The flight had took up with Fred, Lucy, Carl and Iris in it. Fred and Carl were sitting besides each other while Lucy and iris were sitting together two seats before them, the flight was smooth with four of them discussing together in pairs.
Fred had made it clear before they set off that Lucy and him should be in disguise so while he was putting on a long black face cap which was darkly concealing his face, Lucy was on a long blue wig while Iris had help in putting on her face, some make ups which help to perfect the transformation with her blue hair and made her look unlike the real Lucy.
The flight landed and Iris tapped on Lucy who had dozed off after making attempt to sightsee outside since she was sitting by the window.
"We're in Paris" Iris whispered and she jolted up and look out though the window, then a smile flickered on her face. She stood up and grabbed her carry-on baggage from the up and they disembarked
'It's a wow" Iris whispered and Lucy smiled as they walked out of the immigration. Fred and Carl were walking behind them. Almost as they got out and was heading to the exit, a group of Press rushed from their other side and passed behind them, Lucy wondered what was happening but Fred made a quiet instruction that they move faster and not pay attention to it so Lucy kept her straight face as they passed behind the press where they'd gathered already doing passed their work. Lucy was keeping her face on the exit door when she passed behind the press and behind Arthur whom the press had gathered unto to ask questions.
Almost after that Arthur swiftly fished his phone out of his pocket and checking the screen he waved the Press off and signaled to Anderson and Ben who were also taking their roles of some Press around them. The news had gone round already about the High Fantasy tech company's rapid development and changes which had started to take place after Arthur's involvement and enthronement as the CEO and being that the company had started from Paris before it was extended to New York, it has accumulate a great value in Paris.
Ben and Anderson seeming to understand his signal disaggregated themselves from the Press while escorts took up their responsibility to guard the stubborn Press away from them. Arthur got outside with his phone on his ears, speaking with her mom and while Lucy and others who were some distance away and by the street waved on a taxi and it pull up before them.
Fred sat in the front beside the taxi driver and just as Lucy was sliding into the car, Linda's drove up beside them and pull up before Arthur who has already been joined by Ben and Anderson. Linda quickly and gladly flung the door open and hopped out to hug her baby, Arthur. He let her shoved him into herself as he watched the taxi drove off beside Linda's car and out of his sight.
"Hey Mom" He gasped when he realize the hug was having no end and he was already choking. Linda instantly released him and was palming his face over and over again
"My son is now a man" she smiled
"So you forget us easily when you saw your son?" Ben teased from behind him
"Oh I'm sorry" she said as she left to give him a light hug and he was beaming from ear to ear. Anderson grabbed her and pulled her into him when she was hesitating to do so.
"I've missed you dear" he smiled and said almost in a whisper but Linda quickly ignored it and wisely changed the topic.
"I brought a limo that could take you and the escorts home this time around uncle so there wouldn't be space problem again" she smiled at Ben who nodded at the sight of the limo behind Linda's car and the chauffeur in it.
"That's good" he commended and before they know it, Arthur had slid into Linda's car but he was poking his head out
"Okay no problem but let get some of the escort to accompany you..." Anderson was saying but Linda chipped in
"I think we're okay" she said discomfortingly and glared at Arthur who understanding her look, spoke up.
"We're just good like this Dad, it's just few minutes drive and you'll be watching us from the limo so we're fine" he complained with a point which they agree into and got into the limo while Linda entered her car and keyed it to start.
"Wow, I can't believe we're inside, driving alone now" Linda said taking a peak at the empty back seat and the Limo following them
"At least, some privacy" she snapped
"Like seriously" Arthur muttered letting his back down and his head on the head rest, he sighed and bit his bottom lip.
"They've been denying you this?" Linda asked and he just nodded with his eyes closed and his head still on the head rest.
"You even look so stressed" she looked at him with pity written over her face, she held his hand which was resting on his tight and gently squeezed it in hers
"I'm sorry" she said almost in a whisper and tears
Arthur's eyes flung open and when she realized Linda was already on the verge of tears, he pulled up from his seat
"It's okay Mom, you shouldn't be sorry for anything at all" he said and brushed the tears from her face them made her concentrate on the driving
"Your driving shouldn't be too slow if you don't want them suspicious of anything"
Linda brightened up and was driving normally. when they got stuck in the traffic, Arthur stopped looking from the window and faced Linda.
"Mom?" He called quietly in a way that's enough to tell Linda that something was wrong.
