Her footsteps were quick once she alighted from a taxi. She walked through the garden and into the old mansion. As she walked, she trembled in fear, because, she had no idea what kind of fate awaits her.

All of a sudden, she stopped and stared at the figure sitting on the sofa with a glass of wine in his left hand. Although, he was not looking at her, he knew that she had come.

"Monica! Oh Monica!" Kyle called her name without bothering to look at her. "What kept you so long from coming?"

"I'm sorry, Boss. The traffic was terrible. I tried to beat it but I was...