Chapter 59
His grandfather pleaded with him to allow Ella and Emma to get a bail. That doesn't stop them from being charged to court. Rodrigo asked why his grandfather was interfering with his decision? Was he being used by Martin to get his wife and daughter out?
And besides, he wasn't the police superintendent who kept them in detention. If they hadn't done something that is worthy of having them detained, why would he?
Grandfather Larry Campbell said he was asking him for a favour. Not Martin nor his family but he was the one asking. Martin had requested that he let his wife and daughter out. They had a confession to make. As if that word aggravated his fury. Rodrigo said they should confess it to the police. They were already in the police station and whatever they needed to make confession to, the police were ready to listen. He didn't wait for his grandfather to say another word when he said he was busy and needed to get back to work. He can't waste his time with this miserable family.
Martin had gone unreasonable with his mouth and now, was going through his grandfather? He thought his grandfather was his Achilles heel?
No one can be except Camilla. This made him think about Camilla. Where could she be at the moment?
Some persons in the likes of Sara and Kimberly thought he had her murdered. How can he do that? Despite everything that has happened, the last thing he ever wished to ever happen to Camilla was death. But if she was set up, and the pregnancy was there, not aborted. What about the company's documents that went missing?
He's been searching and investigating the whereabouts of the documents for months already and he didn't get any clue or answers to his search.
He was already considering finding an alternative and securing the company. One day, whoever is in possession of the documents might show up, he doesn't want to be caught unawares.
She shot Ambrose Kelvin to death. And ahhhh, he didn't ask what really happened to the remains of Ambrose Kelvin.
He should at least show his condolences to the family of the deceased and give the fellow a last respect. He died at the cause of duty, trying to protect the company's interest.
He pressed a button under his desk, a button which he used to summon the securities. As he was waiting, he called Joel to come in.
"How was Ambrose Kelvin's burial?" he asked from behind the desk he was seated in and stared at Joel coldly.
"I don't know a thing about it, boss," Joel replied flippantly. At that time, Rodrigo wasn't interested in anything else but was busy destroying Camilla and getting engaged.
"What do you mean you don't know anything? Shouldn't you act in my absence and be in places I couldn't. Why didn't you inform me about his burial?" Rodrigo queried.
Joel looked at him. Looks like his boss was beginning to reason like a human again. Maybe the discovery that Camilla didn't commit an abortion was making him think straight this once after several months.
"You didn't ask me to act. You were busy and didn't give instructions. How can I do things without being instructed?" Joel gave a polite reply.
"How do you mean I was busy? I couldn't be too busy not to be informed about something like that" Rodrigo declared.
"You were much busier than you are now saying. How could I come and bring such information or bring such a Matter as Ambrose Kelvin's burial to you?
You were only focusing on a direction and anyone who tries to tell you to look elsewhere, might lose their jobs.
I tried but you were busy destroying Camilla's reputation and torturing her. Causing her so much pain while getting excited to be engaged to that bitch. How was I to talk about..." Joel wasn't through when the head of the security department walked in.
Rodrigo's eyes had turned really cold at Joel's words. He couldn't find any word to debunk his claim. But he would come back to that.
"Good day President" The security said and stood gallant with his arms folded in front of him and his head raised up looking straight ahead but not at Rodrigo's face.
Without responding to his greetings, Rodrigo asked "who among you represented the company at Ambrose Kelvin's burial?"
The man suddenly turned his focus on Rodrigo. He was shocked at the boss's question. He had called him to ask him about that?
When he came to inform him of the sudden discovery they had, he sent them away. Now he was asking him about Ambrose Kelvin's burial.
"There was no burial President, no burial" he stuttered. How can there be burial when there was no corpse. The body was not found, so there can be no burial.
"Was he Cremated?"Rodrigo asked. Even at that, they should still be there. He or any other staff in the security department ought to be there. How can he say there was no burial?