"What?" She quickly answered but when she was about facing him, the traffic became clear and she continued driving
"What is it?" She asked again, impatiently now.
"What about Lucy? Any news from her?" He asked and Linda's face fell
"No, not at all" she replied sadly
"But why Mom, I was thinking I could see her when I get back to Paris. You and her were the first persons I wish to see when I came back. Didn't she receive the news that I'm back?" Arthur asked knowing that the main reason he'd patiently accommodate the Press and courteously spoke with them and even allowed the numerous camera fall on his face was so the news could reach out everywhere in Paris and to anywhere Lucy might be. He want to see her. He badly want to see her now, especially that he's back. He'd even made mention in one of his statement that they should make everyone know they that THEY'RE BACK, which is unlike him, he knows if it was to be on a normal day, he'd try every possible way to avoid them or just have a very brief discussion with them, with just one answer to their question.
"Be patient Arthur. I was thinking maybe she might not be anywhere near" Linda said feeling so sad that she'd not being able to confess the outcome of her research to Arthur that Doris and Lucy's house was burnt so maybe they might be in it but she didn't want to break his heart knowing the effect the news could bring on him since Arthur had already confessed his feelings for Lucy to Linda during one of their conversation on phone when he was in New York.
Linda was extremely happy when he said this and she'd put more effort to make sure she find Lucy and Doris but when she tried their phone numbers and both was not going through, she searched on all their social media's account but they were not active anymore, in fact, their last seen was on the day the incident of the house burning had happened then she'd think and assume another worst thing had happened in her life and now she had to resign to her fate but she didn't do this without ending in the hospital twice. Doris, Lucy and her one and only child Arthur will be the only last people she'll ever want to loose after loosing both her parents on the same day.
"You think she'd travelled to somewhere or what?" Arthur asked impatiently
"I don't know Arthur but I think with time, we will get to know" she said as she swerved into the compound and to the garage.
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"Wow it's so big and beautiful" Lucy commended as they entered the living room. The living room was truly big and has been giving it's interior design and decoration which was way more beautiful than the penthouse's. Fluorescent light was emitting all the room regardless of the time of the eve and the setting of the sun.
Iris slumped on the Sofa looking weary and as if they'd planned it, Carl and Lucy did the same.
"Are you guys that tired?" Fred asked finally removing his face cap.
"No" Lucy winced
"We're super exhausted"
"You shouldn't be talking cause you slept off on the journey" Carl teased and she frowned
"Nevertheless, I'm still tired" she snapped at him
"Okay, I'll go get us dinner then, I was thinking if we could go out and eat before" he said as he started to go back
"Let me come with you then" Carl said and stood up to follow him
"No" he waved him off
"You stay home and show them to their room, then help with what is needed, I'll soon be back " he said and pulled the face back on his head to his face and left.
Lucy was in her bathroom when Fred arrived. Carl had showed them to their room and she'd showed a lot of excitement at the beautification of the room which was different from the penthouse's. She'd got into the bathroom with a plan to have a short shower and returned to take a nap in the bedroom before Fred arrived but her long stay in the bathtub had disrupt the plan. Iris was the one who called on her to come out for dinner and she quickly rush for the shower and changed into a white shorts and a pink sleeveless top.
"Hey, are you transforming yourself in there?" Fred asked as she approached them in the dinning room.
"Kind of" she replied exhaustedly and it was very obvious she was too tired to talk. She grabbed her seat and was devouring her food hungrily.
"Oh, I thought you were only tired but you were hungry too?" Carl scoffed and when they'd finished, Lucy had had more energy to talk back so she left to her room when they'd stopped chatting.
She brought out her laptop to stream the internet of the changes in Paris after the five years she'd been absent when Doris' social media's message popped up on the screen which is unusual of her then it dawned on her that she might have call her number which wouldn't be going though since they'd relocated so she decided not to check the message for now, at least till the next day when she'll be able to seek iris for advice before she let her mom know that her message had been seen and not replied cause she doesn't know where replying her message could lead.
Just as she cancelled the message, the news finished loading and a title capitally written WE'RE BACK was popping among the other small letter words statements written together with it. Lucy scrolled downward and a picture appeared on the screen, it was familiar cause the picture caught a glimpse of where she'd assumed to be the airport they'd landed earlier. she decided to avoid it but something told her to check out the picture so she zoomed it in and her jaw dropped at the person she was seeing smiling and seems talking. It might have been five years but there are still some striking familiarity.
"Arthur?"
To be continued...
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