Robinah went back to focusing on her research. The Gray family had been on her trail but they were not able to get to her. Everytime they got close to uncovering her whereabouts, the trail would be cut off. They were frustrated. The mysterious man had finally given them two years to find her. They were confident they would find her. They had tried going online but no one believed Robinah was related to them.
" We will teach her a lesson once we find her." Jessica had said angrily.
Robinah had been thinking of visiting the countryside but something kept holding her back till she received her graduation certificate and submitted her research results. Her birthday was around the corner. She decided to head to the countryside.
" I will be traveling this three days." She has informed Alex.
" I thought you would celebrate your birthday first."
" I just feel it's the right time to go see what my grandfather left me." She had a feeling she needed to start preparing for a fight.
" I will come with you then." He finally relented. Robinah knew he wouldn't change his mind. Just like he had been accompanying her on assassination missions. They packed up and bought everything they needed before leaving the next day. Robinah planned to vacate the lab and school courtyard upon her return. She no longer yearned for learning medicine. She had collected enough medical knowledge. She would leave the school some drug recipes to appreciate them making her stay with them worthwhile.
They left very early in the morning by train. Robinah had disguised them using her makeup skills. Alex looked like an ordinary countryman while she looked like his sick sister. When he saw their looks, Jason and Grace who had come to see them off couldn't help but laugh.
" You two are really something." Grace commented.
" This two always come up with new ways to amuse themselves." Jason said. If the employees of Luke corporation saw their president looking this ordinary, they wouldn't believe he was the one. To think he was even on casual wear.
" Safe journey." Grace said hugging Robinah
" Thanks dear, take care of yourself for me. Expect good news soon." She cast a meaningful look at her stomach before nodding at Jason. They boarded the train leaving Jason rushing to the hospital to confirm the news. Robinah had just hinted that Grace was pregnant. Grace had been feeling off lately. She liked children and would be happy if she was pregnant. She knew Jason would be happy too. They were both opharns but Jason had an older sister who was outside the country with her husband and son. They always communicated via video calls and she was a good person who made easier to get along.
They quickly arrived at the hospital and it was confirmed she was one month pregnant.
Jason didn't allow her to do anything. He promised to take good care of her. He would pamper her.
*****
Robinah and Alex arrived at the countryside and went straight to her grandfather's villa. They couldn't stay at her villa since she was being hunted down by the Gray family and some unknown people. The villa was clean and tidy as if someone cleaned it regularly. They freshened up and ate something before going to rest.
The room Robinah chose happened to be her grandfather's room. A note was left on the dressing table .
" You are finally here my girl. The clue is in the study." Immediately she read the note, the writing disappeared. Only her eyes could unlock the note.
She rested for an hour before going to the study to search. She searched for almost an hour but found nothing. Then she remembered something her grandfather had told her once during training.
" Paintings can hide a lot of emotions, information and even weapons." It seemed like some information he was trying to let her know. She looked at the painting hanging on the wall and moved to touch it. She noticed it could rotate and moved it unlocking a hidden room. She entered the room and was shocked . It was filled with different paintings and nothing else. She searched each of the paintings and found a picture of her mother and a letter from her mother.
" My daughter has now grown. Don't let them find you. They will use you and kill you. I was deceived too. Their faces keep changing. You can't find them easily.They wanted my child , he never loved me." Looking at the jumbled handwriting that was almost fading, she couldn't help but cry. She continued searching around and found what her grandfather left her. It was a paper inside a painting of herself and her mother when she was born.
" Their faces might change but they can't withstand cold weather. I believe you are capable of finishing them. I know by now your helper is by your side. Let him protect you. We all love you." Remembering the kind old man who was always kind and patient with her, tears couldn't help but fall. She clutched her mother's picture and cried her heart out.
****
Alex had been resting for almost two hours when he woke up and went to check up on her but she wasn't in her room. He checked the kitchen and the sitting room but didn't find her. He was about calling her to know if she went out when he noticed the open study. He went inside but no one was there. He had just decided to go check the backyard when he had sobs coming from behind the huge painting. He tried calling her name out loud but got no response. He had to try and move the painting and it did move.
She was seated on the floor clutching something and crying. He hugged her and kept comforting her till she slept off. She refused letting go of the painting in her hands. He carried her to the room and went to prepare something for her. He was blaming himself for taking so long to wake up. She had been alone when she needed his shoulders to lean on.
Robinah slept for half an hour and woke up to find herself on her bed. Before her brain could register what was happening, Alex came in carrying porridge.
" You are awake."
" Yeah, how did you find me?" She remembered being in the secret room.
" I heard you cry and noticed the painting could move. So I got in."
" I couldn't control myself. I got to see my mother's picture. She was so beautiful. Don't you think so?" She said showing him the picture and the painting.
" You took her beauty."
Robinah showed him the letters she found and after reading them, he went into deep thought.
" Do you have a picture of your grandfather?"
" Not really but I can quickly sketch his photo for you."
She said collecting her painting brush and sketched a photo of the old man she remembered in her memory.
" I knew I was your helper. Do you remember the day you saved me? I met your grandfather the next day and he told me something I didn't understand. But now I know." Looking at the painting, he seemed to see the old man laughing and leaving with his cane.
" What did he say?"
" He told me his granddaughter would be a young woman soon. I even thought he was not in his right frame of mind."
" He must have known we met the previous night and had come to see you and confirm if you were in my fate. He knew some magic." She remembered he always called her the chosen one.
" Well, am glad I have his blessings." He urged her to eat her food before she could take him to her villa. It had been transferred to her name when she was young.