Fate

Episode 7

Bob Williams is the only brother of late Mr. Ralph Williams. Since the death of his brother, he had taken charge of running his company pending when Claire was ready to take over.
He had run the company with his life for the legacy of his brother not to crumble as it was already moving towards that end after his death with some individuals at the top echelon of the company orchestrating plans for a hostile takeover.

He was on his way for a contract meeting when he got a call from the state SCD office about the attack on Claire. Immediately he made a detour and headed straight to the hospital.

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As the officers left, he’d gone back into the room to Claire’s searching gaze.

“Is everything alright?” Claire had asked noticing the look on his face.

“Yea everything is fine.” He replied settling on the couch beside Claire’s bed.
“Any news about Anthony?”
“Anthony? No … not yet.” He stammered and that gave him up.

Claire knew that whenever Bob stammers something was amiss. They’ve been so close right from when she was a kid and became closer since the death of her father. After he had assumed the role of a father, always wanting and giving her the best of everything.
She remembered when her father died. How Bob had stepped in to make sure that her father’s business empire didn’t crumble.
“Uncle what is it?” she asked staring at Bob who tried to avoid her piercing gaze, “Is Anthony ok?”
“I’m sorry sweetheart, he didn’t make it. He died on the spot.” He blurted out holding her hand comfortingly.

Claire had silently been praying for a miracle about Anthony’s survival. She’d seen him slump over the steering wheel when the shots shattered the windscreen.

Anthony was a hardworking young man though in his early forties. He was her personal driver before she left for the states. She never had much friends growing up and Anthony had turned out to be her best friend. They had created a bond that Claire could tell him anything and everything. She confided in him, seek his opinion and advice which he never failed to give.

When she left for the States, she had pleaded with her late dad to give Anthony another job pending when she comes back. That request had been granted by her father and when she came back, though she moved out from her father’s house because of the memories it gave her, she was happy reuniting with Anthony who doubled as her official and personal driver.

She had mourned him till the next morning that she was discharged. Bob had stayed with her not taking a step out till she was discharged and they left together.

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SLY

He was relieved seeing Claire discharged the following day. He stayed in the hospital the previous day till his presence started becoming suspicious before he left.

The next morning as early as 5am, he was already parked at the hospital premises waiting for her to be discharged.

He didn’t sleep a wink the previous night as the thought of Claire never left his mind. The look of horror she had when he opened the car door etched on his heart. As he thought about Claire, he also tried to put the links he had together but couldn’t make out anything from them. After so much thought, he’d decided to create a list of potential suspects and investigate them. First on, the list was the current acting CEO of Williams Holdings, Bob, but before that, he needed to find a connection between two years ago and his current task since the voice that ordered for the hit on the four assassins sounded similar to that which ordered for the hit on Claire, he needed to find a link.