The two confused ladies paced up and down the room.
"who can it be?". Funke asked.
"Did you cause trouble somewhere?".
"Or could it be that tega guy you've been talking about? he might be pissed off that you still haven't accepted him, you know". She kept rattling on, making vicky more tensed.
"Funke, I'm trying to think, please". Vicky said, still accessing the message that posed a potential threat.
"I'm also as confused as you are , vicky".
"whoever did this must be a computer genius to have been able to hack into your system like this.". Funke said.
"I know right". vicky sighed.
"The funny thing is that I barely interact with people, so it's hard to imagine that I have some kind of unresolved beef with anyone".
Vicky sighed and collapsed on an armchair.
"I still suspect tega though, it just makes perfect sense, he can't get you for himself, so he wants to continue to threaten you and torture you mentally till you accept him, he could be a psycho like that".
"But don't you think he would be going too far that way?" . Vicky said, chuckling lightly.
"Well, I don't know, there's no other clue". Funke replied.
vicky picked up the laptop.
"Well, what can I do? let me find a way to take this down, it might even just be a prank".
"Don't say that, we need to find out who sent you this, something tells me it's not a prank, someone might actually be on to you, if not tega". Funke said, looking concerned.
"come to think of it, this is actually the beginning of most crime mystery movies, you know. I could be your personal detective, ready to serve you till the end!"Funke said jokingly.
"Detective my foot". vicky replied, laughing. "You can't even find your way in the dark and you want to be a detective, both of us will just get lost together".
"what do you mean by that? have you seen me walking in the dark before? you would think I'm a black panther!". Funke shot back, offended, but vicky just kept laughing.
"Look at you, when we were in college, you wouldn't even talk to anyone, I had to even force myself on you before you started getting used to my pestering and started replying me normally, now you are even having someone threaten you, it's all put of the blue, if you ask me.I'm genuinely surprised, honestly".
Vicky sighed for the third time. Funke still didn't know about her plight as a child, so she, just like others, won't ever understand why she was always like that.
But then, a thought struck her mind. What if her parents were actually involved in all these?
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The large, pot-bellied man wearing a navy blue overall called the 'Agbada' stepped into the dim lit room and relaxed on the sofa right beside the table where different files and paperwork were placed. He was holding a wooden walking stick with a rather unique Eagle head carved at the top.
He was stricken with age, but looking very healthy and agile due to immense wealth. But still, he needed his walking stick to walk properly.
"You don't do anything Well, do you?". He said to the young man that came in after him, suddenly looking very irritated. Apparently, he was she older man's personal assistant. The man had quite a temper, giving him more to work with.
"sir?". The P.A said, confused.
"I told you to do something about that lady, that new employee, didn't I? But you still haven't given me feedback".He howled.
"Oh, thats what you were talking about,sir? Well, I gave orders to the tech guys to scare her, So I told the tech guys to send her a message to hack her system and send her a note, I'm sure that would scare her".
"Are you okay? Did you hit your head on the wall or something?". The older man yelled, enraged.
"No, I didn't sir". He replied.
"So What's with this nonsense? I told you to find information about her, but you have already jumped to do what i didn't ask you to do, what if you are threatening the wrong person?".
"I'm sorry I didn't inform you sir, please forgive me". He pleaded.
The older man sighed.
"What are you going on about?".
"Well, I forgot to tell you that miss Coker has a very high chance of being the person we are looking for. All the biodata we took years ago matches with hers. The date of birth, pictures and all. There's no doubt she's the one."
"Are you serous?". The older man said, surprised. "This is wonderful! Haha!". He laughed maliciously.
"So what's the next step now, sir?". The P.A asked.
"Keep sending the threat notes". The older man replied.
"But you said-".
"Forget what I said before, Just follow my commands".
"As you wish sir". The PA replied.
"This time, we have to be more discreet and consistent, we can't afford to lose anything, I'm sure she knows something already, If we keep sending the threat notes, she will later catch on and finally follow our commands by keeping what she knows to herself. After all, she posseses the key to the destruction of our company".
"Yes sir". The PA replied.
"Good".