and conditions, I'll leave you a message with Margaret about when we're going" Louis went out and left me in my office, I erupted like a volcano

How dare that red bastard stand against me? How does he challenge me with such rudeness? Does he think I'll give him the woman I want and my son so easily? Well, Wheeler, it's the war, and you'll see how I'm going to break your heart into a million pieces, and you blonde bitch, do you think I'll let you go with what you did to me? Do you think I will forgive you for dragging me to court and exposing me to the local community? You two will pay for this.

I stayed late in my office thinking of a way to get revenge on the spud stuffer, and also how to get Linka and the baby to be mine, but I couldn't find any solution, so I decided to go back to our villa and think peacefully in my father's library, I collected my papers and packed my laptop in the bag while I was out in my car I found Carl walking to the gate, Carl is an old employee in the maintenance department, he's good at his job, but like most of my employees, he's a punk gangster, I think he's on drugs too. I looked at him with contempt, but then, a genius idea just popped into my mind, I went backward in my car to him

"Carl, how are you?" I asked him with a friendly smile

"Mmm, are you talking to me, sir?" I haven't spoken to Carl very well since I knew him, so it's was a surprising for him that I'm talking to him now

"Yes, is there anyone else in the place? Listen, Carl, I have a problem in the villa. One of the walls is making a strange sound, and I want you to check it out. Could you follow me in your car, please?"

"Ahhh, of course, sir." Carl was very surprised, I thought now was my chance to bring Carl home in my father's absence and make some adjustments that I wanted.

After we got home, I brought Carl into the library, and warned the servants not to disturb us, after I offered Carl a fine cigar and an expensive wine from my collection.

"I want to ask you something, Carl. I know that you have a long experience in construction and electrical installations, since you are an engineer." while smoking a cigar and I put one foot on the other on my father's desk

"Of course, sir, I worked with many rich people in different states, and I know many of their secrets and stories, I am a deep well of secrets, sir, but in the end everything has a price if you got what I mean."

"Okay, look at these two maps, they are maps of the first floor of the villa, but I'm confused, look at the map of this library where we are now, the old map shows that there is a room behind this wall" as I pointed my finger at the wall on which my grandfather's picture hung, but, The new map never indicates the existence of such a room, can you help me find out the secret?"

Carl grabbed the maps and stared at them for a long while, then looked at me, " listen, Mr. Greg, the matter is simple, this mansion or villa, as you call it, is an old building for rich people who once lived in this area, I can tell by the design, the rooms are spacious, the ceiling High, the wealthy owners of the house in the past used to make a secret room or corridor in their homes, using it to hide their valuable possessions or to escape in the event of war and enemy armies attacked. In order for them to have a hideout or a corridor by which they can go out to a safe place, and I believe that this room was used for this purpose."

I was thinking that the conditions were right now before my father was discharged from the hospital. Tomorrow I could give a group leave to all the servants and tear down this wall to reveal what was behind it. Perhaps that would help me carry out my plan, so I asked Carl, "Carl, may I ask you for a small favor?" As simple as it is, I will pay you generously if you do it for me, but on one condition, you keep it a secret, so, tell me, what do you think, Carl?"

"Of course, sir, anything you ask of me, I will do it perfectly, and you can be completely assured, no one will know about it."

Wheeler /Linka

A few weeks have passed since the lawsuit filed by Linka against Greg, Greg was summoned for interrogation more than once, he accompanied the lawyer in all sessions. And the police completed the collection of evidence and clues, they searched Greg's apartment, where Greg and Linka spent the night together. Several people from their friends and some employees of Hanco Company, and the company in which Linka works, were investigated.

At that time, as Linka approached her fourth month of pregnancy, she got a little baby bump, her underwear and pants no longer fit her size, although she didn't like her new look, Wheeler always praised her for her new sizes, "I'd prefer your boobs to stay that size, Babe." or "that's what I call the perfect ass" as he looks at her as she walks in front of him in the apartment,

His cheerful flirtations and constant support kept her laughing and optimistic, forgetting the troubles of pregnancy, even when he came back from work on one of his night shifts, he found her crying in their bed

"Babe, what's the problem? Are you okay?" He was surprised when he saw her crying and quickly went to her and sat on the edge of the bed near her

"Nothing, Wheeler, it's just some hormones." As she tries to hide her tears from him

"No, Lin, I know you, now tell me, what happened, is the baby okay?"

"The Baby is fine, don't bother yourself, it's nothing." She wanted to run to the bathroom to wash her face, but he grabbed her by the arms and put her back on the bed. He grabbed her face and looked into her eyes.

"Babe I'm serious, I know you when you're sensitive and when you're really in trouble, now just tell me, what's bothering you?"

"it…, it's just,…. I'm ….I'm sorry Wheeler, I promised you I wouldn't think about it too much but I just can't. Help it"

"Lin, don't you trust me!" as He wraps his arms around her

"Of course, I trust you, I don't really trust anyone but you, ..you and my brother Mishka."

"Then why don't you tell me?"

"It was only the thought, of the baby... that, if isn't yours ... I was thinking how this would affect you, and our relationship, the thought of it terrifies me so much, …I don't want anything to do with that man, I don't want To have a baby with him, It's not fair for me to let you raise someone else's baby " and burst into tears

"Lin, we've talked about that before, don't you remember, and I told you I'm very positive that the baby is mine, I'm one hundred percent sure of that" He lifts her chin up so that their eyes meet

"I really hope so, Wheeler, but what if…" as Wheeler interrupted her.

"I told you babe, he's going to be my baby no matter what "There was a pause for a few seconds, then Wheeler continued

"Any child will consider you his parents when you raise him and take better care of him, look at my relationship with my father, he abuses me and my mother since I was a baby, I don't remember him taking care of me or caring for me, I found myself on the street when I was ten years old, I was burning When I see fathers who love and take care of their children, I wish someone would adopt me, and I would consider him my father and watch him when he grows older, and I will do so with pride, , Linka my love , your child is not the one you give a birth to , but the one who you raise and take care of, and any child that makes you his mother, will make me Of course his dad right ?

"Promise me you'll never change your mind, Yankee." She crawled into his arms and hugged him tightly

"I promised you before, and I'm promising you again Lin, and now, you should go to sleep, you have work tomorrow, you also need to rest, babe" He lowers her torso and puts her head on the pillow

"Ok, just come and hug me tight until I fall asleep" She pulls his hands

"Ok babe, I'm going to take a quick shower and come to sleep in each other's arms"