Chapter 56 Maria

• "Forgive me, brother, I will be with you shortly." He replied with a smile while ending the call and quickly dialing for his subordinate. "Yes, Hamza, get the men ready and the driver as well, we are going to the club?" he spoke fast and dropped the phone, shoving his legs into his pants.
• Michael groaned as he came down the last flight of stairs, eyes glancing over to his wrist watch to catch the time. Barely a few seconds past four, his frown deepened as he stepped into the living room, he grinned at the elderly woman that walked up to greet him. She nodded towards the living room which seemed filled with many high-pitched giggles. Ones that surely stemmed from ill-willed gossip. Michael exhaled and nodded in understanding. Of course, Maria was home and so were her friends.
• "Thank you, Lina, it's nothing out of the ordinary with her," he spoke calmly to the woman to help ease her mind but she seemed a little unconvinced as she still stalled in front of him. "Anything else?" he demanded when he noticed she wasn't leaving.