Ten minutes, however, became thirty minutes as she got stuck in traffic on her way over to his office. She got one of his favourite, rice and beans and catfish stew, and though she was happy at first, the traffic made her a little unhappy.

She pulled out her phone and texted him, “Stuck in traffic but I will soon be with you.”

There was no response in the next two minutes that followed, and she slipped her phone into her purse.

After another ten minutes, she finally arrived at the Inferno Group of Company’s headquarters. She paid the driver and got down, holding onto the fancy takeaway bag which...