My Life was a Game

Chapter 12

April was preparing for her outing tomorrow. She only had a couple of days to go to her old home, the orphanage and get an approval for her status as an orphan. The Family Tree programme had a discount for an orphan so she could save some money. She was about to walk out of the office when a beautiful old lady came through the door.

"Jessie, you're here. It's been long since we met. How are you, baby?"

The two seemed to know each other as they exchanged pleasantries. Jessie introduced April and Jenat to the woman. The woman was the CEO's wife, Jiu Chong Jacker. Even at such a late age, her youthful beauty could still be traced from her look. Her sharp eyes looked like a hawk, her red lips readied to seduce anyone and her fingers looked slender with sharp claws. She had platinum hair like their production department executive. They would look like a twin if Jiu was younger.

"You look good, April. Say... Would you mind accompanying me for a drive through the island? It'd been a while since I was here so I need a tour guide."

April's mind went blank. The woman in front of her just asked her to walk around the island? That would take at least three days. The island was twice the size of Singapore for pete's sake. She didn't have time for that.

" I apologized, Madam. But I don't think I can go with you. I got to go somewhere else tomorrow and won't be back for a few days."

"Is it related to work, dear?"

If it was related to work, Jiu could work it out with her husband to change her schedule, that was what she thought. But her plan didn't go well with April's answer.

"No. It's a personal business. I've to go tomorrow so that nothing was behind schedule."

Jiu's smile flattened a little but she wasn't upset. She only had to wait for a bit, then, she can have the little apple for herself. She suggested her plan to April and assured her she didn't have to get any permission to go out with her. Jiu persistence paid off when April finally gave up and agreed. The woman had a strong determination, April thought.

The next day came but Alabaster was restless. April had walked out with the least protection. She only had one bodyguard with her. At first, she insisted that she would be safe. Onyx and Marble had no idea that she went out of the island, she insisted. But Alabaster was relentless to persuade her to go with at the very least, one bodyguard and used one of his cars, it was bulletproof and easily tracked. April didn't know how to take that but Alabaster was genuinely worried and he knew how to soften her heart with his sparkling teary sapphire eyes. She felt like she had been too lenient on him lately. And that was bad for her heart as well. She felt like someone squeezed her heart tightly when she saw him like that.

The security guard would drive the car and April sat on the back seat. The distance travelled back to Sibu was far and took at least four hours using the highway. They however, used the car train tunnel which allowed them to reach the destination in two hours only. Like a train for people, the tunnel train was designed for cars instead and travelled at 200 Km/h. They reached the city before noon as she prepared to meet with the sister in the orphanage.

The Bougainvillea House was part of the church, so the children were cared by the members of the church and some volunteers. Their car slowly entered the parking lot when they saw several huge and bulky men walking out of the gate. The two looked at each other warily. When those men disappeared from their view, the two finally entered the church. Their arrival received a warm welcome from an old sister that took care of her before. April's worried for nothing as those men were actually a group benefactor of the church and they were taking care of the kids as well. The sisters looked excited when they talked about those men. Too excited.