"He wasn't. There was no corpse sir. His body went missing and till this moment that I am talking with you, it hasn't been found" the head security answered. He wanted to tell him this back then but he wouldn't listen. He sent him out and now, here he is answering questions like he was being interrogated. Rodrigo just stared at him. It wasn't that he had suddenly gone deaf or that he didn't understand the language spoken. He was yet to believe what he heard. "What do you mean by his body went missing? The corpse. Wasn't there an ambulance who came to carry the corpse here before us all" Rodrigo bellowed. At this time, the pitch of his voice had increased. He can't believe it. He was dead here that day and the corpse was Carried away by the ambulance. He should be taken to the morgue. He was prepared for such words he was hearing. Had the corpse developed wings and flew away?
Even if he woke up from the dead, he shouldn't disappear or go missing just like that. He stared at the security with a cold expression.
"We soon left after the ambulance. But before we knew it, it took a different route and we concluded that we would still meet at the same destination.
But we arrived at the hospital after a long time and didn't see the ambulance. We went back to search for them and we never found them again.
The surveillance camera at the various routes suddenly went blank. We searched tirelessly but never found him" the security explained.
Rodrigo started reasoning fast. Does it mean that Ambrose Kelvin didn't die? Was he also playing pranks to support those working against Camilla.
"Why didn't you alert me about it?" Rodrigo asked and the security defended himself saying he came to make an official report about the Missing body of Ambrose Kelvin but he chased him away. He asked Joel if he remembered the day and the latter said yes, he remembered very well.
Rodrigo stared at them speechless.
Ambrose Kelvin's body was not found. If he knew something like this back then, he would have investigated.
"We went to find his wife and family but suddenly they also disappeared into thin air. We couldn't trace them and we didn't know where they were at the moment" the security explained.
Joel's look was Ashen. Nothing seemed to be true? Camilla didn't have an abortion and Ambrose Kelvin might not be dead after all.
If the corpse went missing then the family also shouldn't disappear overnight. It's too obvious. Something was wrong. They might have joined Ambrose Kelvin in another community and changed their names. They stood there and Rodrigo rested his head on the back rest of the rolling chair he was seated with his eyes closed.
Soon Joel said "you can return to your duty post. I remembered you came here but the President was busy getting engaged at the time. Now that he has a Fiance, he behaves rationally. So you may leave" Joel instructed the officer. The latter bowed his head and turned, leaving the office. He was glad someone was there who bore him witness that he really came to make a report but he chased him away.
When The security was gone, Rodrigo still hadn't opened his eyes. Joel knew a thousand and one thought crossed his mind.
"Whether dead or alive, Camilla must get justice and be vindicated" Joel stated and left Rodrigo's office as well.
Why was he knowing all these things now? Why didn't he know about this as well so that he can think twice.
Camilla might be innocent after all. She might have been accused innocently. He must find that woman called Kimberly.
Will he be able to forgive himself if all he did to hurt her was done to her innocently. He can't start imagining what he will do to himself.
When Martin received Grandfather Larry's calls that Rodrigo is unbending. He said ok. If Rodrigo tried to play hard and not compromise for them to settle the whole thing amicably, then he would do the worst.
Martin had requested to see his wife and daughter briefly after his lawyer told him what was on ground. Ella's confession was taken but Emma was interrogated; her answers differ from Ella's.
Emma admits to coming to see Camilla but she didn't know anything else. She wasn't allowed to see her and then went away.
Ella had said Camilla was indoor and went nowhere the entire time. Their confessions were different from each other and the police picked some salient points in their words with which they entangled them. When Martin met Ella separately, she privately admitted to being part of the plot which destroyed Camilla. They were not alone, Lola, Rodrigo's mother, was part of the plot.
Martins couldn't believe his ears. Was Rodrigo right when he said he hoped he wasn't going to regret his words? He already knows what happened.
He blamed her for indulging in such an inhuman act against the poor girl. All because they wanted to merge Rodrigo and Emma together.
With all that has happened, does she think Rodrigo would still consider marrying Emma? But since they were not alone, Lola's involvement is the only cheese at hand and he would play the card well.
That was when he called grandfather Larry to call Rodrigo to order and make him withdraw charges and permit them to be bailed.
But he refused. All he knows is that his daughter and wife wouldn't spend the night at the Police department. Whatever strings he needs to pull, he definitely would pull it and even pull it hard.